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No, after getting up, I felt like I was trapped in a maze crossroads in life. Even though I have the reputation of being the Maze Killer, I couldn't shake my head from this confusion for a while.

Obviously what I was looking forward to yesterday was the Tianhu pillow, but when I woke up, I found that it was the rhythm of the Shengyue Xianlang pillow.

I touched my cheeks that were still warm and felt the intoxicating fragrance lingering on the tip of my nose, as well as a little bit of... frankincense. I pressed my lips and tilted my head.

Forget it, it seems to be pretty good, so I’ll forgive the screenwriter. Next time it must be a script for Tianhu Pillow.

"Why are you dazed? Hurry up, wash up, have breakfast and set off."

There was a clanging sound on the pot, and I saw the little fox, who had already gotten up, was cooking a pot of stew, holding a long spoon in his hand and looking at the edge of the pot, which caught my attention.

She has a housewife style and looks extremely virtuous. The only flaw is that she lacks an apron. If I could change it to a Holy Light Welfare type [beep] body apron, I probably wouldn’t be able to maintain the Saint Moon Wise Wolf form.

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However, the next moment, my face turned pale, and the little fox tried the taste, clicked it a few times, felt it carefully for a few seconds, muttered "it's too bland", and poured a whole bag of salt into it.

I was otz at the time, and I could only comfort myself that it was good that there was water vapor outside, so at least I didn’t have to worry about dying of thirst.

Half an hour later, everything was packed outside, and he sneaked out of this wonderful portable space hideout and quickly put away the beads. According to what the little fox said, it can be used twice more, and like this

There are still more than ten little bead foxes, so it shouldn't be a problem to at least deal with this place. Of course, try to save as much as possible if you don't use the light. I don't think the area behind will be very friendly.

Two days later, we were still walking hard in the mist swamp. The two of us were flying so low to the ground that our toes were almost dragging the hot swamp ground. We were not worried at all that monsters would come out from below and bite our feet.

Drag it down.

Because the monsters attracted by flying high are more difficult to deal with than those below the swamp. In the past two days, we have seen all kinds of monsters here, even the claws that should have appeared in the dry and hot environment.

Viper, these monsters like his are no longer following the rules and running around the area. What are you doing here as a viper in the swamp? To train the viper clan to become a world swimming champion?

Other than that, I won’t say much more about demon bats, doom casters, etc. The mutual chatter has gone crazy. I guess even if Brother Ka suddenly appears in front of me now, I won’t be too surprised.

One word, kill, two words, kill kill kill. Three words, kill as many as you come. With this Long Aotian-style breakthrough method, we feel that we have not made much progress. It is estimated that there is at least two-thirds left.

It would take a long journey to cross the Mist Swamp, or even longer. In this kind of ghost place, the little fox's route-defining skills are not always useful. He has already adjusted the direction on the map several times.

I just said, it’s time for my long-sealed seventh sense to come out and breathe, right? Every time I bring this up, the little fox will change the subject as if it’s nothing.

The only good news is, well, thanks to these guys who came to my door automatically, I have gained a lot of experience. Every time I look at the level, the little fox who has always maintained the expression of the unhappy cat will also show a rare smile, and I will

It's painful and happy. What's painful is the whiteboard equipment and blue equipment with average attributes that have to be discarded, as well as countless gold coins. I haven't even completed one-tenth of the journey of this mission, so I have to fill up the inventory now.

How.

"Do you think we will encounter the lord of the area here?" After killing another wave of invading monsters, the little fox suddenly asked this question.

"Well, generally speaking, the area lord's territory is the center of this area. We just need to go around it. Of course, there are also guys like the Demon Slayer who like to patrol their territory from time to time.

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"In other words, there is still a certain probability that we will meet each other?"

"This is unavoidable. Isn't it because we are so cautious now rather than going on a rampage to reduce this strange rate? To be honest, I don't want to offend the regional master here."

"Why?"

"Because there are a lot of monsters here. Generally speaking, there are several necessary conditions for becoming a powerful regional lord. Places with particularly harsh environments, like Demon Slayer, and places with many monsters, like here, are particularly weird and inexplicable.

The place where you are afraid is like the forest of death, and the place where strong people gather in the surrounding area is like the central area of ​​hell."

"The Demon Slayer isn't particularly strong, if you compare it with a bad guy like you."

"I accept this rare compliment without mercy. Indeed, in terms of strength, the Demon Slayer is not the strongest among the many regional lords. He can only be ranked in the middle. Those rulers of the Dead Forest are at the top of the pyramid below the Seven Giants.

, but don’t think it is so weak. The most powerful thing about it is that it has a symbiotic relationship with its own area. This kind of enemy is very difficult to deal with. If we don’t use alternative methods like ours, the Demon Butcher is too powerful.

If you underestimate the enemy and are careless, even if you use the bear-man transformation, I can't guarantee that I can kill it in a short time. It should have some methods that it hasn't had time to use."

"Really? I didn't expect that you, a bad guy, would make sense if you analyze it carefully."

"Hmm, after all, Saint Yue Xian Wolf has a clear mind." The little fox's continuous praise made me feel a little embarrassed. Could it be that Saint Yue Xian Wolf is also very thin-skinned?

"Does that mean you don't have a clear mind at all times?"

"..." Can you please stop hitting people right after you praise them? How can we have fun in the future?

"Look, there seems to be flat land there." Under the influence of the water vapor in the sky, my mental reconnaissance was also greatly hindered, but at least it was much easier to use than my eyes, and I could see the difference ahead from a distance.

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After flying several thousand meters forward, as far as the naked eye could see was a disgusting mud swamp, a piece of land really appeared. The little fox and I were overjoyed, just like the castaways who had been drifting at sea for several months.

When I arrived at the island, I suddenly felt that true feelings were hidden everywhere in this hellish world.

"Would you like to go down and take a look?" The little fox was a little eager to give it a try.

"Wait, let me investigate first... Okay. Go down and have a look, but be careful, my mental power still can't pass through the underground." I nodded. I took the first step to land and stepped on it.

, Well, it's very solid. It doesn't look like it's floating in this swampy sea, but it looks like it's rooted.

"We have flown so far to see such a piece of land. Logically speaking, even a swamp cannot be so extended. I feel a little uneasy. Let's look at the map again. Have we really bypassed the central area here?"

The little fox felt a little guilty. He took out the map and handed it to me: "If you don't believe me, see for yourself."

"..." Is it finally time to turn on my seventh sense mode? Huh. I've been waiting for a long time, Three Demon Gods, tremble.

I closed my eyes and looked at the map (?) and suddenly opened my eyes, just like Bika under the two trees of Salo, the beautiful man who is said to be closest to God.

I slapped the parchment drawings spread out on the ground hard. I clenched my fists and looked very excited, but soon I smiled reassuringly.

"In my opinion, it has indeed been bypassed, which is good. Let's just move on."

"I feel a little uneasy hearing you say that."

What a rude guy, my seventh sense has never given any wrong instructions, it's just that I often fall asleep without finishing my words due to lack of energy.

Now that we have land, the little fox and I can walk a lot faster. At least here we don’t have to worry about attacks from monsters under the swamp. As for those land monsters, as long as they are not lords, those who give us equipment and experience are our favorites.

Suddenly, several hazy shadows appeared in front of them, crooked and like ferocious demons.

"what is that?"

"Let me take a look, it looks like a few dead trees."

"There will also be trees in hell?"

"Hell may also have a beautiful environment, a place where birds are singing and flowers are fragrant. Don't think too rigidly."

"Anyway, let's go take a look."

We walked towards those shadows, and when we looked closer, we saw that it was indeed a sparse forest of dead trees, with about twenty or thirty trees.

The little fox came closer and was about to study it. Suddenly, the dead wood in the center began to tremble violently. She was so frightened that she quickly jumped back to distance herself, and nervously bent down to be on guard.

I saw these dead-looking trees, uprooted one by one... No, it should be said that they pulled up their legs buried in the ground. A terrifying old face suddenly grew on the dry trunk, and thick branches

Then it turned into arms, and the whole body transformed into a tree man.

"What? It turns out it's just a bunch of thornwood demons here playing tricks. Damn it."

Seeing the grotesque and terrifying dead trees turning into thorny wood demons, the little fox and I breathed a sigh of relief. We were not afraid of the appearance of monsters, but of those unknown and uneasy things. Once they appeared, there would be nothing to fear.

Perhaps thinking of how panicked she had just been, the little fox became a little angry. Without saying a word, she rushed forward with her devil machine and pushed her.

I can’t blame her, even I was shocked. You said that you guys are fighting against the five-scum wood demons and pretending to be like bosses in horror movies. Have you ever considered that the young minds of the audience will be deceived?

Feelings?

To deal with these thorny wood demons, the demon machines are very useful. First, they are slow, which makes the little fox fly a kite very happily. But they are afraid of flames. The flame explosion of the demon machine is their nemesis.

Within a few minutes, more than 20 thick-skinned and blood-thick Thorny Wood Demons fell to the violent crossbows of the little fox.

"There should be a lot of these guys ahead, let's kill them all the way." The little fox was still angry and planned to punish these thorn-wood demons for killing the nine tribes.

"Uh... ok." I looked at the still burning corpse of the Thorny Wood Demon with a confused look.

"Did they drop anything good?"

"No, it's just some gold coins, a few bottles of potions, not even a gem, or a piece of whiteboard equipment." I didn't say it was okay, but when I said it, the little fox became even more angry. I scared my mother and didn't pay for the mental damage. You guys

These little guys are quite courageous.

"Is there something wrong?"

"No...no." I couldn't catch the thought that just passed by. After thinking about it, I felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so I followed the little fox's anger and continued to move forward. As expected, I encountered several more groups along the way.

, in total, hundreds of Thorny Wood Demons fell under the demon machine.

"Do you think... these Thorny Wood Demons have thicker blood and higher defense than ordinary Thorny Wood Demons?" I squatted down and rubbed the burning corpse of the Thorny Wood Demon.

"Indeed, maybe it's because they grew up in a hell world? The competition is fiercer, so they will naturally be stronger."

"This is not unreasonable."

I thought for a while and then said: "Do you think... we are encountering Thorny Wood Demons more and more frequently and in greater numbers?"

The little fox's expression became serious, and he suddenly looked around suspiciously.

"When you put it like that... I have a very uneasy feeling, as if I accidentally went too far. Is it too late to turn around and re-plan the route?"
To be continued...