Fang Yu was succinct.
Just a moment ago, he took a frontal attack from the Reversed Demon and found that it wasn’t as strong as he had thought, or rather, with the Bone Armor, he could withstand a frontal attack.
As for whether he could counterattack was another matter.
After all, the heavy blow he had just withstood had left him still reeling.
Eh?!
Can I make a sound now?
Fang Yu suddenly froze.
His vocal cords had recovered under the Organ Regeneration!
"You didn’t tell it that we are..."
Che Linfang spoke and then quickly paused, glancing left and right to ensure no one was nearby before turning to Fang Yu.
Her intention was clearly conveyed.
But Fang Yu just gave a wry smile and shook his head.
"It already knows, but it’s not prepared to let us go."
Che Linfang’s face darkened instantly.
This was an encounter with an unreasonable Great Demon.
It was the most troublesome kind.
Although she didn’t care much about any grand plans, survival was still important.
For the sake of survival, she was willing to follow the rules.
Some demons, relying on their own abilities and their lofty status, had no concept of rules.
"Won’t killing us affect those elders’ grand plans?"
Che Linfang asked coldly.
"How would I know what it’s thinking, but it wants to kill everyone here now."
After a pause, Fang Yu said.
"Quick, find Tang Shan, let’s retreat directly! Let it have its tantrum here alone."
Che Linfang immediately understood Fang Yu’s meaning.
Indeed, if the Great Demon went mad, there was nothing they could do; better to flee and distance themselves, so as not to jeopardize their undercover plan.
These Great Demons had the power to crash through everything; if their hidden identities as Little Demons were discovered, they were as good as dead.
"Let’s go!"
She helped Fang Yu and continued to rush downward.
Seventh floor, sixth floor, fifth floor.
On the fifth floor, they found Tang Shan.
Tang Shan was sitting cross-legged, looking up at the hole above him.
Upon seeing them approach, he appeared momentarily stunned.
"Why did you two come down? What happened to that goat-like Great Demon?"
"It’s still up there, killing."
Fang Yu said in a low voice.
Che Linfang asked in surprise.
"What are you doing here? I thought you had escaped below a long time ago."
"Escape?"
Tang Shan was astounded.
"Why should we flee? We should observe the situation; if the Great Demon is in trouble, we could secretly help."
Fang Yu said in frustration.
"Don’t be foolish; the Great Demon above wants to kill us all together! Otherwise, why do you think it attacked us just now? If we don’t escape, no one from Luoli Pavilion will live to get out of here today!"
Tang Shan’s face changed.
"Doesn’t it already know that we..."
"It knows!" Fang Yu interrupted: "But it’s still going to do it. Our identity is worthless in its eyes, no different from Humans!"
Tang Shan fell silent.
Long buried memories were inadvertently stirred.
He gave a bitter smile.
"Who would have thought, after all my hard work in cultivation, reaching this level of strength and status, facing those Great Demons is no different from when I was weak..."
Che Linfang seemed to resonate, empathizing with Tang Shan’s plight when suddenly a lump of flesh fell from the hole above and hit the wood planks beside, prompting them to start running towards the stairwell.
"Stop talking! Those elders above, who cares about the lives of little characters like us! Pleased, they’ll use us; displeased, and we’ll end up just like now!"
Seeing the two demons as if sympathizing with each other, resonating emotionally, Fang Yu put on a look of profound thought, as if he had his own past experiences, and said solemnly.
"Being weak is the original sin!"
Che Linfang and Tang Shan’s eyes lit up simultaneously; those words struck a chord deep within them.
Indeed, being weak was the original sin.
It was us... too weak!
But not all demons are born strong.
Bloodline, cultivation, opportunity - all of these were indispensable.
These bottom-tier demons had already exerted their utmost effort to climb to their current positions.
Without the patronage of the Great Demons, they wouldn’t even have the channels for ascension.
This was a tragedy in itself.
Che Linfang grasped Fang Yu’s hand firmly, consoling him.
"It’s okay; one day, we will also have ’freedom’! The freedom to eat Humans, freely hunt Humans, liberally tear apart their bodies, strip their skins for our collection – that day will come!"
Although Che Linfang’s words were meant to be ’inspiring,’ Fang Yu couldn’t help but feel something was off.
Brother, I’m Human too...
Luckily, Tang Shan was moved, so the two of them didn’t notice Fang Yu’s silence.
Perhaps because they were farther away, the noise above seemed to diminish.
When they reached the ground floor, Fang Yu and Tang Shan abruptly stopped.
Che Linfang, holding Fang Yu’s hand, was momentarily baffled and also stopped.
"What’s wrong?!"
Fang Yu didn’t speak but just stared coldly ahead.
Tang Shan clenched his fist tightly and whispered.
"It’s Hei Ao, the third son of the Hei Family; we’ve fought with him once above before, he’s strong!"
Che Linfang immediately took notice, shifting her gaze to the man standing before them with his back turned, unclothed.
If Tang Shan considered him strong, he certainly was not to be taken lightly.
After all, Tang Shan’s strength outranked even hers, Che Linfang.
Not to mention the support of the Hei Family behind him.
The three of them stood at the entrance of the stairwell, confronting Hei Ao ahead.
However, what was strange was that Hei Ao didn’t speak or even move; he just trembled ever so slightly.
Suddenly.
Fang Yu noticed that Hei Ao’s health bar, compared to before, had dropped a bit more.