Chapter 445: The Flame Demon Arrives (5)

After Cangwu left, Xia Yuke scratched his head frantically.

At this moment, Xia Yueke's mind was filled with two images of Cangwu, one of which was the Cangwu in her memory that made her grit her teeth and feel hatred.

The other was the person in front of her with innocent eyes, who made her feel unbearable. This contradictory feeling made her upset and she couldn't help but start to doubt whether the person in front of her was really the same person in her memory?

Should I treat him like this?

Xia Yueke hesitated, struggled and thought for a long time, then simply gave up and decided to go according to the plan. They would be the same person in the end anyway.

Xia Yueke simply stopped thinking about anything and went back to sleep. When she opened her eyes again, Cangwu had not returned yet.

Xia Yuke became impatient and went out directly. The fire demon had not come out yet, so it shouldn't be too dangerous. He decided to familiarize himself with the terrain.

The place they chose was very secluded, with few orcs passing by. It was also very close to the city gate and only a few kilometers away from the forest nearby.

Xia Yueke was walking slowly along the street when she suddenly heard a loud shouting.

She followed the sound curiously and saw a group of players surrounding an orc merchant.

The orc's face was full of fear and anger, and the water bottles and kettles on the stall were in a mess.

"Hand over all the water, or you'll be in trouble!" A tall player threatened viciously, the sharp blade in his hand flashing coldly in the sunlight.

The orcs tightly guarded their goods and shouted, "How dare you, outsiders, be so rude! This is mine, don't even think about taking it away!"

However, the players were unmoved and rushed forward to grab the water. The orcs fought back hard, but were outnumbered and were pushed to the ground.

On the morning of the third day of the game, the water level of the Qiyun River had dropped to the riverbank, and the price of water in the city had skyrocketed to 500 beast coins per stone pot of water. As a result, many players rushed to grab water, and of course, some orcs did the same.

Because such farces happened from time to time, Xia Yueke could no longer tell whether these orcs were real people or just NPCs that were affected, so he put away the kindness he had in the previous games and pretended not to see it and left.

As a result, after walking only a few steps, several screams suddenly came from the quiet shop behind, some from player NPCs and some from orc NPCs.

Xia Yueke paused and looked back, only to see the originally quiet shop door slowly shaking, and a pungent burnt smell seeping out from the crack of the door.

Immediately afterwards, a dull roar shook the air, and the door of the shop was knocked away by an invisible force with a "bang", and wood chips flew everywhere.

Then an unknown creature appeared, its body covered with blazing flames, with a roughly human-like body structure, limbs and torso, huge claws, sharp fangs, or bat-like wings.

The huge claws were like sharp sickles, and with every step they took, deep scorch marks were left on the ground.

"Help! This is... this is the Fire Demon?!" A short player reacted quickly, rushed out the door first and ran outside.

The orc and two other players behind him were stunned for a second before they followed. However, in that split second, the Fire Demon approached like a ghost.

It waved its huge claws, bringing up a gust of hot wind, and the moisture in the air was instantly evaporated.

The claws slashed across the bodies of the two players and the orcs like a hot knife cutting through butter. The skin and flesh were torn apart, and the blood was instantly vaporized by the high temperature before it could flow out, turning into wisps of blood mist.

At the places where they were scratched, black flames spread rapidly as if they had life. At first, they were tiny flames, and then they grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely devouring their bodies in the blink of an eye.

They screamed in agony, their voices filled with endless fear and despair, their bodies twisted and deformed in the flames, their skin quickly carbonized and peeled off, revealing the red-hot muscles and bones underneath. But in just a few breaths, they turned into a pile of black ashes and vanished in the wind.

Xia Yueke's heart sank when he saw the terrifying fire demon turning people into ashes in an instant.

She didn't dare stay for another second and turned around to join the crowd fleeing madly.

The streets were in chaos, players and orcs were running for their lives, cries and screams were intertwined, and the Beast City, which had been quiet just now, seemed to have fallen into a doomsday panic.

Xia Yueke rushed left and right in the crowd, her steps stumbling. Her breathing was rapid and heavy, and every breath seemed to carry a flame, and her throat was so dry that it seemed to smoke.

Was this the Fire Demon? Even from this distance, she was still affected. Even the air she breathed felt hot. Her throat was itchy and uncomfortable for no reason.

Suddenly, she felt someone tapped her shoulder.

Xia Yueke suddenly looked up, and the moment their eyes met, she was shocked to find that the person standing in front of her was Cangwu! His face was full of anxiety and eagerness, his mouth wide open, shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Boss, let's go!"

Xia Yueke's body shook slightly, but in this short period of time, countless thoughts flashed through her mind like lightning.

She quickly steadied herself, the corners of her mouth curling up imperceptibly as she thought to herself, "Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

So, without hesitation, she and Cangwu ran towards the outside of the city in the chaos. Xia Yueke's steps seemed panicked, but in fact, each step was full of hidden meaning.

As she ran, she kept a close eye on Cangwu out of the corner of her eye, not missing any opportunity to attack.

At this moment, her eyes were suddenly attracted by a scene not far ahead - it was a dilapidated house burned by the raging flames of the fire demon. Half of the roof had collapsed, and bricks and stones were scattered all over the ground, like a desolate ruin.

Xia Yueke was secretly delighted as a brilliant plan quickly formed in her mind. She deliberately made her steps stumble, then pretended to lose her balance and charged straight towards Cangwu.

At the same time, she stretched out her right hand and pushed with all her strength.

The unprepared Cangwu was caught off guard by the sudden impact and thrust. His body flew involuntarily towards the pile of sharp bricks and stones like a kite with a broken string.

However, just when Cangwu was about to come into close contact with the bricks and stones, a dazzling flame streaked across the sky like a meteor, rushing straight towards Cangwu's back at an astonishing speed.

This ray of fire was obviously some powerful attack launched by the Fire Demon. It was like a burning meteorite, accompanied by a sharp wind sound, as if it was going to completely devour Cangwu.

However, Xia Yueke's push accidentally changed Cangwu's trajectory. The fireball brushed past the corner of Cangwu's clothes and shot into the soil next to him.

The mound of earth could not withstand the blow and exploded, turning into scattered soil and sand.

However, Xia Yueke pushed too hard, and her hand grabbed Cangwu's animal leather pants. With a "hiss", a large piece of Cangwu's animal leather pants was torn.

Cangwu looked at Xia Yueke in surprise. Xia Yueke was also stunned and didn't know how to explain for a moment.

At this moment, the roar of the fire demon was heard again, getting closer and closer.

Cangwu didn't care about his pants and pulled Xia Yueke up to continue running away.

Xia Yueke was extremely upset. She didn't expect that not only did she fail to attack Cangwu, but she also helped him escape a disaster. Now, such an embarrassing situation occurred.