Qian Qiang said, his tone full of doubt and sarcasm.
"I think this kid is just after the reward money. If he doesn't find the sorcerer this time, Commander Tantai and the Prince of Zhenbei will definitely not let him off easily, and he'll be in for a world of hurt."
Sun Liren chimed in, his eyes gleaming with schadenfreude, "Of course, once they encounter a demon beast, Fang Han and the rest of the Fang family, except for Fang Sihai, will probably all perish here."
Princess Xiao Qingluan knew Fang Han's prowess well. Hearing the three from the Demon Suppression Division slander Fang Han like this, a surge of anger welled up in her heart, and she was about to speak up in rebuttal.
Just then, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of a pair of eyes, like large lanterns, appearing faintly in the thick fog beside her, gleaming eerily in the darkness.
"ah!"
Princess Xiao Qingluan was so frightened that her face turned pale and she couldn't help but scream.
"Princess, what's wrong?"
Zhuge Yun reacted extremely quickly, instantly drawing the ghost-headed broadsword from his back. He rushed to Princess Xiao Qingluan's side, shielding her behind him and cautiously observing their surroundings.
"Deputy Commander Zhuge, what... what is that?"
Princess Xiao Qingluan's voice trembled as she pointed to a pair of eyes emitting a ghostly light not far away.
Zhuge Yun looked in the direction she was pointing. Although he was a little scared, he still tried to remain calm and said, "It's probably just some kind of monster. There's only one. The three of us can easily deal with it."
After saying that, he turned to Qian Qiang and Sun Liren and said, "You two go and take a look."
Qian Qiang and Sun Liren dared not disobey orders, so they quickly drew their swords and cautiously walked toward the pair of lantern-sized eyes in the thick fog.
However, just as they took a few steps, a series of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded all around them, growing clearer and clearer as they approached.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of eyes the size of lanterns appeared like stars suddenly lighting up in the night sky, instantly surrounding the four of them.
A strong, pungent smell of blood wafted over, filling the entire space and instantly sending chills down the spines of Zhuge Yun, Princess Xiao Qingluan, Qian Qiang, and Sun Liren.
Zhuge Yun, in particular, was starting to feel uneasy.
He was confident he could handle one demon beast, and even ten demon beasts, he could barely hold his own with his strength. But there were at least a hundred demon beasts in front of him. The four of them were like lambs to the slaughter in front of this huge group of demon beasts, not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
"Deputy Commander, something seems off..."
Although Qian Qiang was a beginner-level Martial Grandmaster, his hand holding the sword trembled involuntarily in the face of such a terrifying situation.
He dared not approach the monster in the thick fog any further, turned his head, and asked Zhuge Yun in a trembling voice.
Are all of these demonic beasts?
Sun Liren also panicked, his tone filled with uncertainty and fear.
"This is probably some sorcerer's trick to scare us. In recent years, our Demon Suppression Division has been hunting demonic beasts on a large scale. Even if there are a few or dozens of demonic beasts in these mountains, that would be understandable. How could there be so many demonic beasts?"
Although Zhuge Yun said this, he knew in his heart that it was just self-comfort.
Whoosh!
Before he could finish speaking, a monstrous beast suddenly leaped out of the thick fog.
This monstrous beast was enormous, nearly two meters long, with its gaping maw revealing sharp fangs; it was clearly a Thundercloud Leopard.
This thundercloud leopard was extremely fast, pouncing on Qian Qiang like lightning.
“This…this is a Thundercloud Leopard, and a War General-level one at that. It’s a deputy commander. Among the four of us, only you can handle this beast…”
Qian Qiang roared, his face turning pale with fright, and he turned and backed away.
Although he was not slow, he was still a step too slow at this critical moment.
The leopard's claws, like sharp daggers, swept across his shoulder.
With a tearing sound, his soft armor was ripped apart, leaving several deep bloody gashes on his shoulders from which blood gushed out.
In just one glance, Qian Qiang was so frightened that his legs went weak.
He knew in his heart that if he had been just a fraction slower, it wouldn't have been as simple as a few more bloody marks on his shoulder; his neck would probably have been torn open by this ferocious Thundercloud Leopard.
"court death!"
As expected of the deputy commander of the Tianyuan Department of the Demon Suppression Division, Zhuge Yun was fearless at the critical moment. He immediately roared and slashed out with the ghost-headed broadsword in his hand with the force of wind and thunder.
A sharp blade of energy burst forth from the Ghost Head Blade, like a silver dragon, slashing towards Thunder Cloud Leopard.
But this Thundercloud Leopard was extremely agile; with a light leap, it easily dodged the blade's energy.
Immediately afterwards, it flashed and appeared beside Zhuge Yun like a ghost, its tail like an iron rod, sweeping across with tremendous force.
Zhuge Yun was shocked to see this. He knew that this Thundercloud Leopard was at least at the level of a warrior general, and with his abilities, he could only deal with this one monster at most.
However, within that thick fog, countless monstrous beasts were watching them intently, ready to attack at any moment.
At this moment, he began to regret why he hadn't acted with Fang Han and Tantai Qiuyue back then.
Don't underestimate the sweep of the Thundercloud Leopard's tail. This strike contains at least several thousand kilograms of force, which an ordinary person with flesh and blood simply cannot withstand.
Zhuge Yun reacted quickly, immediately retracting the ghost-headed dagger and holding it horizontally in front of him, attempting to block the fatal blow.
The enormous impact came instantly, and he felt a numbness in his arm and a strong tremor in his lower body, almost causing him to lose his balance.
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