"Tch~"
Xia Xiang was provoked and swung the Demon-Slaying Slash in her hand with a whooshing sound, cruelly reaping the demons in the black mist. Some demons did not even have time to scream before their demonic lives ended.
"There are too many," Gian complained, frowning.
He glanced at the unmoving progress bar on the bracelet out of the corner of his eye, and thought, "How long is this going to take?"
"The really tough ones are yet to come out, so we should be able to cut down fewer of them."
Xia Xiang was also a bit annoyed and dared not let her guard down. The surrounding ghosts were densely packed, making her very uncomfortable, and there was also a guy lurking in the shadows.
“That’s right, this lovely little sister.” A tall man appeared not far away, and the black mist around him silently retreated a few meters away from him.
The man smoothed his flowing bangs and confidently declared, "I'm the one who's amazing."
"Get out of the way!" Xia Xiang shouted, slashing the Demon-Slaying Slash toward the tall man's face.
"So direct?" The tall man's jaw dropped in astonishment.
"Of course, they're here to kill you, not to purify your soul, so there's no need to say more."
Xia Xiang's voice was cold, and the Demon-Slaying Slash in her hand glowed with white light. Her movements were incredibly fast, and the tall man was forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Ji'an, what are you standing there for! Trying to gain experience points behind me? How dare you?"
"You're attacking so relentlessly, what am I supposed to do here? He's almost dead!" Ji'an said idly, taking out a handkerchief to wipe his Demon Slayer Blade.
"Heroine, spare my life!"
Just as Xia Xiang was about to deliver the final blow, the tall man immediately prostrated himself on the ground, clasped his hands together above his head, and begged for mercy.
"???" Xia Xiang looked doubtful.
"I can tell you the hidden exam content, can you please let me go?" The tall man was extremely humble, almost prostrating himself on the ground.
"Tch!" Xia Xiang raised the Demon Slayer Sword, ready to chop down on his neck.
"Hey, wait a minute!" the tall man shouted. "You know nothing, so it'll be hard for you to get through. Wouldn't it be easier if I just told you directly?"
"Say it, I agree." Xia Xiang winked at Ji An.
Ji An nodded helplessly, hoisted the Demon-Slaying Blade onto his shoulder, and tilted his head to look at Xia Xiang and the tall man.
"The valley is divided into four ranks. The highest rank is called the Valley Master, who is the most senior demon-slaying warrior. Below him are four demon envoys, twelve demon warriors, twenty-four demon servants, and people like myself." The tall man obediently introduced the situation on the island.
"Important point!" Xia Xiang moved the Demon-Slaying Slash two inches closer to his neck.
The tall man's eyes darted around in the shadows as he said, "The level of the demon warriors is equivalent to that of the demons. Each of you can collect six, and the energy you gather will be more than enough to pass the level."
"Hmm," Xia Xiang retracted her Demon-Slaying Slash and winked at Ji An.
With a swift stroke, Ji An severed the tall man's head from his neck.
"Can you please not break your promise next time?" Ji An wiped the Demon-Slaying Blade, which wasn't even stained with blood, and casually tossed the handkerchief onto the tall man's face, covering his remains.
"You killed him, what does that have to do with me?" Xia Xiang shrugged, looking innocent. "Besides, do you expect a demonized person to praise your virtues when you keep your promise?"
"Then at least let him finish speaking," Ji'an thought that keeping that person around earlier was unnecessary.
“He’s just prey, what does he know? He just wants us to help him eliminate his rivals. Anyway, he’s not one of those people who needs to be eliminated.” Xia Xiang continued walking forward.
"How do you know he's not within the cleanup area?" Ji'an asked, pondering the tall man's words.
"Have you ever seen prey walk right into a hunter's arrow?" Xia Xiang looked up at the gray sky and sighed.
"His level is only slightly higher than that of a lone ghost. How many of him would we need to kill to accumulate 100,000 energy points!"
TechAn: "..."
Is this demon new here? Doesn't he know that demon-slaying warriors are invincible, especially these rookie demon-slaying warriors, each of them is incredibly resilient?
After the black mist dissipated, the two walked closer and closer to the center.
"Alright, Ji'an, now that we know about the hidden mission, let's split it evenly. You get twenty, I get twenty, and we'll team up on the larger one." Xia Xiang finished distributing the tasks.
"However, the smaller ones below need to be completed within three days, otherwise the larger ones above will be difficult to handle."
"Hmm," Ji'an nodded, then realized, why should he listen to her?
"Weren't there twelve demon warriors? Where did this twenty come from? You want to kill even the Valley Master?!"
"Bai Yu just told you not to trust anyone, why didn't you listen!" Xia Xiang pouted at him.
"If we don't eliminate those above, how can the other demons ever rise to power? We need to make things more difficult for the next batch of demon-slaying warriors; only then will Demon-Slaying Island have a bright future."
"Let me tell you this upfront, don't make me save you."
"Thank you for your kind words," Ji An said through gritted teeth.
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According to the tall man who just passed away, Rock Valley is like a small demon realm where the strong are respected, and the size of the territory and the number of underlings are naturally divided according to power.
Let's start with a regular one and test the waters...
After Xia Xiang and Ji An parted ways, Xia Xiang stopped at the periphery of the light source, which was about 100 meters in diameter, and waited for the rabbit to come to the tree stump.
A light in complete darkness—it's clearly a trap. She just needs to be patient; she'll eventually encounter another "guide."
Xia Xiang waited patiently for a long time, her patience had reached its limit, and the handle of the Demon Slayer Sword was almost worn smooth from handling.
"Why are demon-slaying warriors arriving so early this year?" a middle-aged man with short white hair asked the man in black next to him.
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