As Tao Ran, Wang Shijie, and the others ran back, Mandin was leisurely making his way toward the valley where the flower demons were hiding. He was waiting for Lu Yang. Only once Lu Yang arrived would it mean anything for him to enter the flower demons' territory.
But while he waited, several entirely white Flower Demon Warriors suddenly leaped out from the valley ahead. The leader was an exceptionally burly Flower Demon Warrior, seemingly created by a Tier 3 flower demon leader.
"Damn you, Mandin. I sensed you from several kilometers away. You are not welcome here. Leave." The burly Flower Demon Warrior roared furiously.
Flower demons possessed a special ability. Through perception, they could obtain images from plants and trees as though watching television, learning what had recently happened around every plant they sensed.
When the Iron Blood Brotherhood attacked Dongan County and ambushed the Dark Demons' Luo Lin and Maska units at Guiyan Mountain, Flander had kept the Flower Demon Clan hidden within Nameless Mountain. Yet every day, he sent Flower Demon Warriors out to gather intelligence.
As soon as the battle at Guiyan Mountain ended, flower demons learned the details. Thus, Flander and the entire Flower Demon Clan knew that the Dark Demons had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Iron Blood Brotherhood, and they could easily guess what the Dark Demons were planning.
Mandin revealed a mocking smile. With his arms folded across his chest, he stared at the burly Flower Demon Warrior and ignored his earlier words, saying, "Flander, I want to form an alliance with you and attack the Underground City together."
The burly flower demon called Flander was stunned at first, then revealed a cold smile. "You want to form an alliance with us? What a joke. Why would