Elder Sister Salacia

"Leien, had you been to the Heart Demon World before?"

Bai Pu asked.

"No. Liya obtained this valuable information while communicating with the natives," Leien said.

"You should be part of the Guardian Faction. Which oath did you join?"

"An oath?"

Leien frowned slightly. "Not long after we were matched into this place, we found an underground native settlement called MuDong Village."

"An underground human settlement?"

The news truly caught Bai Pu by surprise.

He had originally thought that the underground region of the Heart Demon World was filled with demons, and that only the Extermination Teams sent by the Guardian Faction were human...

"Not 'human,'" Liya cut in. "Perhaps because they have lived underground for too long, the natives in that settlement have severely deteriorated eyesight and mildly mutated bodies. They no longer look human."

"Under demon rule, a native village like that was actually allowed to exist?"

"These natives regularly consume Corpse Demon Flowers, a specialty of the Underground World, so deathly energy flows through their bodies. Demons have no interest in their flesh and blood. The demons ruling MuDong Village merely order the villagers to hand over resources at regular intervals, so they do not slaughter them indiscriminately."

Liya added, "There are quite a few settlements like this in the Underground World. However, their natives have no powerful individuals, at most possessing Elite Templates. The demons also do not permit natives powerful enough to resist their rule to emerge."

Bai Pu found it remarkable. He had not expected to encounter the strange situation of demons ruling human natives in the Underground World.

Suddenly, the gaunt man who had remained silent raised his steel claws, stopping the group.

"Careful."

"Muro, what is it?" Liya of the Star Chart Scroll asked.

"Look."

At Muro's claw tip was a dark