Brion's Steelphobia

Profound Water Palace.

The Blood Bat faction had already canceled its ambush plan and openly stationed themselves at the Profound Water Palace.

The Gate of Yellow Springs Sluice had yet to be opened, and the waterway blockade had not been activated. The Demon Frog Group was of no use for now, temporarily dwelling in the riverbed silt of the Yellow Springs Waterway outside the Profound Water Palace.

Clearly, the demons believed no one would come to disturb the Profound Water Palace.

Meanwhile, the three Awakened teams led by Brion, Alvarez, and Tito hid cautiously among the rocks and trees around the Profound Water Palace.

At Brion's insistence, Blood Bat had finally maintained some vigilance.

He sent out several Vampire Bat scouting teams, accompanied by Hundred-Eyed Demons, a demon unit adept at detecting invisibility, to patrol around the main island of the Profound Water Palace.

Hundred-Eyed Demons were caster-type demons. Under a Mental Scan, they could see through invisibility. When several Hundred-Eyed Demons joined forces, the priority of their anti-invisibility detection also increased.

The Hundred-Eyed Demons themselves could not fly. They rode on the backs of the demon bat patrols, carried through the air by the bats as they patrolled, like airborne early-warning planes.

Blood Bat came over and struck up a conversation with Brion.

Brion was "flattered," because Blood Bat's Favorability toward him was very low. He had no idea why Blood Bat had taken the initiative to speak with him.

But Brion quickly found out.

"Molten Heart—Brion's alias in this world—I heard you gave Old Ox a complete Penglai Jade Tree?"

Brion nodded.

An ugly smile appeared on Blood Bat's pale face. "I want one too. Don't worry. I'll look after you from now on. I'm far more reliable than Old Ox."

Demons were demons. They did not conceal