"Ha ha ha, I never expected that following a few humans would lead me to discover the Violet Netherworld Ghost Fire Lotus!" A voice wild with delight came from behind them.
Everyone's alarm bells instantly rang. They turned around at once and saw an expert of the Sea Demon Race standing before them, his entire body covered in dark-blue scales and a huge pair of scaled wings growing from his back. His face bore an ecstatic grin.
An exceptionally dangerous aura radiated from him.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. When had this Sea Demon Race expert begun following them? How had none of them noticed? They truly had not noticed at all. They had actually been followed.
Even Xiong Zhicheng, this veteran demon hunter, had failed to detect him. That was exceedingly rare.
One had to know that Xiong Zhicheng had even discovered monsters at the Transcendent Realm Eighth Heaven on several occasions, allowing the squad to avoid directly encountering Sea Demon Beasts at the Transcendent Realm Eighth Heaven.
Yet now, he had been followed without even realizing it.
Xiong Zhicheng's face, in particular, turned exceptionally grim. Survival in the Chaotic Demon Sea was incredibly difficult. Apart from overwhelmingly powerful strength, the most important thing was caution.
Neither he nor the Xiong Squad possessed such overwhelming strength, so for the sake of survival, he had always been cautious—cautious, and then even more cautious.
Yet he had never imagined that he would still be followed. To him, this was simply an unbearable humiliation.
"What incredible luck!" The Sea Demon Race expert let out a strange, eerie laugh. "Add these humans' heads to the mix, and my collection will gain a few more pieces. This is simply wonderful, ha ha ha!"
"Collecting heads..." Xiong Zhicheng seemed to think of something. "You are... Bloodhand