A cabin in the mountains, in front of the gate.
The Mutated Scalehorn Demon still lay there like a crocodile, seemingly dozing. Its body rose and fell rhythmically, displaying tremendous tension.
Around the Mutated Scalehorn Demon, the Phantasmal Demon Legion under Su Ming's command diligently patrolled the area, looking far more dutiful than the Mutated Scalehorn Demon.
A Carrion Crow Demon perched on a treetop, looking around.
A Swamp Demon had burrowed underground, occasionally popping its head out.
A giant demon paced back and forth with thunderous footsteps.
As for the Scalehorn Demons, which belonged to the same species as the mutant guarding the gate, they stood watch as close to it as possible, faintly treating it as their leader.
A group of Phantasmal Demons was doing all this in the deep mountains and old forests, completely different from the bloodthirsty fiends they appeared to be in outsiders' eyes.
Yet this very group of Phantasmal Demons suddenly erupted into a disturbance at one point.
"Gugah!"
The first to react was naturally the Mutated Scalehorn Demon.
It suddenly opened its eyes and sprang to its feet. As if it had sensed something, it let out a hostile yet terrified roar.
"Roar!"
"Gugah!"
"Gagagaga!"
The other Phantasmal Demons also reacted violently in the next instant, roaring one after another. They seemed fierce on the surface but were inwardly fearful.
Under these circumstances, three figures appeared one after another in the direction the Phantasmal Demons were roaring toward.
The people who appeared were naturally Su Ming, Xu Qianqian, and the Mermaid Maiden they had brought back.
"Miling!"
The Mermaid Maiden was thoroughly startled by the grand welcoming ceremony from members of her own species. Without hesitation, she hid behind Xu Qianqian, making herself disappear from the sight of the many vicious-looking "bad people."