The forest was dense, and the air was exceptionally fresh.
The dead leaves scattered through the woods crunched crisply beneath their feet.
It was not Long Haoyu's first time here, but every time he entered the forest, he felt incomparably excited.
Every cell in his body seemed to be cheering.
As soon as they entered the forest, Long Haochen drew the Wooden Sword from his back and vigilantly watched their surroundings.
"Brother, Brother Jiang Hu said there were wild beasts in the forest now. He told us to be careful before," Long Haochen said.
"Scared?" Long Haoyu teased.
Long Haochen's face immediately flushed red. "I'm not scared. We still have to be careful."
"Not bad. You've improved. Being careful is indeed the right thing to do."
Long Haoyu rubbed Long Haochen's head and said with a chuckle, "But if there are wild beasts, then there are wild beasts. If we run into one, we can just slaughter it."
"The meat from one wild beast would feed our family for a long time."
Slaughter a wild beast?
Long Haochen stared at his older brother in shock.
Even adults might not necessarily be able to kill a wild beast.
"Oh, right. Brother is already a Level 3 Attendant Knight. Since Brother said so, he must have a way, right?"
Long Haochen muttered to himself, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Thinking about how they could bring meat home if they killed a wild beast, he inexplicably felt a little happy.
Their family was poor. Although Long Haochen was not as mature as Long Haoyu, he still understood very well how greatly the meat of a wild beast could improve their family's circumstances.
Just as he was lost in thought, rustling sounds came from the forest.
"Brother, there's someone over there!"
Long Haochen immediately pointed in one direction. A little girl dressed in purple cloth was running swiftly where he pointed.
Her purple hair was conspicuous in the air. The little girl was extremely fast and nimble, darting swiftly across one rock after another.
Long Haoyu had already spotted the purple figure. He had seen her before Long Haochen did.
In his field of vision, Cai'er was dodging attacks. She had not yet reached the point of having her skin scratched by thorns and finally fainting in the forest.
"Looks like I came fairly early. Cai'er hasn't been hurt yet."
Long Haoyu murmured inwardly. After confirming that Cai'er was uninjured, he felt much more at ease. After all, he had brought Long Haochen here early today precisely so he could help Cai'er ahead of time.
Cai'er dodged through the woods while the Wolf Demons behind her moved swiftly, pursuing her closely.
The moment they spotted Long Haoyu and Long Haochen, they immediately charged toward the two brothers.
The purple dagger in her hand followed like a shadow, carrying an icy chill.
Instinctively taking Long Haoyu and Long Haochen for people chasing her, she wanted to strike the instant she approached them.
Long Haoyu gently caught Cai'er's wrist and asked warmly, "Are these monsters chasing you? Are you all right?"
Cai'er's mouth opened slightly, but no sound came out. Her eyes were filled with surprise.
Sensing the goodwill from Long Haoyu, the hostility in Cai'er's eyes faded. She then warily looked at the Wolf Demons chasing after her.
"Brother, they're actually Wolf Demons!"
"Why would Wolf Demons appear in this forest?"
Long Haochen saw the Wolf Demons pursuing them and recognized them at once. He quickly moved to Long Haoyu's side.
"Mm. We didn't run into any wild beasts, but we ran into these Wolf Demons instead. What a shame we can't eat them after killing them," Long Haoyu replied.
Long Haochen cried out in exasperation. "Brother, there are quite a lot of these Wolf Demons, and you're still thinking about killing them?"
"What else would I do?"
Long Haoyu smiled warmly.
The Wufeng Heavy Sword, which he had not taken off earlier, was removed from his back this time.
Its Sword Edge looked like it had been gnawed by dogs. Under the sunlight's reflection, it was simply unbearable to look at.
"Haochen, take this little girl farther away first."
"Since we've encountered these Wolf Demons, we can't let them do whatever they want right under our noses."
Long Haoyu's Battle Intent was surging. He did not lose his nerve because of the number of Wolf Demons.
It was not because he was being reckless. Several Wolf Demons had chased Cai'er for so long and still could not do anything to her.
Part of that was because Cai'er was outstanding, but it also proved something from another angle.
These Wolf Demons before him... well, they were all weaklings.
The training and combat within Shadow Space might have been extremely realistic, but they were ultimately illusory.
Fighting the Shadow Instructor in Shadow Space was still vastly different from engaging in actual combat with Wolf Demons like this.
Now that so many Wolf Demons had practically delivered themselves to his door, he naturally would not give up such a good opportunity for real combat.
Killing Wolf Demons did not hurt his conscience.
"What bad luck. We still haven't taken down this little girl after so long, and now we've run into people from Odin Town."
"Stop talking nonsense. The Knight Sub-Hall of Odin Town isn't far from here. If we draw people from there over, we won't be able to take this little girl away."
"That's right. They're just two extra brats. Look at the one in front—he actually seems to be planning to fight us. Kill him too!"
One of the Wolf Demons grinned viciously.
The cloak on his body shattered in response.
His ferocious face was completely exposed before Long Haoyu and the other two.
Seeing this, Cai'er made as if to go over and help Long Haoyu.
Long Haochen gave Cai'er no chance to show herself. Grabbing her hand, he hurriedly ran in the opposite direction as Long Haoyu had instructed.
"Little sister, let's get farther away first."
Caught off guard, Cai'er opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out at all.
She wanted to use her hands to tell Long Haochen that she could help Long Haoyu too, but Long Haochen gave her no chance to write with her hands.
Long Haoyu saw all of this. Seeing that Long Haochen had carried out his instructions perfectly, he turned his gaze back to the Wolf Demons.
He lightly licked his lips, feeling every cell in his body leap with excitement.
This excitement surpassed even the thrill he felt whenever he entered this forest, as though reminding him that battle was what he truly needed.
Seeing Long Haoyu so ignorant of his own limits, the Wolf Demon leaped toward him.
Long Haoyu steadied himself and charged toward the Wolf Demon's attack.
Against opponents at the Wolf Demon level, he could not even be bothered with fancy techniques. He just had to fight.
Just as he was about to reach the Wolf Demon, Long Haoyu leaped high into the air, raising the Wufeng Heavy Sword above his head.
A faint vibration hummed through the heavy sword. It was No Edge's unique enhancement for him.
The Wolf Demon grinned viciously. Seeing that Long Haoyu was actually aiming for his head, he regarded Long Haoyu with even greater disdain.
Copper head, iron bones, tofu waist. Wolf Demons also possessed wolf-like traits, and they were incredibly fast. They could easily dodge the attack.
Long Haoyu attacking his head was simply the stupidest thing imaginable. It would make it convenient for him to crush Long Haoyu's head when he came down.
Yet before he could even swing his sharp claws toward Long Haoyu's head, before he even had time to dodge—
The Wufeng Heavy Sword had already slammed heavily into the forehead he considered incomparably hard.
With a puff.
The Wufeng Heavy Sword split open this Wolf Demon's forehead and finally cleaved down through his body to the ground beneath him.
The Wolf Demon, who had been brimming with confidence that he could easily handle Long Haoyu, froze stiffly in midair.
His two eyeballs, now separated in different directions along with his split body, stared at each other in disbelief.
I was just cut down like that?
Where did this little brat get such terrifying strength?
His consciousness muddled, the Wolf Demon's two halves fell to the ground.
Blood splattered everywhere, falling down along both sides of Long Haoyu without staining his clothes in the slightest.
Long Haochen, who had run far away, was stunned as he watched his older brother kill a Wolf Demon so easily.
His fair face was flushed red with excitement. Big Brother was so strong!
Cai'er was also dumbfounded. Her previously firm determination to help had suddenly settled.
She stared blankly at Long Haoyu as he easily killed a Wolf Demon, her little mouth slightly open.
This sister was so strong, so violent!
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