"Brother Tian, should we just run?" He Hu asked quietly.
"We'll have to run eventually, but not now," Lu Xiaotian said gravely. The beautiful woman had posed a tremendous threat to him. Her cultivation was even higher than Wei Zhangbali's, and among the guards behind her, three had strength nearly on par with Bali. Lu Xiaotian had fully recovered his strength and reckoned he still had a chance of escaping alone. But with He Hu along, the odds of shaking off several Spirit Transformation experts were vanishingly slim.
After all, facing four Spirit Transformation experts from the Demon Race alone was dangerous enough when he knew nothing of their methods. Once a fight broke out, the consequences would be dire. And He Hu would almost certainly be lost anyway. In that case, it was better to hold still for the time being. He had already swallowed his third portion of dragon essence; once he fully refined it, his strength would grow further.
Meanwhile, as these human captives were released, the tiger-headed demon had already sent out several teams to patrol the area. It wouldn't be easy for these humans to escape even if they truly tried.
"Brother Tian, then when do we leave?" He Hu asked, puzzled.
"Let's first figure out what's going on. That tiger-demon woman probably sees all of us humans as prey. We'll play hide-and-seek with her and keep out of sight. Then we should be able to get through this for now." Lu Xiaotian used only his own magical power as he and He Hu fled at full speed.
"Hide-and-seek? Great, great!" He Hu was immediately excited. He was even more enthusiastic about it than Lu Xiaotian.
"You, bring that green-scaled beast over here." The beautiful woman pointed at a green-scaled beast of middling quality near