"Beyond this lies Crocodile Demon Marsh. It's no ordinary demonic beast den like the ones we wiped out before—the population is enormous. City Lord, should we head back and discuss our plans?" Ao Tong said cautiously. He had accompanied Lu Xiaotian on an inspection of the area around Cloud City, and together they had slain dozens of demons. They had already reaped a substantial harvest. But the Crocodile Demon army ahead was vast, and Ao Tong thought it best not to take any risks.
"Let's go take a look first," Lu Xiaotian said, shaking his head as he floated forward. The others had no choice but to follow.
Crocodile Demon Marsh was an utterly insignificant demonic beast lair on the Xuanyong Battlefield. It was home to hundreds of thousands of Azure-Armored Demon Crocodiles. Even from far away, they could feel a fierce, baleful aura surging toward them.
Near the marsh, screams rang out from time to time. In the distance, they could see several demonic beasts being dragged off by enormous demon crocodiles and torn to pieces.
Some Azure-Armored Demon Crocodiles, ravenous to the extreme, even lunged at their own kind.
As Lu Xiaotian, Ao Tong, Ao Sheng, Yun Chongshan, and Yun Chongshu drew closer, they caught the Azure-Armored Demon Crocodiles' attention. One after another, the crocodiles emerged from the fog swirling over Crocodile Demon Marsh, lashing their tails and tossing their heads. Quite a few still had the remains of their own kind clenched in their jaws. Their eyes—some a ghostly green, others blood-red—watched Lu Xiaotian and the others approach.
Some snarled in warning, but they were also cowed by the formidable aura around Lu Xiaotian. With no sufficiently powerful leader to take the lead, they dared not charge forward just yet.
However, as Lu Xiaotian and the others