"The Storm Demon Hunting Squad!"
Xiao Zhuyue clearly recognized the newcomers, and his tense expression relaxed completely.
"The Storm Demon Hunting Squad is here. We're safe now."
Su Ye, meanwhile, looked toward the Star Beast Giant Python.
The poisonous gas had been blown away by the gale, leaving the python fully exposed.
A long, slender saber pierced its mouth and pinned it to the ground. It was still alive, thrashing wildly, but no matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free. Each attempt only made the blade release another surge of Lightning Power.
As the Lightning Power kept coursing through it, the python's movements grew slower and weaker. At last, it lay still. Whether it feared the lightning or had simply run out of strength was anyone's guess.
But...
Why didn't they just kill it? Su Ye wondered.
Meanwhile...
"Auntie!"
As the seven members of the Storm Demon Hunting Squad landed, Su Mingyue rushed forward with a plaintive cry and threw herself into one woman's arms.
"Auntie, you're finally here! I nearly died!"
The woman holding Su Mingyue was tall, with short, dark purple hair and a dashing air.
Su Jinghong wrapped an affectionate arm around Su Mingyue.
"There, there. Don't be afraid, Little Mingyue. Your auntie's here."
"Wah! Auntie, if you'd come any later, someone would've bullied me to death!"
Now that Su Mingyue had found someone to back her up, she clung to Su Jinghong's waist, acting spoiled and tattling at the same time.
"Oh? Who dared bully our Little Mingyue? I'll deal with them!"
Su Jinghong's brows shot up, and her deep purple eyes turned to Su Ye and Xiao Zhuyue.
Whoever had bullied Su Mingyue had to be someone traveling with her.
Someone dared bully a member of the Su Family?
Su Jinghong kept one arm