After several hours of low-altitude flight and traveling close to the ground, Bai Xiaowen finally spotted a human settlement near a black swamp.
This settlement had fairly complete defensive facilities, including tall log walls and wooden barricades where archers could take cover.
The two spiked wooden posts at the entrance were impaling the corpses of two Ravagers, presumably to warn off other demons.
Of course, this practice offered greater psychological comfort to humans; its warning effect on demons was practically zero.
Such walls might suffice in wars between ordinary mortals, but on the Evolver Plane, in a war against demons, their defensive capability was infinitely close to zero.
The reason this human settlement had survived without being wiped out by demons was probably just as the intelligence had said: demons would not actively unite to exterminate humanity, preferring instead to keep humans penned up for amusement.
Naturally, the settlement itself also needed a certain number of powerful individuals. Their main duty was to guard against scattered demons wandering over.
Two guards holding long spears stood before the settlement gate.
Bai Xiaowen observed them and could tell that both guards possessed Elite Tier strength.
"Stop!"
One of the guards sized Bai Xiaowen up and said, "Who are you? I've never seen you before!"
The other guard said, "Judging by this youth's black hair and eyes, he looks like one of the Karta People from the Eastern Tribe."
The first guard shook his head. "Karta People? Impossible. This is the darkest hell on the continent, the domain ruled by the Calamity King. Every month, people try to cross the Calamity King's blockade and flee eastward. How could anyone be willing to come here?"
The two guards were speaking Old Latin.
Bai Xiaowen did not lie to the guards. He directly took