The atmosphere instantly grew grave.
There were well over ten thousand Devourers. Every single one possessed the strength of eight or nine temperings, and shrouded by the gray mist, their movements were impossible to track, making them exceedingly strange and sinister.
This was completely beyond what they could withstand!
Mo Sen smiled. "What the ancient records say may not necessarily be true. Perhaps there are only a few Devourers within the gray mist."
"Let's hope so..." Zi Jinyuan sighed.
Just then!
Movement came from within the gray mist again!
But unlike before, this time, the sound was a scream!
A shrill, miserable scream echoed out from the gray mist.
Everyone froze. What was going on?
It did not sound like something a Devourer would make.
Could there be other people inside the gray mist?
"There are others! According to what Ji Yang said, Sword Three entered with over a dozen people." Mu Qing suddenly spoke.
He looked toward the source of the sound. That scream was very likely coming from one of Sword Three's subordinates.
The others all stared in that direction as well. If a Devourer emerged, they would strike it down without hesitation!
At the same time, Xiao Xuan and the others kept watch over the remaining directions to prevent an ambush. For all they knew, the screams could have been a ploy by the Devourers to draw their attention.
A few breaths later, footsteps rang out, and a figure came running out.
It was a Great Emperor Realm expert, one of Sword Three's subordinates. Mu Qing and the others had seen him during the earlier battle.
Yet now, this lower fifth-order Great Emperor did not even have the strength to take flight. He had run out from the depths of the gray mist.
His body was covered