Li frowned slightly. He was currently carrying minor injuries, and these lions did not look like opponents to be taken lightly. It seemed he would have to deal with them carefully...
First, those lion demons were powerfully built. On Absolute Island, he could not use the Earth-Shrinking Technique. Trying to outrun them would be suicidal, so running was out of the question.
Fight? Hadn't he just said he was injured? Never mind whether he could beat them; even if he won, he would probably be covered in wounds. If anything else happened afterward, he would be dead...
Suddenly, the leader of the lions stepped forward. Though it was only one step, it crossed more than a hundred meters, bringing it directly before Li. Before Li could react, it snatched away the meat he was roasting with lightning speed. It took an exploratory bite, then nodded repeatedly. Then it tore the entire wild boar in half, tossing one half back to Li and the other to its subordinates. The other lions immediately rushed up and tore into their half of the boar, devouring it clean in mere moments.
The lion demon leader nodded at Li, then sat before him and began writing something on the ground with its finger. When Li leaned closer to look, he was dumbfounded. The lion demon was actually writing Chinese characters.
"Delicious." "Want more next time." "Follow me." "No one." "Bullies you."
Looking at the lion demon leader's crooked writing, Li could not help finding it somewhat amusing, yet he was also shocked. Ever since arriving here, he had clearly noticed several oddities. The most important was that, whether it was great demons on the level of the Sky-Controlling Ape Demon and Hundred-Eyed Dragon Demon or lesser demons running through the forest, all possessed only beastly