"Stop right there! Stop!"
Ye Yun chased from behind while Nangong Xin rode a long sword ahead of her. Ye Yun's face was livid with rage. Her master had only taught her cultivation techniques and martial skills, then given her a spear—nothing else.
When it came to speed, she was no match for Nangong Xin. Whenever he ran, she simply could not catch up.
Just then, Nangong Xin, who had been fleeing, suddenly stopped and landed atop a mountain peak. Seeing him wave at her, Ye Yun dispersed the flames around her spear and came to his side.
"You'd better have something important, or you're finished."
As soon as Ye Yun reached Nangong Xin, she grabbed his ear and snapped angrily.
"Quit messing around. Look down there—what are those things?"
Nangong Xin hurriedly waved at Ye Yun. Hearing this, Ye Yun suspiciously let go of his ear and looked down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain was a narrow path. Shadows flashed rapidly along it, stretching all the way to the distant horizon.
Looking more closely, one would see that the shadows were strange four-legged crawling creatures. Their bodies were pitch-black, dense black qi billowing around them, and each had three eyes on its head.
They moved with uncanny speed. A long Bone Blade extended from each of their four claws, capable of slicing through human bones with ease.
Every so often among these creatures was a larger, more powerful monster.
"This is..."
Looking at them, Ye Yun felt a trace of fear, her face full of confusion. She had never seen such things before and could not identify what they were.
"Damn it, they're Demonic Beasts. How did these brutes get here? Their target is..."
Nangong Xin's expression changed drastically. Clearly, he recognized them. Following the direction