"It is my turn to ask. You humans—why are you so strong? Far stronger than any other humans I have ever seen?" the scrawny rat demon asked.
"We are not from the Western Rong Continent, but from the Eastern Profound Continent," Kurong answered truthfully.
In Kurong's view, these rat demons would die sooner or later, so there was no harm in telling them the truth.
"The Eastern Profound Continent?! I have heard of that place. It is said to be where humans have entrenched themselves," the scrawny rat demon said.
"Indeed. You are quite well-informed, sir." Kurong then asked, "Among your rat clan, how many eighth-rank experts like yourself are there? And what level of strength does this Rat King you mentioned possess?"
"Five. As for the Rat King, he is only one step away from becoming a ninth-rank Demon Venerable."
After answering, the scrawny rat demon asked in return.
"Why have you people come to the Western Rong Continent? And how did you get here?"
At the mention of "five," Kurong's eyes lit up.
This answer was exactly the same as what the sixth-rank rat demon had said before, corroborating it.
"We humans yearn to explore the unknown. To humans, the Western Rong Continent is a mysterious unknown. Furthermore, we came here through an ancient teleportation array." Kurong asked again, "Besides the rat clan, are there any other powerful demon clans nearby?"
The scrawny rat demon, which had answered truthfully until now, suddenly fell silent and merely stared coldly at Kurong.
"Why have you fallen silent, sir?" Kurong asked.
"I cannot answer that question," the scrawny rat demon said.
Kurong was surprised. He turned to look at the others beside him, only to find the same expressions on their faces.
The two rat demons had truthfully revealed information about