This was not a good sign. Huo Hai did not want the Star Gu he had painstakingly refined to become increasingly demonicized.
"Damn it, it was all that bastard's fault. Otherwise, how could I have forgotten?" Earlier, he had been in such a hurry to deal with the corpses that he had let the Star Gu do the work. Now that the corpses had been dealt with, the Star Gu had drawn Huo Hai's attention again. Only now did he remember that he was in the middle of a mission. It seemed he truly was not cut out to be a soldier.
In the distance, while he had wasted this time, the Demonfolk vanguard had advanced another stretch. Huo Hai knew he could not keep wasting time. The Magic Beasts around him had already gone completely mad.
Their own kind—and their leader at that—had been destroyed by Huo Hai. This made the Magic Beasts attack him without cease. Every attack was knocked back by the Star Gu. They fell to the ground, then charged again. Again and again, even such superficial wounds drove the Magic Beasts madder, their attacks becoming increasingly fierce.
The surrounding Half-Magic Beasts were gradually being drawn in as well. Even the Spirit Beasts began to grow restless upon hearing the Magic Beasts' roars. If this place had not been filled with Magic Beasts, the Spirit Beasts would have charged over long ago.
In truth, Spirit Beasts were deeply hostile toward humans. The lower a Spirit Beast's level, the more easily it became prey for humans. This great battle was not without benefits. At the very least, all the beasts nearby had been drawn over.
"Star Gu, attack them. Draw them all over here!" Huo Hai shouted, no longer caring what might be around him. The embryonic