Signs and Hunting

(First, thanks to Zombie Turtle Immortal for the tip again. Hehe, I'm really touched! And about some readers' questions, like the transformation: it's still there! There's just an extra suit of Force-Field Protection armor now. Uh, as for him getting less intelligent... all right, that's probably because I like making wisecracks. Sixue will keep it in mind going forward. Thanks for all your suggestions! Please point out any mistakes, and Sixue will work hard to fix them. Thank you, and please keep supporting Sixue.)

A month later, a figure moved steadily through the vast forest.

Er Dongsheng lay flat on the ground, watching the Frozen Tree Frog ahead with a wry smile.

For some reason, all kinds of strange Exotic Beasts had begun appearing in the forest lately. Some discharged electricity, some spat fire, and some carried deadly poison. Most, though, were Ice-Type Exotic Beasts like this basketball-sized Frozen Tree Frog.

These creatures had formidable defenses and absurd strength. Ordinary Abyssal Species had no way to deal with them. Even Er Dongsheng found them troublesome; if several attacked at once, all he could do was run for his life!

"Hiss!"

"What's going on with this weather? It keeps getting colder!" As a fire-aligned Demon, he hardly noticed high temperatures, but he hated the cold with a passion. Every degree the temperature dropped was another degree of torment.

The weather had grown stranger and stranger. The Abyssal Rain Season was over, and by all rights, the dry, scorching days should have begun. Instead, the temperature kept falling as time passed. How interesting!

By now, many experienced Demons in the forest had a vague sense of what was coming.

Was the cruelest season upon them once again?

Er Dongsheng did not know what would happen next. But ever since the rain season