Allen was questioning his life choices.
Before setting out, he had never imagined he would be the one holding everyone back.
Riding beasts were of no use in the Beast Abyss. Ordinary riding beasts could not travel here at all and would soon succumb to its temptations. After all, riding beasts were demon beasts too, and the Beast Abyss affected demon beasts far more than humans. Forget fighting—even staying lucid was difficult for beast companions here.
Big Black and Little White, who were still bouncing around full of energy, were the exceptions.
San San said that although these fallen demon beasts moved without any discernible pattern, they generally charged wherever there was food. Some instinct seemed to drive them, telling them where they could find food to devour.
That included fallen demon beasts of other kinds, as well as living people who carried the scent of fresh flesh and blood.
Still, they could gradually tease out a few clues from the chaos. Ye Chuqi led everyone at a sprint along the route San San had marked out, and any fallen demon beasts that blocked their path or caught up to them were killed outright.
Ye Qinglan was the one doing the fighting now, along with an eager Big Black Fish. When Big Black Fish saw that these fallen demon beasts wanted nothing to do with him, he was downright displeased. He chased after them, his blade-like fins sweeping out fierce wind blades that shredded the fallen demon beasts in an instant.
To keep Ye Chuqi from finding him repulsive, Big Black Fish had given up using his mouthful of sharp, gleaming white teeth. These days, he only showed them when trying to intimidate others or act cute.
Allen was already struggling just to keep pace with everyone. Whenever Ye Qinglan