"How could there be people here?" Li Chen asked in surprise.
"Judging by their appearance, they must be Demon Hunters or Ruins Seekers," You An said. "Did they actually sneak into the Mountain Ogres' lair while they weren't looking?"
At that, he suddenly shuddered and exclaimed, "Ah, I remember! The Records of Demonic Creatures mentioned that after these Nature Spirits kill Demon Beasts invading their territory, they collect their Inner Cores. They also often pick up minerals containing spiritual essence and bring them back to decorate their lairs. Those people must be after the treasures!"
There was no shortage of creatures in nature with a habit of collecting things, and the Mountain Ogres of this world were among them. Unlike ordinary crows, however, which liked collecting useless shiny objects, most of what they gathered were spirit materials containing spiritual essence!
"Who are you?" The others had spotted Li Chen and You An as well, and hurriedly called out, "Run! Run!"
"Hmm?" Li Chen and You An were a little surprised. "They don't seem like bad people."
"Then let's kill the Mountain Ogres and ask them what's going on."
Li Chen sent the Water Spider leaping into the air. Under the astonished gazes of the others, he charged straight at the Mountain Ogres roaring and lunging out of the cave.
Its four front steel legs rose in turn, swinging and slashing wildly at tremendous speed, covering an area more than ten feet across.
To a master swordsman, this would have looked like nothing more than wild hacking, utterly devoid of technique. In truth, however, rune script programs had already plotted the trajectories, both cutting off room to dodge and exploiting the principle that a straight line was the shortest path.
With these simple, direct slashes alone, jets of blood soon spurted