The Holy Guidance Spirit Furnace?
Leng Xiao's gaze sharpened. She clearly hadn't expected this seemingly young knight to possess something like that.
But she had no time to entertain any other thoughts. She kept waving her Magic Staff, sending streak after streak of blood-red light pouring from the gem at its tip.
Two-Headed Demon Vultures and Bird Demons swept toward Yue Ye and the others in a vast swarm. Any struck by Leng Xiao's red light died instantly, their bodies swallowed whole by the scarlet rays.
Although the thirty Fire Element Magic Conjurers hired by the Yue Ye Merchant Caravan had depleted most of their spiritual power and been ordered by Leng Xiao to recover inside the carriage below, they were still playing their part.
By activating the elemental magic arrays engraved on the luxurious carriage, they raised several magic shields radiating dense fire and wind elemental energy, easing the pressure on Leng Xiao and Long Haochen atop the carriage.
They knew very well that, as professionals of the Six Great Temples, they would meet an utterly miserable end if they fell into demon hands. Unlike the workers escorting the wagons, they would not even have the chance of being taken into demon territory as slaves.
A fiery red halo enveloped the entire carriage, deflecting every spear hurled by the Bird Demons overhead. This was the fundamental reason Yue Ye refused to leave it: the carriage itself was a powerful piece of magic equipment.
Although the elite Berserk Demons, whose strength averaged the fourth tier, could easily tear through the Yue Ye Merchant Company's guards, they were no match for the two Demon Hunt Squads.
The fifth-tier Verdant Twin-Blade Demons gave everyone considerable trouble, but fortunately, there weren't many of them. The squad members, who were also at the fifth