Lu Wu was indeed somewhat puzzled.
As far as his perception range went, those Demon Beasts had indeed drawn close.
But the Intermediate Mage leaders had made no move. Since Liang Baiye's perception was stronger than Captain Yu Keyan's, she should have noticed them already.
Yet from the looks of things, she had not.
And those scouts had been gone for a while. They should have returned by now.
Questions kept arising in his mind. Lu Wu waited a while before finally spotting a Holy Light slowly rising into the sky.
"Look, Holy Light! There really are Demon Beasts!!" Wu Xiaoxiao hurriedly shouted when she saw the Holy Light rise.
This was Light Element magic, visible even during the day.
Of course, it was not too far away. At a greater distance, it really would have been difficult to see clearly.
Liang Baiye's expression changed when the Holy Light appeared.
She carefully extended her perception and discovered two powerful auras within its range.
"What's going on? What is going on?" Liang Baiye could not understand it.
Why had she only sensed these Demon Beasts once they were so close?!
And what was going on with this Holy Light? Why had it come so late?!
"We have an emergency!" Yu Keyan's expression was equally grave. "Two Warrior Level beasts and several Servant Level ones."
"It's too late to leave now. Have everyone below the Intermediate Level scatter!!" Liang Baiye told Yu Keyan.
Without another word, she began summoning her Summoned Beast.
A flash of silver radiance appeared. Liang Baiye knew this was no time to ask why Lu Wu had sensed what she could not.
Nor was there time for regret. Instead, she prepared to fight.
The dozen or so people grew somewhat disordered after seeing the Holy Light. Under the direction of Yu Keyan and the others, seven remained while the rest ran toward either side of the canyon.
Some headed toward Lu Wu's group.
Yet as they scattered, the Demon Beasts had already reached the canyon entrance. From his elevated position, Lu Wu could even directly see the two in the lead.
One was taller than the other, the taller standing over ten meters high. Both had savage, serrated bones covered in backward-pointing spikes on their heads, and their three eyes gleamed ferociously. The surrounding trees and bushes looked tiny beside them.
Even the shorter one stood around twelve meters tall, and its bone spikes were exactly like those of the larger one.
Behind the two of them were One-Eyed Demon Wolves several meters tall!!
"Two Warrior Level Bone Spike Fierce Wolves!!" Wu Xiaoxiao's heart pounded with fright.
Bone Spike Fierce Wolves had another name: Three-Eyed Demon Wolves.
Their field of vision covered three-quarters of their surroundings. They possessed bodies as sturdy as steel, and the bone spikes covering them were incomparably hard and sharp.
"We have to buy the people below some time." Lu Wu knew Bone Spike Fierce Wolves were extremely fast.
Especially the tallest one. It was definitely not a Lesser Warrior Level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, but at least an ordinary Warrior Level, perhaps even a Great General!!
"How?" Wu Xiaoxiao asked. "Our current magic can't reach that far."
"Set that patch of woodland on fire." At her words, Lu Wu pointed to a patch of woodland below the canyon.
That patch of woodland was on this side. Once it burned, those Demon Beasts would have to take a detour to pursue the people below.
"Fire Burst: Burning!!" Dongfang Qing said nothing, simply casting Fire Burst as Lu Wu instructed.
Wu Xiaoxiao, however, did not act.
If Lightning Element magic struck that woodland, it might start a fire, but it might also put it out.
They watched as Yu Keyan took his position at the front of the group, with Mu Shengqi following him, along with Liang Baiye and several other Intermediate Mages.
Liang Baiye had already summoned a Summoned Beast, a Warrior Level Green Wood Fox standing over two meters tall, with extraordinarily swift movements.
There was also a Contract Beast, a Servant Level Advanced Stage Pincer Armor Beast that looked like a crab clad in brown scaled armor.
The Green Wood Fox and Pincer Armor Beast stood behind the people, perhaps on Liang Baiye's instructions.
If I awakened the Summoning System, I could summon Little Fire without worrying about being questioned. Lu Wu felt somewhat envious.
Every time he made a sacrifice, he hoped the system would reward him with a Summoning System.
Unfortunately, the sacrifice rewards had often been Star enhancements, and as his Stars were continually strengthened, the degree of improvement grew smaller and smaller.
"Thunderbolt: Yaksha!!"
Yu Keyan attacked first, targeting the strongest ordinary Warrior Level beast.
With Holy Light's warning, although they had been unable to retreat, they had still had time to prepare their magic in advance.
As the Bone Spike Fierce Wolves charged forward, a massive, thick bolt of purple lightning struck down from the clouds above.
Yet the tallest Bone Spike Fierce Wolf easily dodged the purple lightning, which struck the One-Eyed Demon Wolf behind it instead.
That single strike left the One-Eyed Demon Wolf paralyzed all over, and even its aura weakened considerably.
Although it did not die, the flesh on its back was split open, cutting its combat strength directly in half.
"Roar!!"
The Bone Spike Fierce Wolf that had dodged the attack suddenly surged forward, charging straight toward Yu Keyan and the others.
"Rock Barrier: Mountain Screen!!"
An Earth Element mage immediately cast his magic. A massive mountain screen appeared before the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, blocking its path.
Bang!!
The Bone Spike Fierce Wolf slammed savagely into the mountain screen, and the Intermediate Earth Element Mage maintaining it paled. Meanwhile, the second, slightly shorter Bone Spike Fierce Wolf had already skirted the obstacle and was attacking from the other side.
Several One-Eyed Demon Wolves accompanied it.
"Fierce Fist: Nine Palaces!!"
The third leader used his strongest Third Tier Intermediate Level Fire Element magic against that Bone Spike Fierce Wolf.
Nine enormous spiraling pillars of flame erupted from underground, directly overturning the One-Eyed Demon Wolves. The Bone Spike Fierce Wolf was also hit by the impact, but merely shifted position a little.
The scorching pillars of flame rushed against the tallest Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's tail and back, but it paid them no heed at all.
"This won't work. Their defenses are too strong." Liang Baiye's expression was extremely grim.
The One-Eyed Demon Wolves no longer posed a threat, but the two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves had barely been injured.
"Bombard them with magic!!" Yu Keyan shouted.
Against these two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves, even the Lesser Warrior Level one, Basic Level Earth Element traps were already useless.
There was no need for Yu Keyan to say it. The other Intermediate Mages were already prepared.
Mu Shengqi stood at the front of the group. At that moment, he looked at the Lesser Warrior Level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf and cast his magic.
"Raging Waves: Expulsion!!"
High, overlapping waves appeared in the air and rushed straight toward the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, their enormous crests surging forward with tremendous momentum.
Bang!!
The enormous waves slammed into the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, forcing it back dozens of meters.
"Wind Disk: Shred!!"
As the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf was driven back, before it could steady itself, the others' attacks arrived one after another.
Gusts of hurricane-force wind shredded the surrounding woodland. The wind seemed like sharp blades, easily tearing apart everything it swept up.
Countless wounds appeared on the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf's body.
Those wounds were densely packed. Although each was very narrow, the blood flowing from them gathered together and dripped down continuously.
"Roar!!!"
The other, taller Bone Spike Fierce Wolf noticed its companion being attacked and let out an enraged roar.
It rammed the stone screens several times, leaving cracks in them, but then simply gave up.
It took a slight detour and easily blocked the flames as the Lesser Warrior Level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf came under attack.
"Attack the smaller Bone Spike Fierce Wolf!" Liang Baiye shouted at the sight.
If her guess was correct, these two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves were mates. Otherwise, the taller Bone Spike Fierce Wolf would not have gone to block the attack.
After all, in the world of Demon Beasts, they did not readily take attacks for their companions.