The Great King Patrols the Mountain
"Set off!"
The Fallen Demon led the way. These little dwarves, now equipped with new gear, brandished their blades as they walked, like restless teenagers who couldn't resist drawing their swords to slash at the roadside grass and trees, testing their sharpness.
Lin Xu sat on a cloud, while the large red sedan chair below rose into the air. The Red-Robed Ghosts seemed to float, traversing distances of more than ten meters with each step.
The Black Tiger Demon followed behind the ghosts, all alone.
The procession of three or four hundred people, a sea of red, dyed the lush green of Azure Cloud Mountain with patches of crimson, like blooming flowers.
Lin Xu chose a sweeping route that started from the Fallen Demon camp, circled around the foot of the mountain, and returned to the camp.
The four Evil Eye Dharma Protector act as biological radars, capable of locking onto targets from several kilometers away.
Only two or three days had passed since the demon stronghold was destroyed, and large and small groups of monsters appeared on Azure Cloud Mountain.
"Rakanishu!"
The Fallen Demon charged excitedly, surrounding the pack of wolves ahead.
Although timid by nature, these little monsters can be quite brave when there are many people around.
"Awoo~"
The wolf pack burst out of the forest and launched a counterattack against the approaching Fallen Demon.
The lead wolf lunged forward, its sharp snout and fangs snapping as it pounced on the Fallen Demon.
The diminutive Fallen Demon was immediately tackled to the ground, but the iron shield in its hand blocked most of its body.
The wolf's sharp teeth Bite at the shield, but it couldn't even leave a scratch on the black iron shield.
The Fallen Demon, pinned down, swung its scimitar wildly. Though it had little strength, the blade easily tore through the wolf's hide, leaving deep, bone-revealing gashes.
Blood spurted out and rolled onto the shield, but was blocked by a thin, almost invisible film of light. It rolled off the ground like water droplets, leaving the shield completely untouched.
The Fallen Demon on both sides mustered their courage and charged forward, slashing with their crescent blades and easily severing the wolf's spine.
"Aww~"
The blue wolf howled and fell to the ground, struggling for its life, only to be slashed and killed by the Fallen Demon.
In just a few seconds, after a brief exchange, the wolf pack and the Fallen Demon in a full-scale battle.
"Boom~"
A burst of intense heat exploded, and a wolf was sent flying several meters away, crashing heavily into a tree.
The blazing flames ignited the wolf's fur, but the wolf had already lost the ability to howl.
Bilusi's lamp flickered, and amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the other wizards around him, he quickly conjured a new fireball.
With its spiritual sense locking onto the target, the fireball shot through the air in a straight trajectory, accurately striking a wild wolf.
"Boom~"
The fireball exploded, instantly shattering the wolf's hard head. The mangled body rolled twice before settling into the grass, twitching.
Even Spirit Realm monsters are naturally afraid of fire. The continuous explosions and the deaths of their companions frightened the beasts, and several wolves stopped and hesitated.
But the moment they were discovered, their lives were already on a countdown.
The Red-Robed Ghosts silently swept past, weaving a net of red threads to bind the wolf. In just a dozen breaths, the wolf's robust body gradually withered, its once glossy fur becoming dull, until its life force dried up, turning it into a light, desiccated corpse.
The Fallen Demon were responsible for the assault, Red-Robed Ghosts were responsible for the pursuit and cleanup. Under Lin Xu's command, the two legions gradually formed a tactical template and quickly swept through the mountains and forests.
"Hu Da, move forward 300 meters, finish this quickly!" Lin Xu's telepathic message echoed, and a beacon quietly appeared before the Black Tiger Demon.
"Yes, Master!" The Black Tiger Demon immediately perked up, black wind whistling beneath its feet, its body flying like a falling leaf in the wind, and in a few breaths it passed through the forest and arrived at a clearing in the woods.
Beside a small campfire, three Leopard Spirit sat listlessly.
A slightly rusty long knife lay casually on the ground, his eyes fixed on the roasting rabbit meat.
"Roar~"
A thunderous roar resounded, like a thunderclap, making the Leopard Spirit shake its head and feel dizzy.
By the time they came to their senses, they were already bound by the black iron chains in the hands of the black tiger demon.
"Roar~ Awooo..." A Leopard Spirit instinctively tried to fight back, but was slapped by a tiger demon. "Behave yourself!"
With his left hand, he gripped the black iron chains that bound the three Leopard Spirit, while with his right hand, he grabbed a large axe and poised to chop it down in mid-air.
The black tiger demon's body swirled with magical power, its illusory tiger might now transforming into a tangible psychological intimidation, relentlessly pressing down on the minds of the three demons. "Surrender, or die!"
Lin Xu's gaze followed Hu Da's line of sight and landed on the three Leopard Spirit who were looking down and looking docile.
These three little demons spawned from Azure Cloud Mountain not long ago. It seems that this place used to be a demon stronghold, and demons would spawn in the mountain from time to time.
If the demon stronghold still existed, these people would be natural soldiers, but now they have become a hidden danger.
Considering that the former chieftain Hu Da, was still around, they decided to try and recruit these lesser demons, but unexpectedly...
"They surrendered so quickly?" Lin Xu was slightly taken aback.
The Demon Race reveres strength, and the monsters that emerge in the Spirit Realm are born from the fantasies of intelligent life, and also follow certain "setup" rules.
However, for normal Spirit Realm forces, humans can only recruit human NPCs, and this limitation determines that these demons are a burden rather than a resource.
"But for me, this is a good thing..." He looked at the Leopard Spirit who obediently accepted the Dharma Seed, and his eyes lit up.
They've all been subdued; this is now a patrol of demon soldiers, enough to ensure the safety of an area.
Under the watchful gaze of the Hu Da, the three Leopard Spirit accepted the Dharma Seed one by one, opening up a spiritual platform within their sea of consciousness.
With his spiritual platform nascent, three illusory beams of light flickered like candles in his sea of consciousness. Sensing the surging demonic power within the Leopard Spirit gradually transforming into more refined magical energy, Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction. "Continue!"
The most important purpose of this patrol is to obtain a sufficient amount of Source Fire, and the second is to subdue a group of monsters from the Spirit Realm to fill the troop shortage in Azure Cloud Mountain.
"Boom~"
A powerful Mind Blast exploded in the campfire camp, sending more than a dozen goblins staggering and dropping their rusty weapons.
These small monsters, common in Western fantasy, were knocked to the ground by a single mental spell cast by the Dharma Protector Evil Eye.
By the time the surviving goblins struggled to their feet, the Fallen Demon were already charging at them, brandishing their scimitars.
Another monster settlement has been wiped out. Lin Xu glanced at the chaotic battlefield and found that besides a few copper coins (Dharma Coin) and Source Fire, there was also an iron box.
"Perhaps it's because there are hundreds of goblins in this camp, and even a goblin mage..." He glanced past the extinguished campfire and his gaze fell on the iron box.
Unfortunately, this camp does not have a recruitment function.
Not all monster camps have recruitment privileges. For example, this place is just a settlement in the Spirit Realm's markers, and it doesn't have a building panel.