"Help me..."
The startled cry of the Crow Demon suddenly rang out. Little Pig Demon, Red Pi, who was making a fire in a shaded area on the riverbank, turned around just in time to see the Crow Demon being dragged into the river by something.
Before he could react, he saw Bai Mao jump into the river too.
Finally realizing what had happened, Red Pi immediately stood up, grabbed the fish spear that was lying nearby, and rushed towards the riverbank.
However, by the time he reached the riverbank...
All he could see on the river surface were the undulating ripples; Bai Mao and the Crow Demon were nowhere in sight.
"Bai Mao..."
"Crow Demon..."
Little Pig Demon Red Pi was filled with anxiety. He walked along the bank, constantly yelling out their names.
But the seemingly tranquil river seemed as if nothing had happened at all.
Yet he was certain – his two companions had just been swallowed by the river.
Though it was clear that Bai Mao had deliberately jumped into the water.
"Bai Mao..."
Little Pig Demon Red Pi continued downstream, constantly calling out.
Time seemed to crawl by.
Still, nothing unusual happened on the river.
The anxiety on Little Pig Demon Red Pi's face deepened by the minute.
Just then.
A jet-black avian head suddenly rose from the downstream section of the river.
It was the Crow Demon.
"Crow Demon!"
Little Pig Demon Red Pi's face burst into joy at the sight. He sprinted downstream, ready to help pull him ashore with the other end of the fish spear.
However, the gasping Crow Demon quickly grabbed onto the spear handle and pointed hurriedly at the river below, shouting to Red Pi, "Bai Mao, Bai Mao is still under... we must save him... ".
At the sight of Crow Demon's desperate plea...
Little Pig Demon Red Pi's face tensed up even more.
Although he was a naturally good swimmer, he had hardly ever swam in such a river and his swimming skills were just slightly better than the Crow Demon's.
On land, he could be of help.
But underwater, he didn't even know if he could fight.
Recklessly diving in might just put Bai Mao in more peril.
Though the Little Pig Demon usually looks a bit slow and less responsive than other demons, he wasn't one to act impulsively at critical moments.
"Quick, quick, get up..."
Red Pi pulled the drenched and bedraggled Crow Demon onto the bank, then immediately asked, "Where is Bai Mao? How is he?"
"Bai Mao is in the water, he was fighting that demon. That's how I managed to escape from the Fish Demon's mouth..."
The Crow Demon hastily reported. As he spoke, he picked up Little Pig Demon Red Pi's fish spear and started scanning the water keenly.
However, while the river currents weren't very fast, the flow was still steady.
There was no way the Crow Demon could see anything.
"Below..."
"They must've been washed downstream..."
The Crow Demon speculated as he hastily started running downstream.
Little Pig Demon Red Pi immediately started following him.
As he looked over the calm surface of the river, the Crow Demon turned to Red Pi whilst still running and said, "No... Bai Mao won't stand a chance against that demon underwater. We have to look for the Bear Leader for help..."
Little Pig Demon Red Pi heard but didn't respond. He knew that the Crow Demon was anxious, but what he really wanted to say was, by the time the Bear Leader arrived, who knows where Bai Mao would've been washed to.
Just as the two little demons were getting extremely anxious.
Suddenly, large patches of blood appeared on the river's surface not far downstream.
"There!"
"There's blood there!"
Upon noticing the anomaly, Crow Demon immediately pointed to the downstream area and yelled, quickening his pace as he ran down.
As he and Red Pi reached the spot and stared down into the water...
A white head suddenly surfaced from the river downstream.
"Bai Mao..."
The Crow Demon instantly released a cry of joy.
Lu Fei, however, was too preoccupied to respond.
He was panting heavily.
He was well aware that his demon body had far superior physical strength.
Had he still be in his old body on Earth, he wouldn't have managed what he just did. Forget fighting the Fish Demon underwater, he wouldn't even have been able to hold his breath for this long no matter what.
"Huff..."
"Huff..."
Lu Fei was gulping down the air in the water.
Right at that moment.
The Crow Demon and the Little Pig Demon Red Pi ran over, a bamboo pole fish spear suddenly thrust in front of him, giving Lu Fei, who had just recovered his senses, quite a shock.
"It's flipped, it's flipped!"
Frightened by the sight of the Crow Demon clumsily pointing the sharp end of the fish spear at White Haired, Pig Demon Red Pi shouted hurriedly.
"Oh..."
"Sorry, sorry..."
The Crow Demon smiled awkwardly and immediately retracted his spear, switching to the other end.
Only then did Lu Fei grasp the fish spear, letting the Crow Demon drag his exhausted self to the riverside.
"White Haired, how are you doing? You okay?"
Seeing Lu Fei crawl ashore and collapse on the ground, Crow Demon immediately leaned in to ask.
"I'm fine, aside from almost being impaled by you..."
Lu Fei was panting heavily, looking annoyed as he glanced up at the drenched and disheveled Crow Demon.
"Hehe..."
The Crow Demon let out a foolish laugh upon hearing this: "As long as you're fine, as long as you're fine.."
"White Haired..."
At this moment, Little Pig Demon Red Pi asked: "What on earth happened just now?"
Lu Fei, still panting heavily, didn't feel like talking, so he turned his gaze towards the Crow Demon.
Sensing Lu Fei's gaze, the Crow Demon paused, then quickly responded, saying: "I think I am the one who knows it best..."
"I'll tell it..."
"Just now, I was fishing by the river. You know, it's too hot, I didn't realize it, that monster suddenly rushed out of the water and dragged me into the river..."
"Fortunately, White Haired came quickly. He fought the monster underwater with a fish spear, giving me the chance to escape..."
"Red Pi, you wouldn't believe how dangerous it was underwater just now..."
Listening to the Crow Demon narrating the story of the underwater incident to Little Pig Demon Red Pi.
Lu Fei, sitting and resting on the side, couldn't help but recall the risky scene underwater he experienced before.
His swimming skills were excellent back on Earth, and he'd even worked part-time as a lifeguard at a swimming pool.
This was one of the reasons he dared to dive into the water and fight the Fish Demon when he saw the Crow Demon being dragged underwater.
Of course, the main reason was that his current demon body gave him confidence.
Besides, he was already seeing the Crow Demon as his future henchman, one of his core members. How could he just watch him being dragged away by the Fish Demon?
"Did... Did that monster end up dying?"
At this moment, Little Pig Demon Red Pi's voice rang out.
This immediately reminded Lu Fei of the final thrust he had given the Fish Demon with his spear.
Crow Demon: "For that, we have to ask White Haired..."
Hearing the conversation of his two companions, Lu Fei slowly stood up and said, "Even if the Fish Demon isn't dead, it definitely suffered severe injuries..."
"Because I severely damaged its eyes..."
...
As the sky was completely dark.
Lu Fei, along with the Crow Demon and Little Pig Demon Red Pi, had just brought back the last stack of bamboo pole arrows to the stone cave.
Since the Crow Demon's wings were bitten by the Fish Demon in a sneak attack at noon, it had made it difficult for him to fly after transforming.
As a result, their air transport plan had failed.
The three demons had to use their humanoid forms to carry back all the arrows, trip after trip.
The stone cave was a little distance away from that bamboo forest.
Which is why the three little demons had been busy until now.
"Phew, phew, phew..."
As the Crow Demon put down the arrows in his arms and fell onto the stone bed next to him, he sighed, "I'm so tired, why am I having such a bad day..."
Little Pig Demon Red Pi: "Move over, that's not your bed..."
Crow Demon: "Let me lie down a bit longer, I'm really tired..."
Red Pi: "Your bed is next door..."
Lu Fei paid no attention to the two demons' routine behavior.
He climbed onto the stone bed and lay down, arousing a thought within his mind.
Swish swish swish...
Rows of virtual characters glowing with a faint white light started appearing before his eyes.
[Host: Lu Fei]
[Realm: Level One Demon Soldier (40/100)]
[Cultivation Techniques: Demon Breathing Skills (Beginner) (27/100)]
[Abilities: Spear Skills (Beginner) (18/100); Archery skills (Beginner) (6/100); Fish Spear Skills (Beginner) (15/100)]
[Divine Skills: None]
[Innate talent: Sky Wolf Swallowing the Moon (Beginner) (7/100)]
[Soul Power: 1]
[.....]
Looking at the data continuously appearing in front of him, Lu Fei suddenly widened his eyes: "Huh..."