“Demons… you scattered them?”
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Looking at Felly, Rocky clearly did not understand what he meant, so he asked, “Tell me exactly what happened.”
“Yes.” Felly responded and said, “Sir, when I was leading two skyships on patrol, we happened to see a few demons all moving in the same direction. I thought they were about to attack Backhill Village, so I immediately ordered the skyships to follow them.”
“But then I discovered that the demons were not heading to attack Backhill Village; instead, they were gathering together.”
“What?”
After Felly finished speaking, Rocky was startled and asked, “What do you mean the demons were gathering together?”
“Demons from all directions were converging on one place. By the time we discovered them, more than twenty demons had already gathered. Fearing they might attack Backhill Village, I ordered the skyships to bombard them, scattering the gathered demons.”
In just a few words, Felly had summarized the situation to Rocky, and although his words were brief, they caused both Rocky and Monte to furrow their brows after hearing them!
Demons, gathering together?
This discovery was extremely important! But how could this be possible?
Rocky had never heard of such a thing before, so he looked to Monte, who had once been a Demon Hunter and was most knowledgeable about demon behavior.
“I’ve never encountered anything like this either, but if it’s the Black-eyed Demon, it might be unusual, yet not impossible. After all, Black-eyed Demons are communal creatures.”
Seeing Rocky looking at him, Monte spoke up. Although he had never personally witnessed a similar situation, given the communal nature of Black-eyed Demons, it was not beyond the realm of possibility that they would gather and act together.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Felly interjected, “Sir, it wasn’t just Black-eyed Demons that were gathering; there were other types of demons as well.”
“Are you sure?”
With Felly’s words, Monte was immediately taken aback and quickly followed up with, “Felly, are you absolutely certain you weren’t mistaken?”
“Instructor, I’m absolutely sure because the other demons with the Black-eyed Demons had distinct features: they had two horns on their heads and their heads looked like those of cows; they also had Scale Armor. When I ordered the skyships to bombard, the Black-eyed Demons were quickly dispersed, but these types of demons kept charging into the sky, so I definitely could not have been mistaken.”
“The armored bull demons…”
Upon hearing Felly’s description, Monte immediately recognized what type of demon he had seen, and his expression changed.
“Sir! Something isn’t right here!”
Turning his head, Monte immediately said to Rocky, “Sir, if it were just Black-eyed Demons gathering together, perhaps it could be explained, but the presence of armored bull demons as well is very suspicious.”
“Why?”
“Because armored bull demons are solitary creatures. They are extremely territorial, and typically, there’s only one armored bull demon per territory, never exceeding two.”
“…Felly, how many armored bull demons did you see?”
After hearing Monte’s explanation, Rocky asked Felly.
“At least three, I’m absolutely certain I wasn’t mistaken.”
When faced with this question, Felly was very certain in his response.
This made things clear; different types of Demons had gathered together for some unknown reason—this was the intelligence Felly had brought back.
This was extremely important intelligence! Because if nothing unexpected happened, these gathered Demons were most likely targeting Backhill Village!
As this possibility emerged in his mind, Rocky could no longer remain calm. He hurriedly sent Monte to call Lin Feng and Liliya over because they also needed to know about this.
Not long after, Lin Feng and Liliya arrived at Rocky’s tent, and Felly repeated what he had said before. Once he finished, Lin Feng and Liliya also fell into deep thought.
“Captain Lin Feng, have you encountered this kind of situation before?”
“No.” Shaking his head at Rocky, Lin Feng frowned deeply, “In the past during our mining, the attracted Demons would immediately attack the village. They never gathered together like this.”
“So, you’re saying that the Demons are gathering this time because they are organized?”
Realizing that Lin Feng had also never encountered such a situation, Rocky voiced his own thoughts. He believed that since different types of Demons had gathered, including both solitary and social ones, their gathering must not be spontaneous but organized!
“Impossible!”
“Rocky, it won’t happen.”
“Right, how could Demons possibly be organized.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than he faced unanimous opposition from everyone, whether it was Lin Feng or Liliya, or even Monte. They all shook their heads as if they were spinning drums, indicating that he was completely wrong.
This left Rocky somewhat bewildered; he didn’t think he had said anything incorrect!
His thought wasn’t just blind conjecture; it had occurred to him right after the last battle.
The reason the last battle had been so fierce was because there were too many Demons. But why had the number of Demons suddenly increased so much? Naturally, it was because of the lurking in the previous days!
Before the battle occurred, the Demons had completely disappeared for six days, and then suddenly appeared, continuing to emerge in six waves one after another. Could there be no connection between these two events?
Rocky believed there must be a connection. It was precisely because the scattered Demons had gathered together during those six days that the attack was so fierce.
Not only did Rocky believe that the Demons were organized, but he also thought they were commanded, otherwise why would the exact count of ten appear in each of the six waves of Demons?
So, he was perplexed as to where he had spoken incorrectly to face such unanimous rebuttal.
Unfortunately, even after he shared his thoughts and rationale, Lin Feng, Liliya, and Monte still continuously shook their heads.
“Rocky, the things you’re thinking about simply aren’t possible. Demons can’t be organized, much less commanded.”
Even as Rocky tried his best to explain his ideas, Liliya still said, “Demons have occupied the land for a century, and since the very first day they appeared, these beasts have acted purely on instinct, regardless of whether they are high-level or low-level Demons.”
“Miss Liliya is correct.” After Liliya finished speaking, Lin Feng also said, “Commander Rocky, I’ve lived in Backhill Village since I was born, but I’ve never heard of Demons being organized. Moreover, if Demons could be organized to act collectively, our Backhill Village would have been annihilated long ago, right?”
“More than just Backhill Village, if Demons could be organized and obey commands, I’m afraid these beasts wouldn’t only occupy the land; they would have taken to the skies long ago.”
As Liliya, Lin Feng, and Monte spoke, they shook their heads; not one of them thought Rocky’s idea was correct, even going so far as to find it somewhat ludicrous…
