Soon, the four of them arrived in front of a canyon.
"It's in that cave!"
Hidden behind a large rock, Yu Fengnian trembled and pointed to the distance, speaking with a face full of fear.
Fang Yuan and the other three looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, behind some trees, there was a dark cave.
Even from a distance, they could vaguely smell a stench coming from the cave.
"Brother Fang, what should we do now?" Bai Feng looked at Fang Yuan eagerly, asking, "Should we charge in?"
Lin Jing frowned, "I think we shouldn't act rashly."
Fang Yuan, however, turned to Yu Fengnian and asked, "You said your family is in this cave?"
"Yes!" Yu Fengnian nodded, his face full of anxiety. "Please, I beg you, help me rescue them!"
At this point, Yu Fengnian suddenly tried to kneel, but Fang Yuan quickly stopped him.
"No need," Fang Yuan said with a warm smile. "I've always enjoyed helping others and don't like receiving such formalities."
His tone suddenly turned cold.
"However, since you're so worried about your family, I'll send you to rescue them!"
With that, Fang Yuan grabbed Yu Fengnian by the neck and threw him outward!
Everyone was startled by Fang Yuan's action. In the midst of Yu Fengnian's terrified gaze, his body flew out and landed precisely in the open area in front of the cave.
The next moment, the seemingly solid ground sank like mud, and Yu Fengnian was swallowed up completely.
At the same time, several claws emerged from the mud, firmly grabbing onto him!
"It's me, it's me!!" Yu Fengnian screamed in agony as the claws tore at him. "I was thrown here by the other side! The people you're looking for are over there, by the large rock!"
At this moment, Lin Jing and Bai Feng suddenly realized—Yu Fengnian was an undercover agent for the demons!
He was a traitor!
His purpose was to lead them into the muddy ground ahead!
Luckily, Fang Yuan saw through it!
"Worthless!" A sharp, screeching voice came from the swamp. The next moment, several rat demons suddenly leaped out of the mud!
Each one was roughly the size of a child—small, fierce, with sharp teeth, and some even wielded knives and swords!
Seeing these rat demons, Fang Yuan swallowed, suppressing the urge to strike. He then said, "You two handle it!"
"Got it!"
Lin Jing nodded. She waved her right hand, and the mighty, ferocious Roc appeared once again!
The rhino demon let out a furious roar and charged at the rat demons, engaging in a fierce battle!
"I'll handle things here. You two go into the cave!" Lin Jing turned to Fang Yuan. "There are probably plenty of demons inside the cave as well!"
Since Fang Yuan thought of his companions, Lin Jing naturally wasn't heartless!
When encountering opportunities, they all help each other. Good fortune should be shared!
"Alright!" Fang Yuan nodded, not being formal. He smiled and thought to himself, as expected, his judgment in choosing friends was always spot-on.
In his past life, his friends were mostly regular workers, but whenever someone faced trouble, they would always help each other out. This life, it was still the same!
"Brother, get ready to fly!"
Fang Yuan casually grabbed Bai Feng's arm and used Flying Boat to speed past the demons below, entering the cave.
The view immediately turned pitch dark, and a foul stench overwhelmed them.
Bai Feng covered his nose, raised his left hand, and a crossbow materialized from his wrist, emitting a faint purple light that illuminated the surroundings.
"Nice skill…" Fang Yuan commented. "But it's still too dark."
He raised a finger, and dazzling electric light shot out from his fingertip, illuminating everything around them as if they were standing under the blazing sun.
For a human-powered generator, darkness wasn't an issue.
Bai Feng's small sense of pride vanished instantly.
After passing through a corridor, they entered a massive, open cavern.
The most eye-catching feature in the cavern was a huge mound of meat at the center.
The mound was lying on a throne made purely of human skulls and bones, weighing at least a thousand pounds!
This was clearly a rat demon fatter than an elephant!
The demon's flesh piled up in waves, and its sleek, black fur glistened, showing it had been well-fed.
On either side of this giant rat demon, several strong and muscular rat demons stood, mimicking humans by wearing clothes. Their muscles underneath their fur were like iron, thick and solid.
"My god…" Bai Feng widened his eyes, swallowing nervously. The sight made him feel fear.
The terrifying pressure exuded by the giant rat demon made Bai Feng tremble all over!
Its power… probably far exceeded his!
He was currently at the second realm, sixth level. Could the rat demon be at the third realm?
No… it was probably even higher!
"Tsk, tsk, who would have thought, human children would dare to venture to my doorstep…"
The rat demon king on the throne suddenly looked surprised. It lazily raised its head and looked down at Fang Yuan and Bai Feng, raising its fingers in mockery.
"Do you know, I've eaten… twenty, uh, no, thirty…."
It suddenly looked irritated and shook its head.
"Forget it, I can't count. Anyway, I've eaten a lot of human children. Every time I want to eat, I have to send my subordinates to catch them. But those damn adults would rather sacrifice themselves and hide the children. Catching children is really troublesome and requires a lot of effort. I never expected this time to be so easy!"
It pointed at Fang Yuan and Bai Feng.
"Two human children, did you get lost? How did you end up at the doorstep of death?"
As soon as these words were said, the other elite rat demons around them looked over with mocking grins, showing their sharp teeth.
"…"
Bai Feng shrank into a ball in fear, but still stubbornly raised his crossbow.
As for Fang Yuan, he smiled and returned a grin identical to the rat demons!
The next moment, he answered the rat demon king's question with action!
Fang Yuan stepped forward suddenly, becoming a blur, like an arrow shot from a bow, charging straight at the rat demon king!
The entire process was as fast as thunder, and the rat demon king's pupils constricted, quickly reacting!
Black smoke suddenly billowed from its body, immediately enveloping everything around it!
The black smoke seemed highly corrosive, as the human bones under the rat demon king began sizzling and melted into liquid in the blink of an eye!
However, Fang Yuan didn't care. Without hesitation, he threw himself into the deadly black smoke!
"You're charging in so recklessly, how foolish!"
The rat demon king's eyes gleamed with joy as it opened its mouth wide and exhaled another stinking poisonous gas towards Fang Yuan, who was getting closer!
But almost at the same time, Fang Yuan suddenly flickered and vanished from its sight.
Where did he go?!
The rat demon king turned its head, just about to search, but froze in place the next moment.
Because a long, slender hand had firmly gripped its head!
A voice full of mockery rang in the rat demon king's ears.
"You're the one who came to the doorstep of death!"