Chapter 413 Can You Talk?

It wasn’t a display screen, nor was it a wall, but a kind of… mist-like existence. A mass of gray fog gathered together, and the middle part unfolded as if it had opened a passage to another world, seemingly connecting directly to the space where the fat guy and the others were, observing them from an angle above.

It was indeed a very excellent spot for spectators.

However, the image sometimes blurred, as if the billowing fog caused a loss of signal, giving off a vibe reminiscent of old televisions from the last century.

Still, the fact that these demons managed to evolve from having no intelligence to being able to create something like this in less than a year was enough to prove their threat level; who knows, maybe soon demons would truly establish civilization and even develop a language for internal communication.

Watching this scene, Xia Xinyan couldn’t help but recall the expedition in her previous life, which suddenly led her to a guess—was the heavy loss in the expedition due, apart from the expeditionary force’s unpreparedness, also possibly because of this?

At that time, these demons had already evolved into a civilization, possessing intelligence comparable to humans; thus, well-prepared, they totally crushed the expeditionary army with their home-ground advantage…

So, could it be the ultimate failure of her previous life’s mission was caused by dragging things out for too long?

As she pondered this, the monsters in the hall, initially engrossed in the situation inside, were now captivated by the two individuals.

Once again, a moment of silence fell over the scene. The two shared a brief gaze with the group of demons, which suddenly erupted into angry shouts, like startled gorillas, making various threatening gestures. Yet, none of the demons dared to rush forward first.

Xia Xinyan scanned around and locked onto a demon hidden in the far corner.

It was a very feeble demon, actively trying to hide behind its companions, lowering its presence as much as possible. Although it was also shouting at them, its demeanor resembled more of a response meant to avoid standing out rather than a display of might.

Judging from this alone, the demon’s intelligence had clearly evolved to a high level.

Most importantly, she sensed that this demon had a faint connection with the entire space, making it quite different from the others.

It was like standing on the ground versus a tree rooted in the ground; the former merely made contact with the surface, while the latter was deeply integrated andone with the earth.

Xia Xinyan felt that this guy must be the cause of the spatial rift.

She immediately waved her tail and pointed to the demon: “Mo Mo, that’s the target.”

Ling Mo followed her gaze and noticed the special demon, nodding: “Got it.”

The moment the demon realized that the two had focused their attention on it, it paused for a second and simply dropped the act; it let out a furious roar—then turned to run.

Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo immediately wanted to chase after it, but at that moment, all the other demons suddenly charged at them, clearly ready to engage more seriously than before.

Ling Mo swiftly positioned himself in front of Xia Xinyan, summoning a plethora of long-range explosive weapons and unleashing a barrage of firepower on the demons.

Xia Xinyan had to stop halfway—getting any closer would mean being blown to bits by Ling Mo.

She thought Ling Mo was truly impressive.

Whenever he switched to bombastic mode, she hardly had any chance to intervene.

In fact, she didn’t quite like that style.

However, it was evident that these demons were no match for the cannon fodder they had previously slaughtered; even with Ling Mo deploying strong firepower in an instant, the demons pushed through the barrage with their abilities, breaking through the frontline and closing in on the two.

At such a close distance, heavy firepower was no longer suitable, so Ling Mo summoned two particle blades to meet the charging demons, while the backline firepower showed no signs of relenting.

Xia Xinyan participated in the fight as well; many of these demons had physique enhancement abilities. They didn’t seem powerful, but with just one punch, they could create a dent in the floor—considering the material here, which couldn’t even be deformed by Ling Mo’s nuclear-level weapons, these demons were capable of leaving a hole with a simple punch.

Xia Xinyan didn’t need to imagine what would happen if those fists connected with her.

Thankfully, these demons were not overwhelmingly powerful; their strength was high, yes, but they couldn’t keep up with their speed. If they couldn’t hit her, then all that strength meant nothing.

However, the battle still became drawn-out; those demons had learned to cooperate with each other. Every time Xia Xinyan found an opportunity to kill one demon, another would attack from the direction of her defense gaps, forcing her to abandon the attack to reposition. Ling Mo was in a somewhat similar situation.

This resulted in the fact that while the demons couldn’t land a hit on them, the two were also having a tough time dealing with them.

And the frail little demon Xia Xinyan had zeroed in on earlier? It had fled she didn’t know where.

—Until Xia Xinyan finally seized an opponent’s opening and swiftly beheaded one demon.

Blood instantly sprayed out from the severed neck, and the headless demon weakly threw two punches in the direction of its previous attack before slowly toppling down.

Another demon, initially rushing in to cover for its fallen comrade, paused for a moment.

Finally, the stalemate was broken, and Xia Xinyan showed no sign of stopping. She spun around and whipped her tail toward the stunned demon.

The latter reacted in an instant, startled, then jumped back to evade her attack, yelling as it turned to flee.

The other demons now noticed the first of their kind had finally been killed by Xia Xinyan, and the one choosing to run became a catalyst, instantly prompting all of them to give up the battle and scream as they scattered in all directions.

Ling Mo paused.

Xia Xinyan then swiftly chased after the first fleeing demon—the one that had annoyed her the most and made her the angriest.

Once she caught up, she didn’t hesitate and swung her tail, intending to kill it. The demon seemed to sense the incoming attack and rolled forward, narrowly avoiding being sliced in half, but it still got slashed on the back, causing blood to flow.

But just when Xia Xinyan tried to finish off the demon that had already fallen, it suddenly shouted, “I didn’t even touch you once, and you’re chasing me down to kill?!”

Xia Xinyan was stunned: “You can talk?”

“Of course, I can talk! How else would we communicate?”

“Then why didn’t you say anything earlier?”

“You guys attacked without even talking to me!”

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