In this world shrouded in gray fog, not getting lost is already a blessing, and taking a detour?
On the opposite bank of the river, Du Yu forced himself to suppress his pounding heart as he landed steadily from the sky.
And after he landed, in the sight of the two girls, the misty riverbank across the river, shrouded in light gray fog, finally revealed its mysterious veil!
On both sides of the riverbank, Du Yu and Lin Shiwei served as two focal points, dispersing the layers of fog and restoring this stretch of river to its original appearance.
"Nai~" Just as Lin Shiwei was preparing to move, Xiaobai's voice suddenly came from across the river.
A Dust Spirit Deer, formed of Immortal Mist, quietly appeared and soared straight up, step by step ascending to heaven!
Glory Gold · Dust Fog Assault!
If someone else had done this, Lin Shiwei might have questioned or even resented a teammate for wasting Demon Breath.
But since this move was Du Yu's... Lin Shiwei simply waited patiently.
Her trust in him was forged by fighting side by side through battles of life and death, something ordinary people couldn't comprehend.
Sure enough, the "Immortal Mist Deer" climbing step by step drew the retaliation and frenzied pecking of the Violent Shadow Crows.
And on Du Yu's shoulder, in front of Xiaoyan's face, a fireball gathered and was spat out with fierce intent.
The Immortal Deer lured the enemy in, Spark Splash settled the score!
"Boom!"
High up in the sky, a fireball exploded with a resounding blast!
The Violent Shadow Crows, their brains invaded by Cold Qi, had completely lost their usual instincts, blind to danger, and singleminded in tearing at their enemies.
As many as six or seven Violent Shadow Crows were blown away, with two or three falling into the river farther away.
Little Flying Fish darted over from under the river at once.
Du Yu shouted loudly: "Hurry up! Cross now while you can, I'll cover you!"
"Throw them over." Lin Shiwei quickly dismounted the deer and ordered the Rose Double Spirit.
The girl scooped up a Lightning Cat in her arms, ignoring the little one's whimpering pleas, and, with a forceful toss, flung it toward the opposite bank.
Rose Double Spirit worked even faster, hurling one Demon Beast after another across.
"Stay there!" Lin Shiwei suddenly barked out a harsh order.
The Blade Rock Monkey froze under its feet, long arms touching the ground, back arched, looking at Lin Shiwei in terror.
Lin Shiwei: "If you leave us, you'll die."
"Nai!" Bai Lu translated for her master, and the Blade Rock Monkey looked at the mist in the distance, then at the Demon Beasts being flung across one after another...
"Come here." Lin Shiwei grabbed the tufted tail of the Cloud Brocade Lamb, and, with a fierce fling, sent it flying, coldly glancing at the Blade Rock Monkey.
"Baa~~" The Cloud Brocade Lamb gave a startled cry, squeezing its eyes shut in fear as the sound grew more and more distant.
Much like a fluffy sheep, its limbs and head tucked into its thick wool, its entire body curled up into a "cotton candy" ball.
The Cloud Brocade Lamb flew across the river and was caught steadily by Du Yu.
"Baa?" The cotton candy twitched, and the Cloud Brocade Lamb poked out its little head.
It cautiously opened its eyes, seeing for itself Du Yu's gentle smile.
"I'll get you all out of here," Du Yu said quietly, but he hurriedly set the "cotton candy" down and reached out to catch the flying Blade Rock Monkey.
The Cloud Brocade Lamb rolled on the ground, only to be pinned by a Thunderlight Leopard's paw.
In this cataclysm, had this leopard formed a deep friendship with the little lamb?
"Ooo~ ooo~" wailed the Blade Rock Monkey as it landed in Du Yu's arms, still frightened.
It seemed to want to climb onto Du Yu's other shoulder, but was swatted back down by Xiaoyan's tail.
Blade Rock Monkey: "..."
Across the river, Bai Lu took a flying leap, carrying Lin Shiwei and Li Mengnan, as well as the Fire Fox mother and child in Mengnan's arms, finally soaring over the river.
Just as success was in sight, something strange occurred!
"Pfft~"
"Pfft!" Suddenly, jets of water shot out from the calm river—Little Flying Fish, now done with their earlier meal, had set their sights on the Immortal Deer.
"Oh my god." Du Yu muttered, mouth slightly agape. Celestial Level·Great Success Stage Bai Lu barely paid any attention to the low quality little water jets.
Amazingly, Bai Lu's snow hooves trod lightly, stepping right on the shooting water streams!
Bai Lu let her Demon Breath Battle Robe quiver gently, borrowing force in midair, dashing at speed across the river, landing stably in front of Du Yu.
"Nai~" Xiaobai's eyes were full of admiration, happily jumping in place.
Behind them, the river burst into showers of spray!
One by one, Little Flying Fish burst out of the water, fanning their fin-wings, hovering in midair, shooting streams of water at them.
"Ying!" At the tip of Xiaoyan's long tail, Demon Breath swirled, and flame lines whipped out at once.
It didn't matter if she missed; Xiaoyan's tail was agile, and Fox Tail Flowing Flame, like a long flaming whip, lashed madly at the flying fish over the river.
With Prince Yan taking the lead, the Demon Beast team mustered their courage, laying into the floundering Flying Fish with all their might—a volley of Electric Element and Wind Demon Skills lashed out, the river surface thrown into utter chaos with flying fish scattering everywhere...
"Go!" Du Yu wasn't about to waste any time here. Seeing the Little Flying Fish forced back and falling into the water, he swiveled his deer's antlers and dashed away.
"Keep up!" Lin Shiwei called out, urging the team forward to continue south.
After crossing this wide river, there were far fewer Cold Beasts along the way, and the newly ascended Celestial Xiaoyan was just the perfect weapon for slaying monsters!
As they kept moving, Du Yu realized that their team was about to reach the boundary, and his heart surged with anticipation.
They made it!
We're about to reach the streets of human society. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll see the highway soon!
We've really led the team out!
But just as hope filled Du Yu's heart, a bucket of cold water was poured over his head.
"Is this... the boundary?" Du Yu exclaimed in shock, staring at the towering tree wall ahead, suddenly reminded of the Demon Plant Barrier in Little Shiwei's backyard!
Just like the Demon Plant Barrier surrounding the Demon Spirit Academy training grounds—if a Demon Skill flew out of bounds, the demon plants would extend their branches to intercept it.
At this moment, one massive demonic plant after another stretched out branches, coiling layer upon layer to form a thick, impassable wall of trees!
"Huh?" Li Mengnan lifted her head, seeing layer after layer of branches and leaves tightly packed, no gap in sight.
Lin Shiwei's heart sank: "The Demon Spirit Realm has been completely sealed off. They don't want the Cold Qi leaking out!"
The reason why the sirens sounded muted and stuffy was finally clear at this moment!
Li Mengnan's heart tightened: "If the Cold Qi can't get out, we can't get out either, can we?"
She dismounted and strode up to the tree wall, patting the dense branches with one hand, "We haven't been corrupted by Cold Qi—let us out!"
Seeing no response from the branches, Li Mengnan grew anxious: "At least open a door for us!"
After begging fruitlessly for a long while, everyone's hearts sank into despair.
Completely sealed off?
For the world, for humanity, maybe it really does need to be sealed.
But for those trapped inside...
"Mengnan." Lin Shiwei strode forward and, seeing the girl still beating on the tree wall, pulled her back.
The taste of shattered hope, Lin Shiwei knew it well, because she too had been filled with hope.
The group had come all this way together, fighting battle after battle, surmounting obstacle after obstacle.
But when they were just about to escape with their lives, a cold, unyielding tree wall stood in their way, dealing a heavy blow to them all!
"But this tree, but we were so close..."
"Shhh." Lin Shiwei drew Li Mengnan into her arms, pressing the girl's head gently to her own shoulder, and, with uncharacteristically gentle words, soothed her, "Deep breath."
Beyond the wall was the safe human world.
Within the wall was a gray mist-shrouded post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Just one wall apart.
So close, yet so far...
Li Mengnan: "So what do we do now, blast a hole in the tree wall?"
Lin Shiwei turned to Du Yu: "We'd better not do that—the trees will attack us."
"Yeah." Du Yu answered softly; the tree wall before him was overwhelmingly intimidating, definitely not something they should take on.
He suddenly spoke: "There have to be soldiers entering the Demon Spirit Realm. Someone will have to resolve this crisis!"
As he spoke, Du Yu looked at the other two, eyes resolute: "Let's head east along the tree wall!
Go through Area One, to the gate of Area Two.
No matter where reinforcements arrive, someone has to be guarding the entrance to the Demon Spirit Realm!"
Lin Shiwei considered for a moment and nodded hard: "Okay!"
"Besides, my body's finally warmed up, and I've got more Demon Breath in me than ever."
Li Mengnan glanced back at Du Yu—in this perilous journey, hearing good news was rare indeed.
Du Yu vaulted onto the deer, gripping the Ghost Firefly Torch: "It's just a little farther to walk. Let's move!"
"Mm!"
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