Thick smoke billowed.
The cave monster, brandishing its mace, flailed its scarlet tongue wildly. Other cave monsters, also swinging their clubs, let out piercing shrieks, swaying left and right as if dancing before a bonfire.
"Smoke without injury?"
The provisions team looked at the demon girl in confusion.
They had never heard such a saying before.
Moreover, they had all personally witnessed the previous blow, which had landed squarely on the black-robed youth. No matter how they thought about it, it was impossible for him not to be injured.
Even if his defense was astonishing, the strength of a cave monster was not to be trifled with.
From beginning to end, the demon girl simply stood with her arms crossed, smiling faintly. The girl eating canned food showed no sign of worry.
The cave monsters continued to laugh maniacally.
Suddenly—
The smile on the face of the attacking monster froze without warning. Its huge single eye fixed on the smoke, and before it could react, it saw its club being lifted inch by inch.
"Hey!"
"Who gave you the guts to dare hit me?"
An angry whisper slowly emerged from the smoke.
Even the provisions team could hear it clearly. They quickly focused their gaze towards the direction of the smoke. As the smoke gradually dissipated, a blurry figure gradually became clearer.
Standing in the smoke was the black-robed youth who had taken the cave monster's blow head-on.
He was holding the mace with one hand,
his jet-black robe fluttering in the howling wind.
"You have no martial virtue, ambushing me when I wasn't paying attention. That's truly detestable." The black-robed youth holding the club patted the dust off his robe with his left hand. "You making me look like this is very embarrassing. Little Demon and Nuo Yi are watching. Do you really think I don't care about my reputation?"
The black-robed youth holding the club suddenly exerted force with his arm.
The immense strength lifted the cave monster's mace high into the air. The cave monster, tightly gripping the mace, was uncontrollably forced backward by this colossal force, and then it crashed heavily to the ground.
"This… how is this possible?"
The members of the provisions team widened their eyes, looking at this scene in disbelief.
The black-robed youth who had been hit by the mace was still alive.
From his appearance, it seemed he wasn't injured at all.
"His strength is so great." The girl covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief. "He actually knocked over the cave monster with one hand. How much strength does that take?"
"Holy crap, after living for so many years, this is the first time I've seen a cave monster lose in terms of strength."
"Oh my heavens!"
"Is this young man naturally strong?"
The members of the provisions team marveled, finding the black-robed youth's strength incredible.
"What's this? My brother Chen Yu hasn't even gotten serious yet." The girl eating canned food proudly tilted her chin. "If my brother Chen Yu were serious, these monsters would all be blown to ashes by him."
The members of the provisions team remained silent, their hearts filled with shock.
What they had just witnessed was enough to shock them. Being able to knock over a cave monster with sheer strength was something the provisions team found hard to believe.
As for the canned-food girl's claim of blowing them to ashes, they didn't entirely believe it in their hearts.
But—
Regardless of whether there was any exaggeration involved, the black-robed youth's strength had already won over everyone present.
"See? This is smoke without injury. That kid is very thick-skinned; taking a blow like that doesn't even hurt a bit," the demon girl said, walking towards them with her arms crossed.
Seeing the demon girl approaching, the provisions team felt as if they were facing a great enemy.
Noticing the expressions of the provisions team,
the demon girl suddenly frowned in displeasure. Looking at the provisions team members whose eyes were filled with fear, she twisted her shoulders and let out a long sigh.
"Behave yourselves!"
"I really look down on you acting like this, as if I could do anything to you. Fine, since you're so scared, then stand up straight right now. If anyone dares to move again, I'll eat you directly!"
The demon girl deliberately glared at them with fierce eyes.
However, her fierceness, coupled with her delicate face, made her seem not at all threatening.
"Alright, everyone, calm down." Uncle A Li, the steady pillar, finally spoke to the others. "These individuals are our saviors; they have no ill intentions towards us. If they truly intended to do anything to us, they wouldn't have bothered helping us deal with the cave monsters. There are good and bad among the demon race, so don't chill our saviors' hearts."
The provisions team members pursed their lips and remained silent. The demon girl nodded with satisfaction.
"You know how to talk."
"Benefactor, I sincerely apologize." Uncle A Li stepped forward two paces and cupped his hands. "They are not actually afraid of you, but the demon race has left too deep a scar on our human race, which is why this situation has arisen. I know you have no ill intentions towards us, and I apologize on behalf of our provisions team members."
"It's a small matter, I'm not that petty," the demon girl said, waving her hand.
"It's best that you don't mind," Uncle A Li said with a constrained smile, then glanced at the black-robed youth confronting the cave monster. "Benefactor, don't we really need to go and help? Dealing with these dozens of cave monsters is really tricky. Relying on him alone… Although he has innate strength, there will always be a time when he tires. What do you think? Should we..."
"Tire? What does a mage tire from?"
"Mage?"
The members of the provisions team were once again shocked. They widened their eyes and looked sideways. At this moment, the monster that had been knocked down had still not managed to get up from the ground.
The image of him single-handedly knocking over a cave monster was still vivid, yet the demon girl said he was a mage.
Since when did mages start lifting weights?!
"Don't worry about him, he can handle this little matter without any problems," the demon girl said, crossing her arms. "As for you all, what are you doing here? How did you manage to provoke the cave monsters? From what I see, your strength isn't that great, so you shouldn't have been qualified to provoke the cave dwellers."
"We didn't want to provoke them either,"
Uncle A Li said with a wry smile. "To be honest, we are actually a provisions team dispatched by Fengqi City. Fengqi City is the former Hurricane City. There are many wild beasts in this area, so we were hunting here. Unexpectedly, some accidents occurred, and we obtained wheat planted by the cave dwellers, which led to this scene."
"Hurricane City, your Fengqi City is already out of food?"
"Alas, we've been out of food for a long time," Uncle A Li sighed. "The city is plagued by constant warfare, with countless refugees and displaced persons. There simply isn't enough food. Fortunately, our city lord hasn't given up on us; he organized us to go out and procure food. Although life is hard, we can still maintain our existence."
The demon girl listened silently, then suddenly turned her head.
"Chen Yu!!!"
"Hurry up and finish these monsters. These are people from your Fengqi City provisions team. Your Fengqi City is out of food. Hurry up, stop playing with those big傻 guys."