LORD OF THE SKY CITY

How could there be so many high-level demons?!

Seeing these marks on the map, Rocky was shocked. He had never imagined that such an unknown place as Red Water Lake could harbor so many high-level demons!

“City Lord Rocky, do you understand what I mean now?”

As Rocky was still reeling with shock, Chief He Nan spoke again, “What you’re doing now is courting death! If you continue bombing like this, you’ll draw out those terrible things. When that happens, not only will my tribe suffer, but your troops won’t be able to escape either.”

Looking at Rocky, Chief He Nan spoke bluntly!

To Rocky, Red Water Lake was only his second visit, but as The Forsaken People who lived here all year round, Chief He Nan knew much more about Red Water Lake than Rocky did. And as he said, this unnamed, even inconspicuous-looking place, was far more terrifying than it seemed on the surface!

Not only were there normal demons here, but it was also home to a large number of high-level demons, which was the most horrifying part.

Anyone who knows even a little about demons understands that high-level demons are far superior to normal demons in all respects. Some demonologists even believe that normal demons and high-level demons are not the same species. Because of this, high-level demons are very rare.

Take Backhill Village, for example. Rocky had occupied Backhill Village for nearly two years. During those two years, Backhill Village was harassed by demons every three days on average. Initially, there were dozens or close to a hundred, and now as the demonic activity has become more frequent, not only has the frequency of harassment increased, but the number of demons has also multiplied. Now, each harassment of Backhill Village involves at least several hundred demons, and at times possibly thousands.

But even with such frequent harassment, how many high-level demons have actually appeared?

A total of four.

Right after Rocky had taken over Backhill Village, he encountered a Knife Fox Demon, and more recently, in the attacks launched by demons across the world, he encountered three more. That is to say, in nearly two years and amidst the continuous demonic attacks, Backhill Village only came across four high-level demons. And during this period, they had encountered tens of thousands of normal demons, which highlights how rare high-level demons are.

So, when Rocky looked at the marks on the map, he was completely stunned. Considering the several dozen Blood Image Demons he had encountered recently, he only needed to imagine a little to feel a chill down his spine.

Several dozen Blood Image Demons might not be terrifying, because Blood Image Demons are a special existence among high-level demons. But what if they were other high-level demons?

If dozens of Knife Fox Demons appeared at the same time, these monstrous creatures that could leap hundreds of meters into the air and whose scythes could even slice through White Demon Armor—what would it be like if they appeared in groups?

Similarly, what would the scene look like if dozens of Lava Demons or Steel Fury Demons appeared at the same time?

Unthinkable, Rocky truly couldn’t bear to imagine!

Therefore, after giving the map back to Chief He Nan, Rocky looked at him again, “Chief He Nan, what exactly is Red Water Lake?”

It’s no wonder he would ask this question, high-level demons are so rare, yet so many have emerged at Red Water Lake. This must mean there’s a big mystery hidden in Red Water Lake. Logically, Rocky shouldn’t concern himself with this matter. Not to mention the terrifying secrets Red Water Lake might hide, just the presence of so many high-level demons there should have made him turn around and leave immediately.

But he had no choice but to care about this matter, because Red Water Lake was too close to Backhill Village!

Some might find it odd, wasn’t it previously said that Red Water Lake is quite far from Backhill Village? Now, how can it be too close?

Indeed, in terms of geographical location, Red Water Lake is quite a distance from Backhill Village. To cover this distance, even Sky City would have to fly for at least three days, and a fleet at least one day — it’s certainly not close.

However, that’s just the distance in terms of travel. If we look at it from a strategic point of view, the two are worryingly close.

Strategically speaking, there’s just Kasin City between Backhill Village and Red Water Lake. Once past Kasin City, there lies Backhill Village. From a strategic location standpoint, this is dangerously close. To put it bluntly, even if we ignore any mysteries surrounding Red Water Lake, just the restlessness of the numerous high-level demons here would mean they could reach Backhill Village in the blink of an eye with just a stretch of the leg!

Rocky had never thought the location of Backhill Village could become so precarious. In fact, the reason he had initially included Backhill Village as part of the core development was due to its good location, surrounded by wasteland with virtually no threats. Now, it seemed that this idea was obviously mistaken. While Backhill Village’s location might look favorable, right next to it lay a zone similar to a forbidden area!

Yes, with the current level of danger at Red Water Lake, given the numerous high-level demons there, it most definitely qualifies as a place on par with a forbidden zone.

Such a terrifying place naturally made Rocky immediately discard the idea of upgrading Thunderhawk City here. But at the same time, he noticed another matter, what exactly was the mystery of Red Water Lake?

With this in mind, Rocky turned to He Nan, “Chief He Nan, why are there so many high-level demons in this place?”

“That’s not important, what’s important is that you stop provoking them.”

Turning back to Rocky, it was clear that Chief He Nan had no desire to indulge Rocky’s curiosity and dismissed him directly.

But he clearly misunderstood Rocky. The reason for his inquiry was not out of mere curiosity. He needed to know what Red Water Lake really was, after all, Backhill Village was not far away!

So even though he knew that Chief He Nan didn’t want to answer, Rocky continued to press, “Chief He Nan, I can order my troops to withdraw completely, but you have to tell me what’s really going on here.”

“….”

Hearing these words, Chief He Nan frowned at Rocky, not expecting this human to be so troublesome. He had already made the danger clear to him, why was he still pushing this issue?

Did this human not know that such intense curiosity could kill him?

As a tribe leader, Chief He Nan naturally wouldn’t see things from Rocky’s perspective, just as he wouldn’t worry about the location for upgrading Thunderhawk City. In his view, Rocky’s persistent questioning was nothing more than curiosity. But considering his statement about withdrawing the troops, Chief He Nan sighed heavily, almost like a growl, and finally opened up, “I’m not very sure of the specific reason, but I know of a place that leads to the bottom of Red Water Lake, and everything here is related to Red Water Lake.”

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