Published: March 2, 2025
Kors Mountain Range.
Located in the northeastern corner of the Demon Realm, this vast and uninhabited mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, with sprawling forests at its base.
Once, there were only a few small villages and numerous wild beasts of the Demon Realm scattered throughout this area. However, following the mobilization order of the Zero War, both the villagers and the beasts were captured by the avatars of the demon spirit and thrown into the Demon Realm Gate.
At this moment, aside from flowers and grasses, there was no other breathing life to be found in the Kors Mountain Range.
The meeting place agreed upon by Wen Yu and Bai was located somewhere within these grand mountains.
“So, what exactly are you being so cautious for…”
As he watched Tang Haofei crouched low, moving slowly like a mountain cat, Bai couldn't help but roll his eyes. Tang Haofei turned to him, scratching the back of his head while putting a finger to his lips, signaling for silence.
“It's always better to be cautious. I’m afraid Wen Yu chose this spot for a meeting because he has some kind of conspiracy or trap in mind.”
Bai was at a loss for words. It seemed that Old Tang’s previous journey in the Demon Realm had left quite an impression on him.
Thinking this, Bai patted the poor boy on the shoulder and spoke gently.
“Don’t worry, Wen Yu can’t possibly trick you this time.”
“Because it wouldn’t make any sense.”
Bai had only spoken halfway when a voice suddenly came from between them. Wen Yu’s head popped up unexpectedly, positioned perfectly between Tang Haofei and Bai as he gazed intently ahead, as if something worth observing lay before him.
The sudden appearance of Wen Yu startled Bai and Tang Haofei, and they exchanged glances before following Wen Yu’s line of sight, only to see towering, ink-black trees ahead.
The three fell silent.
After a moment, Tang Haofei finally spoke.
“What are you looking at?”
“I’m looking for the trap I set for you.”
“……”
Of course, there was no trap.
As Wen Yu just stated, at this moment, there was no point in tricking Tang Haofei or Bai.
At least, Wen Yu couldn't find any meaning in it.
Though the beginning of their meeting was not very pleasant, the three quickly got to the main topic.
In the forest, three figures swiftly moved, and shortly after, they arrived at a cave. Wen Yu and Bai worked together to quickly set up multiple layers of defensive and detection barriers.
Only after ensuring that the surroundings were completely safe did the three enter the cave, light a campfire, and sit leisurely on the ground as if they were camping.
“So, you really don’t plan to go back to Earth?”
Tang Haofei was the first to speak, asking Wen Yu this question.
“I haven’t made up my mind yet, but I do have that intention.”
Wen Yu was straightforward, not sugarcoating anything, seemingly oblivious to Tang Haofei’s gradually reddening face.
“Earth needs you.”
Alright, using lofty ideals to pressure someone is indeed a common tactic of a moral paragon like Tang Haofei.
But this was of no use to Wen Yu.
He simply scoffed and looked at the two.
“Actually, I really haven’t sorted out my follow-up plans yet. To be honest, I don’t quite understand the current situation—especially the most important point: who is the enemy and who is the friend, I’m not too clear about that.”
This did leave Wen Yu feeling perplexed.
If you say the sovereign is the enemy... it doesn’t quite feel right; if the demon lord is the enemy, that shouldn’t be the case either... The spirit of the demon lord is the enemy, but his main opponent isn’t Earth; instead, it’s the demon lord residing in the Demon Palace.
Now, among the three above, it was truly a chaotic mess, making it difficult for those below to navigate.
At least for the three present, facing this situation, it felt like dealing with a tangled ball of yarn, unable to find the thread to pull.