Chapter 415
Chapter 415 The Guide Party
Xia Xinyan intended to test the relationships among these demons.
This was also a test of their evolutionary stage; if these demons had learned to unite and form a cohesive group, it would pose a tremendous problem for humanity.
Besides, these demons had already learned to cooperate in battle.
However, from their current performance… she probably overestimated them.
This traitor didn’t hesitate for a second when attacking its own companion; before she even finished her sentence, it had already struck. Forget about teaming up with its allies for a counterattack, its actions looked like it held a grudge against them.
It seemed this demon was expressing its loyalty? Eagerly killing its own companion to prove it had chosen their side?
Xia Xinyan naturally had no idea what this traitor was thinking, but she felt this guess was probably close to the truth.
After all, when she killed its companion in front of it earlier, its only reactions were surprise and retreat; there was no hint of anger or hatred for the dead comrade—though it had been angry, it was because she had kicked it, and that anger was quickly swallowed down under Ling Mo’s threat.
These demons… seemed not yet evolved enough to understand true unity?
Ling Mo was also surprised for a moment after seeing the traitor kill its companion without hesitation, then he teased, “You sure are quick to act.”
The traitor demon snorted, “Isn’t that what you wanted me to do?”
Xia Xinyan stared at the frail demon’s corpse for two seconds and asked, “Once it’s dead, will this spatial anomaly disappear?”
After the frail demon died, the translucent mist in the room indeed vanished.
“Yeah,” the traitor demon nodded, “It’s one of the executors. Killing it will interrupt the entire operation of this ability.”
“So there are other demons maintaining this ability here?” Xia Xinyan caught the key point. “Can this spatial anomaly be restored?”
“It can, but not in a short time.” The demon shook its head.
Ling Mo frowned slightly, “Then we need to act quickly.”
After a pause, he suddenly asked, “Is there a way to directly destroy this castle?”
The demon nodded without hesitation, “There’s an energy matrix not far from here. Destroying it will temporarily disable the protective capabilities of this place, and then you can destroy it.”
Xia Xinyan narrowed her eyes, “You’re really thorough in your traitor role.”
“Because I’m your captive now,” the demon said coldly, “My life is in your hands, I can only do this. You want to destroy this place? What about me? How will you handle me?”
“Come back with us.” Xia Xinyan stated.
“Go back with you? Back to your territory?” The demon’s expression twisted, seeming conflicted. “Once I reach your territory, things will be even more dangerous for me.”
“Or I can send you to your release right now, it’s your choice.” Xia Xinyan didn’t waste words.
“I’ll go back with you.” The demon was quite straightforward.
Xia Xinyan suddenly realized this guy was quite reasonable to talk to.
It’s also possible its intelligence hadn’t evolved to the point of spouting nonsense, which saved them a lot of trouble.
So she simply said, “Lead us to that matrix.”
If they could destroy this place, that would be best; this should be the first demon castle they had disturbed, and it was likely there were more like it. If the demons evolved to a higher level and let this castle spread news of their intrusion to other areas, it could lead to irreparable consequences—like demons launching a counterattack against humans.
After all, their actions this time could be viewed as an invasion of the demons’ territory, just as this guy said.
This might also be an inevitable problem encountered in the clash of different civilizations.
However, Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo were on the side of humanity; it was not appropriate for them to have even a hint of compassion at this moment.
Otherwise, it would be like executing their own death sentence.
While the demon led them to the matrix, Monica and the fat guy finally contacted them: “Hey! Can you hear me?! Can you hear me?!”
“I can hear you!” Ling Mo shouted immediately, “Lower your voice! My ears almost went deaf!”
“Ah… finally heard you!” The fat guy was overjoyed, “We’ve been calling for ages with no response. I was worried something happened to you—hey, the monsters aren’t refreshing here. Did you succeed?”
“Of course, we succeeded,” Ling Mo whispered, “You definitely didn’t know your battles were being live-streamed.”
Reflecting back, it was amusing that their earlier action of rushing to kill their way out of spatial chaos hadn’t evoked any reaction from the demons outside; they had no idea what those guys were thinking.
Or maybe they just didn’t notice at all, since the stream’s signal seemed pretty weak.
“Ah? It could be like this?” The fat guy looked a bit confused, but soon enough he didn’t care, “Whatever, where are you now? We’re coming to support you!”
“No need,” Xia Xinyan interjected, “You should have Monica take you out of the castle. We’ll find a way to destroy this place.”
“You two can handle it alone? Is that really possible?”
Ling Mo directly cut off the communication.
Because they had already reached the matrix entrance—this was also a hall, about the size of a football field, filled with crystal pillars spaced roughly a meter apart.
Xia Xinyan couldn’t tell what these pillars were, but she could sense that all of them exuded a powerful aura.
Of course, the most important thing was that there were quite a few demons apparently defending this location.
So there was no time to continue chatting through the voice.
The demons noticed their arrival and were stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to comprehend the situation of a person and a demon teaming up. But soon they grasped the situation completely and all raised their hostility—must have realized they were not of their kind.
Ling Mo bluntly said, “Don’t go in.”
After saying that, he instantly conjured a massive amount of ultra-heavy yield annihilation explosives, then created an incredibly thick blast wall before everyone in the room, completely sealing off the only exit to the room.
Well… the strange architectural style of these demons did provide them with plenty of conveniences.
This action was like a child throwing a kickball and then covering it with a bucket.
Then—
BOOM——！！
A tremendous thud came from within, the matrix was instantly destroyed, and after the castle’s protective abilities failed, the entire castle began to collapse under the explosive force generated from within.
