Chapter 67: Blood Shadow Demon
Chapter 67: Blood Shadow Demon
The presence of demons in Hammerstone Castle was an extremely dangerous sign for the Banser Tribe.
This sturdy fortress, built into the mountains, was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Guards were stationed at every entrance, making it nearly impossible for demons to infiltrate under normal circumstances.
However, the blood dripping from the dark thorn traps was filled with demonic energy, indicating that a demon had sneaked into Hammerstone Castle.
In the history of the Banser Tribe, there had been very few instances of demons infiltrating their territory.
Each time it happened, it brought a significant crisis to the Banser Tribe.
Therefore, when Mia shouted, the entire Hammerstone Castle was alerted, and the highest level of alarm was sounded.
All the Berserker Warriors grabbed their weapons, rushed out of their dwellings, and began searching throughout the castle.
Mia ran to the council hall to inform her father of the situation.
Iron Arm personally appeared in the castle square, assigning different teams to search various areas, determined to find the demon.
Apparently, the Berserker Warriors had rehearsed for similar situations, so there wasn't much chaos. Within a short time, dozens of guards dispersed to search important areas.
When Lu Heng arrived at the square, Iron Arm had already assigned the search tasks.
Iron Arm turned back and saw Lu Heng, then asked, "I heard from Mia that you discovered the demon?"
Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, I set up a trap, and a demon stepped into it. This demon must be of a high level, as it managed to break free from the dark thorn trap."
Iron Arm pondered, "If it broke free from the dark thorn trap, its level is indeed not low. We must be extremely cautious."
"Then I'll help with the search too," Lu Heng said, concerned that the demon hiding in Hammerstone Castle might have other intentions, and finding it would be more reassuring.
"Good, then I'll trouble you," Iron Arm also felt that at this moment, having one more person to help would speed up the process of capturing the demon.
Lu Heng and Su Muyu searched together, following their instincts to investigate various areas of Hammerstone Castle.
Su Muyu released her Scout Eagle, detecting every possible hiding place of the demon.
After obtaining her first rank transformation, the Scout Eagle's invisible detection range increased to 8 times her Perception.
With 34 points of Perception, the detection range expanded to 272 meters.
This detection distance was significant, allowing her to detect invisible units on the ground even from a hundred-story skyscraper.
The Scout Eagle only needed to fly over the area, and no invisible units on the ground could escape Su Muyu's perception.
"Where could this demon be hiding?" Su Muyu wondered as she searched.
"To infiltrate Hammerstone Castle, it must be no ordinary demon. Let's search carefully," Lu Heng also observed every corner of the castle, looking for any anomalies.
The entire Hammerstone Castle was brightly lit, with all the torches lit, illuminating the corridors around the square.
All the Banser tribe members were searching for the demon hiding in the castle, but after a long time, they found nothing.
Even the tribe's beast tamers, leading their hellhounds to search by scent, had no luck.
Lu Heng and his partner searched along the main channel of the castle, observing the situation at the bottom of the water.
As they were searching, they encountered Mia head-on.
Mia carried a war hammer, wore a crossbow on her back, and led a team of guards, running towards them.
Su Muyu waved and greeted her, "Did you find it?"
"Not yet, but I'll definitely find that damn demon," Mia responded firmly, then led her guards towards the square.
"Good luck!" Su Muyu clenched her fist to cheer her on.
After Mia left, Lu Heng and his partner continued walking forward along the main channel.
After taking about ten steps, both of them paused, looked at each other, and said in unison, "The crossbow!"
When Mia ran past earlier, she had a crossbow on her back.
This wouldn't have been a problem, but half an hour ago, Mia had given her crossbow to Su Muyu.
Mia now carried a crossbow on her back, identical to the one she had given to Su Muyu.
The appearance of two identical crossbows wasn't unusual in itself, but the fact that both crossbows bore Mia's name engraved on them was a cause for concern.
"Mia, wait!" Lu Heng called out, trying to stop her.
Mia didn't turn back; instead, she suddenly burst forward with a surge of strength.
Lu Heng's eyes flashed with determination, and he activated Gale Step to give chase.
The two sprinted along the main channel, and Mia's speed was astonishing, even leaping onto the walls of the fortress to run at several points.
Lu Heng, equally agile, pursued her closely, shouting, "Stop her! This Mia is an imposter!"
The Berserker warriors knew Mia well, and seeing her leaping and running on the walls seemed very odd.
However, they weren't sure if Mia was possessed by something, so they dared not shoot her with their crossbows.
Lu Heng chased her relentlessly, following her through the main channel and into the Hammerstone Fortress's square.
The square faced the main gate, and by crossing it, she could escape the fortress.
But this "Mia" was incredibly fast, and even with Lu Heng's Gale Step acceleration, he could only keep up without catching her.
As "Mia" reached the square, the Iron Arm Leader heard the shouts and immediately rushed forward.
Upon seeing "Mia," he was startled, then roared and pounced to intercept her.
As a father, he instantly recognized that this "Mia" wasn't his daughter.
So, he rushed to "Mia" and raised his palm, slapping her away.
Bang!
"Mia" was slapped and flew several meters, crashing into the western wall of the square.
After hitting the wall, "Mia" morphed and transformed into a pool of red liquid, sliding to the ground and revealing its true form.
The creature was, surprisingly, a pool of blood.
Lu Heng instantly recognized it as a Blood Shadow Demon, and a high-level one at that.
"Damn demon!"
Iron Arm's face contorted with rage, as the demon had taken on Mia's appearance.
He cursed and charged forward, swinging his war hammer to smash the high-level Blood Shadow Demon.
The previous slap had forced the Blood Shadow Demon to reveal its true form, but it hadn't inflicted severe damage.
The Blood Shadow Demon immediately transformed into a blood shadow and dove into the nearby sewer, escaping outside.
Iron Arm smashed his hammer into the ground, missing the demon, and quickly reached into the sewer opening, but he couldn't grab it. "Damn it!"
Lu Heng thought for a moment, then spoke quickly, "Iron Arm Leader, go check on Mia. I'll pursue it."
"Good!"
Iron Arm was deeply concerned about his daughter's safety and immediately agreed, turning to find Mia.
The sewer opening was narrow, and ordinary people couldn't squeeze through.
The Blood Shadow Demon could escape as a blood shadow, so it could flee the fortress through the sewers.
Although Lu Heng couldn't fit into the sewer, he had another plan. He activated his Source Skill, Shadow Traverse, instantly gaining the ability to move through walls while ignoring all physical collisions in the shadows.
After entering the Shadow Traverse state, Lu Heng's movement speed increased by 300%, and with the second stage of Gale Step, his acceleration reached 500%.
With a fivefold increase in speed, Lu Heng quickly caught up to the Blood Shadow Demon.
However, Lu Heng didn't reveal himself; instead, he remained hidden in the wall, keeping an eye on the demon's movements through his shadow vision.
The Shadow Traverse state could only last for 15 seconds.
The time was short, but it was enough.
The Blood Shadow Demon hadn't expected a pursuer from behind, so it moved straight through the sewers, retreating from the fortress at high speed.
Lu Heng observed its escape route, then accelerated and reached the sewer exit ahead of the demon, drawing his Aurora Blade and waiting.
(End of Chapter)
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