Cloud's lips trembled slightly as he spoke. It was obvious how shocked he was.
Fane merely nodded, adding no comments to Cloud's remarks.
Suddenly, everyone exploded into conversation upon hearing the information Fane conveyed to them. They never saw it coming, and it far exceeded all of their prior knowledge. It had even burned away their confidence. All of them had ashen looks on their faces.
A mustached warrior from a third-grade world blurted, "Where the heck have we come to? Four Demon Spirit Beasts, equal to holy-grade clan chosen disciples in skill, came out of nowhere! Isn't that too horrifying?! We would've died if we were the ones to encounter them!
"Why is this happening? Is the Demon Spirit Kingdom that difficult? Why does no one know that the beasts look like this?! Have you ever heard of Demon Spirit Beasts having human heads and animal bodies?"
All of them shook their heads when they heard the question. They had looked into the Demon Spirit Kingdom before they joined for their own safety, but no one had talked about any beasts looking like that before!
Kesh inhaled deeply. "Quite a few people have come in before. I've asked them about it, and they've all said that the Demon Spirit Beasts don't look that much different from the usual beasts we've seen. The only difference is the fact that all of them have a few wings!
"They described these beasts as being swift and agile, so much so that it took a lot of effort to catch up to these beasts and kill them! Those who came to the Demon Spirit Kingdom before all say that the Demon Spirit Beasts are nothing special, and that it's not hard to kill them. The only difficult thing is catching up to them.
"They said that those beasts run at the sight of any human. They're incredibly cowardly, and don't look that intelligent!"
Fane had a serious look on his face after hearing what was said. After contemplating in silence, he then spoke, his voice stern, "It's not that the ones who participated in the Demon Spirit Kingdom have never seen the beasts with human faces and beast bodies, but that everyone who has seen them has died. That's why this has always been a secret, until me."
The moment that was said, everyone's expressions darkened even more. The more they listened, the more they realized the gravity of the situation.
It was possible that the warriors who they thought had been killed by warriors from second-grade worlds had actually all died to those Demon Spirit Beasts! They never expected that they would not just need to face one danger in this place, but this unexpected threat as well.
Suddenly, everyone started to regret taking part in the Demon Spirit Kingdom. The warriors from second-grade worlds were already a pain in the neck, but these difficult Demon Spirit Beasts appeared out of nowhere!
Some anxiously clutched their hair, while some covered their faces. Everyone was in a bad mood. At that moment, they were incredibly frustrated that there was nothing they could do about it. They did not even have a solution.
The mustached man said, "I have a solution. Hurry up and end this so we can leave this stupid place! Once we're back in Weinhord City, I'll just find a place to stay.
"I won't join any stupid games anymore. This place doesn't suit me!"
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