Chapter 530 - 264 Dark Blue Skull_2
Coming to the battle this time, besides completing the mission of the demon-hunting team, Long Dangdang especially cherished this opportunity. This was an excellent chance to enhance the overall strength of his companions. If the opportunity was right, it could greatly help everyone quickly upgrade their cultivation level. If they killed a large number of wraith entities without devouring wraith energy, the Wraith Kingdom would reclaim this energy. Before long, new wraiths would be born. This held even if they could reluctantly complete a Forbidden Spell. With so much activity in the future and wraiths not truly dying, the stronger entities would surely notice the unusual happenings and react. If they launched an attack, it would be beyond their capacity to bear. So, after a brief contemplation, Long Dangdang shook his head and said, "We can’t go deep here. We still have to be cautious. Go around it, from the outside of the valley, we continue to delve into the left direction. We don’t know how many wraiths are in this legion, but certainly more than this valley can accommodate. We should still aim to find solitary wraiths to deal with."
A trace of regret showed on Ming Xi’s face. They were wraiths of an entire valley! This was a lot of energy! If they could annihilate them, what a righteous act it would be!
However, she was not as impulsively eager as when she first became a demon hunter. Having faced several setbacks, especially seeing her companions becoming stronger than her, she had become more restrained. Especially towards Long Dangdang’s orders, she could now listen.
Ming Xi silently moved towards the left for reconnaissance. Long Dangdang stared intently inside the valley, not daring to get closer. But he could faintly feel the overwhelmingly cold aura of the valley. The wraith energy inside was extremely abundant. Even without slaying the wraith entities, merely at their current location, Kongkong, with the Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace, could devour energy. However, this would inevitably be a suicidal act.
Dragging the somewhat unwilling Kongkong, Long Dangdang led his companions stealthily out of the left side.
Only when they were a whole kilometer away from that valley did the strong chill in the air weaken somewhat. Ling Menglu bestowed some Power of Luminosity on everyone to dispel the chilling aura affecting them.
After they had gone a distance from the valley, Ming Xi found another batch of weaker, low-level wraiths. They annihilated these too, though the pull was not very big.
The moon was high in the sky. Kongkong said, "Big brother, aren’t we moving a bit too slowly? If we don’t tackle stronger wraiths, we might progress faster by cultivating at home."
Long Dangdang glared at Kongkong who smiled sheepishly. He was actually a bit anxious to get back to Holy City, as his goddess should be returning soon! As long as they successfully completed three tasks, they would, in effect, have completed the compulsory mission of the Demon Hunters Headquarters and could return to Holy City anytime. That was the advantage of being demon hunters. They were not an army— as long as they made sufficient contributions, they were free to come and go as they pleased.
Under the moonlit sky, Ming Xi said, "I also feel that stronger wraiths seem to be in places like the valleys we saw earlier. The ones wandering outside might not have the strength to enter the valley and are weaker wraiths. Captain, shall we revisit the outskirts of that valley?"
Without hesitation, Long Dangdang shook his head and said, "Remember, for us, safety is more important than anything else. As your captain, my first duty is to ensure everyone gets home safely— even more important than completing the mission. We’ll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Thus, we must not rush. Even if the gain is lower than expected, as long as we’re safe, it’s fine."