In the silent, dim herb garden, the moment Shi Feng logged back in, he discovered that before the entrance to the inner courtyard of the tall tower, quite a few Level 65 Third Tier demon guards and Third Tier demon two-headed hounds had appeared. Unlike the magical beasts that wandered about freely, these demon guards were organized into groups of ten, supplemented by two demon two-headed hounds each, constantly patrolling the inner courtyard.
Reaching the tower safely was virtually impossible.
Demon Guard. Dark-type creature. Demon. Level 65. HP: 30 million.
Demon Two-Headed Hound. Dark-type creature. Great Lord. Level 65. HP: 52 million.
Facing twelve Great Lords at once—even with the help of direct subordinates like Anna and Kate—was still a death sentence.
"Such tight patrols… there really isn't a single opening." After observing for more than ten minutes, Shi Feng smiled bitterly to himself.
Because he had ransacked the herb garden, Lei Meng wasn't going to give him even a chance to approach the tower now…
Demons were different from magical beasts. Their intelligence was extremely high—even attracting the attention of a single demon would cause the entire patrol unit to pounce at once, leaving no opportunity to lure one out and solo-kill it. And there were many patrol groups. Once he showed up, the demons he'd be facing wouldn't be just one group—it would be at least three or four.
Demons were similar to NPCs in that they cooperated with each other. The more demons that gathered, the more terrifying their combined combat power became.
That many Third Tier demons—even a thousand-man raid team probably couldn't hold them off. Going in alone was simply seeking death.
"There's absolutely no chance of breaking through head-on. Looks like I'll have to find another way." Shi Feng temporarily gave up on the idea of a frontal assault and shifted his gaze elsewhere.
The entire inner courtyard was vast. There was only one main entrance, but several side entrances existed—though none of them were as convenient as the main gate, which led directly to the tower.
Just as Shi Feng turned toward a distant side entrance to take a look, a commotion suddenly broke out in the front courtyard.
A full six enormous figures came charging into the herb garden, but they didn't seem to have noticed Shi Feng. Instead, they ran straight for the Silver Moon Tree.
And these six enormous figures were none other than the Silver Moon Demon Bears that had fled earlier.
The Silver Moon Demon Bears that had returned all lay lazily beside the great Silver Moon Tree, looking perfectly content.
"Why would these Silver Moon Demon Bears dare come back here?" Shi Feng watched the soundly sleeping bears, a trace of puzzlement in his mind.
He had already eliminated the Third Tier Demon Hunter that had been guarding the area, but the magic barrier Lei Meng had set up was still in effect—and it possessed a considerable repelling effect on magical beasts. That was why he had felt at ease logging off.
Yet here were these six Silver Moon Demon Bears, still enduring the barrier's repelling effect to rest beside a Silver Moon Tree that had already been stripped of its Moonlight Fruits. This was baffling.
Before, their lingering near the tree could be explained as guarding the Moonlight Fruits. But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
"Hmm, something's off. These Silver Moon Demon Bears seem… a size bigger than when I first saw them." Shi Feng gazed at the sleeping bears and couldn't help activating the Eye of Omniscience to observe them.
Silver Moon Demon Bear. Magical Beast. Great Lord. Level 65. HP: 80 million.
Compared to when he had first encountered them, their HP had increased by a full 6 million.
"How did they suddenly get stronger?" Shi Feng was mildly surprised.
Monsters didn't just spontaneously become stronger on their own. That only happened if they evolved, or if they were some kind of special anomaly.
But the Silver Moon Demon Bears clearly didn't belong to either category.
"Could it be that there's something special about the area around the Silver Moon Tree? But when I picked the Moonlight Fruits before, I didn't feel anything different…"