Chapter 311
Chapter 311
Five minutes later, the cacodemon baby had grown into the size of an eight-year-old child. A layer of white, densely-packed scales had grown all over its body, and it looked a little terrifying. However, its eyes were still as blue as before. When it stopped feeding, it happily called out to Jonathan, “Mommy!”
Jonathan almost fainted when he heard that.
What a stupid child! Can't it just call me “Daddy?”
The cacodemon baby buried its head in Jonathan's embrace. NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.
Jonathan smacked its head gently and whispered, “Hurry up! Get out of here!”
The cacodemon baby tilted its head and looked at Jonathan in bewilderment.
“You brat! I'm coming for you!” With that, Jeff launched his attack.
Jonathan couldn't care less anymore and immediately tossed the cacodemon baby away.
With a snort, Jeff pointed his finger at the cacodemon baby, unleashing his streak of energy.
A tiny spark of light entered the cacodemon baby's body, and it let out an agonizing cry.
Afterward, the cacodemon baby landed on the ground and scurried away at lightning speed.
Pinelake Mountain Forest was a forested area. Once the cacodemon baby escaped into the forest, it would be impossible to find it. Jeff glanced at Jonathan coldly and said, “Jonathan, I can't believe you
are such a merciful person. Now that the cacodemon baby has escaped, there's a high possibility that it will pose a threat to us. It's growing at a tremendous speed. If it gathers all of Infant King's subordinates and devours them, even I would be no match for him. Mabel will certainly not survive its attack.”
Jonathan felt ashamed of his actions, but in that split second, the consequences of his actions did not cross his mind. He was just following his heart.
Naturally, both Mabel and Beatrix would not blame Jonathan. They trusted and liked him mostly because of his kindness.
Jeff did not pursue the matter anymore. “Let's go.” With that, he made a move.
The rest of them followed suit.
Dew and humidity lingered in the air of the dark forest.
Mabel got curious and asked, “Chief Yount, Pinelake Mountain Forest isn't a virgin forest, and there are also people living nearby. Why haven't we heard of any supernatural incidents in this area?”
To that, Jeff replied, “The subordinates of Infant King hide here to feed on the dew. They never harm humans.”
The others were enlightened.
“So, these spirits aren't aggressive?” asked Mabel.
“Not necessary. If the need arises, they will still hurt somebody. Since we are out to capture them, we
can't be sure how they may react.”
When Jonathan and the two ladies heard that, they became more alert and cautious.
Late into the night, the amount of dew increased in the forest.
Everybody's clothes were soaked.
Mabel, Jonathan, and Beatrix had already applied Cow's Tears on their eyes.
As they walked further into the forest, Jonathan noticed that there was something strange with a pine tree ahead of them.
With his excellent eyesight, he could see three baby ghosts playing happily on the branches of that pine tree.
They resembled carefree baby monkeys.
Jonathan immediately stopped walking and gestured for the others to look in the direction of that particular pine tree.
The rest of them also spotted the three baby ghosts on the tree.
The baby ghosts were wearing red diapers and looked around two to three years of age.
“It's them!” uttered Jeff in a hushed voice. He then continued, “I will capture them alive.” After that, he
pointed his gilt bronze bowl at that tree.
In an instant, soft, golden rays emitted from the gilt bronze bowl.
Before the three baby ghosts could react, they were being sucked into the bowl.
Jonathan and the others were astonished to see that.
“Holy crap! Is this golden instrument what you use to capture spirits?” Jonathan could not help asking in amazement.
Jeff turned the gilt bronze bowl the other way around, and the three baby ghosts could be seen panicking inside.
He then explained, “I've set a formation in this gilt bronze bowl, and I control it using my vitality. So, it's a piece of cake for me to subdue these small spirits.” He then passed the gilt bronze bowl to Mabel. “Quick! Ingest these baby ghosts.”
Mabel nodded before finding a suitable place to sit down.
Afterward, she began activating a technique before opening her mouth.
One of the baby ghosts in the gilt bronze bowl instantly turned into green smoke and was consumed by Mabel.
Once the baby ghost entered Mabel's throat, it transformed into dark energy and spread throughout her body.
After that, that dark energy would circulate in her body before settling in her mind.
The mana in Mabel's brain was purely positive energy.
As for the dark energy, it was purely negative.
It was as if Mabel's brain was filled with blue water, and the dark energy was red water. When that one drop of red water entered her brain that was filled with blue water, it would disappear right away.
That was why Mabel still needed to consume more baby ghosts.
Mabel soon devoured the other two baby ghosts as well.
After ingesting them, her body began to react. Her body temperature swung from one extreme to another, and her head hurt very badly.
Jeff was not worried. “This is a normal reaction when the two opposing energies come into contact with one another. Once Mabel has consumed sufficient dark energy, and it becomes the main energy in her, her headache and other symptoms will then disappear.”
“Since that's the case, let's continue searching. We have no time to lose,” said Jonathan.
While he was talking, he reached out to support Mabel.
Jeff and Beatrix were walking in front with Jonathan and Mabel following behind.
As they ventured deep into the forest, it did not take long before Jeff caught another ten baby ghosts for Mabel's consumption.
Once she consumed them, her headache became even worse, and her body turned weaker.
When Jeff saw her condition, he quickened his pace and searched high and low for more baby ghosts.
Strangely enough, it was getting harder and harder to find any baby ghosts after that.
They would see some baby ghosts from a distance away, but before they could do anything, the baby ghosts would immediately jump off the trees and disappear into the forest.
It seemed that those baby ghosts had become more alert.
When Jeff noticed that something was amiss, he said, “Someone is commanding these baby ghosts. All of them seem to be heading toward a certain part of the forest.”
Jonathan and the others were shocked.
“Can it be the cacodemon baby?” asked Jonathan.
If the cacodemon baby was really the one commanding the baby ghosts, Jonathan would regret his decision earlier on.
In truth, Jonathan was aware that releasing the cacodemon baby would result in dire consequences. However, it was impossible for one to avoid making mistakes in life. Rationality and logic would once in a while get defeated by emotions.
Jeff replied, “I'm not sure yet, but I don't think the cacodemon baby can react so quickly. My worry is that there is someone else behind this. Besides, this person won't be easy to deal with. He has been controlling these baby ghosts all the while. Chances are he is also consuming them. When he senses that we are capturing the baby ghosts, he immediately gathers them so as not to give us the opportunity.”
Jonathan glanced at Mabel and saw her forehead covered in sweat. He quickly said, “Let's go over then. Mabel isn't looking too good.”
Jeff nodded.
The group began to venture forward.
In the deepest part of Pinelake Mountain Forest, the dense trees were more than twenty meters in height.
Even during the day, there was hardly any sunlight in that part of the forest because of the trees.
At that moment, countless baby ghosts were sitting around quietly amidst the trees.
They were wearing red diapers and possessed no hostility or demonic energy. That was because they had already become bodies of pure dark energy and real supplements.
Those baby ghosts were seated around a creature that was twenty meters in height and ten meters in width.
It was covered with black scales and had sharp claws. Its eyes were literally the size of a washbasin.
The body of the creature blended with the surrounding, so if one was not paying close attention, one would not be able to detect its presence. Whenever the creature opened its eyes, one would mistake its huge orbs for two full moons.
Moreover, it had a huge tail and long, sharp teeth.
As it sat in the middle of all the baby ghosts, it resembled a tiny hill.
Just then, Jonathan and company arrived.
Initially, Jonathan did not spot the creature. However, once he got nearer, he noticed its presence.
“Holy sh*t!” he exclaimed in surprise as soon as he saw it.
It was his first time encountering such a huge monster.
Beatrix, Jeff, and Mabel also got a shock.
That creature opened its eyes and stared at them coldly.
Judging from the look in its eyes, they could tell that the creature possessed intelligence.
“Chief Yount, what is this thing?” asked Jonathan with a trembling voice.
Even though they were highly skilled in martial arts, they knew they were no match for that monster.
Beatrix asked, “Is this creature the one that gathered the baby ghosts?”
Suppressing the discomfort within her, Mabel asked curiously, “Chief Yount, what is a creature like this doing here? This isn't an old forest, and we are still within the city range. Why is there such a creature here?”
Usually, monsters like that would only appear in ancient forests or murky, deep ponds.
Jeff studied the creature before responding grimly, “If I'm not wrong, this monster is known as the Lone Demon Beast!”
“What is that?” asked Jonathan.
The lot of them were on full alert as they stood there motionlessly with bated breath. They dared not approach the Lone Demon Beast.
Jeff explained, “The Lone Demon Beast's original form is a common beetle that inhabits the forest. It appears around us, too. It's just that nobody notices it because it's nothing special. The Lone Demon Beast is a beetle due to a lack of nutrients. Dark energy is what the Lone Demon Beast feeds on. Since it's very difficult to find sources of dark energy, full-grown Lone Demon Beasts are rare. However, the Infant King has produced so many baby ghosts here for the Lone Demon Beast to feed on. That's how this one grows to be this size today.”
Jonathan asked again, “How intelligent is it? Is it planning to kill us?”
To that, Jeff replied, “You can tell it's very intelligent just by looking at it. It grew up alone in the forest
without any companion to communicate with, so there will be some flaws in its personality.”
“What should we do now?” asked Jonathan.
Jeff stared at the Lone Demon Beast and said to Jonathan, “You should be asking the Lone Demon Beast what it wants.”
Jonathan turned to look at the Lone Demon Beast.
He wanted very much to ask the monster that question.
It was as if the Lone Demon Beast could hear his thoughts, for it took action by extending its huge claw.