Can you withstand the power of this sword strike, which has been used twice in the game?

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After all, she had fully understood this point during the previous war against goblins.

Neither humans nor orcs persecuted goblins, and there was no ecological competition between them.

Even if they lived in the same forest as the orcs, the orcs' population size could not possibly shake the goblins' status in the forest.

However, they continue to harm humans and animals.

"Yes, their very existence is a danger."

At least for humans, their existence in the forest is a disaster.

If the entire area is not cleared, the people living on the border will be under constant threat.

"but.

The demons you encounter that are level eight or higher are not within the range of human or orc activity.

"Are they not coming because they're afraid to come? Or is it because the goblins pose a threat to them?" Annie asked.

Obviously, that's unlikely.

Chapter 124 Let's Enter the Demon Realm (4k)

"Are they not coming because they're afraid to come? Is it because the goblins pose a threat to them?" Annie said.

“Maybe he just doesn’t want to come?” Layton blurted out.

“Yes.” Annie nodded.

This is a simple problem that even Layton could figure out.

An Yi continued, "It's not hard to understand. Since they are higher-level demons, they definitely need food that can provide more energy."

These foods, or rather, prey, only appear in the areas where they live.

So they didn't enter the goblin territory; they simply didn't want to come.

There is no prey here that can satisfy their daily needs.

Not all demons possess high intelligence, and wild beasts also inhabit demon territories.

The beasts living in the demon territory are also demons.

Ultimately, these wild beasts will never leave their habitat.

It's true that all demons hate and attack other races, but...

If I don't appear in front of them, where will they attack?

However, these "wild demons" did not appear out of thin air. Many of them may have been native magical beasts that were modified by the demon race and bred into new demons.

"So you mean we should just leave them alone?" Layton asked.

“No,” An Yi said calmly. “We should say that, compared to these beasts, we have the more important demon race to deal with.”

“The more important demon race…?” Milu was stunned for a moment, not thinking of it.

Lycorina suddenly spoke up: "...You mean the demons that were sent to invade the border, right?"

An Yi nodded: "That's right. Compared to those beasts, there are demons among us who are truly threatening us."

Therefore, we only need to address two things first.

First, defend against attacks from the demons and resolve disasters in various border regions.

Then there is;

Enter the demon city and investigate the demons who were deployed to the borders of human territory and pose a real threat to humanity.

For a long time in their previous lives, the heroes wandered around aimlessly like headless flies.

Especially when entering these forests, although the survival rate will increase significantly, most people die in these forests.

Although An Yi trained in the forest, this was based on his understanding of most monster mechanics.

Rather than venturing into the unfamiliar city, he chose to fight the low-intelligence demons in the forest to level up, but...

At this point, we need to mention a counterintuitive yet common-sense point.

That is, the demons' cities are safer than the forests.

Although in the previous life, whether one accidentally wandered into the forest or the city, it was all a dead end, the rules of the demon city are very simple.

As long as you don't smell like a human, the demons inside won't attack you randomly.

The higher the level of the demon race, the more intelligent they are, and intelligence means that they will not do anything illogical for no reason.

Just as a high-ranking goblin wouldn't kill an orc without a reason, even for amusement, they wouldn't be satisfied with low-level pleasures.

It's very simple logic. It's impossible for someone who was a child to catch bugs and play with them, running around without pants on, to still do the same when they grow up.

The demons in the forest are still in the stage of catching insects for fun, and they may never become civilized in their lifetime.

"Enter the demon city..." Lycorina frowned slightly, crossed her arms, and pinched her chin as she fell into deep thought.

Milu remained silent, staring at the table.

Layton also looked unusually serious;

“If it’s a forest, we can lure the demons out and then kill them, right? Wouldn’t it be more dangerous if we entered a city?” he asked.

“Hmm, we can go to the forest to level up first, and then enter the demon city, isn’t that fine?” Lycorina agreed.

However, An Yi had already considered this;

“You’re all above level 100 now, right?” Annie asked.

“Yes,” Layton nodded.

"So the experience points for defeating level 8 and level 9 demons have already started to decrease, right?" An Yi continued to ask.

“Yes,” Layton nodded again.

"Then how do we lure out the level 10 demons hiding in the forest to level up?" An Yi asked again.

Layton: "Um...this..."

Milu was also taken aback, and then suddenly realized.

Yes, if we enter the forest, how can we bypass so many level 8 or 9 magical beasts and directly hunt down level 10 magical beasts?

Not every hero can completely conceal their presence when entering the forest.

Lycorina mimicked An'i's expressionless face: "Kill every single demon on the road."

Miluko: "...Heh."

He smiled with his head down.

An Yi: "..."

No, that's just a waste of time.

Think about what happened to us in Sword Demon City. A level six demon can already be a noble in a border city like that.

However, in the deeper demon territory, level six demons might be as common as level eight or nine demons in the forest.

In other words, as long as we venture deeper into the demon cities, we can find areas where level 10 demons, or even higher-level demons, are readily available.

"It's much easier in the demon city than searching like a headless fly in the forest."

At least we speak the common language of the demons, so we won't have any trouble getting around in demon cities.

"But... if we're considered enemies in a demon city..."

"There's no way you could have come out alive...?" Milu glanced at An Yi, then looked away.

An Yi nodded: "Yes."

Layton: "Isn't that more dangerous than the forest?!"

"Actually, there's no need to worry about that too much," Lycoline Liuna smiled.

“That’s true,” Layton said with a smile.

Because demons... are the kind of race that will randomly attack people in the streets.

They'd start killing each other if they didn't even see eye to eye, let alone any revenge killings or love killings. Demons' lives weren't worth anything, and their lords wouldn't care about them.

"Before deciding where to enter the demon city, let's redesign the map system."

Annie suggested;

“The forest we just saw is temporarily designated as a high-risk, low-priority area.”

This is a new map system that the Hero Alliance developed two years after the birth of the Holy Hero.

After the heroes died and died again, they finally learned from their experience and classified the risks and priorities of the region as "low," "medium," and "high."

For example, in areas that pose no immediate threat to humans, regardless of whether the risk is low, medium, or high, the demons there will not suddenly emerge to attack human cities.

For example, areas that are eight or more meters away from human cities and are impossible to attack are low-priority areas.

Soon, following Lycorina's instructions, the Hero Alliance chose to announce the existence of a large number of "high-level" demons in the forest.

In reality, these demons are not considered high-level among all demons, but for humans without the assistance of heroes, any one of them would be an unstoppable disaster.

While announcing the existence of the demon race, the region was also designated as a low-priority area.

but……

Everyone, don't go here yet. They're all useless people who won't move. They're harmless to humans for now, so let's leave them there.

The grading rules are as follows: based on the average level of all heroes, the region is divided into three different risk levels: low, medium, and high.

Areas with a level lower than the average level of all heroes are classified as "low-risk areas".

Now all heroes are at least level 51 or higher. Even if new second-generation or third-generation heroes appear, the veteran heroes can help them quickly level up.

Therefore, areas where level three to five demons roam are considered low-risk areas.

The assessment of "medium-risk areas" is not based on the overall level of all heroes, but rather on the level of local heroes.

For example, if all four members of the Saintess Squad have already broken through level 100, then even areas with a large number of level 6 and 7 demons are low-risk areas.

However, areas with a small number of level 8, 9, and 10 demons are considered medium-risk areas for them.

Clearly, their "medium-risk area" cannot be applied to other adventurers.