"I hate this place. When can we leave?" A voice broke the twilight shadows of the trees in sight of the village wall. The setting sun would blind anyone looking their way but the demons knew to wait until it full set before moving.
"Our target may be ahead, or at least a lead. If you really want to leave, then make sure as few humans as possible die. We will need to question them." A larger demon answered but all of them seemed to shimmer into the shadows.
Not a tremor of demonic Qi was used so normal defensive arrays would not trigger. They welcomed the fall of the sun as the simple wall became clear to them. The village could keep out World Realm beasts at best.
Many of the demons sneered but did not try to hop over until they used some artifacts to check for traps. Nothing seemed apparent but one of the rods suddenly glowed cobalt blue.
