Late at night.
There was no moon or stars.
The sky was dark, and it was hard to see one's fingers.
Many torches were lit around the campsite, and the flames swayed in the wind, making a rustling sound. The bright red light shone, and the shadows were intertwined. It was a little strange.
"Be alert tonight. Leave here at dawn and return to the clan hall," Chen Shaojie said to everyone.
"Deacon, did something happen?" Someone asked.
"I'm not sure." Chen Shaojie shook his head. "In short, if anything happens, you must work together and protect yourselves."
After giving some instructions, he told everyone to stay in the campsite while he patrolled the area. After all, he was at the ninth level of the Blood Qi Realm, and he was very powerful.
Time passed slowly. The wind blew, and rustling sounds could be heard.
Awoo …
The sound was long, and it was the sound of a wolf-shaped beast. It was heard every night, so it was not surprising.
However, after that voice was heard, howls could be heard one after another. The howls rose and fell continuously, as if a pack of wolves were roaming at night.
Roar …
A violent roar, like the sound of a fierce tiger, came from another direction.
The howls came one after another, and everyone's face changed.
Strange, very strange.
A dangerous aura quietly spread.
The campsite's fire was like a lighthouse in the night. Perhaps, there were other directions.
From all directions, there were figures moving quickly, and a strong fishy smell mixed with a violent chill approached.
"Attention, there are demonic beasts approaching."
"It's a pack of demonic beasts."
As soon as the voice sounded, everyone's face changed.
It was normal for demonic beasts to approach, and they might encounter them every night. However, it was different for a pack of demonic beasts.
One had to know that the demonic beasts around the mine had been cleared by the Iron Guards time and time again. There were not many left, and there were only two or three scattered around. It was impossible to find a pack of four or more. Now, there were many demonic beasts approaching at the same time.
"Not good." The elder thought, and his face changed dramatically.
He suddenly remembered that the black shadow sneaked into the campsite and circled around without causing any damage. It must have left something that could attract demonic beasts, such as the Beast Attracting Powder that he had heard of before.
The smell of this kind of Beast Attracting Powder could only be clearly smelled by Monstrous Beasts. As for human martial artists, unless they were exceptionally gifted, they wouldn't be able to smell anything. Moreover, this kind of powder was gray. Once it was sprinkled on the ground, it would be impossible to see it at night.
However, Beast Attracting Powder was said to be very difficult to make, so even the elders were not sure.
"All Steel Guards, heed my orders. Return to the defensive line immediately." Without any hesitation, the elder immediately issued an order.
The thirty Iron Guards immediately returned and guarded the camp from all directions.
The elder himself and Deacon Chen Shaojie also stood around the campsite and looked around. With the help of the firelight, they could vaguely see figures approaching.
Chen Zong and the other ten people were standing in the camp.
"Let's go help," Chen Kaiyue said. He lifted his sword and walked away.
"Step back, step back. The ten of you, don't come over." The Iron Guards saw this and immediately stopped them.
This was a pack of Monstrous Beasts, not just two or three Monstrous Beasts. The danger level was completely different. Even the lowest-level Monstrous Beasts would be extremely terrifying when in a pack.
At the end of the day, these ten Clan Hall disciples were only at Blood Qi Realm Level Five. Perhaps they had personally killed some Monstrous Beasts during this period of time, but to the Iron Guards, they were still very inexperienced. Against a pack of Monstrous Beasts, only death awaited.
The Clan Hall disciples were the future strength of the clan. Appropriate training could allow them to grow, but they couldn't go overboard.
After being ordered to step back, the group did not continue forward. Instead, they stared ahead. A pack of wolves appeared.
"Red Top Wolves."
Amidst the exclamations, at least thirty Red Top Wolves were rapidly approaching.
In a one-on-one battle, a Blood Qi Realm Level Five martial artist could easily kill a Red Top Wolf. He could even kill two or three Red Top Wolves. However, against thirty Red Top Wolves, even a Blood Qi Realm Level Six martial artist would be at a disadvantage.
Although the Red Top Wolves were not directly targeting them, the tyrannical murderous aura emitted by the thirty Red Top Wolves sent chills down their spines.
On the other side, more than ten Iron Claw Wolves appeared. They were Intermediate Class 1 Monstrous Beasts.
Another three Iron Back Green Wolves appeared. They were Upper Class 1 Monstrous Beasts.
Suddenly, a shocking roar, as if announcing the arrival of a Monarch, caused everyone's ears to buzz.
A huge figure leaped out from the bushes and came into view.
It was a full two meters tall and was blood-red in color. The stripes on its body seemed to emit a scarlet glow under the illumination of the fire, like fresh blood.
With a body length of more than four meters, its thick and strong tail seemed to bring about gusts of wind as it swept about.
Roar …
It opened its ferocious mouth and let out a roar that was as loud as an avalanche, causing everyone's scalp to go numb.
Its huge and cold eyes were filled with dominance. It had a sense of superiority over life and death. When those with insufficient cultivation faced it, they would feel weak all over. Their Blood Qi seemed to have solidified, and their entire body went numb.
"Fierce Blood Tiger!"
"Even the Fierce Blood Tiger has appeared!"
"Leave the Fierce Blood Tiger to me," the Elder immediately said.
The Fierce Blood Tiger was red in color and the stripes on its body were even more scarlet. It was a Upper Class 2 Monstrous Beast, and it belonged to the top class of Upper Class 2 Monstrous Beasts. Most of the Blood Qi Realm Level Nine Martial Artists were no match for it. Only Elite Martial Artists could fight it, but eight or nine out of ten of them would lose.
Such a terrifying Monstrous Beast, none of the Blood Qi Realm Level Nine Martial Artists present were a match for it.
The Elder's cultivation had surpassed the Blood Qi Realm. Naturally, he was not afraid of the Fierce Blood Tiger. However, just as he was about to attack the Fierce Blood Tiger, another terrifying roar came from another direction. This roar was different from the Fierce Blood Tiger's domineering roar. It had an incomparable berserk tone.
Bang, bang, bang. The ground trembled and a huge black figure appeared. It was even bigger than the Fierce Blood Tiger.
When the huge black figure appeared, it stood upright like a human. Its height reached an astonishing five meters.
"Black Scale Bear!"
The Elder's face was also very ugly.
The Black Scale Bear was also a Upper Class 2 Monstrous Beast, but its strength was incomparably shocking. Its body was not covered in fur, but scales. It also had an amazing defense.
It could be said that the Black Scale Bear was more dangerous than the Fierce Blood Tiger. Even if the Elder attacked, he would not be able to kill it in a few moves.
Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss …
The strange sound that made one's scalp tingle and body turn cold came from another direction. They saw a huge python with the thickness of an adult's waist slithering over. Under the light of the fire, they could vaguely see that the huge python had black and red stripes intertwined with a faint luster. As its body slithered, there was a rustling sound.
"Such a huge python!"
"Dark Scale Python!"
After recognizing the huge python, everyone's face turned even uglier. It was another terrifying Monstrous Beast that was not inferior to the Fierce Blood Tiger.
In addition, there were more ordinary Lower Class 2 Monstrous Beasts, Middle Class 2 Monstrous Beasts, and Upper Class 2 Monstrous Beasts approaching.
"It's dangerous."
Everyone, including the Elder, had a grave expression.
If it was a group of Lower Class 1 Monstrous Beasts, the Elder, an expert, and 31 elite martial artists who were at least at the seventh level of the Qi and Blood Realm could kill them without much effort. However, once a Lower Class 2 Monstrous Beast appeared, and there was more than one of them, the situation began to become very troublesome.
"Elder, please let us participate in the battle." Chen Zong pleaded, "Perhaps we are not strong enough, but we are also martial artists. We are the disciples of the Chen Family, and we have the spirit of a tiger."
"Elder, please let us participate in the battle." Even Chen Waixiu, who was hated by Chen Zong and Chen Zhong, said earnestly.
At this moment, they forgot everything else and only had the ferocious tiger in their hearts.
"In that case, the ten of you will go there. Remember, protect yourselves. There is only hope if you survive." The Elder looked at the ten of them deeply and pointed to the side.
That was the direction where the group of Lower Class 1 Monstrous Beasts, the Red Top Wolves, were attacking.
"Chen Zong, give me your sword. It is more useful in my hands," Chen Kaiyue said to Chen Zong.
"Chen Kaiyue, your swordsmanship may not be as good as Brother Chen Zong's," Chen Zhong said.
"Is that so? Chen Zong, do you dare to compete with me? Let's see who can kill more and stronger Monstrous Beasts. If you lose, give me your sword. "Chen Kaiyue looked coldly at Chen Zhong, directly provoking Chen Zong.
"If you lose, what can you give me?" Chen Zong asked back.
"If I lose, I will owe you a favor." Chen Kaiyue always used his own favor to talk about things.
"Chen Kaiyue, you think too highly of your favor." Chen Zhong could not help but laugh. The others also looked at Chen Kaiyue.
Favors were hard to measure, but no one thought that a favor from Chen Kaiyue could compare to Chen Zong's precious iron sword.
Chen Kaiyue was a little angry, "Chen Zong, do you dare to bet with me?"
"I don't want to," Chen Zong replied directly.
It was not that he did not dare, but that he did not want to. What was the use of betting?
At this moment, more than 30 Red Top Wolves sped up and pounced on the group.
"Tiger Out of the Cage!"
"Water Breaking Flow!"
"Diffraction Shadow!"
Everyone displayed their Lower Class Human Level Martial Arts, and almost all of them reached the Small Success stage. Chen Kaiyue's Diffraction Shadow was eight beams of sword light. Although they were not very clear, it proved that his Diffraction Swordsmanship had reached the Profound Success stage.
It was no wonder that he was so confident. Compared to ordinary martial artists of the same level, he was indeed better.
Chen Zong did not display his Diffraction Swordsmanship because the Eighth Style of the Real Sword at the Minute Subtlety stage was no less powerful than the Diffraction Shadow. Moreover, it did not require the activation of the Qi and blood power, so it was faster.
From the corner of everyone's eyes, they caught a glimpse of a bright and dazzling sword light. It was like a shooting star that streaked across the night sky, piercing through the air in an instant. Then, they caught a glimpse of blood droplets flying. Under the illumination of the fire, the blood droplets reflected a strange bright red.
One sword after another, each sword was swift and deadly. In the blink of an eye, three Red Top Wolves had died under Chen Zong's sword.
His body flashed and his footsteps were like the wind. He nimbly avoided the Red Top Wolves' sharp claws and bites. His sword rose and fell. The sword light was dazzling, and the Red Top Wolves were killed again.
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