Chương 12: Horde of Terrifying Beasts
Biên tập viên: Atlas Studios
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After a while.
Cao Guangning returned to his team.
One of his lackeys approached him. That lackey had buck teeth and his mouth stuck out. He said smilingly, "Cao, you went so far just to answer nature's call. Those teams who set off later than us have already entered the forest."
Cao Guangning was in a good mood, and he smiled back. "Sorry to keep you waiting," he replied.
He chuckled heartily at the thought that Su Hei had already gotten into a pickle.
"The obstacles ahead of us have been removed. It's our time to shine! Let's go, guys! Kill the beasts and get the token!" Cao Guangning yelled.
"Yes, sir!"
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In the army tent.
Qin Feng kept switching between the different images and deeply frowned.
"Captain, there seems to be a situation."
As Qin Feng spoke, he switched the image that he saw over to the big monitor.
Soon, everyone turned their gazes to the monitor.
The large monitor displayed a scene from the depths of the Forest of Death.
Dust flew everywhere and the roars of beasts filled the sky. A towering tree had been destroyed, and it split in two.
"Put the detector closer." Xun Chengwu also knitted his brows.
"Yes, sir!" Qin Feng nodded and quickly zoomed in on the image.
Only then could everyone clearly see what was happening. There were dozens of dire beasts!
Xun Chengwu's heart skipped a beat. "Black-ringed leopards? They usually don't perform their activities in the center of the forest, so why are they all moving toward the center?" he wondered.
The Forest of Death was extremely vast. The closer they were to the center, the stronger the dire beasts and demon beasts living there were. There were even spirit-level beasts whose power was equivalent to a martial artist who was a Grandmaster.
Although the black-ringed leopard was the weakest ferocious beast in the central area, it was a dire beast that lived in groups. Therefore, once they arrived at the center of the forest, they would be a crushing existence to all other beings!
If the students encountered those leopards, they would be dealt devastating blows.
"There are a total of 53 black-ringed leopards. Among them, 46 are mid-grade Savage, 6 are high-grade Savage, and the Leopard King is a superior-grade Savage beast."
Dire beasts were different from humans. They could not control their strength.
Qin Feng took advantage of that fact to control 10 detectors at the same time. Very soon, he managed to find out the strength of these black-ringed leopards.
Everybody who was in the tent looked at the screen. Information regarding the black-ringed leopards was listed there. All of them gasped, and they felt chills running down their spines. It was as if they had heard the sound of nails scratching on a chalkboard.
They would have a slim chance of survival if they encountered such a powerful beast pack, let alone those recruits!
"Qin Feng, keep an eye on the detector and keep me posted."
With that, Xun Chengwu grabbed the saber on the table and quickly walked out of the camp.
Before Qin Feng could reply, Xun Chengwu started to shout.
"Team 3 will stay behind and guard the area. The rest of you, follow me!" he ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
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Su Hei and the others had already ended the battle sometime back.
Many of them had gotten injured while battling the black python.
Chu Chen and Wang Dong had the most severe injuries. After all, Chu Chen had to make sure that the python's attention was on him and withstand its direct attack, while Wang Dong was stuck under the python.
Originally, Su Hei intended to send them back to the assembly point for them to recuperate. After which, he would make new plans.
Suddenly, Wang Dong placed his palms over the bruises on his body. A faint blue light emitted from his hands, and his injuries started to heal in front of everyone's eyes. After witnessing that, Su Hei changed his mind about sending them back to the assembly point.
Su Hei could not help but feel startled by what he had seen. "So this is the restoration ability that a Priest has! How incredible!"
After dealing with Chu Chen's wounds, Wang Dong felt lightheaded and fell to the ground.
"After healing myself and Chu Chen, I'm feeling a little weak. My body can't take it anymore," Wang Dong said.
He was panting heavily and wearily wiping away the sweat from his forehead.
Chu Chen felt guilty when he noticed that Wang Dong seemed even more exhausted than he was when he was wounded. "Thank you, Wang Dong!" he said gratefully.
"There's no need to be so polite. After all, we're a team! Your role is to prevent us from getting hurt by the beast, while my role is to provide support to you guys. This is what I ought to do," replied Wang Dong.
He smiled widely, letting all his front teeth show. Chu Chen could not help but smile back at him.
Su Hei laughed along with them.
From this moment onward, they were no longer just classmates, but close comrades who had fought together and survived a near-death experience.
On the other side.
After having rested for several hours, Wang Dong was able to recover enough strength to heal everyone. Everyone on the team had recovered their combat strength, and they headed deep into the Forest of Death.
They encountered dire beasts on their way in, but those dire beasts were traveling solo. In addition, they were not powerful, so Su Hei did not bother to fight them.
As long as there were changes in his team members' combat strengths, Su Hei would be able to integrate all of that into himself.
He was delighted to have such an effortless way of becoming stronger.
Everyone cheered when they saw a midnight wolf fall to the ground dead. That wolf had a height of six meters and a body length of eight meters.
"Su, this is the 40th dire beast that we've killed. Currently, we already have eight qualifying spots on our team," reported Wang Dong while flailing his arms excitedly.
Su Hei nodded slightly. At this rate, they would be able to return to the assembly area before noon the next day.
"Be sure to collect all of the animal skin, animal bones, and all other materials. After a short break, we'll continue heading inward," remarked Su Hei.
"All right, Su!"
At this moment, Su Hei looked toward the depths of the forest.
He had vaguely heard some commotion going on, and it was heading in their direction. As the sound drew closer, it became clearer.
A thundering sound came from nowhere.
As the sound got closer to them, the trees started to sway noticeably. Fallen leaves rustled and flew away. The ground had begun to shake, and its intensity was increasing by the second.
Even Su Hei's team, who were busy cleaning up the remains of the dire beasts, noticed that something was off.
"It's an earthquake?"
"No, this can't be an earthquake. This sounds as though there is a horde of animals running wildly."
There was fear in everyone's eyes. Everyone knew that something that could cause such a huge commotion was definitely not an ordinary beast.
"Dire beasts! There are so many dire beasts!" someone cried out.
Everyone saw that under the dust storm that was dozens of meters high, dense black figures were rushing toward them like bolts of lightning.
Those dire beasts were so fast. In the blink of an eye, there were only a hundred meters between them and the dire beasts.
"Run!"
Seeing that there was such an alarming number of dire beasts, Su Hei did not hesitate to flee.
Although he could fight those beasts head-on, Wang Dong, Li Hua, and the rest could not.
Hearing his command, everyone dashed in the opposite direction of the horde.
One thing was certain.
If they hesitated, they would die.
The black-ringed leopard was famous for its speed. The stronger it was, the faster its speed was.
The Leopard King, a superior-grade Savage beast, was so fast that he outran his shadow. Instantly, it caught up to someone.
"Su, the dire beast has caught up to Wu Dahai. You lead our friends to safety. I'll head back and save Wu Dahai. We will bring up the rear!" said Wang Dong.
He noticed Wu Dahai's predicament, so after saying those words to Su Hei, Wang Dong turned around and stopped running.
He shouted, "Hey!"
"You b*stard! Do you have the guts to come and get me?" he taunted.
Dire beasts that were at the Savage level had low intelligence. However, the Leopard King was about to get a breakthrough to the Spirit level, so it was equivalent to being a 10-year-old kid.
It could tell that Wang Dong was jeering at it, and it raised its head to the sky and roared angrily.
Roar!
The thunderous roar echoed around them loudly, smashing the fallen leaves. The forest was filled with sounds, and Wang Dong's ears were ringing.
Seeing that Wang Dong was in pain, the Leopard King grabbed hold of that opportunity to bend his body, gathering strength. Suddenly, like a bullet, he shot out toward Wang Dong.
In the blink of an eye, he had crossed a distance of more than 10 meters.
His sharp claws flashed, and he swiped at Wang Dong's head.
Under that terrifying power, Wang Dong was so frightened that his legs went limp and he remained motionless.
"Scram!"
At this moment, a deafening voice was heard.
Su Hei punched the Leopard King's head hard. The force of the blow caused him to back up a few steps.
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