Chapter 420: No Rest

Following the smell of blood, the Blood Lotus would penetrate everywhere under Zhang Mu’s command, branching repeatedly if unable to enter until finding a gap.

Once it broke open the wild yak’s innards, it fiercely rooted and expanded, the power of its thorns instantly causing the once proud wild yak to wilt, unable to support its body weight, falling to its knees.

Without the protection of the main force, the remaining intact wild yaks were quickly dealt with by Xu Changguang Huang Feng and Obsidian Beetle working together.

Before the Blood Lotus could collect the flesh and beast core of these few isolated wild yaks, He Shan’s urgent voice came from behind.

“Hurry and deal with it, the second Beast Tide has entered my detection range.”

The expressions of the few people immediately turned serious. Although the guards in all four directions had been dealt with, they were not given a chance to catch their breath.

Hachikuju from the east and Zhang Mu from the north almost completed their tasks at the same time. The centipede was tough, truly living up to its reputation of being hard to kill, and Zhang Feng said he had no interest in the centipede meat, so it went into the Blood Lotus’s belly.

Zhang Mu became the busiest person on the entire battlefield, after dealing with the centipede, he still needed to clean up with the Shield Wolf Rider.

The elite Shield Wolf Riders of Qizilbash were not just famous for being reckless. Working together, the nine of them were even quicker than Zhang Mu’s group. Their attack style was straightforward, with a push and a stab, then another push and stab.

Fierce and domineering, they seemed more like savage beasts in human form compared to the violent mutated creatures.

However, even the Shield Wolf Rider was not the fastest, as to the south there was a formidable presence named Yuan Rui. Uncle Peng had no chance to strike, as the flames of the soul swept through, causing dozens of second-rank creatures to freeze and lose consciousness.

Soon after, with a simple wave, the green vines acted like a giant fan and slapped the mutated creatures, whose bodies were immobilized by psychic powers, into piles of mush.

At this moment, Zhang Mu had returned to his original position and glanced at his left arm.

Under the nourishment of the Blood Lotus, the flesh and blood of so many second-rank mutated creatures gained a hint of color, although it was still not very noticeable.

Zhang Mu was already satisfied. This was only the first wave of the Beast Tide, and he hoped it would stay that way. His biggest fear was having no hope at all, but thankfully, the supply of second-rank flesh and blood this time was quite abundant.

Since the green vines could not move, Zhang Feng handed the task of collecting flesh and blood to Zhang Mu, as Zhang Feng’s collection speed was too slow. Zhang Feng only needed to give him thirty percent of the collected flesh and blood.

Battlefield cleaner!

However, Zhang Mu was very happy in his role as a battlefield cleaner, as the benefits were tangible and real.

“Brother Zhang Mu, your weapon is huge!”

He Shan’s warning came from behind, Zhang Mu’s mental power spread out, instantly detecting the enemy’s presence too.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

It’s three charging mammoths!

“Changguang, Huang Feng, go switch Hachikuju and Qizilbash leaders! Hurry! This time we need close combat!”

Zhang Mu glanced at the other three directions, this time only the attack from the Hachikuju direction was slightly weaker, so they had to ask for help.

The three mountain-like mammoths, Xu Changguang and Huang Feng’s elemental attacks, couldn’t break their defense.

After Hachikuju and his companions heard Zhang Mu’s call for help, they realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately changed positions.

“Good gracious, these are big fellows!”

Hachikuju looked at the huge mammoth’s size and sighed.

Zhang Mu played with the Obsidian dagger in his hand and looked into the distance, saying with resignation.

“Let’s go! Can’t delay anymore, the City Lord of Qizilbash’s ambergris power is too strong, it can attract anything.”

“I dare not face them head-on, holding this huge shield requiring me to be agile in battle, forget it, if we don’t go up now, they will charge at us, let’s go!”

As Qizilbash finished speaking, the three of them shot out like bullets, each confronting a mammoth.

It was a pure melee battle!

Zhang Mu, with dry lips, took the water jug handed to him by Hachikuju and said hoarsely.

“Has it been three days?”

Hachikuju, leaning against the broken stones beside him, said, “If we count from the second day, then yes, it has been three days.”

After finishing the water, Zhang Mu shook the empty water bottle and jokingly scolded, “Hey buddy, you didn’t tell me how strong the power of ambergris was at the beginning. I only slept for three hours in the past three days and nights before being woken up.”

Hachikuju helplessly shrugged and said, “Who knows? The herd here is too well hidden, but the power of this small bottle of ambergris should be enough for here.”

Zhang Mu looked up at the starry sky and murmured to himself, “Yes, finally it’s getting quiet.”

These three days have been like hell, with wave after wave of Beast Tide coming in – sometimes attacks from all four sides, sometimes two or three sides defending together.

Sometimes it’s a large group of the same species, sometimes powerful solo mutant beasts, but those who can survive alone in the wilderness are extremely powerful.

Two days ago, a mutant scorpion had reached its peak at second rank, and it took everyone’s effort to barely subdue it, but three Shield Wolf Riders were poisoned during the battle. It was only by Yuan Rui exposing her healing abilities that they were able to save their lives.

The scent of ambergris spread farther, attracting stronger mutant beasts, reflected in both quantity and quality.

Luckily, the strength of these two teams was enough, and with time, the frequency of Beast Tide attacks gradually decreased, allowing them to barely hold on. However, everyone was exhausted and three were wounded.

It can only be said that Yuan Rui’s healing abilities played a huge role in this battle. Without her, this team wouldn’t have made it this far.

But because of this, Zhang Mu felt a bit worried because this ability was not only exposed here but also in the sight of hundreds of thousands of people, and surely it would attract some malicious attention.

However, there was no choice. Risking exposure of their abilities for a few important lives was not worth it. Losing one person would significantly weaken the Shield Wolf Rider squad, let alone three.

Just then, He Shan, with his voice almost completely worn out due to notifications in the past few days, spoke in a hoarse voice.

Although his voice was almost gone, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise because it deepened his understanding of using earth-element magic.

“Northeast direction, small group of beasts approaching, 25 kilometers away, estimated between fifteen to thirty in number.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Hachikuju tossed a canteen towards He Shan.

Both of them were used to He Shan’s accurate intelligence reports. As there were unlikely to be attacks from two directions by mutant beasts simultaneously, they took turns resting.

It was now Hachikuju and He Shan’s turn. They planned to assess the situation when the Beast Tide arrived, deciding whether to wake them up or let them continue resting if they could handle it.

The two of them slowly stood up and looked towards the dark distance.

“What’s wrong, Zhang Mu my friend, can you sense it? What is it this time?

Not much movement, little leopard, just some unknown insect perhaps?”

Zhang Mu’s gaze towards the distance gradually became more serious.

“It’s Su Rui and Huang Yan.”

“What? How could it be them?”

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