“Where are the Magical Beasts?”
Meng Lei walked out of the cave at this point.
The captain hastily answered respectfully, “Sir, they are currently closing in on us!”
He’d only just spoken when a Magical Beast dashed out of the forest.
It was a wolf species of Magical Beast. Its body was ten meters long and fully covered in steel needle-like fur. Its contours were well-proportioned, its muscles sharply defined, and it was full of a physical strength kind of aesthetic.
The strange thing was that this particular wolf-type Magical Beast had two heads—one white and one black—and this color division continued throughout its whole body, which was also half-white and half-black. The color division was clear and distinct, just like the national treasure[1]!
“That’s the Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, Sun-Moon Double-Headed Wolf!” A mercenary called out its name.
“A Seventh-Grade Magical Beast has actually scared all of you this badly?”
Meng Lei stared at the Sun-Moon Double-Headed Wolf, rendered somewhat speechless.
“Sir, there are more!”
The captain let out a wry laugh.
At this point, a second Magical Beast dashed out of the forest. It was as large as a truck container and had eight legs. This was a spider species of Magical Beast that was fully blood red in color, but it had a human head and looked incredibly horrifying.
It was the Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, Man-Visage Demon Spider!
Then, it was followed by the third, fourth, fifth...
As the trees shook, Magical Beasts dived out of the forest one after another like mushrooms sprouting after rain. They came in a variety of sizes and species, carrying with them an astounding might and cold and vicious looks in their eyes.
“Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, Tri-Eyed Poisonous Toad!”
“Sixth-Grade Magical Beast, Iron-Armored Crocodile!”
“Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, Raptor!”
“Seventh-Grade Magical Beast...”
“Oh my Dragon God!”
“Why are there so many high-grade Magical Beasts?!”
The sight of so many high-grade Magical Beasts caused every Fire Cloud Mercenaries member’s legs to shake, and fear and panic came over their countenances.
Too many!
Too many high-grade Magical Beasts were showing up!
Were there 50 of them? Or 100?
But what made them despair the most was that an endless stream of high-grade Magical Beasts was still arriving one by one. How were they supposed to fight them all?!
“S-sir, what should we do?”
Blood drained from the captain’s face. He gazed at Meng Lei, having already placed all his hopes on him. A ferocious tiger was hardly a match for a pack of wolves, much less a group of high-grade Magical Beasts?
Besieged by this many Magical Beasts, even if the Fire Cloud Mercenaries was strong and had wonderful coordination, they still didn’t have even a shred of hope!
They’d be ripped apart and become food in those Magical Beasts’ bellies!
Everyone else from the Fire Cloud Mercenaries also stared hard at Meng Lei, their despairing and fearful faces full of hope.
Now that things had come to this point, Meng Lei was the only one they could rely on!
“Ol’ President, why are there so many Sixth-Grade and Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts congregating here when everything’s perfectly alright?”
Meng Lei didn’t pay any heed to the Fire Cloud Mercenaries members. Instead, he frowned and raised a question. Every high-grade Magical Beast had their own territory, and they usually fought and went at one another’s throats. Why would they show up here together?
“It’s probably because of the Titanic Dragon-Ape.”
A glint flashed across Ol’ Amos’ eyes as he pointed at the Titanic Dragon-Ape carcass. “A high-grade Magical Beast’s flesh and magic core hold lethal attraction to Magical Beasts of lower grades. If they can devour and feed on it, it’ll boost their strength and might even help them to level up.
“When they were battling and dismembering the Titanic Dragon-Ape earlier, its vital energy dissipated into the air and drifted out. This ended up attracting the Magical Beasts here.”
“So that’s what happened!”
Meng Lei nodded slowly. “Those guys’ noses sure are sharp! But this is just as well. Saves me the trouble of going around like a headless chicken to look for them.”
“What do you intend to do?” Ol’ Amos raised his eyebrows. “I have to remind you, dealing with this many Magical Beasts won’t be easy. If you really can’t handle it, then you’d better run. You aren’t their target anyway.”
“Run? That word doesn’t exist in my dictionary!”
[1] Refers to the panda, China’s national treasure
Chapter 76: Flame Inferno, Annihilation
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
A Magical Beast could already be considered a high-grade one at seventh-grade.
Not only were they astonishingly intelligent, but they also possessed strong, domineering combat power.
It was very tough for a human to defeat a Magical Beast of the same grade, especially when their numbers increased to form a beast tide. Their level of destructiveness could be said to be terrifying at that point.
Everywhere they passed through, lands turned barren, and nothing would be left alive.
That was why the Fire Cloud Mercenaries were scared witless when facing a siege by so many Sixth- and Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts. If it weren’t for the fact a “Saint Domain” was standing right next to them, they’d have fled for their lives a long time ago.
Man-Visage Demon Spider, Golden Lightning Python, Iron-Armored Crocodile, Sun-Moon Double-Headed Wolf... The Magical Beasts were savage, bloodthirsty, and vicious. As they stared at the Titanic Dragon-Ape carcass lying on the ground, their snouts constantly twitched, and drool dripped from their jaws, their eyes brimming with greed.
Devour it!
Devour the Titanic Dragon-Ape!
Once they devoured the Titanic Dragon-Ape, they’d benefit tremendously! The day where they’d level up and break through... wasn’t far off anymore!
All the Magical Beasts became restless and agitated for a while there. They pounced toward the Titanic Dragon-Ape one after another, for fear that other Magical Beasts would get there earlier than them should they be a step too slow.
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