Facing two Soul Beasts over 4,500 years old, splitting their eight-person group into three teams was the optimal solution. Once a melee broke out, they had to keep both Soul Beasts occupied at the same time.
"Here's the plan. Huang Yu, you're the only one on our team capable of ranged firepower, so you'll team up with Wen Xi and provide long-range suppression from the rear. Jing Yao, Qile, and Jin Nian will form one group. Qing Han, Tian Yu, and I will make up the last group. This arrangement will allow the six of us to deal greater damage. When we run into those two Soul Beasts, follow my instructions. We're about to openly steal their kill!"
Ye Qingyu quickly assigned the groups according to her companions' abilities. Once everyone nodded in agreement, they immediately rushed forward in their newly formed teams.
The two thousand-year Soul Beasts were worth a combined 1,000 points. Once this battle was over, their mission points would rise directly to 5,100. Then, they would only need to defeat five Hundred-Year Soul Beasts to reach 5,600 points. That way, all eight of them would receive 700 mission points each. When they returned to the academy, they could live comfortably for quite a while.
Seven hundred mission points were enough to exchange for an entire year's worth of cultivation resources!
"I told you not to provoke those two Crimson Flame Armored Beasts! But you idiots just wouldn't listen to me! Am I the captain, or are you the captains? If there's another mission like this next time, I'm not coming with you!"
Within the forest, a Four Rings Soul Ancestor forcibly twisted his body aside, narrowly dodging two enormous fireballs streaking in from behind. At the same time, he raised a hand and flung out