At that moment, three magical beasts of different forms came charging down from a distant hillock—two Fifth Rank and one Seventh Rank—rushing toward the battlefield. Chen Yinger was seated atop one of the Fifth Rank magical beasts.
Long Haochen had previously told her to use the Gate of Living Beings in order to cover their retreat. According to his plan, once the rescue was complete, Mai Dou Little Pig's transformed Spore Demon would restrict the enemy's ability to fly, while Chen Yinger's summoned magical beasts and Long Haochen himself would bring up the rear, buying their companions enough time to escape.
However, no one had expected such a change on the battlefield. The thousand-strong Yak Demon army had actually collapsed under their assault. The battlefield changed in an instant. Once Chen Yinger saw the situation clearly, she naturally refused to lag behind and led her summoned magical beasts over to join her companions in battle.
An Eighth Rank was still an Eighth Rank. Although the Yak Leader had been affected by the mucus sprayed by the Spore Demon, he was still incredibly fast. His four hooves flew as he charged straight at Long Haochen and the other five.
As he rushed forward, rings of black light spread beneath his feet, and every scale on his body gained another layer of dark black gloom. Fine black flames began burning around him, consuming the irritating mucus while wildly raising the Yak Leader's aura.
Light flickered along the black spear. When he was less than fifty meters away from Long Haochen's group, the Yak Leader threw back his head and roared. A faint black phantom spread out behind him, like a black hole opening its maw behind his back to devour everything.
He half-turned, stretched the right arm holding his spear straight behind