Head of the Wailing Ones

Su Ze had been observing the situation around him.

On the Beast Swarm's side, although there were many Exotic Beasts and more kept joining without end, most were Tier 1 Exotic Beasts. There were only eight or nine Tier 2 Exotic Beasts.

Their own team also had six Cocoon Breaking Stage fighters, enough to handle those Tier 2 Exotic Beasts. The reason they were struggling so much was mainly because they were being suppressed by the overwhelming firepower of the Tier 1 Exotic Beasts.

Tier 1 Exotic Beasts corresponded to human Pupal stage Evolvers. There were now more than fifty Tier 1 Exotic Beasts, while they had only around twenty Pupal stage Evolvers, many of whom were injured.

Su Ze understood that to stabilize the situation, they only needed to reduce the number of Tier 1 Exotic Beasts.

And he just so happened to have a devastating weapon designed for Tier 1 Exotic Beasts!

Su Ze smiled faintly at Liu Wenyin and took a tiny skull from his pocket—the Head of the Wailing Ones!

This marvel had been bought by Zhao Yuanyi at great expense and given to Zhao Lingxiao for self-defense.

Like extracts, marvels of the same tier could differ in price by hundreds or even thousands of times, depending on the strength of their skills and the cost of using them.

Generally speaking, using a marvel's attached skill consumed something from the user. Some drained physical strength, while others drew upon Evolutionary Force.

As a Tier 2 Marvel, the Head of the Wailing Ones possessed an extremely difficult-to-defend Mental Power attack. Its consumption was also minimal, requiring only a small amount of Mental Power each time. It could be called one of the finest Tier 2 Marvels.

This Tier 2 Marvel consumed so little that even a Mortal Lifeform could endure it. That was precisely why Zhao Lingxiao had been able to kill Princess Zhuzhi, who was at the Pupal stage, with the Head of the Wailing Ones before completing his first evolution.

Seeing the tiny skull, Liu Wenyin's expression froze slightly. "Is that the Head of the Wailing Ones?"

"You know it?" Su Ze was also surprised. Liu Wenyin's breadth of knowledge had astonished him more than once.

"I saw it in a book." Liu Wenyin looked deeply at Su Ze. "It seems your family background is even better than I imagined."

"Your knowledge runs deeper than I imagined too, sis."

"Go. Be careful."

"Mm."

Su Ze immediately squeezed through the crowd and reached the outer edge of the defensive ring, facing the Beast Swarm directly.

The Hunters were all somewhat surprised to see Su Ze. They could not understand how this pretty boy dared to run to the very front.

Su Ze swept his gaze around, found the area where the Tier 1 Exotic Beasts were most densely packed, and raised the skull in his hand toward the Beast Swarm. Then he let out a roar, drawing the Exotic Beasts' attention.

Most of the Exotic Beasts in front of Su Ze were drawn by his shout. They stared at him, then met the gaze of the Head of the Wailing Ones in his hand.

In an instant, ten Tier 1 Exotic Beasts suffered the Head of the Wailing Ones' Mental Power attack.

The Mental Power attack unleashed by the Tier 2 Marvel Head of the Wailing Ones posed an enormous threat to Tier 1 Exotic Beasts. Two with weaker Mental Power fainted on the spot, while the others fared no better. Some stood blankly in place, while others could barely remain upright.

"What are you standing around for? Get them!"

Su Ze's shout jolted the Hunters beside him into action. Several charged forward and, in just a few moves, hacked down the Exotic Beasts affected by the Mental Power attack.

With ten Tier 1 Exotic Beasts gone at once, the pressure on the Hunters was greatly reduced.

The Hunters could not help looking at Su Ze in astonishment, only to find that this pretty boy they remembered was even paler than usual.

Su Ze was not feeling well either. He had launched Mental Power attacks against ten Exotic Beasts at once. Although the Head of the Wailing Ones consumed little, multiplied tenfold, the cost was no longer small. Nearly half his Mental Power had been drained in one go, making stars flash before his eyes and turning his face pale.

Su Ze rubbed his temples, then turned and ran to the other side of the team. He repeated the same method, using the Head of the Wailing Ones to help the Hunters kill another eight Tier 1 Exotic Beasts.

Now only a little over thirty Tier 1 Exotic Beasts remained. The Hunters instantly felt much more at ease. They might not be able to defeat the Beast Swarm, but they definitely had hope of holding out for ten minutes.

They never would have imagined that the one to turn the tide and reverse the situation would be Su Ze, whom they had looked down on and disliked.

"So this pretty... this young man has some skills after all!"

"That marvel..." Quite a few Hunters glanced at the marvel in Su Ze's hand. They had naturally realized that Su Ze had displayed such might because of it, and they all recognized how powerful and valuable it was.

A burning greed flashed in some of their eyes.

"Come to think of it, where's Li Gaojie?"

At last, someone noticed that Li Gaojie was gone.

Su Ze, who had the lowest daily commission in the team at only ten thousand, had rendered great service. Naturally, someone thought of Li Gaojie, whose daily commission was as high as fifty thousand. Yet after looking around, they could not find him anywhere.

"Where did Li Gaojie go? Did anyone see him?"

"That bastard didn't run off, did he?"

The Hunters discussed it among themselves, feeling somewhat resentful. Li Gaojie was receiving the highest commission among the Pupal stage fighters, yet he had vanished when danger appeared.

Just then, another Exotic Beast rapidly approached from the distant woods. The Beast Swarm suddenly became restless and voluntarily opened a path, as though welcoming the newcomer.

"This is bad. Another Exotic Beast is coming, and this one's Tier 2!"

"Judging by that display, it's at least Tier 2 A-grade, maybe even S-grade!"

Although Exotic Beasts had continuously joined the Beast Swarm before, they had all been Tier 1 Exotic Beasts.

Tier 2 Exotic Beasts generally had powerful territorial instincts. The Beast King's Roar could only affect Exotic Beasts within a certain surrounding area. Therefore, apart from the eight or nine Tier 2 Exotic Beasts that had come at the beginning, no new Tier 2 Exotic Beasts had joined afterward.

But now that this high-level Tier 2 Exotic Beast had joined the Beast Swarm, the situation that had only just stabilized might once again become precarious.

The six Cocoon Breaking Stage Hunters were already under considerable pressure fighting eight or nine Tier 2 Exotic Beasts. With another, stronger high-level Tier 2 Exotic Beast joining them, they likely would not be able to hold on.

Amid a rustling sound of crawling, the newly arrived Tier 2 Exotic Beast finally revealed its true form.

It was an enormous grayish-brown salamander, more than two meters long. Its thick tail swept across the ground, sending piles of fallen leaves flying.

"Immortal Salamander!"

It was actually the Tier 2 S-grade Exotic Beast, the Immortal Salamander!

At once, the expressions of the Cocoon Breaking Stage fighters turned ugly. Every Tier 2 S-grade Exotic Beast possessed immense strength, and the Immortal Salamander was among the most troublesome of them all.

Su Ze's expression was also complicated. He had not expected the Beast King's Roar to summon even an Immortal Salamander.

He had considered hunting an Immortal Salamander before, but this was not the right time. A Tier 2 S-grade Exotic Beast was not something he could handle, and Aunt Yun had no spare attention to help him.

The entire escort team could only defend passively now. Taking the initiative to kill an Immortal Salamander with such terrifying recovery abilities was nearly impossible.

Moreover, Su Ze himself was in terrible condition. Repeatedly using the Head of the Wailing Ones had nearly exhausted his Mental Power. He could no longer use this marvel.