Leader-Class Creature

Sarah shook her head. "It was a lone juvenile mammoth, but it fell into the hunters' trap!"

Hearing this, fury appeared in the druid's eyes.

"Those damned hunters! Was destroying those city-states not enough for them? Now they've even laid their claws on the sacred mammoths."

"These destroyers of nature must be punished!"

This bear might not be sacred.

He looked at Cao Xing and bowed respectfully. "My lord, please help the poor mammoth!"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go take a look first."

He did not say that he would definitely intervene. He first needed to assess the hunters' strength.

Sarah nodded, then turned and led the way.

The group changed direction and moved forward.

A minute or two later, they arrived at the place where Sarah had discovered the battle.

This was a canyon, with a fissure nearly a hundred meters wide ahead of them.

Several enormous tree trunks, each over a hundred meters long, had been laid across the fissure as bridges.

One of the tree-trunk bridges seemed to have broken, and some creature had fallen below.

However, the canyon was not deep, only several dozen meters down.

They heard shouting from the bottom of the canyon.

"Throw the nets! Throw the nets now!"

"Pull in the chains! Restrict its movements!"

"Don't let that mammoth escape!"

Following the voices, they looked down.

At the bottom of the canyon stood a group of masked humans, armed with swords and spears, surrounding and attacking a massive grayish-white creature.

It stood nearly five meters tall, covered in grayish-white fur, with curved tusks nearly two meters long.

Cao Xing's heart stirred. This was the mammoth, a creature that had already gone extinct on Blue Star!

At that moment, many spears were embedded in the Icefield Mammoth's body, blood seeping from one wound after another.

Thorny nets covered its body, their spikes digging into its flesh.

On top of that, its limbs were bound by iron chains. More than a dozen hunters gripped the chains tightly, firmly restricting its movements.

The mammoth continuously let out furious cries.

"Moo—moo—"

Cao Xing glanced at the mammoth's attributes.

Icefield Mammoth: Level 20

Race: Beast Rank: Tier 2 Leader-Class Creature Health: 3823/15023

Attack: 974–1056

Attributes: Strength 414, Agility 358, Spirit 361, Constitution 495

Skill: Icefield Roar (Lets out a deafening roar, placing nearby enemies in a frightened state and reducing Defense by 100 for 3 seconds.)

Tusk Goring (Launches an enemy into the air, dealing damage equal to 180% Attack and inflicting 2 stacks of Level 5 Bleeding.)

Mammoth Stomp (The mammoth raises its forelimbs and stomps down heavily, dealing 300% damage to enemies beneath its feet and 80% concussion damage to enemies within a 100-meter area, stunning them for 1–3 seconds.)

Berserk Charge (The Icefield Mammoth enters a berserk state and charges at extreme speed, increasing Movement Speed by 200%. Targets with lower Strength are knocked flying with a 100% chance.)

Talent ①: Beast Physique (Health additionally increased by 30%)

Talent ②: Cold Resistance Status: Bleeding, Poisoned, Seriously Injured, Fractured...

Cao Xing's eyes flickered. "Damn, a Level 20 leader-class monster. Those attributes are really formidable."

But clearly, this mammoth was in terrible condition.

It had fallen into a carefully prepared trap set by these hunters.

More importantly, it was being besieged by at least twenty or thirty hunters.

Spear after spear stabbed into its hide, splashing blood into the air.

Its health was steadily dropping.

The snow-covered ground had already been dyed red by the mammoth's blood.

"Moo—"

The mammoth raised its head and let out a furious roar, seemingly trying to break free from the hunters' control.

However, its hind leg was badly fractured, and it was having trouble even standing.

The hunters beside it continued hauling hard on the chains, giving it no chance at all to escape.

One elite hunter laughed loudly. "Hold on, brothers! This mammoth is almost done for!"

"Our camp hasn't had meat in a long time."

"Once we kill this mammoth, it'll be enough food for at least half a month. The leader will definitely reward us handsomely!"

The other hunters were immediately filled with fighting spirit.

Just then, one of the smaller hunters stepped forward to show off his bravery.

Holding a spear, he charged forward at top speed.

Then, while the Icefield Mammoth was not paying attention, he leaped high into the air, gripped his spear tightly, and viciously thrust it at the mammoth's neck.

"Pfft!"

Half the spear plunged straight in!

"Moo—"

The mammoth threw back its head and let out a pained cry.

But the hunter said excitedly, "I did it! I did it!"

"I struck the mammoth's vital spot! I'm the bravest warrior of the Light Church! The leader will definitely recognize my worth!"

Just then—

The mammoth swung its trunk and lashed out fiercely.

The hunter was instantly sent flying.

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A huge damage number floated up.

The hunter flew dozens of meters before crashing heavily into a boulder, dying on the spot.

The hunters were horrified and shouted angrily, "Damn it! Little Jack is dead!"

"Attack with everything you have! We can't let Little Jack's death be in vain!"

A barrage of ranged attacks struck the Icefield Mammoth's head.

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A string of damage numbers floated up.

Many of them were bleeding damage.

The mammoth's health drained away like water, quickly falling below 2,000.

This mammoth seemed to have exhausted the last of its strength as well.

With a mournful whimper, it collapsed like a small mountain.

Rumble!

The mammoth's fall caused an enormous commotion.

One hunter said excitedly, "The mammoth's down! Kill it now!"

The hunters rushed forward like a pack of starving wolves.

This mammoth was still juvenile and was not as powerful as adult mammoths.

After all, any adult mammoth would stand over ten meters tall and possess strength of at least Level 30 or 40.

The mammoth lying on the ground seemed to know that its death was near, and tears glimmered in its eyes.

Seeing this, Andrew's eyes filled with pity.

He dropped to both knees and came before Cao Xing, pleading, "My lord, please act and save this poor child!"

Cao Xing nodded. "Get up, Andrew. These followers of the evil god deserve to die. I will save this mammoth."

Just now, Cao Xing had merely been observing the strength of the hunters below.

And now, he had reached a conclusion.

Below them were one Level 15 elite hunter, five Tier 2 hunters above Level 10, and the rest were ordinary hunters below Level 10.

With that level of strength, his recruited creatures could deal with them easily.

Hearing this, tears welled in Andrew's eyes as he said gratefully, "Nature will thank you, kind lord."

Your actions have moved Andrew. Loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 93.

Cao Xing nodded inwardly.

Andrew's loyalty had risen as well. Soon, he would have his second territory member whose loyalty had reached 100.

Cao Xing stood up from the back of the tracked robot and gave the order, "Now then, all units, move out. Kill every hunter below."

Assam was the first to draw his longsword. "I swear to defend my lord's glory unto death."

"Frost Wolf Knight, move out!"

Riding his Frost Wolf, he was the first to make a leap of faith.

However, from such a height, even the Frost Wolf would be severely injured if it jumped straight down.

Assam was not that foolish. Instead, using the large rocks protruding from the canyon wall, he made several agile leaps and landed safely at the bottom.

At the same time, the remaining three robots and Sarah all sprang into action.