Good Fortune and Sudden Trouble (Two Chapters Combined)

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Thunder boomed like an explosion, and rumbling followed one after another without pause. The deafening noise could be heard from very far away.

Wu Qingfang and her group, who had been exploring deeper into the valley, stopped and turned around one after another, looking toward the source of the thunder.

The weather was clear, without even a single dark cloud in the sky. The thunder coming from afar clearly wasn't natural.

"Miss, could that thunder have been caused by an exotic beast using an ability...?" Zhao Xiaoya asked, her hair tied into braids.

"This disturbance was most likely caused by an exotic beast," Wu Qingfang replied, dressed in a black combat outfit.

The captain of the guards, Chen Zhiyuan, frowned as he looked toward the distant source of the thunder. After thinking for a few seconds, he spoke to Wu Qingfang.

"Miss, it won't be long before it's time for us to return home. Let's hurry and continue exploring ahead!"

Wu Qingfang nodded at his words. The group then stopped paying attention to the thunder behind them and quickened their pace toward the depths of the valley.

In another direction, a group roughly the same size as Wu Qingfang's team also stopped when they heard the thunder coming from behind them.

"Elder Zhao, should we send someone over to check what's going on there?"

"Young Master, there's no need to pay attention to the disturbance in the distance. Let's continue exploring ahead..."

The group that had stopped soon made their decision and continued exploring forward.

"Boom..."

Brilliant silver-white arcs of electricity burst from Lin Li's fingertips. Every bolt of lightning he fired killed a Purple-Spotted Rhinoceros on the spot.

"Roar..."

Watching their companions fall one after another, the surviving Purple-Spotted Rhinoceroses let out frightened roars.

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