Nervous,
Naturally, because
the Ninth Tier Source Beasts they had encountered this time were Cat Tribe Source Beasts, which ranked among the stronger of the thousands of Source Beast species!
These Cat Tribe Source Beasts were known for their agility, flexibility, and ferocity. Their nimbleness could even give them a chance to escape the hunt of an Eighth Tier Source Beast, whereas Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors, also Ninth Tier lifeforms, would have virtually no chance of escape if they encountered an Eighth Tier Source Beast one-on-one!
Facing four such Cat Tribe Source Beasts, even though these Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors were well trained and had experience resisting several Source Beast attacks, a measure of nervousness still rose in their hearts!
As for excitement—
It was difficult to find Source Stones that had formed crystals within ordinary Ninth Tier Source Beasts. Even among top-tier Ninth Tier Source Beasts, the odds were only around one in twenty. If they were Ninth Tier mid-stage or even early-stage Source Beasts, the possibility of Source Stone Crystals appearing would drop drastically!
Only the more powerful a Ninth Tier Source Beast was, the greater the possibility that crystalline Source Stones would form inside its body after it was hunted!
Cat Tribe Source Beasts were clearly among the strongest of all Source Beasts. Along with Fire Bull Source Beasts, Devouring Beasts, Sword Tiger Source Beasts, and more than a dozen other kinds of Source Beasts, they were listed among the eighteen most dangerous Source Beasts! These Cat Tribe Source Beasts could even hunt powerful Source Beasts such as Devouring Beasts and Rat Tribe Source Beasts, causing massive concentrations of source energy to accumulate in their bodies. This greatly increased the chances of Source Stones forming within them—almost every two Cat Tribe Source Beasts could yield one pure