"Maintain formation, fight in rotation, and withdraw slowly!" After driving back the Exotic Beast Leader, Qian Ying shouted to all the other Martial Artists who had stayed behind.
There were not many Martial Artists left behind—only two from the Han Family, two from the Ma Family, two from the Ouyang Family, two from the Zhou Family, and two from the Qian Family.
Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing coordinated and provided support from the center, while Qian Ying also had to guard against and deal with the Exotic Beast Leader. Thus, the squad consisted of only twelve people. However, these twelve possessed formidable combat strength, and dealing with the Strange Beasts was still relatively easy.
Especially at the instant a Strange Beast was killed, when it tried to explode and use its spikes to injure the Martial Artists, it could not harm them in the slightest.
Of course, every Strange Beast's death and explosive spike attack rapidly drained everyone's Blood Qi. Therefore, although no Martial Artist was injured, their Qi consumption was far greater than before.
Thus, every Martial Artist kept a restorative pill in their mouth. At a critical moment, they would immediately bite through the wax seal and swallow the pill, replenishing their Blood Qi in time.
"Elder Zhou, support us from the center. I need to focus on dealing with this Strange Beast!" Qian Ying transmitted to Zhou Zixing.
"Alright!" Zhou Zixing agreed.
The Exotic Beast Leader's offense and defense had both surpassed their expectations. None of them had expected it to be so troublesome. Fortunately, Qian Ying could still handle it. If it had been him or any other Houtian Layer Ten Martial Artist, they would have been unequal to the task.
Therefore, Zhou Zixing focused on providing support and protecting the other Houtian Layer Ten Martial