A Timely Rescue

"What place is this?!"

Lin Langtian was in a Primeval Forest, where milky-white mist curled everywhere. The mist was exceedingly strange; even mental energy found it difficult to penetrate.

Moreover, Icy Cold Air permeated the sky above. Even someone of Lin Langtian's strength found it somewhat unbearable.

Thus, for the two days since entering this forest, he had essentially been wandering around aimlessly.

Rubbing his forehead, Lin Langtian took out a map from his Cosmic Bag. After studying it for a long while, he muttered, "So it's the Misty Forest, a bizarre forest at the edge of the Great Desolate Commandery. No wonder I couldn't find a way out."

Shaking his head, Lin Langtian sighed before finding what appeared to be the right direction and continuing deeper into the forest.

Bang!

In a clearing shrouded by dense fog, dozens of people stood tightly packed together. Around them, ferocious Demonic Beasts reeking of blood would occasionally charge out, only to be blasted into chunks of flesh by dozens of powerful streams of Yuan Power.

"These damned beasts are really annoying! Master, when will this ever end?"

Among the group, a man cleaved a Demonic Beast to death with one stroke, wiped the blood splashed across his face, and cursed.

"Stay focused. It'll be fine once we get out." The one answering him was a burly middle-aged man with the back of a tiger and waist of a bear. He held a Black Heavy Sword, his bearing imposing.

This middle-aged man was clearly the strongest among the group. He had already reached Minor Accomplishment of Shaping Realm. Facing the siege of numerous Demonic Beasts, he calmly sent them all flying with his sword.

"Father, go!"

At the center of the group, a Little Girl around twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in pale red, saw the middle-aged man's valiance and clapped her little hands as she called out sweetly in her childish, innocent voice.

"Yinyin, be careful!"

Beside the Little Girl, a woman of around twenty hurriedly pulled her behind her. The woman was tall, and her slightly tight-fitting clothes perfectly accentuated her graceful curves.

"Okay." The Little Girl called Yinyin obediently answered and hid behind the beautiful woman, peeking at the situation outside with her big eyes.

Although this group was not weak, the number of Demonic Beasts gathering around them continued to grow with time.

In barely ten minutes, more than a hundred had already gathered, and it looked as though their numbers would continue increasing.

Up in a large tree, Lin Langtian had also been drawn over by the sounds of battle. Hidden behind a branch, he silently observed everything.

Seeing the huge number of Demonic Beasts, a trace of surprise flashed through Lin Langtian's eyes.

With so many Demonic Beasts, there had to be a beast king directing them from behind the scenes.

Lin Langtian was not the only one who thought so. Even the middle-aged man leading the group wore an increasingly grave expression.

Not long after these Demonic Beasts appeared, the ground suddenly began to tremble. Immediately afterward, two exceptionally savage auras emerged from the mist.

"Misty Leopard Crocodile Kings!"

Sensing those two savage auras, the faces of those in the group below gradually turned pale. Even the middle-aged man's gaze became somewhat gloomy.

Vast Shadows grew clearer and clearer within the mist before finally transforming into two enormous and ferocious Demonic Beasts beneath the firelight.

"Oh? Misty Leopard Crocodile Kings. Two Demonic Beasts at the Shaping Realm."

Lin Langtian glanced at the two savage-looking, grotesque Demonic Beasts and raised his brow slightly.

It seemed the group below was in danger now.

Roar!

Just as Lin Langtian had expected, the Misty Leopard Crocodile Kings immediately let out thunderous roars.

The Leopard Crocodile Kings' roars were clearly the signal to charge.

Therefore, the instant their roars fell, the crimson in the eyes of the hundreds of Demonic Beasts deepened. Then they moved on all fours, causing the entire ground to tremble as the beast horde surged toward the group below like a tide.

The momentum was terrifying.

Kill!

Facing the charge of the beast horde, murderous light also surged in the eyes of the group. There was no way to retreat now. Only by risking their lives could they carve out a path to survival!

Close combat began!

The crisp clang of metal rang out continuously as powerful streams of Yuan Power exploded across the bodies of the Demonic Beasts. The sudden burst of attacks even slowed the charge of the two Leopard Crocodile Kings.

Roar!

Having been attacked, the two Leopard Crocodile Kings let out furious roars. Dark-red energy surged across their bodies before they once again moved on all fours and charged forward like two tanks, smashing viciously toward the leading middle-aged man.

Behind the middle-aged man was the defensive perimeter. With no room to retreat, he drove his heavy sword fiercely into the ground.

The Yuan Power within his body was also driven to its limit. It seemed he intended to forcibly withstand the charge of the two beasts.

Bang!

The collision occurred in an instant. The two tank-like giant beasts slammed viciously into the heavy sword. A ring of force erupted, splitting the ground several yards around them with spiderweb-like cracks.

Boom!

Such a fierce collision immediately made the middle-aged man let out a muffled groan. His body staggered backward more than ten steps before he finally stabilized himself.

With just this one exchange, the middle-aged man was utterly defeated!

"Father!"

Seeing this, both Yinyin and the tall woman cried out in panic and worry.

However, they soon had no time to pay attention to him, because with the middle-aged man's defeat, the Demonic Beast horde had completely charged into the group.

At this moment, the group was in danger of being wiped out at any time.

Despair appeared on every face. Facing the joint assault of two Misty Leopard Crocodile Kings and a hundred Demonic Beasts, even if they fought with all their strength, they could not escape death.

Yet just as they despaired and awaited death, an explosive sound suddenly rang out beside their ears.

Bang!

Accompanied by a thunderous blast, mud and debris filled the sky, followed by two furious roars.

When they looked over, their pupils suddenly contracted as intense shock crept across their faces.

At the spot where the debris fell, the two massive Leopard Crocodile Kings seemed to have crashed into a meteorite. A savage force had violently repelled them dozens of meters.

Boom!

The Leopard Crocodile Kings, comparable to humans at the Shaping Realm, scraped their four limbs across the ground, carving four deep trails before finally crashing into a mountain wall and collapsing, grievously wounded.

And atop the Leopard Crocodile Kings, a tall figure slowly descended.

Under the sunlight, the crowd looked at that handsome figure as though he were their savior...