Elite Monster

Lin Feng crouched in the grass, staring intently at the valley entrance.

When he saw only seven Jackalmen entering the valley, his brow furrowed slightly.

According to Chi Tao Tao Hao Liang Liang's intel, there should have been thirteen Jackalmen!

That meant not all of these Jackalmen had entered the valley.

These Jackalmen were far more cautious than he had expected.

"Archers, fire! Those at level 3, stay hidden. Everyone else, attack!"

Lin Feng shouted.

After several days of grinding levels, eleven of the thirty players had reached level 3.

The other nineteen players had all reached level 2.

He kept the level 3 players hidden to feign weakness and lure the Jackalmen outside in.

Thirteen Jackalmen had no reason to fear nineteen Humans.

When the Jackalmen outside saw only this many Humans lying in ambush in the valley, they would definitely charge in to help.

So he gave the order loudly, keeping the level 3 players concealed.

He wasn't worried about the Jackalmen overhearing—they couldn't understand anyway.

From the grass on both sides of the Jackalmen, twelve players holding bows stood up, drew their strings, and loosed arrows at the Jackalmen.

A dozen arrows flew toward the seven Jackalmen.

"Dodge!"

The Jackalman named Suiya reacted the fastest, rolling away from his spot.

The other Jackalmen were a beat slower; by the time they tried to evade, the arrows were already upon them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The arrows streaked past them.

Luckily, their aim was poor—the arrows flew by their sides and over their heads without hitting a single one.

The Jackalmen breathed a collective sigh of relief, silently counting their blessings.

"Ah... I've been hit!"

Just then, a miserable scream rang out.

Suiya, who had rolled to dodge, had an arrow stuck in his rear, howling in pain.

"Haha, I hit one!"

I Shoot You Innocent, the only one to land a shot, couldn't help cheering loudly.

At the same time, he didn't forget to mock the other players: "You bunch of noobs, can't even land a single arrow. So pathetic."

The other players took offense.

"If that Jackalman hadn't dodged, you wouldn't have hit him either. Just a blind squirrel finding a nut!"

I Shoot You Innocent shrugged dismissively. "You don't get it, that's called prediction! You know what prediction is?"

"Kill these Humans!"

Suiya, with an arrow in his rear, stood up, glaring at the smug I Shoot You Innocent, and charged with a roar.

The other six Jackalmen also rushed at the players on both sides.

"Brothers, save me!"

I Shoot You Innocent's face went pale as the Jackalman charged at him, the memory of having his throat bitten off flashing through his mind.

He hurriedly shouted for help to the Strength Class player nearby.

The Strength Class player was annoyed by his smugness but couldn't bear to let him die, so he tossed his bow aside, grabbed a stone axe, and met Suiya head-on.

From the grass, several more ambushing players stood up and charged at the Jackalmen.

Of the thirty players, all except the eleven who had reached level 3 and remained hidden in the grass joined the fight against the Jackalmen.

Lin Feng didn't rush out either.

Nineteen level 2 players against seven Jackalmen was no big deal—he didn't need to step in yet.

Outside the valley.

Suihou heard the sounds of battle from within and his expression shifted.

There really was an ambush in the valley!

These cunning Humans!

"Suijiao, go in and see how many Humans are inside!"

Suihou ordered the Jackalman beside him.

Suijiao was the fastest in their squad.

"Yes!"

Suijiao acknowledged, setting his Wolf Tooth Club on the ground before charging into the valley on all fours.

Though the sounds of battle echoed from within, he felt no fear.

He had absolute confidence in his speed—no one in the tribe was faster than him!

Even if the Human Race ambushed him, he believed he could escape unscathed.

A minute later, Suijiao finished scouting the valley and returned.

"How is it inside?" Suihou asked urgently.

"There are about twenty humans, besieging Suiya and the others. But those humans are weak—they can hold for now," Suijiao reported.

"Twenty or so dare to ambush us? These humans don't know their limits." A vicious glint flashed in Suihou's eyes.

He wasn't afraid of twenty humans, not even thirty.

"Follow me!"

Suihou led his Jackalmen brothers into the valley.

The seven companions inside were locked in battle with the humans. By striking from behind and coordinating with those inside, they could crush the humans in one blow!

Halfway in, he suddenly stopped, turning to Suijiao, who was following closely.

"Suijiao, don't come in. Wait outside the valley. If the sounds of battle stop and we don't come out, return to the tribe immediately and report!" Suihou instructed.

Though confident in crushing the humans inside, he decided to keep a contingency.

If something went wrong, at least one comrade could relay the news.

"Yes!" Suijiao accepted, his expression solemn, but inwardly overjoyed.

Not having to risk entering was for the best.

Inside the valley, nineteen players were locked in combat with seven Jackalmen.

All players were level 2, slightly weaker than the Jackalmen in raw strength. But their numerical advantage let them press the Jackalmen back.

However, their weapons—whether Stone Spears or stone axes—struggled to deal fatal damage to the Jackalmen.

After a fierce exchange, not a single besieged Jackalman had fallen, while three or four players had been severely wounded.

Just then, Suihou led four more Jackalmen charging into the valley.

"Kill!"

"Tear these humans apart!"

Suihou roared with a savage face, rushing toward the outermost players.

Seeing more Jackalmen burst into the valley, the players on the perimeter rejoiced and charged to meet them.

"Spear like a dragon, baring my heart and guts!" a Strength Class player shouted, thrusting his Stone Spear at the leading Suihou.

Suihou sneered, swinging his Wolf Tooth Club to smash the spear shaft.

Crack! The Stone Spear shattered on impact.

The Strength Class player froze. The next second, Suihou's Wolf Tooth Club crashed down on his head.

Thud! Like a smashed watermelon.

Seeing Suihou's ferocity, the surrounding players' faces changed.

"Holy shit, he's tough!"

"It's an Elite Monster!"

"Everyone be careful!" the players shouted in alarm.

Lin Feng, hidden in the grass, also noted the surprise.

This leading Jackalman was indeed far stronger than the ordinary ones.

That made sense.

Even the Human Race, known for their frail bodies, occasionally produced experts who could rival the Demon Race or Witch Tribe.

It was no wonder Jackalmen had elites stronger than the common kind.

"Time to move."

Lin Feng shouted, leading the eleven Level 3 players lying in ambush as they leaped from the grass and charged at the Jackalmen.

He himself rushed straight toward Suihou.

With the players' current strength, they were still not enough to take down this Elite Monster.

He needed to handle it personally.

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