Feng Jun and the others' first day of farming monsters passed just like that, without their noticing.
There were no gains that next morning either. Instead, two Golden-Winged Tigers came to hunt prey.
At first, the pair tried to ambush the Thunder Rhino herd, but the herd was highly vigilant. Lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and silver serpents danced wildly. Seeing that they could gain no advantage, the two Golden-Winged Tigers could only leave in frustration.
The winged tigers then began attacking Wild Beasts that had come to drink. Each strike found its mark. Some Wild Beasts could run quickly and were extremely agile, even unafraid of the flying winged tigers, but with the two tigers working together, they soon hunted down a huge horned camel beast.
To the winged tigers, Wild Beasts could not compare to demon beasts in nourishment. They were merely better than nothing.
Watching the winged tigers thirty li away, Dou De tried attacking one of them, and he struck quite heavily.
That winged tiger flew into a rage, abandoning the horned camel beneath it and charging straight at the pile of rocks.
No one reacted at all. Only when the winged tiger came within five li of the defensive formation did they suddenly attack together. That was the essence of focus fire—first show weakness, then strike like thunder, aiming for a sure kill.
Unfortunately, at the instant they attacked, the winged tiger's body shifted sideways in a strange fashion, flashing five li away in a single movement. Not only did every attack miss, but a mocking, almost human smile appeared on its face.
"Eh?" Tu Hongyi could not help exclaiming softly. "Is this fellow... about to take human form?"
"Taking human form... not necessarily," Dou De replied quietly, shaking his head. "I'd guess it suffered at