Battle

"All right, we'll leave this Bloodthirsty Tank for Yang Wu to practice on!" Chu Tian ordered. "Everyone, follow me and take down the herd. Be sure to leave the Bloodthirsty Tank alive!"

"Yes, Captain!"

All six members of the Phantom Squad stood ready. Their target was only a herd led by an Elementary Beast General Level monster, but once the battle began, they would give it everything they had.

"Attack!"

At Chu Tian's command, he charged ahead toward the herd of monsters to the front left.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, the six members of the Phantom Squad became six blurs as they charged toward the herd.

Chu Tian and Zhou Zheng, both Advanced War Generals, were at the front. Wang Zhi, Zheng Tao, and Lu Qing followed close behind, while Yang Wu, whose strength was only that of an Elementary War General, brought up the rear.

At the same time, Lu Qing nocked an arrow as he ran. Several streaks of silver light shot out first, flashing toward the herd like lightning. The throwing knives clipped to Chu Tian's combat suit also rose into the air, hovering around him.

The distance of over a thousand meters vanished in an instant.

The first to arrive were the arrows Lu Qing had fired.

Before the herd could react, several arrows had already pierced its center, taking the lives of a few Beast Soldier Level monsters in the process.

"Rumble..."

With a deafening boom, the Micro-Bombs carried by the arrows detonated. The powerful blasts instantly killed the monsters nearby, and the explosions threw the herd into disarray.

The bombs had limited power and could only injure the few monsters at the center of each blast. As for the Beast General Level Bloodthirsty Tank, it hadn't suffered so much as a scratch.

Of course, that was because Lu Qing had deliberately avoided hitting the Bloodthirsty Tank with his arrows. Otherwise, with Lu Qing's Intermediate War General strength, one arrow would likely have been enough to badly wound it.

"Roar!!"

The herd's leader, the red-furred Bloodthirsty Tank, had finally spotted the six members of the Phantom Squad. Its fur stood on end, each strand as stiff as a steel needle.

The monsters around the Bloodthirsty Tank let out furious, frenzied roars. Their cries echoed across the wilderness, filled with anger and madness. Led by the Bloodthirsty Tank, the wild boars charged toward the humans.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The throwing knives circling Chu Tian finally moved. Eight knives became eight blurs in an instant.

"Thud!"

A throwing knife pierced straight through a One-Horned Wild Boar's throat. Under Chu Tian's control, it then shot forward at astonishing speed and pierced another monster's skull.

In the blink of an eye, the eight knives had killed dozens of the monsters at the front of the charge. Only the Bloodthirsty Tank remained alive!

The distance of over a thousand meters hadn't allowed Chu Tian to pull far ahead of the other members of the Phantom Squad.

"Captain, leave a few for me!"

Yang Wu heard Zheng Tao laugh. A streak of black light then shot from Zheng Tao's hand, moving at incredible speed.

On closer inspection, it turned out to be a large black hammer.

Thump!

The black hammer crushed the Beast Soldier Level monster at the front of the charge, then continued toward another monster without slowing and killed it as well.

Right afterward, a blur darted into the herd. It was Zheng Tao, moving at full speed.

Zheng Tao quickly retrieved his Hand-off Hammer and began slaughtering the monsters.

With a few heavy thuds, the heads of the monsters surrounding Zheng Tao burst beneath his hammer.

At the same time, Wang Zhi, carrying a War Blade and shield, charged into the herd as well. Several flashes of cold light flared, and every monster near him was cut apart.

On one side was a small herd led by an Elementary Beast General Level monster. On the other was the Phantom Squad, every member of which was a War General Level martial artist—and an elite among them at that.

The difference in strength was simply too great.

In less than a minute, the Phantom Squad had wiped out the entire herd. Only the Elementary Beast General Level Bloodthirsty Tank remained, letting out occasional low growls.

Monsters were naturally savage, and pig-like monsters weren't very intelligent. But as a Beast General Level monster, the Bloodthirsty Tank had gained at least a little intelligence.

Faced with a group of humans who could take its life at any moment, the Bloodthirsty Tank was terrified. It didn't dare make a move.

"Yang Wu, the Bloodthirsty Tank is yours!"

Chu Tian calmly spoke as he wiped the blood from his throwing knives.

"Yang Wu, this is your first time facing a Beast General Level monster. Be careful—you can do it!" Zhou Zheng reminded him from the side.

"Come on, Yang Wu!" Zheng Tao encouraged him as well.

The other two, Lu Qing and Wang Zhi, also looked toward Yang Wu.

As for the Elementary Beast General Level Bloodthirsty Tank, no one paid it any attention. If they hadn't been using it to temper Yang Wu, the materials from its body would already have been in the Phantom Squad's packs.

Yang Wu grinned. "Captain, Brother Zhou, just watch. I'll bring back the materials from this Bloodthirsty Tank!"

With that, Yang Wu quickly closed in on the Bloodthirsty Tank.

"Captain, you need to pay close attention. Don't let the Bloodthirsty Tank hurt Yang Wu. It'll be hard to explain that to Supervisor Zhuge!" Zhou Zheng couldn't help reminding him.

After learning that Yang Wu had joined the Phantom Squad, Zhuge Tao had personally invited Chu Tian and Zhou Zheng to dinner and asked them to look after Yang Wu.

"Don't worry."

Chu Tian slowly nodded. Though he made no move, his Spiritual Force remained around Yang Wu at all times. The moment anything went wrong, he would act immediately.

Yang Wu had now stopped a hundred meters or so in front of the Bloodthirsty Tank. Because of the other members of the Phantom Squad, the Bloodthirsty Tank didn't dare act recklessly. Yang Wu, too, kept his eyes fixed on it.

Combine movement and stillness; use stillness to control movement!

Yang Wu carefully studied the Bloodthirsty Tank in front of him, trying to find a weakness.

This is my first battle, and the captain and the others are testing me. I have to make it look good!

Yang Wu thought to himself.

"Roar!!"

The Bloodthirsty Tank let out a series of roars. It could hold back no longer. Even if it died, it would make these humans pay.

"Boom!!"

The Bloodthirsty Tank suddenly charged forward, as if it had truly become a speeding tank. Nothing could stop it as it barreled straight toward Yang Wu.

I can't block it head-on!

Yang Wu's mind stirred. He immediately used his nearly Micro-Level Movement Technique, darting aside like an agile monkey.

At the same time, the Pojun Spear in Yang Wu's hands thrust out from the side at an unbelievable angle. Like a bolt of lightning, it pierced the Bloodthirsty Tank's belly as it rushed past him.

"Awoo!"

The Pojun Spear tore a huge gash across its belly, and the Bloodthirsty Tank let out a pained roar.

But just as Yang Wu was about to pass it—

Whoosh!

A dark blur shot toward Yang Wu's chest.

So fast!

Yang Wu was startled. He hurriedly twisted aside to dodge the blur. Looking closely, he saw it was the Bloodthirsty Tank's tail, long and whip-like.

You're asking for it!

Angered by the Bloodthirsty Tank's sneak attack with its tail, Yang Wu immediately unleashed the Returning Horse Spear!

Yang Wu placed his right hand at the end of the spear shaft, then lightly twisted his left hand around its middle.

Thud!

The spinning spearhead of the Pojun Spear stabbed into the Bloodthirsty Tank's rear from behind!

"Roar—"

The Bloodthirsty Tank howled frantically, then abruptly turned and charged at Yang Wu.

Badly wounded, the Bloodthirsty Tank had become even more frenzied!