The Crisis

The two High-level Beast General Fennec Foxes died instantly. The large group of charging Elementary and Intermediate Beast Generals slowed down, and just then, Zhang Yue charged out with a blade in one hand and a shield in the other, cutting through the beast horde and drawing the attention of most of the Beast General-level monsters.

"Chitter, chitter!" The White-haired Giant Fox roared in fury, its gaze fixed on Su You with icy murderous intent.

To monsters, humans were a common enemy. And this loathsome human had even killed its two favorite consorts. He was utterly despicable!

The White-haired Giant Fox instantly became a streak of white. Its tail, nearly as long as half its body, whipped rapidly, sweeping toward Su You and sending wild sand surging through the air.

Su You moved like a gentle breeze, easily evading the White-haired Giant Fox's attack. He closed in, wielding both swords in a relentless succession of strikes. Their flowing swordlight left one wound after another across the fox's body.

The White-haired Giant Fox's eyes flew wide. Ignoring its injuries, it met the two incoming swords with its front paws. Two wet thuds rang out as the blades pierced them, drawing a little blood.

Su You's sword momentum faltered for an instant. The White-haired Giant Fox seized its chance and swept its tail at him again.

Su You moved with effortless grace, dodging the sweep and switching places with the White-haired Giant Fox.

The fox turned and glared at Su You, but despite its fury, it immediately raced toward Red Willow Forest. There was a cave there that led straight underground. Once it was beneath the earth, it wouldn't have to fear this loathsome human.

"Trying to run?" Su You sneered. Five streams of hidden force surged into his legs, and he instantly shot toward the fleeing White-haired Giant Fox in a streak of light.

Using the Force Application Technique, Su You burst forward at a speed rivaling that of a High-level War God. One sword flashed like lightning, piercing the weakest spot on the White-haired Giant Fox's back, while the other drove straight through one of its hind legs.

Su You twisted both hands at once. The White-haired Giant Fox's charge abruptly stopped, and its entire body collapsed to the ground, twitching and convulsing as a barely audible chitter escaped its mouth.

Su You pulled out his swords and slashed the fox's throat. Nearby, the Fennec Foxes halted. Every one of them turned to look at their leader's corpse.

"Chitter, chitter!" The Fennec Foxes shrieked as they fled toward Red Willow Forest. Zhang Yue took the opportunity to slash the throats of several of them with her War Blade. Soon, not a single Fennec Fox remained in sight.

Zhang Yue walked over and glanced at the White-haired Giant Fox lying on the ground. Then her gaze shifted to the sword in Su You's right hand and lingered there for a moment.

"Uh..." The smile on Su You's face collapsed. "There wasn't anything weak on the back of this monster. I had no choice but to..."

Zhang Yue nodded and said earnestly, "I understand."

Su You breathed a sigh of relief. They immediately crouched down and began carving up the monster corpses, collecting their materials.

At the Training Camp, monsters hunted by the trainees counted toward their points. So even though the top-ranked trainees were strong enough to hunt Lord-level monsters, they never did.

After all, killing just two Lord-level monsters would raise their battle record title to War God Rank, forcing them to leave the Training Camp early.

But this month of life-and-death adventure was different. The Training Camp wouldn't count points, so the top-ranked trainees all chose to hunt Lord-level monsters and earn some extra money.

After all, unless you requested it yourself, simply selling monster materials didn't affect your battle record rating. Trainees ranked near the top of the Black Dragon Ranking could still remain at the Training Camp with a High-level War General battle record.

Near Red Willow Forest, Su You and Zhang Yue quickly carved up the monster corpses, both clearly in high spirits.

Fennec Foxes had been rare even before the Grand Nirvana, and they were still worth a fortune afterward. The materials from this Elementary Lord Fennec Fox could fetch at least three billion Huaxia Currency—more than an ordinary Intermediate Lord was worth.

The Beast General-level ones were worth much less. Those two High-level Beast General Fennec Foxes could only fetch five or six hundred million altogether.

Zhang Yue had also killed fifteen Beast General-level Fennec Foxes in the melee just now. Only three of them were Intermediate Beast Generals; the rest were Elementary Beast Generals. Their materials could still bring in five or six hundred million altogether.

After collecting the materials, the two quickly left Red Willow Forest and vanished into the desert darkness.

Meanwhile, above the oasis where Su You and the others had first arrived, a Passenger Aircraft descended slowly. As its cabin door opened, one figure after another jumped out. At their head were Beiyuan Gang and two others.

Twenty figures jumped from the cabin in succession. They were the mercenaries sent by the Demon Blade Legion to complete this mission. Beiyuan Gang was an Intermediate War God, Clark and Franz were both Low-level War Gods, and the other seventeen were all High-level War Generals.

Once all twenty had jumped out, the Passenger Aircraft climbed into the sky again and vanished on the horizon in a streak of light.

After the aircraft left, Beiyuan Gang spoke. "You all know the target of this mission. Our top priority is to locate her."

"But the Sahara Desert covers more than nine million square kilometers. With so few of us, finding someone would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. We can only wait for her to come to us. As long as the monsters haven't killed the target, she'll definitely return here before the twenty-eighth."

"Hold on," Clark said with a frown. "When the twenty-eighth comes, the Elite Training Camp will send people to pick up these trainees. How are we supposed to make a move then?"

Beiyuan Gang waved a hand and explained, "We're not going to sit here and wait. We'll spread out and form a perimeter. I've already arranged for a satellite to monitor this area. As soon as the target enters our range, we'll spot her and take care of her in advance."

More than half an hour later, the twenty figures dispersed in four directions, spreading out across the area.

Time passed. The Elite Training Camp trainees had been adventuring in the Sahara Desert for more than twenty days, and Su You and Zhang Yue had fought battle after battle.

Most of the time, they actively hunted monsters, so the risks weren't particularly high. But twice, monsters had discovered their tracks and pursued them. Both encounters had been dangerous.

The first time, they ran into an ant swarm. Fortunately, they weren't in the middle of it, and they managed to escape before the army of ants caught up with them.

The second time, a flock of flying monsters called Sand Eagles spotted them. There was no way to escape their line of sight, so the two had no choice but to find a sand pit and burrow underground. That was the only way they could shake the Sand Eagles.

Still, their gains over those twenty-plus days had been substantial. They had hunted five Elementary Lord-level monsters, with materials worth nearly ten billion Huaxia Currency.