Before long, the upper-stage Rank Five tiger could no longer withstand Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang's attacks. Their explosive Vital Blood finished it off.
They cleaned up the battlefield, digging out the Rank Three beasts' hearts and putting them into the Storage Space, while storing the Rank Four and Rank Five beasts whole.
Half a day later, the three had more or less recovered. Only a few tigers remained in the valley. Once they wiped those out, their operation would be a complete success.
Of the five remaining Rank Five tigers, three were upper-stage and two were peak-stage. There were also four Rank Four tigers.
Only Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang could hold off the peak Rank Five tigers, so they planned to take on one peak-stage and one upper-stage tiger each.
That left one upper-stage Rank Five tiger and four Rank Four tigers for Qin Fengqing. He only needed to stall until Lu Hao or Wang Jinyang killed their Rank Five opponents and could spare the strength to help him.
Qin Fengqing's face turned green when he first heard his assignment. He would not have balked at fighting a peak Rank Four or even a lower-stage Rank Five, but an upper-stage Rank Five alone could nearly kill him, never mind four more Rank Four tigers.
Still, he gritted his teeth and accepted. After all, Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang would each be fighting a peak Rank Five and an upper-stage Rank Five. Neither could spare a hand.
Besides, he did not need to kill them. He only had to stall until Lu Hao or Wang Jinyang finished their opponents, and that was his specialty.
With their roles settled, the three prepared to act.
Just as they were about to head out, a sudden sense of danger screamed through Lu