The tremors caused by the beast horde were astonishing, almost like a small earthquake.
Bai Yang hadn't had time to warn the others before they, too, felt the shaking ground.
How many monsters were nearby?
Hundreds? Maybe even thousands?
What were they doing to make such a huge commotion?
Bai Yang led the squad forward cautiously, hoping to see what was going on.
After rounding several corners, they suddenly emerged into an open area with a clear view.
It looked like an old park or a large green space!
A group of monsters had gathered there, hopping excitedly up and down.
Lion Mastiff Dogs! At least a thousand of them!
They were a gregarious type of monster, apparently descended from some kind of dog.
But now they were enormous creatures, two to five meters long, with silver-white bodies, a layer of silver scales beneath their fur, and a small protrusion on their foreheads. Their size was closely related to their strength.
Bai Yang had exceptionally sharp eyesight. Looking carefully, he could make out a large pond in the center of the green space. All the Lion Mastiff Dogs were gathered in a circle around it, eagerly awaiting something.
At a glance, he could see at least fifty or sixty monsters at the Advanced War General level!
These monsters had unbelievably keen senses of smell. The squad immediately stopped; they couldn't get any closer.
Bai Yang used Psychokinesis to lift himself into the air, giving him a bird's-eye view of the center.
Two of the largest Lion Mastiff Dogs were fighting fiercely by the pond!
The excited young Lion Mastiff Dogs around them were cheering them on.
Bai Yang watched for a while and thought, The herd is probably fighting over who gets to be its leader. Looks like monsters have kept this custom, too.
He was about to wait a little longer, in case they decided the winner.
Then the squad could wait for the loser and pick a fight with it, just like the War Hammer Squad had done when they killed that Silver Moon Fierce Wolf.
The loser was probably a Primary Lord-level Monster.
But in the space of a moment—
One of the Lion Mastiff Dogs seemed to lose focus, and its rival instantly clamped down on its neck!
Its opponent pressed its advantage, tearing open a gash in its throat. Red liquid poured onto the ground.
With an injury like that, there was no chance of a comeback.
The defeated Lion Mastiff Dog didn't even try to escape. It sank shakily to the ground and stopped moving.
At once, the other Lion Mastiff Dogs swarmed forward and devoured their former leader!
It was as if this were simply how things were done. The whole scene was horrifyingly bloody!
Bai Yang watched in shock. They said Lord-level Monsters were as intelligent as humans.
But what he'd just seen showed him how terrifying a group of monsters could be when they possessed both reason and the instincts of wild beasts!
"Now that monsters have reason, they've even learned to contribute to their own kind after death. No wonder they can negotiate and make agreements with humans. They can do things humans would never be able to."
Bai Yang shook his head. The Lion Mastiff Dogs had left no opening for other monsters or humans to exploit.
There was nothing he could do, so he had no choice but to look for a smaller herd and see if he could find an opportunity there.
For the next few hours, Bai Yang and the others seemed to have pretty good luck.
They soon ran into a smaller herd of around forty or fifty monsters.
Bai Yang and An Zhengxin joined forces, cutting through them with ease.
Once he drew the Mount Hua Sword, mid-level War General monsters couldn't withstand even a single move of his swordsmanship.
Only the three Fire Scale Trident Pig leaders at the Advanced War General level posed much of a threat.
The so-called "fire scales" on these monsters were unbelievably tough. Their weapons couldn't penetrate them directly.
Bai Yang quickly realized that, at this stage, the human body truly was inferior to that of most monsters.
Modern moves, like this straightforward style of swordsmanship, were better suited to actual combat.
He immediately retreated half a step and sheathed his long sword.
Using the entire sword as though it were an iron rod, he abandoned all the earlier moves of the Mist Sword.
He used only a few of the thirty-six powerful, heavy-hitting moves from the seventh layer. Their lethality skyrocketed.
The three Fire Scale Trident Pigs charged at him simultaneously with tremendous force. They had basic intelligence, too, and knew how to advance and retreat together.
In his earlier exchanges, Bai Yang had relied on dodging, trying to attack when they left an opening.
Now he changed his approach. Gripping his long sword, he suddenly used Psychokinesis to accelerate from beneath his feet.
He charged straight at the three monsters alone.
His movement speed instantly reached the level of a War God!
The three Fire Scale Trident Pigs accelerated as well, rapidly closing the distance.
As he neared them, Bai Yang jabbed downward with his long sword, striking the head of the one in the middle.
Using the force of the blow, he leapt high into the air, flipped once, and landed steadily behind them.
The Fire Scale Trident Pig he'd struck died instantly!
The impact and hidden force transmitted through the scabbard had turned its brain into a pulp.
Adjusting his posture and leaping within such a short time to kill a monster in what looked like a perilous maneuver—
Only Bai Yang's footwork could make that possible.
The two remaining Fire Scale Trident Pigs were momentarily confused.
They couldn't understand how their companion had suddenly died.
Why had their previously unstoppable charge formation failed?
Bai Yang advanced with his sword, making full use of the force of blunt strikes.
Ignoring the scales and fur that protected them, he jabbed each of them hard in the abdomen, shattering their internal organs.
By then, the others had already finished off the smaller monsters. Nothing else remained to interfere.
He hurried over and devoured the flesh of the three Advanced War General monsters.
Getting this much in such a short time was already extremely satisfying.
Bai Yang wanted only their flesh and blood. The Fire Scale Trident Pigs' fiery scales were useless to him.
An Zhengxin immediately went over and collected them. Those were the valuable goods buyers actually wanted!
Bai Yang had devoured the monsters from within, so the three fire scales had remained perfectly intact.
Their appearance and quality were flawless!
There was no need to spend any time cutting them free!
Important materials from Advanced Beast General-level monsters could usually sell for anywhere from fifty million to six or seven hundred million.
These three hides could easily fetch one to two billion!
An Zhengxin sighed inwardly. In the past, even though he had been a Primary War God, dealing with a herd of Advanced Beast General-level monsters would have taken a great deal of effort.
Sometimes he'd even had to use too much force and damaged quite a few materials.
How could he ever have done it as easily as his master?
At this rate, how could the War God Base remain some impossible dream?
As long as they were willing to put in the time, they could definitely make it happen!
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