First Battle's Success

Chapter 46: First Battle Success

"Huh?"

"This Li Dingguo, he has a strong grasp of the overall situation!"

Zhang Xianzhong, who had been secretly following behind this team of young Martial Artists to observe them closely because he was worried, was shocked by Li Dingguo's stunning performance. "This young fellow is simply a born commander!"

"Compared to the others, this young fellow Li Dingguo is far superior in this regard."

He hadn't expected that Li Dingguo, who usually displayed extraordinary talent, not only had immense talent in the Martial Path but also showed even greater prominence in leading troops in battle!

Looking at it now, it was truly wise to bring this team of young Martial Artists out for practical training this time.

In Zhang Xianzhong's previous secret observations, everything Li Dingguo had done since starting the ascent of the mountain showed a rare grasp of the overall situation and a remarkably mature mind.

If Zhang Xianzhong himself were to arrange and execute it, it would be no different.

Seeing that the leader of this group of Demonic Beasts and the three most powerful adult Demonic Beasts had been wiped out in one fell swoop by the four monstrous talents, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Huier, Zhang Xianzhong knew that this practical training had been a complete success.

After all, the remaining twenty-odd Demonic Beasts consisted of only one at the mid-first level, with the rest being early-first level Demonic Beasts. They simply couldn't withstand the encirclement and slaughter by the young Martial Artists who held an absolute advantage in numbers.

At this point, under Zhang Xianzhong's watchful eye, the two mid-first level adult Demonic Beasts that were fighting against Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier were also killed by the two of them successively.

The sixty young Martial Artists who had already rushed into the small basin ahead had formed a small Three Talents Formation led by three of the talented youths, surrounding the sole remaining mid-first level adult Demonic Beast and coordinating with each other to encircle and kill it.

The remaining young Martial Artists, under the command of the nine talented youths, formed ranks to block the remaining twenty-odd Iron Tusk Pigs. With swords and spears raised, Demonic Beasts were constantly being surrounded and beaten to death.

Victory was assured.

Just as Zhang Xianzhong had expected, about a quarter of an hour later, as the last Demonic Beast was stabbed to death by the young Martial Artists, who were getting increasingly better in the fight, the battle officially ended.

The entire process of this practical training, while not exactly breathtaking, was certainly full of twists and turns.

Fortunately, due to Li Dingguo's excellent performance, there were no casualties among the group, making it a complete success.

"Boss, this Iron Tusk Pig leader you just killed is too big!"

After the battle ended, Tang Guangqiang walked back to Li Dingguo with a smile on his face, looking at the Iron Tusk Pig King that had already died on the ground nearby. He clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "My goodness!"

"This big guy must weigh at least a thousand pounds!"

"Compared to the other Iron Tusk Pigs, its body size is at least half again as large!"

"If our entire team of over sixty people were to eat this, even if each person ate three to five pounds per meal, twice a day, it would still last two or three days!"

As he said this, he stared intently at this oversized Demonic Beast, while also involuntarily smacking his lips, clearly already thinking about how to cook and eat it.

This wasn't him overthinking things; the Great King had already said earlier that as long as they wiped out this Iron Tusk Pig herd, they would be given half of the spoils.

Therefore, it was certain that they would be able to eat Demonic Beast meat today.

As for whether they could eat the meat of this Pig King, that was uncertain.

Tang Guangqiang looked at the big black pig on the ground, then looked at Li Dingguo, his eyes full of admiration.

Indeed, Li Dingguo, who was able to successfully kill this Iron Tusk Pig leader by himself in a short period of time, had far greater combat power than him.

Tang Guangqiang estimated that if he were to face this Demonic Beast leader, let alone killing it, just being able to escape with his life would be a blessing from heaven.

"Aqiang, don't just stand there!"

Li Dingguo glared at Tang Guangqiang, then looked at Cao Yongxiang, who had just walked over, and ordered the two of them, "Xiangzi, you and Aqiang, command our team members to quickly clean up the scene and move all the Demonic Beasts killed here to the exit!"

"It's already noon now, we need to carry these Demonic Beasts down the mountain as quickly as possible to avoid delaying our return time!"

"If everyone hasn't returned to Dingbian City by evening, it will be very troublesome!"

"The Great King said before that we must return to the county town before evening."

Li Dingguo knew very well that under normal circumstances, military orders should never be disobeyed.

Otherwise, these young soldiers of theirs would never be able to become a truly elite and strong army.

"Alright! Boss!"

"Oh, oh... I'll go now."

Cao Yongxiang and Tang Guangqiang quickly agreed and left after receiving their orders.

"Come over! Our team members, quickly come and gather!"

"Boss's orders, quickly clean up the battlefield! Then hurry up and get all these big black pigs to the camp down the mountain and load them up to return to the city!"...

The two of them were shouting and directing their team members, and immediately a flurry of activity began.

Seeing that Li Dingguo and their team had started the cleanup work, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Huier exchanged glances and didn't dare to delay. They quickly ordered their team members, under the command of the talented Martial Artists, to carry out the cleanup and aftermath work on the battlefield.

Li Dingguo wasn't idle either. He first went to the side of the Demonic Beast leader he had killed and pulled out the Spirit Weapon arrow that was still stuck in its eye socket.

Then, he directly used the dirt and leaves on the ground to wipe it clean and put it back into the quiver he was carrying on his back.

This kind of Spirit Weapon bow and arrow was not just the longbow; even the arrows were matching Spirit Weapons and were very valuable.

After using this type of Spirit Weapon arrow, as long as there was an opportunity to recover it, it should naturally be retrieved.

Spirit Weapon arrows are not easily damaged and can be recovered and reused after most battles are won.

This is one of the major differences between Spirit Weapon bows and arrows and ordinary bows and arrows.

After recovering the arrows, Li Dingguo looked around. His eyes lit up, and he got up and went to a large rock nearby. He pulled off a few vines growing on the rock.

Then he quickly wove them into a simple rope, took it back to the side of the Iron Tusk Pig leader he had killed, and bent down to start tying its limbs together with the vine, connecting them and knotting them.

He held the other end of the vine and dragged it with his hand, testing its toughness. He found it quite suitable.

With his current strength, he could completely drag this nearly thousand-pound black pig. Only then did he stand up straight and nod with satisfaction.

The young Martial Artists nearby, who had just finished clearing the battlefield and dragging all the killed Demonic Beasts to the exit of this small basin, saw Li Dingguo's actions and their eyes lit up one by one.

They quickly followed suit, pulling off some vines nearby, weaving them into simple ropes, and cheerfully tying the limbs of all the Demonic Beasts one by one. Then, just as Li Dingguo had done, they firmly bound the Demonic Beasts' limbs together.

Some even came up with creative ideas, making vines that could be pulled from both ends, allowing multiple people to exert force together, making it easier to drag large Demonic Beasts.

"Let's go!"

"Let's hurry down the mountain, load the spoils, and go back to eat meat!"...

After Li Dingguo finished discussing with the three squad leaders, the entire squad of sixty-four people, working together with a division of labor, began to drag the Iron Tusk Pigs and head back the way they came