Vengeance and Despair

A group of guards surrounded the silver-armored youth, with Lin Cheng walking in the middle of the party. They proceeded cautiously toward the outskirts of the Magic Beast Forest. Every guard wore a grave, vigilant expression, gripping their weapons tightly, ready at any moment to deal with whatever danger might emerge.

Generally speaking, the farther one went toward the outskirts of the Magic Beast Forest, the less likely one was to encounter lord-class magic beasts or anything above them. But accidents could never be ruled out. Something similar had happened before: a mercenary squad had reached the outskirts of the Magic Beast Forest and thought they were safe, only for a monster beyond the lord class to suddenly leap out—a king-class creature with strength comparable to an Earth-rank expert.

In the end, that squad had been almost completely wiped out.

Only one lucky fellow, who had been sent ahead to scout the path, had survived by sheer chance.

After that, the people nearby had learned their lesson. No matter when or where, as long as one was still within the Magic Beast Forest, one had to remain vigilant at all times. The closer one got to the exit, the less one could afford to let down one's guard. Who knew when luck might turn against them?

"Haha, Brother Lin Cheng, no need to be nervous. The Magic Beast Forest is indeed somewhat dangerous, but we have Uncle Dao with us. Uncle Dao is a late-stage Profound-rank expert. Even if we encounter a lord-class magic beast, there's no need to worry. We'll definitely get out safely."

Perhaps worried that Lin Cheng was nervous, the silver-armored youth occasionally spoke up to reassure him along the way. Yet Lin Cheng noticed that although the fellow looked relaxed on the surface, he was clutching