The young Year Beast nodded in agreement as well. Time was limited; they could not waste it on these small Year Beasts. The New Year Points they gained were simply too few—they had to seek out other large Year Beasts to earn more.
Before long!
The two found a target: another Level 2 Year Beast that was chasing smaller Year Beasts. Before it noticed them, Zhao Fu and the other quietly crept closer.
The Level 2 Year Beast had been too focused on chasing the smaller ones to notice them. By the time it realized, it was too late. Zhao Fu and the young Year Beast had it surrounded from front and back.
The Level 2 Year Beast watched Zhao Fu and the other warily and said in a hoarse voice, "Could you two spare me?"
How could they possibly let go of prey they had finally found? The young Year Beast behind it attacked first, lunging forward.
The Level 2 Year Beast immediately fled to the left. Seizing the chance, Zhao Fu leaped fiercely and slammed it flying. The young Year Beast caught up and swatted its butt with a claw. At once, bubbles rose from the Level 2 Year Beast, and its body shrank by a circle.
Zhao Fu also rushed over. With the young Year Beast's help, he struck its butt as well, gaining 150 New Year Points. After being attacked twice in a row, the Level 2 Year Beast had become much smaller and was even less of a match for Zhao Fu and the other.
For the final blow, however, Zhao Fu intended to leave it to the young Year Beast. Last time, when they had killed a large Year Beast, Zhao Fu had taken advantage and gotten in two hits, so this time he