As Li Xue came to a stop, the others gathered at her side as well.
There were over a hundred beasts across from them. Leading them was a Black Gorilla, radiating the pressure of a third-tier creature!
There were quite a few second-tier beasts among its underlings, while first-tier beasts were the most numerous.
In terms of numbers, Li Xue's group held no advantage.
But they understood that if they kept fleeing like this, they would inevitably alert other beasts. Once that happened, they would be surrounded completely!
"Roar!"
Seeing the humans stop, the Black Gorilla let out a roar. Its massive body leaped more than twenty meters into the air, both fists raised as they smashed down viciously!
Li Xue's expression remained cold. She pointed a finger at it.
The next second, countless branches spread out, forming a wall in midair!
The Black Gorilla smashed into the wall, yet failed to break through Li Xue's defense.
"I'll hold it back. Leave the rest to you!"
Everyone nodded and charged into the beast horde the next second.
Huo Qi condensed an ice bow in his hand, gathered Exotic Energy, and drew the string. Several ice arrows shot out in an instant!
The second-tier beasts nimbly dodged, but the first-tier beasts were not so fortunate. Pierced through by the ice arrows, they died on the spot!
Zhang Zifeng gripped his bone whip and lashed it around wildly, launching indiscriminate long-range attacks. None of the beasts could get close to him!
A tornado rose around Yu Bing, and wind blades shot out one after another, slicing gashes directly into the beasts' bodies!
At the same time, Fang Bai darted through the beast horde, using shadows to launch unexpected sneak attacks. Every time his figure appeared, another beast fell!
At that moment, a huge rhinoceros beetle charged straight at Fang Bai!
Its aura was unmistakably second-tier!
Fang Bai threw a punch, meeting it head-on!
With an explosive boom, Fang Bai was sent flying like a kite with a snapped string.
His physical body was still somewhat lacking when facing a second-tier beast head-on.
Yet the instant Fang Bai landed, his figure vanished from the spot in a bizarre manner.
The next second, a figure sprang up behind the rhinoceros beetle, Lightning Power crashing down fiercely from his hand!
The rhinoceros beetle let out a miserable wail and collapsed, unable to rise again. A crater had been blasted straight into its body!
Though each of them possessed terrifying combat strength, the beasts kept coming in an endless stream.
Fang Bai shouted, "Everyone, run toward the Monster Slaying Army's position!"
With that, he was the first to break away from the beast horde and flee into the distance.
The moment Fang Bai ran, the Black Gorilla's eyes turned savage.
It could sense that fruit was on Fang Bai!
With an enraged roar, the beast horde abandoned its siege of Zhang Zifeng and the others, chasing after Fang Bai.
Li Xue said in a low voice, "Follow them!"
Zhang Zifeng and the others did not hesitate and quickly followed.
Fang Bai sprinted at full speed, his Exotic Energy draining frantically. The Black Gorilla was only two hundred meters behind him, and the distance between them was constantly shrinking.
"Damn it! Did I dig up your ancestral grave or something? Why are you chasing me so hard?"
As Fang Bai cursed under his breath, the Monster Slaying Army's base soon appeared in his sight.
Joy flashed across Fang Bai's face. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a fierce gust of wind came from behind him!
"Fuck!"
Fang Bai almost instinctively rolled to the side!
The next second, a massive crater appeared where he had just been standing!
The Black Gorilla had caught up!
For a third-tier creature to hunt down a first-tier one was hardly difficult.
Fang Bai's expression immediately darkened.
Was this it?
Against a third-tier beast, he had no power to resist at all!
"Run!"
A sharp cry rang out. Li Xue had already arrived, and the space before her split open. Countless branches shot forth like spikes, striking directly at the Black Gorilla!
The latter roared and unleashed a barrage of blows with its enormous fists, shattering Li Xue's attack!
"Fang Bai, get into the Human Base... huh?!"
Li Xue turned to speak to Fang Bai, only to discover that he had already run more than a hundred meters away.
"..."
Li Xue's mouth twitched.
He really did cherish his life!
By then, Fang Bai had already slipped away, with the beast horde still chasing behind him!
Before Fang Bai even set foot in human territory, he threw back his head and shouted, "Help!!!"
I'm done for!
Just then, an aged voice rang out from the depths of the Human Base. "Human forbidden ground. Beasts forbidden to enter!"
As the voice sounded, a terrifying power spread outward!
Fang Bai only felt a gust of wind sweep past him. Behind him, dozens of beasts suddenly stiffened in unison.
Several seconds later, they collapsed limply to the ground, devoid of life.
Fang Bai's spirits lifted.
The person had not even appeared, yet his mere aura had suppressed and killed dozens of beasts?
So strong!
Fang Bai's expression suddenly shifted as he turned to look beside him.
An old man in a plaid shirt stood there with his hands behind his back, putting on an utterly imposing air. His feet were off the ground—he was clearly floating.
A big shot!
That thought surfaced in Fang Bai's mind.
The old man slowly raised a hand.
In the distance, the Black Gorilla, which was fiercely battling Li Xue, changed expression.
A mysterious and powerful force had wrapped around it, imprisoning it.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
The Black Gorilla instinctively grew terrified and struggled repeatedly.
Yet it seemed to be wrapped in a mass of energy that gradually compressed. Its body twisted and was squeezed into a ball, and then...
The Black Gorilla's body exploded outright, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
At the same time, a fist-sized Monster Core flew before the old man and vanished.
Only then did the old man look at Fang Bai and ask in surprise, "Kid, did you dig up its ancestral grave?"
Fang Bai: "..."
Li Xue and the others quickly arrived as well.
The old man gave them a once-over, then smiled. "At such a young age, you already have this level of cultivation. You should be from the Martial Academy, right?"
Li Xue cupped her fists and said, "Li Xue of the Martial Academy greets you, Senior! Thank you for lending us a hand!"
The man before them was the guardian of this dimensional space. It was precisely because he stood watch that the beasts had been unable to rush out of it.
The old man waved his hand. "Forget the greetings. By the way, you led that beast horde over here this time. Shouldn't you give this old man an explanation?"
Li Xue and the others turned their gazes toward Fang Bai.
The old man looked at Fang Bai too, puzzled. "So you were the one who lured them here. You're only a first-tier kid—are you really that bold?"
Fang Bai smiled sheepishly. "An accident. Just an accident."
The old man said indifferently, "This old man saved you this time. You might not be so lucky next time."
Fang Bai obediently replied, "Yes, yes, yes! If not for Senior displaying your divine might this time, we would definitely have been finished. But Senior's move just now was simply cool beyond the heavens! Every gesture carried the bearing of an unmatched master!"
Everyone: "..."
The old man froze, then said somewhat modestly, "Is that so? It was nothing, really. This old man hasn't made a move in many years. I merely showed a little of what I could do just now."
Fang Bai said in shock, "My god! Senior's slightest move is already the limit of what we can reach! You are simply the pillar holding up the human race!"
The old man was so pleased by the praise that he could not suppress his smile. Chuckling, he said, "Enough, enough. The kid is exaggerating. Who praises people like that? You... praise me two more times, then stop praising me!"
Everyone: "..."
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