The Tiger's Den

Others might not have known, but Li Hanyi understood perfectly well that with the two Level 8 Succubi she had contracted, it was unrealistic to completely take down a cave inhabited by a Frost Tiger pack. While Succubi could fight opponents two levels above them one-on-one...

Against a swarm of Frost Tigers rushing them all at once, they would only be throwing their lives away.

But Cao Xiaochun was different. Although the whole world considered Gu Masters the weakest class, ever since she had witnessed his strength firsthand, that notion had long since been shattered in Li Hanyi's heart.

There was no shelter nearby apart from this tiger den, and no one knew when the blizzard would stop. That was why Li Hanyi looked at Cao Xiaochun and asked for his opinion.

Cao Xiaochun glanced around, then looked at Hong Jianjun. If he did not want to reveal the Herak sisters too soon, this tiger den was indeed a good choice. As for his abilities as a Gu Master, he had never intended to hide them in the first place.

Thus, although this fat man was still gritting his teeth and holding on, his words showed that he was a real man. If he could persist until the end, Cao Xiaochun would not mind lending him a hand.

"Since there's no other choice, let's give it a try. After all, no one can hold out for long in a blizzard like this."

Cao Xiaochun rubbed his hands together and spoke calmly.

"Alright. You'll be in command from here on."

Hearing Cao Xiaochun's affirmative reply, Li Hanyi nodded. However, this left Hong Jianjun, standing nearby, rather confused.

Cao Xiaochun was in command? Wasn't he a Gu Master? Big sis, this guy has no combat power at all. You trust him that much?

Could this be the power of love?

Of course, though Hong Jianjun was deeply puzzled, he would not voice it. In this team, he seemingly had no say at all.

With the plan decided, the three quickly approached the tiger den under the Succubi's guidance. As they neared its edge, they found a spot where the snowdrift was relatively thick and slowly crouched down to observe the cave.

Because of the snowfall, they could not make out the cave's full appearance. However, they could see two black-and-white tigers guarding the entrance, occasionally patrolling the surrounding area with extreme vigilance. Waves of pained, low roars came from within the cave, as though the tigers inside had encountered some difficulty.

With a sweep of the Eye of Truth, the information on the two Frost Tigers instantly appeared before Cao Xiaochun.

[Frost Tiger lv8 (Black Iron Rank)]

Strength: 89

Speed: 72

Spirit: 38

The Frost Tigers' three attributes were not particularly high, but their strength was first-rate at this level. Moreover, they were pack animals; a single group generally had nearly twenty tigers. Thus, ordinary monsters did not dare provoke them.

"Judging from the tiger roars inside, could one of them be giving birth?"

"If that's really the case, then trying to force our way into a nest like this will be rather difficult."

Listening to the repeated tiger roars from the cave and seeing the two exceptionally alert Frost Tigers outside, Li Hanyi frowned and spoke gravely.

It was summer outside, which was indeed their breeding season. During this period, Frost Tigers were exceptionally vigilant, and the females' combat power would surge!

Yet Cao Xiaochun did not care in the slightest. Though these Frost Tigers were generally Level 8, the Gu insects in his hands could deal with every one of them.

"Frost Tigers are considered relatively high-level monsters in this area. One Frost Tiger provides 30 experience points. How about this: I take sixty percent of this batch of monsters, classmate gets thirty percent, and Fatty gets ten percent?"

This was the result of Cao Xiaochun's careful consideration. After all, they were still in a team, so it would not be good for him to monopolize everything.

"What do you mean? We haven't even started, and you're already thinking about splitting the loot?"

Cao Xiaochun's words stunned Hong Jianjun. He made it sound as if the Frost Tigers ahead were dishes on a table, there for the taking whenever he wanted. Big Sis Li had not even said anything, alright?

"What are you planning to do? How should I cooperate with you?" The moment Cao Xiaochun said that, Li Hanyi knew he must have a way. So she did not ask further questions and instead directly asked about the next step of the plan.

"You don't need to do anything. Just wait here." Cao Xiaochun smiled faintly, then narrowed his eyes at the tiger den.

He gently exhaled and tapped with his index finger. A white jade gourd instantly appeared in his hand.

Cao Xiaochun lightly pulled open its stopper. As two yellow streaks of light shot out, noisy insect chirps seemed to fill the surrounding blizzard!

"Go!"

At Cao Xiaochun's soft shout, two black shadows suddenly descended from the air and shot toward the tiger den!

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz!"

The Locust Gu, mixed with the Killer Bee Gu, formed a giant net that caught the two tigers outside completely off guard. One of the tigers even had its eyes directly gouged out by the Killer Bee Gu!

"Roar!"

With a miserable tiger's roar, the Frost Tiger spewed an icy breath cold to the extreme. The offspring Gu struck by it instantly turned into chunks of ice and fell from the air!

After that blow, the remaining two Gu insects actually abandoned the fight and charged straight into the cave!

Of the two Frost Tigers guarding the entrance, one had already collapsed to the ground. The Killer Bee Gu's venom had completely destroyed its brain.

Seeing this, the other Frost Tiger first sent out a warning roar into the cave, then shot after the black shadows that had already entered it.

Watching from the side, Cao Xiaochun understood that the opportunity had arrived.

He flicked the gourd again, and a red streak of light flew out. A massive toad descended from the sky!

Boom!

Xiao Qiang's landing produced a deafening crash, and the surrounding ice and snow were instantly blasted away!

"Go up and stuff all the poison and phantoms into that cave entrance."

Cao Xiaochun smiled as he looked at Xiao Qiang and gave the order.

"Croak!"

At its master's command, Xiao Qiang leaped forward. Accompanied by a chorus of croaks, it spewed a dense cloud of black mist mixed with purple phantoms of the Five Poisons from its mouth, blasting it straight into the cave entrance!

The instant the toxic mist entered the cave, the chaotic tiger roars within turned unusually frantic, even filled with panic!

Only after finishing all this did Cao Xiaochun slowly turn around and smile at the two of them.

"Done. In a moment, those Frost Tigers will all fall into a deep coma. Then we can go in and kill them, and naturally gain experience."

"Y-you-you-you... your awakened class is Gu Master?"

Hong Jianjun stood there with his mouth agape. Ever since the Killer Bee Gu had appeared, he had been utterly shocked.

When he saw that bizarre-looking toad appear and spit that strange substance from its mouth, he had been completely dumbfounded.

This was supposed to be the weakest class?

Li Hanyi's expression beside him was not much better. Though she had already witnessed Cao Xiaochun's strength, she was still incredibly shocked to see his summon resolve their current predicament so effortlessly.

Could this toad be a Silver-rank monster?!