The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

The Mad Wolf Squad decided to rest for a day before they began searching for suitable prey.

They had happened to arrive in City 092 after several days of travel.

Their squad's target was at least an Intermediate Beast Warlord.

It might even be an Advanced Beast Warlord.

That was why they planned to spend a day improving Xiao Yang's practical combat experience first.

They had originally thought it might take several more days.

Xiao Yang's potential was worth spending several days guiding.

But they had not expected Xiao Yang to improve so quickly.

In truth, Xiao Yang's rapid improvement was largely due to his Psychic Power.

After gaining the talent of a Psychic, Xiao Yang's memory, reaction speed, and thinking ability had all improved.

That was why he progressed so quickly.

Moreover, during battle, he had grown accustomed to using Psychic Power as assistance.

Even without directly controlling flying knives to fight, he could use Psychic Power to detect weaknesses and strike a monster's weak points more easily.

That was precisely why Xiao Yang's rate of improvement appeared so fast.

That night, just as before, he secretly put ripe Blueberries into his mouth and ate them.

As for the Level-1 Rice, there was no way to eat it.

Even uncooked, a single stalk of Level-1 Rice was as large as a fist.

Once cooked, its fragrance could spread a great distance.

So after entering the Wilderness Area, Xiao Yang only secretly ate Level-1 Blueberries.

After continuously consuming Level-1 Blueberries over the past few days, his Psychic Power had reached a terrifying twenty thousand kilograms!

He discovered that Blueberries digested extremely quickly.

As long as he had enough Blueberries, he could keep eating them.

That was why Xiao Yang had temporarily used all thirty plots of land to grow Blueberries.

Over the past few days, he generally found time to secretly eat Blueberries.

Just as he finished eating and prepared to rest, everyone suddenly heard a howl.

"Awooo—"

The group, who had already maintained some vigilance, instantly snapped awake.

Wang Jiabao, who was keeping watch, immediately took his binoculars to the window.

Since this building made it convenient to search for monsters, they had chosen to rest on the top floor.

After the others woke up, they too immediately brought binoculars to the window.

Xiao Yang was no exception.

The Blueberries could be eaten slowly anyway. He was not in a hurry.

Everyone looked toward the source of the howl.

They saw the Howling Moon Wolf King leading a pack of underlings in battle against an Earth Serpent.

Before coming here, they had gathered intelligence on City 092.

They knew that this Earth Serpent was a relatively rare solitary Advanced Beast Warlord.

It could be said that it had originally been one of the squad's targets.

After all, the Advanced Beast Warlords the squad most enjoyed hunting were solitary ones like this.

Those with underlings could have several Junior or Intermediate Beast Warlords around them.

Under normal circumstances, the Mad Wolf Squad members certainly would not fear them.

But when hunting that Advanced Beast Warlord, those Junior and Intermediate Beast Warlords would also cause them significant trouble. A moment of carelessness could lead to injury.

That was why solitary Advanced Beast Warlords like the Earth Serpent were also the Mad Wolf Squad's favorite prey.

The battlefield was in a large shopping mall one kilometer away from them.

That was originally the Earth Serpent's territory.

The group guessed that this battle was likely the Howling Moon Wolf King trying to seize the Earth Serpent's territory.

"Boss, should we go reap the benefits while those two are fighting?"

Chen Mingxiang looked at the distant battlefield, excitement flashing through his eyes.

The others felt the same.

A flicker of interest also appeared in Zhang Yi's eyes.

The reason this Earth Serpent dared to roam alone was because it was quite powerful.

Although it would be difficult for it to win while surrounded by the Howling Moon Wolf King and so many underlings, it would certainly inflict considerable losses on them.

They might be able to strike while both sides were badly injured!

Zhang Yi turned to Xiao Yang beside him and asked.

"Can you fly us to the office building beside Fujia Plaza?"

Fujia Plaza was where the Earth Serpent's shopping mall was located.

The others all looked toward Xiao Yang as well.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yang nodded and said,

"No problem."

"I can control your weapons and make them fly. Don't resist—just hold on to the weapons."

He could not directly apply Psychic Power to human bodies and make people fly.

But using it on objects to carry people through the air was not a problem.

Although the weapons and shields on the squad members were not light, they posed no difficulty for Xiao Yang.

"Alright. Xiao Yang will fly us over, and we'll make our move once both sides are seriously injured."

Zhang Yi said decisively.

If they traveled across the ground, they would definitely be discovered by the Howling Moon Wolf King's underlings.

But if they flew through the air, they could use the darkness of night to conceal themselves.

"Xiao Yang will fly us over. We only need to bring our weapons."

"Leave the backpacks and supplies here for now."

Zhang Yi continued, looking at the others.

Hearing this, no one hesitated. They immediately set down all their supplies.

Then everyone gathered beside Chen Mingxiang.

At present, Xiao Yang could only control three flying knives at full strength. If he controlled more, their power would decline.

To be safe, he also needed to reserve some strength in case flying monsters approached.

So everyone simply grabbed Chen Mingxiang's staff and had Xiao Yang fly them over.

Chen Mingxiang's staff was long enough for all six of them to hold onto with room to spare.

Very soon, Xiao Yang controlled Chen Mingxiang's staff and carried everyone to the rooftop of the office building beside Fujia Plaza.

Along the way, Xiao Yang also controlled two other flying knives to kill the flying monsters that came relatively close to them.

They had not flown there in a straight line, but made a small detour.

As a result, the Howling Moon Wolf King's underlings had not yet discovered the Mad Wolf Squad.

After reaching the office building's rooftop, the group secretly watched the battle below.

They intended to wait until the Howling Moon Wolf King killed the Earth Serpent before making their move.

That would be when the Howling Moon Wolf King was least vigilant.

Moreover, the Earth Serpent's final desperate counterattack would certainly leave the Howling Moon Wolf King and its underlings badly injured.

"Roar!"

"Hiss!"

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Massive commotion continuously rose from below.

The battle between the Howling Moon Wolf King and the Earth Serpent constantly destroyed the outer sections of the mall at Fujia Plaza.

Of course, the main structure remained intact for the time being.

As time passed, the Earth Serpent's injuries grew increasingly severe.

It wanted to flee, but the Howling Moon Wolf King's underlings surrounded it on all sides, leaving it unable to break through.

Finally, as the Howling Moon Wolf King bit down on the Earth Serpent's neck, the battle reached its end.