The black shadow backed away, cries spilling from its mouth.
In an instant—
Similar cries rose from across the entire village.
They were confirming one another's positions!
Xu Yuan's heart jolted. Something was terribly wrong.
How—
Were there this many Demon Beasts?
This was still part of the Special Admission Test, right?
Inside the house,
Jiang Xueyao's voice suddenly rang out:
"Xu Yuan, hold them off for three minutes."
Three minutes?
All right!
Xu Yuan stood with his sword in hand, held his breath, and planted himself before the house.
The black shadow glared at him from afar and let out an angry roar.
It was a wild boar!
Or rather, a boar Monster!
"Trying to stall for time? Useless, you fool!" the boar Monster said in human speech.
Stall time, my ass!
I was talking to Jiang Xueyao.
I wouldn't talk to you like that.
...How was I supposed to talk to you again?
"A grain-sized pearl dares to shine?"
Xu Yuan gave a cold laugh and suddenly slapped his Sword Scabbard.
With a clang, the Qiong Iron Sword flew free, streaked out like a beam of light, and struck the boar Monster.
It was like hitting a sandbag.
The boar Monster merely stumbled back a few steps. A white mark appeared on its chest, but its skin had not even broken.
Monster Race bodies really were formidable!
The boar Monster charged again, only to suddenly fall flat on its face.
Xu Yuan had buried Thought Threads in the snow and infused them with Dark Spiritual Power, making several tripwires.
The moment the boar Monster fell,
Xu Yuan released Metal Spiritual Power, hooked a finger around a Thought Thread, and yanked the Qiong Iron Sword into another slash!
"Aaaah!"
The boar Monster screamed and was sent flying. It smashed