Middle-tier Mutated Beast??

"A middle-tier Mutated Beast?"

Sensing spiritual energy fluctuations no weaker than his own, Yan Gaoyuan's expression changed drastically.

A middle-tier mutated savage beast had a spiritual energy peak between four thousand and six thousand. It could already shrug off some bullets and artillery fire, and its formidable combat strength was enough to threaten a fully armed squad.

Although Yan Gaoyuan was one of this country's prodigies, he was currently only at the middle tier himself.

And at the same tier, humans were invariably at a disadvantage against Mutated Beasts that had emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

It was worth mentioning here that the middle tier was one of humanity's preliminary classifications of strength.

Besides the middle tier, there were also the lower tier and upper tier.

The lower tier covered those with a spiritual energy peak of around one thousand to three thousand. Their strength already surpassed that of ordinary people, with significant improvements in every aspect.

The upper tier, meanwhile, covered spiritual energy peaks of around seven thousand to nine thousand. Beings at this level had enough strength to tear through alloys, and their speed was so great that the human eye could barely react. They were war machines in the truest sense.

In other words, an upper-tier Mutated Beast was enough to threaten the safety of a city.

Imagine a beast appearing in a city, moving too fast for the naked eye to react and strong enough to tear through alloys. That scene would probably be... far too terrifying.

But this was not even the most frightening part. What was most frightening was that above the upper tier lay the so-called Transcendent level.

Unfortunately, humans had encountered very few Transcendent beings so far, and the information they possessed was insufficient to describe such existences.

"Now we're in real trouble."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and Yan Gaoyuan instinctively wrapped his vital areas in spiritual energy.

A middle-tier Mutated Beast was enough to make anyone's scalp prickle, and he was no exception.

All he could pray for now was that this middle-tier Mutated Beast was not a large predator like a lion, tiger, or leopard. Otherwise, its danger level would rise another notch or two.

A moment later, however, Yan Gaoyuan's pupils suddenly contracted as though he had noticed something.

It was actually a very well-known animal.

But when he saw its snow-white fur standing on end like a hedgehog's spines, its bloodshot eyes, and its body several sizes larger than normal, Yan Gaoyuan's expression shifted slightly.

"A mutated Honey Badger?"

Stunned, Yan Gaoyuan nevertheless sprang backward.

With a bang, sharp claws struck a tree as thick as a bucket beside Yan Gaoyuan.

Before Yan Gaoyuan could react, the bucket-thick tree split in two, revealing an exceptionally smooth cut.

"This is more than just trouble now."

A bitter smile tugged at his lips, but Yan Gaoyuan stamped his right foot against the ground and launched himself at the mutated Honey Badger like a cannonball.

Battle was already inevitable.

Neither side could avoid it.

Now, Yan Gaoyuan's only hope was that after driving off this mutated Honey Badger, he could lead everyone out of this damned Mist Mountain alive.

A short while later, in a small grove.

Cough, cough...

Clutching his chest, a figure staggered out of the thick fog.

Behind him were several more figures supporting one another.

"We can't rest here."

Coughing up bloody froth, Yan Gaoyuan glanced back into the depths of the mountain and reminded everyone.

"Right."

The Regiment Commander, his face covered in stubble, nodded in agreement.

Compared with before, however, the Regiment Commander was now in a particularly wretched state. Three bloody wounds marked his back, and most of his clothes were torn.

It was not just him. The others were hardly any better off.

And, unfortunately, they had also lost six brothers.

Gritting his teeth, the Regiment Commander did not dwell on it.

They had only just managed to shake off those Blue Giant Wolves. If they did not retreat now, it would be too late soon.

And the most fucking infuriating part was that among the Mutated Beasts attacking them, there had actually been a Honey Badger.

At the thought, the Regiment Commander gave a bitter smile.

Of all the Mutated Beasts it could have been, it just had to be that goddamned thing.

Because of that thing, even after driving off those Mutated Beasts, they dared not linger for a moment and even had to head out of the mountain on their own initiative.

Honey Badger, Honey Badger.

Life or death, it didn't care. If it had a problem with you, it would fight.

Though its combat strength could not match that of lions, tigers, or leopards, it was quite famous.

But of all the things it was famous for, the most exasperating was how fiercely it held a grudge.

If you provoked this fellow, unless you killed it, what awaited you was that bastard's revenge, regardless of the cost.

After all, a Honey Badger was the sort of ruthless creature that would dig a tunnel overnight into a zoo to fight a lion just because the lion had given it an extra glance.

Though it had not won, this species' vindictive nature still alarmed everyone.

And now, a mutated Honey Badger-a terrifying being so powerful that even Yan Gaoyuan, a Transcendent, had nearly come to grief-had set its sights on them.

How could they not be nervous?

If they did not retreat quickly, they might well lose their lives here.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Yan Gaoyuan and his companions, in a distant Canyon, a willow tree that had been watching them all along also let out a long sigh of relief.

"Those troublesome people have finally left."

Yes, they had finally left.

If Yu Ziyu's guess was right, they probably would not return anytime soon.

In truth, while those fellows had been fighting fiercely with the Wind Wolves and the Honey Badger, Yu Ziyu had considered intervening to keep them there.

With his current methods, keeping them there would not be too difficult. Even from dozens of kilometers away, Yu Ziyu could kill every last one of them in a short time using his abilities, Dense Fog and Hallucination.

But after thinking it over, Yu Ziyu still chose to give up on the idea.

He needed this group to report back and keep humanity's higher-ups at bay for a while, giving him breathing room to truly develop.

Regardless of whether his existence had been exposed, the fog alone, along with the many Mutated Beasts hidden within it, should be enough to make some people wary of the consequences and discourage them from risking another investigation.

As for whether humans would use weapons of mass destruction to clear out this mountain range...

Logically speaking, that should be impossible.

After all, with the spiritual energy revival now underway, mountain ranges like the one Yu Ziyu inhabited were a dime a dozen.

Before fully confirming that a Transcendent creature was hidden in this mountain, the "humans" Yu Ziyu knew did not yet have the boldness to deploy weapons of mass destruction outright.

What Yu Ziyu needed to do was use these reasonably strong Mutated Beasts to drive these people away without exposing himself.

That way, he could stay well hidden behind the scenes and develop in peace.

After thinking it over, Yu Ziyu found nothing wrong with the plan.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this matter will be settled for the time being."

Right now, all Yu Ziyu wanted was stability. Whether he would be discovered in the future was not something he could consider at present.

He had already done everything within his power. Next, he would leave the rest to fate.

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(Event period: June 12 to June 14)