The beasts launched their attack on the position once again, just in time.
The continuous artillery fire instantly engulfed the beast horde.
As mushroom clouds rose from the ground, countless strange beasts were torn to shreds by the explosions.
Even so, the beasts behind them continued their fearless charge.
Very few alien beasts were able to break through the artillery barrage.
Any fish that manage to slip through the net and manage to surface are immediately killed by the soldiers on the front lines.
The front line was still quite far from where Qin Ze and his men were positioned, but the soldiers remained at their posts, ready for battle.
"Listen, here it comes again."
Huai Xu suddenly spoke.
Lu Tongtong, Wen Jing, and the fat man looked bewildered; they hadn't heard anything.
The fat man patted Huai Xu on the shoulder. "I think you need to go back to Penglai City to recuperate more than I do."
Huai Xu had told them about the strange noises at dawn more than once.
But everyone thought he was too tired and his mind was too tense, which caused him to hallucinate.
Huai Xu rolled his eyes. "It's pointless to talk to you guys."
Then, he said to Qin Ze beside him, "Did you hear that?"
Qin Ze looked up at a point in the sky. "I not only heard a sound, I also felt the wind."
A gentle breeze blew down from the sky, enveloping him completely.
The golden Divine Markings on the skin's surface seemed to have triggered a passive ability, flashing by in an instant.
At that moment, Qin Ze understood everything.
Upon hearing this, not only Lu Tongtong other two, but even Huai Xu looked astonished.
Does the Abyss have wind?
Are you kidding me!
Buzz~ Buzz buzz~ Buzz~
Just as Huai Xu said, the strange noise did indeed come from above the position.
The sound was so faint, and with the booming of cannons, it was difficult to detect even if you listened carefully.
It's only because Huai Xu has keen hearing that he wouldn't have been able to hear it, even if Level Nine Martial Artist were present and not focused all their attention on the sky.
Qin Ze said calmly, "I know what it is."
Huai Xu excitedly said to Lu Tongtong and the others, "How about that? Now you believe me, right? I'm not the only one who heard it."
Qin Ze was very familiar with this sound; it was the friction generated during the process of Void Traversal.
In other words, there are Hunting Beast roaming above the position at this moment, and there is more than one.
Lu Tongtong and asked, "What is it?"
Qin Ze rose into the air, leaving behind the words: " Hunting Beast."
Unless one is a martial artist with spatial abilities, or someone with keen senses like Huai Xu.
Otherwise, this kind of friction sound, which is even fainter than the sound of breathing, would be very difficult to detect.
Qin Ze's figure disappeared into the air, heading towards the direction from which one of the voices came.
A moment later, in a newly opened spatial passage, Qin Ze encountered a Hunting Beast face to face.
The Hunting Beast was startled by the sudden appearance of the human warrior, and its fur stood on end like a cat with its fur standing on end.
It was unbelievable; in the endless void, how could this Human Race warrior have pinpointed its Precision location?
Qin Ze looked at the frightened Hunting Beast and smiled slightly, "My Big Black is still the cutest."
boom--
Immediately, Qin Ze threw a punch.
The Hunting Beast reacted extremely quickly, immediately escaping the void and barely dodging Qin Ze's punch.
The sudden explosions over the position caught the soldiers' attention.
They looked up and saw a Hunting Beast fleeing in the direction they were heading.
The next second, battle alarms sounded over the position.
The commander leaped into the air and charged toward the fleeing Hunting Beast.
The Hunting Beast glanced back and broke out in a cold sweat.
Just as the CD finished turning around, it quickly began its Void Traversal again.
The commander missed his target and could only watch helplessly as the Hunting Beast disappeared.
However, trying to pull this trick on Qin Ze would be like showing off one's skills before an expert.
He timed it perfectly, anticipated the timing, and punched a blank area.
Whether it was the commander, the soldiers, or the professional team, they were all puzzled by Qin Ze's actions.
There's clearly nothing there, so why are you magnifying it in thin air?
Just as Qin Ze's fist landed, the Hunting Beast happened to peek out.
A fist the size of a sandbag was inches away; it had no time to dodge.
Bang--
Qin Ze smashed the Hunting Beast's head with a single punch, and the headless corpse plummeted from the sky.
The commander's eyes widened at the sight. "How do you know it will come out from there?"
Qin Ze waved his sleeve. "Practice makes perfect."
Immediately, he untied the Miss Sword Case from behind him and hugged it with both hands.
"Step back."
The commander snapped out of his daze and immediately moved away from Qin Ze.
Golden Divine Markings spread from Qin Ze's wrist, instantly covering the Sword Case.
"Ha--"
With a loud shout, Qin Ze lifted the Miss Sword Case and soared into the sky.
The Sword Case, imbued with Divine Markings, slammed heavily into the faintly glowing sky like a giant club.
Bang--
With a loud bang, Qin Ze ripped a hole in the sky.
Click click click--
Numerous spatial cracks spread rapidly outwards from the hole's center.
As the cracks spread, several spatial passages appeared and collapsed, revealing five or six Hunting Beast that fled into the distance without looking back.
Everyone on the ground was stunned; they hadn't expected so many strange beasts to be hidden above them.
Qin Ze killed one of the Hunting Beast with a single blow from his Sword Case, while the rest escaped in different directions.
He didn't chase after them, but instead gazed thoughtfully at the broken void passages.
Not long after the Hunting Beast fled, the other beasts at the forefront were also driven back.
When Qin Ze returned to the ground, Lu Tongtong and the others surrounded him like curious children, waiting for him to answer their questions.
The commander then arrived with several deputies, in high spirits.
"It seems you've figured out what happened."
Qin Ze succinctly stated. " The Hunting Beast possess the ability to carve spatial passages, but it's very slow, unlike Void Traversal which allows them to rush a great distance in an instant."
"Although it's slow, it's durable."
" The Hunting Beast will carve spatial channels into the airspace above the position, while simultaneously opening imperceptible fissures. The beasts at the rear will then transmit their disease-spreading abilities to the position through these channels."
"At dawn, the sky will have a faint light, and people on the ground will look up against the light, making it difficult to see clearly. This is the best cover for the spatial rift."
"Furthermore, everyone's attention is drawn to the advancing beast horde, and no one is paying close attention to what's above them."
The wind that Qin Ze felt was the reason why everyone was sick.
It will temporarily damage a martial artist's immune system, forcing them to become ill.
This is why the cause of the illness cannot be determined from the patient's symptoms, because it is indeed just a common disease.
After returning to Penglai City, the "winds of disease" no longer blew through the body, and the patient's immune system gradually recovered, so he slowly got better.
The commander's face turned cold. "The beast is getting smarter and smarter; it's slowly bleeding us dry."
"I will report this matter to Penglai City."
Qin Ze nodded. "The sooner the better. The beasts' scheme has now been exposed, and their final attack is imminent."
Huai Xu wondered, "Why not put that disease-spreading beast on the front line?"
Qin Ze was speechless. "Would they just get focused down on the front lines?"
"Moreover, it clearly cannot guarantee that someone will get sick; it can only be done through this dull, ineffective method of cutting flesh."
"We'll wait until the vast majority of martial artists fall ill before delivering the fatal blow."
Suddenly, the Huai Xu became clear.
Qin Ze then looked into the distance. "Next, we need to find that hidden beast and solve the problem once and for all."