"Boom--"
Flames filled the air.
The branch that was thrusting straight at him was suddenly snapped in two in Shi Ruiyuan's eyes.
Before he could fully react, several figures stopped beside him one after another.
Shi Ruiyuan turned his head subconsciously.
A figure covered in armor stood beside him, a long sword slung across his waist, and three other figures stood beside him.
"Inspector Shen... Inspector Shen!" Shi Ruiyuan glanced at the others and quickly recognized the person in front of him.
Shen Heng glanced at Wang Hu, who was rapidly retreating after noticing their arrival, then turned his gaze to Shi Ruiyuan.
"How are you? Are you alright?"
"No... it's nothing!"
Shi Ruiyuan was still shaken, but he nodded nonetheless.
After glancing at Shi Ruiyuan and confirming that he was indeed alright, Shen Heng turned his gaze back to the front.
"How was the battle with the Weeping Cypress Demon?"
After gesturing to his teammates who had come over, Shi Ruiyuan said gravely:
"Strong, very strong, extremely strong!"
"What's the main thing?" Shen Heng continued to ask.
"The main problem lies in defense and offense; neither of these is our strength..."
Shi Ruiyuan paused, his gaze lingering on Shen Heng for a moment. Remembering what Brother Hu had once said, he changed his words:
"Even a typical Fourth Tier fighter can't handle this!"
Shen Heng nodded lightly, his gaze still lingering on Weeping Cypress Demon.
On his way here, he had been keeping an eye on the battle.
Although it's not as intuitive as the experience of those who directly participate in the battle, it still provides a general understanding of the characteristics of the Weeping Cypress Demon.
Plant-based Calamity Beast generally share several common characteristics: wide-range and high-frequency attacks, regenerative and resilient defenses, and a lack of speed.
Among them, tree-type Calamity Beast are even more prominent in this regard, both in terms of advantages and disadvantages.
Furthermore, given the suppression due to rank, this situation is normal, but...
" Inspector Shen, do you have any good ideas?" Shi Ruiyuan asked.
"No," Shen Heng replied.
"Uh... this..."
Shi Ruiyuan was slightly taken aback by this straightforward answer. He had originally thought the other party would have some clever method, but...
Just then, two crimson streaks of light suddenly shot out from behind, striking precisely the branch that was trying to intercept Wang Hu's retreat.
With two more explosions, identical to the one just now, the branch snapped.
Wang Hu retreated back to the group.
He stopped beside the group, then glanced at Weeping Cypress Demon.
Weeping Cypress Demon stood still, glancing at the newly arrived Shen Heng and the others before peering behind them, seemingly trying to pinpoint the location of the enemy they had just attacked.
Seeing that Weeping Cypress Demon did not pursue for the time being, Wang Hu also withdrew his gaze.
He glanced at Shen Heng's armor with a hint of surprise, then grinned and said:
You could have come a little later!
"..."
Shen Heng's lips, covered by armor, twitched slightly as his gaze swept over Wang Hu.
Wang Hu was covered in sawdust and green sap, and many of his fur was pressed down, oozing small drops of blood, but...
That's all!
Shifting his gaze, Shen Heng looked at Weeping Cypress Demon.
Although I already knew about Wang Hu's abilities and had even fought Wang Hu, seeing him actually battle the Calamity Beast still left me in awe...
This ability is indeed a bit unfair!
He Sonic Wave Body Tempering, but he doesn't know how many more years it would take to reach that level.
Suddenly, as if he had sensed something, he looked in one direction.
" Deep Blue Squad..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, that's outrageous!"
Standing nearby, Zhou Xuan looked at the wounds on Wang Hu's body and couldn't help but click his tongue.
Despite being First Tier, it managed to withstand the attacks of the Calamity Beast without sustaining serious injury.
If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to take a few hits!
This isn't just true for him; most inspectors are like this!
Or rather, the main difference between human martial artists and Calamity Beast lies in this aspect!
Despite their constant Body Tempering during cultivation, there was still a significant gap in physical abilities between them and the Calamity Beast.
This difference will be even more pronounced against high-threat-level Calamity Beast!
Everyone turned their gaze toward the location of Weeping Cypress Demon.
Within her field of vision, Weeping Cypress Demon's gaze slowly settled on a certain spot.
Then, it turned its gaze back to Shen Heng and the others who were blocking its way.
"Rui--"
The sharp scream rang out again.
What greeted the crowd was the towering figure rushing towards them, and the branches that snaked and shot towards them like venomous snakes.
"Here I am, I'll go first!"
Wang Hu said in a deep voice, then stepped forward and rushed out again.
"No, this..."
Shi Ruiyuan opened his mouth, wanting Wang Hu to stop and see if there was a better way, but it seemed that no one could answer the question.
Just then, he seemed to sense something and turned his gaze to the armored figure beside him.
Only faint words could be heard.
"Given the difference in rank, we don't really have a good way to deal with these high-defense Calamity Beast, but we don't need a good way either..."
No need... a good method?... Shi Ruiyuan was slightly taken aback, only to hear the faint voice continue.
"Just kill them outright!"
"Forced... forced killing?!"
Shi Ruiyuan repeated it subconsciously.
However, no one answered him anymore, and one figure after another moved forward.
"What do we do now?" Huang Jun asked cautiously beside Shi Ruiyuan.
Hearing the booming sounds of battle around him and watching the figures weaving through the branches, Shi Ruiyuan let out a soft breath and suddenly said:
"What do we do? Kill them outright!!!"
"Crack--!"
The sound of ice freezing rang out.
The ice grew horizontally in the air in a way that defied the laws of physics.
The Calamity Beast that had no time to escape were all caught up in it.
The ice, like a virus, spread wildly to the untouched areas once it touched their bodies.
One after another, the Calamity Beast were tightly bound and frozen by the ice vines.
Then, accompanied by a hissing sound, ice spikes pierced through the ice vines, penetrating the bodies of the Calamity Beast and pinning them firmly to the ice vines.
"Whoosh--"
Large amounts of blood poured down from the ice vines, quickly spreading across the ground.
Removing her hand from the ice vine, Lin Zhaoran frowned slightly as she gazed ahead.
Despite having just killed more than ten Calamity Beast that attempted to ambush her with a single blow, there was little joy on her face; her gaze was fixed on the distance not far away.
There, there are still nearly forty Calamity Beast.
Among them, three are the most eye-catching.
An unknown Calamity Beast, with slightly yellowish fur, walking on all fours, and a barb-like tail sticking up at the end;
A Rock-Armored Mandrill, nearly four meters tall, covered entirely in sharply defined gray-black rock armor, with eyes that gleamed with an earthy yellow light;
There was also a Shadow Blade Bat, hanging upside down in the shadows of a rock crevice, its body flat and its forelimbs transformed into dark bone blades.