The Beast Race's Sneak Attack

"Your Majesty, watch out behind you!"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Gu De felt a strong gust of wind coming from behind him.

He immediately thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

His idea was correct; the path through the woods was far more complex than he had imagined.

However, his reaction was by no means slow; almost as soon as he thought about it, his body instinctively exerted force.

Although I couldn't see it with my eyes, I still had a premonition based on my senses. Even with the force of one hand, I managed to move to the side almost as if I were shifting sideways.

"Brush--"

As the gust of wind swept by, Gu De turned his head to look, but only saw a very fast blur, almost in a flash.

At that moment, Gu De turned to his companions and asked.

What was that that attacked us just now?

As soon as the words were spoken, someone immediately spoke up.

"Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, that was... a Beast Race's claw."

"The claws of the Beast Race."

Gu De narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke.

"You all need to be careful too."

He didn't say much about it, but he understood perfectly well what was going on.

His guess was correct.

Even though he chose to coexist peacefully with the Beast Race, nothing could have happened along the way.

What just happened was exactly as I expected.

Although my perception has been affected, the judgment I have gained from so many years of cultivation still exists.

If that gust of wind had hit me, given that I'm only wearing the protective gear my attendant gave me, I probably wouldn't have been seriously injured, but I'd probably have been thrown around among the vines.

If it falls to the bottom, that would be the real trouble.

Looking ahead, the extent of the path through the woods remained seemingly unknown.

Just then, a low cry of pain came from behind.

Gu De immediately turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw that one of the people accompanying him had been beaten so badly that one of his hands had broken free from the vines, leaving only one hand hanging haphazardly between the vines.

"Don't let go, hold on tight, and endure it."

Gu De gave a low shout.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of wind arose from the side.

Not again?

Gu De snorted coldly, almost instantly assessing the situation of the attack, and then his hands moved nimbly among the vines, narrowly dodging the attack.

This time he saw things more clearly.

It was indeed a Beast Race's claw, and judging from its appearance, it was definitely a tiger's claw from the White Tiger Clan.

However, the White Tiger's claws vanished in an instant.

Gu De did not focus his attention on the spot where the White Tiger's claws had disappeared, but instead turned his attention to his companions.

The next moment, Gu De saw clearly how this sneak attack came about.

Just like the people who first ventured into the forest, almost without warning, a void would suddenly open up not far away, followed by an attack.

It wasn't all the claws of the White Tiger; there were also claws from other Beast Race.

But what he saw this time was not the location where he had been ambushed.

The attack targeted the arm.

The person who was ambushed had rather poor reaction time; he failed to dodge and was knocked down.

"Not good!"

The man let out a cry of surprise, and almost immediately after slamming into the ground, he turned his gaze toward Gu De.

His throat moved as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately he remained silent.

Gu De glanced at the other person, but also said nothing.

In the current situation, it's difficult to think of a way to rescue the other person from the ground; this is not like being outside.

At this moment, someone spoke up.

"Eternal life, everlasting."

As soon as he finished speaking, other people's voices rang out as well.

Finally, the person on the ground also closed their eyes and spoke up.

But in the blink of an eye, another sneak attack came.

"Keep moving forward."

Gu De spoke a few words and immediately hurried forward.

Behind them, Chu Ping'an frowned as he watched the sneak attack.

"This is such a blatant rip-off. This kind of sneak attack is practically taking advantage of someone who's too busy to fight. These Beast Race responsible for the attack look more like they're here to be human punching bags."

As he spoke, Chu Ping'an also took a look around at himself.

It's quite interesting, actually. I'm not afraid of these sneak attacks right now, but just in time, no sneak attacks are coming after me.

At the same time, the people behind them also encountered such a chaotic sneak attack.

The immediate impact was far more pronounced than in the area where Gu De and his group were located.

Soon, figures fell from the vines, and in the blink of an eye, angry curses and panicked cries for help rang out from all directions.

At that time, everyone still believed that if they fell into the hot oil, they would perish.

In an instant, an invisible chill spread among the crowd.

"I knew the paths through these woods would be treacherous, but I never imagined they'd be this dangerous!"

They could only walk among the vines using their hands, and the Beast Race's attack was still carried out in the form of a sneak attack.

It's like being at someone else's mercy, like fish on a chopping board.

However, despite their anger, the group couldn't come up with a better solution.

For a moment, everyone could only be extremely careful, while trying to move forward as quickly as possible.

"The Emperor Road is truly not easy."

Seeing how things had developed, Li Baimei suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

When I arrived at this forest, I felt somewhat empty inside, as if I lacked some strength.

Having traveled such a long distance, we were already quite tired, but now we had to brace ourselves and be on guard against any possible sneak attacks.

This situation is vastly different from the previous waterway route.

If he had a choice, he would rather choose to continue traveling by water.

At this moment, they were at the very front of the line.

Gu De's gaze suddenly fell on a certain spot.

A faint light curtain appeared out of nowhere.

What attracted his attention even more was not the light screen itself, but the words that appeared in front of it:

"A place where beasts cannot reach."

When did this appear?

Gu De's eyes flickered slightly. The location wasn't far from where he was, but judging from the direction, it was indeed directly in front of them.

After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that I hadn't really paid attention to when the light screen appeared.

Gu De then stopped thinking about it and continued forward.

Before long, he led a group of people behind the light screen.

"It should be safer here, right?"

As soon as they entered, someone couldn't help but say something, as if they had finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu De paused slightly, turned to look at the group of people accompanying him, and gave them a reminder.

"We're not out of the woods yet, so don't let your guard down."

The words had barely left his lips when they came from the trunk of the large tree beside Gu De.

Suddenly, a long stick was thrust out unexpectedly.