Chapter 81: The Demonic Beasts Attack

The night is deep and dark, the mountain forest quiet and still.

Currently, as night falls, the temperature is not dropping but rising, already nearing room temperature, and is rapidly returning to normal conditions.

At the corner of the corpse-transporting path, a circle of carts is set up to form a wall; in the center of the road inside the wall, a bonfire is lit, and several strange owls and gray jackals are skewered nearby, roasting.

"Heh, I didn't expect that even on these carts, which can't be cleaned thoroughly and are soaked with the stench, we could unexpectedly catch these few beasts frozen silly; they'll serve perfectly as dinner to nourish our bodies."

"Xiao Wei, stop thinking about talking and hurry up and apply the medicinal mud!"

"Exactly, you're always distracted while preparing spirit food; you might as well let me do it!"

"You guys sure talk a big game—come on, you do it then!"

Ren Li, feeling secure and fearless, laughed loudly and leaped to the treetops; as his magic power radiated, three magical artifacts flew from his body and grew in the wind; one of them, a large earthy-yellow hammer, let out a 'thud' and, carrying the force of a thousand jun, directly smashed the incoming lunar radiance shot.

Then, before they could actually perceive the strange silence filling the air from all directions, a loud cry pierced through the sky.

Because right within the charge of that white wolf, several more movements erupted.

Having said this, he couldn't help but puff out his chest; thinking of his upcoming display of great power, the gloom in his heart receded a bit, and he became somewhat eager to try.

"Awoo!"

At this moment, the five people gathered around the bonfire were actually still feeling a bit uneasy; after a silence, they couldn't help but shift their eyes toward the direction leading to the corpse-burying wasteland.

"What?"

One ox, one tiger, one leopard, and one pangolin—a total of five First-Order peak-stage demonic beasts—suddenly appeared in all directions around Ren Li, having invisibly completed an encirclement!

The main body of the true aftermath will use this place as a fulcrum and pivot point, pouring directly beyond the boundary.

Woo-hoo~

Through the gaps in the cart wall, in a fleeting glimpse, they could see a deathly silence!

The transfer of the aftermath of this battle, around the South End Border City inside the boundary, is actually considered slight; it can only be called the aftermath of the aftermath.

Simply put, they got cold feet on the spot!

That white wolf roared again; as it inhaled deeply, the lunar radiance seemed to be drawn in, then suddenly solidified and shot fiercely toward Ren Li's side.

"Can it be heavier than the corpses on the wasteland? I heard Old Ning say before that there were instances where demonic beasts followed the scent and came over here at night, lingering in the vicinity; which is to say, no matter what we do now, as long as we can't leave, we will only be targeted."

Following its howl, sparse and dense sounds began to arise within this mountain peak.

Snap~

So they finally came here.

"This... should, not be."

It makes one feel uneasy and anxious, wanting only to stay as far away as possible!

However, at this moment, there are two people standing at the boundary between stillness and motion.

This directly scared Ning Caize and the others until their faces turned deathly pale.

"That is indeed true..."

They are now looking down from a height, and at the first moment, they all turned their heads in unison toward the source of the intense scent that attracted them.

Because of the abnormal freezing snow disaster, they exhausted their stored demonic power and food, and had to force themselves to cross the boundary to reach this place where the snow had already melted during the day before they could catch their breath.

One by one, the demonic beasts ran, and waves of demonic power radiated, gathering together like a dark cloud, making it seem as if the moon were obscured.

"Don't you want to continue your enlightenment? Go ahead."

Hearing the words he spoke, the others, who were already drowsy, were suddenly jolted and became completely awake.

Thus, they immediately settled for the next best thing, turning their heads in unison to look at Du En's side.

Pfft~

It really was because of the matter of enlightenment that they were about to suffer a cultivation deviation, forgetting even the simplest logical problem!

The corpse-burying wasteland is terrifyingly abnormal, a place of deathly silence.

In this way, unlike here where the border city takes action to alleviate the situation, what will the demonic beasts currently suffering in the disaster do?

Of course, they will choose to head north to seek survival!

"That outpost camp shouldn't be able to stop everyone right now, right? In other words, there must be many First-Order demonic beasts capable of crossing the boundary that will choose to head north in groups to hunt."

"Awoo~"

The ordinary wild beasts that luckily didn't freeze to death are now terrified, shrinking tightly into their nests, yet they are still being hunted by those walking on the ground, those drilling through holes, and those swooping down with claws.

Hearing these words from Wei Ming, no one made a sound.

"Don't be afraid! Don't lose your footing! The outpost camp isn't just for show; there aren't that many demonic beasts that can cross the boundary, and besides, I, the supervisor, am here—watch how I turn them into ingredients and spirit materials!"

At this moment, Du En didn't stand on ceremony at all and spoke directly to Ren Li like this.

He just closed his eyes, composed his mood, and silently chewed on his own bitterness.

"Moreover, there is actually one more point to consider first."

No cultivation, because it has reached the end.

No enlightenment, because of the fear of accidents.

His display of great power truly steadied the morale of the troops.

This is naturally for the best.

"It's here."

His expression immediately began to soar, as if the pointless wasting of time and standing still during this period did not exist, and he was actually still that chosen son of heaven whom the struggling people at the bottom needed to look up to and envy, having long since escaped the mire!

"Hahaha... Ga?"

Then they trekked north, eating all the wild animals along the way to slightly fill their stomachs, yet they were still ravenous and urgently needed prey of sufficient quality to continue filling them.

"Cough, this, watching the fire from across the river and such is truly nonsense; let's talk about the Corpse-Yin Grass instead!"

Ren Li couldn't help but rub his temples, feeling that he was truly out of sorts and slow today, that he even needed to ask about such obvious situations.

"Mm, that is indeed correct, which is why you had them build the cart wall."

Ren Li took the lead and spoke thus, attempting to stabilize the morale of the troops.

Du En did not refute him, only thinking this to himself.

Sounds of tearing, screams, and shattering.

Ren Li nodded, then felt something was wrong; he twitched his nose and muttered, "However, why didn't you stop them from roasting meat? This smell is truly heavy and obvious; aren't you afraid of attracting demonic beasts?"

What could be the problem with demonic beasts? Ren Li had just intended to ask this when he suddenly shuddered.

Du En and Ren Li.

At this moment, Du En silently opened his eyes, rose, and stood up.

On the peak of a distant mountain, a snow-white giant wolf revealed its form and howled at the moon.

Left behind in place, Ren Li looked back at that deathly silence, his eyes twitching violently several times, until he finally could not help but let out a long sigh.

Quiet was spreading rapidly.

The loud laughter had just begun when it came to an abrupt halt.

"The problem of the demonic beasts."

He could not help but feel his scalp tingle as he looked at the deathly silence before him, muttering to himself; the madness of the day had mostly faded, but now he could only bite the bullet and maintain his composure.

"Oh? A mongrel mixed with the bloodline of a Moon-Howling Silver Wolf? A mere First-Rank perfection, yet you dare to show off; truly laughable!"

Immediately, he spoke to save face: "Du En, you actually don't need to worry; although I am untalented, I flatter myself that I am still capable of defeating a mere First-Rank demonic beast!"

Ren Li's mood inevitably revealed disappointment, and he did not move his feet, but instead sat cross-legged on the spot.

Truly facing the strange occurrences of this wasteland that diffused through the night, Ren Li feared that if he really dared to attempt enlightenment now, he might truly perish here tonight!

Du En did not truly strip away his final stubbornness, but followed the shift in topic, turning his head to look toward the south: "Even if Corpse-Yin Grass still grows in the mountain forests within the border, after being affected by this, can it really still be spared?"

With the influence of this battle, I fear that before long, I will be recalled and helplessly walk a common path of Foundation Establishment...

The forest path fell into stillness, with only the sizzling sound of burning grease, the faint chewing sounds that arose shortly after, and finally, nothing but the crackling of flames burning wood.

Then, seeing that Ren Li no longer thought of courting death and had basically returned to normal, he waved his hand, turned around, and walked back to the campfire, where he sat cross-legged in the main seat that had been specially left vacant, silently racing against time to cultivate.

Among these fleeing beasts, there were pairs of thirsty, bloodthirsty eyes, glowing with the faint light of demonic power, emerging and moving from the darkness between the old trees.

Beads of cold sweat slid down his brow.

The situation... seems not very good!

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