Chapter 66: Competing for Credit

The One-horned Rhino only now noticed Ye Liuyun, let out a roar, and summoned the ferocious beasts to attack. At that moment, other squads also arrived in time, and another squad leader joined the encirclement of the Beast King.

Ye Liuyun saw that there were many people, so he no longer went forward to join the fray. Instead, he sent the Black Python and Yu Wenlong, leading everyone to attack the other ferocious beasts, while he stood aside using bow and arrows to harass the Beast King.

During the fight, the Beast King and Shi Jing Tian clashed once. Just after blasting Shi Jing Tian away, the Beast King's leg was struck by an arrow from Ye Liuyun.

"Roar"—the One-horned Rhino was irritated by Ye Liuyun's interference, and its arrows also carried poison, forcing it to expend True Essence to purge the toxin. This greatly limited its ability to exert power.

It tried several times to pounce on Ye Liuyun, but was blocked by several others.

Shi Jing Tian and the others also knew that the reason they could contend with this Beast King was thanks to Ye Liuyun's bow support; otherwise they could not have held on.

Only by keeping Ye Liuyun safe could they have a chance to wear it out to death!

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's arrows are poisonous, so the Beast King will surely grow weaker! Therefore the few of them fought desperately to keep the Beast King entangled.

Ye Liuyun shot another arrow at the Beast King's eye, startling it into closing its eye. No matter how strong a ferocious beast's defense, the eyes are a weak point.

When it was momentarily stunned, Shi Jing Tian seized the chance and cleaved it with a fierce slash. While it was retreating, its back was punched by another person.

Then another arrow from Ye Liuyun struck its front leg joint.

At this moment, the Bald Vulture swooped down to aid the Black Python, eliminating the remaining True Yuan Fifth Tier beast. The battle instantly turned around. The other ferocious beasts were no match for them, falling one after another.

Especially with the Black Python and Bald Vulture present, the enemies had no chance to retaliate.

Seeing the tide turn, the Beast King calmed down. Multiple poisons erupted within its body, requiring it to suppress them with True Essence, and it was also wounded.

If it lingered any longer, not even revenge would be possible; it would have to meet its end here. So it stepped back slowly, then suddenly bolted.

Ye Liuyun kept watching it, knowing it would flee. At the moment it turned, a smile curled his mouth, and he raised his hand, loosing an arrow that struck its hind‑leg joint.

The One-horned Rhino let out a roar, glared at Ye Liuyun with hatred, and fled without looking back.

And after Ye Liuyun's arrow was released, he immediately chased after it in the direction it was fleeing.

At the same time, Shi Jing Tian and the others also gave chase, but they were not as quick as Ye Liuyun.

By now Ye Liuyun had already sheathed his bow. One hand held a Wukong Stone, the other brandished a sword. In a few flickers of his figure, he surged behind the Beast King and slashed down with his sword.

His movement was too uncanny; originally he was the farthest from the Beast King, yet suddenly he appeared behind it.

It never expected Ye Liuyun to catch up so quickly.

When Ye Liuyun's sword intent was released, it sensed danger and let out a mournful howl.

But its hind leg had already been cut off by Ye Liuyun, and its body rolled several times on the ground.

In panic, its Protective True Origin dissipated, and Ye Liuyun followed with another slash, cleanly decapitating it.

"Hand over the beast core!" Shi Jing Tian, panting heavily, rushed over, demanding it from Ye Liuyun.

"On what grounds?" Ye Liuyun retorted, while simultaneously gathering the Beast King's corpse.

Wu Gang and the others arrived quickly as well, but Wu Gang remained silent.

"What do you think?" Shi Jing Tian asked Wu Gang.

Wu Gang replied, "Without Ye Liuyun, we could never have killed this Beast King, and indeed the final blow was his, so the credit belongs to him."

Wu Gang still felt grateful for Ye Liuyun's rescue; without him, they might have perished at the Beast King's hands.

The other two disagreed. "We fought tooth and nail, while he merely shot a few arrows with ease. How can the credit go to him!"

These two heartless scoundrels! Ye Liuyun saved them, yet they downplay his credit.

Lei Ming could not help but bare his teeth at the two, staring at them angrily.

"Shot a few arrows with ease"? If you think you're capable, fire a few arrows at me and let me see!

Ye Liuyun felt anger rise and snapped, "What if I refuse to hand it over?"

Immediately, the domineering aura around him surged, ready to battle the few of them.

At this moment, the Bald Vulture and Black Python finished clearing the battlefield over there and rushed to Ye Liuyun's side, exuding their presence, ready for a fight.

The two squad leaders, upon seeing the Black Python and Bald Vulture, became timid and stepped back a few paces. Especially the gaze of the Black Python and Bald Vulture made them feel as if the Grim Reaper were staring at them.

But Shi Jing Tian was undaunted, his long sword trembling lightly in his hand, clearly poised to strike.

At this point, a Golden Armor Guard, to prevent them from killing each other, appeared before the crowd and rendered judgment on the matter.

"In the previous battle, Ye Liuyun effectively restrained the Beast King. After the Beast King fled, Ye Liuyun pursued it again. Therefore ninety percent of the credit goes to Ye Liuyun, and the remaining ten percent is to be divided equally among the four of you! This matter must not be disputed further."

Having spoken, his figure flashed and vanished before the crowd.

Upon hearing that, everyone naturally could not argue further.

But Shi Jing Tian's gaze toward Ye Liuyun grew even colder!

That True Essence First Level youngster even dared to vie for credit with him. If the chance arose, he wouldn't mind eliminating him on the spot.

Ye Liuyun was completely unfazed, taking Yu Wenlong and Lin Feng and leaving directly. The Bald Vulture continued to soar in the sky to monitor, while the Black Python shrank and coiled around his arm.

These two ferocious beasts eliminated most of the higher‑realm beasts, so this rescue made Ye Liuyun the biggest winner. A single True Origin Sevenfold Beast King alone is worth a thousand points.

Yu Wenlong and Lin Feng naturally also gained a lot, but they could not compare with Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun is not only strong himself, but also has two powerful ferocious beasts.

Fortunately, the two have already adjusted their mindset and will never think of competing with that pervert Ye Liuyun.

In the time that followed, everyone dispersed to search for the fleeing ferocious beasts. With the Bald Vulture's and Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense scouting, the beasts they killed were the most among all the teams.

A day later, the outskirts barely showed any ferocious beasts, and the squads began to converge toward the central area.

Soon, they gathered in front of the Cave that Ye Liuyun had mentioned earlier.

That Cave was easy to locate. From afar, a strong scent of blood wafted, impossible not to smell.

Thus, as soon as everyone entered the area, they all converged there.

The area around the Cave was littered with tombs.

When Ye Liuyun approached the Cave, an uneasy feeling arose, so he led Yu Wenlong and Lin Feng to withdraw from the area at a distance.

The other squads, however, were studying and planning to enter the Cave together for investigation.

Seeing Ye Liuyun withdraw, they all sneered.

Someone also mocked him, saying: "Your courage is really small! Do you only know how to steal credit?"

Although Ye Liuyun was dissatisfied with their mockery, after all, they were all comrades in the Golden Armored Guard Reserve Battalion.

So he still reminded, saying: "I already got the news earlier; this cave goes downward, and at the bottom is a chamber of tombs. The captured villagers are all being slaughtered in here. There are experts above the True Essence Realm present!"

Moreover, I feel this burial ground is rather eerie. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a kind of eerie natural array. If you insist on going down, you can send one or two people in first; there's no need for everyone to go down together."

Having said that, he then retreated far from this burial ground area.

And Tian Yuan, after hearing his words, thought for a moment, and also followed him back outside this burial ground.