Chapter 29: The Brutal Wind Wolf

The next morning, Li Zhangsheng yawned repeatedly; even with a high-quality "tiger-skin mat," for the sake of safety, he had slept very lightly that night, barely better than just closing his eyes to rest.

"Burrowing Mouse, help me dig a few large pits!" After feeding his Demon Pet, Li Zhangsheng did not leave immediately, but instead directed the Burrowing Mouse to dig pits, preparing to make some simple traps to leave himself a way out in case of an emergency!

This Burrowing Mouse was very easy to satisfy; as long as it could fill its stomach, it would become full of energy and would not resist Li Zhangsheng's commands at all.

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, the Burrowing Mouse began its action; its four limbs began to exert force, the hard soil was easily excavated by it, mud flew everywhere, and in two or three seconds, it had dived underground.

For the Burrowing Mouse, digging holes was just like eating.

If Li Zhangsheng had made the traps himself, just digging the pits would have taken a while. But with the Burrowing Mouse, he only needed to cover the traps.

To avoid accidentally injuring "friendly forces," the traps Li Zhangsheng made were all simple; these traps were about a zhang deep, and the bottoms were not spiked with sharp objects. Even if someone accidentally fell into a trap, there would be no threat to their life.

About half an hour later, Li Zhangsheng clapped his mud-covered hands hard, and after marking the traps, he did not linger, heading toward the depths of Qingyun Mountain.

The mountain paths of Qingyun Mountain were rugged, and because numerous wild Spirit Beasts lived there, as well as the potential appearance of Wind Wolf packs, for the sake of safety, Li Zhangsheng's pace was not fast.

For the past two days, Li Zhangsheng had spent his time exploring; strangely, even though he had not fully penetrated deep into Qingyun Mountain, he hadn't even seen a shadow of a Wind Wolf, and he didn't know if it was luck or if something had gone wrong.

It is worth mentioning that under a large amount of practical combat training, Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets naturally improved; Aixi had leveled up by one rank again and was now Lower 8th Rank, while also comprehending the Wind Blade skill; Kailan's realm was not as high as Aixi's, only Lower Rank 5, but it had comprehended two skills: Burrowing Vine and Cotton Spore.

Wind Blade: A long-range skill with extremely fast attack speed, capable of easily tearing apart an opponent's flesh.

Burrowing Vine: A binding skill that stimulates vines to entangle and trip an opponent. The heavier the opponent, the greater the damage received.

Cotton Spore: An auxiliary skill that creates cotton-like Soft spores that cling to the body, significantly increasing physical defense.

Undoubtedly, these were all relatively practical skills; among them, Wind Blade was Aixi's advanced skill, effectively compensating for Aixi's lack of long-range capability; Burrowing Vine, in addition to binding the target, also carried a certain amount of damage, so Kailan could be considered to have a damage-dealing skill, even if it was biased toward support; Cotton Spore went without saying, as it could be cast on oneself or teammates, much like hitting cotton, which could negate a large amount of damage, mainly depending on the realms of both parties.

Auxiliary Demon Pets might seem less flashy than combat Demon Pets, but they could make teammates even more powerful and play an irreplaceable role in group battles.

Unlike Aixi and Kailan, the Burrowing Mouse had long reached a bottleneck, and to continue improving, it had to advance to the Middle Rank realm.

If there were corresponding resources, the success rate of a Demon Pet's breakthrough could be increased; however, many Spirit Beasts could never break through in their entire lives, which was mainly related to the quality of the Spirit Beast. The higher the quality, the easier it was to break through, and vice versa!

The Burrowing Mouse's quality had reached Mid-grade, and it possessed the bloodline of a Xi Mouse; as long as it accumulated enough, even without resources, it could advance to the Middle Rank realm, and advancing to the Upper Rank realm was even possible.

Additionally, Li Zhangsheng's luck had not been very good these past two days; he had only encountered one high-quality wild elk that was good at running, but before he could make a move, the alert wild elk chose to flee, and even with Aixi pursuing at full speed, it did not catch up.

In terms of speed, the two were on par, but the elk was clearly familiar with the nearby terrain, which was the reason Aixi did not catch up.

Li Zhangsheng was afraid that Aixi might suffer a mishap and dared not let Aixi pursue too far, so he could only choose to give up.

In two days, Li Zhangsheng had not gained much, which was also mainly related to the fact that the density of wild Spirit Beasts in Qingyun Mountain was not as high as he had imagined.

Perhaps because of the Wind Wolf pack, the ecological balance of Qingyun Mountain had been disrupted; some wild Spirit Beasts had become food for the Wind Wolf pack, and more wild Spirit Beasts were forced to choose to migrate, which also led to a sharp decrease in the number of wild Spirit Beasts in Qingyun Mountain.

On this morning, Li Zhangsheng finally stepped into the depths of Qingyun Mountain, and while searching for high-quality Spirit Beasts, his heart was filled with vigilance.

Compared to the outer perimeter, the wild Spirit Beasts here were stronger, and coupled with the Wind Wolf pack that was very likely active nearby, it made this place full of danger.

"Judging from the location, it's still more than ten miles away from the Soul Crystal Mine; perhaps I can arrive by evening!" Li Zhangsheng stood on a hilltop, looking into the distance; more than ten miles away, there was a barren area that was out of place with the lush mountain forests around it, and that was the location of the Soul Crystal Mine.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a shrill scream rang out; Li Zhangsheng's expression changed slightly; the voice was somewhat familiar, and the other party was very likely a member of the Li Clan and was in extreme danger.

With almost no hesitation, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly rode Aixi and rushed toward the direction the sound came from.

Aixi started at extreme speed, its Agile limbs quickly exerting force; in the blink of an eye, the scenery along the way flashed by, rapidly approaching the destination.

In less than two minutes, Aixi stopped, and they saw a mess ahead; five light-cyan Wind Wolves were gathered in a circle, and at this moment, they were lowering their heads, biting hard into a corpse.

Wind Wolf: Wind Element, Medium Servant Species, a gregarious predatory Spirit Beast, known for its speed, with average fur resistance.

Because Aixi had not concealed itself, upon hearing the sound, the five Wind Wolves immediately raised their heads, scarlet blood dripping from their muzzles, their eyes staring fiercely at Li Zhangsheng and Aixi.

Beside the five Wind Wolves lay the broken corpse of a youth; his abdominal cavity was almost empty, his limbs were torn and bloody, only his head remained intact, and his eyes were wide open, filled with a longing for life.

These scenes constantly assaulted Li Zhangsheng's nerves.

It was also at this time that the five Wind Wolves began to scatter, moving their feet, wanting to surround Li Zhangsheng.

Once surrounded by the Wind Wolves, the consequences would be absolutely unimaginable.

"Burrowing Mouse, Quicksand Hell!"

The moment the Wind Wolves moved, the Burrowing Mouse endured the fear in its heart, and its four limbs in contact with the ground flashed with bright yellow brilliance, pouring continuously into the earth.

In an instant, the land within a few meters in front suddenly changed; the soil quickly turned sandy and slowly rotated in one direction.

The five Wind Wolves immediately felt something was wrong and instinctively wanted to jump out of the quicksand area; even so, four Wind Wolves still fell into the quicksand.

In the rotating quicksand, the four Wind Wolves were clearly restrained. Even though they struggled with all their might, there was no possibility of breaking free for a while.

The only Wind Wolf that jumped out of the quicksand area immediately pounced on Li Zhangsheng, but before it could reach Li Zhangsheng, Aixi moved, appearing in front of the Wind Wolf a step earlier.

In mid-air, Aixi raised its right claw, the sharp claws gathering white light, and under the Wind Wolf's terrified gaze, it slammed fiercely onto its crown.

Crack!

Accompanied by a dull sound, the Wind Wolf's brains burst, and it collapsed limply to the ground; its limbs twitched significantly a few times, and it had no more breath.

After finishing off one Wind Wolf, Li Zhangsheng wanted to shift his target to deal with the other four Wind Wolves that were about to break free from the quicksand's restraint.

Just at this moment, from the bushes not far away, a huge black shadow suddenly pounced out, rushing toward Li Zhangsheng with lightning speed.

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