Chapter 311: Fire-Scaled Pig

"A powerful one must have arrived!"

Lu Yu hurriedly activated Heaven-Human Induction; sure enough, an aura in the north was approaching this location at an astonishing speed.

Judging solely by the intensity of the aura, it was even more powerful than the two Elite-level Fierce Beasts encountered earlier.

Soon, a massive red Fierce Beast appeared before Lu Yu. It stood seven or eight meters tall, was nearly ten meters long, and radiated a ferocious aura from its entire body.

"Fire-Scaled Pig?" Lu Yu could not help but be startled.

The Fire-Scaled Pig was named for the layer of red scales covering its body that burned like raging flames.

This layer of scales was not just for show; its defensive power was terrifying. Even if hit head-on by a 150mm howitzer, this guy could remain unscathed.

Among top-tier Elite-level Fierce Beasts, its defensive power was absolutely second to none.

The Fire-Scaled Pig also sensed Lu Yu hiding in the distance, but it didn't take Lu Yu seriously at all, because there were the auras of two Elite-level Fierce Beasts and several Advanced Fierce Beasts right in front of it.

It wouldn't stop to think why these "foods" were neatly laid out here; it only knew that if it ate everything in front of it, its own strength would surely increase greatly.

Thus, the Fire-Scaled Pig merely glanced at Lu Yu, then charged forward, arrived before the corpse of the Lion Ape, and began to gorge itself greedily.

"Truly a guy with simple brains and developed limbs." Lu Yu was both annoyed and amused.

Anyone with a bit of sense could see that something was wrong.

Of course, knowing there was something fishy was one thing, but being able to resist the temptation and remain indifferent was another.

Lu Yu licked his lips and pulled an arrow from his Arrow Quiver.

After the previous Regulate Breath, the True Qi in his body had fully recovered.

But Lu Yu really had no confidence in whether the Piercing Clouds and Splitting Rocks arrow could kill this Fire-Scaled Pig in one shot.

He aimed the arrowhead precisely at the Fire-Scaled Pig, then released the bowstring.

"Whoosh!"

Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, the thousand-meter distance was crossed in an instant.

"Clang!"

The arrow collided with the Fire-Scaled Pig's scales, sparking a string of dazzling sparks. Immediately after, the sound of the arrowhead piercing flesh followed.

The spiral True Qi, like a surging vortex, frantically churned the Fire-Scaled Pig's flesh and blood, finally piercing through with the arrow and leaving a blood hole the size of a rice bowl behind it, with blood flowing out like a spout.

The Fire-Scaled Pig let out a miserable cry; the cry contained fear, as if it couldn't believe its pride-and-joy scales had been pierced, but even more, it contained anger.

It turned its head, its blood-red eyes glaring viciously at Lu Yu, and then, with a speed completely disproportionate to its massive size, it charged toward Lu Yu like an arrow released from a bow.

With a weight of nearly three hundred tons and a speed of nearly fifteen hundred meters per second, this impact force would shatter even a ten-story reinforced concrete building if it were in the way.

"It truly lives up to being a top-tier Elite-level Fierce Beast!" Lu Yu couldn't help but exclaim. With such a large blood hole in its belly, it could still attack as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yu had no intention of taking it head-on; his figure flashed, and he quickly moved to the side of the Fire-Scaled Pig, then pulled out three arrows, aiming at its vital parts like its eyes and nose.

He knew clearly that without the assistance of True Qi, if the arrows were shot elsewhere, they would likely struggle to even break through the scales.

"Puchi! Puchi!"

With two crisp sounds, two arrows flew; one precisely exploded one of the Fire-Scaled Pig's eyes, and the other pierced through its nose.

Another arrow struck the scales and was deflected away.

The Fire-Scaled Pig panted heavily; although it had only been a few seconds, due to the frantic charge just now, most of the blood in its body had already been lost, and its massive body was teetering.

But the overwhelming rage made it disregard everything and launch another charge at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu looked at the bow and arrow in his hand and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Although those two arrows hit the vitals just now, the effect didn't seem ideal.

It seemed that after going back, he would have to buy a more Powerful bow; of course, his True Qi value also needed to be increased as much as possible, otherwise, it would be quite embarrassing, just like now.

Fortunately, after successfully dodging two attacks, the Fire-Scaled Pig finally collapsed to the ground due to excessive blood loss. However, it hadn't completely breathed its last.

Lu Yu took a deep breath, gathered all the remaining True Qi in his body onto the blade, instantly arrived in front of the Fire-Scaled Pig, and slashed fiercely at its neck.

"Puchi!"

Blood splattered like a fountain, almost splashing all over Lu Yu. The more it was a time like this, the less one could let their guard down.

He immediately activated Heaven-Human Induction, and only after confirming no other Elite-level Fierce Beasts were approaching did he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally finished off this troublesome guy." Lu Yu said, looking at the panel.

An irrepressible look of excitement appeared on his face.

Because the Experience Value had actually increased by nearly 30,000 points! Counting the Experience Value provided by the two previous Elite-level Fierce Beasts and some Advanced Fierce Beasts, the total was already nearly 50,000 points!

"Although this guy is thick-skinned and particularly hard to deal with, I have to say, the Experience Value it gives is truly a lot. And the points should be quite a few too, at least three thousand." Lu Yu's face was filled with smiles.

He had to hurry and process it, otherwise, more Elite-level Fierce Beasts would be attracted over in a while.

But this hunting method was really quite good; if nothing unexpected happened, he could keep hunting here until dark.

And just a few dozen to a hundred miles away from here, there was a small Zhai.

On the open ground of the Zhai, it was a scene of tragedy, with corpses strewn everywhere. Among them were the corpses of adult men and women, as well as the remains of the elderly and children.

Eerily, the eyes of these people had all been cruelly gouged out, and the empty eye sockets were chilling.

In the center of the open ground stood several men dressed in black robes.

A Black Ball was floating, and wisps of black Qi were slowly drifting from the surrounding corpses into the sphere. At the same time, the corpses on the ground gradually became shriveled.

I don't know how long it had been, but the corpses on the ground had actually all turned into powder, drifting away with the wind.

"Not bad." The man holding the Black Ball said with satisfaction, "The death energy absorbed this time is quite considerable. As long as we continue to work hard, it won't be long before the four generals under Lord Black Demon can descend to this place. By then, it won't be long before Lord Black Demon descends in person."

The other four looked at each other, all revealing expressions of excitement.

"However," the man frowned, his face showing worry, "the strength of these ordinary people is too weak after all. In half a month, we have had to Sacrifice five or six Zhais just to fill half of the Black Ball. If we could absorb the death energy of some powerful people, that would be even better."

Hearing this, the other four all showed troubled expressions.

Although they all possessed combat power comparable to a C-Class Awakened, once their tracks were exposed, they would immediately invite pursuit from B-Grade or even A-Grade Awakened.

Therefore, unless it was a last resort, they didn't want to go to densely populated places; small Zhais like this with one or two hundred, or two or three hundred people, were the most suitable targets for them.

"Brother Gong Wu, I think this matter still needs to be considered carefully."

"That's right, if it really doesn't work, next time we'll pick a Zhai of one or two thousand people to strike. But if we do that, we'll have to leave here as soon as possible."

"Mm, everyone put in more effort; the more death energy we bring back, the more our own strength will increase," Gong Wu said. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and the Black Ball in his hand began to emit red light in waves.

"What's wrong, Brother Gong Wu?" the few people asked with concern in a hurry.

"There is a massive amount of death energy nearby," Gong Wu said excitedly, "the closer the distance, the more intense the Black Ball's reaction. I have never felt the Black Ball react this strongly before. Quick, follow me."

Having said that, he rushed out like a gale.

"A massive amount of death energy?"

The few people looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise and joy.

If that were truly the case, then the feedback they would receive at that time would certainly be greater as well.

What else was there to hesitate about? Hurry and follow to investigate.