Chapter 444: Zhaoan City

Just as Lu Yu was immersed in the process of shooting down Advanced Fierce Beasts, tireless and enjoying it, a group of seven or eight people was slowly approaching this location from the southeast.

These people were not carrying conventional weapons, and from their appearance, they did not look much like Martial Artists in the traditional sense.

Leading the team was an adult man of medium build and quite a sturdy physique, radiating an elegant temperament that gave people a feeling of being trustworthy, calm, and reliable.

The few people following behind him were clearly much younger, including both men and women, among whom was a little girl less than 1.5 meters tall, looking about fourteen or fifteen years old, still possessing a childlike air.

"Zhaoan City is right ahead."

A young man in his early twenties looked into the distance with bright eyes and spoke.

"Yeah, last time I only killed a dozen or so Advanced Fierce Beasts and didn't even run into a single Elite-level Fierce Beast. This time, I have to kill at least three or five Elite-level Fierce Beasts no matter what."

A youth beside him clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

"Kill three or five Elite-level Fierce Beasts? Wang Mingxiang, stop bragging here." A woman in the group couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.

"Exactly, exactly. Do you really think those Raging Wild Bulls are that easy to deal with? If it weren't for us, with your level, if you could kill two this time, the sun would probably have to rise from the west later."

The other women chimed in, laughing until they were doubled over.

"You!" Wang Mingxiang was so angry his face turned red; he pointed his finger at the other party and said through gritted teeth: "You surnamed Zhao, stop looking down on people here! Isn't it just killing two Raging Wild Bulls? How hard can it be? Do you dare to bet with me?"

"Betting is betting, who's afraid of whom!" The youth referred to as surnamed Zhao did not show weakness, held his head high, and said: "What are we betting on? You say it."

"Let's bet..."

"Enough!"

The middle-aged man's voice in front rang out at the right moment, carrying a trace of helplessness and majesty.

"You lot, do you really think coming out this time is for sightseeing? I've told you no less than three times: there is a Commander-level Fierce Beast inside Zhaoan City. Do you know what kind of serious consequences there would be if you accidentally alerted that guy?"

"We, we know, Uncle Xu." The few people immediately lowered their heads like children who had done something wrong.

"You know it and still don't take it seriously!" Xu Yinhe glared at them, his eyes full of frustration that they wouldn't live up to his expectations.

"Uncle Xu, isn't that why you're here?"

"Exactly, exactly. You are a B-Class Awakened. Even if we accidentally alert that Commander-level Fierce Beast, with you here, there definitely won't be any accidents."

"Still, one cannot let their guard down."

"If we really alert that guy, even I might not be able to protect every one of you, and perhaps even I could face life-threatening danger. So, later when we arrive outside Zhaoan City, all of you must follow orders and are absolutely forbidden from acting on your own. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The few people replied in unison, their voices carrying a trace of awe.

"Good, follow closely behind me later. Without my order, absolutely do not act recklessly." Xu Yinhe exhorted them once more, then looked toward the front.

At this moment, the blurred outline of an abandoned city had already faintly entered their view.

This Zhaoan City was still a bustling third-tier city ten years ago, with a population of up to one million.

After the world changed, everything underwent earth-shaking transformations, and not long after, this place completely fell.

Now, years have passed in a flash, and it has actually become the territory of a Commander-level Fierce Beast...

Although it was only a Raging Wild Bull King, which is considered relatively ordinary among Commander-level Fierce Beasts, it was still a Commander-level existence after all. In a one-on-one situation, even Xu Yinhe did not have absolute certainty of being able to defeat it.

Fortunately, he was not here this time to eliminate this Commander-level Fierce Beast, but to train this group of young people from the Association.

After all, the most effective way to improve the level of control over one's abilities is through actual combat, letting them fight face-to-face with Fierce Beasts.

And the current Zhaoan City is undoubtedly an excellent trial ground; not only are there a large number of Intermediate and Advanced Fierce Beasts here, but the number of Elite-level Fierce Beasts is also not small.

Of course, the premise is that one must absolutely not alert the Commander-level Fierce Beast located in the center of the city.

As the distance between them and the city gradually closed, Xu Yinhe's brows furrowed slightly because he keenly smelled an extremely heavy scent of blood. This was clearly different from the situation during his previous two visits.

"Everyone be careful, there seems to be a situation." He lowered his voice and reminded them with a grave expression.

Hearing his words, the few people behind him immediately put away their previous playful expressions and became fully alert.

After all, they were all C-Class Awakened and had experienced many scenes, knowing deeply that the situation might be a bit bad right now.

"Uncle Xu, what happened?"

"Not clear yet, we'll know once we go over and take a look." Xu Yinhe shook his head, a trace of doubt appearing in his eyes.

Soon, the group arrived at the edge of the city.

They saw corpses lying everywhere on the ground, all of them corpses of Fierce Beasts.

There were Advanced Fierce Beasts with larger bodies, as well as relatively smaller Intermediate Fierce Beasts.

"What is going on?"

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, their faces full of surprise.

When they came the previous two times, there were also many Intermediate and Advanced Fierce Beasts here, but at that time they were all alive, and now...

"Everyone, do not act rashly, keep an eye on the surroundings." As Xu Yinhe said this, he carefully walked to the side of the Fierce Beast corpses on the ground.

He squatted down and examined them carefully, seeing that many of the Fierce Beasts had bite marks on their bodies, and some places had more than one.

"Could it be that they were bitten by an Advanced Fierce Beast?" Xu Yinhe muttered in a low voice.

In this kind of environment, it is a very common phenomenon for Advanced Fierce Beasts to attack Intermediate Fierce Beasts to fill their stomachs.

Even with that Commander-level Fierce Beast suppressing them, it is difficult to completely prevent this situation from happening, not to mention that the Commander-level Fierce Beast itself would prey on Advanced Fierce Beasts.

However, isn't the number of Intermediate Fierce Beast corpses in front of them too high? This seems a bit unusual.

"No, there are also corpses of Advanced Fierce Beasts here!"

Xu Yinhe suddenly discovered an anomaly. He walked up quickly, gently grabbed the corpse of an Advanced Fierce Beast, and immediately opened his mouth in surprise.

He saw that on the body of this Advanced Fierce Beast, there was a fist-sized blood hole, the wound very smooth, as if it had been caused by something piercing directly through it.

"There's another one over there! And there too!"

He walked over to check the other Advanced Fierce Beast corpses.

As a result, he found that these wounds were almost exactly the same as the one on the previous Advanced Fierce Beast.