Chapter 93: Frenzied Demon Boar Beast

Those who can enter the "Code Name: Yangyue" are all adults, and they still have basic intelligence and judgment.

Moreover, several capable players have come to act as leaders, driving more players to smoothly progress in the game.

Seeing everyone already banding together for warmth and gradually getting on track, Ji Ming, who had just completed a new round of harmony, let his mind relax.

Speaking of which, just with this hundred-person closed beta, we can discover so many promising seedlings.

If we wait for the internal test, and even the later public test……

At that time, what I need to consider will no longer be how to protect the players, but how to protect the natives, right?

At dawn, Ji Ming checked the site once more, then returned to the clinic.

Mouse Kid was giving a talk to the new gang members, while Ji Ming took a nap on the sofa until the door was knocked.

Naturally, the visitors were the Iron Chain Squad, each spirited and ready to set out.

Siton should have just shaved his beard, his chin much cleaner.

"Let's go, doctor; we'll go early and return early."

"Hmm."

After straightening the wrinkles on his black coat, Ji Ming joined them on the road to the city gate.

With the famous Iron Chain Squad providing protection, the guards naturally dared not be rude, collected a small entry fee, and waved them through.

The surroundings gradually became open; the sky over Black Forest Territory, thick with gloomy clouds, seemed never to change, and the gloom constantly weighed on everyone's heads.

"Recently, the Dark Forest has been unsettled; everyone must stay alert."

Old Boer shouted a reminder, then took the lead, carrying his hunting bow away.

The little daylight left was gradually blocked by dense vegetation, and everyone formally entered the Dark Forest.

After overturning in Wild Fruit Valley before, the group has been much more cautious in their recent two adventures.

Only after observing for several days did they realize that the Iron Chain Squad was relatively lucky; although they had an accident, they all returned intact in the end.

Some weaker squads simply never returned, with only a few lucky ones leaving behind corpses cleanly gnawed by wolves.

Thus, last time they merely wandered the outskirts of the Dark Forest, casually killed two wild boars, and returned to Sunshine City.

This time, however, they went overboard; to return sooner, the Iron Chain Squad directly activated sweep mode.

Charlie and Beili brought shovels, and without a word began violently demolishing the rabbit burrows by the roadside.

Siton also from time to time shot an arrow, retrieving some relatively fat large birds or pheasants.

As for Anna, she carried many burlap sacks, gathering these scattered harvests into storage.

They would previously have never bothered with these; it's only because they're giving their all for safety and stability.

Seeing even AdaiEr use fireball technique to ignite the smoke-prone wild grass, attempting to use smoke to reduce the work of destroying the burrows.

Ji Ming also felt awkward just standing by, preparing to teach the youths what a true human excavator is.

"Doctor, just forget it."

But before he could act, the adventurers firmly dissuaded him.

After thinking, to avoid startling the snake, he kept his displayed panel at second level with four points of blood and qi, and thus felt at ease.

Ji Ming accepted his mediocrity with a clear conscience, enjoying the rare time to slack off.

But the leisurely time didn't last long; a solemn-faced Old Boer came back.

He lowered his voice, as if his throat were blocked by a stone.

"Everyone be quiet; I've found the corpses of other adventurers."

On a clearing with no trees, only grass clumps, scattered limbs and broken bodies lay about.

Everywhere were splattered bloodstains, broken bones, and flesh crushed into dregs by trampling.

The state of death was gruesome, like a car accident scene.

Siton furrowed his brows, crouched down, and pried out a fragment of a helmet from the blood-soaked soil.

"I recognize this pattern; it should belong to Bari, the captain of the Long Blade Squad."

Old Boer held a blade of grass in his mouth, grinning as if with a toothache.

"No wonder I didn't see him in Leinuo last night; turns out he really died here."

He pointed to the footprints beside the drag marks on the ground.

"It's demon boars; they ran into a large herd of demon boars."

"I know demon boars, but do they have such strong aggressive urges? This is clearly repeated trampling to vent anger."

Although Old Boer is experienced, he's not omnipotent, so he could only shake his head.

"I don't know."

Anna pulled out the long sword stuck in the ground nearby, only to find its blade already snapped by immense force.

After thinking, it could still be reforged, and she also put it into her bag.

"So what now, should we just head back?"

"A monstrous beast weighing hundreds of kilograms comes rushing in; even a trainee-level professional can't stop it."

Old Boer warily scanned the surroundings.

"We must leave immediately; at least we need to get away from here quickly!"

The Iron Chain Squad has two strengths: unity and decisiveness.

Seeing the captain Siton also nod, everyone quickly began to evacuate.

Ji Ming went along with it, quietly picking up the wallet that had slid to his foot, and left with them.

But after walking several hundred meters, with a few distant screams and howls, the ground began to tremble slightly.

"Damn, the demon boars have turned back!"

Although the misfortune hasn't hit them yet, if they listen closely, the clamor is clearly approaching this way.

Lao Bo'er immediately waved his arm to the side.

"Let's dodge and come this way!"

But the trees in the forest themselves are obstacles, and the demon boars, hot‑blooded in their pursuit of the adventurers, kept changing direction, unintentionally widening the collision zone.

So after only a few steps, the group saw the thicket to the side start to sway, and a massive demon boar burst out from within.

Ji Ming, while leaping over a dead log, took a quick glance and suddenly noticed that the demon boar's eyes were blood‑red.

It wasn't the congestion from excitement that makes capillaries burst, but… the same demonic aura infection as a frenzied goblin.

No wonder they kill on sight; they've gone completely mad!

"Kids, run quickly!"

Amid the clamor, Lao Bo'er's shout, like a cracked gong, faintly reached his ears.

Seeing more and more demon boars around, Stone gritted his teeth.

"We can't keep going like this; let me hold them off a bit for everyone!"

What?

Ji Ming could hardly believe his ears, but when he turned around, he saw that Stone had indeed taken down the longbow on his back, and his steps slowed.

"I'll help you!"

Before he could speak to stop them, Anna on the other side also drew the long sword at her waist.

They're all gone mad, huh!

Ji Ming wouldn't be foolish enough to act heroically with them, but he still pulled a few bottles of Rejuvenating Fourth Generation from his chest.

"Drink first, then strike! Promise me you won't die, okay?"

Then, without hesitation, he fled at a speed even faster than before.

The rest of the squad, not wasting their sacrifice, chose to keep their heads down and keep running.

But amid panic and chaos, the group was completely scattered.

Moreover, with only Stone and Anna, they could not possibly hold back all the demon boars.

After running a distance, Ji Ming glanced sideways and found that another one was still chasing him from behind.