RITAAB 67.2

CHAPTER 67.2

 

Mo Xinghui said, “Sure, after all…”

 

He looked at the distant military base, “After all, once we’ve rested, we can formally carry out the mission.”

 

“Captain Gao also told us to obey Liu Zhongyuan’s orders, we shouldn’t say anything reckless, just do as he says. After all, he is the strongest among us.”

 

The five of them were quietly resting here, and there was no movement around. It might be that the animals had all been eaten by the half beastmen in the military base, or had been scared away. In any case, Qi Yue had just scouted the area and didn’t find much trace of animal activity.

 

Liu Zhongyuan and Qin Jiulin went out to hunt, and although they easily found prey, the quantity was really not much. These two were the only ones they had found after being out for so long.

 

If they weren’t worried about wasting time, they might have stayed outside a little longer to look for other prey.

 

It wasn’t until after 2 p.m. that Liu Zhongyuan got up. “Let’s start moving, Qi Yue, you go check the situation first.”

 

Qi Yue said, “Okay, I’ll go take a look.”

 

Liu Zhongyuan said, “If you get targeted by the flying half beastmen, come back immediately, don’t waste any time!”

 

Qi Yue said, “Okay, I’ll go first.”

 

Throwing off the clothes on his body, Qi Yue transformed into a snowy owl and flew forward, soon hovering high above the military base to observe the situation below.

 

The entire military base didn’t seem to have too many active things, the number of half beastmen… he could see about a hundred, not the three or four hundred that Zhang Yuankai and the others had mentioned.

 

But he could clearly see that these over a hundred half beastmen were very different from the ones he had seen in the M City area before. The half beastmen in M City could not detect him.

 

But the half beastmen here… as he hovered in the air, they would occasionally look up at him, as if they were ready to attack at any moment.

 

Just as Qi Yue wanted to observe a little more, he suddenly saw a flying creature emerge from a corner of the military base, with an exceptionally fast flight speed. Qi Yue immediately turned around and flew back towards Liu Zhongyuan and the others at his fastest speed.

 

So fast! Qi Yue could even hear the sound of the wings of the flying half beastman chasing him, just a few meters behind.

 

It was as if he could even smell the bloody scent emanating from the other party. Fortunately, Qi Yue’s speed was fast enough, and the location of Liu Zhongyuan and the others was not too far from the military base.

 

Just as Qi Yue flew near them, a giant snake’s tail suddenly lashed out from the front, and it just happened to hit the half beastman that was chasing Qi Yue at high speed and was unable to slow down or turn.

 

Qin Jiulin watched as this half beastman was slammed violently to the ground.

 

Fortunately, Liu Zhongyuan knew that this place was not too far from the military base, and making too much noise would attract the attention of the half beastmen there, so he used his tail to slam it to the ground, but his own tail did not land on the ground.

 

This way, the commotion was much smaller.

 

Qi Yue, now in human form, panted as he walked over. “Is it dead?”

 

When the half beastman was slammed to the ground, it had created a shallow pit in the ground, probably because it was all broken stones here.

 

Qin Jiulin said, “Even if it’s not dead, its bones are probably all shattered. Go kill it.”

 

Zhang Yuankai said, “I’ll do it.”

 

Zhang Yuankai took a dagger from his clothes, a dagger that looked very sharp, made from the teeth of a fully regressed animal.

 

He carefully approached the shallow pit, and the half beastman inside was indeed still not dead, but as Qin Jiulin said, its bones were almost all broken, covered in bloody wounds. Its two wings were already snapped, and one side was only connected by a small piece of skin.

 

Zhang Yuankai forcefully stabbed the dagger into the half beastman’s head, and it soon stopped moving. To be extra sure, he also sliced its neck thoroughly.

 

Qin Jiulin said, “This is indeed safe.”

 

Zhang Yuankai said, “We must be 100% sure the half beastman is dead, to avoid any unexpected situations.”

 

If they were successfully ambushed by such half beastmen, the loss for them would be huge. None of the five of them could afford to be injured.

 

Qin Jiulin said, “There don’t seem to be any flying half beastmen over there now. Qi Yue, you…”

 

Suddenly, Liu Zhongyuan said, “Look over there! A few half beastmen are coming towards us!”

 

Zhang Yuankai went over to take a look and gritted his teeth, “It must be the bloody scent that attracted them! Or, the flying half beastmen have detected prey, and they’re following their instincts to hunt?”

 

Qin Jiulin said, “Regardless of the reason, let’s retreat to a distance first, then see if we can hunt them down from afar. Don’t forget the purpose of why we came here.”

 

Zhang Yuankai said, “There are a total of three half beastmen of the feline type coming towards us, with a high degree of metamorphosis, so their strength should be formidable. They’re accelerating… we should leave quickly too!”

 

Qin Jiulin said, “Let’s go, let’s leave this place!”

 

Just after they left, in about ten minutes, the three half beastmen they had seen earlier caught up. They immediately devoured the dead half beastman in the pit.

 

The speed was very fast, the three big mouths wolfing it down in a few bites, the bones crunching as they were bitten. Even the severed head was snatched and eaten clean.

 

After finishing their meal, they were still not satisfied, and after wandering around a bit, they directly headed in the direction where Liu Zhongyuan and the others had retreated.

 

It seems their sense of smell was several times stronger than the half beastmen in Mo City.

 

Qin Jiulin took a deep breath, “They’ve caught up. Transform into our beast forms, when the time comes, those targeted shouldn’t run around randomly, there will be others providing assistance.”

 

The five of them transformed into their beast forms and laid in ambush. In just a few minutes, the three half beastmen arrived in front of them, with the largest one, Liu Zhongyuan, being attacked first.

 

However, with Liu Zhongyuan’s size and thick scales, these three couldn’t really do anything to him.

 

But the half beastmen were completely irrational, once they found prey, they would just charge in, either you die or I die!

 

Qin Jiulin took the initiative to attack, as one of the half beastmen was stubbornly biting on a protruding scale of Liu Zhongyuan, Qin Jiulin chose a good angle and charged over, biting through its neck!

 

This half beastman died on the spot, Qin Jiulin clamped down on its body and flung it to the ground, the corpse rolling several circles due to the inertia, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.

 

Mo Xinghui also tried to quietly bite one to death like Qin Jiulin, but his movements were a bit slow, and he was discovered during the attack. Luckily, the snow leopard’s jumping ability was exceptional, so he was able to dodge the half beastman’s pounce with a leap.

 

Taking this opportunity, Qin Jiulin was about to go bite the one that had just landed, when a snake’s tail suddenly came down from above, directly flattening the half beastman that had failed to attack the snow leopard and was about to attack again.

 

Qin Jiulin looked closely, apart from the one he had bitten to death, the remaining two were already dead, all killed by Liu Zhongyuan’s tail.

 

The snake tail really was very useful!

 

Zhang Yuankai and Mo Xinghui gathered together, still feeling a lingering fear. Just now, it seemed ordinary, but if Mo Xinghui hadn’t dodged in time, the outcome could have been unpredictable.

 

Qin Jiulin returned to human form, “You dodged well just now, not getting injured is the most important.”

 

Mo Xinghui also returned to human form, panting heavily, “This half beastman was faster than any I’ve encountered before. I just jumped on instinct, and luckily I did!”

 

Zhang Yuankai said, “They’re too strong. If it weren’t for you all, we, the soldiers who came, might have just become sacrificial offerings.”

 

Qin Jiulin said, “Don’t underestimate yourselves. Your strength is there, especially you, the pangolin. Your role is not in combat, but in digging tunnels… When we reach the military base, the task of breaching the walls will be up to you.”

 

Zhang Yuankai said, “No problem. Captain Gao assigned me because he considered that all the entrances to the base are currently in a state of absolute lockdown.”