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Chapter 1241: The Aberrant Beasts' Target
Chapter 1241: The Aberrant Beasts' Target
November 12, 2017
Juelu Commandery, Ruins of an Unnamed Town.
Lu Hai Kong, leading the Black Wind and Iron Blood cavalry units, had set up a temporary camp in the desolate ruins of a town.
What was interesting about their temporary camp's perimeter defense was that it wasn't the Black Wind Legion, skilled in realm defense, but five colossal Aberrant Beasts that were on guard duty.
They stationed themselves at the town's outskirts, vigilantly watching over the surroundings. From time to time, one of the five beasts would briefly leave and return with another Aberrant Beast in its jaws, delivering it to the camp as fodder!
Evidently, these five beasts were Lu Hai Kong's recent acquisitions in Ji Province, and they were currently under the control of the Beast Slave Order.
Lu Hai Kong was very particular in this regard. Since the Beast Slave Order could control up to 90 Aberrant Beasts, he aimed for that number, disregarding any beasts below that strength.
Of course, Lu Hai Kong had been in Ji Province for some time, and he had undoubtedly encountered and dealt with more than just these five beasts during his stay. However, he had only kept these five, and the rest had either become food for these five beasts or ended up in the stomachs of Lu Hai Kong's troops.
Lu Hai Kong was quite frugal, even going as far as eliminating the need for provisions while on the move.
Initially, his intention was not to save on military rations, as their finances had been strained during this period. However, the situation wasn't dire enough to warrant such extreme measures.
The reason he resorted to feeding on Aberrant Beasts was that he discovered their meat was rich in energy, which greatly aided the cultivation of Inner Strength and physical training. It was especially beneficial for the practice of the Combined Fist Technique tailored for the Black Wind and Iron Blood Legions.
After this discovery, Lu Hai Kong replaced the provisions for the Black Wind and Iron Blood Legions with Aberrant Beast meat.
Since entering Ji Province, the Black Wind and Iron Blood Legions had been consuming dozens of Aberrant Beasts of various sizes daily. Fortunately, Ji Province had an abundance of these beasts, so Lu Hai Kong didn't need to worry about his troops going hungry. Sometimes, he even had to ensure they didn't leave any uneaten.
In recent days, after accidentally hunting a few extra beasts, Lu Hai Kong decided to set up camp and rigorously train the Black Wind and Iron Blood Legions until they finished off the captured beasts. He also used this time to attend to some matters.
The 'matters' Lu Hai Kong referred to involved sending the uneaten remains of the Aberrant Beasts, which were mostly their essence parts, back to the rear. These remains were valuable materials for crafting Legendary-grade equipment or Automatons.
Lu Hai Kong's group seemed more like they were on a picnic than providing support to Yuan Hong.
This Aberrant Beast tide, while a disaster for Yuan Hong, was a golden opportunity for Lu Hai Kong.
In just a few days in Ji Province, he had acquired five Aberrant Beasts with Strength above 90 and a large quantity of beast materials. Moreover, the Black Wind Legion...
The members of the Iron Blood Legion experienced an average increase of at least 3 points in their Strength, and this growth trend continued to rise.
With such significant gains, it's no wonder Lu Hai Kong appeared nonchalant, as his mind was solely focused on utilizing this Beast Tide to strengthen his Black Wind Legion and Iron Blood Legion, and also to establish his own Monster Legion. As for rescuing Yuan Hong, well, he'd leave that to fate.
Given Lu Hai Kong's lack of enthusiasm for the rescue, it's understandable that Yuan Hong harbored deep resentment towards him.
If Lu Hai Kong wasn't going to help, he might as well not have come at all. Why not learn from Cao Cao or Dromar and directly refuse? Yuan Hong wouldn't have held it against him for refusing to help.
But Lu Hai Kong insisted on coming, putting on an act of righteousness, determined to save Yuan Hong from his predicament.
The result? One of Lu Hai Kong's two mobilized armies was clearly taking advantage of the chaos to loot, while the other, though seemingly fighting the beasts, was essentially no different from Meng Chao's army.
It's no wonder Yuan Hong wished to divert the Monster Army's attention towards Lu Hai Kong, letting him experience the terror of a beastly assault.
Under the circumstances, it was only natural for Yuan Hong to hold a grudge against Lu Hai Kong. However, a mere grudge wasn't enough for Yuan Hong to seek revenge; he needed tangible strength. At the very least, he had to capture the Monster Army's target.
But could the mastermind behind this Beast Tide be so easily captured? The answer was an obvious no!
Although Yuan Hong had consumed a precious one-time consumable, easily locating the culprit, knowing their whereabouts was one thing, but capturing them was another matter entirely.
In a remote mountain valley in Anping Kingdom, over a dozen severely damaged corpses were scattered. Some were loose martial artists invited by Yuan Hong, while others were experts he had cultivated. This was the hunting squad targeted by the Monster Army.
Judging from their current state, it was evident that their mission had utterly failed.
In fact, when Zhang He's team of around twenty people surrounded their target in the small valley, they were confident in their ability to capture him.
After all, although their target was powerful and appeared severely injured, they believed they could handle it.
The target was a half-human, half-beast-like creature, with its body distinctly split in two: one side covered in demonic red scales and the other in deep black scales, complete with a long tail, resembling an enlarged lizard.
Covered in fresh blood and lying there on the brink of death, the creature seemed like an easy target to Zhang He's team.
However, when their target sprang into action, they realized their mission was nearly impossible.
In an instant, over half of the twenty-person squad perished, and even Zhang He, with his Strength of 96, was severely wounded with a single strike. If not for the use of a consumable, Zhang He would have been left for dead.
Zhang He's failure meant that Yuan Hong's plan had utterly collapsed, and the situation on his side had become dire...
(End of Chapter)
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