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Chapter 324: Explosion
Chapter 324: Explosion
Li Yuhu's Three-Tailed Kite descended straight down, alerting the group.
Captain Dakali immediately issued an order, "Let's go and take a look!"
The group began to move towards the direction indicated by Li Yuhu.
"Be careful," An Waduo, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
He scanned the group and offered his analysis, "According to common sense, it's unlikely that we've ventured this deep into Blackstone Forest without encountering an extraordinary being."
Piro immediately understood his meaning and added, "When things deviate from the norm, there's usually a reason."
"Piro, you're right."
Li Yuhu nodded in agreement, "Let's all be cautious."
The group proceeded towards the direction indicated by the Three-Tailed Kite.
Their pace was not particularly fast.
Nor was it slow.
Instead, they maintained a relatively constant speed.
The group of eight moved forward at a steady pace.
Being students of Shazhou Beast Mastery University and Western Beastmaster University, they were among the most outstanding in their peer group.
As such, their mental fortitude was commendable, and there was no sign of panic.
After passing through an area with unusually tall stone pillars, they finally reached their destination.
It was a relatively open space.
The stone forest was sparse in this area.
In the middle of the stone forest, a group of Rock Monsters gathered, seemingly up to something.
"So, it's a group of Rock Monsters."
Upon seeing this scene, Wang Guanjun couldn't help but smile and let out a sigh of relief.
There were quite a few Rock Monsters in their line of sight.
However, the combat strength of the Rock Monsters was just average.
Their defense was decent, but their attack power was lacking.
Most importantly, they were also very slow.
For this group of freshmen, all of whom had at least Elite-rank combat strength, the Rock Monsters posed no threat.
Li Qian frowned and turned to Ding Ganmao beside him, "What are they doing gathered here?"
"Who cares, let's just get it done."
Ding Ganmao chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Besides, we haven't seen any other extraordinary beings."
"..."
Seeing this, Li Qian remained silent.
The main reason was that he hadn't noticed anything unusual either.
Without any apparent reason, it was difficult to say anything discouraging.
However, Li Qian had a nagging feeling that something was amiss.
"I hope it's just my imagination..."
He muttered to himself and continued to scan the area.
Still, he found nothing out of the ordinary.
"Let's get started."
The group exchanged glances, all failing to detect anything amiss.
Captain Dakali made the decision to take action.
Li Qian had wanted to persuade them otherwise, but as he couldn't find any reason to object, he remained silent.
However, his intuition told him that this matter might not be as simple as it seemed.
His intuition was usually quite accurate.
Captain Dakali gave the order to proceed.
As for what this action entailed, it was already implied.
While the capture value of Rock Monsters wasn't high, the rock crystals obtained from their bodies after defeat were excellent extraordinary resources.
In the Blackstone Forest, a group of Rock Monsters huddled together in the group's line of sight.
The rocks on their bodies rubbed against each other, creating a strange 'kaka' sound.
It sounded a bit odd, but the group didn't pay it much mind. Ding Ganmao summoned his Tide Crocodile, the first to launch an attack.
His Tide Crocodile was not of low rank, having reached the Elite 5th Tier.
Among his peers, it could be considered above average, if not exceptional.
Most importantly, the Tide Crocodile had an excellent attribute advantage against Rock Monsters.
The Tide Crocodile, upon receiving Ding Ganmao's command, unleashed its attack without hesitation.
"Roar..."
After a few roars, a colossal wave rose beneath its feet and surged towards the direction of the Rock Monsters.
This was its skill, "Tide Surge"! Its power wasn't overwhelming, but it excelled in its wide coverage.
The wave reached a height of four meters and stretched at least five to six hundred meters in length, sweeping forward in a formidable manner that was quite intimidating.
"What's going on?" Li Qian observed that the group of Rock Monsters, instead of scattering and fleeing, continued to huddle together, forming a wall with their bodies to bravely face the oncoming wave attack.
They seemed to be guarding something extremely precious with their lives.
Li Qian, perplexed and curious, refrained from summoning Seven Sons and Xiao Liu. He quietly observed the scene.
Captain Dakali also held back from summoning his companion beast.
The other six individuals each summoned a single companion beast.
Even so, dealing with this group of Rock Monsters was more than enough.
Li Qian and Captain Dakali, though they didn't take action, were prepared for any unforeseen circumstances.
In the event of an emergency, they could step in immediately.
The Tide Crocodile's "Tide Surge" skill cleared the way, and the companion beasts of the others joined the battle.
The battle became one-sided.
Witnessing this, Li Qian heaved a sigh of relief.
Perhaps he had overthought the situation.
There didn't seem to be any unexpected developments.
This was Li Qian's initial thought.
However, he soon dismissed this idea as an unexpected situation finally arose.
Within his line of sight, after a significant number of Rock Monsters were defeated and lost their combat ability, the ground beneath Li Qian's group began to shake violently.
"What's happening?"
Li Qian, startled, immediately focused his attention on the area.
At that moment, he finally saw it.
In the spot where the Rock Monsters had gathered, a large hole had appeared in the ground.
At this very moment, a sizable mound had formed around the hole, causing the ground to tremble violently.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
Just as Li Qian was bewildered, his energy detection watch suddenly emitted a rapid alarm sound.
Glancing at it, Li Qian's face paled, and he immediately spoke up, loudly warning, "Get away from here! There's a Dominator-rank companion beast!"
As he issued the warning, he summoned Seven Sons and prepared to leave, riding on its back.
However, just as he had leaped onto Seven Sons' back and before he could give any orders, the location of the mound exploded.
"Boom!"
The explosion sent rocks flying and dust swirling.
"Roar, roar, roar..."
Amidst the dust, Li Qian distinctly heard a series of terrifying roars.
Listening to these terrifying roars, Li Qian's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
"How many times has this happened now?"
He couldn't recall how many times it had been.
Li Qian began to suspect that he might be cursed from birth, as trouble seemed to follow him wherever he went!
(End of Chapter)
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