Chapter 428: Stirring Up a Hornet's Nest
Chapter 428: Stirring Up a Hornet's Nest
As the three of them stared at the dense pack of canine beasts rushing towards them, their faces grew solemn and serious.
They each sent out their companion beasts, a total of three, a total of three, to intercept the canine beasts. Despite having a level advantage, the sheer number of beasts was overwhelming.
It was impossible to stop them all.
Teacher Yang commanded his companion beast while fighting alongside the others, gradually making their way towards Ms. Liang and Captain Hao.
After joining forces, he sighed and said, "There's no way we can stop all these beasts with just the three of us, especially with that giant beast to deal with as well."
"From now on, we can only leave it to fate."
Ms. Liang also felt helpless. With so many canine beasts escaping, there was a high chance that a significant number would appear before Li Qian and his group.
After a moment of thought, she spoke with conviction, "But I believe they can handle it!"
Captain Hao voiced his confusion, "I wonder what's going on? Why did a deeper dimensional rift appear in the Underground Palace, and how did such a massive beast emerge from it?"
Ms. Liang pointed at the giant canine beast surrounded by their companion beasts and glanced at the opening in the ground, saying, "I have a guess, but with the Underground Palace already collapsed, we'll have to deal with this beast first before we can verify anything."
Teacher Yang nodded in agreement, but worry lingered in his tone, "I'm more concerned about those smaller beasts now."
Ms. Liang sighed and shared some information about Irina, "Don't worry too much. The girl next to Li Qian is Teacher Han Ke's daughter, and she's already reached the Overlord level. She should be able to take care of herself."
At the same time, while Ms. Liang and the others were dealing with the giant canine beast, Li Qian and his group had settled down about a hundred li away from Lotus City.
After settling, the students immediately took out the emergency medicine they carried with them. Some took medicine for themselves, while others administered it to the more severely injured students.)
For their outdoor training, they all carried some emergency medicine.
Li Qian and his two companions joined the five less injured students, forming an eight-person squad responsible for the safety and vigilance of the entire group.
About half an hour later, as they looked at the Thorny Hound lying on the ground, a male student named Guo Ruiqi couldn't help but blurt out, "Did we just stir up a hornet's nest?"
This was the fifth canine beast they had encountered since escaping Lotus City.
These beasts didn't utter a word and attacked humans on sight, vividly illustrating their ferocity.
Although they managed to intercept these beasts, Li Qian still felt agitated, "It's like one problem after another."
This training session had indeed been filled with challenges.
Moreover, Lotus City seemed peculiar. The entire city was filled with cat-type companion beast elements, yet canine beasts emerged from the Underground Palace.
Indeed, Li Qian had guessed that these canine beasts had likely escaped from the Underground Palace.
As time slowly passed, three hours went by, and they had repelled and defeated numerous canine beasts.
All in all, they estimated that they had encountered around twenty beasts.
As the attacks gradually subsided, Bai Bingbing worriedly muttered to herself, "I wonder how they're doing over there?"
"I'll go take a look." Li Qian heard Bai Bingbing's muttering, thought for a moment, then suggested.
"I'll go too." Bai Bingbing instinctively agreed, genuinely concerned about the situation in the city.
Professor Liang looked up at the sky above the ruins of the temple cluster, now reduced to rubble. "Get down!" she said calmly.
Her voice seemed to reach Li Qian's ears at the same moment. Li Qian's face lit up with joy as he immediately controlled Qi Zi, spiraling down. Upon landing, he asked, "Professor Liang, Professor Yang, Captain Hao, what's the situation?"
Professor Liang pointed at a wide path through the ruins, as if crushed, and said with a hint of regret, "It ran away! We've left a huge threat behind."
Professor Yang walked up to Li Qian and smiled, "For three Imperial-grade Beast Masters like us to repel a Holy Spirit-ranked Demon Realm Three-Headed Dog is already very rare."
Li Qian nodded in agreement with Professor Yang's words. Feeling a bit lost, he asked, "What should we do next?"
Captain Hao scanned the surroundings and said helplessly, "Let's hold our ground!"
Professor Liang and Professor Yang both agreed with his suggestion, nodding.
Li Qian voiced his concern, "But before, many adventurers left Yingluo City to train outside. If we ignore them..."
Professor Liang sighed, "We have no choice. The three of us together can only fight this beast to a standstill. So, our next move is definitely to bind together, dispersing would be more dangerous."
Professor Yang thought for a moment, "We can set up a large signal transmission station in Yingluo City to see if we can contact other adventurers through the bracelets."
Professor Liang said, "That's fine. Let's quickly contact all the Beast Masters with Mechanical Lineage pets and try to build this signal tower soon."
After confirming the situation with Professor Liang, Professor Yang, and Captain Hao, Li Qian didn't waste any time and quickly returned to the students' camp to notify them.
Soon, all the students and the remaining guards returned to Yingluo City and began to set up camp under the protection of the two professors and Captain Hao.
For now, they could only wait quietly, awaiting the spatial vortex to calm down.
Li Qian found a moment and approached Professor Liang, asking, "Professor Liang, what's all this about?"
Professor Liang didn't hide anything and directly shared her guess, "Remember the Nightstalker in Liu Qingyuan's possession? This might all be caused by it..."
Li Qian couldn't help but click his tongue upon hearing this, "Damn, this guy is really a menace!"
(End of Chapter)
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