PNB Chapter 125 As expected
Chapter 125 As expected
Chapter 125 As Expected
Alright, everything that needed to be agreed upon has been agreed upon, and everyone is happy with the situation. Now let's discuss how to deal with the current beast tide.
Feeling uncertain about the sudden beast tide, Hengshan asked Xiao Chong for advice: "Brother Xiao, in your opinion, when will this beast tide end?"
The end? It's not that easy. While I'm usually optimistic, this beast tide is clearly not that simple. We don't even know the cause of the tide yet, so what am I supposed to say?
Xiao Chong's mood was somewhat heavy. He said, "It won't end so easily. Look at these wild beasts, one wave after another. They are clearly organized and premeditated. Even if we can deal with the Star Soul Beasts in front of us, there are definitely many more waiting for us behind."
"You mean we only have one option: to run away? Is there really no other way?" Yokoyama was still unwilling to give up.
Xiao Chong shook his head and said, "I have no idea. Let's have someone pack our belongings overnight and prepare to flee at any time before the beast horde attacks."
After a pause, seeing that Hengshan was still hesitating, he said in a low voice, "My camp is now fully prepared. Brother Heng, you should hurry up and send someone back to your residence to make arrangements."
"Alright." Yokoyama finally made up his mind, and quietly summoned a trusted confidant to secretly arrange the escape plan.
Once the plan was settled, the two fell silent, staring dejectedly at the light screen emitted by the Five Elements Array, waiting for the Star Soul Beast's anger to subside.
A large number of Star Soul Beasts continued to charge at the light barrier. One wave was deflected, and the next wave would rush in, as if they were enjoying it immensely.
The light barrier only provides a defensive effect; it cannot harm the Star Soul Beast. Furthermore, the Star Soul Beast is robust; a fall is merely a playful experience, and it gets back up and full of energy.
As time passed, around midnight, the light barrier, though not breached, had dimmed considerably compared to its initial state, likely due to the decreasing energy trapped within.
Fortunately, after a long period of ineffective attacks, the Star Soul Beasts were all somewhat exhausted, and their attacks gradually stopped. Only a few particularly energetic Star Soul Beasts, perhaps out of boredom, were still sporadically bumping into the light barrier.
Contrary to Xiao Chong's expectations, the light screen did not last until dawn due to the long winter nights.
At dawn, the distance was still shrouded in darkness, but under the illumination of the fires on the city walls, it was not much different from daylight.
Seeing the increasingly dim light screen tremble violently with each impact from the Star Soul Beast, as if it were about to shatter at any moment, Xiao Chong nudged Hengshan and pointed at the light screen, saying, "Brother Heng, let's put away the array flags."
Yokoyama was puzzled and asked, "We can hold on a little longer, so why are we withdrawing now?"
Xiao Chong sighed, "Let's not wait any longer. If the beasts break through directly, they might swarm in in their excitement, which would be even more troublesome. It's better for us to withdraw the Five Elements Formation on our own."
These Star Soul Beasts are highly intelligent, and intelligent wild beasts are often suspicious. While they remain hesitant, I'll go down again to see if there's any way to communicate with them.
Yokoyama was still uneasy about the unreliable arrow he had shot the previous evening. Hearing this, he said somewhat apologetically, "Then I'll have to trouble you, brother. I promise I won't make any mistakes this time."
Xiao Chong patted Hengshan on the shoulder and said, "Everyone makes mistakes, and even horses stumble. It's just a small matter, Brother Heng, don't take it to heart."
Yokoyama's face flushed slightly, but fortunately, it was too dim to be easily seen. He nodded, turned and ran towards the city wall, collecting the set of Five Directions Array Flags one by one.
As the last battle flag was pulled out, the light screen suddenly shook and disappeared. Xiao Chong let out a long sigh of relief and leaped off the city wall.
Seeing the light barrier disappear after a prolonged and fruitless attack, the beast horde was initially stunned, then erupted in uproar, rising up to launch another fierce attack on the city walls.
But after seeing Xiao Chong leap down from the city wall, these Star Soul Beasts all stopped and surrounded him, scrutinizing him as if they were considering whether it was a trap.
The assessment was valid! The beasts' performance put Xiao Chong at ease, his anxiety gradually subsided, and his high morale began to take over.
As the herd of beasts gradually quieted down, a Star Soul Beast stepped out from the crowd and stood in front of Xiao Chong. It looked just like the same one that Xiao Chong had communicated with yesterday.
This Star Soul Beast seemed to be the leader of the pack, standing there majestically like a great general commanding a million soldiers. However, judging from its almost contorted features, it seemed to still be brooding over yesterday's events, its anger unabated.
He's quite vengeful! But anger is bad for your health; you mustn't let it ruin your life. The man and the beast silently stared at each other, and Xiao Chong decided to break the deadlock first.
"Today you'll eat..." Xiao Chong stopped halfway through sending out his thoughts, feeling it was inappropriate.
After working all night without eating or drinking, would it seem too insincere to offer such a slightly teasing greeting?
"Then let's try something else." Xiao Chong sent out another thought: "The habit of working without eating breakfast is not good; it can easily lead to kidney stones. I have some good things here that I can share to express my sincerity."
Snapped!
A pill brought from his clan appeared out of thin air in his hand, which Xiao Chong then tossed to the Star Soul Beast opposite him.
"Despicable bastard!" The sneak attack clearly left the Star Soul Beast with a grudge, and the thoughts it sent were full of resentment.
However, this did not prevent it from accepting Xiao Chong's benefits.
The Star Soul Beast scooped the pill into its palm and brought it to its nose to sniff. Driven by its animal instincts, it sensed that this pill was truly a valuable item.
Under Xiao Chong's expectant gaze, the Star Soul Beast opened its mouth wide and swallowed the pill whole without any hesitation. Perhaps because it hadn't been taken with warm water, it even rolled its eyes dramatically.
"That's interesting. Since you've accepted my favor, shouldn't you be a little more friendly?" Xiao Chong smiled broadly, while simultaneously sending another thought.
"It's still the same issue. I'll absorb my spiritual veins, and you can cultivate your own path. We can also exchange what we have, like that pill you just ate. Wouldn't that be better? Why fight to the death and make everyone unhappy?"
The Star Soul Beast ignored Xiao Chong's confusion, instead gesturing with its hand and pointing to its mouth, seemingly quite satisfied with Xiao Chong's pills.
Hmm? Could it be that he's become addicted? Helpless, Xiao Chong had no choice but to toss him another one. Fortunately, he had plenty of pills on him, so he wasn't too bothered.
One pill after another, until almost half the bag of pills was gone, the Star Soul Beast let out a long burp, wiped its mouth, and sent a thought: "We didn't want to either. We were summoned by someone, and we couldn't resist, so we came out to be your enemies."
As expected, someone really was stirring up trouble behind the scenes! Upon receiving the Star Soul Beast's explanation, Xiao Chong's expression hardened, and his heart sank rapidly.