The Massacre in the Fog
The first glimmer of light gradually illuminated the sky as time ticked by.
However, within this densely forested valley, even if the sun beat down fiercely, the light that filtered through into the forest was still very faint.
As day alternated with night, one walking amidst the woods could rely only on the faint rays of light.
Heavily armed, Old Wu and the rest of the party who had already walked a great distance away also heard the thrilling howls from the wolves.
Despite that, they were girded with special equipment, so the howls of the wolves did little to affect them.
In the mountains, the thick white fog gradually rose and quickly blanketed the entire valley. It was very challenging to see past or within a ten-meter radius.
"This is all thanks to Old Wu. Otherwise, before we even arrive, we would have been driven mad by the howls." Xu Liang removed his earmuffs and after ensuring that there was no more howling, he heaved a long sigh of relief.
He glanced at the others and saw that they too, had expressions of relief.
Five people were perched on a heavily branched tree. The howling of the wolves had rendered them unable to advance. Although they were experienced, they still felt dizzy at first.
"Tsk. This fog is way too heavy," Qu Wei complained as she adjusted her stance on the tree. As an ordinary person, it was too difficult for her to climb a tree. "Fortunately, the terrible cries of the wolves are gone."
Wang Ce flew to the ground and signaled for everyone to be quiet. Amidst the fog, a mutated beast could spring out at any time. After a while, he then signaled for everyone to come down. It was safe for the time being.
"Be careful." Wang Ce spoke little. Although it was now safe, no one could be certain about what would happen in the next second.
Moreover, the fog was exceedingly thick. It was natural for such a valley with dense vegetation to be covered in thick fog. However, they had rarely seen such a heavy fog in their lives.
"The more dangerous it is, the more it proves of its value! How can something like the Spiritual Rock be so expensive if it's just anywhere?" Qian Min held a black meter in her hand, joyfully watching the rising numbers on it. It was indeed dangerous. But what significance did danger hold in the face of profits?
The number on the spiritual rock detector was so high. There could be a rich lode of spiritual rock here!
"However, we still need to keep an eye out for the wolves. If we run into Wind Elemental Wolves like the ones in the Kemulang Spiritual Realm, regardless of our numbers, it won't be enough." Xu Liang had a flashback to the last time he and a dozen bounty hunters had ventured to the Spiritual Realm at the southwest of the Qing Province together. They had encountered a group of mutated Gobi Wind Elemental Wolves. As a result, only he and Wang Ce had survived by chance, while the rest of the group had perished.
Wang Ce nodded and remained silent. With a short blade tightly gripped in hand, he remained alert.
The others exchanged glances and fell into a deep silence, even Qian Min did not say a word.
Both the Grade-C transcendent beings had already spoken. As ordinary people with slightly more experience, what could they possibly dare to say?
The group of five was silent as their hearts tightened.
Each of them kept an equal distance from each other and continued to explore deeper into the valley. However, they walked at a much slower pace than before.
They were unaware of the fact that the mutated Wolves of Septenary had already locked a tight focus on them.
As Unranked Grade-9 mutated wild forest wolves, Lil One and the others had already sniffed them out from several kilometers away with their extremely powerful sense of smell. They could easily identify the location of this group of people.
Among the group, there were two relatively stronger opponents while the others were none that intimidating.
The instincts of beasts allowed them to easily distinguish the scent of the strong!
After a long period of hunting in the woods of this valley, Lil One and the pack who were siblings of the same mother coordinated exceedingly well with each other.
Moreover, with the nourishment from Lin Ming's spiritual fluid, their bodies had become larger, their speeds had become faster, and their intelligence had reached a higher standard.
Utilizing the extremely thick fog, they had unconsciously tailed after this group of five at their highest speeds.
They only needed to wait for an opportunity to launch their attack!
The fog was still not thick enough.
They were excellent at attacking their prey in the fog, and they wanted to guarantee the most efficient battle.
At the same time, they needed to wait for their prey to be slightly more relaxed.
"It seems like it's too quiet," Xu Liang said with a frown. No, it was way too quiet. They had walked for nearly a kilometer, yet they had not encountered a single mutated creature.
This was way too odd.
They did not know that the mutated creatures in the valley knew to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. In the face of the extremely powerful pack of Lil One and the other Wolves of Septenary, they could only escape.
Although this group of bounty hunters was very experienced, they did not possess the wild instincts that mutated creatures did.
"Something's off!" Wang Ce exclaimed as he took a deep breath. The mist near the small stream seemed to be thicker than before.
"You're both something. Of course, something isn't right. Look, there are so many spiritual rocks around the gravel here! F*ck, this piece isn't small! It's mine!" Qian Min's eyes were sharp, spotting a large piece of rock in the stream. It was a spiritual rock of high purity, and she could not help but bend at the waist to enter the water.
Right at that moment!
Clang!!!!
Following a series of roars so loud and deafening they could make one feel dizzy, seven behemoths suddenly appeared in the thick fog!
They instantly rushed toward Qian Min who was still in the water!
"It's the Wind Elemental Wolves!" Xu Liang drew his short blade. He was about to rescue Qian Min when he suddenly realized that the seven giant wolves had turned around and pounced toward him!
"Ahhhh!!!"
Before Xu Liang could even use his strange power, with a horrifying cry, seven streams of light flashed by and he turned into a corpse right when his cry ended!
The strong stench of blood instantly drenched the thick fog!
The massacre had just begun.
"D*mn it! Kill them!!!"
Xu Liang died tragically in an instant, while the rest of the group fell into madness from fear. They took out shotguns loaded with special bullets at the fastest speed and blasted them at the pack of wolves!
However, the pack of wolves paid no heed to these shotguns. Their speeds made the bullets of these shotguns seemed like decorations!
Moreover, a bullet had found its target at the slowest Lil Seven. Yet, everyone realized that the special bullet did not affect it at all!
In a flash of gray and white with a touch of light green, the three faster giant wolves had already instantly beheaded Old Wu and Qu Wei with their sharp fangs!
"No, no!!" Qian Min backed up in the water and turned to escape. However, at that moment, Lil Seven pounced on her and ripped out her throat.
There was only one man left standing.
Lil One commanded the other wolves and they quickly surrounded the big tree on which the last person of the group of five was perched. He was also the strongest contender of the group.
"Wind Elemental Wolves." Upon smelling the heavy stench of blood in the fog, he had immediately jumped onto a tree and climbed to a high spot. This action had saved his life for the time being.
He peered down from the tree, at a height of ten meters. Although he had not advanced, his strength had already surpassed that of the mutated wolves. He knew that this time, everything was pointing to a disaster.
"Peak Grade-D Spiritual Aura Concentration, close to Grade-C," Wang Ce said expressionlessly as he looked at the small instrument in his hand. "These aren't creatures that should be existing in such a Spiritual Realm."