Chapter 390
Edited by Aelryinth
Back in Bei Du’s military district command center…
“Oh boy, is that a… spiritual sword fragment?” The generals were all knowledgeable people with vast experiences . When they saw the scarlet light flying out of Zhang Che’s brow, there were people among them who instantly recognized it .
During the life and death duel, Zhang Che slew Zhen Liu too quickly . These huge figures from the military didn’t pay too much attention, and so not many people knew about it .
Also, although many people had their own guesses after taking only a quick glance, no one dared to be sure .
Now that Zhang Che had used it again, they could finally confirm it . That scarlet light was indeed a spiritual sword fragment!
However, from what they knew, a spiritual sword fragment didn’t seem to be that powerful, did it?
Slaying the epic-quality huge tortoise could be attributed to it having suffered a heavy injury . The shell on its back was already shattered, so killing it with the sword didn’t count for much . However, Zhen Liu had been wearing a six-star legend-quality armor, yet was decapitated with a single slash . That was too shocking!
What further confused them was that even high-tier beastmasters with spiritual sword fragments could only wield them within a few dozen meters around themselves before hitting a limit with their control .
Zhang Che’s spiritual sword fragment, however, had an attack range of over a hundred meters!
“Old Huang, I didn’t know your family was treating this prospective son-in-law so well!”
The generals thought the Huang family had provided Zhang Che with the spiritual sword fragment . Otherwise, where would a kid with such an ordinary background find himself a spiritual sword fragment? Not to mention being able to control it so masterfully!
Naturally it had to be because the Huang family had paid a huge price to develop him to this degree . After all, everyone knew that the Huang family’s research on beast world spiritual herbs was among the top in all of Hua Xia .
” Ai , it can’t be helped . The boys aren’t living up to expectations . I can only depend on my son-in-law . ” Huang Juyun feigned a helpless look, while he kept cursing inside . -Since when did my Huang family have a spiritual sword fragment? It’s that kid’s extraordinary luck, finding it in the secret plane, alright?!-
Of course, he would never admit that aloud . He was also shocked by the range and might of Zhang Che’s spiritual sword fragment . He was guessing to himself that it was probably caused by Zhang Che’s abnormal rise in mental strength after reverse-killing the demonic flower when he was almost taken over .
As everyone knew, people had to be high-tier beastmasters to better wield a spiritual sword fragment at the very least, since their mental strength would be far greater than ordinary beastmasters .
Meanwhile, Zhang Che had come across a series of fortuitous encounters and gained such great mental strength . Naturally this wouldn’t be too strange for him .
On the icy plains…
Following Zhang Che clearing a path through the exotic beast horde, the other twenty-two squads also bored their way through, one after another .
However, compared to how Zhang Che’s squad was in a leisurely, relaxed state, the other squads were doing much worse . Although they didn’t have any casualties, they had more or less lost a few subdued beasts, and some of their beastmasters were injured .
Seeing the state the other squads were in, the squad members under Zhang Che had a clearer comparison of his strength .
With that, they had simply started worshipping Zhang Che in their hearts, especially the women in the squad . Their gazes toward Zhang Che were simply filled with twinkling little stars .
After forcing a way through the exotic beast horde, they could see the closely packed demonic creatures a few hundred meters ahead .
Those demonic creatures came in all shapes and sizes . The only similarity among them was they were all black .
Zhang Che took a look at them, and all he saw was a spread of darkness, like a black forest laying before him .
Of course, it didn’t mean that there weren’t any other colors on them, only that they were predominantly black, making a strong visual impact .
“Attention to all squads, attention to all squads . Work together with the main force to eliminate the remaining exotic beasts . You’re not to launch an attack forward on your own!” the commanding officer’s voice came through the wireless earpiece swiftly .
Zhang Che and the others immediately looked back . They saw the main force had pushed their way in, and had punched the closely packed exotic beast horde full of holes, like a sieve .
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After losing the powerful exotic beasts which the twenty-three squads slew, the battle had fallen into a deadlock .
“Go, we’ll kill our way back!” Zhang Che shouted . Riding on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, Zhang Che led his powerful babies and quickly slaughtered his way backwards .
The fifteen squad members cried out in acknowledgment, following behind him .
They couldn’t not follow him! If they fell behind and encountered a few powerful exotic beasts, although they might not die, they would possibly lose some of their subdued beasts! It wasn’t worth it!
The twenty-three squads quickly turned back and pounced on the stronger exotic beasts they could find, immediately alleviating the pressure on the main force to a large degree .
Gradually, the exotic beast started fleeing erratically .
Humanity wasn’t the exotic beasts’ arch-enemies, after all . They wouldn’t sacrifice themselves mindlessly after finding themselves overpowered . Naturally they would scatter and run for their lives .
Facing the defeated exotic beasts, the higher-ups issued another command . “Let them go!”
After close to an hour of battle, casualties had appeared among the main force . Naturally it wasn’t necessary to risk sacrificing more of their men in pursuit of those escaping exotic beasts .
Even a rabbit would bite when cornered, not to mention a desperate exotic beast!
Another half an hour passed . There were no longer any exotic beasts left standing on the battleground . All kinds of exotic beast corpses lay on the bloodied ground, a thick smell of blood rushing up to the skies .
Luckily, every beastmaster here were veterans of the beast worlds . They didn’t show any signs of discomfort at this .
Moreover, they were all wearing beast card armors . Their bodies didn’t come in direct contact with the flesh and blood of the exotic beasts . Naturally they didn’t feel uncomfortable .
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The suffocating smell of blood gradually spread to the surroundings, stirring up the demonic army opposite them .
So many exotic beast corpses were spread out on the ground, one could imagine how attractive they were to the demons .
As the demonic army grew restless, the beastmaster teams quickly reorganized themselves .
The twenty-three squads received further orders . They were pretty much the same as before: find and kill the stronger members of the demonic army, and ensure the main force’s formation wouldn’t be broken .
However, this time they weren’t allowed to advance prematurely, and could only be at the front of the main army .
After all, this was the first time the beastmasters were facing off against demonic creatures . They had no understanding of their opponents’ strengths and characteristics in battle at all . If Zhang Che and the others advanced too deeply and something happened to them, the losses would be too huge .
Zhang Che saw the demonic army a few hundred meters ahead standing in battle formation . His brow creased, and he turned behind and instructed his squad members, “Everyone be careful later on . Demonic creatures are unlike exotic beasts . They know about staying in formations and cooperation . I presume it won’t be too easy of a fight . ”
“Understood, captain!” the squad replied in unison . Seeing the dark spread of demonic army ahead, they too were feeling nervous .
-Hmm, for safety’s sake, I have to stay close to the captain later!-
A gust of southeasterly wind blew the thick smell of blood towards the demonic army’s camp . The spread of darkness immediately went into motion, swarming towards the beastmaster army .
“Everyone prepare yourselves!” Zhang Che’s eyes narrowed . This time, he didn’t dare to get careless . He summoned all of his legend-quality subdued beasts and pets . Even the Unicorn, who was lacking in attack strength, was summoned to take care of any injuries that might appear among his squad members and the nearby beastmasters .
Facing these unknown enemies, he couldn’t be too careful!
As the demonic army drew closer and closer, everyone’s breathing quickened . A variety of subdued beasts formed a few lines of defense, resisting the demonic army ahead .
Other than the footsteps and furious roars of the demonic army, not a sound was produced on the side of the beastmaster army . Even the summoned beasts were silent, bracing themselves for the clash .
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Finally, a row of demonic creatures with black wings and savage heads suddenly flew up from the black tide ahead, rushing straight at the beastmaster army at the front .
In front were naturally the twenty-three spearhead teams .
“Everyone, guard our flanks . I’ll take care of the front!” Zhang Che shouted . His babies were lined up neatly in formation, sealing the advance path . The Earthen Rock Demon stood right in the middle, like a mountain of stone .
The black-winged demonic creatures were extremely fast, crossing a hundred meters in the blink of an eye . They were within five hundred meters of the beastmaster army very quickly .
“Feel out their strength!” Zhang Che gave the Earthen Rock Demon an order to launch a probing attack . In the next moment, a gigantic rock spear suddenly appeared in its huge hand . With a swing of its arm, it hurled the spear forward .
A loud sonic boom rang out, heard by everyone within a thousand meters . The rock spear instantly streaked a few hundred meters, directly punching through a black-winged demonic creature’s body . Without losing any momentum, it kept going and skewered three more of the black-winged creatures .
Seeing the Earthen Rock Demon’s attack achieving merit, a wave of cheers immediately rang out from the beastmaster army behind .
Its attack had drawn the first blood in this battle!
Afterwards, the twenty-three spearhead teams’ powerful subdued beasts all made their moves, one after another . All kinds of elemental attacks shot forth, covering the heavens and earth .
The crowd watched as the black-winged creatures fell from the sky, one after another, like dumplings thrown into a pot of soup .
However, the black-winged creatures were too numerous . Many of them passed through the net of elemental attacks, continuing their charge towards the beastmaster army . A hundred meters away, they suddenly spun around in mid-air, and sharp bone spikes shot out from their backs, like a heavy volley of arrows raining down .
The volley of bone spikes were extremely fast . They actually broke through the speed of sound and produced a sharp reports, shrouding the line of subdued beasts in front .
At this moment, Zhang Che didn’t have the mind to care whether his babies could withstand those bone spike attacks . He stood dumbstruck on the spot…