Chapter 149: Confronting the Demonic Beast

  Ao Xing and his group looked around with solemn expressions, each face filled with a mixture of pain and regret. At this moment, they were standing amidst a scene of ruins, identical to the ones they had seen before.

  Here is still a stronghold, but the entire area can't see half of the building's trace. Even the foundation was completely erased by a powerful force. Now the only thing left in this place is just the remains of the land.

  But what was different from the first place they saw was that in addition to human corpses, there were also many monster corpses. This should be a place with a strong resistance force.

  Ao's eyebrows were tightly locked, shaking his head and sighing constantly. This scene really made him feel uncomfortable. And the ten people around him were closely surrounding him, silent.

  "Dragon One, Dragon Two, Dragon Three, Dragon Four!" After a long while, Ao Xing's gaze finally returned from the corpses and he spoke in a low tone to the ten people beside him, "You four, take this place as the center and split into four directions. Intercept all students you encounter and stop them from heading to the base."

  As he spoke, he looked up again towards the north, his eyes flashing with thought. After a while, he let out a soft sigh, "If possible, take them all to the central region. This time, it should be the safest place!"

  Those ten people were stunned for a moment, clearly none of them had expected Ao Xing to make such a decision. However, very quickly, four of them took a step forward in Ao Xing's direction and saluted him with their fists, "Respectful obedience!"

  "Whoosh!" Four loud noises echoed through the air as the four people transformed into four streaks of light, dashing off in different directions.

  Ao Xing nodded heavily towards the four people in the distance, then turned to the others and shouted, "Speed up, let's get to the Federation as soon as possible! I want to enter the deepest area at the first moment when the passage opens!"

  The remaining people did not speak, but nodded heavily towards Ao Xing. The six of them re-adjusted their formation and surrounded Ao Xing once again, quickly advancing towards their destination.

  "Whoa!" The frigid air froze the ground, and the icy blades sealed off the entire space. A series of mournful roars echoed out from within this space. From amidst the swirling snow that filled the sky and earth, one could vaguely see massive silhouettes struggling within.

  After a long time, the wind and snow slowly dispersed, and the temperature gradually warmed up. The blurry field of vision also gradually became clear. In that area covered by the wind and snow, there were countless broken and fragmented bodies of demonic beasts. The earth was frozen into a blood-red color, and even in the air, it seemed to be floating with a faint crimson hue.

  "Peerless!" Not far away, Hu Wuduan's face turned pale. When the wind and snow dispersed, her body softened, almost falling down. Mu Zhuoyi, who was beside her, quickly stretched out his hand to support her, with a worried face.

  Behind her were those few senior sisters with stunning beauty. Their condition was even worse than Hu Wushuang's. The several people looked extremely exhausted, and they had to support each other to stand firm. Naturally, their complexions were not good-looking at all, their breathing was weak, and their eyes were dull.

  Muzhuo Yi gently hugged Hu Wushuang and looked back at the several female disciples, "Sisters, how far are we from the rendezvous point?"

  "We're almost there, just over ten miles left!"

  One of the women hastily replied, but her words made everyone's eyebrows furrow. A dozen or so miles, if it were an ordinary day, would be a distance that could be crossed in the blink of an eye for them. But for them now, it was an insurmountable difficulty.

  Everyone's physical strength has almost been exhausted, and the road ahead is still unknown with many monsters blocking the way. The journey of over ten miles is now the most terrifying death journey.

  Everyone's face was extremely solemn, looking towards the stronghold that still couldn't be seen.

  "No matter what, we must reach the stronghold!" After a moment of silence, someone finally spoke up again. The woman's brow was furrowed, and she had already made up her mind. "That stronghold is the closest to the Blood Sea and also the safest. Not only is its structure more solid than other strongholds, but it's also closer to the Blood Sea, which can keep out most of the land-dwelling demonic beasts. As long as we get there, we'll definitely be safe!"

  Others heard this and couldn't help but shake their heads. They all knew the truth, but to think of reaching that outpost was just too difficult.

  And along the way, they had already seen many students' corpses. Given their state, it was possible that they would also become one of the dry bones in this unknown territory.

  "Roar!"

  Just as everyone was preparing to set off again, a series of earth-shattering roars came from all directions.

  In an instant, everyone couldn't help but shudder, and their already pale faces turned even uglier in that moment.

  They hadn't even had time to turn their heads when the ground began to shake, and a series of loud rumbles kept coming out. It wasn't long after they had just killed off a wave of monsters, not even having had a chance to rest for a moment, that another wave of monsters suddenly attacked. At this moment, everyone's mood was extremely heavy.

  "Run!" Just as the surroundings were filled with rising dust and smoke, huge figures quickly appeared one after another. Countless powerful and wild auras locked onto them all at once. The woman who had spoken earlier suddenly shouted.

  The sound had barely fallen when she, who had originally appeared extremely weak, suddenly stood up straight, and intense light burst out from her body. Just like a reflected glory, at this moment, it made her look as if she was in her prime.

  "Everyone has left, I'll stay behind and see you off!"

  "No way!" Everyone chimed in unison, looking at the woman with a resolute expression, "How can we let you stay behind alone?"

  "Shut up!" The woman seemed to have lost her patience, turning around and shouting at everyone, "If no one retreats, being surrounded on all sides will definitely lead to death. Dying alone is better than everyone dying together!"

  "No way!" Some people remained silent, some gritted their teeth, and others nodded. Similarly, there were also those who opened their mouths to deny it without hesitation, "Even if you want to die, it can't be by your own hand. You are the daughter of the Wanhu Hou of Huadragon City, you can't die!"

  The one who spoke was another woman with a stunning beauty. She walked up to the previous woman and nodded at her, "Let me do it, I'm just an ordinary person. Life and death are of no value to me!"

  "Damn it!" The situation had reached a critical point, and the young lady of the Wan household seemed to have lost all patience. Scanning those rapidly approaching demonic beasts with a glance, she began to curse loudly without regard for appearances, "It's precisely because I'm the daughter of the Wan household that I must stay behind! Only I can hold off the rear!"

  "Murong sister!" Everyone couldn't help but softly exclaim.

  But the woman raised her hand without hesitation, interrupting everyone who wanted to speak. "My father often said that life is not precious or cheap. Humans and beastmen should be equal. As the Wanhu Hou, leading the million households of Hu Long City, we should fight to maintain this equality, even if it means sacrificing our lives!"

  As she said this, she slowly turned around. The light on her body became more intense. Behind her, a faint, ghostly beast appeared. What's even more astonishing is that at this moment, the woman's figure was rapidly changing.

  Her height increased slowly. Her back was to everyone, and her facial expression couldn't be seen clearly. However, the changes in her limbs were clear for all to see. All four of her legs quickly lengthened, and her clothes had already been torn apart.

  However, seeing such a strange scene, except for Mu Zhuo's eyes which were full of horror, Hu Wu Shuang's face was filled with astonishment. The others only had an extremely sorrowful expression. Some people's eye sockets were already moist, some people had silently shed tears. This appearance did not make them feel afraid and surprised, but rather deep despair and pain.

  "If you can survive, tell my father!" The woman slowly opened her mouth. "I died to protect my compatriots. I also tried my best to maintain the balance between beastmen and humans." As she spoke, she slowly turned her head around. She smiled lightly, "Because of me, I unknowingly protected a human too!"

  When the woman turned her head, Mu Zhuoyi's face turned pale with fright and she took a step back. Because what she saw was a beastly face like a ghost, extremely terrifying.

  She hadn't yet come back to her senses when the woman turned her head away. Her body was still undergoing rapid changes, and at this moment, her hands had already fallen to the ground. "And remember one more thing, after arriving at the base, defend your position to the death and wait for the dry tide to end. Whatever you do, don't be greedy and enter the core area. I once went to the outer reaches of the core, that place is truly hell, absolutely do not approach!"

  "Whoosh!" She had barely finished speaking when she took a step forward with her feet and drew a line with her hands. Her whole body was like a wild beast charging towards the approaching monster.

  "Roar!" Finally, a fierce roar echoed out. Everyone only saw that what was originally a stunningly beautiful woman had transformed into a ferocious and terrifying beast.

  "Let's go!" Seeing that the monster had already started fighting with other monsters, the others finally came out of their sorrowful atmosphere. They all simultaneously raised their hands to wipe away the tears that hadn't fallen from their eyes, and opened their mouths to take a light drink.

  After a light drink, all of them bit their silver teeth and rushed forward desperately.

  "Zhuo Yi sister, it's up to you now!" Hu Wu Shuang was only slightly surprised, not expecting that Murong miss was also a beastman. Compared to Zhuo Yi's shock, she quickly regained her composure and patted Zhuo Yi's shoulder repeatedly.

  Mo Zhuoyi shook her head, finally withdrawing her gaze from the demonic beast. She shook her head again, erasing the terrifying thought in her mind, and nodded at Hu Wushuang.