“Click, click…”
The dry branches and leaves shattered under his feet, making a crisp sound. The man in short clothes didn't care at all. He used a knife to chop away the blocking branches and looked forward.
The sunlight shines through the branches and falls on the ground, drawing patches of light that are beautiful beyond words.
The short-sleeved man breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and called out to the people behind him, "Keep going!"
“Click, click…”
The sound of branches and leaves breaking was so frequent that it was instantly clear in the forest.
A younger boy in gray stepped forward and said, "Brother Lin, didn't they say there aren't any particularly powerful spirit beasts in the Black Cloud Forest? Is there any need to be so cautious?"
The short-sleeved man chuckled, "This is your first time with a tour group, so you don't know the ins and outs of this place. While there aren't any particularly powerful spirit beasts in the Black Cloud Forest, there are some that are far more terrifying than spirit beasts!"
"Ah? Is there something scarier than a spirit beast?" the young man in gray exclaimed in surprise.
"Why not?" someone behind him replied, "Little Zhaozi, tell me yourself, who's scarier, the spirit beast or the Lord of Black Cloud City?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then replied with a troubled expression, "...Then the City Lord is still more terrifying."
All of a sudden, the men behind him burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became relaxed for a moment.
The young man touched his head embarrassedly, his face flushed, "So, Brother Lin, the thing that is more terrifying than the spirit beast you mentioned is actually a human..."
With the reminders from those around him, the young man realized that in the Black Cloud Forest, there were not only spiritual beasts and mercenaries, but also bandits and robbers who blocked the road and robbed people.
A group of people continued to move forward, cutting through the thorns in the way and heading deep into the Black Cloud Forest.
But suddenly, a heavy sound of footsteps was heard, and everyone could vaguely feel the ground shaking beneath their feet.
The leading short-sleeved man's face changed. He frowned and listened carefully to the noise in the distance. Then he turned around and shouted at everyone in a low voice, "Go, go to the left! Hurry!"
Feeling the solemnity in the man's tone, some people unconsciously became serious, turned to the left, and quickened their pace.
The young man in gray glanced in the direction of the noise, and was then pulled by the man in shorts and rushed quickly to the left.
"Brother Lin, what was that noise just now?" After hesitating for a moment, the young man in gray asked.
The short-sleeved man stared straight ahead, observing the movements around him, and answered casually, "That's the Ground-Stomping Violent Bear. You should have heard of it."
A flash of panic suddenly crossed the face of the young man in gray.
There are not many kinds of spiritual beasts in the Black Cloud Forest. Before joining this team and going out, he made a detailed study.
In addition to noting down which spirit beasts could bring profits to the mercenaries, he also specifically noted down the few powerful spirit beasts in the Black Cloud Forest that should not be provoked.
This so-called ground-breaking violent bear is one of them.
The adult form of the Earth-Trampling Violent Bear is a fifth-level being. It is extremely powerful and aggressive. Anyone who is targeted by the Earth-Trampling Violent Bear will basically not survive.
But he was just a small demon cultivator in the spiritual realm. If he was targeted, his life would be over.
This time, without waiting for the short-sleeved man to remind him, the young man in gray had consciously quickened his pace and fled faster.
The other people in the team all looked unhappy and didn't dare to stop.
"Bah, what bad luck! We just came out and ran into a blind bear!" One person cursed angrily.
The team had just entered the Black Cloud Forest and hadn't gained anything yet, but they encountered a ground-crawling bear and had to flee. Their luck was indeed bad.
"Who says it isn't?" another person echoed, "The Black Cloud Forest is so vast, and there are only a few Ground-Trampling Violent Bears. We just happened to run into one. What bad luck!"
The man in shorts turned around, cast a cold glance at the two men, and snorted.
Immediately, the two men shrank their necks and suppressed their complaints, which showed that the short-sleeved man had great power in this team.
"The Ground Bear will only charge along one path. As long as we avoid it, we'll be fine!" The short-sleeved man soothed him. "Once we're out of its range, find another direction to move forward."
A fifth-level ground-breaking violent bear was not something their team could handle, so they had to avoid it and find a new way to continue their mission.
This was the only solution. Although everyone complained, they understood in their hearts that they were not newcomers to the hunt after all.
Oh, the boy in gray is.
After running forward for a while, they sensed that the violent bear behind them had passed their previous position. They breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously and their running speed gradually slowed down.
The short-handed man raised his hand to call for a stop. After everyone stopped, they were all breathing rapidly and were obviously very tired.
After all, there is a huge threat behind him. If he doesn't hurry up, he will lose his life.
The short-sleeved man took out a water bottle and handed it to the gray-clothed boy beside him. "Take a break, and continue walking after you recover."
Everyone responded hurriedly, not caring about the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and sat down casually.
The short-sleeved man looked back at everyone, then took big strides and walked around to explore.
The dangers in the forest are often hard to guard against. Although these people were sitting down to rest, they did not relax their vigilance around them at all.
As the leader, what the short-sleeved man needs to do is to eliminate the visible dangers around him and provide a layer of protection first.
Fortunately, although they suddenly stopped during the attack, this location was still good and the surrounding vision was not completely blocked.
The short-haired man walked around and came back to the group, sitting down on a big rock.
"Brother Lin, you drink." The young man in gray handed the kettle with the cork removed back to the man in shorts and said with a smile.
"Yeah." The man in shorts responded, took the kettle and poured it into his mouth. Because he raised his head, his peripheral vision swept across a tree not far away, and his gaze paused.
The young man in gray looked up casually and noticed something was wrong. "Hey, Brother Lin, is there something wrong with that tree? Why does it seem to be moving?"
Is the tree moving? The others immediately shifted their gaze to the tree over there.
Then, in the middle of the tree, a round thing fluttered around, revealing two small legs.
"Ahh..." A muffled cry came from the tree trunk, and then the ball of thing leaned back and fell from the tree.
The black-haired little bear got up in a daze, staggered over to the crowd, and looked adorable.
Looking at this little thing, everyone in the team was stunned, and expressions of fear gradually appeared on their faces.
"A violent bear, a bear cub?" someone said in disbelief, and immediately, everyone jumped up from the ground and ran away.
However, it seems a little late to run away now...
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