Chapter 47 Mutated Jackal
Just as Bai Mingyang was stunned, several mutant jackals swarmed in at extreme speed and surrounded the camp, and a human-to-human battle began.
"Quick, quick, put on the protective shield!" Bai Mingyang pulled the person next to him over.
At this moment, a mutant jackal about 2 meters tall, nearly 3 meters long, with reddish-brown fur jumped several meters and pounced on the person next to Bai Mingyang. It stepped on the man with its feet and bit his head with its mouth. The man screamed and blood sprayed all over Bai Mingyang's face.
"Help—" The man was devoured by four other mutant jackals before he could finish his words.
Bai Mingyang was so frightened watching his men being killed that he dared not move. He only woke up when a jackal pounced on him and triggered the defensive talisman on his body.
Xie Yu and the others looked solemn. There were at least 200 of these jackals, all level 6, making them extremely difficult to deal with. Bai Mingyang was a fool, daring to provoke these things. The mutant jackals had a keen sense of smell and hearing, and their movements were swift and stealthy, making them easily detected by any abnormality. These creatures hunted in groups, excelling at chasing and battling in a relay-style, making them extremely difficult to deal with.
Although these guys were packed with treasures, they needed a life to get them. The volunteers, intent on taking advantage of the situation, immediately scrambled to their feet and put up a fierce fight. Yun Xiang and the other three formed a circle, back to back, to engage the jackals. While this strategy prevented sneak attacks, it was a passive one, especially for Yun Xiang, who excelled at wielding subtle tactics, and was often overwhelmed in direct confrontation.
She was grateful to their instructors now. If it weren't for those two months of forced teaching, she might be in a much worse situation now. Chu Xu would occasionally throw a golden shield to Yun Xiang to help her block the sharp claws of the sneak attack.
"This won't work, it's too energy-consuming!" Yun Xiang felt his arms going numb and he almost lost his intuition.
"More than that, it's too inefficient. These guys can't gain any advantage. They keep surrounding us, and sooner or later, we'll be defeated." Chu Xu was physically fit and simply felt the fight was unpleasant. He and A Jin were psychics, but every major family these days had some secret formula for improving physical fitness, so they were more resilient than Yun Xiang, an Awakened One.
"What do you think we should do?" Xie Yu was good at overall management and knowing how to assign people to the right positions. Chu Xu was even better than him at battlefield strategy and tactics.
"Separation-combination tactics." Chu Xu opened a protective shield around the four people, temporarily isolating the jackals outside.
"Tell me in detail." Jin Jiaren handed the notebook and pen to Chu Xu, who took it very naturally. They often gathered together to do simulated sandbox games on weekdays, and several of them immediately immersed themselves in it.
"Yun Xiang is good at speed, has agile and flexible body, and is most suitable for running all over the field. You will act alone later to lure away the jackals." Although Xie Yu was a little worried about Yun Xiang, he still listened patiently. The battlefield was Chu Xu's home ground, and he trusted him.
"When you go out later, more jackals will chase you. Don't attack, just dodge. Do everything you can to keep going forward. Hold on until the jackals switch to a relay chase. That's our chance. Lead them to us, and we'll take care of the rest."
The three of us spread out in a triangle, two by two in a straight line, not too far apart, to ensure we could arrive as soon as possible when we reunited. Yun wanted to lure the jackals over, so the two closest to us would kill them as quickly as possible, while the third person would be on guard and defend.
I estimated that with our combined strength, we could kill one jackal at a time before they swarmed again. Of course, if Xie Yu cared enough about his fiancée, we could probably take down two, or even three. After all, Xie Yu has the highest attack power and explosive power among us. "Chu Xu wasn't joking; he was serious.
"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Xie Yu was eager to try. He hadn't had the motivation before, but now he had it, so of course he wanted to give it a try. The others discussed the details and finalized the plan. By then, over thirty of them had gathered outside the protective shield, and thanks to Bai Mingyang's wicked trick, their numbers were growing.
"Are you ready?" Chu Xu looked at the three of them. "We'll spread out and help Yun Xiang share some of the burden."
"Can Youyou bear it?" Xie Yu couldn't help but worry.
"Don't worry, I still have a lot of ice talismans. If worst comes to worst, I still have a dozen life-saving freezing talismans." Originally, the freezing talismans were divided among four people, but in the end they all came back to her.
"Focus, and rush out together when we shout '3', OK?" The three nodded.
“——3!” The four people dispersed from four directions at the same time.
Soon, a slender figure ran at a speed that ordinary people could not match, followed by a group of sturdy and strong mutant beasts. She sometimes passed through the legs of the jackals, sometimes stood on the backs of the jackals, sometimes passed close to the jackals' bodies, and sometimes... her posture was agile and her movements were flexible. Although she was in great danger every time, she was able to avoid it perfectly.
Years of training culminated in this moment, yielding astonishing results. Yun Xiang seemed to have transformed into a small fish, freely and effortlessly swimming in the water. In the first round, during their adjustment phase, they struggled to complete one target, but after that, their success became much smoother, with a consistent rate of two per round.
As their coordination grew, Xie Yu racked up two triple kills in a row. With this much energy, he might even have another big one. The more they killed, the more excited they became, like they were pumped up with energy. The number of mutant jackals in the camp gradually dwindled, and they had captured almost a third of them.
Bai Mingyang watched with hatred and envy, and couldn't help but send people to imitate him. Unfortunately, their strength was limited, and they lost their lives before they could lure the jackals back. Bai Mingyang's actions completely enraged Xie Yu, and he increased his number of prey to four per round, harvesting prey at an extremely fast speed. Bai Mingyang was frustrated that his method was ineffective and instead allowed the other party to obtain more prey.
Fu Xuejin and the others were also quite good, using Earth and Wood powers to hold off the jackals while the Awakened advanced to kill them. Their efficiency wasn't as good as Xie Yu and the others, but they were still making gains. Seeing their prey dwindling, Bai Mingyang finally lost his patience and took out his talismans to attack. The Bai family, a family renowned for their talisman-making, possessed a vast array of talismans, but they were all low-level and had little effect other than causing chaos.
Yun Xiang had learned a lesson about Bai Mingyang's stinginess. Since he was reluctant to use the talisman, she accepted the remaining prey without hesitation. In fact, Yun Xiang was quite curious about what the Bai family's talismans looked like. As a family of talisman makers, their talismans were definitely ahead of other families in terms of power and uniqueness.
Unfortunately, Bai Mingyang was holding it too tightly, so he couldn't see it for a while. Finally, everyone worked together to kill the last jackal. The camp was clearly divided into three groups: Yun Xiang and the other four, the volunteers led by Fu Xuejin, and Bai Mingyang's own group. Everyone gathered in groups of three or four to rest, heal, and chat about their gains. Of course, no one told the truth except for those who were particularly close.
Yun Xiang and his group had the biggest harvest, as they killed almost 2/3 of the jackals. Fu Xuejin and his group took up the bulk of the remaining gains, while Bai Mingyang only got a small part, and that was thanks to the low-level talismans in his hand.
Yun Xiang felt ashamed of his shallowness. As long as the quantity was large, low-level talismans could also kill intermediate mutant beasts.
Hey, who are you mocking?
(End of this chapter)
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