Chapter 79 Incompetent Teammates
When Meng Hanhai and Ni Zhiyong saw the approaching horde of monsters, their faces turned deathly pale.
They had never encountered a group of monsters before, so they couldn't judge the number of monsters from the rumbling noise.
At this moment, the first wave of more than a dozen unicorns had already rushed into Meng Hanhai's intermediate-level beast trapping formation.
However, behind them, a steady stream of one-horned rhinoceroses followed, and by rough estimation, there were more than forty in total!
Among them, there are at least a dozen fifth-tier beings, more than twenty fourth-tier beings, and a dozen or so third-tier cubs.
The intermediate-level beast-trapping formation was already overloaded with just a dozen or so fifth-tier beasts, let alone the many fourth-tier and third-tier beasts that were trapped.
The best course of action now is to divert them; otherwise, the trapping formation will collapse in less than a quarter of an hour.
Seeing this, the combat students who were originally eager to try their skills panicked.
Jin Liu had been a Golden Armor Guard for several years, so he was more knowledgeable and experienced than these students in the ivory tower.
He immediately shouted, "To catch the thief, catch the king first! As long as someone can find the king of the rhinoceroses hiding among them and subdue it, they will be able to obey!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Hanhai immediately looked at Ni Zhiyong beside him: "Can't your snake-headed vines also be considered spirit beasts? Quickly send them to investigate and find out which one is the One-Horned Rhinoceros King?"
Ni Zhiyong was actually trembling with fear, but he had finally been valued, and if he showed weakness now, he might never have another chance to become a hero.
Thinking of this, he tried his best to calm himself down, and then drove the snake-headed vine to investigate the herd of rhinoceroses.
The snake-head vine was actually trembling with fear. Facing such a large group of thick-skinned creatures, wouldn't it just be trampled if it rushed forward?
However, the master conveyed a strong will to it, so even if it was afraid, it had to grit its teeth and charge forward.
In an instant, the snake-headed vines unfurled dozens of tendrils and conjured dozens of snake heads, which roared and flicked their tongues at the rhinoceroses.
The rhinoceroses were startled by the sudden appearance of so many venomous snakes and temporarily halted their advance.
Hidden among dozens of phantom snake heads, three real snake heads took the opportunity to approach the herd of one-horned rhinoceroses and spray venom at them.
When faced with an unknown attack, the herd will instinctively protect its leader. This time, it tested the waters and actually found the leader.
This is a peak fifth-tier rhinoceros. It is not much bigger than other rhinoceroses, and it does not rush to the front, but always maintains a central position.
It wasn't among the dozen or so rhinoceroses that had charged into the trap earlier.
The snake-headed vine cautiously located the beast king, then scurried back like the wind and reported its findings.
It's just a composite of a demonic beast and a spiritual plant. Aside from spitting some venom and creating illusions of dozens of snake heads to scare people, it doesn't have any real combat power.
It was so scared of such a large herd of one-horned rhinoceroses that it almost peed its pants.
"I'm sorry, Captain Meng, my snake-head vine is really useless. I only managed to locate the beast king and leave some vines on its horn as a mark. I couldn't even spray venom into its eyes," Ni Zhiyong said with a look of shame.
"It's okay, this is good enough. At least now I know who the target is."
Next, I'd like everyone to cooperate and help entangle the other rhinoceroses so that they won't have a chance to come to my aid while I'm subduing the Beast King!
After saying this, Meng Hanhai leaped into the air and rushed into the herd of rhinoceroses, leaving everyone with a dashing silhouette.
Seeing this, the combat students followed him and rushed into the herd of beasts. Each of them picked a one-horned rhinoceros that looked the strongest and began to fight.
Unfortunately, they were thrown out one after another after only three minutes of charging into the horde of beasts.
Some were propelled out by the unicorn's horn, some by its forelegs, and one was even worse off, his belly ripped open by the unicorn's horn.
All they saw was a beam of light enveloping him, and then he vanished from their sight in an instant.
The 20-man squad has become a 19-man squad, and there are three seriously injured and three slightly injured.
Those who bravely rushed in were all combat-oriented.
Of the nine combat-oriented students, only Meng Hanhai and Jin Liu remain uninjured.
Meng Hanhai was protected by a high-level protective shield bestowed upon him by his elders, while Jin Liu was protected because he did not foolishly follow him into the beast horde, but only stayed on the edge.
Furthermore, to ensure his safety, Lele also used her Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Soul-Severing Umbrella to help him isolate the unicorn rhinoceroses that were trying to gang up on him.
The strongest among them was only at the Spirit Realm, but they could indeed fight a fifth-tier demon beast single-handedly.
But don't forget this is a herd of beasts. If you choose one rhinoceros to fight, do you think the other rhinoceroses will all be virtuous and just stand by and watch?
They are a group, so naturally they will stand together through thick and thin. If they encounter an enemy, they will fight as a group rather than fight alone!
These people were only brave because they thought it was a trial and they wouldn't actually die. They were so brave that they didn't even have time to come up with a battle plan before rushing into the beast horde.
Jin Liu really wanted to abandon these young masters and ladies and turn away, but given the current situation, he really couldn't ignore it.
Putting aside the fact that those injured were his classmates, there were also Ah Chen, Lele, and the others in the tree, so he had to help them get through this ordeal.
Thinking of this, Jin Liu leaped up and landed in front of the Beast King.
At this moment, Meng Hanhai, who had arrogantly claimed that he would subdue the Beast King on his own, was being chased and forced to hide everywhere by the Beast King.
He not only had to dodge the attacks of the Beast King, but also the other rhinoceroses that would sneak up on him whenever they had a chance. The high-level protective shield bestowed upon him by his ancestor had already flashed several times.
This protective shield will flash once every time it is fatally attacked. I remember the ancestor said that once it is attacked more than ten times, it will become useless.
When Meng Hanhai saw Jin Liu rush in, he felt like he had seen a savior and hurriedly shouted, "Junior Brother Jin, stab its eyes! That's the weakest point on its body!"
Although the fifth-tier demon beast could not speak human language yet, it had long been able to understand human speech. When Meng Hanhai reminded it, it immediately concentrated its demonic spiritual power in front of its two eyes, forming a thick spiritual power shield.
Let alone a straightforward stab, even a sneak attack wouldn't be able to penetrate it!
Jin Liu really wanted to kick this guy to death; he's the perfect example of a terrible teammate!
Just as Jin Liu was struggling against the Beast King, Ni Zhiyong mustered his courage again and rushed in. He thought that if Jin Liu could risk his life to rush in and share the Beast King's attacks with Captain Meng, then even if he couldn't, he had to be able to!
"Snake-head vine, spray venom into its mouth and nose!" Ni Zhiyong commanded.
Snake-headed Vine also wanted to carry out his orders, but with Meng Hanhai and Jin Liu fighting the Beast King in front, it couldn't find a suitable opportunity. What if it accidentally injured its own troops?
Thinking of this, the snake-headed vine had no choice but to direct its venom at the rhinoceroses that were trying to rescue the Beast King and launch a sneak attack on Meng Hanhai and Jin Liu.
After spraying it several times, it actually blinded the eyes of two rhinoceroses.
But Ni Zhiyong was not satisfied at all. What he wanted was to injure the Beast King, so that he could demonstrate his bravery.
Driven by his strong will, the snake-headed vine had no choice but to recklessly spray venom into the beast king's mouth and nose.
When Jin Liu felt the soft armor on his back crack due to the venom, he immediately lunged into the gap between the Beast King's two front hooves, dodging a large spray of venom.
Unfortunately, Meng Hanhai wasn't as lucky. Under Jin Liu's interference, he pounced from the left and successfully stabbed the Beast King's foreleg joint.
Then he felt a burning pain on his left cheek. It turned out that his advanced protective shield had completely failed. The spiritual energy shield he had set up could not withstand the corrosion of the venom and shattered into pieces.
Wouldn't that be terrible?
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