For the first three exciting days of the hunt, everything went more smoothly than expected.
Sunlight spilled onto Liyang Mountain, as if draping this mysterious and dangerous forbidden land in a golden veil.
Zhang Baiyun, full of vigor, led a team of ten experienced members and three inexperienced but energetic student martial artists into this remote and untouched territory.
They walked along the winding path, the ground beneath their feet sometimes soft, sometimes as hard as iron.
Throughout the journey, everyone remained highly vigilant, constantly scanning their surroundings to catch the slightest movement.
Zhang Baiyun took the lead, gripping his sharp sword tightly, each step he took was steady and powerful.
In this journey intertwined with adventure and hunting, they not only have to deal with ferocious wild beasts that may appear at any time, but also have to be wary of precious medicinal herbs hidden deep in the grass, on cliffs, or beside streams.
Whenever a valuable herb is discovered, the entire team gets extremely excited.
Some people were responsible for carefully picking the fruit, while others stood guard to ensure safety.
Chen Feng, meanwhile, silently followed Zhou Ping. He moved through the forest like a ghost, his figure elusive and unpredictable.
Although he rarely makes a move, his sharp eyes are always watching every move within a radius of several thousand square meters.
With his extraordinary perception, he can detect even the slightest abnormal sounds or changes in atmosphere in advance, thus promptly alerting his teammates to be on guard against possible attacks from hordes of wild beasts.
As they stepped into that mysterious and dangerous forbidden land, a tense and exciting atmosphere instantly enveloped the entire hunting team.
They hadn't gone far when they encountered their first challenge—a group of ferocious eighth-grade wild beasts.
These wild beasts were enormous, with sharp fangs, and exuded a chilling aura.
However, under the command of the experienced and calm captain Zhang Baiyun, the hunting team did not lose their composure.
As the deputy captain, Huang Xiaoqin closely cooperated with Zhang Baiyun's actions.
She was agile and her swordsmanship was fierce, moving like lightning among the wild beasts.
Whenever they encountered relatively weak eighth-rank ordinary wild beasts, Huang Xiaoqin would always rush forward without hesitation, leading the other team members in a thrilling siege.
Her figure moved erratically, her long sword flashing up and down, each strike precisely aimed at the vital parts of the wild beast.
However, if they encounter a particularly powerful Rank 8 wild beast, Zhang Baiyun will first arrange for Zhou Ping and Zhang Qingyun, who are both quite strong, to test it out.
One of them excelled in powerful and forceful fist techniques, while the other was proficient in agile and unpredictable swordsmanship. They cooperated well and engaged in a fierce battle with the wild beast. It would be best if they could successfully kill it, but even if they couldn't defeat it immediately, they could still gain valuable experience from this battle and figure out the wild beast's attack patterns and weaknesses, so as to better carry out a subsequent encirclement and kill it.
And so, the hunting party proceeded cautiously through this forbidden land, escaping danger time and again, and relentlessly hunting down one wild beast after another...
However, when they encountered a seventh-grade wild beast, the situation became completely different.
Normally, it is Zhang Baiyun and Huang Xiaoqin, two experienced and powerful seventh-rank experts, who lead Chen Feng, Zhang Qingyun, and Zhou Ping, three other experts who have also reached the seventh-rank level, to launch a thrilling siege battle.
In this fierce battle, Zhang Baiyun, with his agile movements and superb skills, mainly took on the important task of restraining the seventh-grade wild beasts.
He moved like a ghost across the battlefield, constantly disrupting the attack rhythm of the wild beasts and making it difficult for them to exert their full strength.
At the same time, Chen Feng used his powerful internal energy and fierce moves to attract the attention of the wild beast, making it difficult for it to break free from the entanglement of the two.
However, it was Zhang Qingyun and Zhou Ping who truly delivered the fatal blow to the wild beast.
One of them excels in speed and explosiveness, enabling him to instantly close in on the beast's side and launch a fierce attack;
The other excels in strength and endurance, wielding his heavy weapon with tremendous force, each attack containing immense power.
After Zhang Baiyun and Chen Feng successfully restrained the wild beast, Zhang Qingyun and Zhou Ping would seize the opportunity and launch wave after wave of fierce attacks on the beast without hesitation.
As for Huang Xiaoqin, although she did not directly participate in the close combat with the wild beasts, she was responsible for the crucial task of providing fire support.
Her attacks landed accurately on the wild beasts, causing burns or explosions, resulting in considerable damage and distress.
In just three short days, the hunting team achieved remarkable results and reaped a great harvest!
Working together, they successfully captured and hunted three powerful seventh-grade wild beasts, and also acquired as many as twelve eighth-grade wild beasts as spoils of war.
If we also include the ferocious Wild Blood Bull and the agile Jungle Leopard that were killed when they first arrived here, then so far, the hunting team has obtained a total of four Rank 7 wild beasts and an impressive thirteen Rank 8 wild beasts.
Although some of the delicious meat of the eighth-grade wild beasts was consumed as delicacies during this period, the most precious parts of those beasts, such as their blood essence, tough fur, sharp teeth and claws, and strong bones, were perfectly preserved.
You should know that these things are all very valuable treasures!
When the hunting party returns in triumph, they can sell the animals on the market and surely make a considerable fortune!
"Captain, there's a convoy coming from afar, it looks like the Black Soil Hunting Group." That afternoon, on their way back, the hunting team suddenly received a message from Du Mingyang on his walkie-talkie.
"Raise our hunting team's flag. We're already on our way back and should be back at camp in an hour at most," Zhang Baiyun said in a deep voice.
"Deputy Captain Huang, you lead everyone back slowly. I'll take a few people and go ahead first, to be careful that other hunting teams don't steal our spoils."
He then spoke to Huang Xiaoqin, and then, with his younger brother Zhang Qingyun and three team members, they traveled light and sped towards the camp.
The pickup truck was towing an incredibly heavy carcass of a wild beast, which slowed its pace considerably.
Based on the current pace, it will take approximately another hour to return to camp safely.
In stark contrast, Zhang Baiyun and his companions were completely relaxed, without any burdens or hindrances.
They were agile and moved with lightning speed. If they ran at full speed, they could probably make it back to camp in just over ten minutes.
At this moment, the pickup truck slowly moved forward behind, while Zhang Baiyun and the others sped towards the camp like arrows released from a bow.
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