Chapter 1888: Wave of Beasts
“Attack!” Casey commanded in a deep voice, raising his blade and charging forward.
Azure Dragon and the others followed suit, not hesitating for a moment.
In the next instant, the scene was filled with flashes of blades and swords.
Billy and White Feather remained still; such beasts didn’t require their intervention, providing a perfect opportunity for Casey and the others to practice.
The battle lasted about fifteen minutes, leaving all twenty or thirty beasts lying on the ground.
Afterward, Stout took out his curved blade and began harvesting beast cores.
According to him, although these beast cores weren’t very useful to them now, they were better than nothing.
Ten minutes later, the group continued forward.
“It seems there’s nothing special here. Did that bird bring us here just to kill beasts?” Judge asked as they walked.
“Probably not. Otherwise, White Feather wouldn’t have brought us here,” Soul Chaser replied.
“Why don’t we ask White Feather?” Stout suggested, then quickly walked over to White Feather. “White Feather, did that bird bring us here to find treasure?”
White Feather chirped and shook its head.
“No treasure? Then why are we here, for sightseeing?” Stout pouted.
“White Feather, did the bird tell you where it’s taking us?” Bob asked.
White Feather nodded.
“Did it say what that place is for?” Bob continued.
White Feather shook its head.
“Then ask it,” Stout interjected.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
White Feather shook its head again.
“What do you mean? It won’t say, or you didn’t ask?” Stout pressed.
“… Bob’s mouth twitched slightly. “Stout, can you ask questions that only require White Feather to nod or shake its head?”
White Feather nodded and glared at Stout.
Felicia and Alex Long smiled.
“White Feather, besides beasts, are there any people here?” Bob asked.
White Feather nodded but then shook its head after a brief pause.
“Bob, stop asking. We’re already here; let’s follow the bird and see,” Amber suggested.
“Alright,” Bob shrugged.
At that moment, a fierce wind rose in the void, and a massive flying beast with outstretched wings swooped down on them, blocking out the sun.
“Another one?” Ian Blade snorted coldly, raising his blade to strike.
“Ian, come back. You can’t handle it!” Casey said sternly.
As he spoke, Demon Blade unleashed a blade light to meet the beast.
After a loud crash, Casey quickly retreated several steps, leaving deep footprints on the hard ground. His breath was slightly disordered.
In contrast, the flying beast was knocked back four or five hundred meters by the blade light, blood gushing from its mouth.
Casey was now at the eighth-rank Entering Dao Realm. Even without using the Demon Blade Technique, he could contend with a first-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert.
With one strike, the flying beast was only slightly injured, clearly possessing Perceiving Dao Realm combat power.
“The beasts here are quite strong,” Judge remarked.
“Didn’t Elder Thomas say so?” Black Tortoise replied. “A thousand years ago, many mid-to-late Perceiving Dao Realm experts entered but never came out. There are probably Heaven Dao Realm beasts here!”
“True,” Judge shrugged.
As they spoke, the flying beast charged at Casey again, its eyes blood-red, spewing a gust of air from its mouth.
Casey showed no intention of retreating. He rose into the air and slashed out with his blade.
After another loud clash, both sides retreated a certain distance before charging at each other again.
Casey seemed to be using the flying beast to practice his blade skills, so he didn’t use his trump card. The man and beast turned the void upside down.
“Enough playing!” Casey said in a deep voice after about fifteen minutes.
He then used the Demon Blade Technique, slashing out with a blade curtain that flashed with a skull image.
Sensing danger but showing no intention of retreating, the flying beast flapped its wings to meet the attack.
The blade curtain fell, leaving a bloodline on the beast’s body. It split in two and fell from the sky, blood spraying everywhere.
“A Perceiving Dao Realm beast core shouldn’t go to waste!” Stout said gleefully as he walked over with his curved blade.
A few minutes later, they continued forward.
Along the way, they encountered five or six more waves of beast attacks, each wave stronger than the last. The strongest beast had eighth-rank Perceiving Dao Realm combat power.
However, in front of White Feather, such power was insufficient. The beast fell after one round.
Stout was the happiest along the way. His storage ring now held dozens of beast cores, nearly half of which were Perceiving Dao Realm cores.
After walking for a while longer, they reached a cliff. The leading bird looked ahead and chirped.
“Look down there! Is that a village?” Alex Long pointed below the cliff.
Billy and the others looked and saw a village about ten kilometers away. Due to the distance, they couldn’t see much detail.
“There really are people here?” Soul Chaser remarked. “Is that bird leading us to find someone?”
“Boss, can you sense anyone in the village?” Azure Dragon asked Billy.
“My spiritual power is limited; I can’t sense anything,” Billy shook his head. “Let’s go check it out.”
He then led everyone towards the village in the air.
Soon, they landed in front of the village.
They saw an ancient village; this was evident from the exterior walls of the buildings.
Most of the buildings were abandoned, with ruins and overgrown weeds everywhere.
Human and animal remains were scattered on the ground along with various cold weapons. Many weapons were corroded due to age.
Additionally, there were many pits of various sizes on the ground.
“Looks like this village was massacred,” White Tiger remarked at the scene before them.
“Very likely,” Casey nodded and released his spiritual power to scan the village but found no signs of life.
“Billy, should we go in and take a look?” Harleen asked Billy.
“Yes,” Billy nodded.
At that moment, the bird chirped again.
White Feather also chirped, releasing a powerful aura from its body.
“White Feather, what’s wrong?” Azure Dragon asked White Feather.
“Be careful; there’s a wave of beasts!” Billy frowned slightly.
Before Billy’s words had even fallen, they heard chaotic and dull sounds from all around them.
Next, they felt strong vibrations under their feet as if an earthquake were shaking the ground.