Vol 5 Chapter 31.1 (1/2)
Chapter 31 – Gold Behemoth (I)
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Yin Bi lifted its head. With a haughty appearance, it climbed shakily up the ma.s.s of trees, faint magical elements beginning to undulate around its body. The round silver scales on its body started to emit dim rays of light. Even if it was just a baby, as a dragon of all magical elements, Fire Magic was one amongst its skill set.
When Ye Yin Zhu noticed that the leopard men were almost halfway up the mountain, he nodded towards Sura and said, “Let’s get Yin Bi ready. We’ll start when they climb up a little higher.”
The Yin Zhu from before knew absolutely nothing about military affairs. He had only cultivated his Pure Zither Heart and, as a result, missed the opportunity to study many other subjects. But after entering the mainland and beginning his studies at the Milan Inst.i.tution for Magic and Martial Arts, he was like a giant sponge—constantly absorbing everything he could learn from his surroundings. Even though Ye Yin Zhu faced an army consisting of tens of thousands of beastmen with only a team of four, he could still remain calm. This was something the three people next to him couldn’t help but secretly admire, and it was exactly Ye Yin Zhu’s calm composure that allowed the others to maintain a relatively steady state of mind.
The air grew heavy. At this very moment, each pa.s.sing minute felt like an eternity for the four of them. Hai Yang and Xiang Luan’s palms had long since been covered with sweat. Sura glanced down the mountain for a moment before shooting a glance towards the calm and composed Ye Yin Zhu. His heartbeat quickened, pulsing erratically.
In fact, Ye Yin Zhu was also extremely nervous. It was just that he could control his emotions better. During his cultivation of the zither since infancy, Qin Shang would use all kinds of methods to disturb his playing, acclimatizing him to playing constantly regardless of disturbances. This also had a hand in giving Ye Yin Zhu his current sincerity and perseverance.
A minute pa.s.sed. Ten minutes pa.s.sed.
The Leopardmen forces had already traveled to just under 300 meters from the top, and now the majority of the Beastmen Army began climbing up the mountain. Even those Behemoths at the very back began to move.
“Fire!” Ye Yin Zhu bellowed.
Sura immediately pa.s.sed on the order to Yin Bi. An orange halo of light quietly discharged from Yin Bi’s body. It was unexpectedly the Orange Rank magic—Flames of Renouncement. The chilly air suddenly became scorching hot as the trees Ye Yin Zhu had piled together combusted.
Little Yin Bi flapped its wings and jumped down, immediately rus.h.i.+ng toward the other tree piles. At this time, Ye Yin Zhu also began to move at lightning speed.
Pus.h.i.+ng himself to his limits, the recently combusted tree logs were immediately sent flying downwards, waves of whistling wind following in their wake. The wind borrowed the power of the flames, immediately setting alight the giant trees present on the slope. The dry weather ensured the greatest advantages for this fiery attack. The steep mountain side full of trees had indeed resembled Ye Yin Zhu’s thoughts, already becoming an immense hindrance to the plan. When the rolling trees fell and smashed into these trees, they immediately caused the fire to scatter in all directions. Although the speed of descent slowed down a bit, it exponentially increased the death zone imperceptibly.
The sudden misfortune caught the climbing Leopardmen unprepared. Blood-curdling screeches sounded through the air in an instant. The 10 foremost Leopardmen had already crashed into a rolling trees, but behind them was the enormous army! Like dominoes falling one after another, the flaming trees rolled down the mountain side, producing a frightening result.
The Tigermen roared in anger. The Leopardmen emitted blood-curdling screeches. The Apemen howled piercing, undulating cries. For a moment, the entire slope became a harsh cacophony of misery. The individually strong beastmen basically had no particular military formation. Facing this sudden attack, they naturally had no way to react. Confronting an unknown enemy and the ruthless blaze, the plundering legion was immediately thrown into chaos.