Chapter 903 - The High Elders Arrive (1/2)
Having put the disciples to sleep, Lin Mu could finally put his attention on the corpse of the beast he had just killed. He stepped closer and came to kneel beside it.
”Hmm… it is certainly similar to the beast corpse we found earlier, but this one is even bigger. And it doesn't have as many bone spurs or just exposed bones in general.” Lin Mu said as he probed the beast with his spirit sense.
He couldn't find any apparent vitality in it, which made him think that the invader did more than just take over a beast's body.
”Though what beast is this? I don't think I've seen one like this before.” Lin Mu muttered.
~whoosh~
~whoosh~
At the same time, the sound of wind could be heard and Lin Mu sensed a few people appearing in his range.
”Finally they're here…” Lin Mu muttered and stood up to look at Jing Luo and the three elders.
”ARE YOU OKAY!?” Jing Luo called out loud.
”I'm good… the disciples not so much.” Lin Mu replied.
”This…” the elders took a look at the scene of massacre and their expressions darkened.
Elder Boqin had a cold face as he walked towards the corpse.
”Is this the beast that did all this?” Elder Boqin questioned.
”Yes… it had already killed everyone else by the time I appeared, and only those five were left.” Lin Mu answered.
Elder Boqin clenched his fist, and anger was visible in his eyes.
”They made a mistake sending Qi refining realm disciples… the beasts will always be stronger than that due to the influence of the invader. This beast was probably at the Infant Soul stage of the Nascent soul realm, but I could tell its strength was at least two stages above that.” Lin Mu commented.
”They did indeed. And the cost will be ours to bear as well…” Elder Boqin replied.
”Though… do you all know what beast this is? I don't think I've seen one like this before.” Lin Mu questioned.
”Let me take a look,” Elder Wenyan said as he approached.
He scanned the beast from top to bottom and furrowed his brows as a thought came to his mind.
”It has certainly changed in appearance and has two extra tails, but I think this beast used to be a Horse Manticore.” Elder Wenyan answered.
”A Horse Manticore?” Lin Mu said in confusion and looked at the beast again.
”Hmm… yes, if we remove the bony horns, the dark slimy skin and the two extra scorpion tails, it is certainly one of the lesser hybrid manticores.” Lin Mu confirmed as he recalled certain information.
He knew about the beast known as Manticores and had read about them before. In fact, even the Lost immortal had encountered them before in his travels. There were many types of them and since they could breed with a lot of beasts, there were even more hybrids.