273 The Dongting Lake Horde (1/2)
Translated by Xephiz
Edited by RED
Dongting Lake was located close to the Yangtze Plain, which was in the north of Hunan Province.
The Dongting Lake was not a famous tourist spot, as this particular giant lake covering a surface area of over forty thousand square kilometers was also one of the three most dangerous lakes in the country!
Due to its massive size, there were many ecosystems within it, which meant there were countless demon beasts calling it home!
On top of that, the infamous Giant Reptile Beast Horde that had overrun Jinlin City treated Dongting Lake as their base camp.
After taking a flight to Kangning City, the closest city to Jinlin City, the seventeen students from the Pearl Institute and Imperial College had no choice but to continue their journey on foot. Along the way, Qingqing the genius told everyone the situation of Jinlin City, and mentioned the pack.
Mo Fan, on the other hand, was totally clueless about this world, so he could not help but interrupt when Qingqing mentioned the horde.
”Even though most demon beasts live in solidarity, there are quite a few exceptions, too. For example, the most common demon beasts in the southern province that prefer to stay in packs are the Demon Wolves. The Black Vatican might be the culprit behind Bo City's disaster, but they were actually using the Demon Wolves Horde to do the dirty work for them. Most of them came from from the Demon Wolves Horde that resides in the Nanshan Mountain Range. With that in mind, the Demon Wolves Horde is nothing compared to the Giant Reptile Beast Horde of Dongting Lake!” Qingqing explained gravely.
Mu Nujiao glanced at Mo Fan when Qingqing mentioned Bo City. She took over when Qingqing was not actually answering Mo Fan's doubts. ”Basically, we categorize the demon beasts based on their scale. For example, if the number of grown-up beasts in a group reaches fifty or above, it would be described as a nest. When the number of nests of the same species exceeds fifty, it would become a pack. If there are more than ten packs, it would become a horde.”
”Wait, hang on a second, let me do some calculation.” Mo Fan extended his fingers as he murmured, ”Fifty beasts become a nest, fifty nests become a horde, which means a horde would have at least twenty-five hundred of them?”
”That's right, a horde means there are at least twenty-five hundred beasts in the group, not including the younglings, those in the growing stage, or the aged… basically excluding those that can't fight.”
Mo Fan recalled the calamity of Bo City. Not counting the Three-eyed Magic Wolves, the number of One-eyed Magic Wolves alone easily exceeded twenty-five hundred, not including those that were battling against the military outside of the safe zone!
There were at least ten thousand One-eyed Magic Wolves for sure, equivalent to a large horde!
”A beast horde usually has twenty-five hundred to ten thousand beasts, with one to three Commander-level creatures as their leaders. A force like that is definitely enough to trigger a Blood Alert. Jinlin City was on Blood Alert in the past. Luckily, most of the people were evacuated in time. Otherwise, it would have been a lot worse,” Qingqing said.
”Hehe, Qingqing, it's unnecessary to give such a clear explanation. Our friend Mo Fan has personally experienced a Blood Alert before, so he would understand what a beast horde would look like… am I right, Mo Fan?” Luo Song interjected with a smirk.
However, before Mo Fan could say anything, an icy gaze immediately locked onto Luo Song, causing him to shiver. He immediately turned around and saw Mu Ningxue, the ice goddess of their Imperial College, staring at him.
”Don't you dare use Bo City as a joke!” Mu Ningxue stated in a chilling voice.