C32 (1/2)
As the two entered the forest, the originally bustling forest gradually quieted down. The silence was somewhat eerie. The sounds of insects, birds and beasts that were supposed to be there, as well as the roars of birds and beasts, were gone. Besides the rustling of the leaves in the wind, there was no other sound.
Sihua looked around seriously, not letting go of a similar plant, earnestly looking for ten thousand year licorice. Hong Ji looked around warily, ready to react at any moment. After walking for three whole days and three nights, Sihua had no foundation for success, yet she did not shout out once. Her eyes were wide open, as if she was afraid of missing a single blade of grass. At this moment, they had also entered the true center of the Wu Forest. Hiroshi set up a tent for Thinker and sat in meditation to guard it. After eating some dry food, Sihua went to bed softly.
There were always some animals that liked to look for food at night, such as the middle ranked Spiritual Beast wind wolves that lived in groups although they weren't strong in terms of individual strength.
The night in Wu Forest was beautiful. If it wasn't for the fact that it was filled with danger, this place would have been the dream of everyone. Perhaps, this danger was there to protect the beauty that was few in number. Hong Ji quietly sat outside the tent, not noticing in the slightest that they were already surrounded by wolves. The beasts that became Spiritual Beast s had a little IQ, and they even had some basic innate skills. Although it was not very powerful, when countless skills flew at you in groups, even Warrior Cultivation Level would have to retreat.
The natural affinity of the wind element allowed them to move at night. They were soundless and agile. No matter who it was, they could only avoid it. He was simply the master of the night. Because of this characteristic, the Wind Wolf with the same strength as the Spiritual Beast, was not weaker than any middle stage Spiritual Beast. It was very dangerous for someone to enter their territory. If they weren't careful, that would be their food.
Si Hui was already asleep, but she, who had not slept for three days and three nights, was really tired. She understood that she had to protect her body before she found the Ten Thousand Year Old Glycyrrrhiza, and that was the only way she could have the power to continue searching.
Wolf was an animal with a lot of patience. As a hunter, patience was one of the basic qualities. It stared closely at the tents, but it was still waiting for something.
Wuu —” The Wolf King let out a loud howl, and a pack of wolves shot towards the two like arrows from a bow. At this moment, Hong Ji was awakened by the howls of the wolves.
”Not good, it's a pack of Wind Wolves from the Beast Lair,” Hong Ji thought. Not good, Hong Ji quickly laid down the defensive formation that Qu Yangzi had bestowed to him.
The pack of wolves seemed to have stepped on the wind as their speed rapidly increased. Just as Hong Ji's array was completed, the first batch of wolves had already rushed into the array. With bright eyes, they fiercely rushed towards Hong Ji. Although these wolves could not kill Hong Ji, they were good at speed and were also hard to deal with. A few wolves surrounded Hong Ji from the front and back, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they attacked. Just as the momentum of one of the wolves in front was neutralized, the other wolves in the back continued to charge forward. Hong Ji could only passively defend, whether or not he was using the sword in his hand to cut the wolf's back. The fresh blood stimulated the wolf's instinct, and a few wolves charged at him without caring for their lives.
Hong Ji could only use the long sword in his hands to block the attacks of the wolves, taking the chance to counterattack. But the wolves were too fast, he had no chance to attack them. As all the attention had been focused on Hong Ji, the rest of the wolves were blocked outside the array, so no one paid attention to the sleeping Si Hui.
Hong Ji tried his best to defend against the attacks of the wolves in front of him as well as being wary of some of the skills of the wolves behind him. At this moment, the entire ground seemed to tremble, and thousands of Wind Blade Techniques clashed into the array.
Hong Ji understood that he had to first take care of the wolves in front of him before he could maintain the array. Otherwise, the array would not be able to hold for long. Si Hui who had just woken up did not realise what was happening, as she walked out while covering his eyes, and rubbed his eyes as she watched tens of thousands of wolves.
Hong Ji could not care about conserving his battle spirit anymore, he immediately used a few Swordmoon Slash and sliced apart those wolves. At this moment, he felt that his strength wasn't enough to accomplish what he wanted. The Xuan Yue Slash was the highest skill that he could currently use.