Chapter 1023 (1/2)
Chapter 1023: Lose Effectiveness
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom boom boom!
The earth shook, and the entire forest trembled in response. All-encompassing waves of death-gas swept forward, as if they were about to swallow up the sky and the earth.
As the waves of death-gas rolled in, flashes of greyish-white shadows shot forward quickly. Within them, one could vaguely see that black lights were floating. These lights were beast spirits, whose skills were comparable to those of a Grade Seven Sovereign.
Upon witnessing this scene, the expressions of Mu Chen, Han Shan, Nine Nether and the rest darkened. They had clearly fallen into a trap!
The areas lying in those two directions were originally supposed to be controlled by the Golden Lion Clan and the Sirius Clan, but their power and rule had clearly been usurped, since all of the beast spirits were currently surging towards Mu Chen and the rest! Han Shan’s expression was stormy, the ice in his glare nearly taking solid shape! Right at that moment, he hated the Sirius Clan to the core.
The few masters of the Demonic Rhino Clan also turned pale, as they were all at a complete loss! If such a huge herd of beast spirits stormed towards them, none of them would survive!
“Dispose of the beast spirits in front of you!” While Han Shan and the rest were looking on grimly, Mu Chen suddenly commanded in a low voice.
At this moment, their first priority must be to eliminate all of the beast spirits in front of them. If not, even if they decided to retreat later, they would be delayed, thus allowing the herd of beast spirits to catch up to them!
Hearing his command, Han Shan, Nine Nether, and the rest immediately returned to their senses, then released their inner spiritual energy explosively. Waves of violent attacks struck the beast spirits.
Ping!
With an icy gaze, Mu Chen took the Grade Seven beast spirit’s harsh battering on his chest. Then, as quick as lightning, his palm pressed on its temple, a violent energy surging out.
Boom!
The Grade Seven beast spirit’s skull shattered in response. Its body immediately went rigid, then collapsed. After Mu Chen had speedily disposed of the two Grade Seven beast spirits in front of him, he immediately helped Nine Nether and the rest dispose of the six Grade Seven beast spirits.
By the time that they had eliminated all of the Grade Seven beast spirits, the flood of death-gas had gotten much closer. They could already see the ferocious but hollow expressions of those beast spirits. Han Shan didn’t care that his shirt was badly torn from his fights with the Grade Seven beast spirits, he just watched the approaching herd of beast spirits with a dark look on his face.
“Now, what should we do?” Nine Nether asked in a subdued voice. The herd of beast spirits was too big. With such small numbers, they couldn’t possibly stop them. They should retreat, while they still had a chance!
Han Shan grinded his teeth. If they retreated, they would be giving up on attaining the treasures of the Treasure Beast. After having prepared for this for such a long time, he was extremely reluctant to do so.
“Haha, Han Shan, it seems you are still unwilling to give up?” Just as Han Shan was hesitating, mocking laughter rang out from a distance.
Hearing this laughter, the expressions of Mu Chen and the rest changed. Raising their heads, their sharp gazes landed on a giant tree in the distance, where silhouettes had materialized. These silhouettes belonged to Golden Break of the Golden Lion Clan and Huo Yang of the Sirius Clan, who were accompanied by their followers.
“Huo Yang!”
The minute Han Shan saw Huo Yang emerge, his eyes became bloodshot and vicious currents roiled beneath the surface of his face, giving him a ferocious expression Seeing Han Shan’s expression, Huo Yang merely smiled faintly and said, “Han Brother, don’t be like this. Cooperation requires mutual consent. If you trust people so easily, you will be taken advantage of. So, I hope that you take this as a lesson that you will always remember.”
Han Shan took a deep breath, and his expression gradually calmed. But, the glare he directed at Huo Yang became even more poisonous, and he asked in a low voice, “I granted you many benefits, so why did you stab me in the back?”
Huo Yang smiled. “Indeed, you granted me a lot of benefits, but unfortunately, I like to work for the party with the greater success rate, naturally.”
His words revealed that he clearly didn’t think that Han Shan’s side could beat the Golden Lion Clan. So, upon being offered the same conditions from them, he chose to help the Golden Lion Clan doublecross Han Shan and the rest.
With a vicious look in his eye, Han Shan smiled darkly and said, “Good, I’ll remember this. You better pray you don’t fall into my hands.”
Seeing Han Shan’s ferocious appearance, Huo Yang felt a chill creeping into his heart. But, outwardly, he just gave a cold smile and said, “Well you’d have to escape with your life first.”
While they were talking, Golden Break of the Golden Lion Clan had been watching them with a huge grin, clearly sure of his victory. He looked at Han Shan like he was looking at a loser.
“Why aren’t those beast spirits attacking them?” Beside Han Shan, Nine Nether suddenly asked, a slight furrow of her beautiful brow.
Only after hearing her words did the rest of them suddenly realize that those fellows were right in front of the beast spirits, but the beast spirits merely ignored them, madly rushing towards their group instead!
Mu Chen was staring intently at Golden Break and the rest, when he suddenly paused. He had sensed a faint layer of grey membrane surrounding them, which was radiating an odd fluctuating movement and giving off the smell of death-gas!
“They’ve probably prepared some special thing that would enable the death-gas to surround their bodies. Those beast spirits don’t have eyes, but they can sense the presence of living things, as well as death-gas. So, when they used death-gas to mask their bodies, they could blend in among the beast spirits without being noticed,” Mu Chen said slowly.
No wonder Huo Yang thought Han Shan didn’t have much chance of success, as it turns out that the Golden Lion Clan had prepared thoroughly, even setting a trap for Han Shan!
“Those ba*tards.” Han Shan naturally thought of this, too, and his expression darkened even more.
“Han Shan, brother.” The masters of the Demonic Rhino Clan looked at Han Shan. The herd of beast spirits were getting closer, and if they didn’t retreat now, they would not get a chance to later on.