Chapter 23: Saber-Armed Beast

A green shadow materialized from behind numerous trees as it ran to the frontmost of the crowd at lightning speed, making no sound of breaking through the air in the process. Most people reacted promptly to Xiao Yu’s warning, but the rest were stunned for a few seconds and did not fall down in time.

Everyone felt a strong gust of wind before a student’s head, who was a bit late to respond, got slowly detached from his body like a dead leaf falling from a tree. When the head hit the ground, his eyes remained wide open, as though he couldn’t believe this was happening until he took his last breaths.

Everyone there felt chills at that sight; the person who was healthy and full of energy only moments ago was beheaded in an instant. They didn’t even get to see the attacker’s appearance clearly.

At this time, there was a brisk sound of “bang!”, and with that momentum, the monster carried on its charge before it hit the trunk of a large tree not far away. From the direction of the sound, a weird-looking creature was facing the big tree. It had a strange appearance; its body was green all over and similar to a monkey, only lacking a tail; its knee bone was sickle-shaped, similar to that of a praying mantis, and colored in dark green. It also had a bird’s beak and greenish-gray bat-like wings.

Its body size was about the same as that of an eleven or twelve-year-old child, with a pair of sickle-like arm blades that were somewhat disproportionately long, though the edges looked quite sharp. At this moment, the monster lying on the big tree was surrounded by several people, while its pair of sharp arm blades were inserted into the tree trunk, and so its back was facing everyone there, but then its head turned 180 degrees, peering at them before it let out a peculiar screech.

Xiao Yu’s face changed, “Shit! This is the saber-armed beast; it’s very fast. Everyone be careful…”

Before he could finish his words, the saber-armed beast jumped down from the big tree with its wings folded, flying away like a bullet.

Wang Chao reacted first as he let out a beast-like roar. His eye sockets became scarlet, and his skin turned red instantly. A steam of rage burst out, and he swung his giant wheel-like axe with both hands and slammed it hard at the saber-armed beast.

Hoo hoo!

After going berserk, his strength has been greatly enhanced, and the giant battle axe created a violent wind, blowing leaves and toppling the bushes nearby.

The speed of the Saber Armed Beast was faster than he had imagined. Almost the moment he raised the axe, it flew past him. Wang Chao’s cognitive abilities had deteriorated due to his berserk skill, but in exchange, he developed a beast-like intuition, and the moment his attack failed, he felt a sense of danger around before he twisted his body out of harm’s reach. Still, he couldn’t avoid it all as the sharp blade managed to slash across his shoulder. A deep wound was left behind, and his blood spattered.

“Damn it, it’s so fucking fast!”

Wang Chao’s voice sounded like a wild beast’s howl, but in his berserk state, he lost all sense of pain, and he didn’t hesitate for a second as he instantly lifted up his battle axe to attack again. The saber-armed beast jumped up, dodged the axe blade, and rushed toward Jiang Xiaowen. At this time, Jin Shi, standing beside her, rushed forward.

Partial Rock formation!

Jin Shi lifted his right arm before it doubled in size and gradually transformed into hard rock. The massive fist struck down, causing the whole ground to shake. The beast was still able to evade, and its sickle-shaped blade left a fracture in Wang Shi’s arm, but it didn’t hurt him much. Jin Shi waved his backhand, and the Saber Armed Beast was hurled away, its pair of short grey wings spread out as it came to a standstill in midair. At that moment, the hoodlum with the earrings gaped in shock as a sharp blade cut through his mouth immediately.

“Go to hell!”

With a roar, Jin shi waved his enormous arm and hammered it again.

Though it didn’t harm the beast, the attack did keep it from assaulting Jiang Xiaowen once again. Taking advantage of this opening, she used her ability and, with a gentle shout, spread out her magnificent butterfly wings and rapidly withdrew backward.

“squeak–!”

The Saber Armed Beast chased after her with its feet barely touching the ground. At this time, Xiao Yu held the bone blade and rushed forward like lightning, and the two shadows, both reaching extreme speed, collided head-on!

Boom! 

Xiao Yu’s speed was slightly slower than that of the Saber-Armed Beast, but his overwhelming force sent it flying as it fell deeper into the forest. The beast rolled over and leaped up, sprinting up to a large tree next to it in two or three strides. It had only been a few seconds after the beast appeared till now, and everyone had already reacted. Several people with bows and arrows instantly pulled their bows and fired at it, but the speed of such slow makeshift weapons could hardly threaten it.

Xiao Yu ran quickly, stepping straight through several tree trunks at 90 degrees with both his feet, raced forward and slashed at its face, and the beast could only dodge awkwardly. Xiao Yu trailed behind it like a shadow, and the two nimble shadows moved and fought between the trees, causing the people below to watch the branches and leaves falling continuously, but they couldn’t interfere in the battle at all.

Puchi!

Xiao Yu’s strength was not much different from that of the Saber Armed Beast, but with his “eyes of insight”, it was nearly impossible for him to lose in a close combat battle against an opponent of the same level. After a few moves, He ripped open the beast’s belly with a single wave of his blade, releasing a vast number of internal organs, then hacked off the monster’s neck with a lightning-fast backhand strike and knocked its body off the tree with one kick.

“Are they even human beings?”

Huang Jianmin opened his eyes wide, looking at Jiang Xiaowen, who was hovering at a low altitude, Jin Shi, who had a massive rocky arm, Wang Chao, who had red skin, hair sticking up, and a ferocious expression on his face, and lastly, Xiao Yu, who slayed the terrifying monster with a few blade strikes.

When the body of the Saber-Armed Beast fell to the ground, Xiao Yu also landed in front of everyone and shouted loudly: “run, saber-armed beasts live in herds!”

Everyone turned pale when they heard his words.

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It was already difficult to deal with one on its own; a swarm of the same species was a disaster for them.

When Han Kexin cast her eyes on the woods, she saw several shadows difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, “It’s too late; everyone steps back. They are already upon us, lots of them!”

As soon as her words fell, seven to eight green shadows sprang out from behind the large green forest and landed one after another on several big trees nearby. A sharp squeaking sound echoed out in their surroundings, and the monsters all paused for a moment and immediately attacked.

Xiao Yu gripped his bone blade and shouted loudly: “Block them!”

The crowd gathered together back to back, pulled out their weapons, and resisted furiously; the four of their experts, including Han Kexin, stood at all four different corners while Xiao Yu fought everywhere, repelling one beast after another.

Holding a huge shield in his left hand, Jin Shi blocked the attack of a saber-armed beast, and his rocky right arm directly sent it flying. Jiang Xiaowen took two steps forward, jumped ahead, and spread her wings. Flying a few meters above the ground, she pierced one with her short spear, swung her hands, and the saber-armed beast got thrown to the ground. Han Kexin immediately rushed forward and reached for the injured saber-armed beast with one hand.

“Blood Sacrifice!”

Blood gushed out from the wound quickly, and Han Kexin sucked it all up in a blink of an eye, and this peculiar beast completely turned into a mummified corpse before dying. A grayish object appeared around the body, which was obviously a piece of equipment. Han Kexin was overjoyed and immediately went for the light ball. At this time, another beast charged over, and before she could react, her short spear was broken with a single slash.

Han Kexin hurriedly retreated toward the crowd. The Saber Armed beast chased her and was about to slash at her with its sickle-like blade, but just as it jumped up, it was shot down by a swift arrow flying from the middle of the group, and Yun Yun immediately took this opportunity to stab the falling monster with her own spear. The people around it did not waste this chance, as various weapons got thrown at it.

A huge ball of energy flew out in dozens of strands and was quickly absorbed by the crowd. Their strength suddenly gained a significant boost.

“squeak!”

Just then, one saber-armed beast charged from behind, piercing a guy’s chest with its sharp blade. Then, however, the beast’s silhouette flashed, and it rapidly retreated, carrying the man on its back.

“Help, I don’t want to die; I don’t want to…”

Before he could finish his words, the sound of flesh being sliced resonated in everyone’s ears. Several creatures rushed out, their razor blades severing the victim into dozens of pieces.

“Dapeng—!”

A delicate girl screamed with heartache. Although she knew it was too late, she subconsciously took a few steps away from the team, and before the others could stop her, a saber-armed beast nearby attacked her from the side.

One of her friends immediately grabbed her clothes from behind, trying to drag her back. But the sickle-like sharp blade cut deeply into her white neck. Although she avoided the fate of being beheaded, she still received a huge fatal wound. When the girl was dragged back, her head almost fell completely into the person’s arms, and a huge and hideous incision appeared on her neck. Almost a third of her neck was cut open, and bright red blood sprayed out, splashing the person’s face all over.

With such an injury, there was no doubt that she would die. The girl’s originally beautiful face was already stained red with blood, and her limbs were twitching.

Distraught, Jiang Xiaowen rushed to support her body. She held her friend’s hands tightly and couldn’t help but shed tears from her eyes, “Xu Jing! How could you do this? Didn’t we promise to leave this forest together?”

Xu Jing’s main artery and vocal cords were severed, and she could not make any sound. Her consciousness faded gradually, and she took a long last look at Jiang Xiaowen. There wasn’t much pain in her eyes, but instead, there was a hint of some comfort at the sight of her friend and also a sense of relief as if she was relieved from a heavy burden. She probably felt really tired from all of this. It was also a source of fulfillment for her to be able to die with the one she loved. Then finally, her pupils dilated, and her vision dimmed before she passed away.

The girls had a long chat two days earlier, supporting each other as they imagined a hopeful and beautiful life together. She couldn’t accept it at all. This bloody body in front of her was her dearest friend, who had been with her for several years, her best friend! Xu Jing died; she actually died here.

Sadness, misery, and grief broke the girl’s, fragile heart.

“Damn monster, I’ll fight you to death!” She cried, intending to rush forward to avenge her friend, but just then, a large, bloodied hand grabbed her wrist and yanked her away with great force, and without stopping, swung a long grey blade up, deflecting a sneak attack by another saber armed beast.

Xiao Yu appeared beside her, his long sword coated in blood, he had already slain two saber-armed beasts, and he had a nasty wound on his right arm and chest.

“Dead, Xu Jing is dead…” Jiang Xiaowen was devastated, her countenance all numb, but when she saw those deep yet bright red eyes, her delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes regained part of their clarity.

Xiao Yu said in his usual flat tone, “If you care for her, then continue on for her sake.”

Jiang Xiaowen’s beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and her heart was covered with dark emotions. She looked around at the monsters who were injuring and beating back her friends, and her tear-stained tender face was quickly covered with a layer of murderous rage. Finally, she let out a piercing wail, “Live…I will live on!”

A gust of wind blew out from her beautiful wings, and there were countless tiny light particles in the wind, falling down like dandelions and slowly covering those creatures. Immediately afterward, several saber-armed beasts got enveloped, and their bodies swayed back and forth.

Xiao Yu supported Jiang Xiaowen, who fainted instantly due to the overuse of her skill, “don’t attack, there are too many, retreat immediately!”

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