141: Prelude to the Beast Tide

The battle behind them continued.

To prevent them from encountering any danger, Li Changkong even sent both of his pets to help them.

With the help of his two pets, while they couldn't claim an advantage, they at least weren't at a significant disadvantage.

Under Li Changkong's continuous attacks, the Meteorite Metal Stone Man's body was constantly forced backward.

Finally, it spat out a mouthful of old blood, and its health bar at the top of its head was also cleared.

And after its health bar was cleared, the battle basically came to an end.

With a series of explosive sounds, the Meteorite Metal Stone Man's body crashed to the ground.

A wail also came from its mouth, and its body actually shattered into pieces of meteorite iron.

Seeing their boss die, the ordinary Stone Men behind them lost all Battle Intent and began to scatter and flee.

The pressure on the crowd, which had been very strong, instantly vanished.

"Thank you, everyone. If it weren't for all of you, I would have been in trouble this time."

Li Changkong did not immediately count the items dropped by the boss; instead, he turned around and thanked everyone.

However, when the others heard this, their expressions were a bit strange, and a bitter smile appeared on each of their faces.

Based on the recent battle, they all knew that this matter had nothing to do with them at all.

The main combat power just now belonged to Li Changkong's two pets.

They were, at most, just cooperating with the two pets and didn't play a significant role.

In their opinion, this sentence seemed more like a way to comfort them.

"When you say that now, it sounds more like you're making us feel ashamed, but our strength is only so much, and this is all we can do right now."

One of the team members said with a smile. He naturally knew that Li Changkong's words held no ill intent.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Changkong went back to count the dropped items.

To Li Changkong's surprise, the amount of meteorite iron reached over eight hundred pieces.

Not only did it complete their mission, but it also exceeded it by three hundred pieces.

Li Changkong was not a stingy person; he distributed three hundred of them to the other team members.

Looking at the pile of meteorite iron, which resembled a small mountain, the expressions of the few people gradually became strange.

"These items are a bit too valuable. If sold, just this meteorite iron alone would be over a billion."

Fire Rongrong was the first to step forward, wanting to refuse.

"I only needed five hundred anyway. If there's more, it's useless to me, and besides, I'm not short on money now. You should take these."

Hearing their refusal, Li Changkong continued to push them to accept.

After several rounds of back and forth, the remaining four decided to equally divide the meteorite iron.

Of course, for professional cultivators, this meteorite iron could actually be used by blacksmiths to forge better weapons and armor.

This item was priceless; it was generally impossible to buy meteorite iron weapons on the market.

They were actually very curious in their hearts why Li Changkong needed so much meteorite iron.

Based on basic respect, they didn't ask too many questions.

After these two matters were settled, they did not linger in the Gobi anymore.

They were already preparing to return along the original path.

Just as they had walked a few steps, they heard a loud Yao Beast roar from behind them.

Hearing this sound, the few people simultaneously turned their heads to look behind them.

They discovered a surge of yellow sand not far away, as if some Yao Beast was there.

A powerful oppressive aura swept over from a distance; even Xiao Zi, beside Li Changkong, trembled slightly.

It could be concluded that this oppressive aura must have come from a monster, and this monster's strength was terrifying.

The only one who could unleash such a terrifying oppressive aura seemed to be the Lord of this Small World.

"What's happening there? Should we go and take a look now?"

Fire Rongrong tilted her head, looking into the distance.

"Let's run now. If we go and look, I'm afraid I'll go but won't come back alive."

Li Changkong suddenly spoke at this moment, which surprised everyone.

Usually, Li Changkong was the boldest, but the courage he displayed now seemed a bit too small.

However, when Fire Rongrong heard Li Changkong's words, she understood that the opponent's strength must not be weak.

She didn't continue to be stubborn but nodded very decisively.

"If I'm not mistaken, there might be a Beast Tide here."

He looked at the few people and made his initial judgment, as he had witnessed a Beast Tide before.

He naturally knew what it was like before a Beast Tide arrived, and it was very similar to the situation he was seeing now.

If it wasn't a Beast Tide, then that would naturally be for the best.

If it was a Beast Tide, then the trouble they were facing now would not be so simple.

"Beast Tide?"

When the few people heard this term, they were all startled. They also knew how powerful a Beast Tide was.

Moreover, once a Beast Tide occurred in a Small World, the trouble would be far greater than they imagined.

The most threatened by it were the soldiers on the outskirts.

After all, these things were intrinsically linked to them.

"No matter what, let's return to the city first. Here, we don't have time to think too much."

Seeing that the few people were still hesitating, Li Changkong shouted again, and indeed, his words had a greater effect.

After Li Changkong said these words, everyone indeed retreated immediately.

And under Li Changkong's leadership, the few people ran as fast as they could.

They had already crossed the entire Gobi and returned to the city.

Currently, there were still many soldiers guarding the city. Upon seeing the few people, the guarding soldiers opened the gate.

However, it was clear that the guards here seemed very lax now.

"We need to see your City Lord now. We have something important we'd like to report."

As soon as Li Changkong entered the city, he spoke loudly to the soldiers.

"You want to see our City Lord? Is there something wrong?"

Upon hearing these words, the soldiers were somewhat surprised.

"A Beast Tide is about to occur outside the city. You must react in time, otherwise, things will be very troublesome."

This matter was not a secret, so Li Changkong immediately spoke out.

However, upon hearing such news, the soldiers' eyes were filled with suspicion.

It had been how many years since a Beast Tide occurred in their Small World?

Now, hearing the words "Beast Tide," they found it exceptionally novel.