135: Chapter 135 A Narrow Success

The Red-Scaled Fierce Beast’s eyes gleamed with malice. Its massive head jerked to the side, barely dodging the spear tip, but it was struck on the ear by the shaft, causing a trickle of blood to seep from beneath its scales.

Driven wild by the pain, it lashed out with its long tail like a steel whip, bringing with it a whistling gale as it struck straight at Zhang Wen’s face.

Lightning Radiance flashed beneath Zhang Wen’s feet. He instantly activated “Tremor Step Treading Thunder Marks,” retreating several meters in a flash to narrowly avoid the tail’s attack.

However, the tail slammed into the ground, carving a deep trench into the solid rock. As debris flew, many Forming Realm Vicious Beasts were caught in the aftermath, yet they continued to hurl themselves at Qin Huang and Wu Jiang without fear of death.

“Brother Qin Huang, hold on!”

Han Xu had already rushed to Qin Huang’s side, his short blade piercing precisely into the neck of a Subtlety Realm Vicious Beast that was gnawing on Qin Huang’s armor.

The Vicious Beast shrieked as blood sprayed. Seizing the opportunity, Qin Huang punched the head of another Vicious Beast, his Protective Aura erupting and forcing it to stagger backward.

“Thanks!” Qin Huang panted heavily, several more cracks appearing on his armor.

“There are too many of these beasts; if I hold out any longer, my bones will fall apart!”

On the other side, Li Menger’s Mental Energy was constantly interfering with the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast, but this Vicious Beast was on the verge of entering the Penetration Realm, and its mental fortitude far exceeded that of an ordinary Peak of the Microscopic Realm.

Her interference could only slightly delay its movements; it couldn't cause any substantial impact. Instead, fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead, and her face grew increasingly pale.

“Menger, don't push yourself!”

Sensing her distress, Zhang Wen’s heart tightened. He immediately shouted to Ding Siyi, “Siyi, use fireballs to blast its eyes! Concentrate your firepower!”

Ding Siyi nodded immediately, her hands condensing several fire spikes that shot precisely toward the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast’s eyes.

The Red-Scaled Fierce Beast was forced to close its eyes to dodge. At that very moment, Zhang Wen seized the opportunity. All the remaining spiritual energy in his body erupted, and the surrounding Lightning Radiance surged, circling his body like a small thunder dragon.

“Thunder Wrath: Instant Prison Kill!”

Zhang Wen gave a low shout, his body shooting forward like an arrow, aiming straight for the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast’s throat—though covered in scales, it was slightly weaker than other parts.

The Red-Scaled Fierce Beast sensed a fatal threat, opened its eyes abruptly, and was just about to open its mouth to bite.

Li Menger suddenly exerted all her strength, condensing her Mental Energy into a sharp beam of white light and stabbing it fiercely into the beast’s mind.

The Red-Scaled Fierce Beast let out a deafening shriek, its movements instantly freezing.

Now is the time!

A flash of brilliance appeared in Zhang Wen’s eyes. “Myriad Thunders Coiling Dragon Break!”

The spear tip, carrying heaven-destroying and earth-shattering might, stabbed fiercely into the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast’s throat.

Lightning Radiance exploded inside its body. The Red-Scaled Fierce Beast’s body trembled violently, the flesh beneath its scales twitched incessantly, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

It struggled, wanting to counterattack, but the excruciating pain in its throat made even breathing difficult. Its massive body swayed a few times before finally collapsing to the ground with a “boom,” completely devoid of life.

Once the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast died, the remaining Vicious Beasts were immediately thrown into chaos. Zhao Ya seized the opportunity, her flames surging forth like a fire dragon, instantly engulfing two Early Stage Subtlety Realm Vicious Beasts;

Qin Huang also unleashed his final Protective Aura, punching the surrounding Forming Realm Vicious Beasts; each strike was enough to kill one;

Wu Jiang, utilizing the spiritual link, quickly transmitted battlefield information to everyone.

This allowed Xun Fenghua to find an opening, silently sneaking behind a Subtlety Realm Vicious Beast and stabbing its vital point with a short blade.

Zhang Wen pulled out the sky-splitting startling thunder spear, the Lightning Radiance on the spear gradually dimming. His internal spiritual energy was almost exhausted. He leaned on the spear shaft, panting heavily, and the wound on his shoulder began to bleed again.

Ding Siyi immediately stepped forward to help him stabilize his breathing. “Are you okay? That last move almost drained all your spiritual energy.”

Zhang Wen shook his head and looked at Zhao Ya and the others. “How are you all? Is anyone seriously injured?”

Zhao Ya walked up to Zhang Wen, wiped the blood from her face, and her eyes were filled with gratitude.

“Thanks to you, otherwise our team would definitely have been ranked last for the final exam. Wu Jiang and Xun Fenghua suffered some minor injuries, but Qin Huang and I are fine.”

Qin Huang also walked over, looking at the corpse of the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast on the ground with lingering fear.

“This beast was too vicious. If you hadn't arrived in time, we wouldn't have held on much longer. By the way, did you manage to gather the mist condensing grass?”

Zhang Wen nodded and pointed to the mist condensing grass in Han Xu’s arms.

“We just gathered it when we heard your cries for help. We shouldn't stay here long; the Red-Scaled Fierce Beast’s roar might attract more Vicious Beasts. Let’s leave here first.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. With Qin Huang and Zhao Ya supporting Wu Jiang and Xun Fenghua, they followed Zhang Wen and the others toward the outside of Mist Shadow Valley.

Along the way, everyone was extremely cautious, avoiding areas where Vicious Beasts might exist. It wasn't until they walked out of the miasma range of Mist Shadow Valley that they finally breathed a sigh of relief.