83: Chapter 83 The Wolf Warrior Squad's Assistance

As they spoke, this group of Beast Tamers had already surrounded Li Yu and his companion, gradually narrowing the circle. With their beasts in front and the people behind, they closed in on the two.

The distance closed to eight meters.

The encirclement stopped shrinking. Over twenty people, plus over twenty beasts, stared at them in silence. Behind them, a giant rock blocked their path, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

A man who appeared to be the leader stepped forward. His skin was tanned dark, glistening beads of sweat hung on his robust muscles, and he was half a head taller than the average person. On the left side of his chest hung the badge of an unfamiliar battle group.

His beast was a Sandstorm Crocodile suited for movement on sandy ground. With thick, grayish-yellow scales, it stood upright, reaching a height of three meters. Its sharp teeth glinted coldly in the dim light, and a low growl rumbled from its throat.

The man and his beast, silhouetted against the light, cast long shadows that stretched toward Li Yu and his companion, creating an intense sense of oppression.

"So it was you who killed the Sand Scorpion King?"

The man asked, his voice coarse, with a texture like someone who had swallowed sand for years.

Li Yu scanned the faces of the people around him, finally looking at the leading man. Realizing the other party was not someone to be trifled with, he asked in return, "Is there something you need?"

"Kid, answer honestly when our boss asks you something!" one of the subordinates shouted.

"You truly have a death wish. In the Thick Earth Mystic Realm, no one has ever dared to speak to our Earth Battle Group like that," another sneered.

"Does he think that just because he's wearing a Breeder's turtle shell, no one dares to offend him?"

"He's so young; at most, he's just a Junior Cultivator, maybe even just an apprentice, haha~"

"But to be fair, that chick is pretty good. Her long legs reach almost to my neck."

"Hehehe..."

The man's subordinates chimed in one after another, their gazes eventually leering at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing's expression remained calm; she was not in the slightest bit affected by the gazes or words of those around her.

Since she was young, she had seen countless such gazes. At first, she would kill them, but later she realized she couldn't kill them all, so she began to ignore them.

Yet at this moment, Li Yu shifted his body sideways, blocking the majority of those gazes.

Chen Qing looked at Li Yu in some surprise.

At this moment, the leading man on the opposite side raised his hand, and his subordinates fell silent. The man continued, "I am the captain of the Earth Battle Group. I had been eyeing that Sand Scorpion King for two days. I was going to kill it today, but you snatched it."

Li Yu scoffed, "How do I remember it, all beasts in the Mystic Realm are ownerless. If you fancy something, it's yours? Why don't you say the sun is yours too? Do we have to pay taxes to your family to bask in the sun?"

"I wouldn't dare say that about other places, but in the Thick Earth Mystic Realm..." A look of pride appeared on the man's face, "You can understand it that way."

Li Yu's expression darkened.

The subtext of these words was: In the Thick Earth Mystic Realm, their Earth Battle Group had the final say.

Although these words were baseless, looking at the expression on the other party's face and the smug looks of the others, Li Yu knew that this statement was likely correct.

"Forget it. Let's put the matter of the Sand Scorpion King aside; it's your ability that you were able to kill it. However..." A gleam of light erupted in the man's eyes, "That top-grade spirit crystal is not something you should take. Hand it over."

Li Yu smiled, "And what if I don't hand it over?"

"You won't? That's not up to you."

The man made a gesture, and the surrounding Beast Tamers gave orders. Over twenty beasts formed three layers, baring their fangs and claws as they closed in on Li Yu and his companion.

Li Yu frowned, knowing that things would not end well today. He was just about to let Chen Qing make a move.

Suddenly, several fireballs fell from the sky.

Boom!

The fireballs landed between the beasts and Li Yu. One fireball struck the Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey that was closest to Li Yu. Upon explosion, the flames ignited its fur, startling it into running around wildly. The other beasts were frightened and hurriedly braked.

Li Yu looked at this scene in surprise, and immediately after, a shout rang out.

"Who dares to bully Brother Li Yu!"

"Awoooo!!!"

The shout, accompanied by a wolf's howl, approached rapidly from not far away. A figure riding a wolf leaped over the crowd and landed in front of Li Yu. The Starlight Wolf King's fur stood on end, and it glared angrily at the group of beasts.

Song Jiang? The Starlight Wolf King? How did they get here?

However, the things that surprised Li Yu were not over yet.

Just then, another steady voice rang out, "Move aside, or get run over!"

Accompanied by heavy footsteps, the people of the Earth Battle Group looked back and, as if seeing something terrifying, hurriedly moved aside in fear.

A massive, heavy Rock-armored Rhino charged in through the gap in the encirclement and stopped in front of Li Yu as well. Immediately after, the Blazing Fire Crow landed from the sky, carrying Yang Juan.

The War Wolf Squad trio, all present.

"Why are you here?" Li Yu asked in surprise.

Song Jiang grinned and said, "It's because our captain here was worried about you. He said your..."

Before Song Jiang could finish, he was interrupted by Chen Danian, "Talk about it later; let's deal with the matter at hand first."

He first glanced at Chen Qing, then turned his head to look at the captain of the Earth Battle Group. The latter was also looking at him, both with surprise on their faces; clearly, they knew each other.

Chen Danian said, "Wang Ye, you are leading so many people to surround my friend. What are you trying to do?"

"Since they are your friends, then it's much easier to handle," Wang Ye smiled, "They killed my prey and snatched my spirit crystal. You tell them to hand it over. For your sake, I can let them leave. You should know, others don't get this treatment."

"Spirit crystal!" Song Jiang exclaimed, turning his head, "Li Yu, you're awesome! We've been looking for days and haven't found a single hair, but you found one as soon as you arrived."

Chen Danian and Yang Juan, however, frowned.

If it were other small things, it wouldn't matter, and giving them to the other party would be fine. But Earth Element Spirit Crystals are currently extremely expensive; even the smallest piece can sell for over a hundred thousand.

Given the keen sensitivity of these Earth Battle Group people to earth-type energy, and their mobilization of so many people to snatch it, I'm afraid what Li Yu has in his hand is not as simple as an ordinary spirit crystal.

It is absolutely impossible to give it to these guys.

But unfortunately, this is the Thick Earth Mystic Realm. If it were other Mystic Realms, everyone would have to follow the rules of the Mystic Realm, fear the administrators, and wouldn't dare to act so blatantly against people.

The Thick Earth Mystic Realm is different. The management rights of this Mystic Realm are in the hands of the Earth Battle Group. Even the shops and businesses in the camp are many of which are monopolized by the Earth Battle Group.

To call them the local tyrants of the Thick Earth Mystic Realm is really not wrong.

With their methods, if you offend them here, it's hard to say whether you can make it out alive through the teleportation array.

Thinking of this, Chen Danian softened his tone and said, "Wang Ye, I don't know how the beast was killed or how the spirit crystal was obtained, but I do know you guys well enough."

Wang Ye tilted his head to look at him.

Chen Danian continued, "Things turning sour is bad for everyone. How about we both take a step back? The beast, including the demon core, goes to you, and the spirit crystal goes to my brother. Consider it me owing you a favor; in the future, if you need help with any dungeon, I will help you once for free."

The conditions proposed by Chen Danian were not bad. Since their three beasts evolved one after another, their strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. The Rock-armored Rhino had even broken through to the Silver level, and with its S-grade quality terrifying defense, it had few rivals among those at the Silver level.

Because of this, their reputation in the local Beast Tamer circle had skyrocketed. Although they couldn't compare with large battle groups, they did have a little bit of influence.

As for why he didn't directly point out that Li Yu was a Senior Cultivator.

It wasn't that Chen Danian had any bad intentions; it was just that the reputation of the Earth Battle Group among Beast Tamers was rotten to the core, and getting entangled with them would not end well.

After Chen Danian finished speaking, Wang Ye laughed out loud as if he had heard some joke, and his surrounding subordinates also laughed.

When the laughter stopped, Wang Ye showed a meaningful smile and said, "Chen Danian, you really think too highly of yourself. I admit your strength is not bad, but solo fighting isn't popular nowadays. You are just a three-person squad; what qualification do you have to negotiate with the Earth Battle Group?"

"You can't even beat me, a captain, so what qualification do you have to negotiate with me? Just by relying on the few pieces of Bronze-level trash behind you? Hehe... I'm afraid that's not enough."

Once these words were said, Song Jiang was so angry that his face turned livid, and Yang Juan's expression was also not good.

Just at this moment, a voice with a hint of playfulness rang out from outside the crowd.

"Oh my, so many people bullying one person; the Earth Battle Group is truly too shameless."

A scorching red line appeared on the sandy ground, and immediately after, the sand grains melted, forming lava. Many people were frightened and moved aside, clearing a path.

Wang Ye, Chen Danian and the others, as well as Li Yu and Chen Qing, all looked toward the source of the voice.

The Doll Girl was wearing a puffy skirt, accompanied by a scorching Lava Salamander. She was bouncing and skipping, kicking the lava as she approached them. A thin protective shield blocked the heat waves and lava for her.