32: Chapter 32: Living in a Group, More Than Thirty Gray Hyenas!

Just then, a white shadow flashed by.

The Snow Spirit Fox darted out from Xu Ziyan's arms and sprayed a mouthful of freezing air onto the face of the Grey Hyena Hound.

The Grey Hyena Hound's entire head was covered in ice crystals, and it fell to the ground, yelping in pain.

Xu Ziyan ran over and grabbed Liu Xiaoman. "Are you alright?"

Liu Xiaoman stared at him blankly, unable to speak.

Lin Fan remained leaning against the tree, his hands in his pockets.

Xu Ziyan grew anxious. "Lin Fan! Aren't you going to help?!"

Lin Fan didn't move.

Chen Menger fought as she retreated, eventually reaching Lin Fan's side, panting heavily.

"Lin Fan... why... why won't you help? Do you have to wait until we all die here?"

Lin Fan curled his lip and gestured with his chin toward Teacher Zhou, who was hiding nearby.

"We won't die. Isn't the teacher there to back us up?"

Liu Xiaoman, who was already surrounded, looked ashen, having completely lost her previous arrogance.

She cried out loudly, "Lin Fan... it's my fault... I shouldn't have acted on my own... please..."

Lin Fan scoffed softly and then straightened his posture.

"Only now that you're in trouble do you realize you messed up? Where was this attitude earlier?"

He raised his left hand, and a green light emerged.

Fine green scales instantly covered his entire left hand, and sharp, half-inch-long claws grew from his fingertips.

Green-Scaled Snake, Armorization.

He took two steps forward, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Xu Ziyan.

"Xu Ziyan, Armorization!"

"Huh?"

Xu Ziyan was stunned for a moment, then his right hand, from wrist to fingertips, was instantly covered in a layer of white fur, and delicate ice-crystal claws grew from his fingertips.

Snow Spirit Fox, Armorization Part: Hand.

Lin Fan's left eye felt slightly warm.

[Race]: Snow Spirit Fox [Aptitude]: Mortal Spirit High Grade (Limit: King Spirit Mid Grade) [Rank]: Level 11 [Armorization Part]: Hand [Armorization Skill]: Frost (Releases cold air from fingertips, can freeze the target or slow its speed), Ice Armor (Condenses a layer of thin Ice Armor on oneself or others, increasing defense) [Current Status]: Full Spiritual Power, slightly nervous [Evaluation]: Support/Control-type Armor Spirit, skilled in deceleration and defensive buffs, but lacks offensive capabilities.

After reading this, Lin Fan had a plan.

He scanned the situation on the field.

More than twenty Grey Hyena Hounds were split into three groups.

The central group, consisting of seven or eight, was frantically biting at Sun Wei.

The group on the left, five or six, was chasing Chen Menger.

The group on the right, seven or eight, was eyeing Liu Xiaoman covetously, ready to pounce at any moment.

There were a few scattered ones wandering on the periphery, looking for an opportunity.

Lin Fan spoke quickly. "Sun Wei, retreat to the center, stop trying to tank them alone!"

Sun Wei gritted his teeth, swung his right arm violently to knock back two Grey Hyena Hounds, and stumbled back to the center of the area.

"Chen Menger, stop running, lead them toward Sun Wei!"

Chen Menger flashed, turned twice, and led the five or six Grey Hyena Hounds chasing her toward Sun Wei.

"Liu Xiaoman, how much spiritual power do you have left?"

Liu Xiaoman's face turned pale, and her voice wavered.

"I... I can still cast four or five nets..."

Lin Fan nodded.

"That's enough. When I gather them, cast your net where they are thickest. Don't worry about whether you'll catch them all, just trap them first."

Liu Xiaoman nodded desperately.

Lin Fan looked at Xu Ziyan.

"Xu Ziyan, cast Ice Armor on Sun Wei. Then follow me."

Xu Ziyan swallowed hard and waved his right hand.

A layer of thin ice began to spread from Sun Wei's shoulders, quickly covering his cracked shell.

Ice Armor!

Sun Wei felt a chill on his body; the shell that had been about to shatter was reinforced by the ice layer, making it even tougher than before.

Lin Fan moved.

He reached out with his left hand: Snake Shadow Thrust!

His claws grazed the neck of a Grey Hyena Hound, leaving a thin wound.

Venomous Fang Corrosion!

The Grey Hyena Hound was about to pounce when it suddenly trembled, its limbs went limp, and it collapsed to the ground.

Lin Fan didn't stop; his figure wove through the pack of Grey Hyena Hounds.

But he wasn't running aimlessly; he was consciously driving the Grey Hyena Hounds on the periphery toward the center.

Xu Ziyan followed behind him, waving his right hand repeatedly.

Frost!

Streams of cold air sprayed from his fingertips; the Grey Hyena Hounds hit by it noticeably slowed down, and a layer of white frost formed on their fur.

Chen Menger understood Lin Fan's intention.

She stopped running blindly and instead cooperated with Lin Fan, using Wind Blade to force back the Grey Hyena Hounds that tried to escape.

A Grey Hyena Hound tried to break through from the side; she pushed off her feet, and a Wind Blade shot out, hitting the Grey Hyena Hound square on the nose.

The Grey Hyena Hound yelped and retreated.

Three minutes later, more than twenty Grey Hyena Hounds had been forcibly driven together, squeezed into a cluster.

"Liu Xiaoman! Now!"

Liu Xiaoman took a deep breath and raised her right hand.

She aimed the launcher at the densest spot.

Maximum range! Cast net!

A giant spider web with a diameter of five meters shot from her hand, enveloping more than a dozen Grey Hyena Hounds!

The Grey Hyena Hounds were trapped in the net and struggled desperately, but the more they struggled, the tighter they became entangled.

There were about ten left, but they had already been split into two groups.

Lin Fan looked at Sun Wei.

"Sun Wei, Charge! Scatter that group!"

Sun Wei took a deep breath, protected his front with his arms, and like a real rhinoceros, charged fiercely toward that group of Grey Hyena Hounds!

Charge! Boom!

Five or six Grey Hyena Hounds were sent tumbling, rolling into a heap.

Chen Menger seized the opportunity to finish them off; two Wind Blades shot out, striking two Grey Hyena Hounds in the abdomen.

Xu Ziyan wasn't idle either; he sprayed Frost repeatedly, freezing the Grey Hyena Hounds that were trying to get back up again.

Lin Fan wove through them, his left hand reaching out again and again.

Every wound meant a Grey Hyena Hound falling.

Five minutes later, the last Grey Hyena Hound fell.

The ground was littered with the corpses of Grey Hyena Hounds; some were trapped in the net, some were frozen, some were paralyzed and limp, and others were dazed from being rammed.

Sun Wei sat down on the ground with a thud, his forearm still bleeding, panting heavily.

Chen Menger held her knees, sweat dripping down her cheeks, her chest heaving violently.

Liu Xiaoman knelt directly on the ground, her right hand hanging by her side, the launcher having long since dissipated, revealing her pale fingers.

Xu Ziyan, holding the Snow Spirit Fox which had returned to its fox form, felt his legs go weak and sat down on the ground as well.

"Damn... I'm exhausted..."

Lin Fan withdrew his left hand, and the scales faded away.

He scanned the Grey Hyena Hounds all over the ground, then looked at his teammates slumped on the ground, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.

"Not bad, everyone's still alive."

Liu Xiaoman raised her head and looked at him.

Her gaze was extremely complex.

There was shame, gratitude, and a hint of something indescribable... awe.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

Lin Fan ignored her, walked over to Sun Wei, and squatted down.

"Show me your arm."

Sun Wei blankly extended his still-bleeding forearm.

Lin Fan took a look.

The wound wasn't deep, but quite a bit of blood had been lost.

He took a small bottle of hemostatic medicine from his backpack and tossed it to Xu Ziyan.

"Apply this to him."

Xu Ziyan caught it and busily applied the medicine to Sun Wei.