716: Enter the Warcraft Forest

After leaving the Wanbao Pavilion, Wang Chen returned directly to the inn.

However, he did not rest at the inn; instead, he packed his belongings and checked out with the Dark Tyrant Ape Cub.

Having confirmed that the Dead Spirit Race and the Demonic Beasts corrupted at night could provide experience points, Wang Chen decided to change his previous plan.

He would first synthesize and contract the Dark Titan.

His injuries had mostly recovered, and his personal safety was sufficiently guaranteed.

Under these circumstances, the sooner he contracted the Dark Titan, the faster he would be able to increase his strength.

After all, the destruction of a Dead Spirit gathering place would definitely attract the attention of the Dead Spirit Race.

Given that even a small town-level gathering place like Black Fire Town had a seventh-tier Dead Spirit overseeing it, Wang Chen had no doubt that there would be eighth-tier or even ninth-tier Dead Spirit Race powerhouses in the Demon Beast Forest area after nightfall.

For the sake of his leveling up, he had to seize the time.

He needed to increase his strength before those stronger Dead Spirit Race members made their move.

However, Wang Chen had no idea that his sudden change of plans caused a group of visitors to find an empty room when they came calling.

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Demon Beast Forest.

Between the dense trees, a figure swiftly darted.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the figure paused, and then a cold light burst forth.

The next second.

"Roar!"

A Wind Wolf, as large as a calf, howled and flew backward, crashing heavily into a large tree.

Thump!

Upon landing, the Wind Wolf's body was already twisted, its head and rear almost folded together, and its aura gradually disappeared.

"What a peculiar world."

"Killing Demonic Beasts at night grants experience points, but killing them during the day yields no gain whatsoever?"

Without the feedback of experience points, Wang Chen couldn't help but frown.

It had been an hour since he left Green Field Town, and traveling at full speed, he had now ventured deep into the Demon Beast Forest, past the outer regions, and into the central area.

Upon arriving here, the strength of the Demonic Beasts had noticeably increased, and their temperaments had become more violent.

For example, this Wind Wolf had reached the fourth-tier, equivalent to a level 110 wild monster on Blue Star.

Upon discovering Wang Chen's tracks, the Wind Wolf eagerly launched an attack, only to crash hard into a steel plate.

"The flesh is basically uncorrupted, and the Dead Spirit Qi it contains is very sparse; only the internal organs have a higher concentration."

"It seems that during the day, these Demonic Beasts are just ordinary transcendent creatures; only when night falls and the concentration of Dead Spirit Qi in the world greatly increases do these fellows change their life forms due to the dense Dead Spirit Qi."

"However, they can actually recover after being corrupted?"

After dissecting and studying the Wind Wolf, Wang Chen's expression couldn't help but become strange.

He truly hadn't expected that these Demonic Beasts were different from humans; humans in the Netherworld, when corrupted by dense Dead Spirit Qi, would either die directly or turn into monsters if they couldn't suppress it.

Yet, these Demonic Beasts, after turning into monsters at night, would return to normal during the day.

"It seems there's no need to bother with these Demonic Beasts during the day; killing them is just a waste of time. If I encounter them later, I'll avoid them if possible and try to prevent conflicts with them."

"Otherwise, if I kill too many during the day, I'll have less experience points to gain at night."

Casually digging a pit in the ground to dispose of the Wind Wolf's shattered corpse, Wang Chen continued on his journey.

As he delved deeper into the Demon Beast Forest, the Demonic Beasts grew stronger and stronger.

On the way to the Dark Tyrant Ape's territory, Wang Chen encountered many large creatures not marked on the map.

Seventh-tier Winged Tiger.

Sixth-tier Flying Demonic Leopard.

Fifth-tier gregarious Vampire Bats.

Upon encountering these Demonic Beasts, Wang Chen quietly bypassed them, while simultaneously marking them on his map.

These would all become his hunting targets at night.

He continued his journey for half a day.

Wang Chen arrived at the location marked on the map, the outskirts of the Dark Tyrant Ape's territory.

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In the dense forest.

A well-equipped hunter team of six was cautiously advancing.

Leading the way was a tall, burly man whose exposed muscles looked like cast steel.

Six golden threads were embroidered on the chest of his short-sleeved shirt, indicating that the strong man was a sixth-tier Martial Artist.

Behind him, to the left, right, and at the very back of the team, were three other Martial Artists of similar build to the strong man, all of whom had reached the fifth-tier.

In the middle of the team were two petite, plain-looking women, whose shirts embroidered with flames indicated they were two Sorcerers, also having reached the fifth-tier.

It could be said that this was an extremely powerful hunter squad, unafraid even if they encountered an ordinary seventh-tier Demonic Beast head-on.

"We've arrived."

"We have entered the edge of the Dark Tyrant Ape's territory. Everyone, rest immediately. We will begin our operation in half an hour."

When the trees ahead began to thin out, the strong man leading the way suddenly raised a hand, observed his surroundings, and then issued the command to rest on the spot.

However, at this moment, the strong man's expression remained vigilant.

The team members all sought places to rest, and the two Sorcerers even cleared a space and sat on the ground without any regard for their image.

"Phew!"

"Finally, we can rest!"

"I think we've broken a record this time; we've definitely surpassed our furthest penetration into the Demon Beast Forest from last time!"

"We are now close to the core area of the Demon Beast Forest, and the weakest Demonic Beasts around here are sixth-tier. Not only have we broken a record, but we are also definitely the Green Field Town hunter squad that has ventured the deepest into the Demon Beast Forest."

Sitting on the ground, the two female Sorcerers recovered their stamina while quietly chatting.

"Quiet down."

"Have you forgotten what I told you earlier?"

At this moment, the sixth-tier strong man looked over with dissatisfaction:

"This place is extremely close to the core area of the Demon Beast Forest. If we attract those powerful Demonic Beasts, everyone in our squad will be in trouble."

The strong man's tone was very strict, but the two female Sorcerers were not afraid at all; instead, one of them giggled and said:

"Brother Lei, you're too nervous. This is the edge of the Dark Tyrant Ape's territory. These guys have extremely strong territorial instincts, and the surrounding Demonic Beasts don't dare to approach the Dark Tyrant Ape's territory at all. Stopping here is actually safer than when we were on the move."

"Brother Leiming, don't scare us. You are the most excellent hunter in Green Field Town. If it were truly that dangerous here, you wouldn't have chosen to take a temporary break here."

The woman next to her also chimed in, and finally gave the strong man a small compliment.

Hearing her words, Leiming's expression softened slightly, but he still sternly said:

"Keep your voices down. There is no 100% safe place in the Demon Beast Forest."