968: Little cutie

In the dark forest.

Seeing the panic on the faces of his subordinates, the Death Spirit Captain regretted telling them such news.

"Alright, rest time is over, keep moving forward."

"All of you, perk up! The Shifting Cloud Leopard is extremely fast. If the prey escapes due to your carelessness, I will whip you severely when we get back!"

The Death Spirit Captain stood up, looking sternly at his subordinates.

"Understood!"

The nine Undead Warriors’ expressions became serious, and they suppressed the fear in their hearts.

Just as their Captain said, the war between the two races and the Human Race Strong were too far away from them. If they couldn't bring back prey tonight, everyone would be hungry soon.

Soon.

The Soul Hunter Team, having regrouped, continued to advance.

As they moved forward, the surrounding trees became sparser, and the bright moonlight illuminated the ground, making the visibility very clear.

It didn't take long for the Soul Hunter Team to approach their destination.

In an open clearing, six massive figures lay sprawled on the ground, sound asleep.

Loud snores rose and fell, completely masking the subtle sounds made by the approaching Soul Hunter Team.

These six figures resembled leopards in shape, but their bodies were enormous. The smallest one was over six meters long, while the largest reached an astonishing eight meters. Their sharp claws, exposed in the moonlight, gleamed with a chilling light.

It left no doubt that these sharp claws could easily tear flesh and blood to shreds.

These six giant beasts, resembling leopards, were the target of the Soul Hunter Team: Rank Five Demonic Beasts, Shifting Cloud Leopards.

Shifting Cloud Leopards are known for their agile movements, like the wind. They are skilled at manipulating wind-attribute magic, and their temperament becomes extremely ferocious under the erosion of dark power at night.

A single one can contend with several cultivators of the same Rank.

Because of this, the Soul Hunter Team sent a team composed entirely of Rank Fives, led by a Rank Six Peak, to hunt them.

However, upon seeing their hunting target this time, the Soul Hunter Team's Captain, a Rank Six Peak Undead, his face sank.

"No! The intelligence is wrong!"

"Our target this time was clearly only three adult Shifting Cloud Leopards, but there are six here, and one of them has already transformed into a Shifting Cloud Leopard King!"

The Death Spirit Captain said in a low voice, his eyes filled with extreme solemnity.

With their team's composition, they could kill three adult Shifting Cloud Leopards without injury, but if the number doubled, it would become somewhat difficult.

After all, these beasts were too fast, coming and going like the wind, and were even more formidable in the night forest.

Of course, if the number merely doubled, it wouldn't make the Death Spirit Captain so serious.

The most important thing was that among these six Shifting Cloud Leopards, one had completed its transformation into a Shifting Cloud Leopard King.

"Damn it! When I get back, I'm definitely going to hang that guy who scouted two days ago and whip him!"

The Death Spirit Captain's gaze fell on the largest of the six Shifting Cloud Leopards, the one over eight meters, nearly nine meters long, and he thought with gritted teeth.

Adult Shifting Cloud Leopards typically grow to six to seven meters, with their strength at Rank Five Peak.

However, growing to eight meters means that the Shifting Cloud Leopard has broken through its Bloodline limit and transformed into a Beast King, its strength definitely having reached Rank Six.

Although the Death Spirit Captain had Rank Six Peak strength and feared no Shifting Cloud Leopard King, his nine subordinates would not be a match for the five adult Shifting Cloud Leopards.

"Retreat!"

Signaling his subordinates to retreat, the Death Spirit Captain decided to return the way they came.

If he dared to engage this den of Shifting Cloud Leopards, the roles of hunter and prey might be reversed.

Upon receiving their Captain's order, the warriors of the hunting party cautiously retreated.

However, during their retreat, a team member, Mo Ke, accidentally stepped on a dry branch.

Snap!

The dry branch immediately broke into several pieces, making a sound.

"Captain?"

Mo Ke looked at his Captain with a face full of panic.

"What are you standing around for? Run!"

The Death Spirit Captain glared at Mo Ke, then unhesitatingly gave the order.

In an instant, the Undead of the hunting team immediately burst forth with power, sprinting wildly into the forest.

"Roar, roar, roar!!!"

And at the same time, the six awakened Shifting Cloud Leopards let out savage roars.

"Roar!"

The eight-meter-long Shifting Cloud Leopard King, its scarlet eyes noticing the rapidly fleeing Soul Hunter Team, suddenly shot out a tangible red light from its eyes.

"Roar!"

It let out a roar, chasing them like the wind.

"Roar, roar, roar!!!"

The other five Shifting Cloud Leopards quickly followed.

In an instant, the silent forest suddenly became lively.

...

"Hmm?"

Somewhere above the forest, a figure suddenly materialized, frowning as he looked at the rising dust in the forest.

Under the bright moonlight, this figure was as handsome as an exiled immortal stepping out of a painting.

"Canglan City has already ordered all Undead to stay in their gathering places and not go out. Now, a few little darlings have secretly snuck out?"

Wang Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise, thinking with some unexpectedness.

He had previously sensed two Dead Spirit Race gathering places in this forest, and was just about to go hunt them.

As a result, he didn't expect to encounter a few reckless "little darlings" here.

"When luck comes, you can't stop it. It seems I can activate a plan I had previously shelved."

Originally, Wang Chen's plan was to directly raid a Dead Spirit gathering place, then, through the information transmitted by Sosis, engage in guerrilla warfare with the Dead Spirit Strong in Canglan City.

But now, he decided to change his approach.

When he was in Wanshou City, Bai Yuliang gave him a very interesting little toy called the Thousand Illusion Mask. It was a rather peculiar treasure that could change the user's physique and aura, perfectly transforming the user into another person.

Of course, while this item was good, it had a major flaw: it could not withstand the perception of Rank Nine Strong. In front of Rank Nine Strong, the Thousand Illusion Mask's transformation was completely exposed.

After obtaining the Thousand Illusion Mask, Wang Chen had planned to use it to transform himself into an Undead, then boldly follow the Undead into the gathering place, saving the effort of attacking the Guardian Array.

However, because Canglan City ordered all Dead Spirit gathering places to activate their Guardian Array and not go out, his plan naturally died prematurely.

But now, Wang Chen decided to restart it.

With his strength, as long as he bypassed the Guardian Array and entered the Dead Spirit gathering place, he was absolutely confident that he could prevent the Undead in the gathering place from transmitting any messages to Canglan City.

This way, his hunting gains tonight could at least double!

"Who should I become? The only Undead who left an impression on me are those few. The ones from Blade City can't be used, so I'll become Sosis!"

Wang Chen thought, waving his hand and taking out a mask from his spatial ring.