37: Chapter 37 The Great Battle Begins, Devouring Bloodlines

Returning to Wang Gang's home, Lin Ye sat cross-legged on the bed in his leather armor, not heading to the backyard for a Body Tempering soak as he had done before.

On one hand, it was because the wolf king essence blood had run out; without it to restore his physical strength, the effects of Body Tempering would be greatly diminished.

On the other hand, he had to maintain a Peak state at all times, and practicing the Body Tempering Method was too physically demanding.

If any situation arose during this time, he would be caught off guard.

He began to circulate the Basic Breathing Method, and strands of innate qi began to flow slowly through his Meridians as Lin Ye gradually entered a deep state of Cultivation.

However, in the dead of night, a sudden, urgent sound of gongs and drums rang out from outside.

Lin Ye opened his eyes abruptly, grabbed the bingtie staff, slung his bow and arrows over his back, and pushed the door open to head out.

When Lin Ye arrived at the village entrance, he saw dozens of militiamen standing on the perimeter wall holding bows and arrows, all with solemn expressions.

Utilizing Qinggong to leap onto the wall, Lin Ye looked into the distance.

Under the moonlight, he saw a dense horde of wild boars rushing wildly down from the mountain path; there were over a hundred of them, large and small, forming a black torrent surging straight toward Wang Family Village!

Further away, one could vaguely see a mountain-like figure hidden in the darkness.

"The Wild Boar King?!"

Lin Ye had not expected the Wild Boar King's revenge to come so swiftly.

He had just slaughtered over forty of its kin during the day, and by night, it had led the pack to attack; wasn't this organizational ability a bit too high?

"Captain!"

At this moment, Zhao Shanhe was methodically arranging the defense. Seeing Lin Ye arrive, he merely nodded slightly.

"Everyone, don't panic!" Zhao Shanhe's voice was not loud, but it carried a convincing power.

"The arrows have limited power; wait until they get closer before killing them."

Meanwhile, the wild boar pack was already less than a hundred meters from the wall.

When the distance was reduced to only 50 meters, Zhao Shanhe suddenly shouted, "Release!"

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!

In an instant, dozens of arrows pierced the air, heading straight for the wild boars charging at the front.

The wild boars had thick skin and flesh, plus tenacious vitality; if they weren't shot down in a concentrated manner, it would be impossible to inflict any fatal wounds.

In an instant, the few wild boars targeted by the arrows had a dozen more arrows stuck in them.

Without even a grunt, they collapsed heavily to the ground.

Their bodies slid forward another dozen meters due to inertia before coming to a stop.

"Release again!"

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Another volley of arrows was fired.

However, this time, the wild boar pack had learned their lesson.

They no longer charged forward in a swarm but scattered, causing most of this volley to miss.

Seeing this, Zhao Shanhe frowned and decisively changed tactics: "Fire at will, and focus on vital areas like the eyes, nose, and throat!"

After saying this, he turned his head to look at Lin Ye: "You are responsible for shooting the elite individuals in the wild boar pack. They are massive, and the wall will have a hard time withstanding their impact!"

"Understood!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye immediately shifted his aim, specifically targeting those massive wild boars.

With the visual enhancement provided by Tracking Technique, even in the dark of night, Lin Ye quickly identified several elite monsters.

Without hesitation, he immediately aimed at one and fired.

However, the defense of the elite monsters was far beyond that of ordinary wild boars.

Ordinary iron arrowheads could hardly inflict fatal wounds on them.

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Ye ultimately took out a wolf-tooth arrow and nocked it on the string.

These were originally prepared for the Wild Boar King; he didn't expect to use them now.

Fortunately, the number of elite monsters was not high, so it shouldn't cost too many.

Swoosh!!

Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, the wolf-tooth arrow flew straight toward the elite wild boar's neck.

The armor-piercing ability of the wolf-tooth arrow went without saying.

The arrow pierced straight through the wild boar's thick fat, reaching its internal organs.

Bang!

Suffering such a fatal wound, no matter how thick-skinned the elite wild boar was, it instantly collapsed to the ground.

However, this creature's vitality was indeed tenacious.

Even though its internal organs were shredded, it didn't die immediately and was still twitching there.

But it didn't matter; as long as it lost its combat ability, that was enough.

Lin Ye drew his bow and nocked an arrow, continuing to aim for the next target.

The militiamen nearby, seeing Lin Ye take down an elite wild boar so decisively and cleanly, instantly had their morale boosted.

However, just as Lin Ye shot the tenth elite wild boar, the massive shadow that had been hiding at the back of the battlefield moved.

The huge shadow that had originally been hidden in the darkness suddenly burst forth, like a moving black mountain, charging toward Wang Family Village with an overwhelming force.

Every step it took on the ground made the earth tremble, emitting a dull thud.

Its thick limbs were like four stone pillars, with knotted, powerful muscles rolling and surging beneath its fur; every stride contained terrifying strength.

Those two long tusks flashed with a chilling cold light under the moonlight, like two scimitars, easily capable of tearing apart anything blocking its path.

From the creature, Lin Ye felt a chilling aura.

That tangible sense of oppression made everyone present feel difficulty breathing, and their heartbeats involuntarily accelerated.

However, Zhao Shanhe, who had not yet made a move, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Wild Boar King: "Fortunately, although its aura is stronger than it was five years ago, it has not completely stepped into the Eighth-Grade ranks."

"I'll leave this place to you; I'm going to block that Wild Boar King."

Lin Ye nodded, indicating that he could rest assured with him here.

Seeing this, Zhao Shanhe said no more, drew the moyuan blade, and headed straight for the Wild Boar King.

Zhao Shanhe was truly a seasoned Ranked Martial Artist; not only was his combat experience abundant, but his blade technique had reached a state of pure perfection, directly suppressing the Wild Boar King.

However, as a half-step Eighth-Grade exotic beast, combined with its racial characteristics, even with the sharpness of the moyuan blade, it was very difficult to fully break through its defense. At most, he could only cut a gash on the surface of its skin; it was difficult to inflict a fatal wound.

But Zhao Shanhe was not in a hurry at all.

If he had to chip away at its health, so be it.

As long as he dragged it out long enough, it would bleed to death.

However, just when the situation was looking great, a sudden change occurred on the battlefield.

He saw the blood-covered Wild Boar King, after taking a slash from Zhao Shanhe head-on, directly ram him away with its head, then ignored him and charged straight toward Wang Family Village.

Zhao Shanhe inwardly cursed, "Not good," and hurriedly chased after it with his blade.

Lin Ye on the wall saw this and immediately fired a wolf-tooth arrow at the Wild Boar King, but the previously invincible wolf-tooth arrow now lacked its former power when facing the Wild Boar King.

It only barely broke through the Wild Boar King's superficial defense, and the arrowhead got stuck after penetrating three inches under the skin.

Compared to the Wild Boar King's massive size, this degree of attack counted, at most, as scratching an itch for it.

Lin Ye finally understood why this guy could hold out for so long under the Captain.

This guy's Physical Body defense was too terrifying, by no means comparable to the copper skin and iron bones of a Ninth-Grade Martial Artist.

Just as Lin Ye was preparing to jump off the wall to block the Wild Boar King with the bingtie staff in his hand, the next scene exceeded everyone's expectations.

He saw that the Wild Boar King didn't charge the wall at all, but instead came to an elite wild boar that had fallen to the ground, opened its bloody maw, and swallowed it whole.

The Wild Boar King's stomach was like a bottomless pit; a wild boar weighing over five hundred catties was actually devoured completely in just a few seconds.

Lin Ye was stunned by this scene.

"Good grief, they were fighting well, so why did it suddenly start devouring the corpses of its own kind?"

"Was it really that desperate for food?"

However, the knowledgeable Zhao Shanhe instantly realized something was wrong and immediately shouted a warning: "Not good, it is trying to forcibly devour the Bloodline of its own kind to achieve a Breakthrough; quickly stop it."

Hearing this, Lin Ye immediately realized what was happening.

He hurriedly took out a wolf-tooth arrow and shot it toward the Wild Boar King.

As for Lin Ye's attacks, the Wild Boar King ignored them completely, letting the arrows stick into its body, and continued to charge toward the second elite wild boar, then took a bite.

Instantly, blood splattered everywhere, and then, with a gulp, this wild boar was swallowed down.

That scene was as bloody as it could get.

Lin Ye knew that arrows alone could not interrupt the creature's devouring.

He immediately threw the bow and arrows to Wang Tiezhu nearby, took out the bingtie staff, and jumped off the wall.

Since arrows couldn't stop it, he would go over and stop it himself.

Bang!!

A strike of the staff hit the Wild Boar King on the head, instantly emitting a dull impact sound.

But this strike didn't have much effect.

The Wild Boar King merely shook its massive head and ignored Lin Ye, continuing to charge toward the next one.

"Sigh~ It seems my weapon needs to be changed too."

Looking at the cracks appearing on the surface of the bingtie staff, Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh.

After all, this thing was only an ordinary two-star quality weapon and could hardly withstand his full-strength strikes.

Especially when performing the staff vibration technique, the staff body would vibrate violently, which would also cause great damage to the weapon itself.

As of today, the heavy bingtie staff, which he had previously found difficult to master, could no longer keep up with the pace of his growth.

Without too much lamentation, Lin Ye could only utilize Basic Qinggong, chase after it again with the staff, and beat the Wild Boar King fiercely.

However, even if the Wild Boar King had to endure Lin Ye's attacks, it was determined to devour the wild boar corpses; even if it was smashed until its head was broken and bleeding, it didn't care at all.

Fortunately, by this time, Zhao Shanhe had already rushed back; working together, even the strong Wild Boar King couldn't hold out much longer.

After swallowing the fifth elite wild boar, it turned and fled into the distance.

Considering that other wild boars were still attacking the village, Zhao Shanhe let Lin Ye stay behind to continue holding off the wild boar pack and chose to pursue and kill the Wild Boar King alone.

The Wild Boar King had devoured too much of its own kind's Bloodline today; if it were to successfully advance, it would be nothing short of a disaster for Wang Family Village.

It is said that one should strike while the enemy is vulnerable!

Since both sides had already become enemies, there was no reason to let the boar return to the mountain!