73: Chapter 73 That's a level five demonic beast, the Thunder Prison Mad Bull!

The helicopter's rotors whipped up a fierce gale.

Instructor Lei Zhan sat in the cabin, fully armed.

He held a combat alloy blade in his hand, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Beside him sat several instructors with equally grave expressions, along with Murong Yan and Xia Wanqiu, who had insisted on coming along.

The atmosphere in the cabin was suffocating.

Everyone had prepared for the worst.

They were heading into the core area to retrieve people.

In all likelihood, they would only be bringing back two mangled corpses.

They might not even find bodies, forced to return with nothing but two handfuls of blood-stained sand to erect a cenotaph.

"Pull yourselves together!"

Instructor Lei Zhan glanced at the dejected Xia Wanqiu, feeling incredibly restless inside.

"We haven't even seen any bodies yet, and you all look like your mothers just died!"

"That kid has a tough life; don't you know that scourges last for a thousand years?"

Although he said that, Instructor Lei Zhan had no confidence.

Whether it was a high-level Tier 4 Two-Headed Demon Lion or a swarm of high-level Tier 3 monsters, he didn't care.

The main concern was what else existed within the core area.

The core area was not the periphery.

In the core area of the Crimson Gobi, apart from the Level 6 Beast, the Red Scorpion King, there were many Level 5 Monsters!

Even he wouldn't know how to handle encountering a whole group, let alone Lin Fan, just a green kid!

Hmm, and there was also Instructor Chen Feng, that reckless fool who just popped pills.

He could already imagine what Instructor Chen Feng looked like now.

After taking a berserk potion, he wouldn't be able to fight normally for an hour.

This was clearly a dead end.

"Report, Chief Instructor! We are about to reach the edge of the Crimson Gobi core area!"

The pilot's voice came through the headset.

"Radar has detected a large number of high-energy signatures! There is a massive gathering of monsters ahead!"

Instructor Lei Zhan took a deep breath and gripped his combat blade tightly.

"Prepare for combat!"

"Once the targets are found, rescue them at all costs!"

"Yes!"

The helicopter began to dive.

Its altitude dropped rapidly.

Through the porthole, one could see the Crimson Gobi desert below.

Everywhere were huge craters and traces left by battles.

These were the proofs of high-level monsters rampaging.

"Over there!"

Murong Yan suddenly pointed to a valley in front and shouted.

Instructor Lei Zhan looked in the direction she was pointing.

He saw that in the valley, dust and smoke were rolling.

Vaguely, he could see more than a dozen massive monsters surrounding something.

"It's over..."

Instructor Lei Zhan's heart sank.

Surrounded by so many monsters, even an iron man would be torn to pieces.

"Prepare to rappel!"

Instructor Lei Zhan roared, unbuckling his seatbelt, ready to jump.

However, at this moment, the pilot suddenly exclaimed.

"What the f*ck!"

This "What the f*ck" was filled with shock, confusion, and a sense of existential doubt.

"What's wrong? Did you see the bodies?"

Instructor Lei Zhan's heart tightened.

"No... it's not that..."

The pilot's voice was trembling.

"Chief Instructor... you... you should see for yourself..."

Instructor Lei Zhan frowned and looked down again.

As the helicopter's altitude lowered, the dust was blown away by the wind from the rotors.

The scene in the valley finally became clearly visible to everyone.

Then, everyone in the cabin turned to stone.

There, in the middle of that group of terrifying monsters, there was no fierce fighting.

There were no bloodied corpses.

There wasn't even the slightest hint of tension.

A massive, hornless Four-Horned Antelope was walking elegantly among the herd.

On its back lay a figure, dead or alive, whose clothes revealed him to be Instructor Chen Feng.

And in front of it, a bare-chested youth was walking swaggeringly.

He held a tree branch he had picked up from somewhere.

He was humming a little tune, occasionally using the branch to swat the Four-Horned Antelope beside him.

And the dozen or so surrounding monsters had no desire to attack at all!

Instead, they were exuding emotions of fear!

They wanted to flee!

"Smack!"

Lin Fan gave the Four-Horned Antelope a hit and spoke in a dissatisfied tone.

"You flashy deer! Didn't you say you knew where the high-level monsters were!"

"Why has it been so long and there are still only Level 4 Monsters! Where are the Level 5 Monsters I've been dreaming of?"

"Roar, roar..."

The flashy deer was very aggrieved.

It was only a Level 3 monster!

It was originally just an ordinary monster living on the periphery!

How would it know where the high-level monsters were?

It had completely succumbed to Lin Fan's tyranny.

That was why it was forced to take Lin Fan wandering around here aimlessly!

Although the core area wasn't huge, it wasn't small either.

After wandering around for over half an hour, they had only encountered one or two Level 5 Monsters, a Lava Demon Spider and a Thunder Prison Mad Bull.

Lin Fan stretched helplessly and looked at the dozen or so Level 4 Monsters retreating around him.

"What are you running for! Didn't you want to eat me before? Why run now?"

"Right! The Level 3 antelope doesn't know, but you, a Level 5 Monster, should know where there are more Level 5 Monsters, right!"

Lin Fan's gaze instantly locked onto the only Level 5 Monster among them.

The Thunder Prison Mad Bull!

Ever since he encountered it, he hadn't been willing to kill it!

He had kept it alive this whole time!

The Thunder Prison Mad Bull shuddered, its five legs nearly collapsing to the ground.

"Moo—"

Lin Fan walked over, grabbed its horns, and dragged it over.

"What are you mooing about! It's your turn to lead the way now!"

As soon as the flashy deer saw Lin Fan's actions, its eyes instantly lit up!

"Oh ho!"

Finally, finally I don't have to lead the way!

"Smack!"

Lin Fan swatted its butt with a tree branch!

"What are you squealing about! Carry him well, if the person on your back falls off, I'll make sure you never squeal again!"

Instructor Chen Feng was lying on the Four-Horned Antelope at this time, only able to move the corners of his mouth.

He had a dead-fish-eye expression.

Because this half-hour had already shocked him into numbness.

He had no expressions left to make.

Lin Fan jumped and rode onto the head of the Thunder Prison Mad Bull.

"Gogogo! Setting off for the core area! I'm about to level up soon!"

The Thunder Prison Mad Bull was very dissatisfied but didn't dare to move against Lin Fan.

It had witnessed with its own eyes the Level 5 Monster, the Lava Demon Spider, use Lava Spray on Lin Fan.

As a result, it had sprayed itself to death!

As Lin Fan and his group set off again after re-planning their route, Instructor Lei Zhan and the others in the helicopter were dumbfounded.

Come on, man!

This is the core area of the Crimson Gobi!

That is a Level 5 Monster, the Thunder Prison Mad Bull!

How is it like catching Pokémon!

You just tamed it?!

And why does this look more and more familiar?

Soon, Instructor Lei Zhan realized why it looked familiar!

This is simply the four-person group from the Journey to the West pilgrimage, just missing the horse!