120: Thunder Beast King

As Qin Shi Lei and his companions were nearing the mountain peak, the pack of Thunder Beasts reappeared at the base of the mountain.

"Hurry, they're catching up!" Xia Yunyan urged her subordinates to keep pace.

One of them, looking exhausted, said, "Guild Leader, we can barely run anymore."

Another expressed concern, "If there's no way back from the peak, are we going to be trapped here until we die?"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions turned grim.

If there truly was no way back from the peak, they would be killed by the pursuing Thunder Beasts before they could even starve to death.

Hope lay at the peak, and treasures might also be there.

Everyone mustered their remaining strength and surged onto the mountain peak.

However, the scene before them made their pupils constrict, and they inwardly cried out that something was wrong.

"Awooh!"

A massive Thunder Beast, having noticed their arrival, lifted its head from the bloody corpse on the ground and roared, baring its fangs.

This Thunder Beast was as large as an elephant, its front paws resting on Hua Feng's corpse, and crimson blood dripped from its mouth onto the ground.

This must be a Thunder Beast King.

"Let's work together to slay this beast first!" Qin Shi Lei declared before charging forward.

An Qian and the others followed, swords drawn, rushing forward.

The Thunder Beast slowly chewed the flesh in its mouth a few times before suddenly moving.

When it moved, it was as fast as a lightning bolt.

It charged towards Qin Shi Lei like a speeding Tank.

An Qian was close behind Qin Shi Lei, so he had no choice but to raise his sword and cleave towards the rapidly approaching Thunder Beast.

A tremendous force transferred from Blood Soul, and his body involuntarily retreated, his feet plowing two deep furrows in the ground.

He only stopped when he reached An Qian, who was behind him.

In contrast, the Thunder Beast did not retreat a single step; only a shallow bloody mark appeared on its head.

In a contest of strength, Qin Shi Lei was no match at all.

Perhaps the head injury enraged the Thunder Beast; it shook its somewhat dizzy head and charged again.

"Fight on the move!" Qin Shi Lei pushed off with his foot, dodging the Thunder Beast's second charge by moving to the left.

An Qian and the others also dodged the Thunder Beast's charge path, weaving left and right to find opportunities to attack.

Thousand Vine Technique!

Zhang Xiaoli pointed her hand, and thick vines wrapped around the charging Thunder Beast.

However, as soon as the vines entangled the Thunder Beast, it forcefully tore them apart and broke free.

This Thunder Beast not only possessed the massive size and strength of an elephant but also had speed more agile than a cheetah.

With no unnecessary movements, just simple charges, it forced everyone to retreat, making it impossible to utilize the advantage of a coordinated attack.

"Ah!"

Two screams rang out in succession as two weaker individuals, unable to dodge in time, were sent flying by the Thunder Beast, landing on the ground and spitting out a large amount of bloody foam mixed with internal organs before they could no longer get up.

"We can't let it keep charging like this, or we'll all die here!" Lu Tian罡 shouted loudly.

"My vines can't control it at all; do you have any other ideas?" Zhang Xiaoli had already cast Thousand Vine Technique twice, but it had no effect whatsoever.

"Ah!" "Ah!"

Two more people were sent flying off the mountain peak platform, likely not surviving.

At this point, only two people below the Bronze Realm remained.

Facing such a terrifying Thunder Beast, they were already scared out of their wits and turned to run to the other side of the mountain peak, attempting to escape.

However, the Thunder Beast seemed to pick on the weaker ones, staring them down and charging at them again.

Freezing Ball!

Xia Yunyan took out a scroll, tore it open, and threw it at the Thunder Beast.

The Thunder Beast, which had no defenses, was easily hit by the Freezing Ball, and its movements immediately slowed down by a few degrees.

A bolt of lightning condensed on the single horn on its head, and the chill emanating from its body was rapidly receding.

Quagmire!

Lu Tian罡 also tore open a scroll and threw it at the Thunder Beast's feet, and immediately, the ground within three meters around the Thunder Beast's feet became soft, as if it had turned into a quagmire.

The heavy Thunder Beast immediately sank down.

Freezing Ball!

Xie Xingjian also threw out a scroll.

Thousand Vine Technique!

Zhang Xiaoli's vines finally entangled the Thunder Beast, whose movements had become sluggish.

White Rainbow Pierces the Sun!

Seizing this rare opportunity, An Qian and the others quickly used their combat skills.

Immediately, combat skills of various colors bloomed on the Thunder Beast's body.

Wounds, large and small, appeared on the Thunder Beast's body, and crimson blood spurted out.

"Awooh!"

It appeared scarred, but there was little sense of weakness in the Thunder Beast's roar.

Instead, it seemed to have further enraged the opponent.

The chill on its body was being continuously forced back, and the quagmire beneath its feet was slowly solidifying.

Once it broke free, it would undoubtedly unleash a terrifying attack.

Qin Shi Lei had originally intended to save One-Punch Man as a trump card, but seeing the situation, he immediately chose to activate the skill.

Then he unleashed the final sword strike of Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky.

Looking at Qin Shi Lei's fierce sword strike, the Thunder Beast also seemed to sense the aura of death.

It struggled even more fiercely, first tearing apart the vines on its body one by one.

Its front paws also pulled out of the quagmire, slamming fiercely towards Qin Shi Lei, while the rich lightning energy brewing on the single horn on its head rapidly struck the Blood Soul in Qin Shi Lei's hand.

With a flash of lightning, the powerful electricity traveled along Blood Soul into Qin Shi Lei's body.

Even though he was immune to most attacks, Qin Shi Lei was still slightly numbed by the electricity.

But the Blood Soul in his hand still firmly slashed down.

Bang!

The Thunder Beast's sturdy front claws were slowed by the Oak Shield on Qin Shi Lei's chest, and then blocked again by the shield formed by the Golden Silk Soft Armor.

By the time this strike hit Qin Shi Lei, it had already been greatly weakened, and before it could send Qin Shi Lei flying, the sharp Blood Soul had already slashed at its neck.

Blood Soul was unstoppable, cutting straight through.

Pfft!

A gush of crimson blood sprayed directly at Qin Shi Lei, staining half of his body red.

Boom!

The headless corpse of the Thunder Beast crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

An Qian quickly stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Qin Shi Lei, are you alright?"

Zhang Xiaoli, meanwhile, cast two Revival spells on Qin Shi Lei in quick succession.

Qin Shi Lei shook his head, "I'm fine, let's hurry and find a way out."

Looking around, everything on the mountain peak was clear at a glance.

The mountain peak was bare, with not a single plant, the only special thing being a crystal-clear skeleton at the northernmost point.

A human skeleton.

Xia Yunyan's last remaining subordinate was now reaching out to touch the rusty armor outside the skeleton.

"Ah!"

With a flash of white light, the person seemed to suffer a heavy blow, flipping in the air and falling seven or eight meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood, clearly severely injured.

"Let me see."

To prevent Qin Shi Lei and the others from misunderstanding that he was trying to snatch the treasure, Xie Xingjian spoke first, then extended his spear, preparing to pry open the armor.

White light flashed again, and Xie Xingjian, along with his spear, was pushed back five or six meters, his aura also becoming weak.

"This should be a lightning-attribute attack, Qin Shi Lei, we can only rely on you," Xia Yunyan said to Qin Shi Lei after feeding her subordinate a healing potion.

"Then I'll try." Qin Shi Lei walked towards the skeleton and poked it with Blood Soul.

Lightning reappeared, and Qin Shi Lei felt a tingling sensation flow through his body, but it was within his tolerance.

He then put away Blood Soul, bent down to unfasten the armor, and found an egg-sized silver bead lying next to the lumbar vertebrae in the skeleton's abdomen.

"Hurry, that pack of Thunder Beasts is about to come up!" Lu Tian罡 shouted anxiously.