181: An Qian's Crisis

Although Qin Shilei and his companions were not afraid of the long-beaked birds, they were unwilling to provoke them.

Firstly, killing them would not yield many spoils of war.

Secondly, they were still carrying the mutated corn, and if it were damaged, the gains would not outweigh the losses.

Therefore, Qin Shilei chose to hide in the room and wait for the long-beaked birds to leave on their own.

Han Hongyu and the others behind him probably had the same intention, but he did not know which floor they were hiding on.

Qin Shilei thought for a moment, then found some wet strips of cloth from the room and stuffed them into the door crack.

He turned to Zhang Xiaoli and said, "You should first use the psychic orb to recover your mental energy."

After successive battles, both of their mental energy and vitality were more than half depleted, so it was indeed time to recover.

"Chirp, chirp!"

The chirping of birds came from outside the door.

Fortunately, they did not ram the door, and soon after, they flew away.

Qin Shilei walked to the window, pulled back the curtain a little, and looked out.

Outside, the long-beaked birds blotted out the sky, and they even attacked the Scythe Beetles on the ground.

Qin Shilei could vaguely see the corpses of three Scythe Beetles on the ground.

The advantage in numbers truly could not be underestimated.

Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaoli finally recovered to her peak state.

Seeing that the birds had not yet left, she suggested, "How about I ripen this corn first? It will be more convenient to carry then."

Qin Shilei nodded, "That's a good idea."

While they were unable to return in time because of a flock of birds, An Qian and her companions also encountered their own crisis.

"Sister Qingshu, is that wild boar really that powerful?" An Qian turned her head and asked.

"One of our Bronze Five-Star Evolution users was killed by it in less than a minute, so I really felt a bit lacking in confidence, which is why I called you over."

Kong Qingshu pointed to a village ahead and said, "We found it when we were searching for supplies in that village ahead."

Not long after they entered the village, they discovered the large wild boar.

It was a large wild boar four to five meters long and weighing two to three thousand catties.

At this moment, it was engrossed in eating something.

When An Qian saw what the other party was eating, a surge of anger immediately rose within her.

The large wild boar was chewing on a human leg.

Crimson blood was continuously dripping down the wild boar's half-meter long tusks.

"Oink!"

When the wild boar saw An Qian and her companions, it immediately stopped eating, raised its head, and let out a low roar, while its front legs continuously pawed the ground.

Immediately after, it charged towards An Qian like a Tank.

"Good timing."

An Qian also raised her sword and rushed forward.

Boom!

Like two speeding cars colliding, a huge crashing sound erupted.

In Kong Qingshu's line of sight, the fiery red figure did not retreat a single step; instead, the massive wild boar stumbled back three steps.

"The Silver Realm is truly too strong. When will I be able to advance to Silver?" Kong Qingshu exclaimed with emotion.

After being forced back by one move, the wild boar actually turned and ran.

"Where do you think you're going?" An Qian cried out sweetly, transforming into a fiery red phantom and giving chase.

The mutated wild boar must have activated a speed skill, as it ran nearly twenty meters in the blink of an eye.

Unfortunately, it encountered An Qian.

Floating Light Shadow!

An Qian instantly caught up to the wild boar, then used White Rainbow Pierces the Sun to stab her sword into its head.

"Oink!"

The wild boar screamed and ran nearly ten meters before collapsing with a crash, twitching for a while before finally breathing its last.

Kong Qingshu walked forward and said, "An Qian, I didn't expect you to kill this terrifying mutated wild boar in less than a minute."

An Qian was about to reply when she suddenly noticed the sky had darkened.

Looking up, she saw countless bats flying in the sky at some unknown time, blocking out the sun.

"Conceal yourselves!"

An Qian's expression changed, and she quickly pulled Kong Qingshu into a nearby house.

Their several subordinates also frantically followed them, rushing into the house.

This swarm of bats was the same one Qin Shilei had encountered before, and it was unknown why they had suddenly changed direction and arrived near Hope City.

Perhaps attracted by the bloody scent of the mutated wild boar below, the swarm of bats swooped down like a bolt of lightning.

"Ah!"

One person, being too slow, was discovered by the bats in the sky before he could rush into the house and was instantly caught up to.

He screamed while wildly swinging the longsword in his hand.

"I'll go save him."

An Qian used Floating Light Shadow to instantly appear beside the person, grabbed him, and rushed back into the house.

After An Qian rushed in, Kong Qingshu quickly slammed the door shut.

After everyone worked together to kill the bats on the person, they found that his throat had already been bitten through by the bats, and he died without even leaving a last word.

"Commander An, those bats are about to break through the windows and rush in!" one person anxiously pointed at the window and said.

"Quickly get something to block the windows."

An Qian ordered, then paused and said to Kong Qingshu, "Sister Qingshu, I will go out in a moment and use my ultimate skill; please protect me."

Kong Qingshu's heart tightened, and she solemnly said, "I will definitely protect you, An Qian."

An Qian went to the side of the main door, suddenly pushed it open, and instantly rushed out.

Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix!

Immediately, countless giant energy birds swiftly formed, then followed the phantom of the Azure Luan behind An Qian, Pounce the surrounding bats.

The bats that were originally attacking An Qian around her were instantly ignited and burned to ashes.

"Roar!"

It was at this moment that after the Bat King roared, the bat swarm simultaneously opened their mouths and unleashed their collective ultrasonic attack.

An Qian, affected by the ultrasonic attack, instantly stiffened.

Fortunately, after the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix skill was unleashed, it was led by the phantom of the Azure Luan to attack the enemy, so it was not greatly affected.

Countless bats continuously fell from the sky like dumplings, quickly covering the surrounding ground.

The Bat King, unable to dodge in time, was grazed by one of the giant energy birds, was burned and screamed repeatedly, and frantically fled into the distance.

The phantom of the Azure Luan slowly faded, and An Qian remained motionless, maintaining her standing posture.

Kong Qingshu also quickly killed the bats that had just rushed into the room, then instantly rushed to An Qian's side and reached out to support her.

"An Qian, are you alright?"

An Qian shook her head, "I'm fine, it's just that my vitality is somewhat depleted."

"No good, let's run!"

Kong Qingshu quickly hugged An Qian and rushed into the building.

However, before they could close the main door, dense swarms of bats also flew in.

Two-thirds of the bats in the sky had just been killed by An Qian's single move.

Unexpectedly, despite such heavy casualties, the bats were not scared away; instead, under the command of the Bat King, they charged down towards them again.

Kong Qingshu released An Qian, took out her long whip, and waved it to create whip shadows, keeping the bats at bay beyond three meters.

An Qian, meanwhile, sat on the ground and quickly absorbed two third-tier crystals.

Although Kong Qingshu also had a Bronze Nine-Star cultivation, facing such a large number of bats, she immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Several screams also came from beside her, indicating that their subordinates were probably also unable to protect themselves now.