48: Humans sneak into the Yunxia Mountains!

“I never thought that after plants mutated, they would possess such strength!”

Before this, Xia Fan had only seen mutated plants that became Heaven and Earth Treasures, or the willow tree in the capital in his previous life, and he had never personally witnessed the willow tree in action.

Now, the strength displayed by the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine also left Xia Fan amazed.

“You all go; there’s no need to linger here.”

Seeing Yuan Dali and the other fierce beasts still guarding him nervously, Xia Fan smiled helplessly, then motioned for them all to leave, “The Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine is our companion. You all dripped your blood on it earlier, so there’s no need to fear it suddenly attacking you in the future.”

“Understood, Boss!”

“Let’s go, let’s go, I still need to go back and have baby monkeys.”

“Perhaps I can help Boss find some more Heaven and Earth Treasures.”

“…”

The fierce beasts left with strange cries, their roars filled with various excuses, but without exception, they all fled at top speed.

Before long, only Xia Fan and Magic Cat remained.

“Tiger Brother, what are you still looking at? Aren’t we leaving?”

Magic Cat didn’t understand; it was just a Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine, and she didn’t know what was so interesting about it.

Xia Fan, however, had other thoughts.

One must know that the anomaly had not long begun, and Second-tier fierce beasts were already considered among the top tier, yet the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine, having just awakened its consciousness, could defeat a Second-tier fierce beast.

This was an unimaginable feat!

Especially for fierce beasts unaware of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine's terror, once they approached, death was inevitable!

“I’m contemplating its growth.”

Snapping back to reality, Xia Fan rubbed against Magic Cat, letting out a low growl.

He was already looking forward to the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine’s next transformation, and how terrifying its strength would become.

This would be a great weapon!

...Two days later, outside Yunxia Mountain.

A group of fully armed humans arrived silently, but most of them stopped outside the Yunxia Mountain Range, with only a few continuing deeper into the mountain.

“Why do I feel that this infiltration mission will be exceptionally smooth?”

At this moment, a young man with camouflage painted on his face said with a smile, “Although we haven’t officially entered the Yunxia Mountain Range, we haven’t seen any fierce beasts along the way.”

“And I can feel that the spiritual energy here has become much denser because of the seven-colored lotus.”

“Xu Liang, don’t be careless!”

In the team, a female student reminded with a serious voice, “We are about to enter the territory of fierce beasts. According to the footage from the drone and Professor Xia’s analysis, that Golden Tiger King is very powerful.”

“So, throughout this journey, we must be careful and minimize the possibility of exposing our tracks.”

Hearing this, Xu Liang smiled indifferently, “With a few of us working together, can’t we deal with one Golden Tiger King?”

“If worse comes to worst, I’ll just control all the metal in the mountain and build a cage for it, then grab the seven-colored lotus and run!”

This human ability user was precisely the one who had attended the meeting with Professor Xia Xinyu and could control metal.

Beside him was the invisibility ability user named Lin Xiaoxiao.

“Let’s go. After another ten kilometers, we must start concealing our tracks.”

The burrowing ability user Wang Xu glanced at the map, pointed out the direction to his teammates, and whispered, “Several ability users have already died trying to capture fierce beasts during this period.”

“Li Xuan was right just now; the Golden Tiger King is very powerful.”

“This time, everyone must cooperate with her perception ability to complete the mission.”

After a brief exchange, the four ability users fell silent and continued towards the Yunxia Mountain Range.

Originally, Xu Liang was supposed to be the support personnel, covering the retreat after the others completed their mission, but after everyone arrived, they found that the situation in Yunxia Mountain was slightly different from what they had expected, so they all went into action.

Having an ability user who could control metal meant they could build a sturdy fortress.

And in Xu Liang’s backpack, he was carrying several folded steel plates!

“Li Xuan, investigate the situation!”

After the team had advanced a certain distance, Wang Xu looked at her and solemnly instructed, “The situation here is getting more and more unusual, and a thin mist has already risen around us. Acting rashly will only put us in danger.”

“Okay!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xuan, under the cover of her teammates, sat cross-legged, then bit her fingertip and smeared a drop of blood onto her brow.

Instantly, a peculiar aura silently spread out, heading towards the depths of the Yunxia Mountain Range.

As time passed, Li Xuan’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and finally, as if she had discovered something terrifying, she suddenly widened her eyes, her face solemn, “Captain, the situation has changed!”

“What’s wrong?”

Wang Xu looked at her suspiciously, only to hear Li Xuan continue, “The previous intelligence might have been wrong!”

“I didn’t expect there to be more than just the Golden Tiger King, a Second-tier fierce beast, on this Yunxia Mountain.”

“What? You didn’t see wrong, did you?”

The other few instantly paled in shock, and Lin Xiaoxiao even urgently asked, “Look again? This is no time for jokes!”

“I dare not perceive any further, besides, I used the most precise method just now.”

Li Xuan shook her head, a hint of fear surfacing from the depths of her eyes, “I sensed the aura of five Second-tier fierce beasts in total, and of course, I also sensed the location of the seven-colored lotus.”

“However, when I tried to find a perfect infiltration path, I suddenly felt that if I continued to perceive, those Second-tier fierce beasts were very likely to discover my presence!”

These five Second-tier fierce beasts were none other than Xia Fan, Magic Cat, Yuan Dali, Centipede Qian Zu, and Golden Feather, but this group of humans had no idea.

The ability user team instantly fell silent.

“Now, we need to change our plan.”

As the true executor of this mission, Lin Xiaoxiao frowned and said, “I can indeed approach the seven-colored lotus invisibly, but once I touch it, the Golden Tiger King and other fierce beasts will definitely discover me!”

“Now, even if we fight to the death, we won’t be able to leave alive.”

“So this trip can only be outsmarted; we absolutely cannot engage in conflict with the fierce beasts!”

Lin Xiaoxiao wasn’t afraid of death; she just had a clear understanding of her own strength. All of them combined couldn’t defeat five Second-tier fierce beasts.

Wang Xu pondered deeply.

He thought long and hard but couldn’t come up with a good way to steal the seven-colored lotus while preserving their lives.

After a long while, he seemed to have made a decision, looking at everyone, “If we are exposed, Li Xuan and Lin Xiaoxiao, you two form one group. Xu Liang and I will form another, aiming to cause chaos among the fierce beasts.”

“Before that, I’ll go underground first to scout, identify safe zones, and eliminate dangers.”

“Once things look bad, I’ll bolt!”

“Okay!”

After discussion, Wang Xu was the first to burrow into the ground, making as little noise as possible, heading towards the location of the seven-colored lotus. The other ability users followed a certain distance behind.