198: The second lord-level beast

While the soldiers were still responding enthusiastically, Xiao Mo, standing beside Gu Xiaoyue, suddenly fell to one knee with a thud!

"Xiao Mo!"

She noticed something was wrong with Xiao Mo immediately and rushed over to support him.

"Master! Mo—"

Before he could finish his sentence, he completely lost his strength and fainted!

Was it still too much?

Since the first wave of the beast tide began, they had fought over a thousand beasts in a row!

While the other pets were taking turns resting, Xiao Qi and Xiao Mo had been fighting the entire time.

Xiao Qi was, after all, a Mature Stage Nine, and as Gu Xiaoyue's companion pet, its mental state was still holding up.

Xiao Mo had leveled up by two minor stages, but the price was that he had passed out from exhaustion!

She returned Xiao Mo to the Yu Beast Space and handed him over to Xiao Lan, asking it to cast Water Therapy to see if it could help Xiao Mo recover faster.

It wasn't that she was greedy or trying to force growth; after all, beast tides weren't something one encountered every day, and for students like them, being able to fight on the front lines was a rare opportunity.

It was just a coincidence that they had run into the beast raid today. If the military had been prepared in advance, they wouldn't have had a chance to participate; they would have been cleared out and transferred to a safe zone long ago!

Of course, she wasn't the kind of vicious Beastmaster who would disregard her pets' health for the sake of leveling up.

If Xiao Mo's body couldn't handle it, she definitely wouldn't force him!

"Chu Li, Senior, how are you both doing?"

With Xiao Mo passed out from exhaustion, she remembered to check on the condition of Chu Li and Shui Lingyu.

He Zhichen was picking up scraps, so there shouldn't be any major issues.

"I'm fine. The Fire Phoenix just rested for a while, it can continue!"

"Same here, no major issues. My Mental Power can still hold up!"

Seeing Gu Xiaoyue put away a few of her pets, Chu Li and Shui Lingyu immediately understood.

Since they had a general grasp of the beasts' strength, letting their pets take turns resting was the best strategy!

Shui Lingyu excelled in Mental Power control, and although his Mental Power was heavily depleted, he didn't want to lose to Chu Li.

Gu Xiaoyue could see the suppressed exhaustion on Shui Lingyu's face.

"Senior, go and rest, right now!"

After saying this, she turned and called over He Zhiyong, "Brother, take over for Senior for a while and come assist me!"

Her tone was unarguable, which made He Zhiyong feel a bit uncomfortable.

After all, he was an officer with a military rank, yet he had to listen to Gu Xiaoyue's commands and assist her.

But remembering the scene earlier in the sky where she slaughtered the Lord-level Eight-Winged Golden Eagle, He Zhiyong silently walked to her side.

In the face of absolute strength, military rank wasn't that important.

He had to admit that he couldn't kill a Lord-level beast on his own!

Shui Lingyu hesitated, but proper rest was necessary to face the beast tide for longer!

Since He Zhiyong had come to take his place, he would rest for a while, so as not to worry Xiao Yue.

Just as Shui Lingyu sat down next to the soldiers' formation, the ground began to tremble violently again—a new wave of the beast tide was about to arrive!

This wave of Mature Stage Seven beasts numbered over eight hundred and was the core force of this beast raid.

Gu Xiaoyue and the others couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. If reinforcements from the rear couldn't arrive in time after this wave, this defensive battle would likely become even harder to fight!

Seeing that the beasts had entered their field of vision, Gu Xiaoyue summoned Xiao Jiu, Xiao Xiong, Xiao Lv, Hou, and Bi Fang.

"If possible, try not to burn them to ashes for me!"

Although it was a bit inappropriate, she still hoped to leave behind as many beast carcasses as possible.

Hou curled its lip and rolled its eyes at her.

"Is this really the time to be obsessed with star coins?"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't speak, just shrank her neck.

The beast herd was getting closer and closer. She raised her hand and erected a row of Earth Shield, trying to block the beasts from advancing further.

But the beasts in the front row slammed into them with force, shattering the Earth Shield Gu Xiaoyue had erected in just a few strikes.

Before she could cast another one, Xiao Lv had already begun to control the grass, entangling the beasts that entered its skill range.

Xiao Qi cast Wind Blade, and Hou also raised its blade and charged toward the beasts.

While it complained about Gu Xiaoyue being money-grubbing, its actions were exactly as she had hoped.

When they had killed about two or three hundred beasts, Gu Xiaoyue and the others felt a powerful pressure again.

From behind these hundreds of beasts came a furious voice.

"Damn Beastmaster, I will avenge Third Brother!"

This was another Lord-level beast, and its strength was stronger than the previous one!

Gu Xiaoyue took a deep breath and turned slightly to say to He Zhiyong.

"Brother, it looks like the soldiers need to enter the field early, but please let Senior rest for a while longer!"

He Zhiyong nodded deeply, "You—"

Before he could ask what Gu Xiaoyue intended to do, she had already had Xiao Qi transform into its original form and fly into the sky to engage that Lord-level beast!

Not just Xiao Qi, but Hou and Bi Fang also flew straight into the sky.

Gu Xiaoyue gritted her teeth and summoned Ying Long and Qingqing as well.

She had already summoned eight pets, which was the limit she could summon at the same time right now.

This was extremely taxing on her Mental Power; after this wave was over, she would have to rest as well.

This Lord-level beast had come at a really bad time!

He Zhiyong directed the soldiers to join the battle and told Shui Lingyu to rest.

Fearing he would refuse, he specifically said it was Gu Xiaoyue's instruction.

Shui Lingyu understood and looked toward the sky with some worry.

She should be able to handle it herself, right?

In his heart, Gu Xiaoyue never fought a battle she wasn't sure of.

The battlefield on the ground was very chaotic due to Xiao Lv's plant control, as well as Xiao Xiong's poison mist and Sand Throw, and Xiao Jiu's venom.

However, Chu Li and the others were not at a disadvantage, and one beast after another fell with a crash.

It had to be said that although the soldiers had joined in, their combat power was not high enough.

Killing the Mature Stage Seven beasts took significantly more time than before.

The Lord-level Eight-Winged Golden Eagle squinted at Gu Xiaoyue and let out a sneer.

"After exhausting so many beasts, you actually still have the nerve to fight me one-on-one!"

"And why not?"

Facing its pressure, Gu Xiaoyue's hands trembled slightly, and she clasped them behind her back.

Ying Long couldn't be bothered to waste words with it; holding dual swords, she raised her hand and slashed.

Despite the vast difference in their sizes, her sword energy shocked the Eight-Winged Golden Eagle, which didn't dare to take it head-on and barely managed to dodge.

"I truly underestimated you! I thought it was you all ganging up on Third Brother, but it turns out you actually have some substance!"

Its conversation with Gu Xiaoyue infuriated Ying Long—it dared to get distracted while fighting her!

"You still have the mood to make snide remarks!"

Ying Long put away her dual swords and transformed into her original form. A dragon's roar resounded through the sky, even drawing the attention of the soldiers on the ground.

"Sovereign's Presence!"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't expect her to transform into her original form directly, followed by Hou's loud laughter as it also transformed into its original form.

God-Rank Pets were just prone to going out of control; they could clearly win in their human forms!

The previous Eight-Winged Golden Eagle was a Profound-tier Lord-level, while this one was an Earth-tier Lord-level.

Due to the difference in rank, this one was indeed stronger.

Gu Xiaoyue also summoned all of her aerial pets to deal with it.

If they still couldn't win, she would just retreat!