38: Chapter 38: Surprised? Unexpected?

Chen Xi's voice clearly reached everyone's ears:

"I see you have strength in numbers, and I was worried that the experience from this single BOSS wouldn't be enough for you to split."

"So, I specifically went to the forest behind to help you pull some small monsters over."

Chen Xi pointed at the dense horde of beasts below, a playful smirk curving his lips:

"Is this gift a surprise? Is it unexpected?"

"Damn it! Fuck! You bastard!"

Hearing these soul-crushing words from Chen Xi, Lei Zhen was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

He tilted his head back and cursed furiously at the hot air balloon in the sky:

"You actually dare to lure monsters to harm people! You are violating morality! I'm going to report you to the school! I'm going to kill you!!"

"If I remember correctly, your name is Lei Zhen?"

Chen Xi let out a cold, disdainful laugh:

"When you were clearing the area and driving people away just now, did you talk about morality? Now you want to talk to me about rules?"

"Damn it! If you've got the guts, come down here; I want to fight you one-on-one!"

Lei Zhen pointed at Chen Xi on the hot air balloon and cursed loudly.

"Stop cursing! If we don't find a way to deal with these monsters, we're all going to meet our ancestors!"

Zhao Zixuan quickly reminded him.

He was very rational; what needed to be solved immediately was the aggressive horde of beasts before them.

Not wasting breath on those three people in the hot air balloon.

Of course, the Holy Light Battle Team had noted this grudge.

"Then what do we do now?!"

Lin Ya looked at the herd of beasts around them that were already restless and preparing to charge, and screamed:

"Think of something quickly! They're about to pounce!"

Zhao Zixuan forced himself to calm down, his brain working at high speed.

He looked around. At this moment, those hundreds of monsters had just fallen flat on their faces. Although many had stood up, their aggro hadn't fully locked on yet.

But that number... A wave of despair washed over Zhao Zixuan.

"What else can we do!?"

He gritted his teeth and glared resentfully at the hot air balloon in the sky.

As the absolute strategist among these three teams, Zhao Zixuan was very clear about their strength.

First, the arrival of these hundreds of monsters had completely disrupted their formation.

Originally, the damage dealers occupied very safe positions and could focus solely on attacking.

But now, hundreds of monsters were howling and waiting behind them.

The squishy damage dealers had no time to deal with the monsters' attacks from behind, let alone attack the BOSS.

Secondly, with their current mental strength, it was simply not enough to kill all these monsters, let alone the BOSS.

Therefore, without too much thought, Zhao Zixuan immediately made the most rational, yet most humiliating, decision:

"We struggled for our lives just to whittle down a bit of health from one Thunder Roar Berserk with over a dozen people. Now, with hundreds of monsters surrounding us, we can't fight!"

"Fighting head-on is suicide! It's a total wipe!"

Zhao Zixuan made a prompt decision and shouted: "Retreat!"

"We must leave the altar area quickly before the encirclement closes completely!"

"Otherwise, once these monsters recover, we won't be able to leave even if we want to!"

"Retreat?!"

Lei Zhen gripped his heavy sword tightly, the blood seeping from the web of his hand staining the hilt red.

He looked unwillingly at the Thunder Roar Berserk that had already lost one-fifth of its health, then looked up and glared fiercely at the three people—Chen Xi and the others—on the hot air balloon, who looked completely carefree.

"Damn it... I'm not willing to give up!"

"Unwilling or not, we have to retreat! As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!"

Zhao Zixuan grabbed Lei Zhen's arm and shouted urgently: "Hurry! Retreat first! We can turn back later!"

He glanced at the surrounding beast horde, a flash of malice in his eyes: "With so many monsters surrounding us, this place is a death trap! Even if those three people forced us away, they would never dare to come down!"

"As long as this group of monsters doesn't disperse, this BOSS won't be snatched by others! We are just retreating strategically for now. Once this group of monsters disperses, or we force those three idiots away, we'll kill our way back!"

Lei Zhen looked unwillingly at the Thunder Roar Berserk. He nodded heavily.

He was just stubborn, not stupid. He also knew that fighting head-on now would only lead to death.

"Go! Everyone retreat!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zixuan did not hesitate any longer. He was the first to put away his scripture and sprinted towards the narrow cave exit on the other side of the altar.

Driven by him, the members of the Holy Light Battle Team also felt as if they had been granted amnesty and began to flee one after another.

Seeing this, Lei Zhen and Lin Ya could only grit their teeth and swallow their pride, calling to their respective team members and fleeing towards the cave exit in a sorry state.

Just the moment they turned to run, in the center of the altar, the Thunder Roar Berserk, which had been beaten up for a long time and was filled with rage, finally found an opportunity to vent.

It looked at the group of ants that were suddenly trying to escape and let out a roar filled with majesty and fury: "Roar——!!!"

Following this command, the hundreds of monsters around that were originally confused instantly found an outlet. All aggro values were locked onto the three fleeing teams at this moment!

Rumble—! The ground shook, and dust billowed. The crowd of monsters, like a bursting flood, followed the Thunder Roar Berserk and chased madly after the three teams.

Screams, curses, and the roars of monsters instantly turned the narrow cave passage into a chaotic mess.

...

On the hot air balloon. Li Murou and Su Xiaoxiao leaned on the railing, watching the Professionals fleeing like stray dogs below, laughing so hard they couldn't straighten their backs.

"Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter! Didn't you want us to get lost just now? Why are you running faster than rabbits now?"

Li Murou wiped the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, feeling that the pent-up frustration in her heart had been completely vented.

On Su Xiaoxiao's cold, ice-like, exquisite face, a rare smile appeared: "Captain Chen, I discovered a problem."

"What problem?"

"Drawing your aggro is a hundred times more terrifying than drawing the BOSS's aggro."

Chen Xi smiled slightly and didn't answer. He snapped his fingers lightly. "Snap—!"

The hot air balloon card turned into points of light and dissipated. The three then landed steadily in the center of the altar.

Chen Xi adjusted his collar, looked at the empty surroundings, and smiled slightly: "Alright, clearing the field is complete. Next, it's our turn to take over!"