Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Found
Translator: 549690339
Entering the depths of the old mountain forest, there was utter silence. The sunlight was blocked by dense branches and leaves of towering trees, leaving only faint rays to seep through the cracks, nourishing a few fortunate flowers and plants.
Walking on the dark, damp ground, the occasional crunching sound of fallen leaves crumbling could be heard.
Lu Yun moved quickly through the dense forest.
Although Black Veil Mountain Range wasn’t connected to the endless deep mountains like Cloud Dream Mountain Range, nor was it a branch of the Hundred-Thousand Mountains.
But its scope was vast, making it difficult to find the Third Rank Demon Beast in a short amount of time.
“Shh…”
While moving rapidly, Lu Yun suddenly heard a faint sound. Since comprehending the Slaughter Conception, his hearing and vision had greatly improved.
Even the slightest rustling of grass couldn’t escape his perception, let alone in such a quiet environment.
“There!” Lu Yun’s gaze shifted towards the left front.
In the distance, a cluster of thorny bushes began emitting a clearly audible rustling sound, followed by a black head slowly emerging.
It seemed to be a snake, sticking out its long forked tongue, its dark red eyes cold and staring calmly at the human before it.
Whoosh – its figure suddenly moved, instantly shooting towards Lu Yun like a black arrow.
Lu Yun didn’t even draw his blade – with the casual burst of aggressive aura, he cut it in half, the pieces falling at his feet.
“I thought it was something big, but it turned out to be just a little snake.”
Muttering to himself, Lu Yun stepped on the struggling head, crushing it into a pile of mush and walked away without looking back.
In Morigin, apart from the branch mountain ranges of the Hundred-Thousand Mountains, other mountain ranges had very few Demon Beasts – only some unenlightened wild animals and insects.
Of course, occasionally some Demon Beasts would break through the defensive line for some reason and enter Morigin.
A single Demon Beast entering the defense line could cause considerable damage to the people inside.
Lu Yun’s current mission objective was to locate an unknown Demon Beast that had accidentally broken through the defense line. After slaughtering a village, it fled into the Black Veil Mountain Range.
Of course, the Black Veil Mountain Range would be its burial ground.
Lu Yun sped up, going deeper into the mountain range.
On the other hand, after Lu Yun forcefully entered the Black Veil Mountain Range, the two black-armored Martial Artists immediately reported the incident to their superior, the squad leader.
Eventually, the squad leader reported it to the Captain.
The Captain, leading a hundred soldiers, along with the unique system of the Black Tiger Army, had an Enter Martial Realm cultivation level as an ordinary soldier.
This Captain, named Chen Fan, was in the middle stage of the True Qi Realm. He obeyed the command of the supervisor, Wang Junhao, to chase down the Third Rank Demon Beast that had entered the line of defense and finally tracked it down to the Black Veil Mountain Range.
Later, due to the intervention of Flying Spirit Martial Academy, it was made into a trial task for the disciples.
“So, that young man must be a disciple of Flying Spirit Martial Academy. Keep a close watch on him. Report to me after he leaves the mountain,” said Chen Fan, clad in armor, with a chivalrous demeanor and an imposing aura.
“What if he dies?” the squad leader asked uneasily.
“Then it means he’s a waste. It’s better if he dies; he would only waste resources if he lives.” Chen Fan spoke indifferently, as if describing a very mundane matter.
On the summit of a high mountain in the Black Veil Mountain Range, Lu Yun crouched at the highest point, looking down at the distance.
“I’ve been in the Black Veil Mountain Range for more than ten days, searching for almost half of the range, but there’s still no trace of that Demon Beast.”
Lu Yun felt helpless. If he had known earlier that the situation was like this, he wouldn’t have accepted the task, as it was both laborious and time-consuming.
During these days in the Black Veil Mountain Range, Lu Yun’s only gain was improving his Gale Thunder Flash Step to a 30% Great Accomplishment level.
This was the result of his own hard practice, without the help of energy values.
He still needed nearly a thousand energy values to fuse Golden Sun Ten Refinement and Pure Yang aggressive aura, so he couldn’t afford to squander them.
Of course, the Great Accomplishment Gale Thunder Flash Step was enough for him to use, which was also the reason why he could search almost half of the Black Veil Mountain Range in just over ten days.
“I’ll search for ten more days. If I still can’t find it in ten days, I’ll give up the task.”
With that thought in his mind, Lu Yun moved his body, seeming to have thunder brewing beneath his feet, and he disappeared from the mountaintop.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
The deeper Lu Yun went into the Black Veil Mountain Range, the thicker the accumulated snow was, as if it was a perennially unmelting snowy mountain, filled with cold air.
Lu Yun performed the Gale Thunder Flash Step, moving quickly while searching and looking for traces of the Demon Beast.
A few days later.
“Huh?” Lu Yun’s ear suddenly twitched.
His swiftly moving figure stopped immediately, looking towards a high ground and murmuring to himself, “It seems that the movement is coming from over there.”
Soon, he arrived at the high ground, stealthily poking his head out and looking forward.
In the distance was a large lake, like a mirror embedded among the peaks. The ice peaks, blue sky, and white clouds were reflected in the lake, forming a beautiful picture.
Next to the lake, there was a large group of snow-white wolves. They came in groups of threes and fives, either drinking water or laying half-asleep on the grass by the shore.
At first glance, there had to be over a hundred wolves.
Not far from the pack of wolves, several large beasts lay on the ground – wild pigs, wild bulls, and the like. They groaned in pain, lying on their backs or stomachs, bleeding heavily. The most critical wounds were around their necks.
Suddenly, ripples appeared in the emerald-green lake water as bubbles began to emerge.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out, followed by a giant water column shooting up into the sky. From it, a large silvery figure emerged – surprisingly, it was a giant silver wolf.
This silver giant wolf was much larger than the other Snow Wolves, its fur emitting a faint silver glow, giving it a striking, beautiful appearance.
As it emerged from the water, the Snow Wolves playing in the water or lazily sleeping woke up, howling up at the sky, as if paying homage to the silver giant wolf.
“I’ve finally found you,” Lu Yun grinned, revealing a small smile.
He didn’t expect the Silver Moon Wolf to live such a comfortable life after fleeing to the Black Veil Mountain Range; not only did it rule here, but it also found such an excellent place.
Lu Yun stared at the Silver Moon Wolf being served by numerous Snow Wolves by the lake, feeling quite touched.
“However, now that I’ve found you, your good days have come to an end.”
“Kill.”
A cold glint flashed in Lu Yun’s eyes, and his body quickly charged towards the lakeshore.
Although there were many Snow Wolves and they were quite large, they were just wild animals. Even slightly more powerful Enter Martial Realm Martial Artists couldn’t defeat them, so they naturally didn’t catch Lu Yun’s eye.
After performing the Gale Thunder Flash Step, his speed was terrifying, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the lakeshore.
At the same time, his sudden intrusion broke the tranquility here.
“Roar—”
A deep, resonant sound came from the Silver Moon Wolf’s mouth.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
All the Snow Wolves instantly raised their heads, their scarlet eyes fixed on Lu Yun, their legs rubbing against the ground in preparation for attack..