Lord of the Magical Beasts

Chapter 81: Hunt

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After deliberating for a moment, Yang Ling came up with a good idea.

Wild Evil Eyes were unorganized by nature. Not only were their movement speeds slow, their intelligence was also rather low. If he were to set up an ambush at the entrance of the valley, then command his Horned Bee Beasts and spider army to charge out from the inside, he believed that the Evil Eyes would definitely fall for the trap in their fluster.

Under his command, the Magical Beast army acted quickly.

The Withered Tree Warriors silently transformed into tall trees, standing guard at the exit of the valley. Behind them, the Evil Eyes got into a tight formation, taking care of the mid to long range attacks. After having evolved to the second level, their shooting range and power were better than that of their wild counterparts. With their focused firepower, sealing the exit wouldn’t be a problem for them.

After leaving behind a team of Horned Bee Beasts in the outer perimeter of the valley as a precaution and aerial cover, Yang Ling withdrew his spider army and the rest of the Horned Bee Beasts before infiltrating the valley. With the mysterious ability of the Tree Eyes, he was able to move freely within the forest even with his eyes closed. He easily evaded the wild Evil Eyes that were foraging for food.

Perhaps it was due to their scattered nature, or perhaps they were too complacent after finding a large amount of food, but the Evil Eyes within the valley were completely oblivious to the changes happening outside the valley. They certainly didn’t notice Yang Ling traversing the forest itself. They were completely unaware of the disaster that was about to befall them.

After stopping in the deepest parts of the valley, Yang Ling summoned the rest of his Magical Beasts, then got onto his Unicorn. Taking in a deep breath, he instructed the army to quickly push forward, hunting and pressuring the defenseless wild Evil Eyes.

Caught off guard and faced with the large group of fighter jet-like Horned Bee Beasts, the fatal poison of the spider army, and the purple arc-shaped lightning from the Unicorn, the wild Evil Eyes broke into pandemonium.

Some of them hid within the shrubs. Some moved in circles as they panicked. Only a few were desperate enough to try to counter-attack. But faced with Yang Ling’s bloodthirsty army, their efforts were for naught.

Every time a Horned Bee Beast charged, an Evil Eye fell to the attack. The Horned Bee Beasts forced the flustered Evil Eyes in the direction of the valley’s exit. Even though they could not use their giant poisonous stingers due to Yang Ling’s instructions, they were still a nightmare for the wild Evil Eyes with their lightning fast speed and sharp fangs.

Yang Ling had confidence in the plan, so he was unwilling to waste the Horned Bee Beasts’ poisonous stingers. After all, danger lurked in every corner within Terras Forest. No one knew if they would encounter a high level Magical Beast at the next moment. Yang Ling wanted to conserve every bit of his army’s energy that he could, let alone their powerful poisonous stingers.

Good steel has to be reserved for a sharp dagger!

To the defenseless Evil Eyes, if the speedy Horned Bee Beasts were merciless daggers, then the spider army was basically a group of cruel demons. The Evil Eyes would immediately feel dizzy and numb when they came into contact with the poison the spiders released. Unable to dodge, they would then be torn to pieces by their sharp poisonous fangs.

The wild Evil Eyes were unable to retaliate against the tarantulas and Horned Bee Beasts even though they were all low level Magical Beasts. They were even more defenseless against the powerful Unicorn. Some of the Evil Eyes thought that they would be able to hide amidst the chaos by diving into the shrubs, but often, a large portion of them would die after being struck by the thick bolts of lightning.

Quickly, after observing the power of Yang Ling’s magical beast army, the wild Evil Eyes retreated, swarming toward the exit of the valley. They thought that they could escape, not even realizing that they had fallen for Yang Ling’s scheme.

Indeed, the wild Evil Eyes that swarmed toward the exit of the valley were like moths to a flame. Compared to the Horned Bee Beasts and spider army, the Evil Eyes that were attacking in a formation were even more powerful. After waves of concentrated light bullets, flesh and blood flew everywhere around the exit of the valley. Other than the hardy Essence Crystals, even the hardest part of the wild Evil Eyes’ bodies, their skull caps, were all blasted into pieces.

The attacks of the Evil Eyes were simple yet effective, even more so since their abilities were a full level higher than their targets’! In front of their counterparts who were in an attacking formation, the wild Evil Eyes had no chance to retaliate. Even the few who were lucky enough to survive and continue charging forward were stomped into mush by the feet of the Withered Tree Warriors.

A massacre, it was a one-sided massacre!

With the pincer attack from the front and the back by Yang Ling’s Magical Beast army, over a thousand wild Evil Eyes were exterminated not long after. Blood flowed like a stream within the valley, carrying with it a thick metallic stench. Bloodied tentacles could be seen everywhere.

The quality of the troops was more important than their numbers. Having over two thousand Evil Eyes was enough, and Yang Ling was unwilling to spend more Wizard Power and blood essence on these low level troops. Thus, he allowed his Magical Beast army to attack as they wished. Unless they were wild Evil Eyes who had evolved to the third level or higher, there was no value in taming them.

After gathering the Essence Crystals of the wild Evil Eyes, Yang Ling recalled his Magical Beast army and left the bloodied valley quickly in search of a new target. He did not know that a bunch of unsolicited visitors arrived in the valley the moment he left.

Later, using a variety of advantageous terrains, Yang Ling successfully killed off several large groups of Evil Eyes. He had managed to collect over ten thousand Essence Crystals in a mere three days. These Essence Crystals were the size of a grain of rice and were unassuming to an average person, but to the Evil Eyes who desperately needed to evolve, they were treasures. Yang Ling needed as many as he could get.

Just as he predicted, all of his Evil Eyes evolved to the third level after consuming a few of the Essence Crystals from the same species. Their speed not only had a notable increase, they also developed a new ability. Now, each of their attacks would carry a numbing spell.

Yang Ling tested the new ability out. Even though the ability’s effect wasn’t as powerful as the Horned Bee Beasts’ poisonous stingers, the two abilities could be added up. The first bullet would make one a little numb, the second would make the muscles feel rigid, the third would render one completely numb... The effects would become more and more prominent the more the bullets accumulated.

Blinding flashes of light, attacks that came with a paralytic effect, movement speed that had more than doubled... Yang Ling was full of anticipation for the Evil Eyes’ overall battle capabilities. As long as they continued to evolve, Yang Ling believed that these Magical Beasts who were trash in the eyes of an average person would become an artillery unit with massive power.

Artillery corps in a foreign world?

Looking at the two thousand Evil Eyes in their formation, looking at each ferocious lone eye, Yang Ling nodded in satisfaction. With their increase in level, the range of the Evil Eyes’ attacks would increase. If their attacks were comparable to bazookas now, there was a possibility that they would become long-range cannons in the future. In fact, after they evolved to level nine or the fabled saint level Magical Beast, they might become a unit that could rival China’s Second Artillery Unit.

This world was cruel, where the strong preyed on the weak. But this world was also very exciting!

Yang Ling noticed that he fancied more and more such a harrowing, stimulating, and exciting life! He looked forward to his abilities getting stronger and stronger. He liked to see his Magical Beasts become more and more powerful. He believed that one day, the largest primordial forest in the Tailun Continent would become his backyard.