18: Chapter 18 The Greatest Threat

"Why are there Rank Four magic beasts appearing in Fengyue Canyon?"

"Isn't there a regular cleanup every month? Where on earth did this thing come from?"

"Stop talking nonsense and run!"

"Damn it, I wouldn't have come here if I had known!"

"Hang in there a bit longer! The supply station has already received our call for help. People from the Beast Tamer Association will be here to rescue us soon!"

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Ahead of the Forest Giant and the tide of magic beasts...

Thirty to forty panicked Beast Tamers and spirit beasts were fleeing frantically, shouting in despair.

The Forest Giant was recorded in the illustrated handbook as being slow-moving and dull-witted; the only difficulty was its thick hide and resilient flesh.

If it were just a single Rank Four Forest Giant, they probably wouldn't be this panicked.

The problem, however, was that it was surrounded by a large group of magic beasts assisting it; they were certainly not just for show!

The sheer number of beasts in that grand tide was staggering, likely numbering at least a thousand.

Although they were all only Rank Two, Level One magic beasts, with a numerical advantage of dozens of times over, they could still unleash an unattainable level of combat power.

Chen Yi widened his eyes and rubbed them in disbelief.

"Xue'er, am I seeing this right? This is a magic beast tide, isn't it?"

Lin Mengxue also gave a few bitter laughs and replied, "Yes, Brother Chen Yi, you're not mistaken. It really is a magic beast tide."

This place was clearly a holy land for leveling up, given five-star ratings by millions of netizens.

Why was it that as soon as they arrived, they not only encountered a Rank Four magic beast but even a magic beast tide appeared?

One really didn't know whether to call it good luck or bad luck—

After the shock passed, the corners of Chen Yi's mouth curled up involuntarily.

Over a thousand magic beasts—didn't that mean over a thousand magic beast crystal cores!

And many of them were Rank Two magic beasts!

His gaze quickly swept over the information of the creatures in the tide; he didn't find any magic beasts capable of long-range attacks or flight.

To Lin Mengxue, these magic beasts were simply pure targets!

"Mengxue, you know what I mean, right?"

"Of course!"

"Then let's go! Try to finish the battle before the sun sets, otherwise it'll be a hassle to collect materials once it gets dark."

"Mhm!"

Without much hesitation, Lin Mengxue flapped her Dragon Wings and soared up, appearing high in the sky.

A bone-chilling cold instantly swept in, pervading the entire forest.

"What—what is that?"

"A dragon? Holy crap, it couldn't be a dragon-type magic beast, could it? Are we surrounded?"

"Are you blind? That's not a magic beast, that's a spirit beast! Hasn't it been on the news these past two days? The spirit beast that cleared the Beast Tamer exam at light speed!"

"It's Mengxue! Mengxue is here!"

"Mengxue, save us! we're almost out of stamina—"

Among the fleeing group, there seemed to be the four seniors who had traveled with them for a while previously.

Upon seeing Lin Mengxue, they also called out for help as if seeing a savior.

Hearing this, the other adventurers also cast expectant gazes toward Lin Mengxue like drowning men clutching at straws, and began to cry for help desperately.

Even though she was just one person and it would likely be difficult for her to protect herself in this magic beast tide,

there was no one else to turn to for help right now.

Surviving was more important than anything else!

As long as they could hold out until rescue arrived!

After glancing at them, Lin Mengxue didn't say much.

After flying to a suitable angle, she took a deep breath, and Breath of Ice instantly bloomed.

The next second.

Above the entire forest, a white mist instantly emerged, surging toward the magic beast tide with an unstoppable force.

Under everyone's shocked gazes,

dozens of magic beasts were actually frozen into ice sculptures, which then shattered, turning into countless ice crystals drifting in the air.

Of course, this was only the beginning!

Breath of Ice, as Lin Mengxue's innate skill, was naturally not some ultimate move!

As long as she had enough spiritual power, she could keep using this skill to freeze the enemies one by one.

Thus, a scene that left everyone dumbfounded occurred.

Lin Mengxue continuously searched for angles and exhaled Breath of Ice.

Every breath was like an ice and snow storm sweeping through; at least dozens of magic beasts would be frozen into ice sculptures and dissipate into countless ice crystals.

Even though it was currently midsummer, all the trees were covered in white frost.

Looking from afar, it looked like a silver-white carpet, making people feel waves of chill.

Seeing such a powerful enemy, the Forest Giant also launched a counterattack immediately.

Its stone fist, comparable to a giant tree trunk, swung violently, kicking up a gale that carried mud and sand, hurling it toward Lin Mengxue.

It had to be said that Rank Four magic beasts were indeed powerful.

Even without using any skills, it could still cause such terrifying destructive power.

One could imagine that if hit by that terrifying punch,

even Lin Mengxue in her Spirit Beast Form would likely end up being smashed to pieces, right?

However, all of this was predicated on being able to land a hit!

Lin Mengxue lightly flapped her Dragon Wings and spiraled upward, easily dodging the mud-and-sand storm.

Seeing this, the Forest Giant quickly changed its attack strategy, using a Vine Attack in an attempt to knock Lin Mengxue out of the sky.

However, these vines were simply too short and could not reach Lin Mengxue at all.

The same went for those magic beast grunts; they had no long-range attack methods whatsoever and could only watch helplessly as Breath of Ice harvested their lives!

After several rounds of confrontation, other than having a bit more dust on her body, Lin Mengxue had actually not suffered the slightest injury!

Looking at the magic beast side, they had already lost nearly half of their grunts.

The Beast Tamers and spirit beasts who were fleeing for their lives were absolutely dumbstruck seeing this scene.

Taking on a thousand magic beasts single-handedly and not being at a disadvantage at all?

"This... this... this is too strong, isn't it?"

"Has Mengxue become stronger again? Why does it feel like she wasn't this strong when she killed the Withered Wood Demon yesterday?"

"She was probably afraid of accidentally hurting us last time, so she intentionally restrained her power. This is her true strength!"

"As expected of the genius who cleared the Beast Tamer exam at light speed, she's too strong!"

"We should be considered saved now, right?"

"The crisis hasn't been resolved yet! But with Lin Mengxue here, we can organize a counterattack to deal with those magic beast grunts. Maybe then we'll be saved!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many Beast Tamers finally woke up as if from a dream.

Yes, wasn't the greatest threat of this magic beast tide those thousand-plus magic beasts?

If Lin Mengxue could clear all these magic beast grunts, then with only one slow-moving Forest Giant left, the probability of them surviving would greatly increase!

Lin Mengxue's Breath of Ice had an extremely wide range; once those magic beasts were touched by it, they were doomed.

However, as the number of magic beasts continued to decrease, the number of beasts killed by a single Breath of Ice would also decrease significantly.

And Lin Mengxue's spiritual power was also limited; she couldn't use it indefinitely.

In that case, they only needed to find a way to lure those magic beast grunts together so that Lin Mengxue could annihilate them all in one go.

They might actually be able to survive this magic beast tide!