Chapter 42: Life and Death Li Dingguo held the reins gently in one hand and the spear in the other, experiencing for the first time the feeling of riding a spirit beast warhorse for a long distance. I have to say, this feels great. There were a large number of ordinary horses following behind him, and he was unable to display the true speed of the spirit beast warhorse, which left him feeling a little unsatisfied. Since entering the rugged mountain road here, the horses' speed has become slower and slower. As the terrain becomes more and more complicated, it finally becomes almost the same speed as normal walking. The spirit beasts and war horses will have no problem dealing with this kind of road condition. Their hard hooves and flexible reactions will not be damaged by bad road conditions. But don't forget that most of the horses in this team are ordinary horses, and they also have more than a dozen carriages, so naturally their endurance must be the main factor. Although the mountain ahead was already in sight, it still took nearly half an hour for the team to slowly arrive in front of a small steamed bun-shaped mountain. "Xu..." With Zhang Xianzhong at the front stopping his spiritual beast warhorse, the team finally stopped on an open grassland. "arrive!"
"Everyone dismount!" "Soldiers in charge of logistics, immediately set up a temporary camp and arrange personnel to be on guard!"... After Zhang Xianzhong jumped off his horse, he shouted loudly and gave orders one after another. The three trusted soldiers who had just jumped off their spirit beast horses behind him immediately began to take action, directing the logistics soldiers who drove the carriages to work separately. The main task of this temporary camp is to guard various supplies and stay here to look after the horses. The wilderness is not peaceful. If you are unlucky, danger can happen at any time. If they encounter a murderous demon or ghost, these logistics soldiers will be wiped out if they are not careful! "Ai Nengqi, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Zhang Huier, the four of you, immediately lead your respective teams and follow me up the mountain!" Zhang Xianzhong then shouted to the young soldiers, "Everyone must hurry up and complete the mission. We must return to Dingbian County by evening today." This is because the daytime is limited, and the danger increases greatly at night in the wilderness. Apart from large-scale military movements that can create a bloody aura that rises into the sky and has enough deterrent effect on those demons and monsters, unless you have no other choice, in this world, try not to stay in the wilderness at night. This is a truth that the human beings in this world have only truly understood after paying countless costs. Now, more than an hour has passed since we set out this morning. So, we must seize the time and not waste it. "Yes!"…… The young warriors who had just dismounted and assembled loudly responded to the orders one by one. After a while, they were ready and followed the four captains including Li Dingguo, forming four columns and led by the fully armed Zhang Xianzhong, and began to go up the mountain. "You must remember that when surviving in the wild, you must be as alert as possible and refrain from making loud noises." "Especially in places where demons and monsters are entrenched, if you are a little careless or have bad luck, it is easy to alarm them."
Zhang Xianzhong led the team forward while imparting experience to the young men, "This time, our target is just some of the lowest level monsters, which is better." “If there are ghosts hiding here, if you are not prepared, you won’t even have time to react and will be inexplicably attacked. Even if you are a warrior of the same level, the possibility of death is more than 50%!” "For us warriors, the best trump card to deal with demons and monsters is our own Qi and blood power." "The stronger the Qi and blood power is, the greater the lethality to demons and monsters will be when using the corresponding moves." "If you become a master of the Qi Refining Realm in the future, and you circulate the Qi in your body and merge it with your own Qi and blood, you will be able to form a protective Qi, which will provide you with the basic guarantee for survival in the wild." "For any military formation to exert its true power, only a master in the Qi Refining Realm or the legendary Spirit Refining Realm can preside over the formation to unleash its power." "The person in charge of the formation uses all his energy to activate the blood evil power of the battle formation, so that he can directly fight against or even kill those high-level monsters." "The stronger the blood evil power stimulated by the military formation, the greater the lethality to monsters and demons, and he can even kill enemies of higher levels!" Zhang Xianzhong continued, "If anyone among you has practiced the two rare techniques that are essential for military scouts: the art of concealment and the art of concealing breath, it would be best to use them to reduce your presence in the wilderness and deceive the keen perception of demons and monsters." "Especially when a single person attacks demons and monsters, it will play a big role." As soon as he finished speaking, all sixteen talented young warriors, including Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, changed their expressions and quickly activated one or both of the two unconventional techniques they had practiced, trying their best to restrain their own aura. It seems that all of these sixteen talented young men have already mastered these two techniques and have achieved great success in their practice. They are not stupid, but each of them is very smart. After Zhang Xianzhong's specific instructions, after becoming a warrior, they would naturally practice these two life-saving techniques without being urged. The sky is big and the earth is big, small life is the biggest. "In this earth ridge, there lives a group of first-level monsters: iron-toothed pigs." Zhang Xianzhong went on to explain, "Unlike ordinary wild boars, the iron-toothed pig not only has thick skin and strong defense, but also has a mouth full of sharp teeth, which are sharper than those of ordinary tigers." "Once you are bitten by their big mouths, not only your current body can't withstand it, but even ordinary weapons can be bitten off in one bite!" "Plus, the thick pig skin on their bodies is as tough as iron armor, and their defense is very strong. Ordinary bows and arrows cannot penetrate them!" "In battle, warriors of the same level can only use their own blood and energy and infuse it into the weapons in their hands to cause damage to them!" "Of course, spiritual weapons are not included in this list. Even low-grade spiritual weapons can break through the defenses of these low-level monsters." "If you use spiritual weapons to infuse them with Qi and blood, and find the right opportunity, you can definitely kill them with one strike." "Even if it's just a level one monster, there are strong and weak ones." "For example, if you encounter a peak-level Iron-Tooth Pig, with your current level of cultivation, you haven't trained yourself into a skilled battle formation yet, so you'd better just run for your life." "For monsters of the same level, their physique and blood can be doubled every time they upgrade a small level. They are much stronger than our human genius warriors." "So, in a one-on-one fight, it is difficult for an ordinary warrior to be a match for a monster of the same level." "According to my preliminary investigation, there are more than twenty iron-toothed pigs living here." "Among them, there is one Level 1 late stage demon beast leader, four Level 1 middle stage demon beasts, and the rest are all Level 1 early stage demon beasts." "Your actual combat training mission this time is to kill them all no matter what means you use!"
"Half of the spoils can be distributed to your team!" Zhang Xianzhong chuckled at this point, "I guess you haven't eaten monster meat yet?" "To tell you the truth, little guys, monster meat is not only delicious, it is much more delicious than ordinary beast meat of the same kind, and its auxiliary effect on the training of warriors can be compared to the spiritual rice of the same level!" "Okay, if you want to eat meat today, then let's have a real life-and-death fight!" "If you win, you get to eat monster meat. If you lose, you'll be eaten by the monster. You don't have a third choice!" After saying that, he immediately stopped and made way for the way up the mountain. "This time it's your little guys' fight, I won't get involved. Even if you are in a life-and-death crisis, I won't help you!" "If you can survive, you will be a true member of our rebel army!" "If you die, it's just a waste of life!" He waved his hand and said, "From now on, it's up to you. No one can help you. You can only rely on yourself. Life and death are up to fate!" Li Dingguo and others were startled when they heard this, and they quickly gathered their minds and became more vigilant. Then, led by the four team leaders, each team was ready for battle. Under Zhang Xianzhong's watchful eyes, everyone disappeared into the messy trees and weeds... (End of this chapter)