Chapter 376: Rashly Launching an Attack
What surprised them even more was that on the monster’s back, two large black characters had been branded by human hands: Number Three!
What did Number Three mean? Feng Yue was stunned.
Fearing an attack from the monster, Xue Bilian and Hong Chen quickly leaped onto a nearby building, observing the demonic beast’s actions from a high vantage point. Feng Yue said, “Eldest Sister, Third Sister, wait until I lure Demonic Beast Number Three out of the ruined house, then you can act.”
Xue Bilian said, “Second Sister, remember, you only have one chance to attack. Once your attack fails, retreat immediately to a safe zone. I’ve observed that if it becomes impossible, we can flee to the city wall for safety. No matter how powerful the demonic beast is, it can’t leap onto such a high city wall.”
“I understand,” Feng Yue said, then thrust her weapon at the monster’s back.
*Ding!* The tip of her weapon struck the monster’s scales, bouncing back like a spring with immense force.
Feng Yue was repelled by an invisible force, losing her grip on her weapon. She and her weapon were sent flying backward towards the city wall. Her back slammed heavily against the stone wall, and she spat out a mouthful of pus and blood.
Fortunately, although injured, she was not unconscious and her mind was clear. As she was falling, her weapon plunged into a pillar of a nearby building, preventing her from falling to the ground. The street was now deserted.
It seemed everyone had hidden in fear of the monster’s roars.
The monster, dragging its long tail, stood in the center of the street. Its red scales shimmered with a bizarre cold light. Its mouth was open, revealing bloody fangs, and it exuded a suffocating foul smell.
As the distance to the monster lessened, Xue Bilian suddenly waved her hand, signaling the thirty female warriors to stop and hide behind the civilian houses along the street.
She then quietly said to Hong Chen, “No matter what, we must drive this monster out of Ming Du today, or kill it.
I have a bad premonition. This monster is not like the one we saw on Qingfeng Mountain. Judging by the two characters on its back, it must have received special training.
It might even be a divine beast trained by Fei Bu Fan. Hurry to the inn outside the city and tell Lin Ye and the others about this situation. I hope they haven’t left yet, and ask them to return to assist.” “Eldest Sister, let me stay. I know how to deal with this monster,” Hong Chen said.
“Don’t argue, hurry,” Xue Bilian said, giving Hong Chen a push.
Hong Chen couldn’t help but burst into tears, crying, “Eldest Sister, be careful! Make sure to wait for us to return.”
Xue Bilian smiled slightly, “I know, don’t worry, I won’t launch a rash attack without waiting for reinforcements.”
Hong Chen wiped away her tears and turned to run. But the moment Hong Chen ran out from behind the civilian houses, the monster roared and pounced towards Hong Chen with its four claws, its speed as fast as lightning and thunder.
Seeing the monster chasing her, Hong Chen leaped onto the roof of a nearby house and somersaulted forward, entering an alley behind the house.
Xue Bilian breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Hong Chen escape. She thought that since the monster hadn’t caught up with Hong Chen, it would surely turn back to deal with her and the warriors.
To her surprise, the monster did not do as she expected. Instead, it bizarrely peered at the stone wall of the house. *Not good, could the monster have discovered people hiding inside?*
Xue Bilian was astonished. The female warriors beside her were also dumbfounded, their faces changing color.
As expected, the monster suddenly roared at the stone wall of the house, its long tail lifted, and then it slid like a snake, stabbing it fiercely into the stone wall.
With a loud *thump*, the tip of its tail penetrated the stone gap. Instantly, a stream of bright red blood flowed out along the tail, a shocking sight.
“Damn you, how dare you kill my people! Take your life!”
Seeing this, Xue Bilian could no longer tolerate it. Gripping her treasure sword, she leaped into the air and fiercely slashed at the monster’s rear.
The monster completely ignored Xue Bilian attacking from behind. It casually flicked its tail, which was stuck in the stone wall, with a loud *crash*.
The thick stone wall was torn open by it, creating a large hole. In that instant, Xue Bilian saw a terrifying scene. In her panic, her treasure sword deviated from its target and missed, grazing the monster’s tail.
Xue Bilian was greatly alarmed and quickly retreated, drawing her sword. When she returned to the female warriors and looked up, she saw the corpse of an old woman hanging from the monster’s sharp tail.
The woman’s chest had been pierced by the monster’s tail, blood gushing out. Her face was pale, her eyes wide open, and she was already dead.
Xue Bilian and the female warriors dared not look further and covered their faces with their hands.
The monster then turned to face them, roaring, and slowly moved the woman’s corpse hanging from its tail towards its bloody maw. A blood-red tongue extended and lightly licked, scraping off a piece of flesh from the woman’s pale face.
How terrifying.
Xue Bilian watched this scene unfold, helpless, tears streaming down her face.
A female warrior beside her said, “Leader, give the order. We will all go up and kill that beast.”
Xue Bilian replied, “I’ve thought about it carefully. With our current weapons and cultivation, we’ll only be sending ourselves to our deaths if we attack together. All of you, go back. Remember to tell the other warriors: do not approach this area without my orders.” “Then what about you?” the female warrior asked.
Xue Bilian smiled faintly, “I’ll be fine. Now that the monster has caught its food, you should retreat quickly.” With that, she leaped onto the roof of a house across the street and hid behind the roof ridge, observing the monster’s every move.
The female warriors dared not disobey their leader’s orders and quickly chose to retreat.
However, Demonic Beast Number Three was not satisfied with the desire brought by one corpse. It quickly propped up the food with its tail and stuffed it into its mouth, swallowing the corpse and its clothes whole.
Its blood-red, lantern-like eyes flickered fiercely, and it leaped up, chasing after the female warriors.
“Damn beast, does it still want to eat my warriors?” Seeing this, Xue Bilian could no longer hold back. She picked up her treasure sword and, stepping on the roof tiles, pursued it.
The female warriors ran desperately ahead. But how could they outrun Divine Beast Number Three? To be honest, Divine Beast Number Three was the one that had escaped from Fei Bu Fan’s Demonic Beast Base.
It was the leader of those divine beasts, and its intelligence and methods of killing were first-class. Of course, the main reason Divine Beast Number Three escaped the Demonic Beast Training Base was not to kill and eat people, but to find its mate.
When it was still young, Number Three was captured by Fei Bu Fan from the depths of the Qingfeng Mountain forest and then confined with other small demonic beasts in the base for training.
