Edited by Aelryinth

Zhao Wu and the others felt their scalps tingling when they saw the densely packed spread of exotic beasts rushing at them.

Truthfully speaking, this was the first time they had ever seen such a dense pack of exotic beasts.

Despite knowing Zhang Che possessed multiple epic-quality combatants, and was most likely able to handle the wave of exotic beasts, they still didn’t feel confident about this situation. After all, who knew how strong those exotic beasts were?

What if there were a few epic-quality exotic beasts mixed into this tide of beasts, or if there were also a large number of legend-quality exotic beasts? Zhang Che wouldn’t be able to defend against that, no matter how strong he was!

“Zhang-shao…” Zhao Wu turned to look at Zhang Che, seemingly wanting to speak but was holding himself back.

Zhang Che knew what they were worried about. He smiled confidently, not minding their lack of confidence in him at all, and he said, “It’s fine. We’ll just push our way in.”

After a short pause, Zhang Che was worried that they were still worried, and he added, “Hmm, you guys just follow behind me and help me clean up those that slip past me.”

That sounded dominating enough, and immediately calmed Zhao Wu and the others.

“We’ll listen to Zhang-shao, then!” Zhao Wu nodded. The hesitation on his face disappeared without a trace. What took its place was a faint excitement.

Just thinking about it excited him! It was Zhao Wu’s first time facing off against such a dense pack of exotic beasts directly. If he could charge in and out, and kill a few on the way, he’d have earned the capital to boast to his peers when he returned to the base!

Even Zhang Che felt his heartbeat speeding up seeing the wave of exotic beast ahead drawing closer and closer.

Looking into the distance, all those exotic beasts were shining with hints of metal. They were most likely affected by the unique environment; every one of them was metal-attributed!

Since that was the case, letting the Scarlet Flame Drake and the elemental queen lead would be fine!

Done thinking, Zhang Che waved his hand. The elemental queen and the Scarlet Flame Drake played the role of vanguards, and took the lead in attacking the exotic beasts ahead. The other powerful subdued beasts and pets followed closely behind, each of them with a strong intent to fight, their bodies emitting a murderous aura.

The hands of every one of Zhang Che’s subdued beasts and pets were dyed red with blood after following him for so long. The number of exotic beasts they’d killed had simply reached an uncountable level. Not only that, they’d already gotten addicted to the feeling of slaughtering other beasts. They felt no fear at all when facing so many exotic beasts.

The whole group charged forward as one. Zhao Wu and the others kept Zhang Che’s instructions in mind, following closely behind him. None of them dared to rush to the front. It wouldn’t be a funny situation to be in. Given their mediocre strength, although they might not be scattered by the exotic beasts’ rush, it was extremely dangerous. They’d have to fight blindly if they were even slightly careless and got surrounded by the exotic beasts.

In any case, after witnessing Zhang Che’s strength, they realized they were only here to accompany the crown prince, so to speak. They only had to adhere strictly to their role.

Not only that, Zhao Wu and the others even thought of a point on a deeper level. That was, Huang Juyun was preparing for when he handed the reins over!

After all, Zhang Che was only Huang Juyun’s son-in-law, no matter how strong he was. According to the traditional views of the Chinese, he was still considered an outsider. To hand their family business to an outsider, let alone what others might say about it, there would be noise from some people from the Huang family.

To paint a clearer picture, Huang Juyun’s elder brother had two sons who both wished to take over the family business in the future. As such, if Huang Juyun wanted no trouble from the Huang family, what he needed to do now was slowly shift the clan’s strongest forces over to Zhang Che’s hands.

With that, even if there was noise from other members of the Huang family in the future, Zhang Che wouldn’t have to worry about any shenanigans from the two good-for-nothings if he had the support from their most elite forces.

While Zhao Wu and the others were letting their minds wander, the group finally clashed head on with the exotic beast army.

The first to make a move wasn’t either of the vanguards, the elemental queen nor the Scarlet Flame Drake.

When they were still a few hundred meters away, the Earthen Rock Demon suddenly raised its huge arm and hurled a rock spear forward.

The rock spear whistled through the air, instantly crossing hundreds of meters and violently struck a huge exotic beast that seemed to be made up of countless lumps of metal.

A loud explosion occurred. A big hole was punched through that exotic beast’s body, despite it emitting a metallic luster from head to toe.

The rock spear didn’t lose any momentum, and continued flying on its trajectory. It punctured through a few more exotic beasts before finally stopping in the abdomen of another.

There wasn’t any blood flowing out from the wounds of the exotic beasts punched through by the rock spear. The punctured holes that left fissures around them seemed like metal plates shot through by armor-piercing bullets. The metallic bodies were twisted, giving off a creepy vibe to anyone who saw it.

Due to that, although the exotic beasts’ injuries seemed rather heavy, it didn’t affect their movement. Other than one whose leg was blown away, the other injured exotic beasts continued charging ahead like nothing had happened.

Zhao Wu and the others couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air. That was an attack from an epic-quality subdued beast! Those exotic beasts didn’t look very strong, but they weren’t killed off instantly; how terrifying!

It seemed like the mission this time would be rather difficult to complete. Seeing the Earthen Rock Demon’s attack not achieving any merits, even Zhang Che furrowed his brow slightly. He didn’t expect the Earthen Rock Demon’s attack to not kill a single exotic beast!

With that, the Earthen Rock Demon’s fighting strength basically could not be fully displayed. Of course, that was a long-ranged attack. If it fought in a melee, with its massive size, it only needed to tear those exotic beasts apart. No matter how impressive their vitality was, the exotic beasts could never hope to endure something like that.

In these few short moments, the distance between the two parties shrank further. Everyone could already see the exotic beasts’ savage looks and their bared teeth, as well as the intersecting sharp spikes on their bodies.

Those exotic beasts’ appearances had a huge difference compared to other exotic beasts. They seemed more like a type of unique lifeform that had accumulated from the metal elements. There were all kinds of sharp edges and spikes on their bodies that were advantageous to attacking.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to refer to them as metal elementals. Just like those fire elementals from back then, who were the elemental queen’s subordinates, when compared to ordinary exotic beasts, a stark difference between them was observable.

But, if things were as he had thought, would those exotic beasts still drop beast cards after they were killed? Zhang Che suddenly thought of this grim problem, and grew a little nervous.

It’d be too much of a tragic if killing those things wouldn’t provide Zhang Che with any benefits in the end!

At this moment, the elemental queen and the Scarlet Flame Drake made their moves.

The two powerful fire elemental combatants shot out balls of flame like two batteries, unleashing their firepower at the exotic beasts who had come within their attack range.

Both the elemental queen and the Scarlet Flame Drake’s attacks were innate fire elemental attacks. Their power was absolute. Even exotic beasts of the same level and quality would have to watch out, not daring to take their attacks head on easily!

Those metal-attributes creatures were restrained by the fire element to begin with. Naturally they were in an even worse position to take their attacks.

Anyone who came into contact with the flames, no matter how strong they were, let out sharp cries. Their metallic bodies quickly melted, turning into masses of light.

At the sight of this, Zhang Che’s mind was finally at ease. The situation was settled. Although those metallic lifeforms were a little strange, they weren’t considered pure elemental lifeforms. They were still categorized as a type of exotic beast!

As long as they were exotic beasts, then when he killed their epic-quality variant later on, there was no need to worry that no beast card would drop.

Indeed, as the metallic exotic beasts died one after another, Zhang Che could clearly see those who were killed by the Scarlet Flame Drake’s attacks turning into glowing lights. The lights quickly collapsed into the center of their bodies, finally turning into beast cards of various colors.

After eating the mind-easing pill, Zhang Che no longer hesitated. He waved his hand, commanding all his capable babies to begin their fierce assault.

{ TLN: The mind-easing pill is a metaphor similar to the chill pill.}

As for the beast cards, those exotic beasts weren’t very strong after all. They really didn’t interest Zhang Che at all, and he only cared about killing his way forward.

Zhang Che’s babies displayed their godly might. Zhao Wu and the others relaxed about their situation. After seeing the elemental queen and the Scarlet Flame Drake’s terrifying powers, the last bit of worry in their hearts disappeared without a trace. They fully believed Zhang Che’s babies could handle the assault of those exotic beasts, and did not worry about any danger that might come to them.

Afterwards, the four kept Zhang Che’s instructions in mind and followed closely behind him, taking care of any exotic beasts that slipped past him, preventing them from interfering with Zhang Che’s commands.

As for whether those exotic beasts could threaten Zhang Che… Zhao Wu and the others weren’t worried at all. Zhang-shao’s babies were all so strong. Killing exotic beasts was like slaughtering a chicken to them! Also, they were now fully confident they could hunt down the epic-quality exotic beast in Mt Fallen Star in the end and complete their mission.