Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 420: Chapter 285: Racing Against Time (Part 2)

’To withstand the Jade Aurora Dragon’s aurora barrage without collapsing... The enemy’s strength must be nearly on par with it.’

"Han Ning, you’re here? Get over here, quickly. I have something important to discuss with you."

At a distance of several dozen kilometers, Han Ning was already within Qing Dou’s range of perception. He had obviously sensed Han Ning’s arrival and hurriedly projected an exceptionally resilient Spiritual Fluctuation in his direction.

’What in the world happened... This black smoke screen is tough, but it’s still in a defensive state. Why don’t Qing Dou and the others just go around it?’

More curious than cautious, Han Ning carefully approached the space beneath the Energy Body that the Jade Aurora Dragon had created.

Atop a disc formed entirely from condensed jade light stood Qing Dou and several Beast Masters from the Dragon Blood Race.

Floating around them were numerous Dragon Species: Jade Dragons, Sapphire Dragons, Tri-colored Gem Dragons, Yimu Flood Dragons, and more.

Everyone stared down at the black smoke screen below with extremely solemn expressions.

"Qing Dou Leader, what exactly happened?"

Han Ning’s gaze shifted, and he spotted Aketu standing among the group.

He could now be certain that this wasn’t a trap; they had genuinely run into trouble.

Qing Dou pointed to the dense black smoke screen nestled between two rock walls, which was constantly seeping outward, and said coldly:

"While our main force was passing through Celestial Abyss Canyon, we were attacked by an unknown Abyssal Race. They’ve taken about 4,000 Soul Beasts and over 1,000 of our people hostage."

Han Ning frowned at his words. "What race is it? Not even the Jade Aurora Dragon can break through their Spiritual Energy Shield? There must be a powerful Monarch Level existence among them. Did its Beast Master communicate with you?"

"The guy calls himself Suo Ling, the Clan Leader of the third family of the Dark Race. He noticed the recent events in Night Nether City and deduced that our traveling group is connected to it. He wants to use the lives of the hostages to threaten us into telling him what’s going on with Night Nether City and what’s happened to this continent."

As he spoke of this, Qing Dou’s expression became extremely grim.

"I’ve heard of the Dark Race, but I’ve never heard of anyone named Suo Ling."

’To be honest, even though we’ve done our best to cover up the activity near Night Nether City, any expert who was paying close attention would surely have noticed a few clues. The frequent, violent fluctuations of the Nether Fire Wall, the gradual disappearance of creatures nearby, and Grey’s frequent excursions to hunt Soul Beasts were enough to attract the attention of some Abyssal Races. Add to that the frequent spatial storms appearing both underground and on the surface, and it was only natural that a few of the races at the apex of the Grudge Abyss would start to take action.’

’In fact, I’d already ordered Ah Yu to set up a Dark Array for surveillance in the area surrounding the Wall of Nether Fire to prevent anyone from spying on us in secret. But I never imagined this Abyssal Race would be so cunning. They struck our greatest vulnerability right from the start, intercepting the migrating force.’

’With Qing Dou and nearly the entire Dragon Blood Race protecting them—a combined strength no less than having an Ancestor Family as personal bodyguards—for something like this to still happen...’ For a moment, Han Ning didn’t know what to say.

"From my observation, this smoke screen below was likely conjured by a powerful Dark Soul Beast wielding some kind of rare Soul Artifact. My Jade Aurora Dragon’s power is only a step below that of the Acatos Ancestor. It’s impossible for any creature in the Grudge Abyss to withstand the combined bombardment from it and the numerous elders."

Qing Dou emphasized again, his tone adamant,

"My Dragon Blood Race’s elites and a large amount of supplies are in there. We absolutely have to rescue them."

The attackers included not only the Jade Aurora Dragon, but also two Dragon Race elders who were at least Monarch Level, and various Lord Soul Beasts of the Dragon Blood Race.

An attack that fierce should have been enough to shatter even the Spiritual Energy Shield of the Cyan God Armor Ancestral Court, yet now it was being blocked by a mere smoke screen. It was simply unheard of.

"Your expertise in Spiritual Arrays is far greater than mine, and you even received guidance from Lord Seg. Come help us see if there’s a way to find this smoke screen’s weakness and shatter these bastards’ turtle shell."

The moment Qing Dou finished speaking,

"HEH HEH HEH~"

A sinister, chilling laugh suddenly echoed from within the eggshell-shaped smoke screen.

Immediately after, a cold Spiritual Fluctuation swept over them. "Kekeke~ Another Beast Master has arrived? Lord Qing Dou, the time I’ve left you is running out. In about one Abyssal Time, these Dragon Blood People of yours will become food for my Abyss Beasts, you know."

The Spiritual Fluctuation, mixed with an odd cackle, echoed in the air, causing the faces of every Dragon Blood Race elder present to turn ashen with fury, their eyes filled with raging fire.

"You vermin from the caverns, you low-intelligence freak, you..." One of the burly Dragon Blood Race Beast Masters couldn’t contain his anger and began to curse loudly in the Dragon Blood language.

"AHH!! Elder Qi, save... save me!!"

To his surprise, someone inside the smoke screen actually understood the Dragon Blood language. In an instant, waves of agonized screams passed through the smoke screen and into everyone’s ears.

"Elder Qi, shut your damn mouth!" Qing Dou bellowed. The veins on his cyan-scaled forehead bulged, a clear sign of his immense anger.

"Han Ning..." He looked at Han Ning with a pleading gaze.

"Let me try."

Inside the smoke screen were not only the Dragon Blood People, but also vast quantities of supplies for the Gray Demon Whale project and food to sustain everyone. Beyond that, the Dragon Blood Race had been a huge help to humanity. For every reason, both emotional and logical, he had to help.

Han Ning walked to the edge of the Jade Disc. His eyes locked onto the smoke screen, which looked like an eggshell of burning black flames, emitting dense wisps of black smoke. He silently chanted, "Authentication!"

[Beep~ Authenticating target...]

[

Item Name: Undead Jellyfish Shield

Rarity: Monarch IV

Introduction: A Dark Type shield crafted from the flesh of numerous Monarch Level dead jellyfish using a certain Soul Artifact creation method. It can resist the vast majority of physical and Spiritual Energy-based Soul Techniques below the Emperor Level.

]

Now that Han Ning’s Spiritual Power had broken through to Tier Four, the rarity of Monarch Level items could also be displayed on the panel.

’So it really is a Soul Artifact?’

Han Ning raised an eyebrow and thought to himself,

"Can you analyze a way to break it?"

[Expend 100,000 Energy points to analyze the weak points in the Undead Jellyfish Shield’s Spiritual Energy Circuit.]

With Han Ning’s current level of knowledge about Spiritual Energy, trying to find the Spiritual Energy weaknesses on the Jellyfish Shield by himself was nothing short of a fool’s dream.

He didn’t hesitate for a moment. "Analyze!"

A grid of ethereal blue light spread out from Han Ning’s pupils, like a giant net blanketing the swirling black smoke screen.

The next instant, dense streams of data began to flash across the panel in front of him.

Data began to scroll wildly, like a waterfall.

[Analyzing...]

[Connecting to database...]

[Alatake Clan creation √. Beginning to call corresponding underlying Spiritual Energy Circuits for deep analysis...]

[Thirty-Three-Layered Hilariuk-style Dark Structure... Death Tyrant Defense System... Beep~ Specific circuit data lacking. Calling high-dimensional observation...]

[Current analysis progress: 1%... 5%... 11%...]

"Leader, can this kid really..."

"Shh, shut up!"

The nearby Dragon Blood People watched Han Ning, who was staring intently at the smoke screen, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

「A few minutes later.」

As the progress bar before his eyes hit 100%, illusory blue lines of light rapidly crisscrossed over the black smoke screen, finally locking onto a small area just below the center of the eggshell shield.

[This area’s Spiritual Energy Circuit contains a hidden vulnerability and is at risk of Spiritual Energy disruption. This spot can be attacked using Starlight-type Soul Techniques, or by using an Elemental Annihilation-type Soul Technique to alter the properties of the Elemental Particles, causing an anomaly in the area’s Spiritual Energy Circuit and leading to the collapse of the entire defense system.]

’Elemental Annihilation...’

Han Ning’s eyebrow twitched. He summoned Fei Lin from his Soul Beast Space, then turned his head to Qing Dou and said,

"I’ve found a way."

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