Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 2043: Chapter 2040: Ambushed

"Those who dare to pass here are only Soul Hunters. However, the Soul Hunters departed yesterday, they shouldn’t have just passed through. Is it other Soul Hunters or Netherworld beasts?" Lin Tian didn’t doubt Mu Yun’s judgment, but wondered who had crossed here.

Mu Yun turned over and mounted his horse, surveyed the surroundings, and analyzed, "Not beasts. Judging by the marks of shattered stones, it should have been crushed by horse hooves, most likely Soul Hunters."

"Could it be Shangguan Ao Yue’s team?" Xiao Manxuan speculated, the little girl had a deep impression of this proud woman.

"We’ll know if we follow along." Zhang Lingyu didn’t mind.

"Right, regardless of who they are, as long as they don’t hinder us, we don’t need to pay attention." Lin Tian calmly said, shaking the reins to continue forward.

After traveling a dozen miles, a forest appeared ahead. It’s called a forest, but the trees had no leaves, only bare trunks and branches.

Moreover, these trees grew oddly, some twisted and bent like the claws and teeth of monsters, looking very eerie. In the forest, there wafted a faint mist, and occasionally strange cries came from the depths, sounding like some type of bird call.

"What a strange forest, like it’s been drenched by acid rain." Xiao Manxuan was very curious, looking around, realizing she couldn’t see the end of the forest.

Seeing her looking around, Mu Yun explained, "This is Mist Forest, it’s been like this for a long time, starting from Wangchuan River, spanning halfway across the Blood Sea region, also serving as a barrier, blocking the danger coming from the Blood Sea."

"There’s a certain danger in the forest, we could take a detour, but at our speed, it would at least take an additional ten days." Mu Yun looked at Lin Tian, implying for him to make a decision.

Lin Tian furrowed his brow imperceptibly, saying, "Ten days is too long, changes could occur at any time. Besides, compared to the Blood Sea, the danger of Mist Forest is certainly less. If we can’t even traverse Mist Forest, we might as well head back early."

The three women nodded in agreement. If Mist Forest was medium difficulty mode, then Blood Sea was hell mode. Unable to pass medium difficulty, naturally they had no qualification to challenge hell mode.

Having made their decision, the four of them urged their horses into the forest. From the outside, though there was mist in the forest, once inside, it wasn’t pitch black, visibility of tens of meters still held.

The only difficulty was there were no paths underfoot, trunks and branches twisted, intertwined, some even bore sharp thorns, causing their forward speed to slow down.

The fortunate thing was the warhorses were valiant enough, not retreating in fear. Navigating through gaps in the forest, the four proceeded, adjusting their formation to handle unknown dangers.

Mu Yun led the way since he was guiding, followed by Zhang Lingyu second, Xiao Manxuan third, and Lin Tian bringing up the rear. Walking in the forest, the real danger was actually at the rear of the team, for when beasts attack, they won’t face you head-on, instead they circle around to attack from behind.

Don’t underestimate that beasts aren’t as wise as humans, but they are undoubtedly masters of hunting, a result of millions of years of evolution, whether in the Human Realm or the Netherworld, Lin Tian believed the principle held true.

Although Lin Tian walked in the front, he activated super vision, monitoring the surroundings; thus, if danger approached, he could discover it immediately, unless the attacking creature could evade super vision.

Occasionally a strange bird flew overhead, making the few beauties more tense, whereas Lin Tian had already ruled out any danger. However, these strange birds were eye-openers for him; clearly looking like birds, but when calling out, they displayed sharp teeth.

The forest was very quiet, with only the sound of hooves breaking dead branches, occasionally a cry from a strange bird, unexpectedly increasing the sense of deathly stillness. Infected by such an atmosphere, the four said nothing.

Suddenly, a loud boom sounded from afar, startling many birds. Mu Yun swiftly drew his slim sword, warily staring ahead.

Lin Tian had already focused his Spiritual Sense, super vision fully scanning ahead. In the distance, a large tree had fallen, the ground having a deep pit, with ten Soul Hunters gathered around the pit.

Yet these Soul Hunters had all drawn their weapons, facing outward, with rustling sounds coming from the surrounding forest, as if there were living creatures, but none were visible.

Lin Tian recognized a familiar figure, the leader of this group of Soul Hunters was none other than Shangguan Ao Yue.

"It really is her." Lin Tian confirmed his suspicion, the earlier traces were indeed left by Shangguan Ao Yue’s team.

"Lingyu, you and Xuanxuan stay in the back, be a bit more careful." Lin Tian decisively changed formation, since in such a situation, the front was actually the most dangerous.

He mounted his horse and moved to the front, clearing the way with Mu Yun, and soon heard the sounds of collisions, while signs of tree damage gradually appeared around.

"It’s Shangguan Ao Yue and her team." After advancing a bit further, Mu Yun also saw the situation ahead.

At this time, there were a few more pits around the Soul Hunters, yet strangely, no attacker could be seen.

Though the four maintained a safe distance, Shangguan Ao Yue still noticed them.

This haughty female leader’s eyes flashed coldly, she raised her voice and shouted, "If you don’t want to die, stay far away, don’t cause me trouble."

"So fierce." Xiao Manxuan mumbled unhappily, quite annoyed by Shangguan Ao Yue’s attitude. Honestly, Lin Tian wasn’t pleased either, initially intending to intervene, but now, it seemed better to just observe.

"What’s attacking them?" Zhang Lingyu didn’t pay attention to Shangguan Ao Yue’s attitude, instead scrutinizing the surroundings, yet found nothing aside from fallen trees and pits.

As if in response to Lin Tian and the others’ question, the ground shook slightly, and suddenly the ground in front of Shangguan Ao Yue exploded, soil fragments flying, as a brown entity burst forth to assault the Soul Hunters.

Simultaneously, the ground around the team opened up, and five entities shot out, all breaking out from the underground.

No wonder they couldn’t be seen, they were hidden underground. Lin Tian realized, these underground "attackers" initially appeared like pangolins, but were much larger in size, covered entirely in brown scale armor, with stout limbs, especially the forelimbs adorned with sharp claws.

During the pounce, they bared sharp teeth, eyes glowing red, much fiercer and more sinister than pangolins.

"It’s the Earth Armor Dragon!" Mu Yun also identified the attackers, exclaiming.

In the midst of the exclamation, five Earth Armor Dragons had already lunged toward the Soul Hunters, their sharp front claws seemingly about to grasp the Soul Hunters’ throats. Such sharp claws could sweep and decapitate heads clean off.

However, the Soul Hunters were not panicked. From four directions, four Soul Hunters raised shields, immediately adopting defensive stances. Shangguan Ao Yue didn’t even need a shield, simply swung her sword, slashing outward.

Offense is the best defense; this female leader clearly believed in this truth.

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