Chapter 638 A Big Fight In The Woods


    As the team marched on, the woods began to grow dark around them. There was a nervous tension


    among the group members, a kind of unease that everyone shared. It increased as the night fell.


    Everyone held their weapons more tightly as if trying to ease the tension.


    In the dimly-lit forest, people''s sight was limited, and their senses dulled. Even a good fighter would find


    it hard to perform his best under these circumstances. As the Meng n was traveling in the darkness,


    their speed had reduced, thus making them vulnerable.


    Many beasts and demons, on the other hand, were born to survive and thrive during the night as the


    darkness served to sharpen their senses.


    As Mance often said, the night was the perfect stage for beasts and demons to attack and kill.


    "Let''s camp here!"


    Marwell''s deep voice came from in front of the line. Now that the night had fully fallen, he knew that it


    was unsafe to continue traveling. After careful consideration, he halted and gave the order.


    Hearing Marwell''s words, members of the Meng n stopped and began to put up their tents. After a


    while, they had upied a clearing in the woods.


    After that, the men started to build simple fortifications around the area. It was obvious that the Meng


    n were experienced with camping in the wild.


    Austin could not do much when it came to things like this—he had little experience with camping. And


    so, he sat in the carriage and watched the busy men.


    "Austin, you ought to be more careful at night in these kinds of woods, you know," Mance approached


    him and said.


    "Things might get easier tomorrow. We only have a half day of travel left before we leave this dark


    forest," he said.


    Mance seemed to be in the mood for a chat after ensuring that the work was done.


    "I will. Don''t worry,"


    Austin nodded and said with a smile.


    "Well, here is the thing, bro. I was wondering if you would watch Joyce tonight,"


    Mance asked, quite suddenly but sincerely while looking at the cute, little girl who had alsoe to


    Austin''s side to y with him.


    Truth be told, Patriarch Marwell wasn''t the only one who appreciated Austin. Mance too could


    somehow feel that this young man was not ordinary. Although he was traveling with them, the leaders


    hadn''t figured out why they felt like this about Austin. Perhaps he was a hidden master or a powerful


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    "Rest assured, Mance. I''ll look after her. She''ll be fine,"


    Austin replied with a reassuring smile.


    "Thanks so much!"


    Mance cupped his hands and nodded to express his gratitude.


    Austin had been calm andposed during the journey. He never showed any signs of panic


    regardless of what challenges they encountered. This led Mance to believe that the young man was


    extraordinary.


    After all, most men of Austin''s age could barely hide their fear after learning that five or six beasts of


    level nine were at their heels.


    Austin was clearly not one of them. Mance never saw a worried expression on the young man''s face,


    which spoke volumes about his character. It also justified their confidence in Austin.


    So, when Austin agreed to protect Joyce, Mance felt assured. Joyce was such a lovely girl that every


    member of the Meng n adored her. Mance certainly wanted her to be safe since he also liked the


    girl very much.


    Soon, everything was shrouded in darkness. It was pitch dark in the woods, and almost nothing could


    be seen around the campsite. Even though they had built a fire, it only lit up a limited area around


    them. Beyond that, it was endlessly dark.


    After grabbing a bite, everyone began meditating. They sat still in a circle surrounded by the fence they


    had made. Each member tightly gripped their swords and remained on alert.


    One could see the tightness around everyone''s mouth. Apart from nervousness, anger and hatred


    could also be seen on their faces. Being hunted by these creatures for so many days had infuriated


    and frustrated everyone.


    Soon, the whole campsite was eerily quiet. No one spoke or walked, only the asional sound of


    crackling fire could be heard.


    Then the fog rose. It formed a white curtain that hung over the whole woods, making it harder to sense


    dangers.


    Nothing happened for quite a long time. However, about two hourster, a kind of murderous and


    dangerous aura crept upon the Meng n members from all sides.


    "They''reing!" Austin opened his eyes with a start.


    Unleashing his spiritual sense, Austin discovered that they were already surrounded by many beasts,


    who were now looming in the distance. As the seconds passed, the encirclement narrowed as those


    beasts drew nearer. Soon, they would be surrounded in a tight ring by those monsters.


    "Well, well, I can smell the danger of six powerful beasts among them, just as expected,"


    Austin murmured after detecting carefully. His eyes shone brightly as a sense of excitement coursed


    through him.


    "Attention, everyone! Take your weapons! Our guests areing."


    Before Austin could warn the members, Marwell''s low, firm voice filled the clearing. Many were


    shocked out of drowsiness when they heard the order.


    Austin was very impressed by Marwell. He never thought that the patriarch''s spiritual sense was


    powerful enough to perceive the danger so quickly.


    People rose and took up their weapons. They were wide awake now and whipped their swords into a


    defensive position. Everyone held their breath as they stared into the darkness around the campsite.


    Those who had reached the Mysterious Realm or above, activated their spiritual sense to analyze the


    situation.


    Silence reigned for a while. ...


    Momentster, the sound of rustling branches and grass was heard. The members knew it wasn''t the


    wind.


    Amidst the rustle, deep roars could be heard, too...


    It was the sound of the beasts. As more and more creatures gathered, the noise became louder and


    louder. One by one, pairs of crimson eyes appeared in the darkness among the trees, like bloody red


    stars peeping from behind clouds.


    At this sight, the members of the Meng n all took a deep breath. They tightened their grip on their


    weapons, and consciously formed a smaller circle, standing back to back and looking around vigntly.


    Then they saw faces—faces of all kinds of beasts they had encountered previously. The numbers were


    horrible and hideous.


    Austin noticed that this flock of beasts was of various levels, ranging from level six to level eight. He


    could even spot some level five creatures among them.


    But the six, level nine beasts didn''t show themselves. They must be hiding in the shadows and pulling


    strings, just like generals would send their soldiers to attack first.


    Austin had heard that high-level beasts could have developed minds, and could think like human


    beings. Seeing is believing. Now it appeared as though the level nine beasts were genuinely strategic.


    They had ordered the low-level beasts to attack first and weaken their human enemies, while they


    waited for the right time to strike a deadly blow. ''Well done, '' Austin thought. These beasts knew how to


    fight.


    The number of beasts kept increasing. Soon enough, over a hundred creatures hadid siege to the


    campsite.


    But there were only fifty or so people in the team, which meant that their enemies far outnumbered the


    Meng n.


    Facing this dire situation, the expression on everyone''s face turned grave. Their palms began sweating


    as they held their weapons steady. They knew that the odds were against them tonight.


    Six, level nine beastsing together was a significant enough threat to them. But obviously, the


    beasts had nned to do more than that. No one had expected the creatures to have such a strong


    influence to summon so many beasts to fight under theirmand.


    Just then, a bellow broke the silence.


    When the hundred or so beasts had surrounded the campsite, a thundering roar came from the


    distance and shook the whole woods.


    It sounded like a signal to attack.


    Even before the roar had faded, those beasts'' red eyes began to shine, and their pace elerated.


    The earth trembled under their paws as they rushed to the crowd like a flood.


    It was indeed an appalling scene.


    "We are outnumbered by these beasts! Stay as close as you can and protect each other! Don''t let them


    break our formation!"


    Marwellmanded.


    "Take Joyce with you and hide in the middle of the formation. Take care of her for me, please!"


    It was Michelle who had brought Joyce to Austin. After making sure that the girl was under Austin''s


    protection, she drew her sword and ran toward the crowd of fearsome creatures. She was beautiful and


    graceful, and a kind of heroic bearing was added to her attractiveness when she joined the fight


    bravely.


    Austin held Joyce''s hand, and soon they were clustered by the others. They were pushed into the


    middle, and a human wall was formed to protect them.


    "Come with me, warriors of the Meng n! Come and kill these beasts!"


    Mance shouted and led the attack. He used two axes as weapons. They gleamed white in the light of


    the bonfire and smelled of death on this dangerous night.


    He swung the axes around in a t sidearm sh with his weight behind it and took both arms of a


    violent ape instantly. He then swung a backhand and smashed the armless monster''s head without


    hesitation. It was an excellent strike.


    "Come on! Kill them all!" cried the rest of the Meng n excitedly. It seemed that they were


    encouraged by Mance''s first kill and his momentum.


    Raising their weapons above their heads, they met the monsters bravely. A desperate struggle was


    thenunched.


    Soon, they were wrestling with hundreds of monsters. As swords and ws met time and again, killing


    intent could be seen in everyone''s eyes. In this life and death situation, everyone was trying to fight


    their way out.


    Michelle was fighting bravely as well. She did not look it, but she had refined at the preliminary stage of


    the Sky Realm. She was using her sword very well, too. Wielding it gracefully, she made a powerful


    sword aura that struck down more than one beast at a time. From how well she used her sword and the


    power of the sword aura, it could be said that her sword intent had reached level seven.


    Even a level eight beast couldn''t take her life. Her sword rose and fell, and after a flurry of blows, the


    beast fell back after being sliced through by her de.


    The deadly fight had broken the silence in the dark woods, which was now filled with the keening of


    beasts and the ringing of metal. It was literally boiling up as the trees around rustled fiercely as if the


    chaos had woken them.


    The sound of men shouting and beasts roaring was carried by the wind and shook the woods far from


    the battlefield.


    Guarded by the Meng n in the middle, Austin was still quite safe at the moment.


    Watching them fight the bloody battle and try their best to protect him, he was both touched and


    embarrassed. Now, it seemed that he had be an outsider.


    What surprised him the most, however, was that Joyce didn''t seem to be afraid at all. It appeared as


    though she had gotten quite used to this kind of dangerous and bloody scene.


    On the contrary, she watched the fight unfold without batting an eye. She would even p her hands


    excitedly when the battle became more violent, her wide and innocent eyes twinkling. "Beat it! Finish


    it!" she shouted.