Chapter 210: Beast Tide.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hundreds of beasts attacked the Thousand Wealth Chamber caravan from every angle.
Everywhere was filled with howls of beasts. A thick stench of blood permeated the air.
Sweat dripped like broken pipes from the guards' faces. Each had pushed themselves to the limit as they battled the beasts.
Boom! Boom!
In the sky, Elder Zhao and Elder Bai Delan were dealing with the Tier 3 beasts that appeared.
Previously, it would have been very difficult to encounter ten Tier 3 beasts, but now, they were facing dozens of them at once.
Elder Bai took out a talisman from his storage pouch and tore it.
Immediately, a huge palm strike appeared in the sky and descended on the incoming ape monster.
The ape howled in pain, half of its body obliterated by the power of the talisman.
As a rune master, his power lay in his talismans, and without hesitating, he took out dozens of powerful talismans from his storage pouch.
With the Black Staff Ape killed, Elder Zhao from the side increased his attack and swung his sword.
Whoosh!
The bright light illuminated the sky, filled with terrifying sharpness.
The Azure Lotus Crane tried to avoid the attack; the attack was too swift for it to escape.
Whoosh!
The sword strike bypassed its defense and cleaved its body in two.
Instantly, the sky was dyed in blood as the crane fell heavily to the ground.
However, the elders did not show any change in their expressions.
Their expressions were grave as they rushed to face another Tier 3 beast.
The beast tide was endless, putting a lot of strain on them.
On the ground, Lonely Spear and the Old Withered Man were killing the beasts as if they were fish on a chopping board.
A few feet from them, Mo Jian weaved through the beasts with his sword, reaping out the souls of the beasts.
Bang!
A sound echoed within his body as his cultivation broke through from stage 5 Core Refining realm to stage 6.
Whoosh!
Bang!
He disappeared from his spot and a terrifying attack landed where he had been.
It was the massive tail of the Crimson Lantern Serpent.
The serpent's eyes burned with feral killing intent when it felt its prey had escaped.
Whoosh!
Mo Jian appeared beside it and swung his sword. The Crimson Lantern Serpent widened its serpentine eyes, not expecting the puny human to appear before it.
Slash!
Before it could avoid the strike, the sword separated its head from its body in one clean strike.
Now that his cultivation had risen to stage 6, he had grown much stronger.
Apart from his increase in cultivation realm, his Heavenly Thunder Slash technique was improving at a breathtaking speed.
Killing the Crimson Lantern Serpent did not cause any change in Mo Jian's expression as he rushed to welcome the Dark Spirit Wolves.
Howl!
The Dark Spirit Wolves pack attacked him from all sides, but Mo Jian managed to escape from their onslaught.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Each slash cleaved through the Dark Spirit Wolves pack as if it were nothing.
Ahhh! Ahhh!
Just as Mo Jian prepared to continue his massacre, he heard various screams behind him.
Some of the guards had been injured and were on the brink of being devoured by the ferocious beasts.
He snorted and quickly took out a couple of talismans from his storage pouch.
He tore a Tier 2 Sky Flame Talisman.
Instantly, a terrifying flame appeared and shot forward, burning everything in its path.
The few Intermediate Core Refining realm guards that were on the brink of death were instantly saved.
For a moment, the area was scorched, devoid of any beast. The guards felt the pressure on their shoulders lessen and couldn't help but look in Mo Jian's direction.
The guards who had been preparing for death looked at him with gratitude.
Their Young Master did not need to save them, and yet he did.
"Take the injured back to the carriage," Mo Jian commanded.
"Yes, Young Master."
With the effect of the Sky Flame Talisman, the guards used the opportunity to rescue the injured and took them to the carriage.
With the injured attended to, he turned his gaze and concentrated on the never-ending flow of the beasts.
Just looking at the beasts pouring out of the Silent Creek Forest made anyone despair.
For over an hour, they had been killing the beasts non-stop.
Those with weaker cultivation were already exhausted from overexerting their spiritual energy.
And the death toll was increasing. If this continued, it was only a matter of time before they were worn to death by the beasts.
However, using the Sky Flame Talisman gave him an insight.
His Thousand Wealth Chamber did not lack anything.
Why should they insist on fighting the beasts manually when they could vanquish many beasts with a single talisman?
He could not be blamed. For many cultivators, talismans were used for emergencies.
They were not used for life and death.
No one in his right mind would use tens of expensive talismans to kill his enemy when they could do it themselves.
But Mo Jian did not have to care about all this. Apart from his ever-increasing wealth, talismans were the least of things he needed to worry about.
The Automatic Runic Printer could print talismans non-stop. So, why would he have to worry?
With this thought, he changed his mode of battle.
Whoosh!
He threw a Tier 2 talisman—Lightning Vortex—to the incoming beasts.
Instantly, a vortex of lightning appeared and shredded the incoming beasts to pieces.
Before the Lightning Vortex's power could disappear, he already threw another Tier 2 Talisman.
Piercing Gale Talisman.
Whoosh!
The gale swept all the beasts in a hundred-meter radius, shredding them to pieces.
Watching the effect of the talisman, everyone widened their eyes in disbelief.
This also works!
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Mo Jian's lips. Indeed, this was the correct way to display his wealth.
If the beasts thought they could overwhelm him with their numbers…
He would confront them with his wealth.
"Let's see who will retreat first," he grinned.
He turned and looked at the guards. "Use your talismans, don't reserve them any longer."
"If you don't have enough talismans, go and meet Young Master Zhao and ask for more," he commanded.
His voice cut through the thick, tense atmosphere, stunning the guards.
In the sky, the two Elders were also stunned for a moment before a look of realization appeared on their faces.
Against such a never-ending beast tide, this seemed to be the best solution.
Quickly, the battlefield changed.
Tier 2 Talismans were being used as if they were nothing but a piece of paper.
In less than a minute, all the beasts trying to cut through their defense were all killed.
Against a Tier 2 Talisman, what could a mere Tier 1 and Tier 2 beast amount to?
Their sturdy defenses were ripped apart to pieces. Even a Tier 3 Beast would only fare better.
But under the continuous barrage of talismans, they stood no chance.
The usage of talismans changed the battle scale. The guards began to push back the beasts, leaving thousands of dead beasts in their wake.
In some areas, the beast corpses were piled high like a small mountain.
Howl! Howl!
The beasts howled fiercely.
They could not understand how these few humans could have such terrifying power.
They were already winning, ready to devour them alive, but all of a sudden, everything changed.
Stronger Tier 3 beasts did not rush to battle the two Golden Core Experts while the weaker beasts had lost their ferocity.
They might not have intelligence like a Tier 3 beast and above.
Still, their instinct warned them these humans posed a lot more threat than before.
Gradually, the number of beasts rushing out from the forest began to reduce. Finally, the beasts stopped coming, and those outside escaped back into the Silent Creek Forest.
Watching the beasts escaping, the guards breathed a sigh of relief and could not believe their eyes.
They had won!
Many of them had already lost hope of escaping the beast tide in one piece. But who would have expected using talismans would change the tide of the battle?
Mo Jian exhaled deeply. "This is indeed the right way to fight," he whispered and turned to look at the guards.
"Well done, everyone. You all did great." He commended the guards.
Against such an overwhelming beast tide, many would have succumbed to their fear, but they stood their ground.
"You all will be rewarded according to your contribution," he added and looked at the mountain of beast corpses.
"Help those that were injured and let the chefs come out. We can't waste such a large quantity of meat."
"Tonight, we feast on our victory."
"Yeah!"
The guards shouted excitedly.
Quickly, they began to clean the battlefield while the chefs were allowed to come out of the carriage to prepare a sumptuous meal.
Since they were all Tier 1 Chefs, and among them was a Tier 2 Chef, tonight, they were going to enjoy a Spirit Food.