Chapter 159: [Big Cat] (8,000) Part 4
Chen Yan frowned in thought for a moment, deciding he couldn't just sit and wait for death. He cradled the axe in his hand and chopped down a few branches nearby.
Aiming at the head of one Hunting Beast on the ground, he raised his hand and shot a branch toward it.
With a thud, the branch pierced into the body of a Hunting Beast. It roared furiously, its voice filled with pain, leaping angrily and raising its head to roar at Chen Yan in the tree.
Chen Yan saw that the branch was embedded in the Hunting Beast's back, seemingly penetrating a few inches, yet this beast had rough skin and thick flesh. The branch, as tough as iron, only caused it minor injuries, bleeding a little, but most of the force was negated by the arrows embedded in its back.
Squinting his eyes in thought, Chen Yan took out a branch and tied a piece of solid alcohol to it, igniting it.
Raising his hand, he tossed this flaming branch down again.
This time, several Hunting Beasts jumped back in fear, but the effect wasn't great as they quickly gathered back around.
A few bold Hunting Beasts even stretched out their hooves to kick at the burning branch.
"Fire doesn't scare them away..." Chen Yan touched his chin.
"Fine, then let's see who can endure longer!"
Chen Yan noticed these creatures couldn't climb trees, feeling slightly reassured.
Though trapped in the tree, he had food and drink, no shortage of supplies.
These dozen or so Hunting Beasts, could they starve themselves keeping guard under the tree?
Chen Yan snorted.
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Several hours later, Chen Yan bit into an energy bar, squinting at the group of Hunting Beasts below the tree.
These creatures seemed no longer restless but didn't leave either, surrounding the area beneath while a couple wandered around, the rest lying down to rest.
After a few more hours, Chen Yan opened his backpack, took out a Hunting Beast leg, sliced off a piece of meat, and wrapped it with a sheet of foil.
He lit a branch, utilizing the flame to roast meat while sitting on the tree trunk.
Quickly, the aroma of roasted meat began to waft outward.
The Hunting Beasts lying on the ground all got up, restlessly looking up at Chen Yan in the tree.
Chen Yan's expression was indifferent as he patiently roasted the meat. After a while, he put out the fire, tore open the foil, and the steaming meat inside emitted a rich fragrance.
Chen Yan used his teeth to lightly tear off a piece, feeling the scorching flavor of the roasted meat with his tongue, inhaling, and fiercely chewing while gazing at the group of Hunting Beasts below.
"Keep waiting then, I have food, while you're starving!"
After swallowing a piece of bloody roasted meat, Chen Yan's body warmed up again, boosting his confidence to endure further.
But halfway through the meat, Chen Yan suddenly felt the tree trunk beneath him wobbling!
His expression changed as he looked down, his eyes twitching furiously!
Some Hunting Beasts were already under the tree, desperately using their tusks to dig around the base!
The earth in the forest was muddy and wet, not frozen solid — apparently, freezing didn't occur in the forest region.
And the muddy, wet earth was being churned up by the tusks of the Hunting Beasts, more and more soil getting dug up, causing the tree trunk to sway more noticeably.
"Damn it!" Chen Yan cursed.
Force me to kill you all, huh.
Chen Yan snorted, a strand of Evil Qi emerging on his face.
It's not that he can't kill these beasts, just that he was reluctant to pay the price before.
After all, the Fiery Fire Talisman and Ten Thousand Sword Talisman, with his current proficiency in the Sealing Spirit Technique, their production success rate was low, and he was unwilling to waste them on these animals.
Having decided to act, there was no more hesitation!
Chen Yan took a deep breath, pulled out a few Talismans from his pocket.
Two "Fiery Fire Talismans" were wrapped around a strange tree branch and shot fiercely at the Hunting Beasts digging below the tree.
With a thud!
Suddenly, an explosion of fierce flames erupted under the tree!
Amidst the flames, several Hunting Beasts screamed and scattered wildly. Two or three were still engulfed in flames, howling in panic and bolting into the beast group, causing a frantic dispersion.
Engulfed in flames, the Hunting Beasts frantically charged at surrounding trees, rubbing their bodies against them desperately, while others rolled on the ground, attempting to extinguish the fire with the muddy earth.
But how could the Fiery Fire Talisman be easily extinguished? The fire wouldn't die until the stored Primordial Qi was completely burned!
This was the ultimate weapon Chen Yan used to obliterate the Fierce Beast Race's village!
With over ten Hunting Beasts scattered, Chen Yan seized the opportunity and shot out three or four more Fiery Fire Talismans.
Soon, there were six fiery-bodied Hunting Beasts on the ground.
Seeing his chance, Chen Yan leapt down from the tree!
He swung his axe and sent a panicked Hunting Beast rushing towards him flying!
The beast sprayed blood as Chen Yan split it with an axe, simultaneously his hand trembled — this Hunting Beast was incredibly strong!
Landing on the ground, several Hunting Beasts were provoked into aggression, forcing themselves onto Chen Yan with bites. He swung his axe, cutting left and right, while swiftly continuing to run towards the forest's edge!
After a few bounds, Chen Yan had already reached the forest's edge, pursued closely by four unburnt Hunting Beasts, one of which was particularly massive, resembling a calf in size, with tusks nearly half a meter long.