Translator:
Nyoi-Bo Studio
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With the success of the bag array formation in defending against the attacks of the enemy and blockading their route of escape, victory was only a matter of time.
Under the combined attacks of the Magical Beast army, the sieging Gargoyles were defeated one after the other. Some of them were hit by the Evil Eyes’ light bullets that carried paralyzing properties, some were hit by the poison of the spiders, and some were torn to shreds by the Horned Bee Beasts. There were even some that were burned black by the Unicorn. Of course, credit also had to be given to Yang Ling’s Wizard Amulets.
The great battle soon came to an end. The ground and walls of the cave were all splattered with fresh blood. The fifty steps from the entrance of the cave to the mud wall were littered with the corpses of the Gargoyles.
After instructing a group of Horned Bee Beasts to patrol the outside of the cave as a precaution, Yang Ling quickly cleaned up the scene. He sliced open the heads of the Gargoyles with his sharp dagger and retrieved their mud gray Essence Crystals. He tamed the Gargoyles who still had all their limbs intact and could still be used with a drop of his blood.
Compared to the Essence Crystals of level one or two Magical Beasts, the Essence Crystals of the Gargoyles were considerably larger. Even though they were incomparable to the Essence Crystals of mid-high level Magical Beasts such as the Lightning Birds, they still harbored a great amount of energy and could be used to set up a few simple Maze Formations or Spirit Gathering Spell Formations.
There were many dead Gargoyles, but there were many who were heavily injured and still convulsing! After an hour, Yang Ling had tamed a full two hundred of the creatures that could still be used with the last of his Wizard Power. Even though they were all heavily injured, Yang Ling believed that they would be able to recover fully after staying in the Wizard’s Pagoda for a few days. Then, he would have another exceptional Magical Beast army.
Lightning fast speed, powerful attacks, weak defense!
Even though he had luckily managed to defeat the attacking Gargoyles in one fell swoop, he had gotten a deeper understanding of the battle capabilities of the level four Magical Beasts.
To some extent, the Gargoyles were similar to the Horned Bee Beasts, their offensive capabilities far exceeding their defense. They might be able to obtain a swift victory against weaker enemies. But they might not be effective if they encountered a calm, defensive enemy with respectable offensive capabilities. They might even suffer a complete defeat.
But even though they were similar, there were still some differences between the Gargoyles and Horned Bee Beasts. Their hard, sharp claws, coupled with their long wingspans and impressive physical power made their direct offensive capabilities stand out. But their abilities when it came to ambushing enemies paled in comparison to the fist-sized Horned Bee Beasts.
Their slender bodies, incredible speed, and poisonous stingers that were hard to guard against all made the Horned Bee Beasts Yang Ling’s most powerful assassins. The Horned Bee Beasts were definitely no match for the Gargoyles in a one on one fight to the death. But if they were to cross paths suddenly, a large group of Gargoyles might not be able to defeat the same number of Horned Bee Beasts that still had their poisonous stingers at full power.
Under normal circumstances, the differences between high level Magical Beasts and low level Magical Beasts were obvious. When faced with high level Magical Beasts, the only choice low level Magical Beasts had was to run. But sometimes, their levels were not enough to explain the entire situation!
As long as they fully utilized their surroundings, it was possible for low level Magical Beasts to defeat high level Magical Beasts. The great success of the bag array formation explained everything. If he had been suddenly attacked by a large group of Gargoyles in the vast outdoors, Yang Ling’s best hope would’ve been to run.
After cleaning up the scene, Yang Ling got on his Unicorn and recalled the Magical Beast army. He then charged out the cave like the wind, retreating as he rummaged through the memories of the Gargoyles.
There were many impossibly deep caves in the land basin. None of the Gargoyles knew how many monsters hid within them, and thus he had to leave the bloody cave as fast as possible. If the thick metallic stench of blood attracted another group of high level Magical Beasts, the outcome would be disastrous.
According to the memories of the tamed Gargoyles, the Gargoyles had come from a cave five miles away. That was the location of the Gargoyle tribe closest to the Evil Eyes’ cave. Other than occasionally coming out to hunt high level Evil Eyes, the gargoyles rarely appeared in the land basin. Long ago, they had been given a mission to defend an ancient city that had been sealed underground.
A sealed underground city?
An underground city guarded by a group of dark element monsters?
Yang Ling was surprised. He instructed the Unicorn to stop at a desolate hill and began seriously searching through the Gargoyles’ memories.
The Gargoyles’ memories of the underground city itself were sketchy, but they contained some relevant information about the Magical Beasts guarding the underground city. According to their memories, the place was also guarded by groups of mid level Magical Beasts such as Demon Harpies, Medusas, and Minotaurs. In fact, it was rumored that there were high level Magical Beasts such as Chimeras and Dark Dragons guarding the deepest depths of the area.
An underground city guarded by a large number of high level Magical Beasts. Could this be the rumored relic of the giant dragon, in which the many Undead Divine Weapons were sealed?
Yang Ling had a thought. He recalled the information that was secretly making its way around Wissen Town. At the very beginning, there were rumors that someone had spotted a cave of an ancient giant dragon deep within Terras Forest, and that it had several rare treasures within it. The information had attracted a large number of troops and adventurers into the dilapidated Wissen Town.
In recent times, through the information he had gotten from the thief Fenlist, Yang Ling found out that someone had spotted the relic of the Holy Dragon Ayrpaciro which sealed the Undead Divine Weapons, and that it was not as simple as a mere cave of an ancient giant dragon. In recent times, many mysterious figures had successively infiltrated Wissen Town, proving that there was some truth to the reports.
According to the reports from his intelligence organization Parrot, these mysterious figures were different from the average adventurer. They would either shut themselves within Shangri-La and be busy the entire day, or they would journey in the wilderness, entering and coming out of the Terras Forest all day long.
The average adventurer would be very concerned about the situation in Wissen Town, occasionally cursing the leader Steve, some even picking off lone Black Armor Guards. But these mysterious figures were different. They were unconcerned about the situation in Wissen Town, not caring about the battle between the Banto and Rossi forces.
After suddenly obtaining information about the underground city, Yang Ling deliberated for a moment before deciding to silently infiltrate and learn more about the situation. Even though he was unsure of how powerful the so-called Undead Divine Weapons were, he was sure that they were treasures that were hard to come by, since there were so many Magical Beasts guarding them, people were coming from all over the land to fight for them.
After making a decision, he recalled the Unicorn without hesitation and summoned a group of Horned Bee Beasts to protect himself. Even though the Unicorn was powerful, the ripples of Magical Energy it radiated were too strong and would easily attract the attention of the Magical Beasts. He was merely doing a preliminary scouting run this time around. He was not interested in doing battle with a large group of high level Magical Beasts.
Yang Ling headed east, and soon after, he arrived at the Gargoyle’s cave after leaping over some short shrub.
The cave was large and had weirdly shaped rocks littered everywhere, as if it were a natural granite cave. The deeper he went into the cave, the more forks in the path appeared. Without the memories of the Gargoyles, he might have lost his way in just a few minutes.
Perhaps it was due to the annihilation of their tribe, but Yang Ling did not encounter any Gargoyles at the start. But he slowly started noticing a few patrolling Gargoyles the deeper into the cave he got. He would sometimes also encounter hidden scouts sitting by the wall of the cave-like statues. Fortunately, the Horned Bee Beasts had sharp senses; otherwise, he would have exposed himself on multiple occasions. According to the memories of the tamed Gargoyles, he had already arrived in the area of influence of another group of Gargoyles.
Hidden scouts. How interesting!
Yang Ling had a thought after witnessing the abilities of the Gargoyles. He would definitely catch his enemies off guard if he were to plant hidden scouts like this within Wissen Castle. After all, not everyone had senses as sharp as the Horned Bee Beasts, and not everyone was as nimble as he was.
In order to get as close as possible to the underground city, Yang Ling was incredibly cautious as he moved. He made use of the rubble that littered the ground to hide his tracks, narrowly avoiding the patrolling Gargoyles time and time again.
After making his way past the area of influence of the Gargoyles, monsters that had human heads and eagle-like bodies started to appear, floating in the air like Eber Eagles. Their sharp claws gleamed with cold light. It was obvious that they were incredibly sharp.
According to the memories of the Gargoyles, the monsters before him were level four Magical Beasts called Demon Harpies. Even though they were Magical Beasts of the same level, their defensive capabilities were much stronger than the Gargoyles. They were not only speedy, they also naturally learned acceleration spells that were of a wind element. If need be, they could use their Magical Energy to launch arrow-like attacks, then retreat before the enemy troops could react.
And the senses of the Demon Harpies were even sharper than those of the Gargoyles. Yang Ling had just stepped into their area of influence when a team of alert creatures charged over to conduct a thorough check. Luckily, there was a small cave in a wall nearby. Yang Ling managed to narrowly avoid them by hiding in the cave.
Must I give up halfway?
Seeing the Demon Harpies circling in the area near him, Yang Ling could not think of a way to secretly infiltrate the area no matter how hard he tried. Killing the patrolling creatures with his massive Magical Beast army was not a problem, but the outcome would be disastrous if he alerted the other guards and attracted a large group of high level Magical Beasts.
After a moment’s deliberation, Yang Ling decided to retreat. According to the memories of the Gargoyles, he would encounter level five Minotaurs and Medusas after making it past the Demon Harpies’ area of influence. If the Demon Harpies were already this hard to deal with, the Minotaurs and Medusas who were a full level higher would be even more so, much less the high level Chimeras and Dark Dragons. Even if he was lucky enough to infiltrate the city, whether he could escape alive was another matter.
There will never be a shortage of firewood as long as the green hills remain!
There were not many humans that would come to Valenia Valley. The possibility of an average person finding this cave and successfully infiltrating the underground city was even more minuscule. Even if he didn’t have the ability to scout the underground city now, that didn’t mean he’d be unable to do so in the future.
Yang Ling believed that there would be a day where he could return to Valenia Valley once he advanced to the level of Earth Wizard, cultivated the Wizard Core, and tamed more high level Magical Beasts. Perhaps he might be able to find a way back to Earth after obtaining the so-called Undead Divine Weapons. Of course, it would be even better if he could find a way to traverse between this world and Earth freely.
With the guidance of the Horned Bee Beasts, relying on the low light and his agile movements, Yang Ling managed to avoid the patrolling Demon Harpies and Gargoyles as he carefully exited the massive cave.
