Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 20 Greed in the Wilderness
But it's different when combined with mental power.

The Black-Scaled Demon Bull was far stronger than him; he was no match for it based solely on martial arts skills.
simple!
First, use your mental power to control the throwing knife and inflict a severe blow, weakening the opponent's strength to a level slightly stronger than your own.

In this way, after being weakened, the Black Scale Demon Bull, which originally could easily kill with its mental power but was stronger than its own martial arts strength, can become an excellent sparring partner.

Moreover, with the support of mental energy, there's no risk of going too far and suffering a setback.

"Rumble--"

The sound of hooves trampling continued, the battle was far from over, but the scales of victory were gradually tipping in Lu Jin's favor.

Besides the Blackscale Demon Bull, there are many other bovine monsters on the battlefield, including even mid-level beast general-level bovine monsters.

It can be said that Lu Jin is now surrounded by the beasts.

However, the generally large size of the minotaur monsters meant that even when Lu Jin was surrounded, he only needed to deal with a few at a time, while the numerous minotaur monsters on the outside could only watch helplessly.

With his agile movements, he could fight without using his mental powers, and as long as he wasn't physically exhausted, the beast horde couldn't pose a fatal threat to him.

On the other hand, the herd of beasts could not.

Apart from the Black-Scaled Demon Bull, none of the other bovine monsters were a match for Lu Jin.

Every time Lu Jin unleashed his Nine-Element Breaking Army Sword, the beast horde would either lose a beast soldier or suffer severe injuries to a beast general.

With its membership rapidly dwindling, the herd led by this low-level lord-level black-scaled demon bull will eventually be crushed by Lu Jin.

Meanwhile, not far from the battlefield, a chase was taking place.

"Whoosh!"

A five-tailed tiger-cat, bearing numerous sword and knife wounds, darted past the surrounding dilapidated buildings at breakneck speed, fleeing in panic.

Not far behind this low-level lord-level five-tailed tiger cat, two warriors wielding swords were in pursuit.

"Damn it, this animal is pretty good at running."

Chasing after the fleeing five-tailed tiger-cat, the tall, thin figure wielding a sword cursed loudly.

"This animal is badly injured; it can't escape!"

The burly figure holding the knife spoke with certainty.

The two of them had just joined forces and inflicted considerable damage on the five-tailed tiger-cat. Now, even if it abandoned the herd and tried to escape, where could it possibly go?
‘Rumble—’

The two sides chased each other for a while. After a while, the five-tailed tiger cat, which was fleeing in panic, noticed the sounds of a fierce battle coming from a distance in the northwest.

Without hesitation, the five-tailed tiger cat changed direction and fled northwest, towards the direction from which the fighting was taking place.

Cat-like monsters are generally quite intelligent, let alone a five-tailed tiger-cat that has reached the level of a junior lord.

The Five-Tailed Tiger Cat knew that two human martial artists, whose speed was no less than its own and whose strength surpassed its own, were chasing it. If no unexpected events occurred, its hope of shaking off the two would be slim.

The only variable at present is the northwest direction from which the violent fighting is taking place.

The five-tailed tiger cat and the two warriors were very fast. Before long, the battle scene between Lu Jin and the beast horde came into view.

Noticing a lord-level monster approaching, Lu Jin glanced at it but did not stop fighting the horde.

He secretly raised his vigilance to the highest level, his mental energy already attached to the nine-element throwing knives on the outside of his combat suit thighs, ready to unleash a terrifying attack at any moment.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, the five-tailed tiger cat charged into the horde of beasts without hesitation.

The monstrous aura emanating from the Five-Tailed Tiger Cat deterred the beasts from blocking its path, and instead they made way for it.

In the blink of an eye, the five-tailed tiger-cat passed through the herd of beasts and continued its escape. However, while the five-tailed tiger-cat had the ability to make the herd of beasts give way, the two warriors chasing behind it did not have this ability.

The not-so-bright beast-soldier and beast-general-level bovine monsters were afraid of the five-tailed tiger-cat, a lord-level monster, and thus took the initiative to avoid it with trepidation.

However, if it were a War God Warrior, before the War God Warrior unleashed his power, the beast soldiers and beast generals would not realize that this was a huge iron plate, and would not take the initiative to make way.

This brief delay allowed the two warriors, who were clearing a path through the beast horde with their swords, to allow the five-tailed tiger-cat to escape and disappear without a trace.

"Damn it! That beast got away."

The burly war god cursed angrily as his prey escaped.

It's important to know that the materials from a low-level lord monster are quite valuable, ranging from 5 million to 30 billion Chinese Yuan, depending on the type.

Based on the species and level of this five-tailed tiger cat, the HR Alliance's acquisition price would be around one billion Chinese yuan.

Even if the two split it 50/50, that's still five small goals worth of Chinese yuan.

The tall, thin war god beside him also had a dark face, but when he turned his head and saw Lu Jin, who was in the middle of the beast horde, his eyes gleamed.

If he wasn't mistaken, this martial artist, whose agility was excellent but whose strength was only at the level of a high-level warrior, was wearing a nine-element combat suit.

The Nine-Series Combat Suit is priced at a staggering 120 billion Chinese Yuan on the HR Alliance Warrior Mall platform.

Not to mention that not only his combat uniform, but also the Broken Army Sword and the hexagonal shield in his hand appear to be equipment from the Ninth Element.

Although the price of second-hand equipment will certainly not reach the original price, or even half the price, the value of a set of nine-element equipment is far greater than that of a piece of low-level lord monster material.

Sai Weng lost his horse, how do you know it is not a blessing?
At this moment, noticing his companion's gaze, the burly war god also turned his attention to Lu Jin in the center of the beast horde.

"Nine-element equipment?"

After a moment of shock, the burly war god exclaimed in a low voice.

"Hmm, what do you think?"
The opponent seems to be locked in a fierce battle. Should we lend him a hand, or...?

A glint of greed flashed in the eyes of the tall, thin war god as he asked the burly war god.

"He's not even a war god. The favor we do for him is worth billions? Not to mention, he might not even appreciate it."

Greed took over his mind, and the burly war god said in a low voice.

Meanwhile, Lu Jin, who was keeping an eye on these two uninvited guests, also sensed their ill intentions.

Immediately while dealing with the Black Scale Demon Bull and its horde of beasts, Lu Jin said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, I advise you to think carefully before making a decision."

Although it was the first time he had met these two war gods, Lu Jin happened to recognize them.

The tall and slender 'Thunder Sword' Pan Feng and the burly 'Overlord Blade' Wang Yi are both junior War God warriors who came from Jiangnan Base City and joined the HR Alliance.

Lu Jin could guess what the two were thinking even with his toes.

After all, murder and robbery are commonplace in the wilderness.

"Do you want to do it or not?"

Pan Feng tightened his grip on the Seven-Element Breaking Army Battle Sword and looked at Wang Yi.

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Yi nodded.

“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”

The next moment, the two war gods, their hearts filled only with greed, rushed toward Lu Jin at lightning speed.

(End of this chapter)