In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 39, The Slave Caravan

In the camp.

The ground beneath the horned beastman's feet melted, the mud solidified on its calves, and two clumps of mud flew onto its arms, briefly affecting its movement.

Due to the delay, the horned beastman was unable to dodge Lin Ran's attack and was hit squarely.

boom!

The horned beastman's head exploded instantly, and red and white debris flew all over the ground. The headless corpse swayed and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

When Yunzhu encountered the orc, crimson flames had already enveloped her entire body, turning her into a flame person, making it impossible for the orc to attack. Instead, because she couldn't dodge in time, part of her body was burned away.

Mengyu wielded her straight sword with great force, each strike aimed at the orc's vital points. However, the orc did not dodge much, allowing the blade to strike his body, leaving only a few minor wounds. Most of the attacks were deflected when they hit his skin.

Lin Ran looked outside the camp at the horned beastmen holding large shields.

It had exhausted its strength to rush to the aid, but it was still too late.

Lin Ran closed her eyes and then opened them again, a dazzling light flashing in her eyes.

The bull-horned beastmen charging towards them from dozens of meters away suddenly had a layer of golden light emerge from their shields. Then, with a snap, the golden light shattered, and the sturdy shield broke in two.

The horned beastman swayed, looking completely bewildered. His head lolled to one side, and he rolled down, his body tumbling over a dozen times before finally stopping.

Lin Ran looked up at the sky. The winged orc had flown far away, but was still within sight.

puff!

Lin Ran mobilized half of the fire elemental energy, using it as a foundation to activate her pupil technique.

In the distance, a flying orc suddenly had a crimson, crack-like structure appear behind it, and then its body silently split in two.

Ignoring the fallen corpse, Lin Ran looked at the other orc, mobilized the remaining fire elemental energy, and activated her pupil technique again.

Unsurprisingly, the orc was split in two while still in mid-air.

The battles on both sides of the camp have also come to a conclusion.

Yunzhu's opponent noticed Lin Ran's strange methods and was severely affected for a moment, losing his composure in the face of the attack.

In less than ten exchanges, Yunzhu grabbed his chest, her sharp claws tearing through flesh and bone, revealing his heart, which had been ripped in half.

The orc retreated repeatedly, clutching his chest as he tried to escape, but he collapsed and convulsed after only a dozen meters.

Suddenly, a pale golden crack appeared out of nowhere on its neck, and its entire head was severed off.

With a blank expression, Meng Yu brandished her straight sword, launching a final attack on the orc.

A deep wound had been cut into its neck until the ground suddenly liquefied, and the writhing mud sealed its feet.

Mengyu seized the opportunity and slashed at its neck wound with all her might, while simultaneously retreating forcefully to use friction to cause even greater damage.

puff!

The orc's head flew high into the air, the headless corpse swayed, and then fell to the ground with a thud.

"Brother Lin, it's done." Yunzhu dissipated the flames, her clothes undamaged, and hopped towards Lin Ran.

"Well done, search the camp." Lin Ran nodded with a smile.

The three split up to search the camp, and then reunited under the glowing bead.

Yunzhu: "Aside from some unidentified foods, we found nothing else."

Mengyu: "I only found some papers, which were probably written in the languages ​​of their respective races, not the universal language."

Lin Ran: "I didn't find anything useful."

"They may have taken advantage of the weak defenses to sneak in, but with the humans and werewolves currently engaged in conflict and the elves' attitude ambiguous, we cannot rule out the possibility that they have some kind of plan."

Lin Ran said, throwing out several balls of fire that burned the orc corpses to ashes.

He then removed the bead and slammed it into his storage ring, whereupon darkness quickly engulfed everything.

"Let's keep going."

Lin Ran had no intention of lingering and activated her spiritual vision to continue her journey.

……

Eight or nine hours later.

Lin Ran checked the map and confirmed that there were only about ten kilometers left to go to the final mission area.

He invoked his experience tips.

[Spiritual Aura Specialization LV1→LV2: 10/1000]

After his skills were upgraded, he could clearly feel that his control over spiritual energy had improved, and he would consume less spiritual energy when unleashing the same attack.

It is about five kilometers away.

Mengyu suddenly stopped and looked at a small hill several hundred meters away.

"Brother Lin, something's up."

Lin Ran waved his hand, and a layer of dark spiritual energy covered the three of them, almost causing them to disappear into the darkness.

Not long after,

Several werewolves, each over two meters tall, emerged from behind the small hill. Behind them were many low-level demons, guarding a group of slaves. At the sides and rear of the procession, a dozen or so werewolves surrounded the slave group, seemingly acting as their guards.

Lin Ran's gaze fell on the slaves in the middle, and he could clearly see that there were humanoid succubi, demons, humans, and even two elves!

These slaves, with heavy shackles around their necks and ankles, were practically dragging themselves along.

"Brother Lin, shall we fight?" Yunzhu leaned closer and asked quietly.

Mengyu didn't ask, wiped the straight knife, and her eyes turned into vertical pupils.

"Watch their route. They'll pass by here soon. Leave one werewolf behind to interrogate them, and kill the rest."

The three waited quietly until the slave procession approached within about a hundred meters.

The leader of the werewolves seemed to have noticed something; he twitched his nose and raised his hand to stop the group.

As they stopped, the werewolves instantly became alert, taking out their spiked clubs and looking around for any potential enemies.

Upon seeing this, Lin Ran decisively chose to take action.

Eye Technique: Instant Slash is activated, using the power of three crystals as the output, instantly striking the leader werewolf who first discovered the traces.

A burst of blood erupted from the werewolf's neck, but it couldn't save its life; its hideous head flew high into the air.

Yunzhu and Mengyu charged out at the same time, rushing towards the werewolf team from both sides.

Lin Ran maintained his dark spiritual energy, his eyes gleaming, and activated his pupil technique once more.

"Enemy attack!"

The werewolf spotted Yunzhu and Mengyu and let out a long howl, but the howl stopped abruptly halfway through. When the other werewolves looked over, they only saw a wolf head flying up, and found no trace of the attacker!

"Kill them first!"

The werewolves remained calm, their bodies swelling up by at least half their original size. With bloodshot eyes, they charged towards Yunzhu and Mengyu, unaware of the hunters hiding in the darkness.

Lin Ran walked unhurriedly, her gaze fixed on the werewolf at the back. The moment she activated her pupil technique, the werewolf's head flew off.

Because it lagged behind and wasn't spotted by the other werewolves immediately, they continued their charge towards Yunzhu and Mengyu.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides clashed.

Yunzhu used the flames to increase her speed, dodging several Langya Bangs, and struck a werewolf in the chest with a claw, instantly causing it to bleed profusely, but without substantially affecting its combat power.

A werewolf circled around behind Yunzhu and slammed down with its wolf-tooth club. Suddenly, a golden slash appeared out of thin air.

(End of this chapter)