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Chapter 419 A lose-lose situation? (Please subscribe)

On the vast, desolate plain, a group of people sped forward.

One of the men chuckled and said, "Is this Xinghai City just ahead?"

"Yes, Xinghai City is just ahead." A short-haired man said with a sigh.

"If I remember correctly, Brother Tian, ​​your hometown is Xinghai City, right?"

"Really? Brother Tian, ​​you used to be from Xinghai City?"

Instantly, the eyes of seven or eight people around them all turned to look.

In the past, Xinghai City was quite famous in Yan Kingdom.

Although it is not a provincial capital, it has reached the scale of a second-tier city, especially its various tourist attractions, which are overcrowded during holidays.

Therefore, housing prices are relatively high, and many of them cannot afford to buy a house here.

Unfortunately, this once tourist city is now completely overrun by ferocious beasts; there isn't a single person to be seen, not even a ghost.

"Yes."

The man surnamed Tian looked ahead, a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

"My family has lived in Xinghai City since my father's time, and it was the same when I got married and had children. I thought I could live a peaceful and tranquil life, but then this happened suddenly."

"yes."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Ten years ago, they also lived a peaceful life.

Then one day, this peace was shattered.

"Brother Tian, ​​let bygones be bygones." A middle-aged man who looked to be about his age patted him on the shoulder and said, "People always have to learn to look forward, don't they?"

"That's right, Brother Tian. As the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining. Although that anomaly caused heavy losses to the population of our Yan Kingdom, those of us who survived are much better off than before."

"That's right. Ten years ago, if I heard that someone had superpowers or something, I would have just scoffed and thought it was a hoax. Now, I believe it without a doubt, because we are one of them."

"Haha, you're right. Besides, we're all B-level Awakeners. Although we're not as good as A-level Awakeners, we're still among the best of the Awakeners, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, smiles appeared on the faces of the seven or eight people.

Yes, the words may be rough, but the principle is sound.

The cataclysmic changes that occurred ten years ago brought immense danger to the Yan Kingdom, but they also enabled these people to achieve upward social mobility.

Ten years ago, they would only dare to think like this in their dreams.

As they were talking, Xinghai City was already in sight.

The middle-aged man leading the group, his smile fading, turned to face the crowd and said:

"According to intelligence, there are as many as 40,000 to 50,000 ferocious beasts here, including more than 100 elite-level ferocious beasts and three commander-level ferocious beasts. Among them is a top-level commander-level ferocious beast, the Earth-Splitting Lion, which is incredibly strong. If we encounter it later, everyone must be very careful and avoid being hit head-on by it, otherwise our protective amulets may be shattered."

"Yes, Brother Jiang, we'll be careful."

"With so many of us, there's no need to be afraid. As long as we're careful, we can definitely kill those three commander-level ferocious beasts!"

"That's right, if we kill that Earth-Splitting Lion, its materials could sell for seventy or eighty thousand points! Adding the other two Commander-level ferocious beasts, it could easily fetch over a hundred thousand, right?"

"And that doesn't even include the commander-level ferocious beasts?" Tian Guo said with a chuckle. "The materials from elite-level ferocious beasts certainly can't compare to those from commander-level ferocious beasts, but in terms of quantity, they're not cheap either."

"Brother Tian is right. Based on 2000 points for each elite-level ferocious beast, 100 beasts would amount to 200,000 points. Including the three commander-level ferocious beasts, we should have more than enough to collect 300,000 points today."

"You guys."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man at the head of the group revealed a wry smile.

This hasn't even started yet, and everyone's already calculating how much they've gained.

However, he was also somewhat tempted.

Based on a total of 30 points, each of the eight people here would receive nearly 4 points!

4 points a day is already a relatively high income.

"Stand by the plan, Xiao Wang and Xiao Feng, you two go deal with those elite-level ferocious beasts and don't let them get close. I'll deal with the Earth-Splitting Lion and keep it occupied. The rest of you, go deal with the other two commander-level ferocious beasts. Remember, be careful."

"clear!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically, their eyes filled with anticipation.

For them, the city before them was not filled with ferocious beasts, but with money!

The group entered the city.

For them, these mid-to-high-level ferocious beasts on the periphery were of no value at all, so they didn't bother to make a move.

But soon, they realized something was wrong.

Countless ferocious beast corpses lay on the ground, their blood staining almost the entire city red.

The group paused in their tracks.

"What's going on?"

Someone looked around and wondered, "Why are there so many corpses of mid- to high-level ferocious beasts here? Has someone already been here?"

"So, why is it so quiet around here? It turns out all the ferocious beasts in this area have been killed."

"Damn it, did this trip just end up being a waste of time?"

Many people expressed their dissatisfaction.

After all, it wasn't an easy thing for them to travel all the way from the Awakened Association to get here.

"Look, what's that!"

Suddenly someone exclaimed and pointed to the distance.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and their faces immediately showed shock.

"That's... a dragonman?"

"A dragonman's corpse?"

"Did they kill the ferocious beasts here?"

"Let's go take a look."

The middle-aged man in the lead said, "Be careful, those dragon people might still be here, or they might not have gone far."

"Um."

Everyone nodded.

Both the dragon-human race and the ferocious beasts are enemies of the human race.

While ferocious beasts are powerful, they pose the greatest threat to the human race.

However, the dragon race is not easy to deal with either.

Most dragon people are physically powerful and are known as dragon warriors.

A small minority, like the awakened ones, possess a variety of abilities.

Most importantly, they also possess intelligence.

After searching the surrounding area, the group discovered the corpses of many dragon warriors.

"Looking at the wounds on these dragon people, they were indeed caused by those ferocious beasts. The blood has already congealed, which means it has been there for some time."

Tian Guo analyzed.

"I wonder how many of these dragon people came? Are they still here?"

A woman standing nearby said with some concern.

"So what if they are?" The short-haired man puffed out his chest, his face full of disdain. "If we don't encounter them, fine, but if we do, we'll wipe them out completely!"

"That's right, these dragon people are different from the ferocious beasts. They come from another plane; they don't belong to this land beneath our feet!"

"Judging from the sounds inside, those dragon people are probably gone."

The middle-aged man sensed the commotion in the city and spoke.

"So, those few commander-level ferocious beasts too?"

Someone realized something and asked incredulously.

"Um."

The middle-aged man gave a bitter smile and said, "We've been here for so long. If those three commander-level ferocious beasts were still here, they would have sent beasts to attack us long ago. But until now, there hasn't been a sound. So, the beasts inside are probably just like the beasts outside; they've all been killed by the dragon people."

"Those damned dragon people!"

Everyone gritted their teeth.

It must have been difficult for them to come all this way.

As a result, they didn't gain any benefits.

"Brother Wei, I feel that some parts don't quite make sense," Tian Guo suddenly said.

"What doesn't make sense?"

The middle-aged man asked.

"As everyone knows, these dragon people are intelligent, just like us humans. In every battle between us humans and the ferocious beasts, if we humans win, we will definitely take away the corpses of our fellow humans when we clean up the battlefield. These dragon people do the same."

In the past, our Yan Kingdom has fought several battles with these guys. Whenever they won, they would always bring back the bodies of their fallen comrades. But now…”

He pointed to the dozen or so dragon-man corpses in front of him, frowning, and said, "If all the commander-level ferocious beasts inside were killed, why didn't those dragon-men take these corpses with them?"

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yes, if the Dragonkin race wins this battle.

So it doesn't make much sense that they left behind the corpses of their companions.

"Brother Tian, ​​could it be that they've forgotten?"

"Yeah, this dragon-man looks like a ferocious beast. Its corpse is really hard to spot among a bunch of ferocious beast corpses. It took me a while to figure it out," the Awakened One who first discovered the dragon-man's corpse complained.

"Unlikely."

Tian Guo shook his head.

"Just because we can't easily distinguish them doesn't mean that those dragon people can't either."

"Brother Tian is right."

The middle-aged man nodded and pondered for a moment:

"So, those dragonmen might not have won the battle. In the end, both sides were badly wounded, and the dragonmen retreated in haste, so they didn't have time to take their comrades' bodies with them?"

Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up.

A lose-lose situation?

If that's the case, then the three commander-level ferocious beasts inside must have been severely injured!

No wonder they've been here for so long, and the commander-level ferocious beasts inside haven't made a single move.

That makes sense.

They were badly injured and dared not make a sound.

If they go in now, they won't need to take too much risk to kill the three commander-level ferocious beasts and hundreds of elite-level ferocious beasts, and obtain the materials from their bodies.

"Brother Wei, now that things have come to this, what are we still hesitating for? Let's go in quickly!" the short-haired man urged.

"Yes, Brother Wei, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Who would have thought that we would have our day as the fisherman?"

"Alright, but don't get too excited yet, this is just speculation," the middle-aged man said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)