Yu Changhua looked at the group, sizing them up and down, then smiled and said, "Oh, I see, why don't you all come over and sit with us? We can talk while seated."
Ye Chen nodded and then came to the bonfire. After some conversation, Ye Chen finally understood what was going on.
The Yu family village is remote, having always lived off hunting and fishing in the mountains. Though called a village, it actually consists of only a dozen or so families.
Because of the sudden arrival of monsters, some villagers died, forcing the survivors to take refuge in a cave, where they are trying to survive for the time being.
Ye Chen curiously asked, "What was that singing about just now? Singing late at night like that can easily attract monsters."
Yu Changhua shook his head bitterly and explained, "The song is actually our means of communication. There is a girl here who went out to get something and hasn't returned for a long time. We were worried, so we used the song to call her back, but we didn't get a response. Unexpectedly, it brought you to us."
Ye Chen finally understood and also felt a bit helpless.
The Law Enforcement Team has communication tools, but ordinary people do not, resorting to using songs to transmit messages.
This is clearly risking their lives.
Yu Zhen expressed worry, "Village Chief Grandpa, Yu Nian has been out for two hours already and hasn't come back—could she be in danger?"
The village chief looked troubled and quite helpless: "I don't know either. Sigh!"
Oooohwoohoo!
Suddenly, another bout of singing was heard.
Yu Zhen, Yu Changhua, and the others' faces instantly changed, "Something's wrong, something happened!"
Ye Chen looked at the shocked group and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Zhen paced back and forth, filled with worry, continuously tugging at his hair, looking very anxious.
"Yu Nian said she's encountered an LV10 monster and told us to hide."
"Level 10!"
Lin Nuoyi and the others were also greatly shocked, while Ye Chen's eyes shone, quickly asking, "Where is it?"
"Down at the foot of the mountain, near our village."
Ye Chen's mind quickly became active.
"An LV10 monster, we've never encountered one before. After the hunt, we'll surely get some good loot!"
After a moment of thought, he said to the group, "Let's go down the mountain and check it out."
"Big Brother, can you take me with you? I'm worried!"
Yu Zhen ran up, applying to join the team. Ye Chen patted Yu Zhen's shoulder and shook his head, "You're too weak; going with us would only hold us back. You should stay behind and protect the people here!"
Yu Zhen, knowing his strength is too low, could only nod in agreement.
Ye Chen and the others exited the cave, quickly running down the mountain.
Roar!
A roar resounded in the distance.
"There it is!"
Zhu Qiang pointed to a spot, where flames soared into the sky, very conspicuous.
Ye Chen and the others quickly sped towards the flames.
[Firelord]
Level: LV10
Skill: Flaming Meteor
Attribute: Fire
Combat Power: 2600
Blood Volume: 6000
Note: The Firelord will launch hundreds of flaming attacks from the firearm on its back. If hit, it will cause a burning effect and continuous blood loss.
A slender woman dressed in casual clothes was controlling her pet, engaging in skirmishes with the Firelord.
This woman should be Yu Changhua's Yu Nian.
Courage is commendable.
[Flower Fairy]
Level: LV3
Attribute: Wood
Skill: Flowers Bloom
Tier: Ultimate Venerable (6th Tier)
Talent: Nirvana (Awakened)
Combat Power: 1200
Blood Volume: 24000
The Flower Fairy resembles a human, with a humanoid body yet still appearing as a plant.
She stands 1.3 meters tall, with green limbs and a head resembling a strikingly beautiful red rose.
She looks exceptionally beautiful.
The Flower Fairy has a part of her body burning with flames, and her blood volume constantly decreases.
She is of Wood Attribute, naturally countered by Fire Attribute.
Soon, her blood volume was down to about 8000.
In contrast, the Firelord has only lost 800 blood, proving very difficult to kill.
Yu Nian was already kneeling on the ground, gasping heavily, clearly unable to hold on any longer, ready to be eliminated at any moment.
"Quick, save her!"
Ye Chen shouted.
Blood Asura was the first to rush forward, Blood Wings fluttering, red light shimmering, swinging the scythe, directly chopping onto the Firelord.
-600!
The Firelord, under attack, was about to smack the Flower Fairy when its giant hand turned towards Blood Asura.
Its size was massive, resembling a turtle, bearing a volcano-like formation on its back, overall red in color.
Yu Nian was taken aback at the sudden appearance of Blood Asura, quickly glancing back.
Ye Chen was looking at her with a smile, tossing over a Qi Blood Pill, saying seriously, "Take a rest first, leave this monster to us."
Yu Nian caught the Qi Blood Pill, quickly thanked them, feeling somewhat relieved.
However, Yu Nian did not take it herself; instead, she fed it to the heavily injured Flower Fairy.
Zhu Qiang, Lin Nuo, and Iron Bull quickly commanded their pets to join the fight.
Piggy Dragon was again the first to rush forward, performing a Rushing Forward attack, slamming into the Firelord.
-500!
The Vajra Ape's Eight-Bone Soul-Locking Spear opened instantly, leaping onto the Firelord's back, constantly slashing.
-200!
-200!
The Beauty Snake, having obtained the Poison Bag, no longer needed to conserve venom, directly spraying three globs of poison onto the Firelord.
-150!
-150!
-150!
-200!
-200!
...
The Beauty Snake's three blobs of poison fiercely made the Firelord lose 900 blood.
But once the Poison Bag's venom was exhausted, the Beauty Snake also lost combat power.
Blood Asura continued to engage the Firelord.
Click-click!
Blood Asura seemed to have a strong affinity for violent beauty.
Her body radiated red light.
The Critical Strike Skill had already been activated.
At this moment, the Scythe of Death, with slumbering eyes, suddenly opened, and the ethereal red light, like a path to the Yellow Springs, harvested every vibrant life.
Blood Asura's silhouette flickered, slashing one after another at the Firelord's back.
But the Firelord's back had solid, hard armor, and even with Critical Strike's boost, Blood Asura's two critical hits only dealt a total of 900 damage to the Firelord.
Piggy Dragon had already used Rushing Forward three times, now lying on the ground exhausted.
The Vajra Ape continued to attack the Firelord with the Eight-Bone Soul-Locking Spear. Dealing with the disturbance from Vajra Ape and Piggy Dragon, the Firelord appeared annoyed.
Yet Blood Asura continuously harassed it, leaving the Firelord unable to attack the Vajra Ape and the others.
The Firelord roared helplessly, with its enormous body slowly shuddering.
The massive turtle shell slowly descended, retracting its limbs entirely, leaving only its head exposed.
However, the Firelord's giant head was ablaze, preventing Blood Asura from getting close.
Ye Chen felt a bit helpless, as his team was mostly focused on close combat, lacking long-range capabilities.
The only long-range attack, the Beauty Snake, still had weak combat power.
While Ye Chen was feeling troubled, Yu Nian suddenly ran over, "Let me help!"
The Flower Fairy's injuries had fully healed, and she quickly approached not far from the Firelord.
She placed her hands forward, her little mouth slightly moving.
As if reciting something.
Ha!
The Flower Fairy suddenly shouted.
An explosive sound immediately emanated from the Firelord's body.
Seeds appeared on the Firelord's body, subsequently bursting.
These seed-like shapes firmly enveloped the Firelord in a secure bind.