Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

In the dark and sunless jungle, occasional rays of sunlight pierced through the dense canopy and scattered down.

This mercenary squad continued to advance, constantly hunting the surrounding wild beasts to obtain prey.

Everything was so well-coordinated and orderly.

"Once you guys have honed your skills successfully, we can venture deeper into the forest and hunt stronger wild beasts to exchange for more wealth."

After saying that, the smile on the bearded man's face vanished in an instant.

He quickly returned to his usual meticulous state.

The reason was simple.

He was the leader of this mercenary squad and had to be responsible for the lives of all his brothers.

This desolate forest was a paradise for wild beasts, not a safe place.

Entering the forest to hunt wild beasts was a dangerous task, allowing no room for carelessness.

"Captain, where is our destination for this trip? Tell us."

Not far away, a young man wearing silver armor with black secret纹纹 on his forehead was asking with a smile.

Behind him, he carried a silver spear, and the shield in his hand reflected a chilling light.

"This trip has no destination. It's mainly to familiarize you with this desolate forest and, by the way, hone your teamwork."

"That's good!!" Hearing the captain's words, the silver-armored youth smiled.

"Everyone, be careful. Next, we will enter the territory of the wild beast 'Flame Mane Lion.' This Cloudsoar-level guy is our opponent!"

"Over the years, many brothers have been lost at its hands." Saying this, the bearded man's eyes dimmed slightly.

"Don't be afraid! In the past, Captain was only at the peak of the Sky level and could still go toe-to-toe with it. Now that you are a Cloudsoar-level expert, Captain, there's nothing to fear." The purple-armored man smiled, appearing unafraid.

"Better safe than sorry!!"

Reiterating his point, the bearded captain drew the battle blade from his back, his expression solemn and ready.

"Thirty kilometers to go, everyone be careful!"

"Okay!" x43.

At the captain's command, the entire squad unconsciously changed formation.

From the previous fan shape, it became a spear shape.

And the tip of the spear was naturally the captain, who had just reached the Cloudsoar level.

...

Not far away, a giant beast, about two hundred meters in size, was slowly standing up.

Its large nose sniffed hard, detecting an unusual scent in the air.

Humans!!!

This Cloudsoar-level Flame Mane Lion was burning with boiling crimson flames, like a giant furnace.

Extreme heat constantly radiated from its body, distorting the space around it.

Any towering ancient tree that approached it would either burst into flames or leave behind black marks, looking incredibly frightening.

"Roar!"

Sensing the human presence getting closer, the Flame Mane Lion raised its head and let out an angry roar, seemingly trying to intimidate these guys who dared to set foot in its territory.

"Captain, it's really a Cloudsoar-level Flame Mane Lion. We've hit the jackpot this time!!"

A skinny mercenary's eyes lit up, and at this moment, he directly ignored the Flame Mane Lion's huge, angry eyes, excitedly saying.

"Don't get excited, caution is paramount!!" The bearded man narrowed his eyes slightly, immediately becoming vigilant.

For him, this Cloudsoar-level Flame Mane Lion was not to be feared, but if it charged into their group, it would be a disaster.

"Roar!!"

Just as the mercenary squad approached within thirty kilometers of the Flame Mane Lion, the ground began to shake, and waves of heat crisscrossed in the air.

"The Flame Mane Lion is attacking, everyone tighten the formation!!"

Before his voice faded, a ball of crimson fire screeched towards the squad.

"Kill!!"

Without any hesitation, the bearded captain gripped his dual blades and charged forward.

The two sides fought fiercely together, while the other members assisted from the side, harassing the Flame Mane Lion's attacks.

"You blockhead, die!" The burly, bearded man moved strangely, wielding his dual blades and constantly slashing at the Flame Mane Lion's body.

"Roar roar roar!!!"

Being suppressed and beaten, the Flame Mane Lion, as a hegemon, couldn't stand this kind of treatment.

It let out angry roars, and the flames burning around the lion condensed into fireballs, constantly sweeping towards the surroundings.

"Rumble!!"

In an instant, countless ancient trees in the entire ancient forest fell.

Sparse black smoke rose from the surroundings, a scene of devastation.

"Swoosh!!"

"Swoosh!!"

"..."

In the mercenary squad, several archers had serious expressions, their hands moving like phantoms, constantly shooting out streams of light arrows.

"Clang clang clang!!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed incessantly, but unfortunately, none of the arrows could break through the Flame Mane Lion's defenses.

No wonder.

The gap between the Sky level (Star level) and the Cloudsoar level (Universe level) was too great to be bridged by sharp weapons.

Despite this, the members continued to shoot, trying to buy their captain a sliver of opportunity.

"Bang bang!"

However, this time, the Flame Mane Lion, already prepared, suddenly twisted its body in the fight with the captain, and with a light wave of its sharp claws burning with raging flames, it swatted away the arrows engraved with secret纹纹.

The fierce battle continued.

Compared to wild beasts, human martial artists were somewhat behind in defense and stamina.

Moreover, this Flame Mane Lion was an old powerhouse that had entered the Cloudsoar level long ago.

The mercenary squad's bearded captain had only recently been promoted to the Cloudsoar level.

Which was stronger and which was weaker was fully reflected in the constant battle.

"Captain, things aren't looking good! ..."

Several members who were harassing from a distance glanced at each other, and all saw the worry in each other's eyes.

In the continuous battle, the Flame Mane Lion became braver and braver, while their captain was retreating steadily.

Almost like the last straw that broke the camel's back, another earth-shattering roar came from the distant dense forest.

"Another Cloudsoar-level Flame Mane Lion." In the squad, a member familiar with Cloudsoar-level wild beasts trembled and spoke, his eyes full of disbelief.

As soon as these words came out.

Immediately, all the mercenary squad members' faces changed.

Fear, paleness, despair... a series of complex emotions instantly flooded their hearts.

Especially the captain, who had consumed a lot of stamina in the battle, felt even more desperate.

It was already so difficult to deal with just one Cloudsoar-level Flame Mane Lion, if another Cloudsoar-level one came.

Then their mercenary squad would definitely be wiped out here.

This was an ending he absolutely couldn't see.

"Roar!!"

"Roar!!"

Facing the support from its wife, the battling Flame Mane Lion responded excitedly.

"Crackling!"

"Boom boom boom!"

As ancient trees broke and the earth trembled, a Flame Mane Lion whose size was not inferior to the previous one appeared in the sight of the mercenaries.

"Roar!!"

The two Flame Mane Lions converged, first nuzzling each other, and then the latter licked the former's wounds.

Moreover, from time to time, they would look at the assembled humans opposite them with a pair of icy eyes full of killing intent, and anger was constantly accumulating.

As one of the overlords of this forest, the intelligence of Cloudsoar-level wild beasts was already quite high.

Right now, her beloved husband was injured, so she wanted blood for blood!!

"Integrate the team, those with strong physiques, hold the line!"

Barely having time to issue this order, the bearded captain directly pounced forward.

He wanted to attract attention and buy time for his members.

A bloody battle was about to break out!

On a thick branch in the distance, a tall and slender middle-aged man stood there, quietly watching the almost slaughtering scene before him.

Two Universe-level wild beasts were far from being something a Universe-level martial artist could defeat with a group of Star-level martial artists.

It was like a tiger leading a group of lambs, how could they possibly defeat two tigers.

Looking at the members who were being slaughtered, scenes from before Mount Jinyun involuntarily appeared in Lin Ye's mind——

"Dragon Breath, Long Blade, Lingxiao..."

Lin Ye lowered his eyebrows and murmured, seemingly recalling those lost heroes.

Not far away, the one-sided slaughter continued.

Under the combined force of two Universe-level wild beasts, the mercenary squad members were being cut down like vegetables, suffering heavy casualties.

Almost

"Kill! Kill kill!!"

"Kill them, avenge the sacrificed members."

In desperation, all the mercenary squad members erupted with unprecedented power, attacking like madmen.

But their strength was somewhat like hitting a stone with an egg compared to Cloudsoar-level wild beasts.

Therefore, during the battle, the number of people became less and less.

Just as the last few members covered in bloodstains, led by the bearded man, were struggling to fight against the two Flame Mane Lions, Lin Ye finally made his move.

In the depths of the dark ancient forest, a ghostly figure appeared in front of the remaining mercenary squad at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to perceive.

"Roar!!"

Facing the two lions who were constantly roaring at him, he just glanced at them indifferently, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised a cold smile, like a scythe wielded by a demon.

The next moment, a pressure from a powerful consciousness, like the sky collapsing, pressed down, captivating the soul.

"Woo woo woo!!!"

Under the pressure, the two Flame Mane Lions had already fallen to the ground, twitching non-stop.

Although Lin Ye's consciousness and will were not considered top-notch in the Illusionary Sea, they were still comparable to the powerful consciousness of ordinary undying gods.

How could small Cloudsoar-level wild beasts be able to resist.

With just one glance, Lin Ye had already killed the two wild beasts that were only at the Universe level.

Next, his actions deeply shocked everyone.

Before everyone's eyes, Lin Ye actually began to collect wild beast materials, without the demeanor of a strong man from before.

No one would have thought of it.

That such a 'Lord-level' powerhouse would do such disgraceful behavior.

At this time, the surviving mercenary team members looked at each other and then involuntarily moved their eyes away, not daring to look.

"Lord, thank you!!"

After Lin Ye dissected the two Cloudsoar-level wild beasts in a few strokes.

The bearded captain, who had lost an arm, staggered over and bowed deeply to Lin Ye.

The reason was simple.

If it hadn't been for Lin Ye's righteous action, they would probably have been eaten by the two wild beasts by now.

The grace of saving their lives was difficult to repay!

Secondly.

It was that the people of the Blood Luo World had an extreme worship for powerful strength.

Especially mercenary squads like them who licked blood from the edge of a knife, walked shoulder to shoulder with death time and time again.

"It's just a small effort, not worth mentioning." Lin Ye waved his hand lightly, saying somewhat indifferently.

It seemed that solving the two Cloudsoar-level wild beasts just now was his unintentional act.

...

After resting for about an hour. Lin Ye and the remaining mercenaries of this squad set off together.

And their destination was the Black Stone Territory that Lin Ye wanted to go to.

Here, he had to find a way to obtain the Blood Luo Crystal, this strange object.

"Lord, with your strength, you are enough to dominate one side?

May I ask which territory you are from and why you came to this wild ancient forest to adventure!"

On the way, the bearded captain asked curiously.

"I come from the ** World City, I am preparing to travel to another place, I passed by here on the way, saving you was just a matter of convenience.""

Lin Ye said with a smile, this was a speech he had already prepared and memorized.

"Wow! World City!"

Hearing Lin Ye's words, a young member exclaimed, his immature face full of shock... and longing!!

The other members also looked at Lin Ye one after another.

In their perception, World City was a more advanced place than a territory.

It was not only full of prosperity and liveliness, but more importantly, it had countless experts gathered.

Instead of being like them, licking blood from the edge of a knife every day, struggling to make ends meet even if they risked their lives.

On the way, Lin Ye intentionally or unintentionally chatted with these people about the Black Stone Territory.

With the information from these native humans, he had a rough understanding of the Black Stone Territory and the dozens of territories around it.

Similarly, Lin Ye had more plans in his mind.

...

On the wide forest road, Lin Ye was leading a group of wounded soldiers forward rapidly.

While rushing, they were chatting comfortably.

Never before had a mercenary squad entered the forest like this with such relaxation, their bodies and minds were in a comfortable state.

No wonder.

With a super expert like Lin Ye accompanying them, even if they walked sideways in this desolate forest, no wild beasts would dare to harass them.

Even those who were ignorant would be killed by Lin Ye with just a glance.

A speed of 10,000 kilometers per hour was still within the acceptable range for these heavily wounded mercenaries.

"Lord Ye, we are almost to our Black Stone Territory Lord City, we probably still have three hours to go."

In the air, the one-armed mercenary captain pointed to the distant outline of the city with his only remaining hand, speaking in the dialect of the Blood Luo World.

"Okay, then we'll accelerate!!" Lin Ye's fluent dialect sounded very kind to them.

"Ac... accelerate what!?" A small mercenary asked in confusion.

"Literal meaning!" Lin Ye smiled faintly.

The next moment, a vast and boundless mental power diffused out, enveloping everyone.

Of course, the mental power was all acting on their clothes and weapons.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Ye took this group of people and flew towards the distant city at an increasingly faster speed.

"Hoo hoo hoo!"

Amidst the violent whistling wind, the group hurtled through the air at a speed of 50,000 kilometers per hour.

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