Chapter 5: Chaos (Part 1)

Guo Shier nodded and said, “I’ve seen fools before… but never ones this stupid! Now we have no way to escape either. We need to find a way to leave quickly! We might get dragged into their trouble!”
Qi Nanshan said gravely, “Everyone, hide well! Damn it, we can’t move for now!”
Guo Shier looked up at the sky and saw over a dozen streams of colored light shooting toward them—those were the tracks of the hunting vehicles, moving at incredible speed, already not far from the people of the Mu Fu Sect.
The people of the Mu Fu Sect were also not far from where Luo Jie and the others were hiding. It seemed they had suffered losses from the hunting vehicles before. Seeing the vehicles speeding toward them, some disciples of the Mu Fu Sect let out desperate cries. Over a dozen beast warriors stopped and stood there, gritting their teeth as they tried to delay the hunting vehicles’ pursuit.
Over a dozen hunting vehicles represented a formidable force. The people of the Mu Fu Sect weren’t weak, but fighting against those rapidly moving vehicles in the sky was clearly a disadvantage for them.
Qi Nanshan whispered, “It seems the Great Beast Sorcerer Lu Ning is among them too. Heh, this is going to be interesting… Hmph, master-level experts should never be underestimated, no matter where they are!”
The dozen beast warriors unleashed the beast souls within them, forming beast talisman armor each, staring at the sky with fierce expressions.
The group of people from the Mu Fu Sect running ahead suddenly stopped. The Great Beast Sorcerer Lu Ning spat out his life talisman book and tapped it with his hands as if playing a instrument. Dozens of blue lights rose into the air. He continuously cast talisman beast spells, and with loud explosions in the air, dozens of giant eagles, five to six meters long, appeared with a cry like an eagle’s.
Guo Shier exclaimed, “Thunder Eagles!”
Luo Jie said, “Those are talismans made from the essence of thunder eagles—very powerful.”
The thunder eagles circled in the air for a moment before charging at the hunting vehicles. The Great Beast Sorcerer Lu Ning roared, and the dozen beast warriors who had stopped to resist turned around and fled. It turned out those beast warriors had volunteered to hold back the enemy. Lu Ning didn’t want them to sacrifice themselves in vain, so he stepped in personally.
This showed just how powerful the Great Beast Sorcerer was. After unleashing the essence of the thunder eagles, he didn’t need to give any commands—the eagles would attack the enemies on their own. Lu Ning and the others took the opportunity to flee quickly.
In just a few moments, the hunting vehicles closed in on the thunder eagles. Dozens of spears were launched, forming a net of barriers. The thunder eagles let out a sharp cry, and dozens of bolts of lightning followed—thick as arms—illuminating the twilight sky in an instant. They struck the spears with crackling sounds.

Violent explosions created balls of flame. A chase vehicle that was going too fast suddenly flew into the flames. Sparks flew everywhere, followed by another earth-shattering explosion. The vehicle was shattered to pieces, and those inside had no time to escape, all perishing in midair.

A red light rose from one of the chase vehicles and exploded high in the sky. It was a distress signal sent by the vehicle.

Dozens of Thunder Eagles targeted only one chase vehicle at a time, ignoring the javelins flying at them. With their speed, the javelins posed little threat. So far, only two or three Thunder Eagles had been killed despite more than a dozen chase vehicles.

After the distress signal was sent, colorful lights from more chase vehicles appeared in the distance. Qi Nan Shan narrowed his eyes and stared into the distance. After a while, he sighed, “These bastards! When they can’t win, they call for reinforcements. There must be at least a hundred or so chase vehicles! There might be even more behind. This is bad—we can’t move now!”

Guo Shier said calmly, “It’s about to get dark. Night is the best disguise. We still have a chance.”

Luo Jie nodded. “There is a chance, but… with so many chase vehicles coming, we’ll have to prepare to fight to the death!”

The chase vehicles were incredibly fast. By the time Lu Ning’s group had reached halfway, stuck between the mountains and dense forests with nothing but open ground ahead, the chase vehicles had already arrived.

It wasn’t just over a hundred chase vehicles—it was over two hundred. The sky was filled with them. Though two hundred might not seem like a huge number, it was terrifying. Assuming each vehicle carried six people, that meant 1,200 to 2,000 people, giving them a decisive advantage over the hundred or so people on the ground.

With over two hundred chase vehicles attacking together, the dozens of Thunder Eagles finally couldn’t hold back. More than a dozen were quickly killed, causing Lu Ning immense pain. Thunder Eagles could be retrieved after use, but if they couldn’t be retrieved, the corresponding talisman in his life talisman book would be completely ruined. Losing more than a dozen Thunder Eagle talismans at once naturally caused Lu Ning great sorrow. Gritting his teeth, he cast several talismans and shouted angrily, “Explosion! Blow these bastards to death!”

The Thunder Eagles, as if on stimulants, became frenzied. They flew high into the sky and then dived down like fighter jets, shooting lightning as they descended. Each Thunder Eagle targeted a chase vehicle and charged at it fiercely. Their speed was so great that they produced a shrill whistling sound as they cut through the air.

Guo Shier found that sound similar to the whistling of shells falling from the sky in his past life—so terrifying it made one’s hair stand on end.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

None of the targeted hunt cars could evade them; the Thunder Eagle’s suicidal attacks were extremely powerful, wiping out dozens of hunt cars in an instant.
Guo Shier said in astonishment, “Damn! That’s insane… Is this the power of a Great Beast Sorcerer? Why didn’t he do this from the start? If he had launched such a devastating attack from the beginning, those people might not have had time to send out rescue signals at all.”
Luo Jie replied, “Once one reaches master level, their power cannot be underestimated. Lu Ning probably didn’t want to part with those Thunder Eagles at first—creating a Thunder Eagle talisman isn’t easy… With this attack, huh, a huge number of Thunder Eagle talismans were destroyed in one go. I guess he no longer has any backups.”
Great Beast Sorcerer Lu Ning gritted his teeth and said, “I’ll fight to the death against you all!” He opened his life talisman book again and tapped it twice with his hands, sending dozens more red beams into the air. The red beams exploded silently, turning into countless flying blood bats.
Even Luo Jie was shocked this time. He exclaimed in horror, “Blood bats! Where did this guy get such terrifying things? They’re terrifying!”
Lu Ning sneered, “Die!” This was his only remaining aerial force. He originally had many birds capable of aerial combat, but he used them up during his escape. Now he only had two left: Thunder Eagles and blood bats.
“Kill him!”
A furious roar came from inside a hunt car!
In an instant, two hunt cars dived downward. When they were about ten meters above the ground, six black figures rushed out of the cars. Then a voice was heard, “Turn on the lights! Look carefully—no one is allowed to escape! I’m willing to suffer losses this time, no matter what!”
Beams of light lit up from the hunt cars, shining down on the ground. Guo Shier cursed inwardly, “Damn… What’s the difference between this and searchlights? It’s even brighter, with larger beams…”
Suddenly, countless talisman arrows were fired from one of the hunt cars. These talisman arrows were different from those Guo Shier had seen before. He felt they weren’t talisman arrows but rather dense machine-gun bullets—so numerous that it was terrifying. They exploded upon contact with objects. Although the explosion power was average, the sheer quantity was overwhelming. This barrage of talisman arrows wiped out most of the blood bats.
Guo Shier whispered, “Their equipment is way too powerful.”
Luo Jie said, “Mm, efficient, simple, and powerful!”
Qi Nanshan called over Luo Zhan and instructed him in a low voice, “If we can’t get away, you must carry Shier out. Remember, protect him at all costs—even if it means dying.”

Luo Zhan nodded and said, “Elder, rest assured. I’ll fight desperately to protect him!”
Luo Jie’s team already had two fewer Symbol Warriors, leaving only twenty-three in total, five of whom were children with little combat capability. The remaining eighteen had almost no chance of winning against hundreds of hunting carts.
Six black figures descended from the hunting carts and rushed at Lu Ning’s group at high speed.
As soon as they clashed, the Beast Warriors of the Shepherd Symbol Sect let out shrill screams. In the blink of an eye, those six killed six of them. Qi Nanshan’s pupils constricted as he murmured, “Experts!”
Guo Shier asked softly, “Grandpa Nanshan, how are they compared to you…?”
Qi Nanshan replied, “They can’t be compared… I’m a Grand Symbol Warrior, while they are at most at the level of Symbol Warriors. But their equipment is excellent. Look closely—their Symbol Armors are unusual; they’re not formed from Body Tempering Symbols but from something else, giving them extremely strong defense.”
The Great Beast Sorcerer Lu Ning roared, “Surround and kill them!” He released two Spirit Beasts, which charged at the six with growls.
Guo Shier whispered, “Idiot, fighting in a duel like this means you’ll die without even knowing how!”
Qi Nanshan sighed, “We can’t blame him. As master-level experts, they usually remain aloof. Once insulted or attacked, their first reaction is to kill their opponent… If there weren’t so many enemies, the people of the Shepherd Symbol Sect would never flee. Forcing a master to fight so desperately, they’ll pay a heavy price!”
Luo Jie said, “From what I’ve observed, aside from their speed and being excellent attack platforms, those hunting carts aren’t actually that scary. They also have weaknesses. It’s a pity we’re too few. If we had a Great Sorcerer, well, even a hundred more hunting carts wouldn’t be a problem.”
Guo Shier said, “Master, they’re all here to gain experience, not experts. We still have a chance. If they were all master-level, then we’d have no chance at all.”
The six attackers retreated step by step, covering each other’s backs alternately. The Beast Symbols released by the Great Beast Sorcerer were extraordinary. The two Spirit Beasts led the charge, followed closely by the other Beast Warriors, launching fierce attacks. The six of them clearly couldn’t hold back. One of them whistled, and several hunting carts suddenly dove down, firing countless Symbol Arrows.
Laughter came from inside the hunting carts, clearly audible even to Guo Shier and the others hiding in the distance. The Symbol Arrows swept through like a scythe, knocking down seven or eight Beast Warriors, and the bodies of the two Spirit Beasts also dimmed.

The Great Beast Sorcerer Luning tapped his life sigil book twice more, and two Spirit Beasts flew out—one in the shape of a tiger and the other in the shape of a bear. He was clearly struggling to keep up; losing so many beast sigils meant a sharp decline in his combat strength.
Under the siege of the four Spirit Beasts, the six men gradually found themselves in trouble. One of them shouted, “Back off!” Another whistled, and two hunting carts moved in cross cover, speeding across the ground. The six men jumped onto the carts and rushed away at high speed.