Chapter 237 - 236: Level 5 Demon Beast and Examinee Alliance

There were about thirty to forty examinees in the group, hailing from the East District, West District, South District, and even the North District!

It was a Grand Alliance of examinees!

Moreover, among the few examinees from the North District, there was a figure Tang Yi knew quite well—the man once hailed as the top prodigy of the Thirty-six Cities of the North District, Bai Ye!

Of course, Bai Ye no longer dared to use the title of "top prodigy."

Of course not. In the presence of a demon like Tang Yi, how could Bai Ye dare to call himself a prodigy? Compared to Tang Yi, he was more ordinary than an ordinary person.

’No wonder I haven’t run into any other examinees. It turns out they all gathered here.’

Tang Yi muttered to himself, then continued to watch from above.

Although thirty to forty examinees were besieging the Demon Beast together, giving them a clear numerical advantage, the reality of the situation told a different story.

The examinees were in a grim situation, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Dozens of them were drenched in sweat, desperately resisting the Demon Beast’s attacks. They couldn’t flee, but they couldn’t afford to stay and fight either.

The Demon Beast they were surrounding was three to four meters tall. It looked something like a large bird, but not quite. It stood on four limbs, with both arms and legs, and had a pair of wings on its back. Its body was covered in golden feathers, making for a truly bizarre sight.

Whenever the examinees’ attacks landed on the ’strange bird’s’ feathers, they produced a series of metallic CLANGS. It seemed that with the protection of its plumage, they were completely unable to break through its defense.

Conversely, a single flap of the strange bird’s enormous wings could inflict immense damage on the examinees. The slightest carelessness could result in instant death.

This was precisely why the examinees were in such a dilemma.

They couldn’t break the Demon Beast’s defenses, while the Demon Beast could easily kill them.

If anyone tried to flee, their offensive formation would crumble, leaving them open to a devastating counterattack from the strange bird. While a few might manage to escape, more than half of the thirty or forty examinees would undoubtedly perish.

Thus, the examinees were extremely hesitant, exchanging glances with one another, unsure if they should flee.

Seeing this, Tang Yi sensed the ’strange bird’s’ unusually powerful aura and used his Celestial Eye Technique on it.

Name: Golden-winged Black Wind Beast.

Level: 46 (Level 5 Demon Beast)

Description: The Golden-winged Black Wind Beast is covered in golden feathers, granting it incredibly high Defense Power, making it impervious to blades. Not only does it possess incredible flight Speed, but its four limbs also give it exceptionally high land Movement Speed. When it moves, it is accompanied by a black gale, hence its name. The Golden-winged Black Wind Beast’s most powerful Weapon is its golden-feathered wings. When enraged, it can flap them to unleash a barrage of feathers, launching them from its wings to impale its opponents.

Assessment: Low threat (relative to the Player)

’So it’s a Level 5 Demon Beast. No wonder... ’

After reading the Description, Tang Yi finally understood why the examinees were having such a hard time. It was a Level 5 Demon Beast.

If it were a Level 4 Demon Beast, it would have been killed long ago under the siege of so many examinees.

But a Level 5 Demon Beast was a different matter entirely.

The examinees were mostly at the Battle Master or Battle Spirit Level. How could they possibly defeat a Level 5 Demon Beast that possessed Battle King Level strength?

The disparity in power was so great that it couldn’t be overcome by sheer numbers.

It was just like Tang Yi himself, who was at the Battle King Level. Even if hundreds of Battle Spirits were to besiege him, he could slaughter them effortlessly. When the gap in power is that vast, numbers become meaningless.

It was understandable that dozens of examinees couldn’t handle a single Level 5 Demon Beast.

However, even knowing this, Tang Yi had no intention of helping them. He remained on the large tree, calmly observing the battle below.

At the same time, he kept a close watch on the examinees from the North District. If they were in mortal danger, he would certainly intervene. After all, that was part of his mission.

As for anyone not from the North District, their fate had nothing to do with him...

The battle raged on for another two minutes.

Among the dozens of examinees, several had already been injured. One, due to a moment of carelessness, was struck by the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast’s wing. His body was instantly torn to pieces, and he died on the spot.

Watching the gruesome death of their fellow examinee, the others’ eyes filled with terror, afraid they would be next.

"Brother Miao, if this keeps up, we’re all going to die here! We need a plan, now!"

One of the examinees from the South District roared while fending off an attack from the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast.

His name was Jiang Kangcheng. He had placed third in his city’s qualification exam in the South District and was incredibly powerful.

The man Jiang Kangcheng called Brother Miao was an examinee from the East District named Miao Yuan. He had taken first place in his city’s qualification exam!

His Level was the highest of anyone there; he had reached the rank of a Two-star Battle Spirit.

Because of his high Level and great strength, Miao Yuan’s Combat Power was the strongest in the group. However, for that same reason, he received special attention from the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast. The majority of its attacks were aimed at him, putting him under immense pressure.

A short while ago, Miao Yuan had been careless and taken a blow to the shoulder from the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast’s wing. Now, the cloth on his shoulder was stained crimson, and he looked to be in a wretched state.

Hearing Jiang Kangcheng’s words, Miao Yuan gritted his teeth and replied helplessly, "What can I do? I’ve already used my strongest attack, and I still couldn’t break this ’strange bird’s’ defense. It seems we underestimated the power of a Level 5 Demon Beast."

As they spoke, the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast gave a swift flap of its wings, striking an examinee from the South District. The student didn’t even have time to crush their Help Stone before they coughed up a mouthful of blood and were sent flying.

They landed more than ten meters away, lifeless.

Another one was dead.

"AAAAARGH!"

Forced to watch an examinee from his own district die so horribly, Jiang Kangcheng roared, tightened his grip on his Great Saber, and hacked even more ferociously at the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast.

But...

It was utterly useless.

He couldn’t break through the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast’s defenses.

"Yui Mu, this is all your fault! You’re the one who said there was a Level 5 Demon Beast here! You gathered us all and said we could kill it, and what happened? You fucking led us here to die! Damn it, if I’d known, I never would have come with you!" Jiang Kangcheng roared toward the West District examinees, his face contorted with fury.

"How was I supposed to know this Level 5 Demon Beast would be so powerful? Besides, I’m in the same boat as all of you. Now is not the time for pointing fingers. We need to figure out how to escape!" the disciple from the West District named Yui Mu replied.

"Yui Mu, you’re the strategist here. You came up with all our plans so far, so you must have a way to get us out of this, right?" Miao Yuan said to Yui Mu. His tone was much more polite; after all, the situation was critical, and anger was pointless.

Hearing this, Yui Mu paused to think. He glanced toward the examinees from the North District, a sinister light in his eyes. "Well, there is one way... I’m just not sure..."