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Chapter 760 - 732: They Are the Heroes

Chapter 760: Chapter 732: They Are the Heroes

Glancing at the restive vessel, Li Chen’s face took on a contemplative expression before he gently opened it.

No sooner had he opened it than the Super Gu, which had been motionless inside as if dead, suddenly sprang out with such speed that even Li Chen was taken aback.

The next moment, Li Chen saw that the Super Gu had crawled atop the lifeless body of the monster and had started to suck voraciously, as if savoring a most exquisite delicacy.

"What is this..." Li Chen mused to himself as he observed the Super Gu with a thoughtful look on his face.

Li Chen had heard from the people of Miao Village about Gu insects, which need to be fed with one’s own blood to become a loyal Lifebound Gu. As for the Super Gu, even the Miao Village where An Cheng resided did not fully understand it.

Suddenly, a very important piece of information came to Li Chen’s mind.

"This Super Gu is a type of Gu insect with strong growth potential. Moreover, the more it feeds on the blood of powerful beings, the stronger it grows. As for how much potential it has, no one knows."

This was what An Cheng had told Li Chen before the latter left the Miao Village, also advising him to take good care of the Super Gu, as it might prove to be of great help one day.

Watching the Super Gu feed on the corpse of the monster, uncertainty flickered across Li Chen’s face, then he reached out a hand toward it.

However, as soon as Li Chen extended his hand, the Super Gu seemed to sense something, turned its head abruptly, and let out a threatening hiss at him.

"It seems that without having been fed with my own blood, its wildness is indeed quite strong," Li Chen nodded to himself.

Ignoring the hissing Super Gu, Li Chen reached out and firmly grasped the Gu larva and threw it back into the vessel, sealing it up again.

Though this thing had high growth potential, it was not yet grown, and even a slightly larger animal could deal with it, let alone Li Chen now.

Turning his head to glance at the battle behind him, Li Chen nodded slightly.

The Battle Generals and commanders of the Nether Army had not disappointed him. Despite many sustaining injuries, they had ultimately managed to suppress the monsters.

The Nether Army was also seizing the moment to pursue and eliminate the few remaining monsters.

The once-numerous monsters were left in scant numbers after being slain by a host of warriors.

Li Chen looked over at another side of the battlefield, where Ning Wangyang and Ye Tu’s fight against the Yellow Rank Monster was reaching its climax.

Ye Tu soared into the air and stamped the monster ruthlessly onto the ground, only to be simultaneously sent flying away.

At that moment, Ning Wangyang’s sword had already arrived.

"Hiss!"

The Longsword pierced through, impaling the monster’s neck. The beast struggled a few times before it stopped breathing.

After dealing with the monster, both men sat down to catch their breath for a while before walking over towards Li Chen.

Their strength was indeed formidable, but the monster’s strength was even greater. Despite the two-on-one advantage, this battle had drained both their physical strength and the little True Qi they had within them.

"Very good," Li Chen said with a faint smile on his face as he saw them approaching.

"What’s next?" asked Ye Tu, sitting down beside Li Chen with a plop. All he wanted now was to rest; he had no desire to do anything else.

Both men were injured. Ning Wangyang’s chest had been clawed open by the monster, his clothes torn apart, and the large wound was still oozing blood.

"Next, of course, is to gather the Spoils of War," Li Chen said with a smile on his face.

"Spoils of War?" Ning Wangyang blinked in surprise.

"Take a look and see what these monsters have hidden inside them," Li Chen smiled.

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Ye Tu subconsciously dragged the monster they had just killed over to his side.

"This is..." Digging into the monster’s body, Ye Tu held a round stone in his hand.

"Yes, that’s the Raw Stone," Li Chen nodded.

"So, the stones we use for cultivation are all obtained from these monsters?" Even Ning Wangyang couldn’t help but reveal a hint of surprise in his eyes upon seeing the Raw Stone.

He had longed to become strong, and he had chosen to follow Li Chen because he felt Li Chen could make him stronger.

And now, Li Chen had indeed opened a new door for him.

"Take all these monster corpses with us. Then, we retreat," Li Chen said to Quentin, who was covered in blood and striding towards him.

"Yes!"

Quentin responded with a loud voice and immediately passed down Li Chen’s order.

At this point, not many monsters remained on the battlefield; a small part had already fled during the fight.

Monsters possess intelligence; when they know they cannot win, they will run away.

As for those creatures scattering in all directions, they had the intention to pursue but were now unable to do so.

After all, the Nether Army had many soldiers who were injured in the great battle.

On the ground lay a mixture of monsters and human corpses.

Seeing this scene, Li Chen’s eyes inevitably flashed with a touch of sorrow.

He was still too late.

However, if those military and police officers had not depleted some of the monsters’ strength for them, perhaps they wouldn’t have won so easily.

It should be noted that many in the Nether Army had not reached the level where they could take on a monster single-handedly.

With the monsters’ corpses, the Nether Army gathered quietly, standing silently behind their leaders and the Battle Generals.

Li Chen approached Yu Yueying and Xu Guodong, "The matters here are finished, I should be leaving. By the way, is the reinforcement contact in place?"

"I have already made contact," Yu Yueying said. "But if you leave just like this, then the things you did here..."

"Better to keep it quiet," Li Chen shook his head. "I’m not accustomed to being some hero, nor do I fancy it. Of course, nor do they," he said, gesturing towards the Nether Army behind him.

"We’re leaving first. Take good care of these injured soldiers. They... they are the real heroes," Li Chen said.

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Xu Guodong, who had been silent beside him, suddenly clenched his fists tightly.

Only he knew what he was feeling right now.

They were warriors, guarding their nation, protecting the people. They were soldiers, they didn’t need much, sometimes, just one word of affirmation was enough.

Leading the Nether Army towards the road back to Linchuan, after walking some distance, Li Chen suddenly turned around with all the Nether Army and deeply bowed in the direction of the fallen soldiers.

Li Chen spoke sincerely.

They are the real heroes.