The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 225 - 171: Acquaintance in the Danger Zone_2

Chapter 225: Chapter 171: Acquaintance in the Danger Zone_2

However, they also understood Fang Hang’s feelings at this moment. After all, they were no match for the enemy and would eventually be eaten by the fierce beasts. If they scattered and ran away now, maybe one or two of them would have a chance to survive.

"Cheng Pingfang, watch out, a beast is heading towards you," Fang Hang bellowed once again.

Another cultivator from the inspiration realm immediately turned pale with fright. He was currently entangled with three fierce beasts and barely struggling to stay alive, and now, with the inspiration warning him, he felt a starving wolf pouncing toward him from behind. However, he was powerless to defend himself because his hands were full.

"Am I really going to die here?" thought the despairing cultivator named Cheng Pingfang. He shouted, his eyes shining with the hope of tapping into his potential to repel the fierce beasts.

But he was unable to do so.

The three fierce beasts held him firmly, just to buy their companions the opportunity to kill him.

"Bang!"

Just at that moment when the starving wolf was about to pounce, a gunshot rang out.

The fierce wolf, of the level of a fierce beast, had its head blown apart in an instant, its large body thudding heavily on the ground, lifeless in a blink of an eye.

This sudden turn of events startled the five cultivators and also deterred the ecstatic, fiercely hungry wolves.

"We’re saved?"

Cheng Pingfang was shaken, his pupils - without him noticing when - had turned vertical. After walking the edge between life and death, his body was stimulated and had evolved even further.

"Who, who fired the shot?" Fang Hang searched around him, his tension suddenly eased, as the fierce beasts no longer dared to attack after the gunshot.

"Bang!"

Another gunshot sounded.

A fierce beast that was still observing the situation was hit in an instant, its head similarly blasting open, and its body lifelessly collapsing to the ground.

"Over there."

After the second gunshot, people determined the direction of the sound and looked towards it.

At that moment, Li Yi stood atop a piece of rubble, shooting without even aiming. At such a distance, less than two hundred meters away, it would be hard for him to miss with his shooting skills.

"Is that... Li Yi?" Lv Jue was startled when he recognized the person and then overjoyed, "Li Yi, how did you end up in the danger zone? Aren’t you on a mission with the investigation bureau?"

"It’s someone we know? That’s great."

Fang Hang, Cheng Pingfang, and the remaining inspiration realm cultivator were instantly excited upon hearing this.

In the dangerous zone, sometimes people can be scarier than fierce beasts, as there is no law here, only the brutal law of the jungle. Two unfamiliar cultivators might fight to the death over a mere disagreement, and if you can’t defeat them, you will be eaten clean without a trace left.

"Li Yi? It really is him."

Among the crowd, Zhao Xiaoxiao was covered in blood, injured, her complexion somewhat pallid. As she looked at Li Yi again, her joy mixed with bitterness.

She remembered how Li Yi used to be a penniless young man without even enough money for a cab fare. But in just a few months, Li Yi had become Tianchang City’s top figure.

"Bang!"

Li Yi was about to fire the third shot, but at that moment, the group of fierce beasts had already reacted. They howled, signaling their companions, then their massive bodies agilely scattered in all directions, darting into the ruins and behind cover, giving him no chance to shoot.

This meant that his anticipatory shot hit a concrete slab. Because it was just an ordinary bullet, it didn’t penetrate the concrete and failed to claim the life of the third fierce beast.

When he tried to raise his gun to find another target, he realized none of the fierce beasts were visible in his sight.

He could only inwardly lament the missed opportunity.

After all, they were fierce beasts with a certain level of intelligence. They knew the power of firearms and how to deal with them. After two shots, he no longer had any chances.

Li Yi did not want to wait, so he had to put away his sniper rifle and leaped down from the high place, walking towards the others. "Lv Jue, how did you wind up in the danger zone? You said before that you didn’t want to risk coming here. I was just passing by and came over out of curiosity when I heard the noise, not expecting to encounter this situation."

"Li Yi, do you think I wanted this? Things aren’t the same as before, the situation in Tianchang City is a mess. Danger zones, ruined districts, old city districts - they all have seen shadows of fierce beasts and extraordinary creatures. Recently, the investigation bureau and the Cultivator Association even jointly issued a hunting decree, requiring every cultivator who has activated their Spirit Medium to hunt down and present a fierce beast," Lv Jue said with a bitter smile, briefly explaining the situation. "I was just planning to scout around the ruined district and go back, but with so many people doing the same, I had no choice but to form a team and look around the periphery of the danger zone, hoping for a bit of luck. I thought ten of us together was a sure thing, relying on our numbers to slowly hunt down a fierce beast, but we never expected to encounter a pack of starving wolves right from the start."

"Damn it, talk about rotten luck."

Li Yi furrowed his brow, "There are such matters? Have the quarantine lines failed?"

"I’m not sure. All I know is that there were some internal issues with the investigation bureau, and the number of fierce beasts has inexplicably risen. They can’t be dealt with in time anymore, and all the cultivators from Tianchang City must be mobilized... Besides, some of the old districts of Tianchang City are even more terrifying, with several supernatural incidents occurring and many people dying," Lv Jue continued briefly and then paused, "Li Yi, now is not the time to talk. The fierce beasts around us are still lurking; they haven’t been scared off by your sniper rifle and are still trying to find an opportunity to pounce on us and kill us."