Chapter 108: You Gotta Fight...
Ye Zan’s ears perked up. Something was moving in the foliage coming his way.
“You got it?” Huang Yimun said.
“Yeah.” Ye Zan propped his spear against a nearby tree and strung his bow.
A few weeks ago, he might have been nervous about facing a spirit beast without backup from either Senior Brother or Senior Sister. Of course, a few weeks ago, he hadn’t been killing an average of two to three of the creatures per day.
Master said that both the quantity and quality of the beasts would increase as the time for the tide grew closer. He’d been right. Hardly a day went by when the guards didn’t see a rank three. Rank twos were as common as field mice.
Part of the large amount was their location. The Orange Vigor Spirit Wood did seem to attract the critters. The village and the sect grounds had seen elevated levels but not to nearly the extent of where the harvesters worked.
“Be prepared to blow the whistle just in case,” Ye Zan said. “It sounds big.”
Larger size didn’t automatically mean higher rank, but it was an indicator.
Huang Yimun raised his hand, showing that he held the shiny metal ready. “Got it.”
In addition to making lots of noise, the beast was also quite slow. Minutes passed as its footfalls drew closer and closer.
Finally, a golden-furred figure taller than a man and twice as heavy came into view.
“What the heck is that?” Ye Zan said.