Chapter 139: Many a Slip
Zou Tian danced around the edges of the pile of spirit beasts, his dagger flashing as he killed a creature with every strike.
The rest of the sect members he’d exited the village with were all inundated by the creatures, but his Hide Presence technique left him undetectable until the moment he struck and then only to the beast his dagger stabbed. Since it inevitably died immediately, he stayed effectively invisible.
At first, he’d been worried for his associates who were literally covered in beasts, but no screams of pain accompanied them being attacked, though a few did seem more than a little disconcerted by the sheer quantity of foes overwhelming them. The best thing Zou Tian could do to help was to thin the herd as fast as he could.
Which was pretty darn fast. His daggers flashed, killing beast after beast.
On the other hand, there were just so many of the creatures. In a minute, he stabbed more than a score and added at least that many as every additional minute passed.
At the same time, arrows rained down into the center of the pile, avoiding the edges where Zou Tian and the others attacked. Even with all that offensive might on display, it barely seemed like they made any progress.
Slowly, slowly, slowly, though, the pile’s churning slowed as corpses first began to equal and then outnumber the live beasts.
He was tired and breathing heavily when Ye Zan blew the whistle allowing the rest of the melee fighters out of the gate to finish off the few hundred spirit beasts that still lived.
Zou Tian stepped back, allowing the fresh troops to close on the pile. He remained wary, though, ready to defend the others at need.
That assistance was not required, though, as the operation overall went really smoothly. The newcomers quickly stabbed any creature that moved, ending the wave.