Chapter 497 - 322: Choosing Wisely
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Seeing all the corpses, his friends felt uncomfortable, not knowing why he saved them and arranged them in front of their eyes for this purpose.
After Yan Xiaobao had thoroughly cleaned them up, he discovered that he had managed to kill and store 27 men. He stared at them for a while before picking up a corpse and rummaging through its pocket for jewels and items, panting heavily. He took every stone he came across.
Seeing Yan Xiaobao methodically conduct his actions, the three friends suddenly realized that their storage stones were being kept and maintained by some members of the Dragon Corps who had been with them in the same carriage. If they escaped, their storage stones would be lost forever.
None of the friends wanted this to happen, and it wasn’t long before the three of them joined Yan Xiaobao, one after another, in gathering stones.
Despite the many scattered corpses, it wasn’t long before the four friends managed to pick up every piece of stone lying around. The smell of charred flesh and blood wafted through the unlit tunnel, summoning one monster after another desiring the delicious meat.
As they searched, Xu Biao and Xie Lan stood ready, warding off every approaching beast. However, when the creatures turned into a horde, the six friends quickly decided to retreat. They had found all their storage stones and truly did not need to continue searching.
Returning to a lit section of the tunnel, Yan Xiaobao and his friends soon discovered another descending passage.
The side tunnel contained many small underground caves carved into the walls, used both as bandit hideouts and homes for large groups of magical beasts. For now, Yan Xiaobao hoped to take over one of these dens so they could sit down and examine their loot. Not to mention, he wanted to see if they could find anything of particular interest among the Dragon Corps items they had gathered.
The tunnel they chose to enter was brimming with magical beasts, indicating the absence of bandits nearby. This was because bandits usually ensured to clear the beasts surrounding their territory, but one could never be too careful. Hence, the six friends advanced cautiously, killing one beast after another and storing their carcasses in their storage stones.
Finally, after several days of searching, the group managed to find a resting spot. Upon entering the cave, a loud howl echoed within, but when the beast came close enough to sense Xu Biao and Xie Lan’s aura, it wisely decided to retreat; unwilling to risk its life for a mere cave.