Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 384 - 312: What Goes Around Comes Around

Chu Chen clapped his hands and said with a smile, "It’s time to collect the spoils again, everyone, let’s work hard."

Upon hearing this, Lei Yao and the other beasts immediately showed a bitter expression, but they had no other choice and reluctantly began to collect.

This time, only Lei Yao, Shadow Kill, Cage, and Feng Shuang contributed to the battle.

As Feng Shuang’s power grew stronger, its robustness in group attacks began to emerge.

The Furious Blizzard covered almost the entire swarm; with just one skill, it wiped out more than five thousand Bursting Flying Locusts, and the rest were severely injured as well.

The skill Water Burial from Cage only served as a finishing move. If it were in a watery environment, the skill’s power would increase by more than fifty percent.

However, Chu Chen still had three bottles of Cyan Dragon Essence Blood in his hand. If he allowed Cage to absorb and refine them all, its strength would significantly increase, and evolving into a Flood Dragon wouldn’t be impossible. By then, Chu Chen would have a Guardian Beast capable of underwater combat.

Half an hour later, the star cores of the Bursting Flying Locusts were finally collected. The star cores, both large and small, numbered nearly a thousand; however, their levels were generally not high, with most of them being War General Level, while Commander Level accounted for only about thirty percent.

After Chu Chen finished counting the spoils, he found that Lei Yao, Nirvana, Shadow Kill, and Feng Shuang had all entered a cultivation state, while Cage and Duo Fu were feasting on the pile of corpses.

Speaking of which, these Bursting Flying Locusts, being insects, are high-protein food, providing rich nutrition for the Guardian Beasts.

Cage possessed the talents of Vigorous Growth and Gluttony, allowing it to eat for an entire hour without restraint.

Although this fellow ate a lot, its growth speed was truly terrifying, showing noticeable differences almost every day.

A half month ago, its body length was about seven zhang, but now it was close to ten zhang, and it was still in its growth stage. The future size was something Chu Chen could hardly imagine.

Duo Fu’s situation was not much different from Cage’s, also changing daily, with its appetite and digestion speed increasing daily.

When it first hatched, its shoulder height was only ten centimeters, and its body length was only twenty centimeters.

However, it had grown tenfold within a week, with shoulder height reaching one meter and body length reaching two meters. If it continued at this growth speed, it would enter the growth stage in less than a week.

By then, Chu Chen could begin to study the matter of the mouse army.

In the blink of an eye, another half an hour had passed, and the four beasts had completed their cultivation. Lei Yao’s realm had slightly increased, advancing from the Mid-Stage Monarch Level Third Rank to the Late-Stage Third Rank. It was believed that with another ambush, it could break through to the Fourth Rank of the Monarch Level.

Nirvana’s condition was quite similar to Lei Yao’s, with its realm advancing to the Mid-Stage Monarch Level Second Rank.

Shadow Kill and Feng Shuang had also adjusted their states to the peak.

As for Cage, it was still devouring the corpses of the Bursting Flying Locusts, its belly bloated and round, yet it showed no signs of stopping.

Chu Chen shook his head helplessly at this sight, and Cage’s behavior reminded him of a proverb, "The serpent that wants to swallow an elephant." Cage seemed a bit too greedy.

However, Chu Chen had no intention of stopping it. The digestive ability of serpents is inherently strong, and with the addition of the Gluttony talent, Cage’s round belly would quickly become hungry once more.

At this moment, Duo Fu was lying beside Cage, its eyes flashing with envy.

Seeing the equally round belly, Chu Chen couldn’t help but smile wryly.

What an experience to raise two gluttons at the same time.

If it weren’t for his current wealth, he might be eaten poor by these two guys.

Chu Chen waved his hand to bring Lei Yao back into his Soul Sea, then jumped onto the back of Shadow Kill.

He planned to launch another ambush before dawn. If he could slaughter another wave of Bursting Flying Locusts, it would undoubtedly reduce a lot of pressure on him.

As Chu Chen approached the central area of the Forest Sea, he noticed something was amiss. The Star Beasts, which were originally in slumber, were suddenly waking up and hiding in their nests, carefully observing the situation outside.

Chu Chen didn’t dare to be careless and immediately instructed Nirvana to slow down.

When Chu Chen arrived in the central area, he discovered that the Bursting Flying Locusts had all awakened. They were perched on the tree trunks, gnawing on the tender leaves, occasionally raising their heads to look around as if they were on alert for something.

At this moment, a sharp screech came from the center of the swarm, and tens of thousands of Bursting Flying Locusts flew toward the periphery of the Forest Sea.

When they passed through the territories of other Star Beasts, they slowed down a bit but didn’t choose to hunt, continuing to fly away into the distance.

Chu Chen frowned at this, as the swarm’s actions didn’t seem like hunting; it seemed more like searching for something.

Realizing this, Chu Chen suddenly awakened, realizing that the swarm was searching for him.

He dared not linger any longer and immediately commanded Shadow Kill to charge towards the peak.

At this point, the swarm had already discovered the corpses of their kind, throwing them into a frenzy.

And naturally, Nirvana and the other beasts bore the brunt of their anger, with the swarm showing no intention of probing, immediately fighting with their lives on the line.

The Bursting Flying Locusts flapped their wings, their bodies ablaze like flares, seemingly like projectiles fired from cannons.

Nirvana and the other beasts had fought the swarm before, so they naturally dared not underestimate them, methodically unleashing their attacks one after another.

This time, unlike the previous ambush, the swarm was already prepared. With every incoming attack, dozens to hundreds of Bursting Flying Locusts would bravely confront and choose to self-destruct at the moment of impact.

The power of the Bursting Flying Locusts’ self-destruction was immense, with the rampant energy directly dispersing the attacks from Nirvana and the other beasts.

As time passed, the frequency of Nirvana and the other beasts’ attacks gradually decreased, while the number of the swarm showed no sign of diminishing. Instead, they seemed to multiply endlessly.

This situation had long surpassed Nirvana and the other beasts’ expectations, and they couldn’t help but entertain thoughts of retreat. However, with Chu Chen not yet returned, they could only grit their teeth and endure.

At this moment, a sharp screech came from within the swarm, prompting the Bursting Flying Locusts previously positioned in the rear to immediately detach from the swarm.

They skirted the battlefield and moved to encircle Nirvana and the other beasts, attempting to completely trap them.

Seeing this, Nirvana panicked and opened its mouth to spew a thick fog, causing the insect corpses halfway up the mountain to begin reviving.

With their mutilated limbs, they charged towards their former kin.

For a moment, the swarm fell into chaos, but it wasn’t long before the freshly revived insect corpses were quickly overwhelmed by the swarm.

The insect corpses had broken limbs, and their wings were severely fragile. After enduring the skills of Cage and Feng Shuang, only two or three hundred could remain intact.

This was akin to a drop of water falling into a lake, causing only a ripple before vanishing without a trace.

The remaining insect corpses, unable to fly, could only crawl up tree trunks, waiting for Nirvana’s next command.

Seeing this, Nirvana decisively retracted its skill. Unable to fly, they couldn’t pose a threat to the swarm, and continuing to control the insect corpses was meaningless, only aggravating the depletion of Star Power.

Since evolving into the Soul-devouring Nether Ant, Nirvana hadn’t fought such a frustrating battle. In the past, it had always overwhelmed opponents with numbers, yet today it found itself under the swarm’s onslaught.

This situation truly echoed the saying, what goes around comes around.