Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 385 - 313: The Fuse

As the number of Bursting Flying Locusts increased, beasts like Nirvana gradually fell into a disadvantage, and the surrounding encirclement began to shrink rapidly.

It’s believed that it won’t be long before they are completely surrounded by the swarm, and their only outcome will be death.

Just as the few beasts were in despair, a crimson-gold figure suddenly appeared above the swarm.

A mysterious blood glow flickered, and the Bursting Flying Locusts within a hundred feet instantly perished.

The one who struck was none other than the belated Lei Yao, whose appearance attracted most of the swarm’s attention.

The swarm immediately shifted their focus towards Lei Yao, intending to eliminate this despicable attacker first.

But in the next moment, their target disappeared, replaced instead by a faint humming sound.

Following the sound, they realized the humming was heading towards the few Guardian Beasts that were surrounded.

Just as they were about to act, the besieged Guardian Beasts disappeared again.

The swarm was stunned, having sacrificed so many of their kin to trap these Guardian Beasts, yet now they had vanished, an outcome they couldn’t accept.

A series of furious screeches came from the swarm, and they immediately flew in all directions, attempting to find the traces of the Guardian Beasts.

At this moment, Chu Chen was riding Shadow Kill, fleeing towards the forest where the Molten Earth Dragon resided.

Just now, Chu Chen used Lei Yao to distract the swarm. He utilized the power of his contract to absorb Lei Yao into his Soul Sea, then Shadow Kill used its speed advantage to quickly approach Nirvana and the other beasts. Chu Chen seized the opportunity to absorb them into his Soul Sea as well, finally using Shadow Kill’s stealth ability to escape the swarm’s encirclement.

The incident happened because Chu Chen was too careless, leading Nirvana and the others into peril. The swarm’s retaliation was more frightening than he imagined; their terrifying numbers allowed them to gather a large swarm in a short time, and they were not afraid of death, with exceptional coordination.

They were like a well-trained army, able to replace leaders anytime, and the Insect King did not appear in this counterattack.

Initially, the commander of the swarm was merely a Bursting Flying Locust at the peak of Commander Level, but as the number of the swarm grew, the commander became a Bursting Flying Locust at the peak of Lord Level, and finally it was a Monarch Level Bursting Flying Locust in command.

In special circumstances, the strongest in the swarm could command, and other Bursting Flying Locusts seemed to accept this by default.

In this way, relying on a decapitation strategy to throw the swarm into chaos was impossible.

The only method to eradicate the swarm was to gradually divide and wear them down.

However, this method also involved significant risks and would consume a lot of time.

While Chu Chen was pondering, Shadow Kill had already flown into the forest.

This was the territory of the Molten Earth Dragon, and the Bursting Flying Locusts were mortal enemies with it, so the swarm wouldn’t dare to rashly intrude.

Thinking of this, a good idea to deal with the swarm seemed to emerge in Chu Chen’s mind.

If he could set the swarm against the Molten Earth Dragon, he could sit back and watch as they fought, reaping the benefits when both suffered from the confrontation.

This plan could achieve two objectives with a single move: fulfilling his own goals and clearing out the two dominant forces entrenched here.

Thus, the road connecting Celestial Star City and Black Mist City would obviously become much safer, and in the future, the two cities could establish trade relations, offering a rare development opportunity for Celestial Star City.

However, accomplishing this was not easy. The primary condition was to enrage the swarm enough to dare invade the Molten Earth Dragon’s territory, and then lure seven to eight-tenths of the Bursting Flying Locusts; otherwise, they wouldn’t pose a fatal threat to the Molten Earth Dragon. Lastly, it was about how to get the Molten Earth Dragon to make a move.

Only by satisfying these three points could Chu Chen benefit as a third party.

Chu Chen found a safe place to rest for a while, continuously simulating his plan in his mind.

He didn’t know how long it had been when he shook his head somewhat helplessly, realizing how hard it was to satisfy these three conditions, and he had to ensure his own safe retreat for the plan to work.

By now, the sky was fully lit, and his stomach rumbled.

After a night of chaos, his stomach was completely empty, so he decided not to think too much. He summoned Lei Yao and the other beasts and took out some food to feed them.

After being well-fed and having drunk enough, a hint of drowsiness washed over him, and he directly fell asleep without holding out any longer.

When the sun was high in the sky, he slowly woke up, and after a simple wash, all weariness vanished, and his mind was much clearer.

He gazed towards the direction of the Molten Earth Dragon, and an idea vaguely formed in his mind; the way to lure the Molten Earth Dragon out or anger it was to incite hate, but ensure the opponent wouldn’t discover his presence.

After a moment’s thought, Chu Chen had a basic framework for his plan. To complete this plan, he needed a trigger.

Chu Chen decided to head to the Molten Earth Dragon’s territory to check things out, hoping to find that trigger there, completing half of his plan.

Shadow Kill maximized its Stealth and Mimicry, its figure instantly disappearing into the shadows. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Its flying speed wasn’t fast, cautious of exposing itself.

The Molten Earth Dragon’s territory was in the central area of the forest.

When Chu Chen arrived there, he discovered a striking situation.

In this central area, besides the Molten Earth Dragon, there was no other Star Beast.

In most forests, the area surrounding the Beast King usually had subordinates, and these subordinates were quite strong.

With the Molten Earth Dragon’s strength, if it had subordinates, they should be at least at the Late Stage of Monarch Level, with a count of no less than ten.

The Star Power here in the central area was the densest in the forest, showing that the Molten Earth Dragon was an extremely greedy and fierce Beast King.

Its solo monopoly of the entire central area was clearly for two reasons.

First, the Molten Earth Dragon wanted to exclusively enjoy the Star Power here, to enhance its cultivation speed.

Second, it wanted to monopolize all Heavenly and Earthly Treasures in the central area.

Soon, Chu Chen saw the overlord of this forest; the Molten Earth Dragon was resting on the ground, beside a bottomless underground cave.

Chu Chen summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the Molten Earth Dragon’s information, discovering that its Realm had reached King Level Second Rank.

Chu Chen recalled that the last time he saw it, its Realm was just at King Level First Rank. In just six months, it had gained a rank—a fast cultivation speed among Star Beasts, considering its quality was only at Epic Level.

At this moment, Shadow Kill twitched its Blade Arm, pointing its tip towards the cave below.

Shadow Kill sensed intense Star Power fluctuations emanating from the cave, mixed with a dense Fire Element.

Chu Chen immediately realized that there must be Heavenly and Earthly Treasures within the cave, or at least a Fire Element vein.

The Molten Earth Dragon was still asleep, creating a perfect opportunity to investigate.

The treasures within the cave were undoubtedly important to the Molten Earth Dragon.

If Chu Chen handled things well, these treasures could become the trigger he earnestly sought.