Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 465 - 411: Zhang Yuyan’s Ordeal

Li Tie Niu and the other nine lined up, and ten Gale Serpents quickly charged towards Feng Shuang.

Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Feng Shuang, teach them a lesson properly. Defeat them but don’t harm their lives."

Upon hearing this, Feng Shuang nodded, flapped her wings, and flew instantly into the air. With a gentle wave of her jade hand, three ice walls appeared instantly in front of the ten Gale Serpents, blocking their path.

The ten Gale Serpents didn’t attack the ice walls but chose to take a detour.

Thus, their formation was instantly disrupted.

At this moment, Feng Shuang suddenly shouted, "Explode."

The three ice walls exploded instantly, releasing a cascade of dense ice crystals in all directions.

Three Gale Serpents near the ice walls were instantly pierced through like sieves, with dozens of wounds of varying depth appearing on their huge bodies, reducing their combat power by seventy percent.

The remaining seven Gale Serpents were also affected, with several wounds appearing on their bodies.

"This is bad, everyone spread out." Li Tie Niu shouted loudly.

The ten were seasoned veterans with strong adaptability.

Within just a breath, they dispersed around Feng Shuang, and then one Wind Blade after another was slashed towards her.

Seeing this, Feng Shuang remained unperturbed, her wings vibrating rapidly, and her body continuously dodged and weaved through the slashes of the ten Wind Blades, effortlessly evading all the attacks.

It wasn’t that Li Tie Niu and the others were lacking in strength, but Feng Shuang’s power had qualitatively improved from a month’s honing.

After all, over this month, the opponents Feng Shuang faced were all Emperor-level Guardian Beasts, even if they held back, they were no match for the ten Gale Serpents.

Upon seeing this, Li Tie Niu and the others’ pupils constricted sharply; just this move alone had already awed them.

Yet, Feng Shuang paid no heed to their reactions, raised her hand into the void, and thick ice and wind elements quickly converged towards her.

Although Feng Shuang had not yet reached the King-level, after a month of special training, her control over elemental power was no weaker than the Thunder Radiance Four Beasts. Now she could even fight without the constraints of skills.

In her hand, a whirlwind composed of ice and wind elements quickly formed.

"Go."

Feng Shuang uttered softly, and the whirlwind instantly left her palm, sweeping towards the ten Gale Serpents on the ground.

The moment it left her hand, the whirlwind rapidly expanded, growing from palm-size to ten feet wide, then twenty, thirty, until it stopped at two hundred feet.

Seeing this, Li Tie Niu and the others were filled with horror and immediately commanded the Gale Serpents to retreat.

At this moment, Feng Shuang suddenly let out a tender shout, and an ice and wind dual domain, with a diameter of fifty feet, appeared centered on her.

The ten Gale Serpents that initially wanted to retreat were instantly pinned to the ground and couldn’t move.

Gazing at the terrifying whirlwind drawing near, despair surfaced in the eyes of the ten Gale Serpents. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

At this time, Li Tie Niu suddenly said, "We concede."

Seeing this, Chu Chen coldly replied, "I’m very dissatisfied with your attitude."

Upon hearing this, Li Tie Niu and the others exchanged glances, then knelt on one knee in unison and said, "Commander, we concede."

Hearing this, Chu Chen finally said satisfactorily, "Very well, I’ll spare you this time. Feng Shuang, stop."

Upon hearing this, Feng Shuang immediately dispersed the whirlwind and withdrew her domain.

At this moment, the military camp was silent, with all the soldiers revealing expressions of shock. The battle ended extremely quickly, with only two moves being made.

Moreover, the opponent’s Guardian Beast was only Monarch-level fifth rank, yet the Guardian Beasts of Li Tie Niu and the other ten captains were all above Monarch fifth rank, mostly between the seventh and eighth ranks.

Even with an absolute advantage in both realm and numbers, they couldn’t withstand even three rounds; the disparity in strength was astonishingly large.

After withdrawing Feng Shuang into his Soul Sea, Chu Chen said to Li Tie Niu and the others, "All of you, come in with me." Then he led the way toward his own tent.

Su Zixuan and Xia Gongyun followed closely behind.

Li Tie Niu and the others exchanged nervous glances before anxiously following.

Chu Chen sat at the head position and said to Li Tie Niu and the others, "I just took office and am not familiar with the situation of our camp. Tell me about it."

Li Tie Niu and the others didn’t hide anything and explained the current state of the camp in detail.

Under Chu Chen’s command were ten thousand Cyan Dragon Army soldiers, but half a month ago they had just experienced a great battle, suffering significant losses. Not only was the commander lost in battle, but also seventy percent of the captains, lieutenants, and squad leaders.

The vacant positions were naturally filled through internal promotions, which is why the strength of Li Tie Niu and the others varies.

As for the soldiers, they suffered even more severe losses, with less than five thousand surviving, and sixty percent of them wounded, leaving fewer than two thousand with full combat capability.

The battle losses had long been reported, and a week ago, higher-ups said new recruits were ready, but for some unknown reason, these new recruits still hadn’t arrived.

After dismissing the ten, Chu Chen fell into contemplation.

"My lord, something seems fishy about this. Could it be intentionally targeting you?" Xia Gongyun whispered.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Most likely it’s aimed at me. I didn’t expect their retaliation to be so swift, but if they think such measures can trouble me, they seriously underestimate me."

"What are you planning to do, my lord?" Xia Gongyun asked worriedly.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "What’s the difficulty in this? New recruits are merely an embellishment for me. I alone can form an army, but I can’t let them have their way. I must find out who’s behind this."

After having the two women wait inside the tent, Chu Chen headed towards Zhang Yuyan’s tent.

"Have things been resolved?" Zhang Yuyan asked with a smile.

"Yes, a good beating made them docile."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuyan burst into laughter.

After some idle chatter, they got to business.

When Zhang Yuyan learned Chu Chen was there to ask about the new recruits, her expression turned grim.

Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly asked, "Who’s behind this act?"

Zhang Yuyan fell silent for a moment, then sighed and recounted the situation.

A moment later, Chu Chen snorted coldly and said, "This is simply outrageous. With the other side acting this way, doesn’t the old Marshal care?"

Zhang Yuyan sighed again and said, "The military camp is different from the outside; here, strength and military merit are valued more. I just broke through to the Monarch level and can’t compare with those veteran King levels. I’m new here with meager military merits, so naturally, my priority is last."

Chu Chen nodded, realizing Zhang Yuyan’s situation was even worse than he imagined. She became a Grand Commander using the old Marshal’s influence; otherwise, how could a mere newly ascended Monarch-level girl command respect?

The lack of new recruits was due to this situation.

Zhang Yuyan’s army was under the eighth Deputy General Bai Lei, and she ranked last among the ten Grand Commanders.

War inevitably results in damage, and the arriving new recruits were all snatched by those veteran Grand Commanders.

However, among the nine, the one who acted most ruthlessly was the second-ranked Grand Commander Yan Xiang.

He first demonstrated politeness, allowing others to choose first. But when it was Zhang Yuyan’s turn, he took away eighty percent of the remaining new recruits, leaving only some weaker ones for her.

The new recruits were not only fewer but also weaker, making them practically unusable in the short term.

Moreover, after the eighth Commander was lost in battle and Chu Chen had yet to arrive, the new recruits were all taken by the other nine Commanders.