Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 468 - 414: Flexing Muscles

After eating and drinking his fill, Chu Chen fell into a deep sleep.

He didn’t know how long it had been, but he felt someone pushing him. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and found that it was Xia Gongyun pushing him.

He rubbed his temples and asked in a low voice, "What time is it now?"

"It’s already midnight."

Hearing this, Chu Chen immediately stood up, then quickly walked out of the tent and said in a deep voice, "Pass down the order, everyone gather at the drill ground within fifteen minutes. Remember, do not make too much noise, or you will be dealt with according to military law."

The four trusted aides’ expressions changed suddenly upon hearing these words, and they dared not delay, immediately rushing towards the distant tent.

Li Tie Niu and the others weren’t deeply asleep. As soon as they received the order, they immediately gathered the troops to go to the drill ground.

Chu Chen stood on the drill ground calculating the time, with Su Zixuan and the other two women standing by his side, followed by the four trusted aides.

The speed of Li Tie Niu and the others was much faster than he expected; they had already formed up in just half the allotted time.

Seeing this, Chu Chen did not hesitate to praise them, "Very good, let’s set off." Saying this, he took the lead and walked out of the fortress.

This time only two thousand people were going to fight, but they carried the momentum of ten thousand.

When they reached the fortress exit, Zhang Yuyan and Yan Xiang had already completed their assembly.

Yan Xiang came to Zhang Yuyan’s side and said in a deep voice, "It’s getting late. We’ll act according to plan, surrounding from the flank, and go ahead first." With that, he commanded the troops to march out of the city gate first.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuyan couldn’t help but frown. Yan Xiang’s cooperation surely concealed malice. The only plan now was to see how Chu Chen would respond.

Thinking of this, she immediately clicked her communication bracelet to call Chu Chen over.

Upon seeing Zhang Yuyan, Chu Chen pretended to say, "Greetings, Grand Commander."

Zhang Yuyan suppressed a smile and said sternly, "Come over and talk."

Hearing this, Chu Chen quickly stepped forward.

"Now you should tell me your plan, right?" Zhang Yuyan asked in a deep voice.

Chu Chen nodded at her words and told all the information he had gathered.

"What? An ambush, why didn’t you say it earlier? I am going to report it to the deputy general now." Zhang Yuyan exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly stopped her.

"No, we can use the beast herd to eliminate Yan Xiang."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuyan immediately frowned. After a moment’s silence, she coldly said, "But those soldiers are innocent, we can’t do this."

Seeing this, Chu Chen said in a deep voice, "A general’s victory is built on countless sacrifices. If you don’t even have this awareness, how will you inherit the old man’s position in the future?"

Zhang Yuyan shuddered violently upon hearing this, her face immediately turning pale.

Seeing this, Chu Chen sighed and said, "Yan Xiang is no good man. Keeping this scourge will only kill more soldiers."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuyan did not respond. It was a long time before she asked in a deep voice, "Then what should I do?"

"This time I will make the move, you don’t have to do anything. Just reach the destination as agreed, but slow down the march to give me enough time."

"Okay, I understand."

Chu Chen looked at the dejected girl and didn’t say much.

The path of growth is always full of hardships. Whether she can walk this road depends on herself.

What Chu Chen could do was to protect her from interference before she finished this road.

Chu Chen returned to his team and gave the order to march at full speed to the ten men under Li Tie Niu.

The crowd dared not slack and quickly called out their Guardian Beasts, rushing toward the location of the beast herd.

The mounts of Li Tie Niu and the others were standardized Guardian Beasts: Swiftwind Unicorns.

Standing about a yard tall at the shoulder, with a body length of up to two yards, strong limbs, and cyan hair, with a cyan horn about a yard long on its head, the appearance resembled an ordinary horse.

The quality of the Swiftwind Unicorn was not high, only at the Excellence Level, with a single Wind Attribute, and their combat power wasn’t strong either.

However, the Swiftwind Unicorn had its advantages: first, fast breeding speed; second, extremely strong burst speed, rarely matched by peers in the same realm; third, strong endurance, capable of galloping a thousand miles a day; fourth, low cost, both to purchase and maintain, requiring far fewer resources than Guardian Beasts of the same quality.

Each squad has one person responsible for nurturing the Swiftwind Unicorn, and during travel, ten people would ride one.

Chu Chen waved his hand, and the cage appeared in mid-air, its huge body almost covering the entire sky above them.

"Whoa, isn’t this a dragon?"

"This pressure, this size, this appearance, it’s definitely a dragon."

"Our commander is too strong, his Guardian Beast is actually a dragon."

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Exclamations of this kind were endless.

Chu Chen was quite satisfied with this, not that he meant to show off, but with a major battle imminent, he had to win people’s hearts in the shortest time possible.

The best way to do this in the military was naturally to demonstrate absolute strength.

The cage’s appearance, combined with Dragon Wei, could maximize the effect.

"Alright, everyone hurry up and set off." With that, he rode the dragon away.

Li Tie Niu and the others immediately ordered everyone to follow.

"Tie Niu, this time we are really latching onto a powerful figure; Commander Chu must have an astonishing background." Li Jun said excitedly.

Li Tie Niu nodded calmly and said, "Commander Chu must have a great background, but it doesn’t have much to do with us, at most just earning a bit of military merit. Don’t forget those second-generation rich kids before, all of them left after getting a bit of gold plating."

Li Jun seemed to remember something at these words and sighed, "Well, it’s good to earn some military merit. Once our own strength improves, we can become powerful ourselves."

While a few people were chatting, Shadow Kill had already returned to Chu Chen’s side.

"Master, there haven’t been any changes in the beast herd’s situation, but Yan Xiang seems to be deliberately delaying the march."

Chu Chen was not surprised, as he had clearly expected Yan Xiang to act this way.

"Stay by my side for now and guide me in a while."

After a while, scouts reported that they were less than two kilometers from the beast herd, and the beast herd had noticed them, moving towards them to attack.

The crowd’s expressions changed, knowing their side had only two thousand against the beast herd’s fifty thousand, a difference of twenty-five times.

Anyone with common sense would know what choice to make.

"Commander, the enemy’s strength is overwhelmingly superior. We should avoid for now and wait until we join up with the main force before coming back to fight." Li Tie Niu said in a deep voice.

"Tie Niu is right, we should live to fight another day. As the saying goes, a gentleman’s revenge is never too late." Li Jun echoed, afraid that Chu Chen might make a rash decision.

However, the pair’s advice proved futile.

Chu Chen looked at the trembling crowd and smiled.

"No need to panic; if fifty thousand Star Beasts scare you like this, how can you expect to earn military merit? Follow me if you want merit; when it comes to numbers, I’ve never been afraid of anyone." Chu Chen said indifferently.