Chapter 159: Slaying Corrupted Wild Boars, Summoning Warriors of a Mysterious Tribe

Chapter 159: Slaying Corrupted Wild Boars, Summoning Warriors of a Mysterious Tribe

The Mammoth's HP had exceeded 40,000, which pleasantly surprised Cao Xing!

At this moment, although Dabai hadn't grown much taller, its physique had clearly become much sturdier.

Its broad back was now wide enough for someone to lie down and sleep on.

Dabai also seemed very happy, constantly rubbing its head against Cao Xing.

It even proactively extended its trunk, wrapped it around Cao Xing's waist, and placed him onto its back.

"Not bad, not bad. You're such a good boy."

Cao Xing patted its head and said, "Dabai, keep leading us forward."

Hearing the command, Dabai lifted its elephant hooves and marched deep into the jungle.

Thump! Thump-thump!

Various tree branches, vines, weeds, and traps encountered along the way were all crushed by Dabai.

Even some innocent small trees were knocked over when they were grazed by Dabai's massive body.

Perhaps it was because of their overwhelming presence that they didn't encounter any attacks from other jungle beasts along the way.

After walking for a while, they had penetrated more than ten kilometers deep.

Just then, a look of alertness appeared in Renice's eyes.

"My Lord, please be careful. It seems we have arrived in the territory of a pack of ferocious beasts."

"Ferocious beasts?"

Renice nodded, "Yes, I can smell an unusual scent here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Cao Xing saw it.

Pairs of crimson eyes appeared in the surrounding woods.

Gray fur like steel needles, curved tusks, and a body size reaching two to three meters long!

It was a pack of Forest Wild Boars!

However, this group of wild boars seemed somewhat strange, as they were suffused with a terrifying black aura.

"Damn, so many pigs?"

Seeing Cao Xing and his group, the pack of wild boars let out threatening sounds.

"Oink—oink—"

However, they also sensed the strength of Cao Xing's group and did not rashly approach.

Taking advantage of the standoff, Cao Xing scanned the attributes of these wild boars.

[Corrupted Forest Wild Boar]

[Level: Lv29 (Tier 3 Normal Creature)]

[HP: 16550/16550]

[Attack: 732 ~ 775]

[Skills: Charge (The Forest Wild Boar charges at the enemy with force, increasing speed by 150% during the run and dealing 177% knock-up damage, cooldown 1 minute), Tusk Strike (The Forest Wild Boar uses its sharp tusks to pierce the enemy's body, lifting them high and dealing 2 * 188% damage, cooldown 2 minutes).]

[Talent: Cold Resistance]

[Bond — Swine Herd: When the number of Forest Wild Boars acting simultaneously reaches 5: HP +20%, 10: Armor +20%, 20: Movement Speed +20% (Activated)]

(Description: A group of powerful wild boars, originally guardians of a mysterious tribe in this forest, but because they have been tainted by a certain black aura, they have become delirious and increasingly manic!)

[Corrupted Forest Wild Boar Leader]

[Level: Lv29 (Tier 3 Leader Creature)]

[HP: 45180/45180]

[Attack: 2374 ~ 2421]

[Skills: Charge, Tusk Strike (Attributes same as above), Guardian's Wrath (The Forest Wild Boar enters a rage state, attack power increased by 50%, movement speed increased by 30%, each attack comes with a 10% lifesteal effect, lasts 30 seconds, cooldown 5 minutes)]

[Talent 1: Cold Resistance]

[Talent 2: Swine Herd Leader (For every Forest Wild Boar led, max HP +1%, up to 50% increase)]

[Bond — Swine Herd: When the number of Forest Wild Boars acting simultaneously reaches 5: HP +20%, 10: Armor +20%, 20: Movement Speed +20% (Activated)]

"Good stuff!"

"A group of Tier 3 wild boars, including three elites, plus a powerful Wild Boar Leader!"

Cao Xing's eyes lit up immediately.

He wasn't surprised by the strength of these wild boars.

Instead, he was wondering how much meat he could decompose if he killed them all!

Also, could the meat from this leader-level wild boar increase attributes?

He knew that even elite-level Snow Bears and Bombing Rabbits added quite a few attributes!

This was his first time encountering a leader-level beast.

Cao Xing started to feel expectant.

At this moment, the Wild Boar Leader seemed to have lost patience.

It let out a grunt.

"Oink—"

The next moment, it charged towards the group like a small hill.

The other elite wild boars and normal wild boars also madly rushed towards Cao Xing and his group.

Cao Xing's gaze tightened, and he commanded, "Charge, kill these wild boars!"

Assam and the others obeyed the order immediately, waving their weapons to attack all the charging Forest Wild Boars!

Assam's longsword collided with the tusks of an elite wild boar, actually sparking!

Clang!

A dull sound of impact rang out.

But the next moment, Assam displayed the power of a Tier 3 Leader-level creature.

"Hah!"

With a roar, Assam swept his longsword, knocking two or three wild boars flying instantly!

Andrew transformed into a giant bear, directly grabbing the tusks of an elite wild boar with his bear paw and pinning the opponent firmly in place.

Braum held his shield like a rock, head-on resisting the charge of these wild boars!

Bang! Bang, bang!

Everyone engaged in battle with the boar pack.

As for the leader-level wild boar, it was intercepted directly by Dabai, starting a one-on-one confrontation!

Meanwhile, Cao Xing also entered the [Demon Transformation] state.

He found this state to be really useful, though it consumed too much mental energy.

However, with [Tree Sap] and [Intermediate Tree Sap], Cao Xing could use it recklessly.

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

Clusters of Demon Fire exploded.

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"Oink…"

The wild boars were blasted, emitting constant grunts.

Especially Hilda's Blood Poison, which made this group of wild boars feel a pain that penetrated to the bone!

This level of battle didn't require Cao Xing to command.

He only needed to stand in the center and continue outputting damage.

Sarah in the shadows continuously struck with her Shadow Blade, dealing terrifying damage.

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[-4416!]

The HP of the boar pack was being depleted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before long, several wild boars screamed and fell down.

[Your territory member: Assam killed Corrupted Forest Wild Boar Lv28, gained EXP: 560]

[Combat personnel gained EXP: 280]

[Your territory member: Andrew killed Corrupted Forest Wild Boar Lv29, gained EXP: 580]

[Combat personnel gained EXP: 290]

[Your…]

Kill notifications kept appearing.

With everyone's attributes greatly improved, these Tier 3 monsters were no longer their match.

The only thing worth noting was the battle between Dabai and that Wild Boar Leader.

"Moo—"

"Oink…"

Two giant beasts, both the size of small hills, were engaged in the most primitive brawl.

Clang! Clang!

The Wild Boar Leader's tusks collided with Dabai's tusks, emitting a series of clashing sounds.

The next moment, the Wild Boar Leader was knocked flying by Dabai, rolling more than ten meters away!

Although this wild boar was a few levels higher than Dabai, it was clear that Dabai was even more formidable!

Possessing a powerful set of BUFFs, Dabai was capable of taking on a Tier 3 Leader solo!

"Boom! Rumble!"

The Mammoth pressed the attack.

The Wild Boar Leader quickly stood up and began a head-on collision.

Crack! Snap!

The battle between the two giant beasts snapped a dozen giant trees nearby, creating a shocking scene!

Dabai continuously used its tusks to poke bloody holes in the Wild Boar Leader's body and used its trunk to swat the opponent away time and again.

Soon, the Wild Boar Leader's HP was pushed below half by Dabai.

Cao Xing took a look.

The battle with the boar pack was nearing its end.

So he said, "Sarah, go help Dabai, end the battle quickly."

Sarah, in the shadows, quickly darted to the side of the Wild Boar Leader.

With Sarah's addition, the Wild Boar Leader was only left to take hits passively.

Its HP plummeted rapidly.

Then, Sarah unleashed a slash dealing 5000 damage!

"Oink…"

The Forest Wild Boar Leader let out a mournful cry and fell on the spot.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Forest Wild Boar Leader Lv29, gained EXP: 2900]

[Combat personnel gained EXP: 1450]

Meanwhile, a white light rose from Cao Xing's body.

[Your level has increased, current level: 19]

[This upgrade gained attribute improvements: Strength +3, Agility +4, Spirit +6, Constitution +5]

"Leveled up again."

These dozens of wild boars contributed quite a bit of EXP, allowing Cao Xing to level up again.

Then, he impatiently walked to the corpses of these Forest Wild Boars and first collected all the loot dropped on the ground.

[Obtained: Corrupted Wild Boar Leader Soul *1]

[Obtained: Intermediate Heart of Strength *1]

[Obtained: Tier 3 Wild Boar Warrior Recruitment Scroll *3]

[Obtained: Tier 3 Elite Wild Boar Warrior Recruitment Scroll *1]

[Obtained: Intermediate Elemental Crystal *7]

[Obtained: Medium Book of Strength *5]

[Obtained: Large Book of Strength *1]

"Haha, another leader-level soul, and an intermediate Heart of Strength!"

"This haul is not bad!"

Cao Xing didn't check them immediately; instead, he put these items into his backpack, intending to look at them later.

Then, his gaze turned to the dozens of wild boar corpses on the ground emitting black aura.

Looking at the black aura radiating from the corpses, a trace of worry appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Liu Muxue asked softly, "Xing, what's wrong?"

Cao Xing replied, "These wild boars seem to have been corroded by some kind of dark aura. I don't know if their meat is still edible."

Liu Muxue was stunned, then also thought of this problem.

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "Whatever, let's decompose them first and see."

Then, he went to the corpse of a normal wild boar and performed decomposition.

Following the system prompt that the decomposition was successful, a pile of fresh red meat and bones, a pair of tusks, and a piece of wild boar hide appeared on the ground.

[Damaged Wild Boar Hide (Green) *1]

(Tough wild boar hide, can be crafted into green armor or tanned into leather.)

[Wild Boar Meat Corroded by Dark Aura (Green) *112]

(Beast meat containing weak power, first consumption can increase Strength by 2, Agility by 1, but it has been eroded by dark aura and is already inedible.

If you find a Wild Boar tribe in the forest, you might be able to use the power of the Beast God Statue to purify the dark aura on it.)

[Wild Boar Bones (Green) *52]

(Hard bones, can be crafted into Tier 3 light armor or used to make soup.)

[Wild Boar Tusks (Green) *2]

(Sharp tusks, can be ground to a point and crafted into short swords or daggers.)

Seeing the system prompt on the wild boar meat, Cao Xing's gaze sank.

"So it really can't be eaten?"

"But fortunately, the system prompt gave me a glimmer of hope."

"As long as I find the Wild Boar tribe, I can use the Beast God Statue to purify the dark aura on this wild boar meat!"

Cao Xing cast aside the disappointment in his heart.

Then, he decomposed all the remaining dozens of wild boar corpses.

Among them were three elite-level wild boars and one leader-level wild boar.

Cao Xing looked at the pile of beast meat and bones on the ground and collected them all.

[Obtained: Forest Wild Boar Meat (Green) *4883]

[Obtained: Elite Wild Boar Meat (Blue) *817]

(Beast meat containing weak power, first consumption can increase Strength by 3, Agility by 2, but it has been eroded by dark aura and is already inedible.)

[Obtained: Leader-level Wild Boar Meat (Purple) *383]

(Beast meat containing partial power, first consumption can increase Strength by 5, Agility by 3, but it has been eroded by dark aura and is already inedible.)

"Damn! This purple-grade beast meat is insane; it actually increases attributes by this much all at once!"

"If this thing appeared on the market, it would probably trigger a bidding war among those strength-based classes!"

A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Because this way, even if he couldn't craft the improved version of the Life Secret Potion in the short term, Cao Xing still had other items to trade with the Survivors!

Although as others leveled up, some Survivors also started dropping meat that added attributes, causing the price to drop a little.

But Cao Xing had a huge quantity!

Plus, this was purple-grade beast meat that had never appeared on the trading channel before; it would definitely be able to fetch a lot of supplies!

"It's a pity, though; I need to find a Beast God Statue to purify the dark aura on it."

However, Cao Xing's regret was quickly diluted by his other gains.

[Obtained: Wild Boar Bone (Green) * 1663]

[Obtained: Elite Wild Boar Bone (Blue) * 275]

[Obtained: Chieftain Wild Boar Bone (Purple) * 112]

…

[Obtained: Damaged Wild Boar Hide (Green) * 32]

[Obtained: Damaged Elite Wild Boar Hide (Blue) * 3]

[Obtained: Damaged Tough Wild Boar Hide (Purple) * 1]

…

[Obtained: Wild Boar Tusk (Green) * 63]

[Obtained: Sharp Wild Boar Tusk (Blue) * 5]

[Obtained: Large Wild Boar Tusk (Purple) * 2]

…

A huge wave of loot!

Among them were a large amount of blue and purple-grade bones, hides, and tusks!

These were all excellent raw materials capable of crafting a large number of weapons and armor.

Cao Xing said happily, "Looks like Harold will have his hands full when we get back, haha!"

Then, he began to continue checking the attributes of the new items.

[Corrupted Wild Boar Chieftain Soul: Contains chaotic soul fluctuations]

(Can be used on an Elite-grade follower of Tier 3 or below to guarantee its evolution into a Chieftain-grade creature, with a success probability of 15% ~ 30%)

(Note: Purifying it can increase the success probability.)

Cao Xing pondered silently, "Another item that needs purification?"

Shaking his head, Cao Xing put this soul into his backpack.

Then he took out four yellowed recruitment scrolls.

Although the system update had significantly reduced the drop rate of recruitment scrolls.

But since Cao Xing had killed so many wild boars, coupled with his +10 Luck attribute, he had still managed to get quite a few recruitment scrolls.

Among them was even an Elite-grade recruitment scroll.

Cao Xing checked the attributes.

[Tier 3 Wild Boar Warrior Recruitment Scroll]

(Can be used to recruit a Tier 3 ordinary Wild Boar Warrior.)

[Tier 3 Elite Wild Boar Warrior Recruitment Scroll]

(Can be used to recruit a Tier 3 Elite Wild Boar Warrior.)

…

Cao Xing already had one Wild Boar Warrior in his territory.

The attributes were quite good.

Cao Xing pondered, "Next, I still need to continue fighting in the forest."

"These Tier 3 recruitment scrolls will summon wild boars that are also level 20 or above, so I can summon them first to increase my team's combat power."

Thus, he clicked to use these four scrolls directly.

The next moment, the scrolls disappeared and transformed into four blue hexagram magic circles in front of Cao Xing.

Hum!

As the magic circles burst into light, four figures holding dual blades and wearing feather crowns gradually emerged.

"We are descendants of the Beast God and the strongest jungle warriors!"

"In the name of the Beast God!"

"Tribal Guardians: Raphael / Raska / Rabino / Rabb, reporting to you!"

Hearing the names of these four Wild Boar Warriors, Cao Xing chuckled.

They all started with "Ra," which was easy to remember.

At this moment.

The four Wild Boar Warriors knelt on one knee.

Cao Xing looked at their attire.

It was the same as the Wild Boar Warrior Blaze.

They were wearing gray-white feather cloaks; he didn't know what kind of bird the feathers came from, but they looked thick while actually being very light.

Three of the Wild Boar Warriors wore white feather crowns on their heads.

And the other Elite-grade Wild Boar Warrior wore a red feather crown, and his figure was also taller.

The Wild Boar Warriors' weapons were all dual blades, which looked full of lethality.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Welcome to the team, let us build a powerful territory together!"

The four Wild Boar Warriors looked at each other, and honest smiles appeared on their faces.

One of the Wild Boar Warriors, Raphael, said, "Lord, your subordinates are truly powerful."

"I feel like any one of them could easily take us out."

Cao Xing nodded with a smile, "Of course, they have such a powerful aura because they have received my blessing."

"Only my subjects will enjoy this kind of blessing."

The Elite Wild Boar Warrior next to him, Rabb, immediately said excitedly, "Oh! There is actually such a magical blessing!"

"Lord, can you apply this blessing to us as well? Rabb likes this feeling of being strong!"

Cao Xing smiled, "Of course you can."

After saying that, he called over Liu Muxue, and also summoned Hilda and Blot.

A huge pile of buffs landed on the four Wild Boar Warriors.

Surprise appeared in their eyes.

"Oh! I feel like I've become so strong! This is great!"

"That's right, it's amazing! I didn't expect to meet such a powerful lord right after coming out of the summoning space!"

"Haha! I love fighting for a lord like this!"

This group of Wild Boar Warriors discussed excitedly.

The next moment, four system prompts appeared.

[Because you helped territorial member: Raphael increase his strength, loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 74]

[Because you helped territorial member: Rabb increase his strength, loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 73]

[Because you…]

…

The loyalty of all four Wild Boar Warriors reached over 70.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Then he checked their attributes.

[Wild Boar Tribal Warrior: Raphael]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 21 7213 / 120000 (Tier 3 Ordinary Creature)]

[HP: 9220 / 9220]

[Attack: 784 ~ 811]

[Skills: Dual Blade Style, Boar Rush]

[Talent: Beast Bloodline (HP +10%)]

[Bond: Wild Boar Warrior (When the number of Wild Boar Warriors acting simultaneously reaches 10, Attack Speed +15%; at 20, Movement Speed +15%; at 50, Strength and Agility +20%; at 100, activates skill: Special Vampiric Blade)]

[Satiety: 65]

[Loyalty: 74]

(Description: A warrior from a mysterious tribe, possessing decent combat capabilities.)

…

[Wild Boar Tribal Warrior: Rabb]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 22 1162 / 140000 (Tier 3 Elite Creature)]

[HP: 12340 / 12340]

[Attack: 1124 ~ 1147]

[Skills: Dual Blade Style, Boar Rush, Dual Blade Waltz (Combines dual blades and begins rotating at high speed, dealing continuous slashing damage to all enemies in front, lasting 5 seconds, cooldown 3 minutes)]

[Talent: Beast Bloodline]

[Bond: Wild Boar Warrior]

[Satiety: 63]

[Loyalty: 73]

(Description: A warrior from a mysterious tribe, possessing decent combat capabilities.)

…

The quality of this batch of newcomers was good.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

"Let's go, let's continue moving forward."

After saying that, they continued to delve deeper into the forest.

Not long after, they were attacked by another group of Ice Crystal Human-Faced Trees, which also included two Elite-grade Human-Faced Trees.

Swish!

Branches filled the sky as they began to attack them wildly.

And Cao Xing and Liu Muxue jumped down from Dabai unhurriedly.

Then, Dabai charged straight up.

Under the surprised gaze of the four Wild Boar Warriors.

Dabai, like a violent giant beast, slammed instantly into the face of a Human-Faced Tree.

"Bang!"

After a dull, fleshy thud, the face of the Human-Faced Tree caved in, and then it let out a scream.

"Ah!!"

But Dabai couldn't be bothered to pay attention to its screams; it just stabbed with its tusks, dealing terrifying damage.

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Not only that, Assam, Andrew, and the others were also constantly swinging their swords, or casting Moonfire and Starfire.

Swoosh!

Bang!

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One terrifying damage number after another appeared.

Cao Xing's subordinates began to crush this group of Human-Faced Trees head-on!

"By the Beast God! These new companions have such powerful strength!"

The Elite Wild Boar Warrior said, "No! It's that Lord's blessing that is too magical; it directly increased their combat power by a large margin!"

"But we have this magical blessing now too, brothers, follow me!"

With the addition of the four Tier 3 Wild Boar Warriors, the HP of those Human-Faced Trees dropped even faster.

Their sharp dual blades swung into afterimages, constantly hacking at the trunks of the Human-Faced Trees, dealing damage after damage.

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The damage of the four Tier 3 Wild Boar Warriors was not bad.

Coupled with their attack speed.

The HP of the Ice Crystal Human-Faced Trees dropped rapidly!

Not long after, this battle came to an end.

[Your territorial member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Frost Human-Faced Tree lv30, Tier 3 Elite-grade creature, gained EXP: 2000]

[Combatants gained EXP: 1000]

[Your pet: Dabai killed Frost Human-Faced Tree lv30, Tier 3 Elite-grade creature, gained EXP: 2000]

[Combatants gained EXP: 1000]

…

And Cao Xing walked over again, harvesting two blue-quality Human-Faced Tree Hearts.

"Not bad, not bad; these two Human-Faced Tree Hearts should be enough to let the Pale Tree grow out."

"It's just that I don't know if I'll be able to run into a Chieftain-grade Human-Faced Tree, or a Leader?"

Cao Xing thought with high expectations.

Of course, if he really encountered a Leader-grade Human-Faced Tree, Cao Xing wasn't sure if he could handle it.

After all, by this point, the level of these Human-Faced Trees had already reached level 30, and if he went deeper, it was highly likely that Tier 4 Human-Faced Trees would appear.

By then, if he encountered a Tier 4 Leader.

Without using his trump cards, Cao Xing might not necessarily be the opponent's match.

Shaking his head, he collected all the vines that had dropped on the ground.

Then he said, "Let's go, continue moving forward."

Thump! Thump-thump!

The team continued to delve deeper into this deep and mysterious Witch Forest.

On the way, Cao Xing couldn't help but think.

"They call it the Witch Forest, but so far I haven't seen any information about witches, nor have I encountered the legendary witches."

Furthermore, Cao Xing remembered that Lieutenant Declan had said.

The White-Robed High Priest of the Hunters had also brought people into the Witch Forest.

But Cao Xing hadn't encountered a single Hunter either.

After thinking about it, he guessed it was because they were currently in the outer area of the Witch Forest.

And the Hunter High Priest was probably in a deeper location.

Just at this moment, Rabb suddenly looked ahead and said, "Strong Lord, I think I see a totem belonging to our tribe."

"Oh?"

Cao Xing looked in the direction he pointed and indeed saw a strange tree stump, with two feathers and a tusk stuck into it.

"Rabb, what does this totem represent?"

Rabb said, "Reporting to you, Lord, if there is a tribal totem here, it means that there might be a Wild Boar Warrior tribe in this forest."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up!

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