Chapter 20: Hunting the Beast General
Luo Fan used the Steelhide Wild Boars' lack of agility to start maneuvering around them.
Soon, he had slain several more Beast Soldier-level Steelhide Wild Boars.
The Beast General-level Steelhide Wild Boar, watching its subordinates die one by one, grew even angrier.
But anger only caused it to lose rationality.
In this state, the Beast General-level Steelhide Wild Boar didn't even care about its own troops.
It charged directly at Luo Fan, who was in the middle of killing another Beast Soldier-level boar.
It intended to kill both its subordinates and Luo Fan in one strike.
Fortunately, Luo Fan reacted quickly, or he would have been hit by the Beast General-level boar.
If it had struck him, even Luo Fan would have suffered severe injuries.
As time passed, Luo Fan quickly eliminated all the Beast Soldier-level Steelhide Wild Boars.
A few of them had even died by colliding into the boar leader itself.
Now, only Luo Fan and the Steelhide Wild Boar leader remained.
The leader brushed past Luo Fan's side.
Luo Fan took the opportunity to slash at the Steelhide Wild Boar leader.
However, the boar only ended up with a scratch on its hide.
At most, it was a superficial wound—not even a minor injury.
Seeing this terrifying defense, Luo Fan couldn't help but feel a twinge of frustration.
A low-level Beast General Steelhide Wild Boar's defense was almost on par with a high-level Beast General.
The defense of a normal mid-level Beast General was definitely weaker than that of a Steelhide Wild Boar.
Luo Fan knew that to kill it, he had to strike at its weak points.
These monsters' weak points were actually quite similar:
Eyes, ears, mouth, and rear.
These were the monsters' most vulnerable points.
The Steelhide Wild Boars had another weak spot as well, the spot Luo Fan had struck when killing the second boar.
That was the area under the jaw and along the neck.
Luo Fan looked at the Steelhide Wild Boar charging toward him.
The jaw!
It had to be the jaw!
How else could a Steelhide Wild Boar have a neck?
Luo Fan dodged the boar's charge once again.
Then, as the boar ran past him, he slashed at a weak spot on its back.
"Puchi!"
Blood sprayed in an instant.
"Roar!"
The Steelhide Wild Boar leader let out a pained roar.
A sizable bloody hole had appeared on its back.
Blood continued to pour out.
Luo Fan's slash wasn't ordinary, he had used the first level of Ninefold Thunder Blade.
The injured boar leader, now completely irrational, charged at Luo Fan head-on, forgetting the earlier lesson.
Luo Fan didn't hesitate and struck it again.
This time, the blood hole on its back grew even larger.
The boar staggered a few steps after the strike and finally collapsed completely.
"Boom!"
Dust rose all around as the Steelhide Wild Boar leader hit the ground.
Its terrifying weight even cracked the ground beneath it.
Luo Fan stepped forward.
Several throwing knives shot out from his backpack.
Several throwing knives slowly stripped the hides off all the Steelhide Wild Boars.
The most valuable part of a Steelhide Wild Boar was its hide.
Their steel-like skin had terrifying defensive power and was one of the primary materials used to make low-level combat armor.
So even for Beast Soldier-level Steelhide Wild Boars, their hides were worth more than other Beast Soldier materials.
A single Beast Soldier-level hide could be worth 200,000.
That was dozens of times the value of other Beast Soldier materials.
The hide of the low-level Beast General leader could sell for 30 million.
That was the price of mid-level Beast General materials.
This was because Steelhide Wild Boars had extremely strong defense and were very difficult to kill.
However, when facing a battle general with Luo Fan's agility, Steelhide Wild Boars were in serious trouble.
At this moment, the system sounded the task completion notification.
Luo Fan was pleasantly surprised.
The battle had lasted only about ten minutes, yet he had gained a bit of blade proficiency and over ten points of constitution.
Indeed, combat tasks were the fastest way to improve!
After collecting the materials, Luo Fan went to the rooftop of a building in the complex.
He took out a telescope and began observing.
He needed more low-level Beast Generals to fight.
This would not only increase combat experience but also improve his blade proficiency.
Soon, he locked onto a target.
It was a pack of Tiger Mastiff Beasts.
The two in the center were low-level Beast Generals.
Surrounding them were thirteen Beast Soldier-level subordinates.
However, fighting Tiger Mastiffs was more dangerous.
Their attack power was higher, and their agility far exceeded that of Steelhide Wild Boars.
Luo Fan planned to first lure them into a narrow area.
This way, they would have difficulty using their numbers to their advantage.
After making the decision, Luo Fan went downstairs and dragged the low-level Beast General Steelhide Wild Boar into a narrow corridor.
Then, he threw the remaining Steelhide Wild Boar corpses near the Tiger Mastiffs.
Tiger Mastiffs had extremely sensitive noses; they would definitely smell the strong blood scent.
It was highly likely that the Tiger Mastiffs had been attracted by this blood.
After setting this up, Luo Fan hid on a rooftop.
Soon, the Tiger Mastiffs were drawn in by the strong scent of blood.
After devouring the few Beast Soldier-level Steelhide Wild Boars, they moved toward the corpse of the Steelhide Wild Boar leader.
The dozen or so Beast Soldier-level Tiger Mastiffs stayed behind, letting the two low-level Beast General Tiger Mastiffs enjoy this natural bounty first.
While the two Beast General Tiger Mastiffs were devouring the meat, Luo Fan quietly descended from the side using a shield as a step.
He landed directly among the dozen Beast Soldier-level Tiger Mastiffs.
Although the Tiger Mastiffs were agile, their defense wasn't as strong—especially compared to the Steelhide Wild Boars.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan created several tasks.
The three tasks were to kill the Beast Soldier-level Tiger Mastiffs and duel the two Beast General-level Tiger Mastiffs.
The moment he landed among them, he slashed and instantly killed two of the Tiger Mastiffs.
Seeing the heads of their companions roll to the ground, the remaining Tiger Mastiffs let out furious cries.
"Woo~ Woof!"
The next moment, all the Tiger Mastiffs lunged at Luo Fan.
Fortunately, the area was very narrow.
Many of the Tiger Mastiffs collided with each other, blocking each other's path.
Luo Fan used the terrain to his advantage and killed two more Tiger Mastiffs.
The two Beast General-level Tiger Mastiffs finally reacted.
However, the space was too narrow; the path was blocked by the Beast Soldier-level Tiger Mastiffs.
Just as Luo Fan thought he could deal with the small soldiers first and then take down the bosses, just like with the Steelhide Wild Boars, something unexpected happened.
One of the Beast General-level Tiger Mastiffs smashed through a nearby wall.
Then, it broke another large hole in the wall and appeared behind Luo Fan.
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