"Swift and decisive." Du You commanded in his mind, knowing this wasn’t a simple ordinary battle.
As the curse weakened all attributes of the Wind King Griffin, Xiaozi charged forth before it could even adapt. Bolts of thunder condensed around him, a Thunder Doppelganger appeared.
Just as it emerged, the Thunder Doppelganger hurtled toward the Wind King Griffin like a cannonball.
There was a loud "bam!" as the Wind King Griffin was sent flying. The immense impact made him wail in pain as the Thunder Doppelganger disassembled, releasing an even stronger surge of thunder and lightning power.
This mutually destructive mode of attack, though not cost-effective, still dealt a greater injury to the Wind King Griffin.
The Thunder Doppelganger self-destructed the same moment Xiaozi’s nine Thunder Light Orbs flew over, continually bombarding the Wind King Griffin. The cyclones around the body of Wind King Griffin were torn apart instantly.
Large patches of burn marks appeared on its body. Before he knew it, the Wind King Griffin had been pushed towards the edge of the cliff.
As the Wind King Griffin was reluctantly flapping its wings to regain control of its body, it suddenly realized that Du You was already standing nearby on the cliff edge. Or to be precise, Du You had always been there. The injured Wind King Griffin had no chance to dodge.
Without any hesitation, Du You unleashed a nine-hit combo of Soul Pierce. The quiet Soul Pierce was hardly noticeable in the thick of the night. You could only spot Du You’s slight hand lifting.
But at that particular moment, the Wind King Griffin felt a grave danger. Unable to control its body, it could only watch in dread as the terrifying attack hit its body.
One hit of Soul Pierce was enough to give the Wind King Griffin a splitting headache, as if being torn apart, suffering heavy damage instantly. The second hit was far more terrifying. By the third, the soul of the Wind King Griffin was severely damaged.
After nine consecutive hits, the Wind King Griffin’s soul was already torn to shreds. Even Du You himself hadn’t anticipated the effect of using Soul Pierce in such a successive manner.
Without any special soul or mental defense capacity, creatures faced with such a soul attack were indeed very vulnerable.
The Wind King Griffin that had not managed to fly up was now tumbling down. Du You leapt onto Xiaozi, who had just flown to his side, and then with a wave of his hand, he summoned the Death God Scorpion to hold onto the Wind King Griffin’s corpse and fly to the ground.
Despite the series of events, everything happened in just a few seconds. The griffins at a distance only saw a flash of thunder and lightning and heard the Wind King Griffin’s cries before everything ended.
By the time those high-tier griffins sensed something was off, Du You had already landed safely.
"Let’s go, get out of here," commanded Du You as the Death God Scorpion entwined itself around the corpse of the Wind King Griffin. He himself rode on Xiaozi for a low-altitude flight. He was moving very fast, not wasting any time at all.
Not long after Du You left, quite a number of high-tier griffins flew in. Upon discovering the situation, the high-tier griffins let out mournful cries. The sound echoed back and forth, quickly spreading around.
It didn’t take long for many griffins in the surrounding area to notice the change. Then, a large group of griffins began to gather here in the dark. Looking back after a considerable distance from the scene, Du You felt a chill on his scalp at the sight of the dense shades in the sky. With so many griffins, if he had not left earlier, he would have been dead.
Even now at level 19, let alone level 29, he would still be doomed facing so many griffins.
At this moment, those griffins aware of the disappearance of a Wind King Griffin would be frantically searching their surroundings. Du You didn’t want to waste time, so he could only urge his pets to speed up.
Upon returning to where the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs were, Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi had just returned as well.
"Master, look, we have enough griffin eggs now, so we don’t have to take any more risks."
Without thinking, Du You said out loud, "Quick, leave now, don’t waste time. If we’re late, we’re dead."
He didn’t explain anything to the two, just casually threw the body of the Wind King Griffin onto the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs. The three of them jumped up and rode the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, making a swift departure. The speed of the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs was much faster than that of his own Death God Scorpion. As for the other summoned creatures, Du You had called them all back.
Leaving summoned creatures around would only make it easier to expose their target. If it weren’t for the griffin eggs here, Du You would have taken the two sisters on a low-altitude flight to escape on Xiaozi and the Ghost Pattern Crow.
They ran until dawn. Only after having completely left the Griffin Great Valley did they finally stop.
"Master, what exactly happened? Why are there so many griffins going crazy?" Lin Yucha asked. During the run, they saw many griffins circling in the sky as if looking for something.
They both knew the griffins were definitely searching for their master, Du You.
Du You pointed to the griffin corpse and said, "It’s all because of this guy. I thought only high-tier griffins were on the outskirts. Who knew that an even more powerful one, the Wind King Griffin, would show up? If I didn’t kill it, I wouldn’t have been able to leave. But after killing it, the situation ended up ."
The Wind King Griffin must have held a very high status among griffins. It might even have been royalty. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused such a stir.
Du You picked up an egg. This was the only egg that the Ghost Pattern Crow brought from the nest of Wind King Griffin as they left.
Wind King Griffin Egg: (Yalan Continent) Can hatch a Wind King Griffin pet (0/40, not authenticated)
Its high status was understandable judging by the level limit. If it grew normally, without encountering any accidents, and was properly trained, a wild Wind King Griffin could grow up to level 40-that is, a higher tier 4.
A tier 4 magical beast, even in this world, was a high-end creature. Perhaps it was the king of these griffins.
Without hesitation, Du You took out his crystal coins. He spent over a thousand red crystal coins for authentication. Then, he also authenticated the surplus high-tier griffin eggs, a total of five of them. The harvest was plentiful.
These items would fetch a good price when brought back. At least, he could recoup the crystal coins spent on territory construction this time. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
Although establishing a territory did consume a lot, Du You believed that solely relying on his own skills was sufficient. Other people needed a lot of help to establish a territory because they couldn’t afford to do it alone.