"A new wave of flying dragons is coming from the west, at least three hundred of them!"
Upon hearing this news, everyone in the team couldn’t help but curse. Over a hundred flying dragons already had them scrambling, with their numbers dwindling. Now, with an additional three hundred, how were they supposed to fight?
"Split into small teams of three or four and disperse. Act independently!"
"May you all have good luck! Our team is pulling out first!"
"Remember, our gods are in the north. Try to head north when you disperse, we may still have a chance to regroup..."
The three leaders quickly made some announcements, then each led their people away. The rest of the team also split up into groups and scattered in all directions.
Wang Jie was about to suggest to Mu You that they stick together, only to turn around and discover he was already gone.
In this chaotic scene, he hadn’t noticed whether Mu You had left earlier or had been poisoned by a flying dragon and had to respawn. He simply followed the rest of his team and left.
Mu You had of course already left. As soon as the team had started to lose members, he had known it would eventually come to this. So he took advantage of the lack of attention and teleported out of the team, making his exit in advance.
Only after he had left the crowd did Mu You feel fully at ease. He immediately switched to his vampire skin, ensuring a massive increase in his attributes. He summoned his Battle Eagle, who swiftly dealt with several flying dragons that had been chasing him, turning them into zombified beasts.
Mu You then took his time, knowing that moving alone in the swamp was risky, so he decided to restore his magic power first.
While his five summoned beasts kept watch, Mu You found an open space and started regenerating the depleted magic power from his crystal.
In the Star Spirit World, the absorption of magic power was several times faster than on Earth. What would normally take over an hour to replenish, only took him a dozen or so minutes.
Once his status was topped up, Mu You began to move towards the north.
With his five summoned beasts leading the way and his drastically enhanced attributes night, he proceeded unhindered all the way.
However, this relaxed pace of killing monsters didn’t last long. The density of magical beasts in the swamp was high, and his conspicuous actions quickly attracted a large group of them.
As he watched more and more magical beasts surround him, Mu You simply chose a narrow terrain, planted a Bindweed seed at the entrance, and began to replicate his previous defensive line monster-killing tactics.
With every fireball he launched for free, droves of merfolks fell. Those who escaped were swiftly dealt with by the summoned beasts.
The efficiency couldn’t match the previously coordinated efforts with his teammates, but it was still quite good, especially as he watched his experience bar incrementally increase, filling him with motivation.
Of course, this high-intensity grinding also came with high depletion and danger.
Mu You kept a close eye on the magic power in his crystal, instructing the Battle Eagle to continuously patrol around. If he detected a large number of encroaching magical beasts, or any potent creatures, he would immediately stop, teleport out to restore his magic power, relocate, and then repeat the process.
After killing three or four waves of beasts in this manner, Mu You had covered two-thirds of the level-ten experience bar.
However, at this moment, he felt a prying gaze coming from behind.
Without a change in his demeanor, Mu You continued killing monsters while sending his invisible Battle Eagle to investigate.
Under a small hill behind him, a figure was hiding amongst the monsters, secretly watching his every move.
"I knew I was being watched..."
Mu You had speculated that this group might be trying to trap him, and now his conjecture was confirmed.
He didn’t know what method this person had used to be in the middle of a swarm of monsters and not get attacked. In this swamp teeming with monsters, this was a significant advantage!
However, this person was very cautious, evidently intimidated by Mu You’s combat methods and strength, he didn’t dare to approach.
Seeing his reluctance to act, Mu You was forced to make an obvious mistake, switching back to his watchman skin and feigning injury. He then broke through with his summoned beasts, heading towards the unknown person’s location.
The person initially paid it no mind, assuming Mu You was retreating due to inability to fight off the monsters. He was undecided whether to intervene.
However, he soon realized something was wrong: Why was the distance between them getting closer?
By the time he finally sensed the danger and tried to flee, it was too late.
They were now within a hundred meters of each other, and as the man tried to run, Mu You flung his Chain Claws.
The Chain Claws passed through the gaps between the monsters at an improbable angle, accurately hooking the distant figure and reeling him in.
"Fuck, you’re looking for death!"
The man was initially under the impression that Mu You intended to shake off the monsters to chase him, only to find he was being dragged into the monster swarm instead, incensing him. How much disrespect did this show?
No matter how strong you are, can you kill me surrounded by monsters?
However, he soon discovered the harsh reality: Yes, he could...
In mid-air, the man prepared to cast a defensive spell. However, before he could raise his hand, he felt a choke in his throat. His voice and tongue were sealed, rendering him speechless.
Simultaneously, a flash of silver from Mu You’s hand led to a blade cutting across the man’s right leg.
The ’Cripple’ effect triggered, and the man felt numbness spread over the areas cut, practically paralyzing his leg.
Within a fraction of a second, the man had been silenced, handicapped, and utterly turned into a punching bag.
Now, his only hope was that the monsters around them would quickly rush over and repel Mu You. If he could withstand the five seconds of sealed voice and tongue, he could have the chance to counter-attack. Even if the worst came, he could just commit suicide and use the Transmission Mark to escape.
However, he quickly realized that even this last hope was about to be dashed.
Facing a surge of monsters, Mu You did retreat, but he pulled the man along with him.
Mu You promptly dragged the man as he teleported out of the monster encirclement. Upon landing, he grabbed the man’s hair and made him swallow something.
The man could only taste a sweet potion entering his mouth, which immediately vaporized upon entering his body. The next moment, he felt a wave of intense drowsiness. In his horror and unwillingness, he was forcibly sedated.
"This potion really is the godsend of kidnapping..."
Mu You muttered to himself. Without taking time to examine him in detail, he threw the man into his backpack and quickly retreated with his summoned beasts.
It was currently eleven thirty at night, and in half an hour, it would be early Thursday morning—the time of the sorcery conference.
He needed to find a discreet place to hide and prepare for the meeting.
Although he was currently in the Star Spirit World, this swamp held quite a few members of the Sorcery Association.
In addition to him and the woman who may be Sagittarius, at least one of Taurus or Gemini should be in this swamp since the Illuminati have also joined this mission. Now, at least four Sorcery Association members, all with conflicting interests, were involved in this event. Mu You was eager to see what would unfold at the upcoming meeting.