Chapter 30
【030】The Lord with a Battle Power Off the Charts
Gu Qing was unaware of the Goblin Clan Leader’s calculations. After leading the team out, they didn’t encounter any magical beasts within the vicinity of the territory.
This was mainly because the population of the territory had increased, and to some extent, the nearby beasts had already been dealt with by the villagers.
Moreover, magical beasts weren’t fools. The more people hunting them, the more they learned to escape. As a result, the residents of the territory had to venture further into the wild to hunt.
Although Gu Qing had understood this point before, only now, after going out, did she truly realize how far the distance really was.
This had both positive and negative effects on the territory.
The positive aspect was that the outer perimeter of the territory had become safer, but the downside was that there were fewer animals for the residents to hunt. If this continued, it wouldn’t be sustainable.
Even though the commercial street in the territory was about to be established, which would stimulate employment to some extent, it was still far from enough. Not to mention, there were still a lot of migrants showing up every day—both natives and survivors from Earth. Perhaps after learning about other territories, she would need to set up factories when she returned, producing some unique products from Qingyun Village to exchange with other territories…
Gu Qing quietly planned in her mind, constantly refining her future development plans for the territory.
It wasn’t until they left the safety zone and encountered magical beasts that Gu Qing’s focus shifted entirely to the battle, and her experience points began to soar.
Perhaps because of the sparse population, they occasionally encountered groups of magical beasts in this area.
For example, right now, their group had coincidentally run into a herd of Wild Bison Beasts.
The Wild Bison Beasts were massive and looked threatening. They blocked the path ahead from a distance.
Gu Qing and her team had stumbled upon the herd unexpectedly.
Before that, they hadn’t noticed anything. It was as if the herd had suddenly appeared. The moment they did, the herd immediately sensed the presence of Gu Qing’s group and charged at them with great force, kicking up dust as they moved.
“Wild Bison herd incoming, be alert!” Alex shouted at once. Thanks to his profession, his voice was loud enough for the whole group to hear. Since most of the people out today were residents who usually hunted, they quickly prepared.
A single Wild Bison wasn’t much of a threat to humans, but a herd of them was another matter, especially since one of the bison in this herd was much larger than the others, which meant the herd had a Beast King.
A Beast King always had special abilities.
At this moment, Alex was truly concerned, and he positioned himself firmly by Gu Qing’s side.
Gu Qing also noticed the Beast King among the Wild Bison. She immediately checked its level.
When she saw that it was level 15, she froze for a moment.
This was the first time she had encountered a magical beast with a level over 10.
It definitely looked different from the others.
Gu Qing understood that this battle was going to be tough.
The others were likely no match for the Wild Bison Beast King.
Fortunately, she was here.
“Alex, you lead the team and handle the Wild Bison herd. Leave the Beast King to me,” Gu Qing said, her expression eager for the challenge.
Although the Beast King was high level, that also meant it had more experience points.
Speaking of which, her level was also 15, about to break through to level 16. If she defeated this Wild Bison Beast King, she would probably be able to surpass level 16 or even go higher.
At the same time, she was curious to see who would be stronger between herself and a magical beast if they were at the same level.
“My Lord, I can’t see the level of this Wild Bison Beast King, but its level is probably above mine. It’s too dangerous for you to handle it alone.” Alex knew his Lord well. Although she hadn’t hunted outside the territory much recently, she was always at the front when she did, especially when hunting high-level magical beasts.
It seemed like her old habit was acting up again.
Since he couldn’t see the level of the Wild Bison Beast King, how could he let his Lord face it alone?
“This is an order. You focus on leading the team,” Gu Qing said, not wanting to explain that she could handle it. She simply issued a military order.
Upon hearing these words, Alex couldn’t argue, as he, being a soldier, had long memorized the Lord’s most important and only rule.
An order is like a mountain—cannot be disobeyed.
“Understood,” Alex said reluctantly, then quickly organized the team.
The front line was made up of light infantry, and these soldiers had already equipped themselves with iron shields made by the goblins from the blacksmith’s shop.
When the Wild Bison herd charged, they immediately raised their shields to block the front. Behind them, the pikemen were ready with long iron spears, waiting behind the shields.
Everything seemed prepared.
However, as the Wild Bison herd charged, the formation shifted, and the Wild Bison Beast King, surrounded in the center, began to emerge and lead the charge.
As they approached, it seemed like they were covered by a thin layer of protective membrane, resembling a shield.
Clearly, they were aiming for the iron shields of the infantry.
These iron shields were an effective barrier against ordinary Wild Bison, but to the level 15 Wild Bison Beast King, they were no match.
Seeing this, the herd altered its attack strategy for the first time.
Gu Qing noticed this change, and with a slight pause, she quickly added a thick earth wall in front of the iron shields, just before the Wild Bison Beast King charged into them.
With a loud “thud,” the Wild Bison Beast King collided heavily with the earth wall. The wall was immediately breached, and the Wild Bison Beast King was pushed back several steps, though it showed no sign of injury.
In the blink of an eye, the Wild Bison Beast King’s gaze pierced through the layers of iron shields, locking onto Gu Qing, its eyes filled with hostility.
Clearly, it had realized that Gu Qing was the greatest threat in this group.
The principle of “capture the leader first” was not only followed by humans but also by magical beasts.
Gu Qing also noticed this and immediately stepped out of Alex’s protective circle, locking her gaze directly on the Wild Bison Beast King.
The Wild Bison Beast King stared at her for a moment, then ordered its herd to continue the attack while it slowly advanced toward her.
This scene was witnessed by Alex and the others, their faces filled with concern. But seeing the Wild Bison herd already crashing into the iron shields, Alex dared not hesitate. He made a quick gesture.
“Attack!”
With the command, the infantrymen immediately drew their spears and began attacking from behind the shields.
The Wild Bison herd was tough-skinned and muscular, but even they were still injured by the sharp, iron-tipped spears.
As the herd sustained injuries, their attack grew even fiercer.
The infantry at the front kept pushing forward, while Alex, at the rear, was constantly calculating the right moment.
Beastly momentum has limits.
It’s strong at first, weakens with time, and eventually exhausts itself.
Alex was waiting for the moment when the charge of the Wild Bison herd would lose some of its momentum.
Soon, Alex seized an opportunity and commanded the archers to launch a sneak attack with their arrows.
After the sneak attack, several of the charging Wild Bison fell to the ground, injured.
Before they could get back up, the infantry withdrew their iron shields, and other soldiers, along with the long-time fighters among the residents, formed smaller teams to fight in multiple, concentrated groups.
Indeed, with their cooperation, the Wild Bison herd was quickly scattered.
The battlefield became a chaotic mess.
Meanwhile, the Wild Bison Beast King continued its relentless assault on Gu Qing’s earth wall.
However, Gu Qing’s earth wall was not so easily broken. Every time the Beast King made a slight breakthrough, Gu Qing would quickly repair it.
Soon, the Wild Bison Beast King started to get frustrated, especially after seeing its herd being attacked and divided by Alex and the others.
In the next moment, the Beast King’s aura suddenly shifted, and it gathered its strength once more for another charge.
“Savage Charge.”
Suddenly, as Gu Qing watched the Beast King’s attack, the name of the skill, “Savage Charge,” appeared in her mind.
It was at that moment that she realized the Wild Bison Beast King had already learned its own unique skill.
The purpose of the “Savage Charge” was to break through the enemy’s defenses with tremendous impact.
Realizing this, Gu Qing no longer focused on repairing her earth wall. Instead, she quickly retreated several steps.
With a loud “boom,” the Wild Bison Beast King shattered the earth wall.
The once sturdy wall turned to dust, demonstrating just how powerful the Beast King’s attack had been.
But this was far from over. After breaking through the earth wall, the Wild Bison Beast King locked onto Gu Qing’s position and charged toward her again.
This time, the impact seemed to create a powerful gust of wind around it.
Another skill.
Dragon Slash.
The reason this skill was called “Dragon Slash” was that it was an attack skill used after breaking through the enemy’s defense, capable of knocking the enemy away with incredible speed.
As soon as Gu Qing noticed this, she also began using her own skills.
Rock Shield: Barrier.
Using the skill, she summoned another earth wall in front of herself and simultaneously activated a “Chain Sprint” skill card, giving herself double protection.
Sure enough, in the next moment, after charging forward, the Wild Bison Beast King noticed the earth wall. Just before it was about to collide with it, it quickly changed direction and charged straight at Gu Qing.
Clearly, the Wild Bison Beast King’s attack was a chain reaction, and it even seemed to have a certain targeting function.
However, despite the Beast King’s change of direction bringing it close to Gu Qing, she managed to evade at the last moment.
In fact, at that instant, Gu Qing turned defense into offense, using a swordsmanship skill card to leave a deep sword mark on the Wild Bison Beast King’s body.
The Beast King howled in pain.
It hurt too much!
The Wild Bison Beast King looked at Gu Qing in disbelief, clearly not expecting to be injured by her.
In the next moment, it turned around and charged at her again.
Gu Qing used the same technique as before, but this time, after dodging, she followed up with a chain attack.
Clearly, her moves were different from before.
At this moment, the difference between the beasts and humans became apparent.
Although the Wild Bison Beast King had developed two skills and gained an attack awareness, its intelligence still couldn’t match Gu Qing’s.
One after another, because it couldn’t figure out Gu Qing’s strategy, the Beast King not only failed to injure her but also ended up covered in wounds.
This situation made the Wild Bison Beast King more and more frustrated, but it still couldn’t find a way to break through.
The main reason for this was that their levels were almost the same, and Gu Qing was even stronger, which made the Wild Bison Beast King’s attacks, which were effective against other humans, fail miserably against her. Not to mention, Gu Qing had a significant advantage in level and also had skill cards, which acted like a cheat.
Thus, in the next round of combat, Gu Qing seemed to be playing with the Wild Bison Beast King.
Casual attacks left numerous marks on the Beast King’s body.
Little by little, the Wild Bison Beast King’s “health” continued to decrease, and it realized it was in great danger.
It felt that if things continued like this, it would die.
Having gained some intelligence, it refused to accept this fate!
What could it do?
In the next moment, a roar echoed through the sky.
The Wild Bison herd, which had been fighting Alex and the others, heard their Beast King’s call. One by one, they stopped fighting and prepared to charge toward Gu Qing and the others.
But Alex and his team would never allow this. They immediately continued to engage the Wild Bison herd, blocking their way.
It had been a fight of many against few, and if they let them run now, all their training would have been for nothing.
In fact, the Wild Bison herd, already at a disadvantage, was distracted and quickly lost several members to the small teams.
Meanwhile, Gu Qing had figured out the Beast King’s intentions. She stopped toying with it and, using a skill card that had already finished its cooldown, began to aim for the Wild Bison Beast King’s vital spots.
Soon, the Beast King noticed her move and quickly dodged. Although it avoided the fatal strike, it still had several new marks on its body.
Gu Qing raised an eyebrow, preparing to continue.
Just then, the system’s voice rang in Gu Qing’s mind.
【Host, the Wild Bison Beast King has shown signs of submitting to you. Would you like to accept its submission?】
Hearing this, Gu Qing was a bit surprised. So, beasts could be tamed as well?
As she thought this, Gu Qing looked into the Wild Bison Beast King’s eyes. The previously rebellious look had vanished, replaced only with a strong desire to survive.
After a brief pause, Gu Qing nodded in agreement.
The moment she chose to accept, it seemed like the Wild Bison Beast King sensed something and let out another roar.
With this roar, the entire Wild Bison herd stopped its attack.
Alex and the others immediately noticed this.
When they saw the Wild Bison herd stop their assault, they instinctively looked in Gu Qing’s direction, only to see the towering Wild Bison Beast King kneeling at her feet in submission.
Against the backdrop of the Wild Bison Beast King, Gu Qing appeared so small and delicate, yet in the eyes of Alex and the others, she looked exceptionally grand. Their gazes were filled with respect for a powerful figure.
Not just Alex and the soldiers, but even the Earth survivors behind them were deeply shocked by the scene.
They once again clearly realized the gap between themselves and Gu Qing.
Many of them struggled just to deal with a single wild bison, but Gu Qing? She handled the Wild Bison Beast King with ease.
She was so strong!
Among the Earth survivors, Ji Xiuwen’s eyes also lit up.
Their lord not only had beauty and a kind heart, but her combat prowess was also off the charts!