I Am Not The Machine King - Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Collapse
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Eight days later, in the Ten Thousand Beasts Canyon.
On both sides of the canyon were rolling mountains. The mountains were high and densely forested. Thick dark clouds floated halfway up the mountain.
From time to time, terrifying howls of ferocious beasts could be heard from the dense forests on the mountains, making one’s hair stand on end.
Beside the clear stream, a group of wild horses with strange patterns were leisurely drinking water by the lake.
This group of seemingly gentle wild horses was called sawtooth horses.
When they opened their bloody mouths, their teeth were as sharp as a saw, and they could easily cut open the enemy’s blood vessels.
They are level two fierce beasts and their individual combat strength was not bad.
However, their attack methods were relatively simple, and they were also fierce beasts that lived in groups.
In the bushes at the side, Lin Yuan kept gesturing to the two sides around him.
Wu Di, Han Yu, and Jiang Yining had already started to surround them.
The stench from the grass made them frown slightly.
After walking out of the Flowing Cloud Swamp, they felt that they had vomited a lot of bile.
This level of the stench was completely within their tolerance range.
Lin Yuan held the Mechanized Crossbow in his hand and aimed at the sawtooth horse in the middle.
In the next moment, the level two Black Gold Bolt gradually condensed!
At the moment when the spirit energy surged, the sawtooth horses also felt the spirit energy fluctuation and began to run wildly!
“Awoo…”
Whoosh!
The Black Gold Bolt in Lin Yuan’s hand instantly left the bowstring and shot out!
The power of the Black Gold Bolt leaving the bowstring was astonishing. The piercing sound of the bolt accurately pierced through the throat of a sawtooth horse.
“Go!”
With Lin Yuan’s order, the team that had formed a tacit understanding burst out almost at the same time.
Han Yu released fire-type spirit energy from his palm. A cluster of orange-red flames with a scorching temperature headed straight for the fleeing sawtooth horse!
Boom!
“Ow!”
The belly of the sawtooth horse was forcefully blasted. Its internal organs and blood splattered everywhere.
When they were in the Flowing Cloud Swamp, the few of them had already established a certain tacit understanding during their escape.
Lin Yuan and Han Yu were responsible for the long-range firepower to kill the escaping sawtooth horses.
Jiang Yining and Wu Di were holding swords in their hands, ending the injured sawtooth horses’ lives.
Unfortunately, the sawtooth horses fled very quickly. In addition, Lin Yuan and his five-man team did not have enough battle experience, so half of them managed to escape by force.
“Stop chasing.”
“Enough!”
When he heard Lin Yuan’s shout, Wu Di just happened to stab the third injured sawtooth horse, and blood splattered all over the ground.
“It’s too d*mn disgusting,” Wu Di’s face was covered in blood as he said with disdain.
These few days were definitely the most chaotic days of his life so far. He had not had a good day of rest.
Coupled with the fact that he was hungry and sleepy, the five of them were on the verge of a mental breakdown.
“Three.”
“It should be enough to eat.”
Han Yu panted heavily as he dragged the sawtooth horse that was killed in the distance to the middle of the team.
Lin Yuan squatted down and dragged the corpse of the sawtooth horse while enduring the stench. He reached his hand into the sawtooth horse’s head.
The rest watched as Lin Yuan took out a mechanical chip from the sawtooth horse’s head.
“There’s no beast core either.”
“They’re all controlled.”
Lin Yuan threw the chip aside and stood up.
They had killed two fierce beasts in the Flowing Cloud Swamp previously.
Normally, every ferocious beast would have a beast core, similar to a human’s spirit seed.
However, these ferocious beasts had mechanical chips in their bodies. It was obvious that the military academy was controlling them from behind.
Han Yu nodded. “It’s about the same as what you think.”
“Brother Yuan, what should we do now?”
When faced with difficulties, it was always the best time to establish a revolutionary friendship.
In addition, Han Yu was relatively young, so calling Lin Yuan brother did not seem out of place at all.
Lin Yuan took a look at the corpse of three sawtooth horses. His interspatial ring clearly could not hold them and said, “Let’s cut them into pieces.”
“The sun is about to set. Let’s find a place to rest first.”
“The smell of blood here is too strong.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Yining pulled out her Thundercloud Sword and started to cut the corpse of the sawtooth horses together with Wu Di.
Thundercloud Sword was a top-grade grade three spiritual weapon. It was much more powerful than Wu Di’s Sparrow Moon Longsword, and it was an exclusive thunder-type weapon.
The five of them braced their exhausted bodies and began to advance toward the interior of the canyon.
When the sun set, they finally found a relatively spacious cave.
After confirming that there were no bats or other dangers inside, they dived into the cave.
“Hu…”
“Hu…”
“I really can’t do it anymore.”
Wu Di sat down. There was a hint of a breakdown in his voice as he covered his injured left leg with his hands.
Changing a person in such an environment would only take a week.
Lin Yuan took off his stinky military uniform, while the others followed suit and took off their coats.
Previously, most of the journey they went through was the geography of the swamp. Sweat and blood mixed together, and the stench reached its peak.
“Han Yu.”
“Water.”
Han Yu heard Lin Yuan’s shout and performed his spirit energy with his left hand.
In the next moment, a clear water source condensed from his left hand and washed the military uniforms that everyone had taken off.
A few days ago, Lin Yuan and the others had already known that Han Yu was not just a fire-type martial artist.
He was a genius martial artist who cultivated both water and fire-type spirit seeds. In the future, he was preparing to walk the Qi path.
Jiang Yining threw out the sawtooth horse meat that she had just killed from her interspatial ring and said, “And this.”
…
A moment later, Lin Yuan carried a bunch of branches into the cave.
In the cave, Jiang Lu was helping Wu Di heal his injured left leg, which was bitten by a crocodile in the Flowing Cloud Swamp.
After a few days of treatment, his injuries had improved a lot.
It was mainly because he had to rush forward every day, so he did not have much time to rest.
After Han Yu started the fire, he leaned against the cave wall and waved his hand.
“I can’t hang on anymore, too.”
“I’m hungry and sleepy.”
Lin Yuan picked up a few branches and added them to the fire. Then, he put the sawtooth horse meat on the firewood and roasted it.
The oil dripped down, and it smelled fresh and fragrant.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the few pieces of horse meat, and they kept swallowing their saliva.
This kind of spirit beast meat did not have much value in the market, and the taste was average.
It was not very beneficial to martial artists, and usually, people would not even look at it.
However, the current situation was different from the past.
The food prepared by the military academy for the past few days could only satisfy their hunger, and the taste was like chewing wax.
It was already very good to have sawtooth horse meat to eat at this moment.
As there were no seasonings, there was no need for any barbecue skills. It would be fine as long as it was cooked.
“Alright, it’s almost ready to eat.”
Lin Yuan passed the roasted horse meat to Jiang Lu who was beside him.
Jiang Lu thanked him from the bottom of her heart, “Thank you.”
Lin Yuan smiled and said, “You’re welcomed. It’s a little hot.”
Jiang Lu took a bite of the hot roasted meat, and her tears fell uncontrollably.
Jiang Yining sat beside Jiang Lu and comforted her in low voice.
They were all martial artists who had never experienced hardship since they were young, including Lin Yuan.
At most, it was the hardship of cultivation that was fundamentally different from the current situation, so they could understand each other’s feelings.
Only at this moment did Han Yu understand how wise it was for Lin Yuan and Jiang Yining to bring along a medical-type martial artist.
Without a medical-type martial artist, they might still be stuck in the swamp.
…
Not long after Lin Yuan’s team entered the cave.
In the distance, a group of monsters with three heads and mucus flowing from the corners of their mouths flickered in the darkness.
They gradually surrounded them in this direction..
