Yan Zhong took a deep breath before speaking again.

"The elite team of the Ashen Cloak mercenary company was not like the other elite teams. It was bigger, much bigger." Yan Zhong spoke.

Lin Mu was getting tense upon hearing this, thus he gulped before asking.

"How many were there in the team?"

"Eighty mercenaries." Yan Zhong replied.

"All cultivators?" Lin Mu inquired.

"Yes, all cultivators." Yan Zhong answered while nodding his head.

Lin Mu went silent for a bit as he contemplated about the situation.

"How were they found?" Lin Mu asked.

Lin Mu understood that the more he knew about the situation, the better it would be for him. He had been hunting spirit beasts in the forest all this time, but now that there was a strong and ferocious spirit beast on the prowl, he may have to change his plans.

"The Ashen Cloak mercenaries sent out a search party later at night when the elite team did not return. They searched the entire night but still could not find them. It was only around four hours ago that they found them, or rather their remains." Yan Zhong answered.

mean there were no bodies?" Lin Mu

chunks of flesh along with the bits and pieces of their armor, which helped

that could do this. Sure, a beast would be able to kill such a large number

then the Northern town had a huge problem at its hands. If such a beast

remains exactly found?"

northwestern side of the forest.��� Yan

about the area Yan Zhong had spoken about. The Northwestern part of the forest was accessible from the western exit of the town. It was the same

very difficult to cross, as the mountains and ridges acted as a natural barrier. This not only prevented people from crossing it, but it also stopped the stronger spirit beasts from crossing

region was to travel through the frontier bridge or to use the smaller passes and tunnels. The frontier bridge was far towards the west, so the mercenaries had most likely

not think they would take the risk of traveling through the tunnels, as they were notorious for collapsing. Some beasts would also reside within them and use them as their

kind of beast it was?" Lin

beast except that it is likely to be very large in size and has

any large beast. There were far too many beasts that would fit this description, as the region beyond the mountains and ridges was

to eat his breakfast. After quickly finishing his breakfast, he then went to the hunting shack. While Lin Mu was no longer

location that was hidden and granted him privacy. Now that the winter had started it was even safer for him as not even the local hunters would come near there. The only problem would be the beasts, but Lin Mu was strong enough to handle most of them, and if he encountered

dodge strikes, it also gave him the ability

He had not forgotten about the test that senior Xukong had given him and was intending to complete it

He had tried asking around, but the answers he got were all different. He had asked the hunters as well as the taverns which Gan Ma frequented, but to no

the hunters who were part of his group, but found out that they had disappeared as well. Some people said that he had gone to the forest

also heard that Gan Ma had instead gone to Wu Lim city for some reason. He had thought about it but could not figure out any

the clouds as the chilling wind blew. It was a little later than noon when a change could be observed in Lin Mu. A faint wave of energy emanated

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