Chapter 81

As Cheng Yang and his group continued their exploration, the battles they encountered became more frequent, and the durability of their equipment gradually decreased.

"Lord, how much longer do we have to go? If we keep walking like this, some of the warriors' shields might not hold up," Liu Hao said to Cheng Yang after a battle had just ended.

Cheng Yang replied, "We're almost there, don't worry, everything will be fine. When we return, the chances of encountering demonized beasts will be much lower."

Liu Hao didn't say anything more. He believed that Cheng Yang planned to return the same way after reaching their destination, as they had already been attacked once, and it was unlikely that a large group of demonized beasts would appear again under normal circumstances.

After walking nearly a kilometer, Cheng Yang finally stopped.

Before them was a mountain valley, with peaks on both sides reaching a thousand meters high, extremely steep, and stretching far into the distance. Between the two peaks was a flat area about ten kilometers wide, with a broad river flowing through the middle, rushing toward the distance.

This river was called the Xiang River. It didn't exist originally, but the earthquake at the end of the world had created this large river. The small stream that flowed past Luofeng Village was a tributary of this river.

"Finally, we're here," Cheng Yang exhaled deeply.

Li Wanshan looked around and asked, "Lord, you say this is our destination, but I don't see anything special here."

Cheng Yang smiled faintly and said, "That's because you can't see it. The area is full of trees, and you can only see so far from the riverbanks. You can't see deeper into the forest."

Li Wanshan nodded, realizing that what Cheng Yang was looking for was in the forest.

Sure enough, Cheng Yang led the group along the riverbank to the east, and they didn't encounter any demonized beasts along the way.

After walking nearly two hundred meters, Cheng Yang whispered, "Wait here. I'll go check it out first."

Without waiting for a response, Cheng Yang plunged into the forest, heading north.

Cheng Yang tried to move as quietly as possible. After walking four or five hundred meters, he still hadn't encountered any demonized beasts. Cheng Yang wasn't surprised; instead, he felt very calm.

This time, what he was looking for was a territory altar. According to the rules of the deity, the territory altar, before being occupied, had an unusual attraction to demonized beasts. All the surrounding demonized beasts would be drawn to it.

Cheng Yang had never been to this location before, so he could only search based on the descriptions from others in his previous life.

Cheng Yang spent over half an hour searching in the jungle before he finally heard some movement.

About two hundred meters ahead, occasional roars could be heard. There were only two possibilities: one, they were approaching the edge of the area where the altar's attraction to demonized beasts was effective, and the demonized beasts outside this area had not been attracted. The second possibility was that they had reached their destination, and the roaring demonized beasts were the ones guarding the altar.

Cheng Yang quietly sneaked forward and, through the gaps in the trees, finally saw the scene inside.

What a magnificent sight! A flat area, free of trees, at least one square kilometer in size. On this flat area, nearly ten types of demonized beasts, totaling no less than five thousand, were densely gathered.

In the center of the flat area stood a black-gray altar, about three meters high, identical in appearance to the territory altar in Luofeng Village.

At that moment, a black bear, nearly three meters tall, stood on the altar. Its massive size made it clear that it was not to be trifled with.

It stood on the altar, waving its arms and dancing, and the countless demonized beasts below moved in response to its dance, as if it were a general commanding thousands of troops.

Cheng Yang didn't know much about bear-type demonized beasts, as bears were already considered fierce animals. Generally, these demonized beasts had strong power at the beginning of the apocalypse and rarely appeared near the main city.

The appearance of this giant bear here was probably due to the territory factor.

In his previous life, the peak first-stage demonized beast at the Luofeng Village altar was also a fierce animal, a huge leopard, which was even more intimidating than this black bear.

However, this black bear probably didn't have peak first-stage power, at most it was at the late first-stage level.

The black bear didn't put much pressure on Cheng Yang, but the five thousand demonized beasts were a major headache. How to kill all these demonized beasts with the least cost was a very difficult problem.

Suddenly, Cheng Yang's eyes fixed on the black bear, and he seemed to have an idea.

Generally, a three-meter-high altar was not an insurmountable height for a late first-stage demonized beast, but for a mid-first-stage demonized beast, it was almost impossible to reach. As for early first-stage demonized beasts, it was even more out of the question.

If he could find a way to rush to the altar and kill the black bear on it, could he then freely slaughter the demonized beasts below?

This idea, once it appeared in Cheng Yang's mind, could not be suppressed. He quietly checked the spirit energy potions and life potions in his backpack and made a decision.

It was a risky move! Facing these five thousand demonized beasts, even if he brought all the combatants from the territory, it wouldn't make much of a difference in the battle. Although it would be easier for him, the casualties among the ordinary combatants would be very high.

Luofeng Village was still in its early stages, and all the combatants had not yet developed strong combat capabilities. To make them more effective, he would have to carefully train them for some time. Although he disliked the feeling of being a nanny, the children had not yet grown up, so how could they support the territory?

Cheng Yang calculated the distance; from here to the altar was about seven hundred meters. Without considering the obstacles, he could reach the altar in about half a minute. But with the countless obstacles, the time was uncertain.

However, Cheng Yang didn't hesitate. He still had nearly twenty bottles of spirit energy potions and four bottles of life potions, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Cheng Yang gently pushed aside the surrounding thorns and then charged forward at full speed.

When Cheng Yang had charged thirty meters, the demonized beasts noticed the abnormality, and the entire group of demonized beasts became agitated.

In the blink of an eye, Cheng Yang had plunged into the group of demonized beasts. Before they could react, he leaped up, shooting forward about seven meters. After another enhancement, Cheng Yang's strength and speed had doubled, so jumping seven meters after a sprint was quite normal.

The moment Cheng Yang landed, the demonized beasts below immediately reacted, and various claws and fangs attacked him, as if trying to tear him apart.

Cheng Yang sneered, and as he landed, he was hit by seven or eight demonized beasts, but their attacks were like tickling to him, causing no damage.

"Ice Spikes..." Cheng Yang didn't hesitate, immediately using a group attack skill, which covered several meters in front of him. A large number of ice spikes fell from the sky, killing all the demonized beasts in the area.

Taking advantage of this gap, Cheng Yang quickly moved forward a few steps, then leaped several meters, clearing the demonized beasts in front of him in the same way.

Cheng Yang had used this tactic a few days ago, when he killed a black water crocodile in an alley in Xiangcheng City, but was ambushed by a group of green-skinned monkeys, forcing him to use this method to break through.

Compared to then, Cheng Yang's current strength was vastly different. Previously, he was worried about the attacks from early first-stage demonized beasts. Now, even if he encountered mid-first-stage demonized beasts, the damage they could inflict was negligible compared to his life strength.

Cheng Yang charged forward without hesitation, and the demonized beasts intercepted him with no fear of death...

Two minutes later, Cheng Yang had advanced over two hundred meters, using two bottles of spirit energy potions to recover his consumed spirit energy. The results were impressive; at least four or five hundred demonized beasts, including green-skinned monkeys, gray wolves, steel-haired wild boars, and poison frogs, as well as a significant number of mid-first-stage demonized beasts, had died under the Ice Spikes skill.

At this moment, Cheng Yang wasn't calculating how many demonized beasts he had killed. His only goal was to get closer to the altar.

The black bear on the altar had been watching Cheng Yang closely, but it hadn't made much of a move. However, when Cheng Yang had advanced over two hundred meters, the black bear seemed shocked. It roared on the altar, and demonized beasts from other directions began to surge toward him.

The density of demonized beasts around Cheng Yang increased dramatically. Previously, he could always find a place to land after jumping, but now, he often landed on the bodies of demonized beasts and had to use their bodies to jump again.

Fortunately, even with the dense crowd of demonized beasts, Cheng Yang's Ice Spikes skill could clear a large area, preventing him from being completely buried in the crowd.

On the other hand, this was also a good thing for him, as the denser the crowd, the more demonized beasts he could kill with each use of the Ice Spikes skill.

As time passed, Cheng Yang got closer to the central altar, and the attacks from the demonized beasts became more frenzied.

When the tenth bottle of spirit energy potion was used up, Cheng Yang was only one hundred meters from the altar, and he could clearly see the疯狂的黑熊在祭坛上的表情。

然而，周围的恶魔化兽中，中期一阶的存在开始增多，成阳受到的伤害也在逐渐增加，虽然每次只能带走一点生命值，但累计起来还是非常可怕的。

随着成阳逐渐接近中央祭坛，恶魔化兽的攻击愈发疯狂。当第十瓶魔能药剂消耗掉后，成阳距离祭坛仅有一百米的距离，他已经能够清晰地看到祭坛上那头黑熊疯狂的神情。

然而，周围的恶魔化兽中，中期一阶的存在开始增多，成阳受到的伤害也在逐渐增加，虽然每次只能带走一点生命值，但累计起来还是非常可怕的。