"Ahead to the left, I've found the Sick Snake Squad. They're locked in a stalemate with a large beast." After only half a second, Red Tongue repeated himself, this time with more detail.
"What's the situation?" Red Mountain frowned.
"No mistake." The forked tongue in Red Tongue's mouth kept flickering in and out. "That Red Rock Python of Jiao San's, it's one of a kind. It's fighting a... it's the Wild Boar King!"
Their expressions instantly shifted slightly.
"The Wild Boar King... to refine my Gu, I need wild boar tusks. Without a doubt, the Wild Boar King's tusks are the most suitable." Fang Yuan's heart stirred. In truth, he had long intended to kill the Wild Boar King.
"That Wild Boar King?" the female Gu Master with water-blue hair raised her brows.
"Besides that one, there isn't a second one nearby. But given the strength of the Sick Snake Squad, wanting to swallow this Wild Boar King... their appetite is too big." The old Gu Master let out a disdainful snort.
Old Man Wang could map out the terrain of these mountains, so it was natural that these Rank Two Gu Masters active on Qing Mao Mountain were even more familiar with it. The reason they hadn't eliminated this Wild Boar King earlier was naturally for another reason.
Red Mountain pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go support them."
"Heh, I'm just afraid they won't appreciate the favor," the old Gu Master sneered.
"Even if we don't go to support them, we have to send *someone* over, right!" Chi Cheng glanced at Fang Yuan beside him, his tone very displeased.
The group's direction shifted slightly, moving towards the front left.
Although Red Mountain and the others usually looked down on and disapproved of Gu Yue Jiao San, as clansmen, faced with an external enemy, even if there were grudges, they would unite.
This was the cohesive power of the clan in this world.
It was precisely by relying on this kind of cohesion that there were enduring centennial clans, and even millennial clans.
The group passed through a forest in the darkness and arrived at a depression.
The four Gu Masters of the Sick Snake Squad were fiercely battling the Wild Boar King.
In the central battle group, the elephant-sized Wild Boar King was entangled with a red python as thick as a large bowl.
This giant red python was covered in dark red rock-like scales, radiating intense heat. It was coiled around the Wild Boar King's body like a thick chain.
The Wild Boar King howled angrily, rolling on the ground incessantly. Its snow-white tusks pierced the night, drawing streaks of cold light in the air.
Its body was covered in wounds of various sizes, and its tail was broken. Some of the gaping wounds exposed fresh red flesh and were pressed against the Red Rock Python's body, already scorched by the python's high temperature.
Red Mountain's squad stopped approaching and stood watching from a distance.
After a few glances, the old Gu Master suddenly understood: "So that's how it is, how did Sick Snake have the guts. So this Wild Boar King was already injured. Tch, that scoundrel got a lucky break."
"What do you think, could there be a Black Boar Gu on this Wild Boar King?" Chi Cheng exclaimed excitedly, his eyes shining.
Fang Yuan's expression remained unchanged as he watched calmly.
At this moment, Jiao San and his three companions also noticed the situation here. Immediately, the logistics Gu Master on the outermost perimeter, Gu Yue Kong Jing, disengaged from the battle and ran over.
"Ah, it's Lord Red Mountain. There's no trouble here, we can handle it. The beast groups on the front line are quite numerous; we need everyone's support." Kong Jing said to the group.
"Hmph, what do you mean 'can handle it'? You're lying through your teeth. I can see this Red Rock Python is just about done for," the old Gu Master said sharply, hitting the nail on the head.
"They're just afraid that if we step in, we'll take a share of the spoils," the female Gu Master with water-blue hair directly exposed Jiao San's group's thoughts.
"This Wild Boar King is yours," Red Mountain said, looking at the old Gu Master.
The old Gu Master grunted, but still bent over and, with a heave, spat out a white sticky spider web.
The spider web expanded in mid-air, spreading out, and instantly covered the Wild Boar King.
The Wild Boar King struggled violently in the web, snapping strand after strand of the silk, but couldn't break free immediately.
Seizing this opportunity, Sick Snake Jiao San quickly recalled the Red Rock Python. Then, together with the female treatment Gu Master in his squad, he performed an emergency battlefield treatment on the Red Rock Python.
The Red Rock Python's rocky body had developed many cracks during the fierce battle just now. Under the treatment, the cracks continuously shrank, decreased, and eventually disappeared.
"Fang Yuan, you should return. Don't tell me you still want to mooch off our squad?" Chi Cheng said with ill-disguised displeasure.