C13 Counterattack

Outside Coleman City, in the outskirts of the Magic Beast Forest.

Linley left Andrew Allen's squad, walking by himself outside the forest of magical beasts.

Linley raised both his hands. Relying on the layer of leaves covering his body, he saw the clear light shining down into the forest. Silently, he stared at his bandaged hands and thought back to what Lisa had told him in the camp.

Outside of Coleman City, outside of the Magic Beast Forest, in the aristocratic hunting camp, was Lisa's residence.

"Without a doubt, you have an enormous power hidden on your body." Lisa looked at Linley, who was lying naked on the bed. Helplessly, she shrugged and let out a sigh. "It's a pity that I'm not strong enough. Otherwise, I could have helped you stabilize your strength."

Linley sat up, quietly putting on his pants. He quietly looked at Lisa, waiting for her to continue speaking.

"With the passage of time, this ominous power also gradually awakened. Moreover, the awakening speed would also become faster.

"But …" Lisa's face suddenly turned solemn as she asked Linley, "When the Lin Family is completely wiped out, do you still have the mental state to control this power?"

Hearing Lisa's words, Linley thought back to everything that had happened in the Lin family estate. He lowered his head, not saying a single word.

"Don't be greedy for the strongest. A power that you cannot control will only result in disaster. I remember the words that came out from the Lin Family's mouth." From the bottom of the box, Lisa took out two bandages engraved with countless runes. While bandaging Linley's right arm, she said to Linley, "You have tremendous power, but you don't have a state of mind that matches it. This will only lead to your demise."

"Phenomenon from the sky, born a Dou Wang; concealing one's abilities and nurturing one's darkness. The power stored in your body for the past 16 years has already begun to awaken. If it was a normal situation, it would be alright, but with the tenacity and determination that you've cultivated for the past 16 years, you can slowly grasp this power until it is completely used by you. "But now …" Staring at Linley, she let out a sigh. "I saw with my own eyes that the person I treasure the most will die in front of me. Even if you hadn't lost your head because of the desire for revenge, you would still have an unavoidable thirst for power!" It is your intense desire for power that has awakened the unknown power that has been lurking in your body for 16 years. "

"There is a wild beast hidden within your body, although it is just a sleeping wild beast." Linley couldn't help but think back to the words the woman had said to him, as well as the following words: "Be careful of that wild beast in your body, don't let it control you."

"If there is no external force blocking you, in less than a year's time, you will be able to recover from the Battle King realm when you were born. Breaking through to the Dou Huang class in three years and breaking through to the Dou Zong class in five years were not a dream. However, at that time, with your powerful strength, how could you, in such a short period of time, obtain a state of mind compatible with yours? " "You should thank that expert who gave you this gem. If it hadn't been for this ice-type gem cooling you down, you probably would have lost your mind a long time ago, and rushed to the Paragon Gate to seek revenge, then been annihilated to the point where not even ashes remained!"

Lisa picked up the other bandage, wrapping it around Linley's entire left arm, carefully using it to cover the gem in Linley's left hand.

Just as Lisa finished wrapping the bandage around Linley's left hand, the inscription on the bandage on his right hand suddenly exploded with a blinding light, and then slowly disappeared. Just like that, it transformed into an ordinary bandage.

"These two bandages are my greeting gift to you. Although it is not comparable to the gem embedded in your left hand, it can still barely suppress the power that has just awakened in your body, and can also properly cover up the gem on your left hand. " Lisa wiped the sweat from her forehead, using both hands to support her forehead as she moved closer to Linley. "In short, there's only one thing I want to say to you."

Lisa grabbed Linley by the cheek, staring into his eyes. She said meaningfully to Linley:

"Don't become a slave to strength!"

Outside Coleman City, in the outskirts of the Magic Beast Forest.

Linley retracted his train of thought, putting down his bandaged hands as he stared at the bright moon and the starry sky.

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Thinking back to the task Andrew Allen had given him, Linley chuckled softly.

(A rank 3 magical beast might not be powerful enough, so it would be better to find a higher level magical beast.)

Linley looked at his left hand. More accurately, he looked at the gem in his left hand.

(If it was only a fire type magical beast, even a rank 5 magical beast wouldn't be a threat as long as it was there.)

Linley tightened his grip on his left hand. In his mind, he began to recall the various magical beasts that had appeared outside the Forest of Magical Beasts. He began to walk towards his destination.

Outside Coleman City, in the outskirts of the Magic Beast Forest.

Andrew Allen and his men set up a makeshift camp and set up traps outside the camp, and then each of them worked his own way through the division of labor.

Liliane wiped away her sweat, finishing the work she was doing. Looking in the direction in which Linley had just left, all she could see was the pitch-black, sinister forest.

"What the hell is that kid doing?" It took me so long to lure a level 3 Whirlwind Wolf back, and it still hasn't come back yet. " Lillian went over to Andrew Allen and complained to him.

"I really can't say for sure." Peter appeared behind Lillian without a sound, giving her a fright, "After all, it's a magical beast of the third step. It's a very difficult task for someone who has just broken through to the Dou Zhe class to lure it here." It's not impossible to be hesitant, or perhaps it's better to be afraid! "

"Exactly! "Maybe the kid has already run back to the camp."

"That kid has to have the ability to escape. Who knows, he might have already been chased by the Magical Beasts in the outskirts of the Magical Beast Forest to the point where he couldn't even tell east, west, north and south."

"Maybe that kid already died in the mouth of the Whirlwind Wolves and was torn into pieces!"

"After all, he is only a little kid who has just entered the Dou Ling class. Don't have such high requirements!"

"… …"

Everyone finished what they were doing, joining in on the teasing.

Hearing everyone's speculation of Linley defeating the Fire Tiger as a result of Linley's shocking defeat, Andrew Allen finally remembered that Linley was just an unpopular person who had just entered the Dou Ling class. His face turned ugly.

Seeing the change in Dolon's expression, Vincente sighed and clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"Alright, alright, let's not continue with these useless guesses. Let's go look around, won't we know his situation?" Vincent knelt down on one knee to Andrew Allen and begged, "Lord Andrew Allen, please let me greet him! If I'm not wrong, he should be back soon. "

Seeing Vincente on his knees, Andrew Allen took a deep breath and nodded at him, saying, "Alright, go ahead!"

"Don't just stand here. Other than the necessary personnel, everyone else will go out and find that brat. Let's do it like this!" Seeing this, Peter turned around and spoke to the people behind him.

But just as Andrew and Allen were about to go look for Linley, a conspicuous light suddenly lit up in a certain direction near the camp.

"Everyone, be on your guard!" Peter shouted to the crowd behind him, "Vincennes, you're the best judge of what's going on."

Vincente stood up, shielding Andrew Allen with his body, and looked in the direction of the fire with his eyes wide open.

"This momentum … I'm afraid it's the Heaven Swallowing Sparrow, a magical beast of the fifth rank." As he spoke, Vincente's heart grew heavy. A magical beast of the fifth rank was not an existence that a small team like himself could easily deal with.

"This is the outskirts of the Magical Beast Forest. Why would a Class 5 Magical Beast appear here? Furthermore, it's the most difficult to deal with fire-type Magical Beast, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow?" Liliane cried out as she heard the news from Vincennes.

"We can talk about other things later. No matter what, I have to think of a way to overcome these difficulties first!" Peter patted Lillian on the shoulder and comforted her.

"How is this possible!" Andrew Allen, who was standing beside Peter, suddenly looked horrified and shouted in disbelief.

Peter and Lillian couldn't help but look at Andrew Allen, only to see that beside him, even Vincent, who had always been known for his cool demeanor, was also stunned.

Following the gazes of Andrew Allen and Vinzent, Peter and Lillian couldn't help but reveal the same expression as Vinzent. At the same time, they shouted the same words as Andrew Allen: "How is this possible!"

In front of them, the clothes Linley had just changed into were tattered once more. The clothes on his arms disappeared, revealing his bandaged hands. Carrying the corpse of the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow on his shoulders, he ran back to the temporary camp.

Linley ran in front of Andrew Allen. Seeing Andrew Allen's stupefied expression, he revealed a satisfied expression.

Linley tossed the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow on his shoulder over to the makeshift camp. Ignoring the group of people who had yet to come to their senses, he quickly ran in the direction of the nobles' camp.

Behind Linley, a group of enraged, fifth-ranked magical beasts, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrows, with their blazing flames, illuminated the forests surrounding the temporary campsite, then flew towards it.