Chapter 439: Chapter 439: Showing Off Skills

As the journey rapidly shortened.

The smell of gunpowder in the air became increasingly intense.

Xiao Zhan could clearly perceive that some Federations had begun their little maneuvers.

Soon, the members of Federations who obtained the markers quickly regrouped with their teammates.

Teams of three.

Advancing towards the final destination.

By this time, the smell of gunpowder was so intense that just eye contact could spark a flare.

Indeed, it wasn’t long before

the Lizard Federation could no longer hold back and started their little maneuvers.

One of their members held something resembling a horn, made of white jade and inlaid with various fancy jewels, looking very exquisite and luxurious.

But this was actually an Artifact Spirit Form.

The member picked up the Artifact Spirit, placed it to his lips, drove the Spirit Manipulation Energy within him, and blew the horn.

Immediately, a deep and prolonged horn sound echoed throughout the area.

Hearing this horn sound, everyone from the Federations couldn’t help but tense up.

Because they knew someone couldn’t resist starting a confrontation.

Indeed.

Not long after the horn sound, there was a loud rumble in the dense forest ahead, accompanied by slight trembling of the ground and a sudden rise of dust and wind above the forest, as if something huge was about to happen.

Xiao Zhan released his Perception and immediately understood what was happening ahead.

It was a group of Demon Beasts!

And they were all fifth grade Colorful Mammoths!

There were nearly a hundred of them!

Xiao Zhan was shocked.

The Lizard Federation had actually summoned so many ferocious beasts!

These Colorful Mammoth Demon Beasts, although all fifth grade, were, aside from Xiao Zhan, matched by Federation members who were all Sixth Grade.

Thus in actual combat, they were not afraid.

But the key point was that this was a group of Demon Beasts, nearly a hundred strong!

And the Colorful Mammoths themselves were thick-skinned and had strong defensive power, organized in groups, their charging power was not something they could withstand.

Of course, if all Federation members combined their strength, they could counter the momentum of the Colorful Mammoth herd.

But, at this moment, would they unite and pool their strength?

Clearly, they wouldn’t.

Right now, they all wished for the other parties to be shattered by the Colorful Mammoth herd!

Thus, facing this unavoidable route’s Demon Beast group, the Federation members activated their various abilities in a desperate “every man for himself” fashion.

Those who knew the art of underground escape directly hid their teammates beneath the ground.

Those capable of short-term flight took their teammates into the sky.

There were other abilities, such as flame dispersion, dodging with movement techniques… etc.

All trying their best to avoid the collision of the Colorful Mammoth herd.

With the final third of the journey left, they not only had to evade these Colorful Mammoths but also had to conserve their own strength.

Because the final sprint phase was when the most intense battles would occur.

Gu Chen ran at the forefront; he was the first to directly encounter this group of Demon Beasts.

Seeing this group, as formidable as a surging flood, Gu Chen abruptly stopped, his eyebrows raising, and he couldn’t help but feel goosebumps.

“Damn lizards, summoning so many beasts!”

Gu Chen cursed under his breath.

His expression was extremely solemn.

With so many Demon Beasts densely packed, if one is not careful with one’s steps, one will definitely be trampled into a pulp.

But this was the only way forward, he had no way to avoid it.

Biting his teeth, relying on his sensitive mastery of the Wind attribute, he charged into the horde of Demon Beasts.

Surrounded by an azure glow, he moved as if he were the wind itself, weaving through the beasts, not even a leaf sticking to him.

Gu Chen’s face lit up with joy.

“As long as I master the extent of the air disturbance caused by the Demon Beasts, I can avoid this crisis unscathed. When that happens, I’ll definitely be in first place!”

“What would Xiao Zhan count as then? Being powerful doesn’t mean everything!”

Gu Chen thought to himself.

His competitive spirit made him focus intensely, his control over wind more mature than ever.

He handled it with ease, in this surging horde of Demon Beasts, truly becoming ‘wind passing through everything invisibly’.

This scene, witnessed by everyone at the base.

Each couldn’t help but reveal a look of amazement.

Even Song Chao’an, who initially had some dissatisfaction with Gu Chen, after seeing this scene, also showed a hint of admiration, “This Gu Chen, his mastery of the Wind attribute seems to have improved a lot, to handle himself with such ease among so many Demon Beasts, is quite impressive.”

Qin Wanfeng also nodded and said, “Indeed, under the impact of the horde of Demon Beasts, the airflow is very chaotic and irregular. But Gu Chen is able to perfectly grasp this chaos, it must be said, his understanding of the Wind attribute has climbed to another level.”

As the conversation reached this point.

Song Chao’an’s dissatisfaction with Gu Chen reduced quite a lot.

If Gu Chen really could take the lead and clinch victory in this competition, then Song Chao’an would act as if his previous recklessness never happened.

This is the treatment deserving of a victor.

The horde of Demon Beasts continued their assault.

But Gu Chen was fully in his element, going with the flow.

In such a state, Gu Chen went through the horde of Demon Beasts without any harm.

Even his body hardly had any dust on it.

Gu Chen felt great, his blood boiling.

After getting through the horde of Demon Beasts, he glanced back, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

“Xiao Zhan, now you know how truly formidable I am!”

With a cold snort, Gu Chen continued forward.

Taking advantage of his current optimal state, he aimed to seize the first place in one fell swoop!

Meanwhile.

On Xiao Zhan’s side.

The horde of Demon Beasts also came in front of him, but looking at the surging horde in front of him, his expression remained calm, the impact of these Demon Beasts hardly affecting him.

His figure flashed, instantly disappearing from in front of the Demon Beast horde.

And the next second, his body materialized out of thin air amidst the horde.

His appearance was very cleverly timed, just between a gap of several crowded Demon Beasts, and this position was also good enough to precisely accommodate Xiao Zhan’s body.

However, after appearing in this position, Xiao Zhan did not stop to rest.

But rather with a brief flash, his body disappeared again, and in the next instant, he appeared in another similar gap.

His figure was like a phantom, appearing and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

And with every reappearance after disappearing, he had moved a substantial distance from his previous position.

Across the vast horde of Demon Beasts.

Xiao Zhan thus appeared and disappeared three times in total, successfully traversing the horde of Demon Beasts.