Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros Herd

Dangers lurked in the Longsuo Mountain Range.

“Beasts detected 18 kilometers to the right.”

“Beasts detected 19 kilometers at three o’clock ahead.”

...

Luo Feng calmly reported each data point. The entire squad advanced at an astonishing speed, a pace unimaginable to most teams in the Longsuo Mountain Range! This was because, in this Realm Lord world, the range of psychic energy was very small, and psychic exploration easily attracted the attention of fierce beasts. Therefore, their usual advance speed was very slow.

It was normal for a Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary assessment to take one or two years.

However, Luo Feng and his team advanced very quickly.

“Babata, it’s certainly much more convenient with your vigilance and exploration,” Luo Feng praised in his mind.

“This was dismantled from the Yunmo Star ship. Nothing within a 20,000-meter radius can be missed! Even a Realm Lord couldn’t escape its detection, let alone these incredibly foolish fierce beasts,” Babata said, exceptionally proud.

The mountain forest was exceptionally difficult to traverse.

Luo Feng and the five others dared not fly at all, because flying in the Longsuo Mountain Range... was equivalent to becoming a target for all fierce beasts! Herds of fierce beasts could easily spot them by looking up, and one must know... fierce beasts could also fly. If large groups of flying fierce beasts besieged them, there would be nowhere to escape.

After nearly two days, Luo Feng and his group finally arrived at Yaoyue Lake.

Yaoyue Lake.

A vast, boundless lake, surrounded by large open areas. Some trees had long been trampled and shattered, indicating that large numbers of fierce beasts frequently visited the lake’s vicinity.

“No fierce beasts around,” Luo Feng frowned.

“No choice, we’ll just have to wait,” Lei Shen said with a smile. “Waiting here is better than rushing to the next place where a herd of Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros might appear.”

“We’re lucky. We haven’t had a real bloody battle since arriving in this Realm Lord world, the ‘Thunder World,’” Hong said casually. Of course, the main reason for the lack of combat was Luo Feng’s warning device.

They waited patiently.

In the Thunder World, nine sun-like orbs of light hung in the daytime sky, while at night, it was pitch black, with only faint light scattering down. On the first night of waiting in the mountain forest beside Yaoyue Lake, Luo Feng and his team discovered three fierce beasts somewhat resembling giant lizards.

The next day, they discovered three more groups of fierce beasts.

They even witnessed terrifying scenes of fierce beasts slaughtering each other.

...

On the sixth day, nine orbs of light hung high in the Thunder World sky. Luo Feng and the five others waited silently.

“Are we ‘waiting for a rabbit by a tree stump’ here? I never thought I’d be doing something like this,” Lei Shen said, sitting on a tree branch, occasionally looking into the distance.

“You can come down. If the Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros arrive, I’ll be the first to know,” Luo Feng said with a smile, looking up. On the ground were some braised meats and other provisions, all very well preserved. “Everyone!” Luo Feng’s expression turned serious. Hong, who was sleeping nearby, Aogu, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, and Tienan River, who stood guard rigidly, all quickly looked over.

“What is it, Luo Feng?” The others looked at Luo Feng.

“The Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros are here,” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed.

“They’re finally here!” Everyone stood up.

“Follow me,” Luo Feng said, stepping onto his Duntiansuo and leading the way, swiftly weaving through the mountain forest. Although the forest was dense with trees and plants, Luo Feng maneuvered so agilely that he didn’t touch a single blade of grass or plant. Hong, Lei Shen, Tienan River, and Aogu quickly followed behind. Soon, the five arrived near a section of Yaoyue Lake’s shore.

“The Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros are coming from that direction. They’re not very fast, probably about 5 minutes until they arrive,” Luo Feng pointed ahead. “There are 21 of them in total.”

A moment later.

Creatures resembling trucks appeared in their sight. Their rock-like skin left no doubt about their toughness, and their single horn, like a sharp scimitar... reflected a cold gleam under the illumination of the nine orbs of light in the sky. Yet, their eyes were remarkably gentle.

The Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros was, in essence, a very simple and unsophisticated fierce beast.

Fierce beasts were called fierce beasts because of their low intelligence. In the cosmos, monsters were mainly divided into two types: ‘demonic beasts’ and ‘fierce beasts’.

Demonic beast races referred to those with relatively high intelligence even at the ‘apprentice level,’ similar to humans. Monsters on Earth, for example, belonged to the demonic beast category. Slightly more mature demonic beasts were no less intelligent than humans! Because they possessed intelligence, demonic beast races were also one of the extremely powerful races in the vast cosmos.

Fierce beasts possessed strength but low intelligence. They didn’t know how to learn; they were either ferocious or gentle, but their common trait was low intelligence.

Of course, besides ‘demonic beasts’ and ‘fierce beasts,’ there were also ‘divine beasts,’ such as the Starry Sky Behemoths, which were called ‘Starry Sky Divine Beasts.’

“Damn, this herd of Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros is really strong,” Lei Shen muttered, looking down at the screen on his arm, transmitting his voice via primal energy.

“They are strong. It’ll be hard for the five of us to deal with them. We’ll have to find a way to separate them. Anyway, we only need five horns,” Luo Feng transmitted mentally to the others.

“Separate them? These fierce beasts have low intelligence, so they should be easy to trick.”

“What’s the plan?”

As Luo Feng and the five others discussed in low voices, Luo Feng’s expression subtly changed. He whispered, “A human squad is rapidly approaching. They must have spotted the Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros herd heading to drink.” Because Yaoyue Lake was a lake, there were no obstructions, so even from a distance, one could see the monsters by the far shore.

A human squad appeared within their line of sight. All members of the squad wore uniform black combat suits.

“Kill!”

Several black figures suddenly burst forth at maximum speed, creating sonic booms as they charged directly towards the herd of Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros that were drinking. All 21 Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros abruptly raised their heads to look, and then the leading Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros chieftain immediately threw its head back and let out a majestic and furious roar: “Hoooh!!!”

Every human warrior was incredibly calm. Working in pairs, they surrounded and attacked a single Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros, slaying it with extreme speed. There were a total of ten squad members, and they instantly killed four Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros.

...

“Nine Star-level Ninth-tier, one Star-level Second-tier,” Luo Feng glanced at the screen and whispered. “This squad has too many Star-level Ninth-tier members. The weaker one... is probably someone of status, which is why they brought so many subordinates in.” Participating in the Cosmic Adventure Alliance had become a custom.

One must know that over 99% of strong individuals went through this stage. For many scions of great families, this apprentice mercenary assessment was mandatory. For safety, bringing a group of Star-level Ninth-tier subordinates was very normal. Although family rules were meant to train their descendants, over time... many regulations led to outcomes that deviated from what the families truly intended.

“Nine Star-level Ninth-tier can indeed deal with 21 Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros,” Hong whispered.

“Damn it, we waited so long, only for some rich playboy to snatch it away,” Lei Shen cursed under his breath.

It was frustrating. But the other side had nine Star-level Ninth-tier members, their equipment looked good, and their coordination was excellent. What could their own squad do? They could only watch helplessly.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “Good news is coming.”

“Good news?” Lei Shen looked at Luo Feng in confusion. “This is good news?”

“Maybe we’ll get our horns after all,” Luo Feng said, looking expectantly into the distance.

...

“Kill!”

“Kill them all, collect the Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros horns, and we’ll leave immediately,” the fair-skinned youth said, wielding a slender battle saber and fighting the smallest Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros. This small Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros was only about Star-level First-tier in strength, truly allowing him to toy with it.

“Yes,” the group of Star-level Ninth-tier members responded in unison.

Blood splattered! Roars of furious defiance continuously echoed! One Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros after another crashed down! The strongest among this herd of Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros were only around ‘Star-level Ninth-tier,’ with the others being weaker. Facing these nine Star-level Ninth-tier humans, they were completely at a disadvantage, and more and more of them died.

“Boom—” The ground trembled.

“Hoooh!!!” Roars erupted from the nearby mountain forest.

The ground began to tremble. The remaining 5 Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros in the herd immediately roared excitedly, and at that moment, the figures of massive Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros had already appeared in the mountain forest not far away.

“This is bad, let’s go!” one of the nine black-clad subordinates immediately shouted.

“Your Highness, over fifty Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros are charging over, and the leading ones are extremely powerful, hurry and leave!”

“Quick, protect the Ninth Prince!”

“Hurry!”

Immediately, one of the black-clad subordinates grabbed the Ninth Prince, stepping onto a streamlined, giant-sword-like flying psychic weapon, and quickly fled. The other eight subordinates quickly collected a few horns and then frantically followed, escaping.

“Hoooh!”

“Hoooh!”

Large numbers of massive Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros charged out, each with bloodshot eyes, completely enraged. Over fifty Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros... and these were all adult males from the herd, each frantically trampling the mountain forest ground, fiercely pursuing the group of black-clad individuals.

...

Luo Feng and the five others watched as the mighty herd of Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros frantically pursued the elite squad, leaving behind only the corpses of Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros.

“Quick!” Luo Feng charged out, leading the way.

“Haha, we got them so easily!”

“Which empire’s prince was that Ninth Prince? A cosmic elementary civilization empire, or the Black Dragon Mountain Empire? Probably just an elementary civilization empire ruling one or two star systems,” Lei Shen muttered, as the group quickly rushed towards the Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros corpses. Although the black-clad group had cut off ten horns.

But there were still six corpses with horns.

“Whoosh!” The Duntiansuo transformed into a golden swordfish, directly slicing off the horn from the forehead of a Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros.

Hong, Lei Shen, Tienan River, and Aogu also quickly went to cut off horns.

“Hoooh!” Among the Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros herd chasing the black-clad individuals in the distance, one Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros turned its head to stare here, letting out an angry roar. Immediately, over twenty Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros turned around and charged frantically towards them. They harbored intense hatred for humans who dared to desecrate the corpses of their kin!

“Hurry!” Luo Feng urged.

“Luo Feng, 12 kilometers away, a human squad that was originally stationed by Yaoyue Lake is now approaching at an alarming speed. They’re probably coming to ambush and kill you,” Babata’s warning also echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.