Chapter Ninety-Six: The Enchanted Beast Forest

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Chapter Ninety-Six: The Beast Forest

Qi Fei’s throwing darts cut through the air, trailing dazzling silver light. With several dull thuds, they embedded themselves deeply into the bodies of several silver foxes. Although these beasts had awakened intelligence, they relied on traveling in packs, so adventurers seldom provoked them. If not for the trap set by those ill-intentioned men ahead luring Qi Fei into danger, the silver foxes would not have troubled him.

At this moment, hesitation was no longer an option. Qi Fei chose to reveal his true strength and struck decisively!

Sudden changes unfolded rapidly: first, Qi Fei’s thunderous assault; then, the inexplicable deaths of several men behind him; and finally, injuries caused by the beasts’ fierce counterattack.

As the agonized howls of the ice-cold silver fox pack echoed, Qi Fei’s numerous darts flew like a meteor shower into the foxes, taking effect one after another. Within mere breaths, by the time Qi Fei reached the spot where the big guy and three others huddled together, nearly a hundred silver foxes lay unable to stand.

“You’re actually this strong!” The big guy was visibly shocked, unsure how to respond.

Qi Fei sensed that while the man was amazed at his skill, he was likely inwardly blaming him for not acting sooner—perhaps some of their comrades wouldn’t have met their demise beneath the foxes otherwise.

But Qi Fei had no intention of explaining. Waving his hand, he sighed softly, “Wang, don’t overthink it. I have no obligation to protect mere acquaintances.”

Such words might seem cold and unfeeling, but Qi Fei felt this was the only way. After all, the beast ambush wasn’t his fault. Saving the big guy and his three companions was already the limit of what he could do without revealing his true power. There was no need for platitudes about saving a life being worth a seven-tiered pagoda. On the continent of Shenzhou, venturing into dangerous places requires one to be prepared for the consequences.

Had this been Qi Fei of old, still at Danxia Mountain, he would never have acted this way. But after all he had endured, he understood one truth: one must exercise restraint and never reveal one’s identity or strength recklessly, lest unforeseen troubles or unnecessary calamities arise.

The real reason was that the sheer number of ice-cold silver foxes was overwhelming. If Qi Fei had tried to protect everyone in the group, he would have had to unleash his full strength just to guard a dozen or so people simultaneously.

That would have forced him to draw down the two portions of power maintaining his Eight-Armed Thunder Fist, revealing his true identity. Even then, he could not guarantee these men wouldn’t blurt out his infiltration into the beast mountains afterward.

If the Yin-Yang Sect’s innate experts intercepted him in Yunfeng City as a result, it would be a major headache. Yet in every respect, Qi Fei had no reason to safeguard the entire group.

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