When the honey ants, under the control of Qiu Jiuqian, crawled to within twenty meters of the guard Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast, their faint fragrance immediately attracted the guard's attention.
The next moment, the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast left its position and rapidly moved towards the honey ants.
Seeing this, Qiu Jiuqian quickly maneuvered the honey ants to flee. Their direction was naturally towards the encirclement set up by Gong Hanfeng and the others.
In addition, to prevent any vibrations during the ambush, Gong Hanfeng and his group had also set up isolation formations around the area.
The honey ants controlled by Qiu Jiuqian fled quickly, and the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast's pursuit speed increased. Although the sound of its movement was considerable, it did not awaken the sleeping beast pack. Seeing this, Li Xuan, high above the valley, breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Attack!" One minute later, the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast, completely unaware, had entered the encirclement of Gong Hanfeng and his group. Gong Hanfeng immediately shouted.
The eighteen individuals struck decisively, and the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast, possessing a transformative realm of strength, was killed and fell to the ground before it could even react.
"One Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast has been slain. Nine more are needed to complete the mission, with one hour and forty-five minutes remaining."
As this Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast was killed by Gong Hanfeng and the eighteen others, a voice suddenly echoed in the minds of Li Xuan, Qiu Jiuqian, and the others.
"Brother Qiu, let's continue," Li Xuan transmitted his thoughts to Qiu Jiuqian as soon as he heard the voice. Time was pressing, and now all they could do was see how many more Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts they could lure out.
Qiu Jiuqian nodded slightly and then, controlling the honey ants, crawled back towards the pack of Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts in the valley. Compared to the previous guard, the difficulty of luring the enemy this time was significantly higher.
After all, the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts in the valley were all in deep slumber. If they were awakened, it might not be just one of them. However, luck was something they could only leave to fate.
Time passed slowly. As the honey ants, under Qiu Jiuqian's control, crawled to the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast closest to the valley entrance, Li Xuan, who was closely observing from above the valley, held his breath.
Li Xuan watched as the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast opened its eyes and glanced at the honey ants below. Its eyes immediately brightened. Then, it opened its mouth wide, its long tongue shooting out. In a flash, it sucked three honey ants into its mouth.
Seeing this, Qiu Jiuqian immediately controlled the remaining honey ants and quickly retreated out of the valley. The awakened Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast, where would it let go of such a delicious meal that had come to its doorstep?
Under Li Xuan's gaze, it directly stood up and swiftly chased after the honey ants at the valley entrance.
"Brother Qiu, you're very lucky. You haven't awakened any other Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts," Li Xuan said to Qiu Jiuqian as he glanced at the other Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts in the valley. Hearing Li Xuan's transmission, Qiu Jiuqian nodded slightly and then signaled Gong Hanfeng and the others to prepare.
BOOM!
As this Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast entered the encirclement, Gong Hanfeng and Wen Qing struck again. The second Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast was successfully slain!
In the following time, Qiu Jiuqian and Gong Hanfeng and the others repeated the same process, successfully luring out and killing four more Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts. Coupled with the previous guard, the mission was now halfway complete. Even Li Xuan couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"There's an hour left. Let's rest for two minutes and continue," Li Xuan calculated the time and then transmitted his thoughts to Gong Hanfeng, Qiu Jiuqian, and the others.
Upon hearing this, everyone sat cross-legged to recuperate. Although the first five kills had been relatively easy, everyone had exerted their full strength and dared not slacken even a bit. Their spiritual power and physical strength had been considerably depleted.
Two minutes later, Qiu Jiuqian controlled the honey ants and made another move. As the honey ants crawled under the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts, two of them woke up simultaneously.
Li Xuan's brows furrowed as he saw this. However, what happened next made Li Xuan's suspended heart stop.
The two Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts simultaneously rolled their tongues, swallowing the honey ants into their mouths and chewing them twice. Then, they stood up and walked directly towards a pile of honey ants at the valley entrance.
During this time, these two Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts seemed completely unaware that five of their companions were missing.
Three minutes later, under the lure of the honey ants, the two Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts finally entered the encirclement of Gong Hanfeng and his group. Seeing this, Gong Hanfeng and the others attacked again.
Perhaps fearing they couldn't finish it off quickly, even Qiu Jiuqian joined the encirclement. After a full five minutes, the two Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts finally fell with a roar.
Phew.
Li Xuan, who had been closely observing everything, breathed a slight sigh of relief. Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast King, deep within the valley, had already slightly twitched its eyelids.
"Let's continue," Li Xuan transmitted again after Gong Hanfeng and the others had cleaned up the battlefield. Qiu Jiuqian nodded slightly and then took out over ten more honey ants, crawling into the valley.
This time, it was no different from before.
After being disturbed by the honey ants, the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts, just like before, directly sucked them into their mouths. And upon discovering the honey ants on the ground one by one, they also moved towards the valley exit.
ROAR!
Just then, a sudden furious roar erupted, even causing Li Xuan's heart to tremble. Li Xuan quickly turned his head to look, only to see that the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast King had, at some unknown time, awakened and stood upright.
And with this roar, the remaining six slumbering Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts in the valley all woke up.
"Not good, we've been discovered!" Li Xuan quickly transmitted a message to Qiu Jiuqian and the others to conceal themselves.
But the next moment, the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast King shifted its gaze directly towards Li Xuan's hiding spot.
Seeing this, Li Xuan's expression changed, and he no longer hesitated, rapidly shooting down towards the encirclement set up by Gong Hanfeng and the others.
ROAR!
Li Xuan's actions naturally attracted the attention of the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts and the Beast King. Amidst roars, they all surged towards Li Xuan. At this moment, every Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beast's pupils were blood-red, clearly aware of their companions' disappearance.
Li Xuan, bearing the brunt of it, undoubtedly became the target of the Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts' fury.
"Commander Li, what do we do next?" Seeing that even Li Xuan had been discovered, Qiu Jiuqian, Gong Hanfeng, and the others naturally stopped hiding. As Li Xuan arrived, Gong Hanfeng immediately asked.
Li Xuan stopped and turned to look at the seven charging Poison Butterfly Snow Sound Beasts. After a moment of deliberation, his expression turned stern, "That Beast King is mine. The rest are up to you!"