With their actions exposed, Shen Feng no longer concealed his presence. However, for the assassination of the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey to continue, someone needed to draw enemy fire, especially from the mutated beasts. Shen Feng first instructed Ke Yiming, whom he considered the most reliable ability user present.
Having fought alongside Ke Yiming before, Shen Feng knew that Ke Yiming was decisive in a crisis and wouldn't hesitate. Whether he could win or not was another matter.
Next, Shen Feng turned to Yue Hengyi and said, "Yue Hengyi, you go to the west alone and tie down the mutated beasts. Is that alright? Can you handle it by yourself?"
Yue Hengyi thumped his chest and declared, "No problem! I can handle two, and within a few hundred meters, I guarantee these mutated beasts won't be able to move!"
Shen Feng assigned Yue Hengyi to a separate direction because his ability was too unique; everyone else would be affected. Therefore, Shen Feng could only have Yue Hengyi manage one direction alone. After all, ordinary mutated beasts couldn't get close to his gravity field.
Then, Shen Feng looked at Fang Qinghao and said, "This isn't your main battlefield, so don't follow. You and Jiang Kui stay here and attract the mutated beasts' attention. I don't ask for much from you; just hold on for three hours. By then, if the remaining three of us can't complete the decapitation operation, we can still get you out!"
Fang Qinghao felt he was underestimated and couldn't help but feel a bit indignant. However, upon careful consideration, this was a mountainous area, making it difficult to find water sources, and his ability couldn't be fully utilized. He decided to endure.
"Three hours, absolutely no problem!" Fang Qinghao said calmly.
With Shen Feng's diversionary plan in place, he then addressed Li Keyi and Qin Kevi, saying, "Keep up with my speed as much as possible. It looks like all the Golden Snub-nosed Monkeys are hiding on the southern hill. We'll head straight for the hill and strike at the heart of the enemy!"
Li Keyi and Qin Kevi nodded and replied, "As long as your speed isn't too fast, we can keep up."
After the discussion, Shen Feng immediately set off. To allow the two behind him to keep pace, he didn't use his ability but ran normally. His speed wasn't so fast that he was invisible to the naked eye. At this pace, Li Keyi and Qin Kevi could keep up.
Li Keyi was still using her ability in this situation. The three hiding within the light barrier were not discovered by the mutated beasts. Instead, the group that emerged from the light barrier began to put on a show.
Ke Yiming, leading Hou Xiaohua, charged out first. Flames continuously erupted from his body, and large fireballs shot from Ke Yiming's hands, burning to death the mutated beasts blocking the east. Once the flames landed on the mutated beasts, they burned fiercely. Even if the mutated beasts rolled on the ground, the flames wouldn't extinguish.
For a time, the eastern area immediately attracted the attention of countless mutated beasts. Some mutated beasts were frightened by the bright flames and turned to flee. Most mutated beasts feared fire because it was a power not belonging to wild animals. Moreover, in the dim night, blinding light was the most terrifying.
Hou Xiaohua was also using his ability at this moment. He clenched his fists, and his fists instantly grew by a circumference, making them look like he was wearing boxing gloves. This was his special way of using his ability, enhancing his keratinized skin, like wearing armor. If the keratinized skin on his fists was thickened, it would become boxing gloves.
The keratinized skin had no sensory receptors, so Hou Xiaohua felt no pain when he punched.
In many southern regions, there were actually no lions or tigers. Apart from seeing such fierce beasts in zoos, they were nowhere to be seen in the wild. However, after the animals mutated, many cats and dogs roamed into the mountains and forests. After mutation, these cats and dogs grew significantly in size. With over a year of reproduction, these giant cats and dogs had truly become like lions and tigers.
The timid mutated beasts all fled, but carnivorous animals like cats and dogs remained. The wildness of both species had awakened. Mutated cats became incredibly ferocious, and even when full, they enjoyed toying with their prey. Mutated dogs, on the other hand, stayed in packs. These dogs had long learned to cooperate in hunting and would use encirclement tactics when pursuing prey. Now, facing human attacks, these two types of animals were about to counterattack.
Giant cats and dogs lunged at Ke Yiming. Ke Yiming remained fearless, a ball of flame appearing in his hand, burning all the lunging cats and dogs to death. Within three meters of him, no animal was intact; they were either charred corpses or burning beasts.
In contrast, Hou Xiaohua, behind Ke Yiming, was struggling to hold on. His ability was body-strengthening type. Apart from slightly stronger defense, his combat power wasn't much greater than other evolved individuals. Now, facing attacks from countless mutated beasts around him, if Ke Yiming hadn't borne the brunt of the pressure, he would have already collapsed.
"Bang," Hou Xiaohua accidentally let a mutated cat get close from the side. The cat moved lightly and approached Hou Xiaohua silently before landing a blow on his face.
The cat's claws dug fiercely into Hou Xiaohua's face, and its sharp nails pierced the keratinized skin. With one swipe, it peeled off a layer of skin!
Ke Yiming heard the commotion behind him and quickly turned to look. Upon seeing the mutated cat approaching, a burst of flames erupted from his body, burning the mutated cat to death on the spot.
"How are you? Are you disfigured?" Ke Yiming shouted.
Hou Xiaohua raised his head. His face was fair. Although a layer of facial skin had been torn off by the mutated beast, his ability was to strengthen his skin. With that blow, his face was fine, but he felt dizzy. The powerful force had hit his head, almost knocking him unconscious!
"Not disfigured yet, but if it happens a few more times, it might be," Hou Xiaohua said with lingering fear.
If not for Hou Xiaohua's thick skin and his somewhat effective ability, he would have been bleeding profusely at this moment, taken down by the mutated beast.
"Stay close to me. I'm going to clear a path. Don't get ambushed again!" Ke Yiming urged.
Ke Yiming was now unleashing his true power. Flames continuously rose from his body, making him seem to be burning. The surrounding temperature also rose considerably, with a scorching heat felt even from several meters away.
Then, a fire dragon shot out from in front of Ke Yiming. Wherever it passed, mutated beasts were burned to death, and a clear path appeared. The path of the fire dragon illuminated the night sky, and the mutated beast corpses on the ground continued to burn. Countless mutated beasts, witnessing this scene, began to flee in panic.
"So strong!" Hou Xiaohua exclaimed, seeing this. He felt he had followed the right person. With such a powerful ability user protecting him, his safety was guaranteed.
Fang Qinghao, who remained at the original spot, saw the fierce battle in the east and frowned. He couldn't help but mutter, "Is Ke Yiming out of his mind? Such intense flames will only attract more hatred. If he gets killed by mutated beasts, he'll have only himself to blame."
In Fang Qinghao's eyes, the eastern area was ablaze with fire, and Ke Yiming and Hou Xiaolong were already submerged by mutated beasts. However, from afar, he could occasionally see fire dragons soaring into the sky, indicating that Ke Yiming was still using his ability to wreak havoc. There was no need to worry about his life.
Just then, Jiang Kui saw mutated beasts charging towards them and couldn't help but shout, "Mr. Fang, mutated beasts are coming!"
Fang Qinghao remained unhurried. Before entering the beast tide, he had used his ability to gather a lot of stream water. Now, facing the attack of mutated beasts, the water flow changed again, condensing into water spheres that, once placed on the heads of the mutated beasts, stopped flowing.
The mutated beasts initially thought the two humans in the beast tide were appetizers. They charged forward, intending to tear them apart piece by piece.
However, as the mutated beasts approached Fang Qinghao, their heads were all covered by water spheres. Immediately, the mutated beasts began to shake their heads, trying to dislodge the water spheres. But no matter how they shook their heads, the water spheres on their heads remained unchanged, still firmly attached.
Mutated beasts also needed to breathe. Whether they were warm-blooded or cold-blooded, they all needed to breathe fresh air. But when Fang Qinghao placed the water spheres on their heads, he immediately cut off their air supply.
The surrounding mutated beasts struggled continuously, but their struggles were futile. The water spheres, under Fang Qinghao's control, did not flow at all, and these mutated beasts could not hold their breath. Bubbles continuously emerged from their mouths and noses, and their lungs kept filling with water, gradually losing their ability to breathe.
The mutated beasts trapped by the water spheres were unable to move violently, and even breathing was difficult, let alone eating humans. They all remained in place, struggling.
At this moment, Jiang Kui also charged forward. The clothes on his upper body instantly burst open. In just an instant, his clothes were torn apart by his bulging muscles. The previously frail-looking Jiang Kui was now twice his size, truly living up to his name, appearing exceptionally burly.
"Die!" Jiang Kui didn't use any weapons. His strong muscles were his most potent weapon.
Jiang Kui threw a punch, hitting a mutated cat directly in the chest. With a "crack," the mutated cat's sternum and ribs were instantly broken. Now, the mutated cat had no chance to struggle and lay motionless on the ground.
The mutated beasts whose heads were covered by water spheres remained still, unable to move. After all, if they moved violently, more water would flow into their lungs.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Kui finally had a chance to display his might. With Mr. Fang trapping these mutated beasts, he could punch one by one, killing the immobile mutated beasts. If the mutated beasts were agile, they could easily dodge Jiang Kui's fists. Although brute force could overcome skill, if the fist couldn't land on the body, it would have no effect.
However, with Fang Qinghao's cooperation, the mutated beasts were immobilized, and he could punch them one by one, killing all the surrounding mutated beasts that posed a threat.
"Mr. Fang, your move is truly powerful. The mutated beasts can't get close to us now!" Jiang Kui turned to Fang Qinghao and praised him.
Fang Qinghao shrugged, a hint of disappointment on his face. Despite the praise, he couldn't seem to be happy, saying helplessly, "I learned this from someone else. I couldn't do this before. I used to just drown zombies or mutated beasts with water. I only learned this move later, to suffocate mutated beasts with water spheres."
Jiang Kui nodded. So, this move was learned from someone else. However, he had never heard of any other water ability users in the Ability Administration Bureau.
Finally, in the western direction, Yue Hengyi's battlefield was the quietest, but his achievements were no less. Within four hundred meters around Yue Hengyi, the ground had sunk considerably, and the surrounding ground was covered with dead mutated beasts, all crushed to death by the gravity field.
Yue Hengyi unleashed a five-times gravity field, and under the immense gravitational force, the ground sank. The surrounding mutated beasts were all crushed to death by their own weight. Any mutated beasts that foolishly charged forward immediately fell to the ground as soon as they entered the gravity field, their bones breaking and internal organs rupturing instantly.
Yue Hengyi found a cleaner spot and sat down calmly, saying, "This is too boring. Without any strong mutated beasts, I have no challenge at all."
For Yue Hengyi, his biggest concern was not being ganged up on. Perhaps his combat power wasn't exceptional, but as long as he used his ability, enemies could not approach him at all. As a distraction or defensive force, he was undoubtedly qualified.
Yue Hengyi sat on the ground and looked towards the southern hill. Whether the plan could succeed now depended on Shen Feng. As long as he could kill all the Golden Snub-nosed Monkeys, their mission would be considered complete, and his cover would be fulfilled.