Drip, drip, drip!!!
The wristwatch emitted a rapid beeping sound. Lin Yu opened his watch and glanced at it, seeing an incoming call.
He clicked to answer.
"Where have you been?" his senior brother asked.
"I was out hunting. Can I still return to the academy?" Lin Yu replied.
Lin Yu felt both excitement and unease. After all, his main body was still outside.
"It's fine. This beast tide is a common occurrence. Don't bother with the main gate of the academy. Come through the back mountain, and I'll open a small gate for you."
"Thank you, senior brother. I'll head back now."
"Alright, hurry up. Don't hang up the phone yet. If you encounter any danger, I'll come to your rescue immediately."
"Okay, senior brother."
After a few more words, Lin Yu immediately got up and, using his flying skateboard, headed towards the back mountain of the academy.
During his flight, he couldn't resist glancing in the direction of the beast tide.
At this moment, countless fierce beasts were charging up the mountain along the mountain path from the direction of Guixu. Seeing an academy blocking their path, they roared with bloodshot eyes and attacked.
Some fierce beasts spat flames, while others directly used their bodies to ram into the defenses.
The sheer number of fierce beasts was so immense that Lin Yu couldn't see the end of it. The scale of this beast tide was probably around a hundred thousand.
The charging hundred thousand fierce beasts, with their ferocious aura, made the wild beasts living on the mountain tremble and scatter in all directions.
Back mountain!
Lin Yu encountered no fierce beasts on his way. This was mainly because the fierce beasts were solely focused on attacking the front of the academy and did not detour to the back.
Upon reaching the back mountain, his senior brother, seeing Lin Yu, immediately ordered a gate to be opened.
The next moment, a gap appeared in the energy shield, and Lin Yu quickly stepped through.
As soon as he entered the academy, that sense of safety instantly returned. He looked up at the sky and saw countless flying beasts and fierce beasts using various skills to attack the energy shield. Seeing this, he felt a slight surge of anger.
What's wrong with these birds?
Can't they spread out?
Why do they have to cling to the protective shield?
These three questions caused Lin Yu's expression to shift slightly. Just then, a large number of fierce beasts seemed to realize something. They abandoned their attacks on the energy shield and turned to run elsewhere.
Lin Yu was stunned by this. He looked astonished and said, "Senior brother, has the beast tide... retreated?"
His senior brother shook his head and said, "It hasn't retreated. They've just realized they can't break through the academy's defense shield, so they're heading elsewhere. Where do you think they'll go next after crossing this great mountain?"
The senior brother looked at Lin Yu, waiting for his answer.
"Southern Border City!" Lin Yu replied.
His senior brother nodded. "Not entirely. This beast tide numbers about a hundred thousand. Southern Border City is a hundred li away from the academy. While not far, not all fierce beasts know about Southern Border City. Therefore, most of them will scatter and enter this vast mountainous forest."
Between Guixu and Southern Border City lay a continuous range of mountains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Lin Yu realized with a jolt, "Doesn't that mean the road leading to Guixu will be filled with danger from now on?"
His senior brother glanced at the retreating beast tide and smiled.
"So, since they've come to visit today, we naturally have to play the role of hosts and let them bury their bones here, so that the road can be a bit safer. What do you think?"
Lin Yu was momentarily taken aback, thinking to himself: You are truly a hospitable person.
At this moment, the formation began to change. After the formation's alteration, Lin Yu felt something, but it wasn't very clear. It wasn't until a peculiar scent emanated that he became puzzled.
Lin Yu found the scent strange, and his body felt no different. However, upon smelling this scent, the fierce beasts' eyes turned red.
"Roar!"
"Screech!"
"Hiss!"
One fierce beast after another roared, their eyes bloodshot, charging madly towards the academy.
Their ferocity and madness intensified, even more so than before. They no longer bothered with using their abilities, and the beasts used their strong bodies to ram into the protective shield.
Bang, bang, bang!!
Boom, boom, boom!!!
Loud thuds echoed through the academy and reached their ears.
Lin Yu said, "Senior brother, when will we counterattack? This scent is very peculiar, it seems to attract the fierce beasts."
The Supreme Academy had defended this place for nearly three hundred years. It couldn't have been solely protected by Sword God alone; this academy couldn't just be for show.
Not to mention the protective shield that could withstand the attacks of countless fierce beasts, even this peculiar scent that attracted them was something he had never heard of. He still had much to learn.
For him, the stronger the Supreme Academy, the greater its help to him, and the more nourishment he could absorb.
His senior brother chuckled, "You're asking so many questions at once, a curious baby."
"I'll answer them one by one. Let's start with the scent."
In his senior brother's eyes, Lin Yu was a future member of the guardians of Guixu, and with the talent he had displayed, he might even surpass him in the future.
If Guixu couldn't be defended, humanity would be like an empty shell. This was because ninth-tier fierce beasts frequently appeared here, and only geniuses like Sword God could kill them without injury. If it were any other ninth-tier human, it would take at least three days and three nights to determine a victor.
And Lin Yu had already displayed talent akin to Sword God in his prime.
Therefore, no matter what, he had to make Lin Yu feel a sense of belonging to the Supreme Academy.
The simplest way to make someone feel a sense of belonging was to treat them well.
However, one couldn't be endlessly good to someone. After all, a small favor can be forgotten, but a larger one can breed resentment.
Therefore, he basically treated Lin Yu as a genius.
After all, he himself was not very reliable. He didn't want to take Sword God's place and spend his days killing monsters in Guixu; it was too boring.
He had originally thought his future fate would be like his master's, but unexpectedly, Lin Yu appeared, giving him a glimmer of hope. In the future, this monster-slaying task could be passed on to his junior brother.
As for himself, he would continue to delve into the Six Arts.
He explained, "This scent is from a pill from the Canglan Realm. The aroma of this pill can make fierce beasts go into heat."
"Fierce beasts lack intelligence and act purely on instinct. They have almost no resistance to such matters of mating."
Lin Yu suddenly understood. So that was the reason. No wonder he didn't feel anything from the scent, but the fierce beasts couldn't resist.
However, the name Canglan Realm made him frown.
The last time he saw it on the news, the Canglan humans, when the humans of Blue Star were attacked by the Undead Realm, had coerced the Blue Star humans into ceding three cities, or they would have joined forces with the Undead Realm to attack Blue Star humans.
These Canglan Realm humans were not good people.
Perhaps they were another group that lacked a sense of the bigger picture and liked internal strife.
After all, joining forces with the Undead Realm was like seeking a tiger for its skin. One day, when the Undead Realm entered their Canglan Realm, they would have to face the Undead Realm alone.
At that time, it wouldn't be so simple. Everything they had devoured would have to be returned tenfold.
From an observer's perspective, the best outcome would undoubtedly be the alliance of humans from both realms.
However, there were always those who were kicked in the head by a donkey and made incomprehensible decisions.
What was this called?
Clear observers, foolish participants?!