Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 299: The Most Ruthless

Zhang Hai’s eyeballs turned, and then he said, "Big brother, once you have mastered the Thunder Shadow Step, let me practice it too."

"Don’t worry, if there’s a piece of meat for me, there’s half a piece for you."

"Thank you, big brother."

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Both men let out sounds of hearty laughter.

But just at that moment, a sudden noise put them both on alert.

"Who’s there?"

Zhang Hai immediately adopted a defensive posture, as did the other members of the Zhang Family who were with them.

"Ga~"

An unknown species of demon beast that looked like a bird flew from the treetops into the sky.

Seeing it, Zhang Hai immediately relaxed.

"Damn, I thought we were under attack!"

Zhang Feng, seeing this, also waved his hand to signal everyone to stand down, then said to Zhang Hai, "Don’t get startled at every turn. How could there be an ambush when we’ve barely started our journey? The Xiao Family is still tens of kilometers away from us."

"Besides, even if we did encounter the Xiao Family, so what? What can that mob do to us?"

"Instead of worrying about an ambush, we should be more concerned about stumbling upon a powerful demon beast."

Zhang Hai felt a bit embarrassed, "Hehe, big brother is right, I was being jumpy."

Zhang Feng shook his head and said nothing more.

Then, the two brothers led the members of the Zhang Family on their way.

But the group had only taken a few steps when, suddenly, a noise louder than before accompanied by a faint trembling of the ground suggested something akin to an earthquake was happening.

At this sign, Zhang Feng and Zhang Hai immediately realized that something was up.

They quickly called for the Zhang Family members to be vigilant.

However, before they could even shout out an order, suddenly, a huge figure appeared in their field of vision.

It was a majestic demon beast resembling a barbaric ox, but huge in size—about seven or eight meters tall, robust in build, with brown bristles on its back standing erect like daggers.

Its two long and curving horns reached skyward, and its exaggerated muscles were like boulders. Its hooves were like columns, and running, it resembled a small mountain, creating an overwhelmingly shocking visual impact.

Wherever it passed, the nearby trees were easily shattered, stones were kicked up by its hooves, the ground trembled, and dust flew behind it. Despite being a demon beast, it had the momentum of a thousand troops.

At the moment, it was rushing towards the Zhang Family’s team.

Seeing this demon beast, all of the Zhang Family’s members couldn’t help but their expressions change, especially Zhang Hai, who looked utterly incredulous!

"Brown-Backed Yak! Isn’t that a fifth-grade demon beast? How could it be here?"

Although Fushan Plain is home to a large number of demon beasts, there are territories among them. The stronger their strength, the closer they stay to the core of the plains, the Fushan Ridge.

The Zhang Family’s current location was still in an outer area, where demon beasts were not abundant, at most encountering third-grade ones. How could such a powerful creature suddenly appear?

But Zhang Hai had no time to think about these things now.

The Brown-Backed Yak was charging in their direction, and the destructive power of a fifth-grade demon beast could easily annihilate their entire team if they weren’t careful!

"Damn it, how could we encounter this beast, listen to my command, scatter!" Zhang Feng reacted promptly.

His reaction was quick, but the Brown-Backed Yak’s speed was also fast. Despite its size, its thick and powerful legs provided it with explosive speed.

Almost as soon as the people saw the Brown-Backed Yak, it was already upon them.

The quick-reacting ones, such as brothers Zhang Feng and Zhang Hai, could avoid it, but the slower ones, the second- and third-grades, were not so lucky, and were directly scattered by the charging Brown-Backed Yak.

Like bowling, in an instant, it tramples and wounds a swath of people.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng instantly felt a wave of fear!

Following that, a surge of anger welled up from his chest, and he tightly gripped the Artifact Spirit in his hand, organizing the remaining people to mount a defense.

However, it seemed like the Demon Beast was not specifically targeting them; after breaking through their lines, it ran off without looking back, vanishing like a wisp of smoke.

Leaving behind only the wailing members of the Zhang Family.

Upon seeing the Brown-Backed Yak truly run far away, unlikely to return for the time being, Zhang Feng sighed in relief. But as he looked at the dreadful scene before him, anger with nowhere to vent filled his heart again.

"Damn it, what rotten luck to encounter such a thing!"

Zhang Hai supported Zhang Feng as he approached, having dodged the previous assault but still grazed and lightly injured.

"Big brother, what should we do now, with so many injured?"

Zhang Feng, in a foul mood, replied, "What else to do but find a nearby place for treatment first? Whatever madness seized that Demon Beast, at least it wasn’t after us. It probably won’t come back; we need to start rescue efforts immediately."

"Also, tell the Li family that we’re going to be late."

"Understood."

Zhang Hai nodded, then immediately began organizing people to tend to the injured.

Xiao Zhan hid in the shadows, silently observing the scene, a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Wife, I always thought my intelligence was unmatched under the heavens. I never expected you to be even smarter than me. Whose wife is this, so outstanding!"

The Brown-Backed Yak appeared here because Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong had lured it over.

Xiao Zhan’s original plan was to take action personally, using hit-and-run tactics to defeat the members of the Zhang Family one by one.

But Ye Youlong felt that if it wasn’t necessary to take action personally, it was better to refrain.

Hence, this scene unfolded.

Ye Youlong, hearing this flattery, couldn’t help but reveal a touch of joy in her eyes, enjoying Xiao Zhan’s compliment.

She said, "Actually, I think you’re smarter than me."

"Oh?" Xiao Zhan was taken aback for a moment, then immediately chuckled, "You think so too, huh? I actually agree, indeed, this family wouldn’t work without me."

Ye Youlong’s face darkened instantly—such a narcissist.

She had just casually engaged in reciprocal flattery and never expected Xiao Zhan to take it seriously.

"Wife, what’s your plan next?"

"You’re the smartest, I’ll follow your lead," Ye Youlong said.

Xiao Zhan, hearing this, failed to spot the problem but still felt that something was amiss.

After some thought, he replied, "During the day, I’ll listen to you; at night, you listen to me. It’s daytime now, so you decide."

His tone was half-joking, seemingly lowering his stance.

Ye Youlong caught the hint.

Without any arrogance, she said, "If we make our move now, we both could annihilate all of them, but it would be time-consuming and strenuous. Better to draw that Demon Beast back here again."

"Draw it back again?"

Xiao Zhan, looking at the wretched Zhang Family members, clicked his tongue repeatedly, "The most ruthless of all is a woman’s heart."

"I think you’re the most ruthless one."

"Why do you say that?" Xiao Zhan asked, puzzled.

"Because you dared to turn me into a woman."