"It's finally dead!"
Looking at the King Beast that was completely dead and lying on the ground, Gray and the others could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
Even Sophia and the other two elders of the Purple Moon Kingdom who were paying attention to the battle couldn't help but feel a wave of exhaustion in their hearts, let alone Mubus Violet who was participating in the battle and Gray who was commanding the battle from afar.
A battle that had lasted for several hours was not something that an ordinary person could endure.
If it had been two Level 3 Desolation Level Blood Warriors, it was most likely that they would have given up on hunting the King Beast. Only Stanley Grinton, who did not need to consume Blood Power and did not feel fatigue, could have persisted until the end to slay the King Beast.
"Hurry up and collect the blood!"
This kind of mental exhaustion caused everyone's reactions to become sluggish. After a while, everyone finally reacted and hurried forward to collect the blood.
During the battle, the King Beast had lost a lot of blood. If they did not collect the blood quickly, the remaining blood might not even be enough to refine equipment.
As for extracting the blood essence of the King Beast, that was out of the question. The remaining blood was not enough to extract the blood essence. Fortunately, their goal was not to obtain the blood essence of the King Beast to implant a bloodline. If that was the case, they were destined to fail.
"It's barely enough."
In the end, everyone collected a total of four Rune Bags and about eight hundred portions of blood. Although the amount was not considered little, compared to the King Beast's nine-meter-tall body and weight of several tons, it was obviously a lot of blood loss.
After collecting the blood, everyone was busy peeling the scales off the King Beast's body. By the time they were done, it was already close to evening. The five of them set up their tents and prepared to rest for the night.
The corpse of the King Beast naturally belonged to Gray. He temporarily gave up his control over Stanley Grinton and switched it to the King Beast.
Although the King Beast's current appearance was quite miserable, its blood had been drained, its scales had been completely peeled off, and its body was covered in blood, its brain was not damaged, so it could still control itself.
Then, he controlled the King Beast to come to an area where the vegetation was still lush and used the Reverse Nurturing ability. Suddenly, a large amount of green light floated out from these plants and gathered towards the King Beast, while these plants withered and turned yellow.
The King Beast's wounds and scales were recovering, but the rate of recovery was much slower than usual.
In the end, Gray used up more than half of his Blood Force to restore the King Beast to its original state.
"He actually used up so much blood energy!"
When he was repairing Stanley Grinton, Gray had already discovered that the more powerful the opponent's body was, the more time and blood energy would be needed to repair it.
The King Beast's body was not inferior to that of a King-tier. In addition, there were too many injuries on its body, which ultimately led to Gray using up more than half of his blood energy to repair it.
Gray did this without hiding anything. After all, Sophia and the others already knew that he had the ability to control corpses and Reverse Nurturing. As a result, the three elders of the royal family looked at Gray as if they were looking at a monster.
They could also see that between Stanley Grinton and the King Beast, Gray could only control one.
However, when they thought about how difficult it was to kill the King Beast, and then how its injuries had completely recovered and it had become Gray's battle strength, they could not help but be amazed. Now, no one below King-tier could be his opponent.
"Gray, boy, let's make a deal …"
After staring at the King Beast for a long time, Mubus Violet looked at Gray with a burning gaze.
"Old man, I have something to do. I'll leave first."
Being stared at by the other party's burning gaze, Gray trembled all over. He put away the King Beast and left as if he was escaping. Mubus Violet's voice sounded behind him.
"Don't, let me peel it a few more times. It'll recover anyway …"
Gray's steps staggered, and his speed increased.
Although the King Beast's lost scales could be repaired through Reverse Nurturing, it would require a lot of blood energy. Even if it were to be peeled again, with his current blood energy, it would not be enough to repair it, let alone peeling it a few more times.
In the morning, Gray's group continued their routine training, heading deeper into the Endless Ice Fields.
The temperature dropped even lower. On the road, white snow could already be seen on the mountain peaks.
Howl —
Sounds of fighting could be heard ahead. When Gray's group rushed over, they saw two people attacking a blood fiend. There were four people standing at the side, not making a move.
The blood fiend that the two people were attacking was a desolate-level blood fiend. However, the two of them were not weak as they had also reached the desolate-level. Working together, they quickly killed the desolate-level blood fiend.
"They're from the Jewel Kingdom!"
Gray had seen these six people in the Jewel Kingdom's royal team. They were undoubtedly from the Jewel Kingdom.
Without greeting the six people, Gray's group retreated and continued their journey into the depths of the Endless Ice Fields.
In a place like the Endless Ice Fields, if one were to greet them rashly, they might be seen as having ulterior motives and arouse the hostility of the other party.
Therefore, other than people from the same kingdom, one would not greet people from other kingdoms if they met them.
Along the way, they met a few other teams. Some were from the Purple Moon Kingdom, while others were from other kingdoms. After a few days, Gray's group was already quite deep into the Endless Ice Fields.
The temperature had dropped even lower, and snow had accumulated on the ground. The surrounding mountain peaks were all white, but it was not that there were no plants. Amidst the snow and ice, some icy green plants could be seen from time to time. This was the source of food for the herbivores in the Endless Ice Fields.
The five of them were not weak, so naturally, they were not affected by the change in temperature. The five of them continued their journey unaffected.
"There's someone in front!"
Suddenly, Sophia's delicate eyebrows furrowed as she looked to the left in front of them.
Gray and the rest followed her gaze and saw a person lying in the snow in front of them. They could vaguely see red blood stains around him.
"He's dead!"
The five of them walked over. Gray went forward to check his breathing and found that he was no longer breathing.
"I've seen this person in the Crimson Kingdom's duke's team."
An old man from the Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family said.
"The injuries on his body are from a sharp blade. He wasn't killed by a blood fiend, but by someone else!"
Another old man from the Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family said as he flipped the person over and examined the injuries on his body.
"He must have found something good and was robbed. However, the person who did it was too ruthless. Not only did he rob the item, but he also killed the person!"
The five of them continued on their journey. They were not surprised by this fight. In fact, they had already expected it.
The relationship between the three kingdoms could not be considered close. When there were interests involved, it was expected that a fight would occur.
Moreover, the Flame Kingdom should have also entered the Endless Ice Fields. The possibility of this person being killed by the people from the Flame Kingdom was higher. After all, it was rare for the three kingdoms to be so ruthless.
A day later, Gray's group of five walked on a thick layer of snow.
Poof!
Suddenly, the snow near Gray's group was pierced through. Four huge tails with sharp spikes as thick as an adult's thigh pierced through the snow. They were aimed at Gray, Sophia, and the other two old men from the Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family.
The huge tails were dark brown in color. On the spikes, there was a faint green luster. If he was not wrong, the spikes should be poisonous.
Sudden, it was too sudden!
The sneak attack was too sudden and extremely fast. When they noticed it, it was already less than a few meters away from Gray's group.
Swoosh!
Enveloped in blue light from head to toe, Sophia was able to dodge at the critical moment.
Gray and the other two old men from the Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family did not have the speed of Sophia. They could not dodge in time and were immediately pierced by the spikes.
Poof, poof!
A bloody hole appeared on the two old men's bodies. Blood splattered as they were flung away by the huge tails.
Their wounds were suffused with a faint green luster. A wave of numbness quickly spread from the wounds to their bodies.
Clang!
Although Gray's clothes were pierced, he was fine.
At the crucial moment, he used his metalization ability and blocked the attack with his strong defense. He was not injured by the attack.
Poof!
Gray counterattacked. He unsheathed his long sword and stabbed towards the huge tail. It was immediately cut off.
One of its huge tails was chopped off, and the blood fiend under the snow let out a hiss. The broken tail and the other three huge tails quickly retracted, and the body under the snow quickly fled into the distance. One could vaguely see the snow slightly bulging as it moved.
Poof!
Mubus Violet made his move. He chased to where the snow bulged and stabbed down with his sword. Accompanied by a sharp hiss, the blood fiend under the snow struggled rapidly.
The snow was lifted and the blood fiend under the snow was revealed. It was a blood fiend that looked like a scorpion. However, it had four tails. At this moment, its body was deeply stabbed in the back by Mubus Violet's sword.
The remaining three tails of the Blood Fiend revealed sharp spikes and pierced towards Mubbs Violet.
Poof! Poof! Poof!
At this moment, metal chains appeared. Not only did they bind the three tentacles, they also pierced through the blood fiend's body. Soon, the blood fiend stopped struggling.
"Quick, use the antidote!"
Sophia quickly took out the antidote and fed it to the two elders. Gray changed his clothes and frowned as he looked at the huge scorpion's corpse.
Even though their team was made up of desolate-level experts, and there was a third stage desolate-level expert in the team, there were still people who were injured. It was clear how dangerous the endless icy plains were.
After a short rest, the five of them resumed their journey. After traveling for a few miles, their expressions suddenly changed. They quickly hid behind a huge mountain rock.
In front of them, one blood fiend after another was moving in the same direction. There were all sorts of blood fiends, from desolate-level blood fiends to murderous-level blood fiends. It was as if a beast tide had occurred.
However, it was obvious that this was not a beast tide. These blood fiends were not moving very quickly. They did not seem to be under threat of death. Instead, they seemed to be attracted by something.