The wild beasts in the Heavenly Drum Village District could produce and use energy, which surprised Chen Mu.
From what he understood, wild beasts relied on their valiant bodies to fight humans.
Like the double-hook beast he'd encountered before, with its thick leather armor and valiant body, it would be extremely troublesome even for a high-grade card artisan to encounter it.
Since the dingbirds could use energy, that meant they were much more dangerous.
"What other wild beasts can use energy?" Chen Mu suddenly asked.
"Use energy?
A lot of wild beasts can! "Brenton was taken aback. That was the first thing the youth had said to him.
As far as he could remember, the youth had almost never opened his mouth.
And it wasn't just him. The man next to him with the fat dog had never spoken, either.
A look of worry flashed through Chen Mu's eyes, and the danger index of the Heavenly Drum Village District soared in his mind.
It was the first time they'd encountered an attack by wild beasts since they'd entered the district.
They'd previously thought the Heavenly Drum Village District was a paradise on earth, but it now looked far more dangerous than the ordinary residential districts.
At least, Chen Mu hadn't encountered such a powerful creature in the ordinary residential districts.
Everyone didn't look good, including Bogner and Xiaobo.
Although they were used to seeing life and death, they still couldn't help feeling down after burying the fallen team members.
Under Brenton's guidance, they took off everything of value from the dingbirds.
Unfortunately, each piece of the dingbird skin had been beaten to a pulp, so they didn't have much value. Chen Mu and the others simply didn't touch them.
Brenton was full of regret to the side.
But, during the rest of the trip, Chen Mu took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Brenton.
Bogner, Xi Ping, and the others couldn't help but look surprised. In their minds, the boss was a dull and taciturn person.
Chen Mu's thinking was a lot simpler. That flock of dingbirds had made him aware of danger.
It was that sense of danger that made him start to adapt to the environment.
Actually, Chen Mu had always been a person with a strong ability to adapt. For someone who'd been a street kid, that was part of the rules of survival. It was a kind of instinct.
But, most of the time, he hid that kind of instinct.
His indifferent nature, coupled with a series of subsequent encounters, had made him even more wary of others.
However, the battle with the dingbirds this time made him suddenly feel a sense of extreme danger.
This sense of danger was so strong that he had never felt it even in the jungle.
Even Chen Mu himself didn't realize that his behavior, which was so different from his usual, was only a subconscious adjustment under the stimulation of his sense of crisis.
"Do you know why dingbirds can use energy, Brenton?" Chen Mu asked as he walked beside Brenton.
Brenton shook his head. "I don't know, either. There are a lot of wild beasts that can use energy, like the snow bear, whose energy cloak is the strongest. Any fantasy card with a damage value of less than 1,500 wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
There was also the Spotted Moon Fox, which could release wavy blades.
However, these beasts that can use energy are very valuable. If we can successfully kill them, we can make a huge profit. "
To be able to release wavy blades made Chen Mu jump.
Not only him, but Bogner, Xiaobo and the others beside him were also startled.
A wild beast's body was already much stronger than a human's. If it could also release wavy blades, that would be too terrifying!
Of course, when it came to physical strength, Chen Mu naturally excluded Wei-ah, who was inhuman.
"Oh, they should be very hard to hunt!" Chen Mu continued.
"Mmmm." Brenton nodded. "Of course, they're all very strong.
Only some teams made up of specialized battle card artisans would be able to make some gains in that regard.
Most card artisan firms would only dare to hunt some of the weaker creatures.
Actually, a situation like the dingbirds we ran into today is very rare.
Dingbirds can only be encountered in places where few people tread. Our luck is just too terrible!
That's not normal! "
What Brenton said immediately caught Chen Mu's attention. "Is it very unusual for dingbirds to appear here?"
"Very unusual.
Dingbirds are a kind of fierce bird that lives in the mountains. They live at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters above sea level. Where we are right now is only 500 meters above sea level.
As you can see, there aren't any high mountains around here. "Brenton couldn't understand it no matter how hard he thought about it.
Bogner saw Chen Mu looking at him, and he made an almost imperceptible nod.
If what Brenton said was correct, it would be a little strange for a flock of dingbirds to appear there.
Although he still didn't know what the reason was, what Chen Mu said reminded Bogner that there might be some problem.
Quietly, the order to be on high alert was passed down, and everyone immediately got into a state of alert.
The noncombatants were still protected in the middle, and the entire team's formation wasn't the least bit disorganized.
Having marched through the jungle for so long, they had long since become very familiar with that routine.
"There's a group of people approaching this way!" Xiaobo's expression changed slightly. The Wheel's probing ability was quite powerful.
Without any need for command, everyone immediately got ready for battle.
Sure enough, there was a group of black dots approaching at a shocking speed in the distance.
Everyone's hearts sank. The speed of that group of card artisans was really too fast. They weren't the least bit inferior to the dingbirds they had just encountered.
Whether it was Chen Mu or Xiaobo, they both knew how frightening it would be for a card artisan to be able to match the speed of a dingbird.
If a group of card artisans were all like that, just thinking about it would make one's scalp go numb.
Too fast!
In the blink of an eye, that group of card artisans appeared in front of everyone.
They were floating in midair, watching the group below.
Mobley was a little surprised to see the group below him.
Of course, he didn't pay much attention to the strength of those card artisans, but the tactical discipline they had demonstrated made him sigh in admiration.
That showed their adversary had an excellent leader.
With his sharp eyes, Mobley quickly discovered there were signs of recent battle on their bodies.
"May I ask which of you is the leader?
I am Mobley, the commander of the Snowflake Card Artisan Team. "
"The Snowflake Card Artisan Team!
Lord Mobley! "Brenton looked as though he had been struck by lightning. His expression was sluggish, and he couldn't help murmuring.
From Brenton's reaction, Chen Mu immediately determined that Mobley had to be an extremely famous person.
He still remembered how those people had looked at Jiao Si and Tang Hanpei, which was exactly the same as Brenton's.
"Hello, Your Excellency Mobley.
I am the leader of this team, "Chen Mu said with a calm demeanor.
Never mind the fact that he had never heard that name, even if he had, he wouldn't have had much of a reaction.
No matter how famous Mobley was, could he be more famous than Tang Hanpei?
Having seen Tang Hanpei's elegance, even though Mobley's imposing manner was intimidating, in Chen Mu's eyes, he was still a little lacking compared to Tang Hanpei.
"We have been chasing a flock of dingbirds. I wonder if Your Excellency has found any traces of them?
If you have, I wonder if you could let me know. Thank you! "Mobley's gaze was firmly fixed on Chen Mu.
The adversary's leader was a little younger than he had imagined, but he couldn't help but admire the calmness he showed.
Chen Mu's expression was a little cold. The group of card artisans in front of him were the real culprits!
No wonder the dingbirds, which lived in the mountains, had actually appeared there.
Once he thought of how one of his team members had been killed and another injured because of those people in front of him, Chen Mu naturally wasn't in a good mood.
"Oh, Your Excellency is a step too late. We just encountered them," Chen Mu said lightly.
Mobley felt relieved. Seeing those people had just experienced a battle, he would naturally guess in that direction. He hadn't thought he would actually guess correctly.
"Please tell us which direction they fled in, Your Excellency. We would be eternally grateful." Mobley looked earnest.
Chen Mu wasn't moved and said lightly, "We killed them."
"What?"
One of the members of the Snowflake Card Artisan Team turned pale. "We chased them for so long, and you actually killed them?"
The members of the Snowflake Card Artisan Team all stared at Chen Mu and the others with unfriendly expressions.
"Shut up!" Mobley frowned and berated the member who had spoken.
His prestige in the Snowflake Card Artisan Team was unrivaled, and the card artisan who had been berated immediately shut his mouth.
"We hope Your Excellency won't take offense to our insensible subordinates.
We are willing to buy the dingbird wing skins from you at 10 percent above the market price. What does Your Excellency think about that? "
Although he felt the possibility of killing a few dozen dingbirds with such a team was really too small, Chen Mu shook his head.
His action immediately made the faces of the members of the Snowflake Team change color.
Mobley had a lot more self-restraint, but his tone of voice couldn't help but become more oppressive. "Oh, could Your Excellency have some inconvenience?"
"We don't want the skins of the dingbirds. They're still there. If you need them, go get them yourself." Chen Mu pointed to where they had just been fighting.
Mobley was taken aback, his gaze firmly locked onto Chen Mu. He found it strange that the dingbird's wing skins were the most valuable parts of their bodies. Why would anyone give them up?
However, Chen Mu remained calm and indifferent under his oppressive gaze.
Mobley suddenly cupped his hands. "Many thanks, Your Excellency. We will take our leave." He then led his team members and flew toward the location Chen Mu had just pointed to.
Mobley and the others quickly arrived at the place where Chen Mu and the others had just fought with the dingbirds. They saw the corpses of the dingbirds everywhere on the ground.
When they clearly saw the corpses, they all sucked in a breath of cold air.