Although the decision had been made on the first night, it would be best if he could break through to the late stage of Hekai before Dr. Murong arrived.
Now there is no sign of a breakthrough, which makes Murong Xiaoxiao and the others extremely disappointed.
On the first night, I didn't pay much attention to this matter. I continued to practice on my own, even on the way.
It is worth mentioning that in the past few days, two more guardians in each city have broken through to the mid-air stage, especially Dugu Yan, both of whom have broken through to the mid-stage. This has also raised the overall strength of the team to a higher level, especially defense.
Thinking about it, after Dugu Yan and Dugu Yan broke through to the air defense stage, the fused energy sword and shield defense they jointly used will undoubtedly be more powerful and have a better chance of resisting the attack of the eighth-level alien beast. This will naturally make everyone safer.
It was also because they saw someone breaking through to the air-control stage, so they were even more looking forward to encountering an eighth-level beast on the first night, but they still hadn't encountered such a level beast in the past few days.
On the first night, they had been away from Shen'ao Island for many days. They had accumulated a large amount of materials. According to the estimates of the engineers, it was enough to build two small cities on the island.
The reason why the efficiency of hoarding materials was so fast was not only because it was much more convenient for them to use the airship on the first night, but also because many experts who settled on Shen'ao Island would also go out to mine and hoard materials.
There are many monks stationed on Shen'ao Island, including many elite masters from major mercenary groups. In addition to ensuring the safety of people on the island, these people are also responsible for mining various minerals.
The original intention of building the transfer station on Shen'ao Island on the first night was to process various materials to facilitate the future construction of cities in the east. After the masters of the major mercenary groups settled in, they would naturally be responsible for mining and other tasks.
Because Shen'ao Island is in the center of Shen'ao Lake, especially the Butian Shen'ao can deter strange beasts, so people on the island are very safe, so a lot of manpower can be allocated to go out to mine or something.
The elite teams of the major mercenary groups headed to the west of Shen'ao Lake. They were responsible for mining the mines that Lei Hong and the others had discovered. They used their strength to escort some engineering personnel, plus some robot assistance, to mine and so on. Easy.
Like them on the first night, these people also went out by airship, which made it much easier to transport various materials.
The two parties worked together, and the efficiency of stocking up materials was naturally much faster.
Although the accumulated materials were enough to build two cities on the island, the elite teams of the major mercenary groups still did not stop. After all, they had to mine some materials and accumulate them, which could then be handed over to engineers or robots for processing.
Part of the processed materials were used for construction on the island, and the other part was stored for future use in building cities in the east.
As for the first night, because they had already accumulated a large amount of materials, they could temporarily take a break from this matter and then spend more time hunting powerful alien beasts.
However, they could not continue exploring on the first night, because they would be able to reach the island in a few days to eradicate the news from Dr. Murong and others.
Although there were still a few days to arrive, they were far away from Shen'ao Island on the first night, and it would take some time to get back. They had to return in order not to miss it.
"It's a pity that I didn't encounter an eighth-level beast. I'm a little reluctant to go back like this."
Yuan Yi sighed softly and looked at everyone: "After all, after discovering the eighth-level alien beast, the seniors can join forces with the seniors coming from behind to kill it."
"There is no other way. Dr. Murong and the others will arrive at Shen'ao Island in five or six days. It will take us a few days to get back. The time is a bit tight and we are no longer allowed to continue exploring eastward."
Dugu Yiren said, seeing everyone's disappointed looks, she smiled: "When we go back, we won't take the airship directly. We will branch off the path we explored before and return. Although the speed will be much faster than when we came here, there is still some danger. Those who have the chance to discover powerful alien beasts may even encounter eighth-level alien beasts.”
"I hope so."
Liu Ling said lazily, obviously he didn't have high hopes.
"Okay, little guys, get ready to turn back..."
Yang Mo said, but was interrupted before he finished speaking.
What interrupted Yang Mo was a powerful aura sent from the east. Although the owner of the aura was still far away from everyone, everyone felt the sense of oppression, including Lei Hong and the other early air masters.
The strange beast that could make Lei Hong and the others feel a strong sense of oppression must be of the eighth level, and after feeling this aura, they suddenly became excited on the first night.
"Here, the aura of this strange beast is so powerful. It seems to be no worse than the black dragon we saw at the beginning, or even the black dragon after evolving into a dragon."
Meng You marveled, and she looked at the first night: "The black dragon has broken through to the mid-eighth level after evolving into a dragon. Doesn't this mean that the strange beast we encountered this time may also be in the mid-eighth level?!"
Everyone nodded, they all agreed, but they did not speak, but looked at Lei Hong and others, obviously seeking confirmation from them.
"Well, it's at least mid-eighth level."
Duguyan nodded, her tone unusually sure.
"Hey, it's indeed the eighth level. I guess if we continue eastward, we can encounter the eighth level beast."
Liu Ling wiped away his previous laziness. He was excited, and then looked at everyone expectantly: "Then should we go over to explore the situation? Although it is difficult to kill it, we can find out what kind of strange beast it is. Bar."
"It's better not to do it, it's too dangerous."
Dugu Yiren shook her head, and her expression became more solemn: "If it is an early eighth-level alien beast, the seniors may have some chance to kill it if they work together, but there is no chance at all for the mid-eighth-level alien beast."
In fact, even if Lei Hong and the others were stronger than when they fought against the Black Dragon, it would be impossible for them to kill the early eighth-level beasts alone. They were able to kill the Black Dragon mainly with the help of the Sky-Building Divine Ao.
Although the Butian Divine Ao didn't launch many attacks on the black dragon, the protective ice armor it condensed for Lei Hong and others allowed them to attack without restraint, otherwise it would be impossible to kill the black dragon.
Now that Butian Shen'ao is not around, Lei Hong and the others are in danger against the mid-eighth-level beast, and they may not even have a chance to intercept it and give everyone a chance to escape.
"Well, with our strength, it's too risky to deal with a mid-eighth-level beast. We'll avoid it if we can."
Liu Feng agreed and looked forward: "Now that we have confirmed that there are eighth-level beasts here, we can join forces with them to explore when other masters arrive at Shen'ao Island in the future."
Liu Feng's proposal was immediately echoed by many people, including Lei Hong.
Even Lei Hong was not interested in exploring the strange beast, let alone the others, especially when they faced the mid-eighth-order strange beast and had no confidence that they could escape unscathed.
Since the guardians had no idea, they could only suppress their curiosity on the first night, and then they turned around and returned.
Of course, they did not go back the same way on the first night, but took a different angle so that they could explore more places and of course have the chance to encounter strange beasts that were suitable to deal with.
"Brother Ye, since there are eighth-level beasts here, there must be more eighth-level beasts to the east, and there may even be late eighth-level beasts."
Murong Xiaoxiao said, her pretty face full of hope: "With the current strength of human beings, there is almost no chance against the late eighth-level beasts, even the senior city lords and their domain-level masters. Doesn't this mean that we have to Has a city been built near here?”
"Well, that's probably it."
The first night nodded, and then he changed his tone: "But it's up to Uncle Lei and the others to make the specific decision. No, the decision needs to be made after discussion with the senior officials of each city."
"It is difficult for humans to deal with the late-eighth-level alien beasts. There are many dangers in continuing eastward, so naturally we can no longer go eastward."
Nangong Bingyu said calmly, and she looked at everyone: "So after discovering the late-eighth-order strange beast, it is time to find a suitable place to build a city."
"Humans can't deal with late-eighth-level alien beasts, so isn't it too dangerous to build a city on the alien beast's territory?"
Shan Bing frowned.
"Of course we have to keep some distance from the late eighth-level beasts."
Meng You blurted out, but her expression became slightly solemn as she thought of something: "But the territories of eighth-level alien beasts are mostly very large. Even if we retreat some distance, it is difficult to guarantee that we will not be targeted by them. If the late eighth-level alien beasts are really Wouldn't it be dangerous for us if we take action?"
"Don't worry. Although it is difficult for humans to kill the late eighth-level beasts, there is no big problem in repelling them."
Yang Mo interrupted and laughed loudly: "Don't forget that we will have the city wall to protect us, plus a large number of city-defending crossbows and laser cannons. Hey, this is different from the battle with alien beasts in the wild. I guarantee that everyone will Safety is still fine.”
"Even if it goes well, especially if many masters are gathered together, there is still a chance to successfully kill the late eighth-level beasts." Yang Mo added.
Hearing Yang Mo's words, everyone was immediately relieved, because they also knew that with the protection of the city, it would be much easier to deal with powerful alien beasts, especially when they wanted to build a big city in the east.
The so-called big city means that there will be more city-defending crossbows and laser cannons, hundreds or even thousands. Coupled with the city defense formation, as Yang Mo said, it is really not too difficult to resist the late eighth-level alien beasts. .
However, everyone also knows that even with the assistance of city walls and other defensive equipment, it is not that easy to kill the late eighth-level alien beasts, because they know very well that once the alien beasts are injured, they will most likely escape.
Facing the escaping alien beasts, humans may not dare to chase them out. After all, without the assistance of the city defense formation and various defensive equipment, they may not be able to withstand the attacks of the alien beasts.
"But what if a late-eighth-level alien beast attacks us before we successfully build the city?"
Murong Xiaoxiao thought of this possibility.
"Uh, this..."
Meng Ye was stunned. She also knew that this situation was not impossible.
"Then it depends on how we build the city."
Lei Hong said, he looked at everyone: "We can build some city walls first, especially install a large number of city-defending crossbows and laser cannons, especially city-defending crossbows with further improved power, so that even if the city is not built, we can still resist it together. Avoid sneak attacks from late-eighth-level alien beasts.”
"Of course, this requires some masters from the field stage to take charge, which means that Big Brother and Big Brother Nangong have to come." Lei Hong added.
"Hey, building a big city in the east is for the development of the entire human race. Brother Lei and the others will definitely come."
Yang Mo smiled and said, he was full of confidence in this.
