Chapter 487: Chapter 487: Tormented Through the Night

Lei Jie looked at Ivica, then shook his head and said, "No, if I leave, what will you do if you encounter a level 4 Fierce Beast? You can’t handle it alone."

"Don’t worry, I will lead the team to retreat. This is still a level 3 Fierce Beast territory, and usually, level 4 Fierce Beasts won’t cross the boundary."

"Only if you become stronger can we enter level 4 Fierce Beast territories, or even level 5, and won’t fall too far behind Xu Yi’s group."

"When you are strong, only then can our team possibly complete the 500-day challenge. If you don’t do it, Li Kang and Jerry might."

"When that time comes, they will come and annex our team. I absolutely cannot let that happen."

Lei Jie looked at his sister and then nodded.

He had to admit that what Ivica said made a lot of sense.

If Li Kang and Jerry advance to level 5 Mages, they will likely recruit people here. Even just for the Star Chart, they would do it.

Of course, if he and Vera advanced to the level 5 Mage realm, Ivica would definitely take them to Li Kang and Jerry’s team to recruit people.

Training near Xu Yi’s camp is indeed safer.

There’s a high chance Xu Yi wouldn’t drive them away.

Seeing Lei Jie agree, Ivica sighed in relief and then left Lei Jie’s tent, returning to her own tent to guard Vera from being disturbed.

After all, many people in the team had their eyes on the few women.

No one dared to harass them directly, but many would start conversations with them.

It was already past 10 p.m.

However, Xu Yi’s group was still marching on, with no intention of stopping.

During their journey, they encountered Fierce Beasts twice, both of which they killed directly.

With 11 level 4 Mages and one level 4 Divine Master, they could still kill a level 4 Fierce Beast within seconds.

Without reaching the edge of the level 5 Fierce Beast territory, Xu Yi hadn’t planned to stop and set up camp.

After all, the night didn’t affect him, nor did it affect their mounts.

"Xu Yi, we’re quite far from the level 5 Fierce Beast territory, right?" Lu Ke turned back and asked, sensing that Xu Yi was deliberately pulling away.

Hearing Lu Ke’s question, Xu Yi replied, "Yes, it seems the beast territories get larger as their level increases. So, we should still be quite far from the level 5 Fierce Beast territory."

"Then shouldn’t we stop to rest?" Lu Ke continued to ask.

Xu Yi retorted, "Do you feel tired?"

"Of course not, sitting up here practicing isn’t tiring." Lu Ke understood Xu Yi’s point; he didn’t plan to stop and rest but would continue marching.

Although not tired, it was cold.

After all, the Fierce Beast’s running speed was swift, coupled with the low night temperatures.

Even though they could use telekinesis to resist the cold wind, telekinesis’s quantity was limited; they could only use it for an hour before having to rest.

After two hours, they could fully recover.

So, they used it for half an hour, rested for an hour, and then used it again for another half hour.

Although it was cold, no one mentioned stopping to rest.

Xu Yi hadn’t used his Spiritual Power to resist the wind, letting the cold wind blow freely.

It wasn’t because he was sitting in the back; actually, he just wanted to train himself.

These cold winds were still within his tolerable range.

Given that Xu Yi did this, others didn’t feel right complaining about not wanting to endure the wind, stopping to rest, and waiting for daylight to continue.

Thus, everyone endured a night tormented by the cold wind in the darkness.

A painful night passed just like that.

When daylight came, Xu Yi clocked in.

Today was the 169th day of clocking in, also their 64th day at the new challenge point. In 36 days, they’ll move to the next place.

What the new challenge point will be like, Xu Yi didn’t know. But striving to improve oneself was never wrong.

Although they hadn’t slept all night, they were still pretty energetic.

So, they continued marching during the day.

When hungry, they individually ate some jerky.

Upon encountering Fierce Beasts, they would act together to swiftly deal with them.

Today, by evening, they had handled three Fierce Beasts.

Comparatively, level 4 Fierce Beasts were indeed more frequent than level 3, with a significantly higher encounter rate.

After all, they were moving in a single direction, without extensive searching.

They didn’t delay much in between. They had enough Star Charts to store these beasts’ bodies.

At around 9 p.m., Xu Yi finally let everyone rest and set up camp.

After setting up the camp, they took out five Fierce Beast corpses from the Star Chart and began processing them.

At that time, the Brain Crystals were extracted and distributed among the group.

Currently, Brain Crystals were allocated starting from the weakest. Because they needed them more. The strong ones often didn’t need Brain Crystals.

"The level 4 Fierce Beast territory is really large. The mounts are exhausted, and we still haven’t reached it," Lu Ke said while holding her White Feather and glancing at the mounts resting on the ground.

If it weren’t for the tired mounts, Xu Yi likely wouldn’t have planned to stop.

"It might take several more days of travel. Perhaps, for the next thirty-some days, we’ll be spending it in level 5 Fierce Beast territory." Xu Yi used telekinesis to maneuver several pieces of meat, rotating them steadily over the fire so that they heated evenly.

Qin Fan looked at Xu Yi, slightly worried and asked, "Is level 5 very strong?"

Xu Yi nodded assuredly, saying, "Currently, level 4 Fierce Beasts can already use telekinesis to attack us. Once they reach level 5, their telekinesis will be even stronger, capable of concealing their presence and ambushing us. Moreover, smaller level 4 Fierce Beasts can already use telekinesis to fly. It’s likely even easier for level 5."

"Then, if we reach level 5, can we also fly?" Wang Jin asked expectantly, eager to try flying.

"Not necessarily. Mages are still somewhat behind Fierce Beasts of the same level." Xu Yi thought that attempting flight might be challenging. He himself couldn’t guarantee that he’d be able to fly at level 5. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Just then, the White Feather in Lu Ke’s arms shuddered suddenly.

Lightning also leapt to Xu Yi’s side, looked up at the sky with a terrified expression.