Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant-Chapter 60 - 38 Forest Patrol Clan

Late into the night.

Ji Xinghuo woke up on time, glanced at his mechanical watch, and realized he had slept for six hours.

The Star Realm had entered the "Mid-Month," which is the fifth month of the hot season, and the middle month of this period. On the 18th day of Mid-Month, the duration of Star Night and dark night would be equal, both lasting 12.4 hours. After that day, the Star Night would gradually become longer than the dark night, and the weather would get hotter and hotter.

Ren Mian was sitting at the entrance of the tent, her eyes slightly closed, as if she hadn’t moved for hours.

Ji Xinghuo sat up, and this slight movement immediately caught her attention; she opened her eyes and looked over.

The two exchanged glances in the darkness.

Ren Mian stood up to make space, and Ji Xinghuo went over to take her place, sitting on the still-warm grass mat, watching as she snuggled next to Jiangnan Caiyi and slipped into her sleeping bag, falling asleep in less than half a minute.

Ji Xinghuo withdrew his gaze.

He too closed his eyes slightly, but he was far from sleepy and was full of energy. His magnetic field perception instantly extended outwards, mapping every movement within a 350-meter range inside his mind.

The valley was quiet.

The occasional chirping of insects made the pitch-black surroundings seem even more profound.

Now and then, wild animals would pass by, unable to notice the tent hidden among the thorny bushes. Any that accidentally came close were driven away by the scent of the Beast Repelling Grass.

Bored, Ji Xinghuo opened the interface of Wanxiang Star Pupil and after a moment’s thought, he invested all 15 points of Spiritual Origin Ability he had earned today into "Rotating Magnetic Field."

The upgrade progress became 117/359.

He was still far from advancing to the Second Level, and the enhancements to his body were not very noticeable, but the range of the magnetic field perception had expanded by nearly ten meters.

Given his current role in the squad, the stronger his perception, the safer everyone would be.

Ji Xinghuo speculated.

When the progress of Rotating Magnetic Field Level One was full, the distance of magnetic field perception should be able to reach around 500 meters.

That was a sufficiently safe distance, even for a Legendary Ranger, it would be difficult to launch a deadly attack on a target 500 meters away.

As for enemies beyond the legendary level, if they were truly encountered, then it wouldn’t matter whether he could perceive them or not.

Keeping watch at night was the hardest.

However, Ji Xinghuo had a strong focus and was able to maintain a relatively high level of concentration. During these six hours, there were monsters that entered the range of his magnetic field perception, but none approached the tent, so he did not disturb his teammates, allowing the monsters to leave.

By dawn, all his squadmates had woken up.

Jiangnan Caiyi heated the leftover spider leg meat from last night and served it as everyone’s breakfast, then topped up their water supplies, and the team continued on their way.

Before leaving the camp, Ren Mian removed the plant protection around the tent and collected the seeds and samples, restoring the place to its original state.

They moved westward.

By noon, the team had advanced over seventy kilometers.

The few fights they encountered weren’t very intense, yielding two Alien Species, though only one was of Superior Level and worth about a hundred thousand Ya Yuan.

They traveled a great distance in the afternoon. Ji Xinghuo began to feel a bit strange as they still hadn’t encountered any monsters, and even wild beasts seemed to be growing scarce.

"Ren Jie, could we have entered the territory of some powerful creature?" he asked quietly.

"That shouldn’t be the case."

Ren Mian pulled out a map, crudely drawn, but with several places marked with conspicuous red crosses, indicating dangerous no-go zones.

"We are not within a danger zone, and the nearest one is far away," she affirmed after a careful examination, "so we’re either unluckily not running into them, or there are settlements of Alien Races from the Star Realm nearby, or perhaps a tribe."

Ji Xinghuo asked, "Are there Alien Races from the Star Realm to the west of Free City?"

"Of course," Chi Zhonglin replied with a smile, "which part of the Star Realm doesn’t have Alien Races? Just within the Thousand Peak Abyss Forest, there are dozens of Races, nominally under the Sky Feather Royal Court."

Ren Mian cautioned, "Most Alien Races can be communicated with, but we can’t let our guard down and mustn’t approach them carelessly. Because those few uncommunicative Alien Races can sometimes be more dangerous than monsters—you never know if they’re hostile."

She listed some of the Alien Races of the Star Realm and thoroughly described their abilities and customs.

"I’ve got it," Ji Xinghuo nodded.

Along the way, his teammates often passed on their hunting experience and knowledge of the Star Realm to him.

Most of the time it was Ren Mian who spoke, as her understanding of the Star Realm was very deep.

Chi Zhonglin and Jiangnan Caiyi had been in the Star Realm for several years, but compared to Ren Mian’s knowledge, theirs was vastly different, and they often had to listen carefully.

Ji Xinghuo had a good memory and remembered most of what was told.

In fact, even before entering the Star Realm, Ji Xinghuo had learned quite a lot about the Alien Races. His major in college was Star Realm Language, which included courses related to three Alien Race languages. Language is the best window to understanding a Race or a civilization.

In this aspect, his foundation was better than most people’s, understanding with little explanation.

As Star Night was approaching.

Ji Xinghuo suddenly stopped and said in a low voice, "Someone is approaching, and it’s not a monster." He concentrated for a moment and added, "Three members of the Forest Patrol Clan."

It seemed there was indeed an Alien Race tribe nearby.

Ren Mian was not surprised and asked, "Can you tell which clan they’re from?"

"No," Ji Xinghuo shook his head.

Magnetic field perception had no color, nor could it see images; the images in his mind were very abstract, only able to identify identities through the shape of the magnetic field and judge the strength of power through magnetic field intensity.

His face changed slightly, "These three from the Forest Patrol Clan have discovered us and are heading our way."

"We should avoid them."

Ren Mian didn’t want to have a conflict with the Alien Race, fearing it could bring great trouble.

"They’re moving fast, I’m afraid we can’t avoid them." Ji Xinghuo sensed ill intent and had already gripped the composite bow, nocking an arrow.

Hurried footsteps approached, sounding like a mass of hooves pounding the ground.

"Get ready." Ren Mian’s hand went to her waist belt, Chi Zhonglin put down his backpack, took a stand at the front with his Molten Rock Gun, and Jiangnan Caiyi’s figure disappeared into thin air.

Soon, three tall figures burst out from the dense woods.

Their upper bodies resembled humans, but their lower halves were of ungulates, like horses or deer, with huge black hooves, extremely robust bodies clad in leather armor, protruding faces, large nostrils, and a pair of black, branched horns growing from the sides of their heads. Their round eyes revealed a primitive and ferocious gaze.

The one in the lead was clearly male, with a head more than two and a half meters from the ground, an exposed chest extremely muscular, and legs thick as pillars. He held a giant long spear in his hand and carried a bundle of spears on his back.

The two beside him displayed female characteristics, smaller and more agile, but also nearly two meters tall, each wielding a hefty longbow.

Blood-red tattoos covered their skin, spread across their entire bodies.

"Forest Patrol Clan!"

Ji Xinghuo thought to himself.

The Forest Patrol Clan was quite common in the Star Realm, considered a large race. They lived in forests, proclaiming themselves as the masters of the woods.

Overall, the Forest Patrol Clan’s talents were medium among the Star Realm Alien Species, and they also had a higher level of intelligence.

However, the Forest Patrol Clan was a race guided by faith, and differences in faith resulted in divergent moral tendencies among different Forest Patrol Clan tribes.

Some Forest Patrol Clans revered nature and were warm and welcoming.

Others were brutal and ferocious, hostile to all foreigners who entered their territory, much like uncivilized wild beasts.

Ren Mian had already activated the "Thought Necklace," and her voice sounded in her mind, "I haven’t seen this tribe before; let’s try to communicate first."

"I don’t know the Forest Patrol Clan’s language," Ji Xinghuo replied. "But they might understand the Sky Clan language. Let me try."

As rulers of the Thousand Peak Abyss Forest, the Sky Clan language should carry some weight.

"Everyone..."

Just as Ji Xinghuo began to speak, the male Forest Patrol Clan member in front let out an angry roar. He galloped at a mad pace, suddenly pulled out a spear and threw it over.

The other two female members of the Forest Patrol Clan also shot their arrows.

"What’s going on..."

Ji Xinghuo was baffled, not knowing what he had done to provoke them.

But his reaction was anything but slow; the arrow on his composite bow shot out almost at the same time.

A green light burst from Ren Mian’s hand, and a group of withered leaves instantly unfolded into a light green lotus leaf about two meters in diameter. It served as a circular shield in front of her and Ji Xinghuo.

Meanwhile, Chi Zhonglin had already charged forward.

Thump!

The spear stuck in the "Shield Leaf Lotus," piercing the lotus leaf but getting stuck on it. The two large arrows were also blocked by the lotus leaf.

At the same time, one of the female Forest Patrol Clan members screamed.

"Ah..."

A Willow Leaf Arrow pierced her eye, went through her head, and she collapsed to the ground in an instant.

The remaining female Forest Patrol Clan member, seeing Ji Xinghuo draw another arrow aimed at her, panicked, her eyes fixated on Ji Xinghuo’s composite bow as she tried to dodge, but she was completely unaware that an invisible figure had already circled behind her.

Jiangnan Caiyi suddenly appeared, and her samurai sword flashed by, decapitating the unguarded enemy.

In a single encounter, two of the Forest Patrol Clan had fallen.

The leading male had no time to rescue them, and the death of his tribe members only inflamed his ferocity as he rushed headlong into the oncoming Chi Zhonglin.

"Heave!"

Chi Zhonglin’s body swelled to match the height of the Forest Patrol Clan, his arm muscles burst with strength as he met the opponent’s long spear head-on.

The advantage of the Molten Rock Gun became immediately apparent.

The Forest Patrol Clan’s long spear broke on impact, and a scorching force traveled up his arm into his body, causing him to spout a mouthful of fresh blood.

Chi Zhonglin turned his spear tip and, while the enemy was defenseless, thrust it into his heart.

Star Force exploded from the spear, blowing open the chest cavity.

Chi Zhonglin withdrew his long spear, the blood on it quickly burning dry. He didn’t even glance at the corpse of the enemy, promptly retreating.

"Go."

Ren Mian gave the command without hesitation, urging her companions to leave immediately.

Chi Zhonglin carried their packs on the tip of his spear, running at the forefront. Ji Xinghuo and Jiangnan Caiyi followed, and Ren Mian in the rear threw a black flower to the ground.

The black flower took root upon landing, its root system spreading rapidly, devouring every plant it touched—flowers, shrubs, trees—all voraciously absorbed and transformed into nutrients, breeding a pool-like fungal mat.

The dark fungal mat covered a hundred meters, consuming the bodies of the three Forest Patrol Clan members, digesting them completely.

In less than ten minutes, the trees in the area turned into a pool of black water.

Moments later, a group of Forest Patrol Clan arrived at the site, their faces showing a mix of dread and anger, yet they were utterly puzzled.