"Get lost!" Eunice threatened with a wave of her hand as she took the bottle.
Rocky left the blue team quietly.
Four hours later, the blue team reached their destination—the habitat of the Wine Spirit Beast at the advanced stage of the Spiritual Infant. It was also the location of their next task object.
Their task object was the spiritual wine sac located on the Wine Spirit Beast's body. It contained a pure concentration of the beast's essence. The wine could cure various diseases, detoxify numerous poisons, and even improve a spirit warrior's strength. It was a rare, valuable treasure.
But to obtain it, they had to defeat the beast that guarded it. That was what made the task even more challenging.
"Listen to me, all of you. Let's split up and get into position as agreed on earlier." Moore was a natural when it came to taking the lead and commanding a team. With a wave of his hand, all the members of the blue team instantly dispersed and positioned themselves into a half-moon formation as they began to approach the Wine Spirit Beast.
The beast quickly picked up on the disturbance. It stood up and let out a deafening roar. Upright, its body was like a large statue erected against the earth and sky.
"First squad! Attack!" Moore commanded.
Seven disciples led two spiritual beasts to charge forward. That quickly caught the Wine Spirit Beast's attention.
"Second squad! Attack from its side and knock it down!"
"Third squad! Cover the second squad at all costs!"
At Moore's command, the blue team laid a siege on the beast. Although it was very powerful, the Wine Spirit Beast appeared to be at a disadvantage because of the blue team's effective offensive and defensive strategies.
"No wonder the blue team was able to easily gain those three items effortlessly. It wasn't just sheer luck," Rocky murmured to himself as he stood in the darkness.
Although the blue team's attack was fierce enough to get them to attack the Wine Spirit Beast, it still wasn't easy to defeat. They now found themselves in a stalemate.
"It's all up to you now, Eunice." Rocky knew it was time to take action.
Meanwhile, Eunice was grouped with the third squad and waited for an opportunity to help. She looked slightly hesitant. In the end, she drew out the bottle of magical saliva Rocky gave her.
Once she removed its lid, the tempting fragrance that only spiritual beasts could smell quickly wafted in the air and spread out.
Suddenly, the Wine Spirit Beast turned silent and diverted its huge gaze towards Eunice. The rest of the blue team members appeared confused, wondering what was wrong with it.
Then, something unexpected and shocking began to happen.
A moment of peace passed before the beast jumped up and rushed towards Eunice and the third squad. It looked as though it was on some sort of drug.
"Oh my God! It really does attract spiritual beasts!" Eunice was shocked by the speed at which the beast was approaching her and her squad. She didn't believe that the magical saliva had such an effect until now.
The Wine Spirit Beast appeared so aggressive that Eunice didn't dare to be careless. She quickly threw the bottle aside and retreated.
Everyone was caught off guard the moment they saw the Wine Spirit Beast charge towards the supporting squad. Moore looked lost but he quickly regained his composure and shouted, "Stop it!"
Both the first and second squad swarmed towards the beast in an effort to stop it.
But the beast showed no sign of retreating. It charged towards the squad at full force and tore through them easily like a hard rock through wet paper. It smashed through the other two squads' warriors at the King Realm. The remaining warriors had already fled in various directions.
The Wine Spirit Beast now stood where the supporting squad was previously stationed. Its mouth gaped wide before it swallowed the bottle with the magical saliva. It burped heavily as if satisfied before it began to look around.
Meanwhile, Rocky drew out another bottle of magical saliva.
As quickly as before, the Wine Spirit Beast was attracted to the magical saliva Rocky held and began charging towards him.
Once he grabbed the beast's full attention, Rocky immediately turned around and led it away.
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