As the fears of the tragic, cruel battle began to disappear, a glint of eagerness shone in the eyes of the six teammates.
Naturally, they were excited to obtain the earth spirit fruit!
Eliminating the two evil apes meant the precious earth spirit fruit would be easy to get.
"The earth spirit fruit should be about a mile from here, hidden. If the steward gets there ahead of us, all our efforts will have been for naught! So, we need to get a move on it and pick some!" reminded Austin, looking at the other five bruised and tired people.
Mindy was applying medicine to William and George's injuries.
Ralf took a cyan colored bottle out, tipped it, allowing a pill to spill out, and popped it in his mouth before he sat on the ground and crossed his legs. Closing his eyes, he utilized his vital energy to hasten the pill's absorption.
After that, he skillfully reset his fractured bone which had been broken by the female evil ape.
Realizing his comrades were hurt seriously, Austin shook his head. He asked," Do you need my help?"
"No! Thanks anyway!" stated Mindy with a small smile of gratitude at his kind offer.
Since she, William and George knew each other a long time and wanted to be part of the Beast Mountain trials, they had formed the hunting team.
Some disciples opted to form groups of five, six, while others included over a dozen members.
But, Mindy's team was made up of only three members. What made their team mightier than the ones that had twelve members even, was that the base level of their vital energy was powerful.
Originally, it was the trio who launched the Evil Ape Hunting Team.
After hearing about it, Ralf, Marvin and Austin joined them.
William and George glanced up at Austin, the gratitude in their eyes silently thanking him. As a salute, Austin nodded in return.
Austin believed that these three were genuinely sincere in how they dealt with him.
While everyone else was busily tending wounds, Marvin retrieved his jade fan. He strolled casually, as if there was no rush.
"Oh yeah, that's right! The evil apes should have beast cores. Austin, since you made the greatest contribution to killing the apes, it's only fair for you to take the cores," suggested Marvin out of the blue.
The rest of the group members nodded in agreement with him.
Mulling it over, Austin determined, 'Although beast core from a diabolic beast is second grade and not a big deal in comparison to the earth spirit fruit, they are worth a small fortune.'
After he'd thought it over and determined he could add a little more funds for his cultivating resources, Austin accepted Marvin's offer.
So, he went over to the evil ape corpses, drew his sword, and stabbed the ape in its bloody head.
A brilliant flash of light shone where his sword sliced into the beast and out tumbled a crystal beast core from its head.
Just as Austin bent to retrieve the cores, several loud ear-piercing screams filled the quiet air, and Mindy shouted loudly," What the hell are you doing, Marvin?
Startled, Austin jerked his head around to find out what was going on. The sight he saw stunned him.
The scene before him was grim, as Marvin stood over the lifeless form of George, and Marvin was casually retrieving the silver trident he had thrust deeply into George.
No sooner had Marvin recovered his silver trident before he lunged at Mindy, hacking at her fiercely with deadly blows.
Glancing in the direction of the two others on the field, Austin noticed Ralf first. Although he was still sitting cross-legged, his frame was slumped forward, and his head touched the ground. Blood oozed from a horrible gash in his back.
Lying facedown on the ground, near where Mindy had been tending her wounds, he saw William, his head matted with blood and pieces of brain.
In a blink of an eye, the three injured people were massacred. It was clear that Marvin was the assailant.
"Austin! Help me! He wants to snatch all the earth spirit fruit himself!" Mindy yelled as she gasped and tried to evade Marvin's assault.
Under Marvin's full force, Mindy immediately felt inferior. Clothes disheveled, hair sticking on her head, and panting, Mindy desperately continued to defend herself.
As he advanced on Mindy, Marvin saw that the torn clothes clung to her form due to the sweat and while she heaved deeply, desperate to fill her lung with air, he saw how her well-shaped figure stood out.
Even with the grime and sweat, Mindy was very attractive.
Marvin involuntarily licked his lips and gulped, swallowing his saliva.
Then, he smiled lasciviously, and in a husky tone he said," If I had the chance to meet you again, I'd choose to meet you in my bed. Such a shame…"
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