Jiang Kai checked the guild's situation. Aside from the heavy personnel losses, many people were seriously injured.
Ouyang Yi, Zhao Tiequan, Ruan Yu, Sun Yuan, and the others were badly hurt. There were not many healers in the team, and Ye Qingwu and the others were already so busy they could not keep up.
Seeing the heavy look on Jiang Kai's face, Hu Yan said, "Captain Kai, the Rat King's personal strength might not be the strongest, but it poses the greatest threat to ordinary players."
"To kill the Rat King, there will inevitably be massive sacrifices."
Jiang Kai sighed. "I know. I'm just thinking that if I hadn't held back my strength, there wouldn't have been so many casualties."
Hu Yan looked at Jiang Kai. "Liu Yuanxiang already made it clear in advance. In that kind of situation, if you showed yourself too early, it would have been far too dangerous."
Jiang Kai shook his head. "I'm talking about the Demon-Slaying Sword."
Hu Yan paused for a moment, then quickly shook his head. "Captain Kai, others might not know what you're thinking, but how could I not?"
"Your Demon-Slaying Sword is being saved for the Hound King!"
"You even figured that out?"
"It's not figuring it out. It's because you really want to understand what's going on with the Hound King, and its strength is far greater than the Rat King's. If even the Rat King required the Demon-Slaying Sword, then when facing the Hound King, there would be no chance of victory at all!"
Jiang Kai sighed. Old Hu was getting less and less like a normal person… this guy's future strength would probably be terrifying.
"Captain Kai… if you go to find the Hound King, take me with you!" Hu Yan said firmly as he looked at Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai knew very well that Old Hu was determined to go because of Dongli.
Ouyang Yi was badly injured, his whole body covered in blood, and Ye Qingwu was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Jiang Kai walked up to Ouyang Yi, squatted down, and looked at him. "Brother Ouyang, hang in there!"
Ouyang Yi opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Kai. His pale lips split into a grin. "I won't die… Captain Kai, did you see how heroic I was? Xuanwu wanted to screw us over, but I taught them a lesson!"
Jiang Kai did not know whether to laugh or cry. This guy was injured like this and was still proud of dragging the BOSS over to Xuanwu.
But really, if it were not for Ouyang Yi, the Lord God and Qingyun guilds would very likely have been wiped out completely.
"I saw it. You were even cooler than Old Hu and Ruan Gui," Jiang Kai said with a smile.
There was someone injured even worse than Ouyang Yi.
Ruan Gui was covered in wounds from head to toe, but what reassured Ye Qingwu was that even in this state, the guy was not wailing at all. Instead, he was snoring loudly, fast asleep.
"How did Ruan Gui get hurt like this?" Jiang Kai asked in confusion.
"He followed the rat demon underground," Hu Yan said lightly. "Not just him. A few other drunkards followed him down too. We could not stop them."
"But only Ruan Gui came back up."
Jiang Kai pressed his forehead and sighed. "Qingyun really has it rough…"
After checking on everyone in the guild, Jiang Kai straightened up and looked around, trying to find the Kunlun guild's position.
Chang Siyao had helped him, and Kunlun had also stepped forward to tell the truth and speak up for Jiang Kai. He had not had the chance to properly thank them yet.
However, at some point, the people from Kunlun had already left.
Just as Jiang Kai was thinking of asking about Kunlun's situation, a military squad entered the former Rat King territory.
They headed straight for the Lord God guild's camp.
When Jiang Kai saw the man at the front, he excitedly walked over. "Brother Lu!"
Lu Jun smiled and held Jiang Kai by the arms. "Jiang Kai! Well done. Another BOSS taken down!"
Jiang Kai felt a bit awkward. In truth, he was just the one taking the blame.
"Brother Lu, why are you here? Come inside and rest for a bit," Jiang Kai said as he pulled Lu Jun toward the camp.
Lu Jun stopped in place and pressed down Jiang Kai's hand. "No need to go in. Jiang Kai, I'll keep it short. I came to find you for something."
Jiang Kai frowned. "What is it?"
"The Soul-Devouring Hound Demon King!" Lu Jun went straight to the point. "Jiang Kai, this BOSS has already left its own territory and is hunting players everywhere, and its strength is getting stronger and stronger!"
"It left its own territory?" Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
"Yes!" Lu Jun nodded. "On the military side, we actually assigned tasks a long time ago. The War God Hall is responsible for the map BOSSes and the Lords of the Guard. Across seven zones, there are map BOSSes and Guard Lords, which means twenty-one brutal battles waiting for them!"
"So unless absolutely necessary, they will not get involved with king-level BOSSes like this."
Jiang Kai frowned. "I understand. So Brother Lu, you want me to kill the Hound King?"
"Yes!" Lu Jun said. "Since the Hound King has left its territory, it will not have guards by its side, but it has also become smarter and is no longer affected by many factors."
"For example, its size has already shrunk to that of a normal human. It will avoid being surrounded by people, and it has gained the ability to think during combat."
Jiang Kai immediately asked, "Brother Lu, has this kind of situation happened before?"
He wanted to ask indirectly, maybe it would help with Dongli's situation.
"No!" Lu Jun said with certainty.
"What about other countries?"
"No as well!" Lu Jun said firmly. "I think this situation is related to the Hound King's ability to devour souls."
"Devour souls?"
"Yes! It has a skill, a second-stage skill, called Soul Devour. People with insufficient mental strength will have their souls consumed by it. The effects after having one's soul consumed can even extend into reality. Those who die to the Soul Devour skill experience large-scale mental sluggishness and need about a month to recover."
Jiang Kai seemed to understand.
Dongli obtained a primordial spirit through her intimate connection with Old Hu, while the Hound King obtained it through devouring souls.
When they obtained enough primordial spirits, they developed self-awareness and awakened their intelligence.
After awakening intelligence, they became different from ordinary beasts.
However, there was one difference between the Hound King and Dongli.
After Dongli awakened her intelligence, she did not hunt players, but the Hound King was slaughtering players on a large scale.
They both awakened intelligence, yet they became different things.
No matter the reason, and regardless of whether Lu Jun had come to ask him or not, he had to go take a look!
"Kai, tell me how many people you need, and I'll arrange it immediately."
Jiang Kai shook his head. "The Hound King's Soul Devour is hard to resist. Sending more people would just be feeding it experience…"
"Then you're going alone? That's too dangerous."
"No. Old Hu and I will go together!" Jiang Kai said decisively. "Brother Lu, trust me. Two people are enough."
"Oh right, Zhou Ting and Zhou Chan should not go either, but I need to count damage…" At this point, Jiang Kai said gloomily, "This time, even though we grabbed the Rat King BOSS, our damage ranking was a complete failure. Right now, our Lord God guild is third."
"The current king-level BOSSes all have people fighting them. Even if we rush over now, it's too late. Map BOSSes and Guard Lords cannot be soloed by anyone. If everyone fights together, the gap still cannot be widened."
"The Hound King is our chance to turn things around!"
Lu Jun thought for a moment, then called the Zhou sisters over.
"Zhou Chan, continue following Lord God and Qingyun. Zhou Ting, teach Jiang Kai how to use the equipment."
Zhou Ting nodded. "Understood."
Lu Jun then said to Jiang Kai, "Kai, right now we can only determine the Hound King's general area. If you find it, contact the others through the equipment, and I will dispatch troops immediately to seal off the BOSS area."
"About when will you go look for the Hound King?"
Jiang Kai thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow. My Regenerative Armor can recover, and Old Hu also needs time to adjust his condition."
"Good!" Lu Jun looked at Jiang Kai solemnly and said in a deep voice, "Kai, whether Zone Sixteen can be taken this time, your battle is extremely important!"
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