This put Wang Tao in a bit of a dilemma. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly used [Mind Control] on the Eighth Rank Fire Beast.

Ever since his ascension to the eighth rank, his mind control talent had become absurdly strong. Even though the Fire Beast was also eighth rank, it was now in a weak and near-death state, so controlling it shouldn't be a problem...

Just as Wang Tao had anticipated, the Fire Beast was instantly controlled.

Manipulating it, he began to ask a flurry of questions.

The information it knew was slightly more than that of the previous Seventh-Rank Fire Beast, but still limited, mostly clueless about many things. If its intelligence was low, that wouldn't be an issue, but these Fire Beasts were clearly quite intelligent, making it seem as if their minds had been brainwashed…

Nevertheless, among the limited information, some were quite useful. For example, Wang Tao learned that there were currently 12 Eighth Rank Fire Beasts and numerous Seventh-Rank Fire Beasts, all having come over. However, their arrival times weren't consistent, with the Eighth Rank Fire Beasts being the first batch to arrive, while the others might have arrived either earlier or later. Thus, it meant that the other 11 Eighth Rank Fire Beasts had already arrived.

Wang Tao swiftly dealt with this Eighth Rank Fire Beast. As he looked at the several Eighth Rank Crystal Cores that burst out from it, Wang Tao grinned.

"Finally, some Eighth Rank Crystal Cores!"

He then immediately set off to search for other Fire Beasts. Before long, Wang Tao encountered another Summoning Altar.

However, this Summoning Altar was not damaged; it was a perfectly intact Seventh-tier Summoning Altar. When Wang Tao arrived, the altar had just automatically activated.

So Wang Tao waited nearby. Moments later, a stream of water was summoned.

"Huh? A Water Beast?"

[HP: 1000000/1000000]

[Level: Seventh Rank Lord]

[Law Power: Water (Basic): 100/100]

[Law Domain: Water Pool]

[Water Pool: Pure Water, Soaking the sky]

Wang Tao was somewhat taken aback. He had originally thought only Fire Beasts were being summoned, but unexpectedly, there were also Water Beasts. If that's the case, then perhaps things like Stone Beasts and Dark Beasts might also be summoned!

Wang Tao's expression instantly became more serious.

If it were just Fire Beasts, the impact on the survivors would not be insignificant, but Wang Tao felt he could manage the situation, considering Bajie's fire beasts totaled just over a dozen, all in weak and near-death states.

But if elemental creatures of other attributes arrived, it would be a different matter! Wang Tao had attributes beyond fire and wind, but not others; thus, those elemental creatures wouldn't be in a near-death state, possessing genuine Eighth Rank strength!

If these beings reached the human Survivor Base, there wouldn't be any base that could withstand their attack, not even the Changhe Base.

Boom—

Before the newly summoned Water Beast could grasp the situation, it was instantly engulfed by an endless sea of flames. Upon feeling the terrifying aura of this fire, the Water Beast was filled with despair, sensing that it might be evaporated at any moment!

Wang Tao used fiery chains to bind the Water Beast, bringing it along to find other elemental creatures. As he hurried along, questioning it until the Water Beast revealed everything it could, Wang Tao swiftly finished it off.

The information known by this Seventh Rank Water Beast, like the previous Seventh-Rank Fire Beast, wasn't extensive but did reveal one crucial fact: eight Eighth Rank Water Beasts had also come over! Water Beasts preferred areas with water, so once summoned, they would undoubtedly search for a water source first. By tracing water sources, Wang Tao believed he could track down the other Water Beasts.

This era's extreme cold didn't last too long; the snowfall wasn't as vast, and the meltwater, while flowing into the rift, didn't transform it into oceanic rivers as in the past. Currently, areas with water are mainly rivers, lakes, and seas. It's relatively easy to identify from the air…

Wang Tao initiated a massive search.

As Wang Tao had predicted earlier, not only did Water Beasts and Fire Beasts appear, but also Dark Beasts, Light Beasts, and other elemental creatures!

Occasionally, he encountered a damaged Summoning Altar, and every so often, one in use.

Yet, after Wang Tao hunted a substantial number of elemental monsters, he observed a phenomenon—

After these elemental monsters appeared, they didn't seek out humans. Wang Tao even witnessed one walking past one of the bases, ignoring the humans inside and moving on!

Thus Wang Tao captured this elemental monster, after a bit of friendly exchange, he understood the situation.

The reason they weren't attacking humans was because humans were too weak! Unlike zombies, which only knew how to consume and eat people. Their goal was clear: to become stronger, relentless in their pursuit of strength! If they could ascend to the Ninth Level, they could shatter the shackles, although what those "shackles" were, they couldn't say. Ascension to the Ninth Level revealed that to them. Currently, they all strove for Ninth Level ascension.

These Elemental Creatures were all Seventh and Eighth Rank entities; to grow stronger, they needed to hunt same-attribute Seventh and Eighth Rank beings. Since humanity was still below Fifth Rank, it was of little benefit for them to strengthen, and they also had to avoid being killed by their peers…so they certainly wouldn't waste time hunting humans.

Moreover, not only did they avoid troubling humans, but they also proactively sought trouble with zombies since many zombies had advanced to Seventh Rank, providing aid to their growth.

Upon knowing these results, Wang Tao was momentarily left amused.

The weakness of humanity turned out to be an advantage. As long as they didn't provoke these Elemental Creatures, they wouldn't be attacked.

Wang Tao immediately flew to several major domestic bases to inform them of this crucial news, advising them to venture out less in the near future and to flee as far as possible if they encountered Elemental Creatures; they must not provoke them.

After passing on this information, Wang Tao again ventured out to hunt these Elemental Creatures.

Even though they weren't currently attacking humans, it didn't mean they wouldn't in the future. Such threats needed to be eradicated. Moreover, Wang Tao needed them to provide Eighth Rank Crystal Cores.

However, the recent days saw an overwhelming number of Elemental Creatures appearing; Wang Tao simply couldn't hunt them all down. Consequently, he later focused only on chasing down Eighth Rank Elemental Creatures, leaving the Seventh Rank ones for the time being.

Besides Fire and Wind Beasts, other Eighth Rank Elemental Beasts didn't possess weak and near-death statuses. Their power was strong, yet still could not match Wang Tao. If Wang Tao couldn't locate them, so be it, but once found, they were destined to die.

Although these Elemental Creatures hunted each other, when facing a common enemy, they would unite. Unfortunately, Wang Tao was overpowering. They couldn't defeat him, not even getting a chance to band together, as Wang Tao dismantled them individually before they could unite. As they could not defeat, they could only escape.

As Wang Tao continued his hunts, he noticed that these creatures began to hide, becoming rarely visible outside. If they deliberately concealed their aura and hid, Wang Tao indeed found it difficult to track them down for a while.

Wang Tao felt helpless, realizing this was the downside of dealing with intelligent enemies—zombies would never be so cowardly.

What Wang Tao didn't realize was that these Elemental Creatures were equally baffled. Wasn't this supposed to be their hunting ground? They merely needed to hunt freely to achieve Ninth Level ascension and break their shackles. Yet, instead, they found themselves being chased. That human was overwhelmingly powerful, instilling despair in them! The true hunter was him, and they had become the prey…

...

After a busy day with not much to show for it, Wang Tao returned to Changhe Base. Those Elemental Creatures were genuinely frightened, unwilling to come out. Wang Tao could only wait for them to relax their guard before hunting them again.

After returning to the base, he received a message from Qu Shilin.

"Wang Tao, come quickly! I've created the Super Serum!"

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