“That pack of beasts was probably used to draw our attention as they make their leave…” Shang Bo stared at the retreating beast tide from the peak of the mountain. 

There were several large factions contained in the beast tide, and every one of them was led by a rank four rare beast.

“Do these animals actually know the art of war?” Liu Qinglan frowned slightly. She didn’t believe that the beasts were intelligent enough to send out a squad to occupy the members of the Tongyou Peak while they made their retreat.

“They’re a lot smarter than we think…” Shang Bo muttered.

“They might have left because of the thinning heaven and earth qi around our Tongyou Peak, or they might have sensed that our protection formation has finally recovered. Seeing as there was no chance of doing anything else, they chose to retreat. After all, they’re afraid that we might rush into the beast tide and start killing to our heart's content now that the protection formation is fully restored.” Shang Lubing analyzed. Shang Bo and Ji Wenlong nodded slightly, acknowledging his deduction.

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