Chapter 742: You're Quite Arrogant, Huh! (Bonus Chapter)
The sonic booms were deafening, and the big centipede's speed didn't diminish in the slightest as it charged straight into the dense black mass of beast horde!
"Boom!"
In an instant, countless ugly Spirit Binding Beasts were sent spinning into the air!
How could the body toughness of some Gold and Platinum Spirit Binding Beasts compare to that of the big centipede?
They were either knocked flying or shattered on impact!
At this moment, the rampaging big centipede was like a speeding snowplow train!
It smashed the beast horde in front of it flying everywhere, carving out a path and heading straight for the walls of Will Fortress!
Right now, whether it was the group of human meat shields on the battlefield or the Explorers on the wall, everyone was dumbfounded!
What the hell was this thing with its high beams on, looking like a cruise missile?
Standing on the wall was a middle-aged man in a black trench coat, wearing leather gloves, with his hair combed back in a side part!
Diamond-rank peak!
He wore a Paladin badge on his chest, and even on the battlefield, he still maintained an air of elegance.
But now, he couldn't stay calm at all, staring in shock at the charging centipede!
"A Diamond-rank Spirit Binding Beast? How can it be so fast?"
"And it's glowing? Hiss~ so dazzling, what species is this exactly?"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of loud crashes rang out as the thick stone walls erected on the battlefield were all smashed to pieces by the centipede.
Even those tank-type fighters were sent flying with screams, and it seemed the centipede was about to break through the battlefield and crash into the fortress wall!
The man in the trench coat shouted urgently, "Concentrate all firepower on it! We must not let it get close to the fortress!"
[From Arthur, resentment value +1000!]
But at this moment, the Explorers couldn't keep their cool!
"Oh, holy shit! Sir Arthur, there's a group of people sitting on the back of that glowing centipede!"
"Hiss~ really? It's Jiangnan! And people from the Lantis Academy of Fish Country!"
"Heavens! How are they riding on a Spirit Binding Beast? How is that possible?"
"Are the exploration teams from outside finally coming down? Sir Arthur, should we still shoot?"
Arthur sneered coldly, "Who cares who they are? If it charges through like this, what's left of my fortress? Fire!"
But just then, Jiangnan shouted loudly, "Stop fighting! Open the door! Let me in!"
"I've already made an appointment with Danny, the captain of your Eagle Kingdom exploration team! He said to let us pass through the fifth layer!"
Wu Liang and Xiong Er looked at Jiangnan with admiration—truly, everything could be phonetically translated!
Hearing that, Arthur's expression froze on the wall. Where the hell did you learn that English with a corn-grits accent?
But he was also taken aback. An appointment with Danny?
Danny and his group hadn't even arrived yet! This was the first team he'd seen on the fifth layer!
"The Will Fortress of my Eagle Kingdom isn't something outsiders can just enter as they please!"
"As for the appointment you mentioned, I haven't seen Danny or heard anything about it, so it doesn't count!"
"Blow them to pieces!"
Instantly, countless machine cannons and ranged attacks were aimed at Jiangnan's group, ready to open fire.
Jiangnan was stunned too. No way?
Danny and his group had left so much earlier and still hadn't reached the fifth layer?
So I'm the first one here?
The door isn't being opened? Jiangnan stood up and put his hands on his hips.
(ꐦ°᷄Д°᷅): "Huh? You're quite arrogant, aren't you?"
"You don't want the fortress anymore? I just leveled Nova Fortress and haven't had enough fun yet—believe it or not, I'll level Will Fortress too!"
"Not opening the door? Then I'll join these Spirit Binding Beasts in attacking the city!"
Ling Feng, Xiao Zhen, and the others were dumbfounded. They stepped forward and grabbed Jiangnan.
"Hey! Calm down! We need to stay calm! We have a ticket for this layer!"
"Are you planning to just bulldoze your way through? Is this how you explore the Abyss?"
Would you start a war over a disagreement?
Even Uriel and Urik weren't as reckless as you! Are you the one they call Jiang the Ironhead?
Arthur was furious, nostrils flared: "Level Nova Fortress? You? You're blowing smoke out of your ass!"
"Level my Will Fortress? What a big mouth! Try it if you dare!"
Jiangnan's eyes widened: "Oh? Still coming on strong? Try it, then!"
"Big centipede! One lap, one snack, you know the drill!"
Big Centipede: (๑˃̶͈̀ᗨ˂̶͈́۶) Yay~
Ecstatic, the big centipede accelerated again, dodging all the bullets and spirit techniques!
It charged headlong through the battlefield, smashed through a section of the wall, and rushed into Will Fortress!
It began racing around the city at terrifying speed, smashing every building in its path!
Arthur: (ꐦಠ益ಠ) Hiss~
"How dare you!"
[From Arthur, resentment +1000!]
He instantly half-beast transformed, growing a pair of pure white wings from his back!
He flew straight up to three thousand meters in the air!
"Feather Flying Arrow!"
With a flap of his wings, countless white feathers shot out like arrows, screaming toward the big centipede!
But at this moment, there were over four hundred people riding on the centipede's back!
Among them were four Diamonds like Ling Feng, plus the berserk maid Roberte!
Even within the Spirit-Binding Field of the big centipede, their physical strength alone was enough to block all of Arthur's attacks!
No matter how Arthur attacked, Jiangnan and the others blocked him.
And most of the fortress's personnel were tied up dealing with the beast tide outside, leaving no one to deal with the centipede!
In no time, the centipede had traced a mosquito-coil pattern through the city!
Arthur's heart was bleeding!
"Stop running! Tell it to stop running! I'll let you in, alright?"
Jiangnan: (•́ω•̀)
"I'm already in? I only asked you to open the door out of courtesy—otherwise, wouldn't it be disrespecting your fortress?"
"Weren't you quite arrogant just now, you swallow? Keep on being arrogant!"
[From Arthur, resentment value +1000!]
Arthur gritted his teeth in fury. Since when was I a swallow?
I'm a snow swallow!
But in the end, he lowered his proud head!
Now he kind of believed that Jiangnan had leveled Nova Fortress!
"Truce! Once I confirm with Danny that there was an appointment, I'll let you down, alright?"
Jiangnan curled his lip. If it weren't for needing to bring everyone back and not wanting to burn bridges with Danny's group,
he would have made a big scene and forced Arthur to open the door.
Since there was a ticket, he'd use it!
Otherwise, if a fight broke out, he couldn't guarantee everyone's safety.
Might as well keep the peace!
"Fine, I'll give you that much face!"
"Little Hongyan, go run some laps outside. Don't come back until your shoes are worn out!"
With that, he led everyone off the centipede.
The big centipede looked disappointed. Huh? No more running laps?
But then it remembered all those Spirit Binding Beasts outside—it could smash one with every hit, and they were snacks!
It got excited again and charged out of Will Fortress into the beast tide!
Only then did Arthur breathe a sigh of relief. With the big centipede joining in, the pressure on Will Fortress eased considerably.
Jiangnan led the group up onto the wall.
(乛～乛‶): "I'm giving you three hours!"
"If Danny and his team don't show up by then, you have to open the door and let me down!"
"I don't have the leisure to waste time here!"
Arthur: (ꐦ`益´) Jiangnan, you...
Jiangnan turned around and pulled an intercontinental missile out of his Alternate Dimension, hoisting it onto his shoulder!
(ꐦ°᷄口°᷅): "Huh? You got a problem?"
"I'll light it, you know!"
Arthur shuddered. What the hell did you just pull out now?
[From Arthur, resentment value +1000!]
An intercontinental missile? Hiss~
How the hell did you manage to come down here?
"Fine, fine! Don't light it. Three hours it is!"
Under these circumstances, even Arthur couldn't stay arrogant anymore.
Ling Feng and the others: (≖_≖) ...
Giving you that missile was definitely not a waste!
Its value has already far exceeded what it would have produced if you'd actually lit it!
Only then did Jiangnan put the missile back, satisfied.
This was his last precious one—couldn't just light it casually.
The big centipede was now having a blast on the battlefield. With its Diamond-rank level,
plus the effects of Dali still active, almost nothing could threaten it.
Over an hour passed, and it had devoured countless Spirit Binding Beasts, its aura growing stronger.
Jiangnan was starting to look forward to whether it could break through to Starlight-rank.
That would give him a real backup!
Just then, a huge commotion broke out on the left flank of the beast tide.
It was Fito, Danny, and their teams!
Together, the two groups had fewer than four hundred people left.
Both the Rice Kingdom and Eagle Kingdom had suffered losses; Danny's group had lost quite a few.
Everyone in the team looked exhausted and battered.
Walking at the front was Fito. He was covered in a thick white bone armor.
Knees, elbows, shoulders—vicious bone spikes tore through his flesh, blood streaming down.
A bone sword in his left hand, bone fist spikes in his right, he walked across the battlefield with a cold expression.
Spirit Binding Beasts charging at him from all directions were sliced open like chopping vegetables.
The bone fist spikes smashed out, even piercing through the tough bodies of Spirit Binding Beasts.
Even on the perilous battlefield, Fito's face showed only calm.
Jiangnan's expression turned serious: "Fito's physical toughness is terrifying. He survived Odin's finger strike back then!"
"But how can he use his ability under the Spirit-Binding Field of the Spirit Binding Beasts?"
Ling Feng frowned deeply: "He's not using his ability—I don't sense any spiritual energy fluctuation."
"That bone armor covering his body is his own bones!"
"He probably grew it using his ability before entering the fifth layer and never retracted it. It's part of his body."
Jiangnan: Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ
So Fito is fighting using his own bone hyperplasia?
Your hyperplasia is quite impressive, huh!
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