Chapter 40: One on One, If You Dare
Su Xiao stopped walking. The facts proved that Mag also wanted to wipe out the Sun Tribe. The Sun Tribe was simply too close to her, and the two sides frequently waged war—a small skirmish every three days, a major battle every ten. If not for the Sun Tribe's containment, the Mag Hive, which occupied a large territory, would be much stronger than it currently was.
"Of course I can."
Su Xiao raised his hand, and all the Demon Beasts prostrated themselves on the ground. Seeing this, Mag felt a surge of anger. She couldn't understand why an Insect Queen would submit to a human.
"As you can see, that forest is my territory. A massive number of insectoids are entrenched within it. The Sun Tribe will be unable to sleep or eat in peace. If I were the Great Chieftain of the Sun Tribe, I would definitely ally with the Ya Wa Tribe to wipe you out first."
Su Xiao lit a cigarette. In a frontal war, the Jila Insectoid race was indeed no match for the Sun Tribe. But if they had the Mag Insectoid race as an ally, that would be a different story.
"What you say... is the truth."
The Insectoid Mother Queen, Mag, possessed high intelligence. Her tribe stood directly between the Sun Tribe and the Jila Insectoid race. If the Sun Tribe started a war, the first target would definitely not be the Jila Hive, but Mag's tribe.
Once the Sun Tribe bypassed the Mag Hive to attack the Jila Hive, they would expose their backs to the Mag Hive.
As long as the Great Chieftain of the Sun Tribe wasn't an idiot, he would definitely choose to destroy Mag first, then retreat, rest for a few days, and then attack the Jila Hive.
The development of my own hive had basically stalled. All the unclaimed areas had already been plundered. For the hive to have reached this level was already beyond Su Xiao's expectations.
"Rather than waiting for the Sun Tribe and the Ya Wa Tribe to unite, we should unite before them and destroy one of them."
Su Xiao's reason for attacking the Sun Tribe was simple: to gain as many benefits as possible before leaving this world.
There were only three days left. At most, it was enough time to destroy the Sun Tribe and the Sacrificial Bull God. As for the other major powers, time was an issue, and the number of his own insectoids was also a problem.
"When the sun rises tomorrow, I will give you my answer."
Leaving this statement, the Insectoid Mother Queen, Mag, withdrew with her subordinate insectoids. As for Su Xiao bringing Demon Beasts deep into the grasslands, as long as the number didn't exceed 100,000, Mag wouldn't fall out with him. The cost of the two sides going to war was too high.
It could be said that the Jila Hive was the strongest third-stage hive in history, bar none. If not for insufficient resources, it could even go head-to-head with a fourth-stage hive.
The Demon Beast army drove straight into the grasslands. After reaching the central grasslands, the Demon Beasts dispersed, and the Titan units did the same.
...
The lake at the center of the grasslands shimmered with rippling light. No wild animals could be seen nearby, and even birds were scarce.
Several insectoids with pitch-black carapaces came to the lakeshore. They weren't there to drink water, but to dig holes in the bank.
Mud splattered everywhere. Before long, a large area of the lake became turbid. Two Demon Beasts even jumped into the water, splashing around chaotically.
A pair of elk-like antlers emerged from the water. The span between the two antlers was at least ten meters, giving an idea of the immense size of the creature below.
Water Buffalo Bro—no, the upper half of the Sacrificial Bull God's head broke the surface. It didn't immediately kill these insectoids because it knew the insectoids nearby were not to be trifled with.
Splat~
A glob of mud was flung onto Water Buffalo Bro's head. The mud from the riverbed slid down its fur, leaving a large black streak.
Water Buffalo Bro was clearly stunned for a moment. It couldn't quite figure out why these little things dared to provoke it.
Before Water Buffalo Bro could recover its senses.
Splat~
Another glob of mud flew over, smacking onto Water Buffalo Bro's eyelid.
"Moo!!"
Layers of air ripples spread out. As a Overlord-level creature, the Sacrificial Bull God naturally had a bad temper.
Just as the bull's roar ended.
Splat~
A third glob of mud smacked onto Water Buffalo Bro's brow. It looked cross-eyed at the mud slowly sliding down. Water Buffalo Bro was trembling with rage.
Boom!
The Sacrificial Bull God leaped directly out of the lake. Its front hooves stomped down, and three Demon Beasts let out crisp cracking sounds as they were flattened into pancakes.
Bang! A long tail spike stabbed into the Sacrificial Bull God's leg. After landing this hit, that elite Demon Beast turned and ran.
The Sacrificial Bull God charged forward a few steps. In less than two seconds, it stomped the elite Demon Beast to death.
Just as the Sacrificial Bull God thought it had killed all these hateful little things, several more globs of mud flew from a distance. It looked into the distance, where there were still over a dozen Demon Beasts.
Although the Sacrificial Bull God's size was enormous, its speed was extremely fast. Mud from the damp ground flew up beneath its hooves. In just over ten seconds, it killed those dozen or so Demon Beasts.
However, a few more globs of mud flew over. Unbeknownst to it, several more Demon Beasts had appeared in the distance.
Five minutes later, the Sacrificial Bull God's hoof stomped down, crushing the "last" Demon Beast. It was satisfied. In its boring life, this was a pretty good little diversion.
Rumble...
The ground began to tremble slightly. The Sacrificial Bull God raised its head and looked into the distance. It was still those hateful little things, but... the number seemed a bit large.
After assessing for about a second, the Sacrificial Bull God tucked its tail and turned to flee. The number of enemies was simply too great, so many that it couldn't see the edge.
The Sacrificial Bull God had just taken two steps when it slammed on the brakes. The somewhat slippery, wet grass nearly caused it to land on its rump.
The Sacrificial Bull God looked around. It was surrounded.
Woo~
A whistling sound came from the sky. Two thousand azure-blue fireballs fell from high above, each with a diameter of three meters.
"Roar!"
Countless Demon Beasts pounced on the Sacrificial Bull God. The size difference between the two sides was huge, but even ants could kill an elephant if there were enough of them, let alone combat insectoids.
The Sacrificial Bull God broke into a sprint. Demon Beasts flew through the air across the grasslands. The crisp sound of carapaces being crushed was incessant.
The Sacrificial Bull God fought with extraordinary ferocity. Its entire body was ablaze with azure-blue flames. No one knew how many Demon Beasts were clinging to its legs, head, neck, and back.
Boom!
The Sacrificial Bull God stumbled and fell to the ground. The next moment, it was buried by Demon Beasts. 0.5 seconds later, the Sacrificial Bull God shook its head, sending a large number of Demon Beasts flying. It stood up and ran towards the lake. If it could get in there, it would be safe.
Half an hour later, a spectacular scene unfolded. As the Sacrificial Bull God charged forward, Demon Beasts kept jumping onto it, clinging to it with their front claws, teeth, and long tails. Its speed grew slower and slower.
After the Sacrificial Bull God had rushed out a few hundred meters, it was like a rolling snowball, turning into a large black sphere.
Boom!
The Sacrificial Bull God crashed to the ground. A large number of Demon Beasts splattered everywhere. It struggled with all its might to get back up.
An hour later, the grasslands were covered in the light green blood and bodily fluids of Demon Beasts. The Sacrificial Bull God lay among a vast pile of Demon Beast corpses, its thick nostrils heaving heavily.
Su Xiao walked up to the Sacrificial Bull God's head and drew the longsword from his waist. He leaped up lightly and stabbed the blade downward.
Pfft!
Dragon-Slaying Flash sank into the Sacrificial Bull God's neck. The Sacrificial Bull God let out a mournful cry but was powerless to fight back.
Su Xiao gripped the sword with both hands. With a *shhhh* sound, the longsword cut downwards, severing most of the Sacrificial Bull God's neck. Blood spurted over ten meters high.
[Prompt: The Hunter has killed the Overlord-level creature: Sacrificial Bull God.]
[You have obtained the Overlord Chest (this chest can only be obtained by killing an Overlord-level creature).]
[Prompt: The Overlord Chest has a 12% chance of producing an Overlord Equipment. Overlord Equipment is a special grade and is unique.]
[Verification: This Overlord-level creature originated from the Void and has received the Fate Power boost of this world.]
[You have interrupted the Fate Power.]
[Your Luck Attribute has been permanently increased by 1 point.]
[You have received a fixed reward: Sacrificial Horn.]
...
Just as Su Xiao finished checking the prompts, a large surge of Soul Crystal Fragments rose from the Sacrificial Bull God's corpse and flowed into the Soul Lock Lamp. The Soul Energy stored in the Soul Lock Lamp was instantly filled.