Chapter 23: Spreading
Molten Iron City, Lord's Tower.
The once-majestic Lord's Tower was now in ruins, its upper half broken off, the lower half breached, resembling an abandoned relic. Elite frenzied beasts nearly filled the place to capacity. Beyond them, there were over 2,000 leader-level frenzied beasts and two lord-level frenzied beasts.
The beastman's beastification level was too high; calling them frenzied beastmen was no longer accurate. Thus, under the arbitration, they had transformed from frenzied beastmen into frenzied beasts. Moreover, they indeed had very little human genetic sequence, with an average beastification level reaching 98%.
Such severe beastification made the Frenzied Beast Legion even more ferocious. In contrast, once the beastification level reached 100%, they immediately lost control, and this was a loss of control at the genetic sequence level. Even if re-cultivated using a lord core, they would be initially out-of-control frenzied beasts.
Su Xiao didn't care about this. He could be certain that this was one of the reasons the Silver Lord had lost to the Scarlet Lord back then. The Silver Lord had always suppressed the beastification of his legion, causing the Frenzied Beast Legion, which could have exerted 300% of its combat power, to only exert 90%.
At the current rate of beastification, Su Xiao estimated that his Frenzied Beast Legion would completely go berserk and lose control within half a month. This was irrelevant; half a month was enough to complete his plan. Furthermore, the lord core of Rainy City was the weakness of all frenzied beasts.
Inside the ruins of the Lord's Tower, the elite frenzied beasts gradually withdrew. Over five meters in length, they were no longer small in size. But the approaching leader-level frenzied beasts averaged over eight meters in length. The ends of their long tails resembled human-faced scorpions. Their gray-black fur was somewhat long, swaying slightly as they walked. These leader-level frenzied beasts surrounded the severely wounded Molten Iron Lord.
Seeing this, the Molten Iron Lord, holding his flaming greatsword, looked up at the sky. Unfortunately, the sky above was a pitch-black teleportation wormhole. He could only let out a bitter laugh and, with a clang, dropped his greatsword.
Just then, the leader-level frenzied beasts parted to make way. Two lord-level frenzied beasts approached. They were over ten meters long, their black-gold, somewhat long fur unable to fully cover their muscular contours. They were apex predators that defied natural laws. Wherever they passed, leader-level frenzied beasts lowered their heads and retreated, elite frenzied beasts fled far away, and ordinary frenzied beasts prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to move.
When these two lord-level frenzied beasts stopped, one knelt on its front paws and lowered its head. Only then did the Molten Iron Lord see the Law Destroyer sitting on the beast's back.
"You..."
The Molten Iron Lord wanted to say something, but in the end, he chose silence. Losing wasn't the most shameful thing; barking powerlessly after losing was the true display of ugliness.
"You've kept me alive until now because you have questions to ask."
The Molten Iron Lord sat before his tall statue. The statue's majestic posture formed a stark contrast with his current disheveled state.
"Yes."
Su Xiao walked down from behind the lord-level frenzied beast's head. As there was still some height to the ground, the leader-level frenzied beasts formed a staircase, allowing him to descend step by step.
"You underestimate me too much. Even if I was ready to replace the Scarlet Lord, I haven't stooped so low as to betray him..."
Zheng~!
A slash passed through the back of the Molten Iron Lord's neck, killing him with one strike. Su Xiao didn't give the lord another glance, walking back onto the lord-level frenzied beast's back. As for obtaining information from him, that had never been the plan. The main reason he had kept him alive was that if the frenzied beasts killed the enemy, Su Xiao wouldn't receive any kill rewards.
Checking the kill rewards, there was no World Source. This was a World War, so that was normal. But there wasn't even any Soul Coin reward, showing how special the arbitration of this world was. There was only one treasure chest: [Eternal Rank Chest: Molten Iron].
Regardless, this was a lord of a major city, worthy of dropping an Eternal Rank chest. Obtaining two Eternal Rank chests in one world could be considered a bountiful harvest. It was just that Su Xiao faced far more powerful enemies than others each time, allowing him to obtain several Eternal Rank chests.
Su Xiao opened the map of the Lord Continent. Over the past few days, the Irritable Little Elf·Diagu had scouted most of this world. Every lord city, whether belonging to a Great Lord, a Senior Lord, or a Minor Lord, and their territories, were marked on the map.
This world had a total of three Great Lords. Two had already been killed by Su Xiao. The remaining Great Lord of the Sin City in the Great Swamp Region was likely in dire straits as well. Over there, he was simultaneously dealing with Shenfu, the Platinum Apostle, and Hao Tao. It would be strange if he came out of that well.
If so, only four powerful factions remained in this world.
First, the Undead Clan in the North. No need to bother with them.
Then, Eternal Light City, Ice Dragon City, and the Corrupted Beast Horde. Among them, Eternal Light City was located in the central region and was the final enemy to deal with. However, the situation at Molten Iron City might cause Eternal Light City to take the initiative to attack. If so, that would be too smooth. The vast wilderness was the Frenzied Beasts' main battlefield.
As for Ice Dragon City, it was indeed a major city, but it didn't have a corresponding Great Lord. Instead, it was jointly managed by five Senior Lords, all of whom were minions of the Scarlet Lord.
The Corrupted Beast Horde needed no introduction; it was the next target to crush.
Besides these, there were 10 Senior Lords and over a hundred Minor Lords in this world, all recorded on the holographic map. The Minor Lords were small red dots, the Senior Lords were rice-grain-sized red dots, and the Scarlet Lord at the center was a marble-sized red sphere.
Su Xiao arrived at the central building of Molten Iron City. The Chief Executive Officer of Rainy City, Gilbers, who had been waiting here, immediately stepped forward. His power and influence in Rainy City were indeed deeply entrenched, but he knew that the man before him, powerful enough to make one despair, could make his life's accumulated power vanish in a very short time. That was why he had been so restrained earlier.
Now that Molten Iron City had been captured, Chief Executive Officer Gilbers was certain of one thing: Hina and the others struggled even to govern a small city, let alone maintain the stability of a major city. Therefore, he was the only choice. But at this moment, he had to remain steady and not show any eagerness.
"This place is yours."
Su Xiao handed over the Iron Lord's Ring of Molten Iron City. Chief Executive Officer Gilbers almost couldn't restrain himself, wanting to reach out and take it. But if he really did reach out, the Lord's Ring would indeed come into his hands, but whether his head would still be on his neck was uncertain.
"Sir, I am old and weak. Such a heavy responsibility and opportunity should be given to the young."
"Is that so."
"This is just my humble opinion. The decision is yours, sir. If you can't find a suitable person temporarily, I dare not refuse to manage it for you for a while."
"Oh."
Su Xiao casually tossed the Iron Lord's Ring to Chief Executive Officer Gilbers. Gilbers's heart pounded wildly. After all, this Lord's Ring represented one of the top positions of power in this world.
"Sir, do you see me as your acting Lord or acting City Lord?"
Gilbers followed Su Xiao deferentially. As they neared the elevator door, he casually waved away his subordinates, quickly stepped forward, pulled the elevator lever, and the heavy metal-style elevator door opened.
"There will be no more Lords from now on."
With that, Su Xiao stepped into the elevator. Gilbers behind him was stunned. He could hardly believe it, but the reality was right before his eyes. He followed Su Xiao into the elevator, but his hand, pressing the top floor button, trembled uncontrollably.
Gilbers was indeed an old fox, but he was also a wise man. Therefore, he knew very well that over ninety percent of the suffering endured by the major races in this world came from the Lords and the "Corrupted Soil" that constantly eroded the world's natural environment.
Reaching the top floor, when Su Xiao walked into the Lord's office, he saw various sealed treasures placed on the floor, containing equipment of various ranks. All this equipment had been certified by the Void Tree. The total was:
[Holy Spirit Rank Equipment: 30 pieces, Immortal Rank Equipment: 16 pieces, Origin Rank Equipment: 12 pieces, Eternal Rank Equipment: 2 pieces.]
This was puzzling. Why had the Molten Iron Lord collected these pieces of equipment? Not to mention anything else, just these two high-rated Eternal Rank pieces would have cost him a fortune.
Sitting down behind the desk, various official documents and secret letters were neatly arranged. He glanced at Gilbers, who quickly stepped forward, separated a small stack, and said, "Sir, I haven't read these. They were found in the secret room of this office."
"..."
Su Xiao picked up a secret letter. After reading it, he inwardly felt that the Great Lords of the Lord Continent were all geniuses. The one at Golden City had created a gambling city famous throughout the Void. These others had simply colluded with a large adventure group from the Sanctuary Paradise, planning to join forces to eliminate the Scarlet Lord.
Contractors would be more than happy to participate in such a matter. Not only would they get paid, but during the process of destroying the Scarlet Lord, there would be plenty of other gains, such as missions, large-scale events, and finally, the chance to besiege the final boss, the Scarlet Lord.
These pieces of equipment were the payment for that adventure group. Su Xiao naturally accepted them with pleasure. As for the retaliation from that Sanctuary Paradise adventure group, he hadn't encountered such good fortune in a long time. He had killed adventure groups too fiercely in the early and mid-stages, causing him to encounter fewer of them later on, which naturally reduced the number of Scarlet Chests he obtained.
"Sir, eliminating the Molten Iron Lord has made the commoners here very uneasy. The noble families might take advantage of this..."
Gilbers was saying this when Su Xiao raised his hand, and Gilbers immediately knew to stop talking.
"They've all been cleaned up."
Su Xiao's words sent a chill down Gilbers's spine. That was at least tens of thousands of noble family members, all dead.
"Sir, the commoners' unease..."
"You handle it."
"Yes, we have a large stock of daily food and efficient water purification technology. I think..."
"You decide."
"Understood, sir. Then I'll..."
"..."
Su Xiao stood up and walked out, the meaning clear: leave Gilbers here to handle the aftermath.
Arriving at the central square, Su Xiao crouched and pressed one hand to the ground. A summoning array appeared. With a dragon's roar approaching from afar, the Storm Flame Dragon, Dis, was summoned. After resting for a few days in the Witch Realm, the Storm Flame Dragon had regained its former aloofness and aura. As for the black history from a few days ago, anyone who mentioned it would be blasted with dragonflame.
Leaping onto the dragon's back, with a dragon roar, they shot into the sky. When they were several thousand meters above, Su Xiao looked down at the Frenzied Beast Legion below. 48.5 million was just a number. From this height, the frenzied beasts on the ground stretched beyond the horizon, spreading to the edge of the sky.
...
Great Swamp Region, Sin City.
Although Sin City had always been somewhat damp and cold, it wasn't as chillingly misty as it was now. Rows of multi-story, pointed-roof buildings with pitch-black walls gave the impression of a dark and mysterious city.
The streets were deathly silent, doors and windows tightly shut. Some figures wandering the streets were like soulless zombies, dragging crude, bloodstained weapons, with black tentacles writhing wildly on their bodies.
The few remaining commoners in the city hid in their homes, only daring to come out at noon, when the sun was strongest, to search for food and some foul water to quench their thirst.
In a side hall of the Sin City palace, Shenfu, Hao Tao, Heimo, Yuewu, and the Bandage Man were all present. Besides the violator Hai'e, the four new violators who had just entered this round were also there. Unexpectedly, these four brothers strongly supported Yuewu. The reason was that they had just cooperated with Yuewu in the previous world progress and were satisfied with the gains.
Shenfu was in a bad position now. Although he possessed the SSS-level Lord Aura and had created the powerful Hybrid Dark Spirit unit, after successfully taking Sin City, he had made no further moves.
Shenfu couldn't monopolize the gains from taking Sin City. Hao Tao, Yuewu, and the Undead-type Bandage Man had all invested in getting the SSS-level Lord Aura from the start. Among them, Yuewu had invested the most, holding a 30% share, and naturally received the most benefits this time.
This had also led to Shenfu's cautious approach after capturing Sin City, which made the others very dissatisfied. The "Ice Dragon City," controlled by five Senior Lords, was no less wealthy than Sin City. At such a time, they naturally wanted to turn their guns and attack Ice Dragon City.
Yuewu and the others weren't sure of Shenfu's purpose, but that didn't matter. It was time for the SSS-level Lord Aura and the Hybrid Dark Spirits to change hands. The final battle of this round was not far off. In another five or six days, the methods of the other factions would be revealed.
Yuewu, who had been leaning back with her eyes closed, opened them and said in a somewhat regretful tone, "Shenfu, it's obvious that your decision this time was a major mistake. The Bai Ye you've been guarding against isn't developing a Lord system. He's preparing to use his own strength to deal with this round. Even though he crushed Golden City, this round's competition has nothing to do with him."
Yuewu's meaning was clear: let Shenfu hand over the SSS-level Lord Aura and the Hybrid Dark Spirits.
"Mm, I'll rearrange the plan later."
Shenfu's face still wore a kind smile.
"Shenfu, don't play dumb. Wrong decisions have consequences. Where's your price?"
The words of the fourth brother among the four made Shenfu's kind smile falter. Seeing this, Hao Tao stepped in to smooth things over: "This is only the second round. There's no need for internal strife now. Shenfu, show your stance."
"I'll be more cautious from now on."
Shenfu's words left everyone present speechless. The third brother among the four said, "Let's all save face. This is only the second round. Falling out is bad for everyone."
Hearing this, Shenfu's kind smile disappeared. He was silent for a moment, then placed a Lord Emblem on the table, stood up, and walked out.
Seeing this, the Platinum Apostle also stood up, gave Yuewu and Hao Tao a look indicating he would go and smooth things over with Shenfu, and told them to prepare for the next steps.
After Shenfu and the Platinum Apostle left, the second brother among the four said somewhat sarcastically, "It seems the legendary Shenfu is wise and resourceful, but is he just a coward?"
Hearing this, the third brother shrugged: "A legend, who knows if it's true? Besides, have you ever heard of this old guy winning against anyone? If it weren't for his strong immortality ability, he might have died long ago. If you guys can keep failing and not dying, maybe you can become big shots among the violators too?"
The four brothers had long disliked Shenfu. His caution this time had harmed everyone's interests. Being temporarily pushed out was only natural.
Yuewu picked up the Lord Emblem and sighed. She appeared worried about the current situation, but if one could see her soul, they would find a barely suppressed smile on her face. After all, no matter how you looked at it, she was about to become the protagonist of the second half of this round.
...
Rainy City, City Residence, Third Floor.
Su Xiao closed the city list. The Frenzied Beast Legion's numbers had now soared to over 50 million. With the construction of the Insectoid Space Towers reaching its limit, their "food" production had increased from the original 153 units per minute to 680 units per minute.
A frenzied beast required 52 units of food for a perfect split, each taking about an hour. That meant, with their current "food" production, they could add 7.85 million new frenzied beasts per hour.
Besides this, they had over a hundred thousand elite frenzied beasts, over 2,000 leader-level frenzied beasts, and 2 lord-level frenzied beasts. Each leader-level frenzied beast could lead a large number of ordinary frenzied beasts to attack a Lord city. The lord-level frenzied beasts could transmit mental information to the leader-level ones.
This way, Su Xiao only needed to give orders to the two lord-level frenzied beasts, and they would execute them. Although in battle, it was still a massive wave of ordinary frenzied beasts charging forward to overwhelm the enemy, at least Su Xiao didn't need to issue large-scale mental commands to the entire Frenzied Beast Legion.
Moreover, as the campaign continued, the numbers of their elite, leader-level, and lord-level frenzied beasts would only increase.
The [Death Monarch] title could be sealed later and sold to an Undead-type contractor. There would definitely be Undead-types willing to pay a high price for this title. The "Death Level" it increased was equivalent to a massive boost in the survivability of Undead summons for an Undead-type contractor.
Also, this title increased the wearer's maximum summon count by 100%. For an Undead-type, this was a divine skill, not to mention the True Damage characteristic of Death Explosion.
Most crucially, the [Death Awakening (Passive)] ability was a dream ability for Undead-types. For most, Undead summons below the leader level were temporary summons. Each leader-level Undead summon was very important to an Undead-type contractor, and a stronger lord-level Undead summon was a core summon.
With the [Death Awakening (Passive)] ability, whenever an Undead summon had a chance to advance to the leader level or even the lord level, a new permanent core summon was immediately added.
This could even give rise to a new development method: main Undead-type, secondary Luck-type, to obtain more "lord-level Undead summons." No Undead-type could resist this temptation. This also meant that the [Death Monarch] title was worth more than expected. Equipment, skill scrolls, and titles for Undead-types, Technique-types, and Magic-types were generally more expensive.
Su Xiao closed the title list and began to consider the subsequent plan. Capturing Molten Iron City, including the cleanup, had taken less than a day. Most of the time was spent on cleanup; the battle itself had only lasted a little over an hour before Molten Iron City was breached.
During this time, his Frenzied Beast Legion had achieved perfect splits by devouring enemies. The "food" production from his Insectoid Nest was so abundant that it could only be stored underground. The stockpile from nearly a day was enough to double the Frenzied Beast Legion's numbers.
After issuing mental commands to the lord-level frenzied beasts, his Frenzied Beast Legion gradually entered the underground space. However, the number of frenzied beasts was too large, so he had to have the Worker Scorpions transport over eighty percent of the "food" to the surface. At this stage, exposure was no longer a concern.
After having the Irritable Little Elf·Diagu keep a close watch on Eternal Light City's movements, Su Xiao ordered all frenzied beasts to consume food and undergo perfect splits. If one were to look down from above at this moment, they would witness a spectacular scene: on the ground, an endless sea of frenzied beasts was roaring and howling as they split.
A frenzied beast, having consumed a large amount of food, stabbed its claws into its own neck and pulled outward, tearing off most of its body. The torn-off part contained a heart, blazing red as if filled with magma, and began to regenerate at the break. The main body, with two hearts remaining, also used its regenerative power to restore itself to wholeness.
This scene was happening with every frenzied beast. It could be said that this was the best time to strike the Frenzied Beast Legion. Unfortunately, it was meaningless. The number of frenzied beasts was too great. Even if the enemy had large-scale explosives like the "Holy Sun Sword," it wouldn't be enough.
The neighboring Corrupted Beast Clan was naturally watching all this closely. Inside the beast tide's main camp, the Beast King, lurking in the darkness, hesitated whether to attack now. What it didn't know was that this was a trap. If the Corrupted Beast Horde came, it would only add more "food."
"Roar!!!"
The Beast King's roar spread as a pitch-black sonic wave, causing all the Corrupted Beast Clan in the western region to charge eastward. The Beast King had decided to fight to the death.
Prepared for this, the Beast King had previously positioned the Corrupted Beast Horde at the border of its territory. As it ordered the attack, countless Corrupted Beasts, even more numerous than the frenzied beasts, charged towards the frenzied beasts over ten kilometers away. When they arrived nearby, the frenzied beasts hadn't yet completed their perfect splits. Both the split bodies and the main bodies were in their weakest state after splitting.
Witnessing this from an aerial perspective, one would see the surging black beast tide begin to engulf the gray-white beast sea, spreading forward with an unstoppable momentum. This spreading, corrupted blackness naturally represented the Corrupted Beast Horde.
This unexpected scene confused the Beast King in its main camp nest. Suspicious of the enemy's strange weakening, it chose to go all out. It gathered the elite forces of the Corrupted Beast Clan, forming a spear-like assault formation, and charged towards Rainy City. The Beast King naturally knew that Rainy City, heavily protected by the frenzied beasts, was the location of their Lord Core. To win against all odds, this was the only chance.
The several-kilometer-long "spear" of Corrupted Beasts deeply pierced the Frenzied Beast Legion. At this moment, the Frenzied Beast Legion was as soft as tofu. Even so, it would take some time for this black beast spear to pierce through to Rainy City, let alone the fact that this black spear was slowing down until it stopped.
The Frenzied Beast Legion's perfect split was complete.
Of the original over 50 million frenzied beasts, except for the over 1 million protecting Rainy City, the rest had all undergone a perfect split. The Frenzied Beast Legion's numbers had doubled.
The black beast tide's advance came to an abrupt halt. After a few seconds of confrontation, the gray-white beast tide began to erode the black beast tide. Not only that, but the gray-white beast tide's numbers continued to grow. These were frenzied beasts that had devoured Corrupted Beasts, running behind their kin to undergo perfect splits.
The gray beast tide gradually spread to the border between Rainy City and the Corrupted Beast Clan. After a brief stalemate, it surged across the border. As the gray beast tide's numbers grew, quantity brought about a qualitative change. The speed of the gray beast tide's spread towards the western region increased sharply, forming a crocodile-like encirclement at the edge. This posture clearly intended to swallow the Corrupted Beast Clan in one gulp.
In reality, Su Xiao's target wasn't just the Corrupted Beast Clan. Now that the Frenzied Beast Legion had developed to this point, it was time to activate the spreading mode. With Rainy City as the center, the Frenzied Beast Legion spread in all directions like surging tides.
Inside the inner hall on the third floor of the Lord's residence, Su Xiao leaned back on a single sofa, slowly sipping Maple Tea. This batch of Maple Tea was quite good, a top-grade among all previous batches. He could send some as gifts to the old immortals of the "Gilurius Family," as they were big customers for the "Soul Life Secret Medicine."
Given the financial strength of the "Gilurius Family," they would surely be willing to offer a price for the "Soul Life Secret Medicine" that would satisfy Su Xiao and be impossible to refuse.
Su Xiao opened the holographic map. On the map, the areas submerged by the Frenzied Beast Legion turned gray-white. The original over a hundred red dots on the map, representing the Minor Lords, were disappearing one by one. Of course, this was just the map's representation. In those small cities, it was a scene of blood and flesh flying, ten thousand beasts roaring, and the Lords being devoured by the frenzied beasts.
The black area on the west side of the map was stubborn. The Beast King had consolidated its defenses, forming a black circular area on the map.
Ignoring this for now, his Frenzied Beast Legion had bypassed Eternal Light City in the central region from the north and south. This posture clearly intended to surround Eternal Light City. What was puzzling was that Eternal Light City had chosen to hold its defenses.
The Frenzied Beast Legion first spread towards the southern region. Since Molten Iron City in the south had already been captured, the frenzied beasts here continued southward, charging into the Dark Spreading Zone and engaging the dark creatures inside.
The dark creatures were indeed strong, but the problem was the sheer number of frenzied beasts, endless. This caused the dark creatures to retreat step by step, and the black mist covering the southernmost region gradually receded.
It seemed that the Dark Spreading Zone would disappear soon. Coupled with Su Xiao having previously closed the Abyss Passage here, once the remaining Dark Spreading Zone vanished, there would be no more black mist environment in this area.
Progress in the southern region was smooth. As for the northern region opposite, the Frenzied Beast Legion didn't attack the North. Instead, it stopped at the border between the North and the central region, where Ice Dragon City was located.
Looking down from above, one could see that Ice Dragon City, a major city, had been submerged by the Frenzied Beast Legion. Its strength was even less than that of Molten Iron City.
Ice Dragon City, Rear District, City Lord's Mansion. An old City Lord sat behind a conference table. He was the most senior among the five Senior Lords of Ice Dragon City. Not far from him lay two Senior Lords in pools of blood. Judging by their wounds, their heads had been pierced by bullets.
"Traitors."
The old City Lord spoke with a strong voice, his gaze full of contempt for the two corpses. For these two colleagues who wanted to surrender to the powerful enemy, he chose to help them save face.
"Ultimately, they are forces eliminated by the times. The legend of the Lords is about to end completely."
The old City Lord loaded his treasured pistol with bullets. This was a gift from Lord Scarlet, a product of the First Era, powerful and collectible.
Dong~!
An elite frenzied beast leaped onto the crystal window, causing cracks in the crystal layer. Seeing this, the old City Lord pressed the pistol to his chin and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
After the crisp gunshot, at the highest point of the council hall, a leader-level frenzied beast roared to the sky. Ice Dragon City, with some buildings burning, gradually quieted down.
The commoners in the city were terrified, but they soon discovered that these hungry frenzied beasts, seemingly crawling out of the Yellow Springs Hell, paid them no attention. The greatest damage they caused was that these incredibly heavy creatures had crushed many of their roofs.
Su Xiao zoomed in on the map. Compared to the concluded battle at Ice Dragon City, the Corrupted Beast Horde was exceptionally tenacious. However, it had also shrunk from a fist-sized black area to a walnut-sized, then a longan-sized, and finally a rice-grain-sized spot.
Inside the now-riddled beast nest, the ground was littered with frenzied beast carcasses. The Beast King was panting heavily, its gaze fixed on the nearby Demon Scythe, Talid. She hadn't been able to save it but had fought alongside it until now.
"Demon Scythe, you kept your promise. Leave."
With that, the Beast King's claw crushed a frenzied beast's head with a pop.
Demon Scythe Talid remained silent. Black flames spread from her center until the Beast King could no longer hold on and was overwhelmed by the elite frenzied beasts. Seeing this, Talid swung her Demon Scythe, extinguishing the black smoke on it, and fell backward into the darkness.
Under the siege of the elite frenzied beasts, the Beast King felt its heart being bitten to pieces. It sneered, revealing its blood-stained, sharp fangs. It was certain that the Lords wouldn't survive the impact of these frenzied beasts either. The Beast King hated the Lords the most.
In fact, the Beast King's guess was correct. At this moment, only three Lords remained in this world: one in Rainy City, one in Eternal Light City, and the last one in Sin City, or rather, the newly ascended Lord, Yuewu.
At the edge of the Great Swamp Region, Yuewu sat on the back of a Swamp Ray. This type of swamp creature was enormous, trained by Sin City to transport supplies and warriors.
Yuewu looked down at the endless sea of Hybrid Dark Spirits below, her mood improving even more. This time, the four brothers had taken the full brunt of Shenfu's hatred. As for her, not only had she not fallen out with Shenfu, but she had also successfully taken over the Lord Aura and the legion. If she didn't take this opportunity to make a move, she would have no say in the team in the subsequent rounds.
She checked the time and contacted the scouting legion again, but received no reply. This made her hesitate whether to set off immediately towards Ice Dragon City.
Just then, Yuewu suddenly saw a gray-white horizon appear at the edge of the sky. At first, she thought it was a unique climate phenomenon of this world. Following her pointed direction, the Bandage Man, Heimo, the four brothers, and Hao Tao all looked.
The others didn't think much of it, but with Hao Tao's eyesight, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
A few seconds later, everyone realized something was wrong. On both sides, an endless legion of frenzied beasts was charging from afar.
"It... shouldn't be a big problem. Our Dark Spirit Legion has several million."
Yuewu's words slightly calmed the anxious hearts of the Bandage Man, the four brothers, and the others. But suddenly, over a dozen enormous pitch-black wormholes appeared in the sky over ten kilometers ahead.
After these space wormholes, hundreds of meters in diameter, stabilized, frenzied beasts poured down from them. In an instant, a hundred-meter-thick layer of frenzied beasts piled up in front of the Dark Spirit Legion. The frenzied beasts weren't just charging; they were surging. This was also the frenzied beasts' method of dealing with flying units: open a wormhole and drown all flying units.
The scene before them was both shocking and terrifying. Compared to the endless sea of frenzied beasts, the several-million-strong Dark Spirit Legion seemed weak and helpless.
"Hao Tao, you and Shenfu earlier..."
Yuewu had only spoken half a sentence when she found that Hao Tao had disappeared. Hao Tao was indeed brave, but bravery was different from stupidity. In this situation, a single second of delay could mean being unable to escape.
The Frenzied Beast Legion ahead was no longer just covering the ground as far as the eye could see; it was piling up higher and higher. Yuewu, standing on the back of the Swamp Ray a kilometer above the ground, looked at a lord-level frenzied beast a hundred meters away, at eye level with her, exuding an imposing aura. Beneath this lord-level frenzied beast, frenzied beasts were constantly surging forward.
Seeing this, Yuewu was dumbfounded. She didn't need to guess whose legion flow this was. She was silent for a moment, then reported Su Xiao to the Void Tree.
A violator reporting a Hunter? Wasn't that absurd? No, something even more absurd happened immediately. Yuewu's report was successful. Su Xiao began to have his Void Tree Reputation deducted by tens of thousands of points per minute for using a Void Tree-certified title to buff too many targets.
Normally, the Void Tree Reputation wouldn't be deducted so harshly. The problem was that the number of frenzied beasts buffed by Su Xiao's [Death Monarch] was indeed too large.
Seeing the successful Void Tree prompt, Yuewu was stunned. She let out a long sigh, looking at the increasingly absurd number of frenzied beasts ahead. At this moment, she finally understood. That old fox Shenfu hadn't been kicked out by them. He might have foreseen all this and had run away early.
Faced with a Frenzied Beast Legion of this scale, Yuewu's pain mask was gradually settling on her face. Compared to her situation, the Undead Clan in the North wasn't much better off.
Although the Frenzied Beast Legion hadn't attacked the Undead Clan, the endless sea of frenzied beasts at the northern border gave the Undead Clan a huge psychological shadow. They were genuinely terrified now. The pain masks on the faces of several Undead Clan elders were even more vivid than Yuewu's.