The other Group Members in the Live Stream Room also fell silent, staring intently into the smoke, wanting to see whether there really was an even more powerful exotic beast.
Just as the dust began to settle.
Rumble! Rumble!
A quake-like tremor shook the ground.
The floor of the abandoned factory split apart down the middle as if magic had been cast upon it.
A lizard crowned with a massive fan-shaped crest slowly crawled out from the fissure.
At the sight of the enormous creature that had emerged, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Gasp, there really is one!"
"What is that?!"
"Everyone, stay alert!"
The officer shouted.
Yet the lizard paid no attention to the officer or the others. Instead, it looked toward Yun Miao—or, more precisely, at Yun Miao herself.
The instant Yun Miao met its gaze, she understood its intentions. It had likely sensed that she was the person here who posed the greatest threat to it!
"It moved! Open fire! Don't let it leave this place!"
Rat-a-tat-tat!
All kinds of firearms fired at the lizard, yet they were utterly useless. They could not even break through its defenses.
The six-winged centipede that rocket launchers had been able to kill earlier now could not even be scratched. This left everyone in despair. Did they have no choice but to use missiles directly?
But this was the center of the city. If missiles were used here, the entire city would likely be destroyed.
A dull boom rang through the air.
The giant lizard suddenly swung its tail, sending all the soldiers blocking its path flying.
With a fierce swipe of its sharp claws, even armored military vehicles as solid as rock became as fragile as paper.
"No way... How is this possible?!" The battlefield commander's face was filled with shock, turning pale in an instant. "A fourth-tier? No, a fifth-tier exotic beast?!
Retreat! All of you, retreat now! Damn it!"
"Immortal Miao, you need to leave too! We'll cover the rear!"
The officer knew Yun Miao's value. They absolutely could not let anything happen to her here.
Even the members of the superpowered squad were tense beyond measure.
Based on the tests of the current cycles of spiritual energy rise and decline, fifth-tier beings should not appear for at least another ten years. So why had one suddenly appeared before them now?
"Alright, all of you, fall back."
Though Yun Miao was panicking inside, she maintained a calm and composed expression.
Her tranquil demeanor was brimming with the bearing of a master, as though the fifth-tier exotic beast before her was nothing more than a worthless rabble of clay chickens and pottery dogs, not worth her notice at all.
She raised her right hand, pressed it against the hilt of the sword at her waist, and lightly tapped the ground with her toes. In an instant, she vanished without a trace.
Splurt.
A bewitchingly crimson flower of blood suddenly bloomed in midair.
Bloody cracks abruptly spread across the giant lizard's neck.
Everyone present was left staring wide-eyed in shock, unable to believe what they were seeing.
No way? Was this real? Impossible! The giant lizard that even heavy firepower could not harm in the slightest had actually had its defenses broken by a single stroke of her sword?
Could it be that this world would truly return to the era of cold weapons in the future?
This question could not help but arise in everyone's mind. The impact of the scene before them was simply too great, enough to overturn everything they believed.
Qian Renxue: "Miao Miao, are you really the Miao Miao I know?"
Tu Shan Ya Ya: "Was that your Zanpakuto's ability or your Mangekyo's ability? To move so fast, as if you were teleporting!"
Tsunade: "That was incredible, Miao Miao. You're truly amazing."
Xiong Ba: "This old man... this old man..."
For a moment, he truly did not know what to say. He had thought himself very strong before, but now it seemed that after only a few days apart, the Admin had become this powerful? Apart from the two good items she had drawn from cards, her current strength was entirely thanks to the Big Shot!
It was truly too enviable! No, I must obtain the Big Shot's forgiveness.
Wang Ye: "Whether it was the Mangekyo's ability or the Zanpakuto's ability, the Admin is probably now the second strongest person in our group."
There was no need to mention who was first. Naturally, it was Liu Feng.
Zhang Sanfeng: "Boundless Heavenly Venerate, I never expected the Admin to gain such formidable strength in merely a few months."
Lin Fengjiao: "The Spiritual Fruits the Big Shot casually gives away in his world are actually this powerful. This poor Daoist is deeply envious!"
Yun Miao: "Hehe, Mangekyo ability combined with the Zanpakuto—perfect!"
Liu Feng: "Don't let your guard down. It isn't dead yet?"
Seeing Yun Miao's smug expression, Liu Feng offered a reminder!
At Liu Feng's warning, Yun Miao's gaze sharpened.
The giant lizard, having noticed its own injury, suddenly whipped its neck and threw back its head, letting out an earth-shaking roar.
Silver moonlight poured down, only to be swallowed whole into the giant lizard's belly.
In an instant, the wound on its neck healed at a visible rate. In the blink of an eye, it was restored to normal, smooth and unblemished as if it had never been injured.
"What is this...?"
"Did its wound heal that quickly?"
"That's terrifying. How are we supposed to fight this?!"
Tu Shan Ya Ya: "That's completely unfair. It must have absorbed the moonlight's power to recover."
Qian Renxue: "As long as the moon remains, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to kill the giant lizard."
Tsunade: "Unless you can kill it in a single blow, otherwise..."
Yun Miao was a little dumbfounded as well. This was truly difficult—the key was that she had no confidence in killing the giant lizard with one strike.
But this was no time to shrink back. She could only raise her blade and charge in.
Puff, puff, puff.
Yun Miao's body was like a nimble butterfly, leaving behind beautiful afterimages in midair.
Charging, evading, ambushing—her movements flowed like drifting clouds and running water, while blood blossomed and splashed without end amid their clashes.
To the spectators outside the battlefield, the duel seemed evenly matched. In fact, in the minds of most, Yun Miao was completely suppressing the giant lizard with overwhelming superiority.
Yet only she knew the hardship behind it.
At this moment, Yun Miao was desperately drawing upon the spiritual power within her. Relying on the Mangekyo's abilities and her Zanpakuto, she was struggling to fight the giant lizard to a deadlock.
Her eyes had already begun to sting—a sign that she had overused them—and she could not help wanting to close them and rest for a moment.
If only the Mangekyo had Amaterasu's ability... Yun Miao thought to herself. Then I could just unleash Amaterasu and definitely deal with this giant lizard with ease.
Although Amaterasu had seemingly never truly burned anyone to death in the Naruto world, perhaps things would be different in this world.
In the end, her cultivation was still insufficient.
Slash.
Yun Miao swung her Zanpakuto once more, precisely slicing open the giant lizard's forelimb before swiftly retreating several steps.
She was already panting heavily, and her strength was nearly exhausted.
Yet the giant lizard could still recover rapidly, giving Yun Miao an enormous headache. Looking at the soldiers around her who were preparing to risk their lives, Yun Miao felt utterly helpless. She had thought this matter would be easily resolved, but instead she had suffered a setback right out of the gate.
To suffer a Waterloo in her very first battle—ultimately, she had grown somewhat swollen with pride after gaining such powerful strength!
It seemed she could only use her final move!
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