Outside Shenghui Group's town.
Black lotuses appeared and swayed in the air, making the surrounding mecha dare not approach.
At that moment, a massive figure emerged. It had no head, only a body clad in battered armor, and it wielded a greatsword covered in cracks.
How strange—a Headless General!
The Headless General did not take a head from its body and place it on its neck. It simply dragged its sword away, the greatsword roaring as it cleaved apart the black lotuses.
As the black lotuses shattered, pitch-black flames erupted and licked up the Headless General.
But the Headless General paid no attention, charging straight into the flower formation.
Deep within the flower formation, a gigantic black fox with a beautiful woman's face had curled into a ball. Netherlight flickered across its body, outlining the pattern of a lotus.
Seeing the Headless General charging straight in and ignoring its black fire lotuses, the giant fox immediately shrieked and turned to flee.
Suddenly, white skeletal hands sprouted from the ground. They seized the black fox's joints and tripped it, sending the giant fox crashing heavily to the ground and flattening a swath of trees.
At that moment, the Headless General arrived with a howl that split the air. It leaped high into the sky and, from above, drove its sword straight down.
The battered greatsword plunged into the black fox's head. With a second motion, it lifted and split the fox's skull.
The black fox did not die. Instead, it let out a shrill howl. Black flames instantly ignited its blood, bones, and flesh, and then it exploded with extraordinary violence.
It self-destructed!
Black fury surged madly in every direction. Wherever the flames spread, trees turned to ash and rocks were scorched black.
The Headless General was blasted backward, but after