Zhujian roared and leaped backward, pointing its other arm toward 'Zhurong' as it pulled away.
Light flickered repeatedly at its fingertips, and arrows condensed from streams of light shot forward one after another.
'Zhurong' swung its heavy sword and intercepted Zhujian's arrows.
Luo Yan was about to pursue when his heart suddenly jolted, and 'Zhurong' came to a halt.
Then.
Luo Yan turned his head and looked toward a distant mountaintop to the east. Sunlight already bathed the peak, yet a towering figure stood there.
It had a human face and a canine body, with wild winds howling around it.
It was none other than Shan Jun, one of the Nightmare Giant Beasts!
It was looking in Luo Yan's direction, but Luo Yan could sense that its gaze rested more heavily on Zhujian.
Zhujian was right before him. This was the perfect chance to kill it.
However, with Shan Jun present, the situation had become complicated.
Luo Yan was confident he could kill Zhujian, even in the Desperate Battlefield, an environment unfavorable to cultivators.
But with Shan Jun added to the equation, the outcome was harder to predict.
"Captain Luo Yan."
Xu Tao's voice rang out over the public channel.
"Don't kill Zhujian. Let it go."
"Shan Jun is its enemy. Now that Zhujian is injured, Shan Jun definitely won't want to miss this opportunity."
"It'll go after Zhujian. That way, it won't attack the base."
"But if you kill Zhujian, no one knows what Shan Jun will do."
"After all, it's a giant beast. It's difficult for us to judge its actions by human standards."
Xu Tao's words made sense.
Luo Yan reflected that even if he could kill Zhujian, he would still need to spend some time doing so.
That amount of time would be enough for Shan