Rumble!
With the last mournful crash of a collapsing building, the ruins finally sank into deathly silence.
When everyone arrived, they happened to witness the brutal sight of the Lizard Beast's scale-covered neck being severed by a single slash.
As blood gushed out, the atmosphere was terrifyingly quiet.
The Military Department personnel looked as though they had lost their souls, staring in disbelief at the headless corpse still struggling on the ground.
Was it over just like that?
The despair the Lizard Beast had brought still hung over everyone's hearts. The Military Department soldiers had already prepared to sacrifice themselves at any moment, just to buy time until powerful reinforcements arrived.
The senior Military Department official had never expected that Director Lin, whom they had called in from nearby Huai City, would cleanly behead that terrifying Ferocious Beast for all to see within mere minutes of arriving.
The sword-wielding Martial King Luo's gaze sharpened slightly. He stepped forward with a hearty laugh. "Director Lin, I've long heard of you. Your strength truly is exceptional."
Lin Shuguang discreetly put away what he was holding and replied "modestly," "Not at all. You'd already worn this beast down considerably, or I wouldn't have found its weakness so quickly."
Martial King Luo's gaze paused at those words. He had assumed that someone of Lin Shuguang's extraordinary strength would be rather arrogant, and had not expected him to be so easy to talk to. He could not help laughing. "Director Lin, there's no need to be modest. This beast was extremely difficult to kill. Being able to slay it was a great blessing."
No one mentioned the Ferocious Beast's Exotic Treasure again, as though none of them knew about it.
The Mid-stage Profound Connection Realm expert invited earlier did not remain where he was. Now,