Hong and Thunder God (Part 2)!

After the Black-clad Man finished speaking, the cabin fell silent once more.

"Boss, why are you so certain a Beast Tide will happen?" Beast asked unwillingly.

"It's not that I'm certain." Hong glanced at Beast, paused, and spoke in a grave tone:

"It's that you've never seen the spectacle of hundreds of millions of sea monsters welcoming their Beast King!"

"But... Thunder God and I have seen it ourselves. We've witnessed the scene of ten thousand beasts bowing to their king no fewer than fifteen times!"

"Hiss!!"

Sharp gasps rose one after another, and the temperature in the cabin seemed to drop several degrees in an instant.

"Fif... fifteen King-level Monsters?" Ice Mountain cried out in shock. Even the usually cold Enchanting was visibly moved.

"No! Far more than that!!"

Hong shook his head. His brows suddenly furrowed as he looked out the window. "Those are only the Beast Kings we've encountered. As for the King-level Monsters in the seas we haven't come across, there are at least five more."

"There are no fewer than twenty King-level Monsters in the oceans alone. Add those on land, in the rainforests, and around the several Ancient Civilization Ruins that have already been explored..."

After making a rough calculation, Hong's gaze grew even deeper.

Even though his strength was extraordinary and he could fight two opponents alone,

he was deeply pessimistic about humanity's future in the face of the ever-growing monster race.

"This is why I have repeatedly insisted on establishing the War God Palace and the council. Only by gathering the world's top combat forces and highest technology, then coordinating them as one,

combining the world's Martial Artists, technology, and military power... can we have even a sliver of hope of resisting a terrifying Beast Tide. Otherwise, humanity's future... is extremely bleak!"

"Since the war between humanity and monsters began, sea monsters have been far too numerous, and their rate of mutation and growth has only accelerated. It is impossible to predict."

"No one can foresee when they will launch a Beast Tide and bring a catastrophic blow upon humanity... If humanity does not stand tightly united, we will eventually be defeated one by one!"

Moreover, there were now simply too many monster kings across the world.

Even if Thunder God and I joined forces and gave everything we had, we would be unable to wipe them out.

Instead, we would only put ourselves in grave danger.

More importantly, these monster kings are exceedingly cunning. They command countless low-level monsters... and cannot be eradicated easily!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of Ice Mountain and the other three dimmed slightly.

As the gathering place for the world's most elite Martial Artists, the Limit Mercenary Group had fought Beast Tides time and again... They understood their speed of evolution and mutation all too well, and thus felt profound fear.

These Beasts, which already lived by the law of the jungle, would become increasingly savage and bloodthirsty after being transformed by the RR Virus.

If, at the beginning, humanity had only faced vast swarms of low-level monsters,

then there had at least been some chance of victory.

However, as monster mutations accelerated, high-level monsters began appearing in the beast hordes with ever greater frequency and in ever greater numbers.

Their destructive power was countless times greater than that of ordinary monsters!

With high-level monsters leading the charge, they tore through one human defensive line after another.

After conquering territory and capturing cities, they not only devoured the flesh and blood of the humans within to mutate and evolve further, but also turned the ruined cities into nests that produced even more monsters.

To describe a Beast Tide in one phrase—it was "using war to sustain war."

Humanity, on the other hand, could only suffer defeat after defeat before continually shrinking its defensive lines.

The occasional victory came only because peak experts like Hong and Thunder God stepped in to help...

"Instructor, do you know what the Eight-tentacle Beast King and the other King-level Monsters are doing after taking New York?"

Suddenly, Enchanting, who had remained silent all along, spoke.

Her voice was cool and distant, carrying the feeling that she kept everyone at arm's length.

"Those King-level Monsters are not doing anything. They are merely devouring and storing energy for their next evolution!" the Black-clad Man said coldly, a fierce glint flashing through his eyes.

Over the past year or so, he had repeatedly fought King-level sea monsters. He was extremely familiar with their habits and evolutionary paths.

"By eating all the humans in a major city, they can use the immense life force contained in human flesh and blood to break through rapidly and reach higher levels faster."

"Perhaps after Beast Kings, Emperor Level Monsters will be born..." Hong sighed softly, his expression uncertain.

Hong's words deeply shook the four War Gods.

They had seen grand scenes before, yet they were still profoundly stunned!

A faint haze lingered in their minds and refused to disperse for a long time.

After a long silence, Hong was ultimately the one who broke the oppressive atmosphere.

"Is there anything else?"

"Instructor, Eastern Ying's War God Sankami Yu has sent a telegram asking for help. She is willing to lead all of Eastern Ying's high-end combat forces to join our Limit Mercenary Group, but she has one request..." Ice Mountain looked at the Black-clad Man, seeming hesitant to continue.

"Sankami Yu?"

"Does she want me to deal with that King-level Deep Sea Demon Whale?"

"Yes!"

"That won't do. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is far too difficult to kill. At most, I can help drive him away once. After that, they can fend for themselves..."

The master of the Limit Mercenary Group had never held the slightest favorable impression of that nation.

However, there were matters in which he had no choice but to make a decision.

After all, the predicament he currently faced was a war of survival between humanity and the monster race.

If Eastern Ying still existed after the monster disaster ended... he would not mind teaching that self-righteous nation a large-scale lesson.

But now was clearly not the time...

After speaking of Lijian and Eastern Ying's requests for aid, Ice Mountain delivered another bombshell.

"Boss, Great Xia's strongest expert, Jia Yi, has sent word. He has invited us to help with the Magic City Counterattack three months from now!"

"As for the terms... we can name whatever we want!"

Ice Mountain spoke word by word. When he had first received the news, he had been utterly baffled.

Every nation in the world was focused on defending against Beast Tides and preventing national extinction.

Yet Great Xia, one of the five great powers, wanted to launch a counterattack against sea monsters!

Truly unbelievable!

"What is their reason for fighting this Magic City Counterattack?" After thinking briefly, Hong asked in confusion.

"Apparently, it is to slow the sea monsters' advance upstream and buy time for the construction of inland human defense bases..." Ice Mountain relayed everything he knew.

"Mm." The Black-clad Man nodded, then turned to face the cabin window, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

Ten seconds later, he looked at everyone and said in the firmest tone, "Thunder God and the Limit Martial Arts Hall must help with this!"

"As for the terms, first, Great Xia must support the establishment of and join the War God Palace.

"Second, I need at least one hundred ancient Great Xia martial arts manuals!"

"As for anything else, we can discuss it later."

After saying that,

Hong stood with his hands behind his back, and some long-buried memories surfaced in his mind.

"Alright, I'll contact them immediately."

Inside the cabin, Ice Mountain and the others began getting busy.

Hong, meanwhile, stood alone by the window, silently watching the shifting clouds and winds outside.

"Instructor, Mohanderson has replied. They agree to the terms and ask you to lead the team there as soon as possible."

At that moment, Ice Mountain suddenly spoke.

"Good. Once we return, gather all our War God brothers and head to Lijian to help them stop the Beast Tide!"

"Boss, what about this Black Flame Dragon King? We can't let him go to waste!"

"Instructor, the energy in this Dragon King's flesh and blood can create many Lord-level Monsters. We cannot simply abandon it."

"Then do this. Send Lijian the location of this monster's materials and have them find a way to collect them. However, the Limit Mercenary Group gets eighty percent of whatever is created from them!"

"Got it!"

At the same time,

the bald man, still fighting a Crocodile King in the Bay of Bengal, also received Lijian's request for aid.

The terms were exactly the same as those sent to Hong, except they did not include a Water of Life production device.

"Damn it, those Lijian bastards think I don't know what they've been up to? Add a Water of Life production device to their terms!"

"They want the world's second strongest expert to act. They had better show enough sincerity."

"Otherwise, there is nothing to discuss!"

Thunder God listened quietly to his subordinate's report, his expression somewhat displeased.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning flashed.

Thunder God gripped his Battle Saber and charged straight at the King-level crocodile, which he had already beaten half to death.

"Thunder Blade—Seventh Form!!"

With a deep shout, the muscles in his arms swelled layer upon layer, making him resemble a giant statue.

In an instant, Thunder God's aura surged dramatically,

and terrifying killing intent spread outward.

The male War God level Martial Artist who looked like a servant staggered back repeatedly, his eyes filled with reverence as he looked at Thunder God.

He had already advanced to the High-level War God realm, yet merely facing Thunder God's aura was this difficult. Fighting him to the death would be even more unthinkable.

Boom!!

Thunder God swung his saber. A blade light carrying overwhelming force flashed forward and split the head of the King-level crocodile monster in two, killing it on the spot.

"What about Great Xia? Have they sent any news?"

After killing the King-level crocodile, the bald man casually glanced at the corpse and turned away without concern.

He looked at the War God beneath him and asked, "Didn't Jia Yi say earlier that Great Xia's military planned to launch a defensive counterattack at Magic City Fortress?"

"Why has there been no news now?"

"Thunder God... They may still be preparing. After all, counterattacking a sea Beast Tide is far too difficult. New York's destruction is an excellent example." His subordinate answered respectfully.

"Keep a close watch. Notify me immediately if there is any news!"

"I have been thinking greatly of the Nine Splendor Art created by Great Xia's War God Mo Qingdi, as well as those ancient martial arts."

Thunder God's expectant expression greatly surprised his subordinates.

"Why does Thunder God value Great Xia so highly? They do not even have a single Beyond War God expert."

He truly could not understand why his master, already one of the world's peak experts, cared so much.

"You do not understand... Great Xia has five thousand years of long history. Its foundation is there,

If my father had not been a Great Xia martial arts master and taught me Great Xia kung fu from childhood, I would likely still be an ordinary person struggling to survive every day..."

Thunder God glanced at the King-level crocodile monster lying on the ground, and a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

"With Great Xia's profound martial arts foundation, I can completely perfect the later forms of Thunder Blade and successfully create a flawless martial art. Only then can I truly compete with Hong for the title of Earth's strongest expert!"

"Yes!"

"Then hurry and contact Lijian. Use the terms I just stated. I imagine Brother Hong has the same idea... The Beast Tide's rate of mutation and evolution is growing ever faster, and battle casualties are increasing accordingly. He also needs a rare treasure like the Water of Life..."

Thunder God gently wiped the bloodstains from his blade, a faint gleam appearing in his eyes.

"Yes, I'll contact them immediately!"

An hour later.

More than a dozen fighter jets took off from the Thunder and Lightning Mercenary Group headquarters and flew straight toward Lijian to provide support.

The cabins carried more than half of Thunder God's elite forces.

Without exception, every one of those elites was a War God level expert, nearly fifty in total!

The same scene

also unfolded at Hongning Fortress on the border between Europe and Asia.

Rumble rumble rumble!!

Dozens of fighter jets streaked through the sky as Hong led his men toward Lijian...