Killing the Beast King

Its body length exceeded fifty meters, like a moving crimson hill!

Its carapace was a dark red, almost black metallic color, covered in ferocious bone spurs and natural patterns resembling flowing lava.

Eight thick legs, like temple pillars, dug deep into the obsidian, and its tail, over twenty meters long, was raised high. The giant stinger at the tip, over half a meter in diameter, flashed with a terrifying, intertwined glow of deep blue and fiery red.

A terrifying pressure, far exceeding high A-class, even faintly touching the threshold of S-class, swept out from it like a flame storm!

Coupled with the leader template's bonus.

Its true combat power was likely enough to make even low S-class Hunters feel troubled!

"Roar--!!!"

Upon discovering the intruders, the Beast King let out a deafening roar, causing the entire cavern to tremble!

All the Lava Scorpion Armor Beasts, as if receiving orders, instantly went berserk, roaring and launching a tidal wave of a charge at the expedition team!

The Beast King also slowly rose from the stone steps, its massive body creating a rumble that shook the surrounding stone pillars, causing them to collapse into the lava and splash up waves of fire!

"Form ranks! Ranged units suppress the swarm! Melee units protect the mages! The elites are mine and Li Xuanbing's to focus on clearing!"

Bai Luhao's eyes ignited with fighting spirit as he quickly issued orders.

"That Beast King, leave it to me!"

Before his words even fell, he had already transformed into a golden afterimage, ignoring the charging ordinary Scorpion Armor Beasts and heading straight for the majestic, mountain-like Beast King!

He didn't immediately activate his half-beastman transformation, seemingly wanting to gauge the beast's strength in his normal state first.

On the other side, the expedition team's elites also displayed formidable combat power.

Earth walls, ice walls, and metal barriers rose layer by layer, blocking the surging tide of attacks.

Li Xuanbing swung his staff, and a biting cold spread across the ground, forming areas of frost that greatly slowed the Scorpion Armor Beasts' movement speed.

Jin Changpu manipulated the ground, constantly creating traps and spikes.

Piao Changfan's metal needles turned into deadly threads, weaving through the beast horde and precisely eliminating targets.

As for Xu Feng, he was like a grim reaper hidden in the shadows of the battlefield.

His metal needles appeared even more frequently, specifically targeting those Scorpion Armor Beasts that were heavily wounded by the expedition team or isolated during the encirclement.

The fine needles, infused with Qi and Blood power, could often pierce through weak points in the carapace with a single strike, and the internal shock energy would instantly erupt, ending their lives.

Seeing Xu Feng no longer bothering to pretend and directly going for kill steals.

The members of the expedition team twitched their eyes, but they also completely understood the intentions of this "Wind Hidden One."

This person seemed to have no ill intentions towards them, only wanting to steal kills.

He was even objectively helping them rapidly reduce the number of beasts.

Thus, some tacit cooperation emerged.

"This one's crippled! Finish it!"

A warrior deliberately cleaved open most of a Scorpion Armor Beast's carapace but didn't kill it immediately, instead leaving it for that unseen gaze.

"Over here! Hurry!"

A fire mage used explosive fireballs to disorient several Scorpion Armor Beasts, cracking their carapaces, and then "happened" to turn to attack other targets.

Piao Changfan even deliberately restrained the power of his metal needles, aiming only to inflict damage and disruption, leaving the final blow to others.

For a time, a peculiar scene unfolded on the battlefield:

The expedition team acted like sheepdogs herding their flock, fiercely attacking and heavily wounding the Lava Scorpion Armor Beasts, but not rushing to kill them.

And streaks of unseen metal needles, like the scythes of the grim reaper, followed closely behind, eagerly harvesting those crippled targets.

The expedition team even held a clear advantage, chasing and slaughtering the massive horde of Scorpion Armor Beasts!

Xu Feng's Breakthrough Points soared like a rocket!

Although the points provided by each monster decreased as the number of slain monsters of the same type increased.

But when the last ordinary Scorpion Armor Beast fell with a metal needle piercing its head.

His Breakthrough Points on the status panel had reached an astonishing [250,000]!

Meanwhile, Bai Luhao's one-on-one battle with the Beast King had entered a fever pitch.

In his normal state, Bai Luhao still displayed the terrifying physical combat prowess of an S-class Hunter.

He fought bare-handed against a giant beast dozens of times his size, his movements as swift as a ghost and his strength astonishingly great.

Every swing of his tiger claws, covered in pale golden Qi energy, left deep gouges on the Beast King's tough carapace and shattered large bone spurs.

The Beast King furiously swung its giant pincers, lashed its terrifying scorpion tail stinger, and spat out lava fireballs.

It riddled the surrounding ground, causing lava to flow everywhere.

Yet, it struggled to truly hit the agile figure that moved like a golden lightning bolt.

Bai Luhao only sustained a few shallow wounds, grazed by lava or cut by the Qi energy from the stinger, while the Beast King was in a miserable state.

The carapace shattered over a large area, revealing charred flesh beneath.

Black blood continuously poured from the wounds, igniting into fierce flames as it dripped onto the ground.

Two of its eight segmented limbs had already been forcefully broken by Bai Luhao. Its movements were noticeably sluggish, and its aura had weakened considerably.

"Roar--!"

The Beast King let out a roar of unwillingness, making a final death throe as its massive pincers and scorpion tail simultaneously attacked Bai Luhao!

Just as Bai Luhao's eyes sharpened, preparing to gather his strength and deliver the final blow to this beast--

An unexpected change occurred!

Above the Beast King's shattered head, the air violently distorted without warning!

A claw, covered entirely in dark red, grotesque biological armor with tips as sharp as knives, suddenly emerged from the void!

This claw appeared silently, moving faster than the limits of visual perception!

It carried an extremely condensed, terrifying power, and ruthlessly plunged into the most heavily damaged and weakest part of the Beast King's carapace – its head!

Squelch--!

Like a hot knife cutting into butter, the claw sank deep, reaching the brain!

The Beast King's massive body stiffened abruptly. All movement instantly ceased, and the ferocity in its eyes rapidly dimmed like a snuffed-out candle.

It let out a short, desperate whimper before crashing to the ground.

The impact shook the entire cavern three times, and it was completely silent.

[Breakthrough Points + 50000!]

A line of conspicuous notification flashed in Xu Feng's mind.

"Fifty thousand! As expected of a high-grade A-class leader!"

Even with Xu Feng's firm will, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Adding to his previous accumulation, the total Breakthrough Points had now surpassed the 300,000 mark!

He was about to activate the invisibility pearl, intending to retreat quietly while the dust had yet to settle.

However, at the moment he killed the Beast King, and his form, unable to be hidden by the pearl, was exposed for an extremely brief instant--

"Roar--!!!"

A tiger's roar, filled with primal bestiality, exploded beside him like thunder!

It made his eardrums ache.

He saw Bai Luhao, who had been some distance away from him, suddenly swell up like a balloon!

His already burly physique grew taller, tearing through his tactical vest. Dense white fur rapidly sprouted on his exposed skin.

His face protruded forward, revealing bared fangs. His hands and feet transformed into tiger claws covered in white fur and sharp nails, and a thick, powerful tiger tail swung behind him.

He had shockingly transformed into the terrifying half-man half-tiger form!

After transforming, Bai Luhao's aura had more than doubled!

A berserk S-class pressure swept out like a tsunami, even overpowering the scorching heat in the cavern!

Even more terrifying was his speed!

Almost the instant the transformation was complete, he had already become a white afterimage.

A massive tiger claw instantly seized the wrist of Xu Feng's clawed hand, which hadn't had time to retract.

A piercing sound of metal grinding and energy clashing erupted!

Bai Luhao's eyes, now pure tiger eyes burning with golden flames, locked onto Xu Feng's hidden location. His tiger-like voice carried an overbearing tone.

"Friend! You've been following us for so long, watched enough of the show, and snatched enough kills...

Now, it's time to reveal your true face and let me have a look, right?!"

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