The Velociraptor

Fulong Mountain had become a hive of activity.

The warriors from the surrounding towns alone had multiplied the crowds in Fulong Town several times over.

The ordinary people of Fulong Town had also made quite a bit of money as a result.

Though ordinary people were curious about what was happening, entering Fulong Mountain wasn't as simple as deciding to go in.

Especially now, when the town chief of Fulong Town had received orders from the empire and was leading people into the mountain to seal it off temporarily.

"This really is crazy."

Liu Xiaomao stood at the door, watching the crowds outside, and couldn't help commenting.

Leaning against the convenience store's doorframe, Fang Yun watched countless warriors trying to enter Fulong Mountain. He suddenly understood some of the amusement the Sovereign of Death had found in the original story.

Of course, he wasn't as detached as the Sovereign of Death. The Sovereign of Death had lived for countless years, after all, and saw life differently from ordinary people.

Perhaps he, too, would gradually grow cold after countless years, but at least for now, he wouldn't send people to their deaths outright.

Still, watching so many people head toward the Magic Array he had created gave him a peculiar feeling.

"Brother Yun, aren't you going to give it a try?"

Liu Xiaomao suddenly turned to Fang Yun. "Aren't you a second-level warrior, too? Aren't you curious?"

When Fang Yun was ten, he awakened the memories of his previous life and acquired Coiling Dragon. Not long afterward, he Manifested Clementin's talent and experience, and reached the Saint-level.

A Saint-level at the age of ten would astonish anyone, anywhere.

Especially on Blue Star, where it was almost unimaginable.

So Fang Yun had never revealed his true strength. He was still too young to have full control of his body, so he had only shown the strength of a first-level warrior. Even so, people considered him a young prodigy.

Over the next ten years, he rose from Saint-level to Lowgod, then Mid-level God, and finally, not long ago, High-level God and a Paragon Sovereign of Light. Even Fang Yun found the speed of his advancement dreamlike. The abilities he had Manifested from Coiling Dragon were terrifying.

That was also why he valued his original body far more than his current Sovereign clone.

But to everyone else, he had only gone from a first-level warrior to a second-level warrior.

In the eyes of many who knew him, he was a prodigy who had "withered before his time." After all, he had become a first-level warrior at ten, and people had always expected great things from him. Who could have guessed that he wouldn't reach the second level until he was twenty?

He was stronger than most ordinary people, to be sure, but compared to the talent he had shown earlier, it was still a considerable decline.

As his talent had waned, fewer and fewer people had paid attention to him. To those who knew him now, he was no different from any ordinary low-level warrior.

As for his immediate family, they had suddenly vanished after he awakened his past-life memories at ten, as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth.

Even now, after becoming a Highgod and spreading his divine sense across the globe, he had found no trace of them. It was one of the few mysteries he still faced on Blue Star.

Hearing Liu Xiaomao's question, Fang Yun casually shook his head and said, unconcerned, "I'll see how things go. There are so many high-level warriors—there's no need for me to rush in."

In truth, once the experts who had gone to Yulan Continent returned, they would have some idea of what it was like there. And if anyone came back, that would more or less reveal Beirut's attitude toward the people who had descended.

Judging by Beirut's character in the original story, he probably wouldn't kill them. But that had only been a novel. Now that he was facing a real world, who knew whether things might change?

It was only sensible to be cautious.

Liu Xiaomao had only brought it up in passing. He said with some longing, "I just wonder what's going on. That pillar of light was enormous."

"Don't worry. Even if word gets out, we'll be the first to hear about it."

Fang Yun smiled.

Liu Xiaomao nodded.

Meanwhile,

the first people to enter Fulong Mountain spent most of the day following the pillar of light before they found the little valley where it originated.

"It's just ahead!"

One of the warriors exclaimed excitedly, then ran toward the valley.

It could be some great opportunity. How could he afford to fall behind?

Once one person surged ahead, the others naturally refused to be left behind. The crowd instantly descended into commotion.

The entrance to the valley was narrow to begin with, and the group inevitably jostled one another. Before long, it turned into a fight. Chaos reigned, and even those farther back couldn't advance.

Anyone who tried to sneak past the fighters was dragged back. They weren't about to let someone else get there first. The fighting spread, and the noise grew louder and louder.

Just as many of them were getting worked up, the ground suddenly trembled.

Then again.

"Stop!"

A fifth-level warrior suddenly shouted, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"What are you doing?" someone yelled.

They were already fired up from the fighting. Even though this fifth-level warrior was stronger than them, some were still displeased.

But the fifth-level warrior didn't get angry at the man's words. Instead, he raised one hand, his expression growing increasingly grave. His voice held a note of uncertainty as he said, "Pay close attention!"

Someone was about to speak again when—

"Thump!"

The ground trembled once more, much more noticeably than before.

This time, everyone felt it clearly.

Then the ground began to shake rhythmically, and everyone's hearts rose in their chests.

Whoosh—

A tremendous exhalation soon followed.

Everyone instinctively looked toward the entrance to the valley.

A colossal creature, two or three stories tall and twenty to thirty meters long, suddenly rounded the bend and emerged from the valley.

White smoke poured from its huge nostrils, and a pungent odor instantly filled the air.

"V-Velociraptor!"

The man nearest the front slowly tilted his head back to look at the sudden apparition. The Velociraptor's shadow completely engulfed him. He swallowed involuntarily as sweat poured down his forehead.

It wasn't just him. Everyone's eyes twitched. A Seventh-Level Magical Beast?!

Most of the people here were warriors from Fulong Town, and they knew Fulong Mountain well. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to charge straight in.

They knew very well that Fulong Mountain had never had any powerful magical beasts. It was known for its many low-level magical beasts, but why was there a Velociraptor here now?!

And this was clearly a fully grown Velociraptor!

It was impossible!

Fully grown Velociraptors were rare even in the most famous dangerous regions. Every one of them was immensely powerful, and wherever one appeared became forbidden territory in the hearts of the people there.

The Velociraptor before them could easily slaughter every one of them.

The Velociraptor lowered its head and looked at the tiny figure below. White smoke from its nostrils sprayed all over him.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Choked by the acrid, sulfurous smoke, the man seemed to snap. He let out a terrified scream, then turned and ran without a second thought.

His flight broke the nerve of even more people, who followed suit and bolted.

Even the few fifth-level warriors had gone pale. Seeing so many people run, they had wanted to shout a few curses, but in the end, they didn't. They fled with the crowd, running faster than most.

In their panic, however, they failed to notice that the Velociraptor at the bend in the valley didn't follow them. It merely watched them go with cold, reddish eyes, a humanlike look of disdain in its gaze.

With courage and strength like that, they dared come snooping on the work of its master?

They truly didn't know what death was.

As far as they were concerned, what they guarded was a treasure crafted by their master.

After all, five men had suddenly vanished on that very spot before.

They would never forget that eerie sight.

So ordinary people had no right to come near.