Moments later, two figures suddenly appeared outside the university town. One was a bald, burly man in a brownish-yellow combat uniform, tall and imposing as an iron tower. He held a massive, dark, heavy shield over a meter tall in his left hand and a bronze-colored axe in his right, its sharp edge glinting coldly. Beside him stood a silver-haired woman in a silver-white combat uniform. Slender and youthful-looking, she held a gleaming curved blade in each hand.
The two seemed to appear out of nowhere. They exchanged a glance, nodded in unison, then turned into two streaks and charged toward the monsters inside.
Both moved at astonishing speeds, faster than sound. Delayed sonic booms echoed through the air, and soon the university town was in an uproar. Countless monsters from the outskirts rumbled toward the two.
Monsters were scattered throughout the university town, with large numbers of Beast General-level Monsters roaming the area. Inside the university town's spacious, enclosed stadium, vines covered the ground and dense weeds reached knee-high. A massive gray fox lay resting on a small mound in the center. It stood four or five meters tall and stretched over ten meters from nose to tail. Its swaying, fiery-red tail alone was more than ten meters long. A narrow slit on its forehead resembled a closed, upright eye. This was the High-level Lord-level Monster that ruled the region: the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox.
The Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox's mountain-sized body rested quietly on the mound, its forelegs crossed beneath its chin. Each breath stirred the air in the silent stadium, and its massive body rose and fell slightly.
"Roar!"
"Awooo!"
"Rrroar!"
Suddenly, a jumble of furious roars rang out outside, jolting the resting Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox awake. It opened its eyes, revealing beautiful silver-white vertical pupils that shimmered with an eerie light. Raising its head, it looked toward the commotion, puzzled.
As far as it could remember, no human had dared disturb it here for a long time.
Judging from all that commotion outside, had those damned humans come again?
As the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox pondered this, monster roars and the thunderous blasts of explosions kept ringing out. The disturbance beyond the stadium grew louder and gradually spread toward it.
The Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox's gaze turned cold as it rose. Four or five meters tall and more than ten meters long, it looked terrifying. A massive fiery-red tail swayed lightly behind it, and its overwhelming presence made it seem like a demon from myth.
"Yoo~~"
The Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox suddenly raised its head and let out a piercing, drawn-out howl.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The next moment, massive figures charged out from the stadium's other four corners, to the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest.
One was a Red-Scaled Blade Rhino, huge and covered in red scales, with a blade-like horn jutting from its forehead.
Another was a Death Giant Python, more than twenty meters long, its gray-white scales patterned with rings of black stripes.
The other two were a Blood-Eyed Lion Mastiff Beast and a Blood-Eyed Tiger Mastiff Beast. They were about the same size as the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox, each larger than an ordinary truck. Their coats were silver-white, with a layer of faintly gleaming silver scales beneath the fur. A white, spiral-shaped horn rose from each massive forehead, and their eyes were blood-red.
Two Elementary Lord-level Monsters and two Intermediate Lord-level Monsters. They were all subordinates the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox had tamed. They had been lying in wait in the stadium's four corners, but now, at its command, they charged out one by one.
After the four Lord-level Monsters rushed out, the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox yawned, shook its enormous head, then lazily lay back down. It lowered its head and gazed at the vine behind it—a strange plant, translucent and crystalline like white glass, resembling an exquisite work of art. Every leaf was beautifully veined, and four crystal-clear fruits, each the size of an egg, hung from the vine. A faint, tantalizing fragrance wafted from them. The Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox looked at the fruits, satisfaction in its eyes.
There was no way it was going out. Never in this lifetime. Home was so comfortable, there were delicious fruits to eat, and its subordinates were such capable fighters. It would stay home for the rest of its life.
The Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox hadn't even considered whether its subordinates could repel the enemies outside. In its view, four Lord-level Monsters, along with countless Beast General-level Monsters, would be enough to make even a High-level War God among humans think twice.
That might have been true under normal circumstances, but the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox hadn't expected that although one of the intruders was indeed a High-level War God, the other was a terrifying Spirit Reader—one of the most dangerous kinds of God of War.
Outside the stadium, two figures darted and leaped among countless monsters. The iron-tower-like Tie Liu fought with crushing force and stood as firm as a mountain, following behind his companion, Long Yue, and protecting her. Whether with his over-one-meter-tall shield or his heavy axe, every swing sent one monster—or several—flying. He was like a human tank. Long Yue, meanwhile, moved with agility, controlling six disc-shaped weapons ringed with countless sharp sawteeth. They became six streaks of silver light, whistling through the air and trailing long ribbons of silver as they slaughtered the surrounding monsters, leaving carnage in their wake.
With a High-level War God warrior and an Intermediate War God Level Spirit Reader fighting together, no monster could withstand them. The monsters fell in waves, like stalks of wheat under a scythe.
But compared with the monsters' enormous numbers, the ones they had killed were only a drop in the bucket. Tie Liu and Long Yue weren't trying to slaughter the monsters in front of them. They wanted to draw out the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox inside, so their companion, the other High-level War God Liu Feng, could slip in unnoticed and steal the item they were after.
The reward for hunting a Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox was substantial, but it paled in comparison to the other treasure inside.
Besides, even with all three of them fighting together, killing a Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox would be difficult—especially with its other subordinates there to help.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Four consecutive sonic booms came from the stadium. The two God of War warriors heard them from afar, and their expressions changed.
The next moment, a Red-Scaled Blade Rhino, a black-and-white giant python, and two Lion (Tiger) Mastiff Beasts appeared before the two warriors. Some roared, others growled, as they charged.
Why weren't there just two? Why were there four?
"Something's changed." Long Yue's face darkened. According to the information she'd received, the stadium held the High-level Lord-level Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox and two Lord-level subordinates.
The two of them could handle that without much trouble.
But they hadn't expected the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox to have four Lord-level Monster subordinates—two Elementary Lord-level and two Intermediate Lord-level. Together, they posed a serious problem.
Although the two of them could handle the beasts, if they couldn't draw out the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox inside, Liu Feng wouldn't be able to sneak in and seize the treasure.
Of the three, Liu Feng was actually the weakest. He would have no chance against the High-level Lord-level Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox.
Tie Liu and Long Yue exchanged a glance, killing intent in their eyes. In an instant, they made their decision.
They had to make an even bigger disturbance and draw out the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox.
If the Three-Eyed Fire-Tailed Fox wouldn't come out, they would deal with its subordinates first.
As the two powerful God of War warriors and the four Lord-level Monsters clashed in a massive battle across the university town, two human warriors approached along a nearby street.
One was an ordinary-looking young man in a gray combat uniform, holding a bronze spear in one hand and a shield in the other.
The other was a tall, beautiful young female warrior with short hair, dressed in a black combat uniform and carrying a War Blade and shield.
They both looked up toward the university town, where deafening crashes and the roars of monsters continued to ring out.