Time passed, second by second.
The battle between the two High-Level Lord Rank beasts had stretched from noon into the evening. Both the Mighty Force Ape and the Seven-Colored Poison Python were at the end of their strength. The ape's entire right arm had turned purplish-black as the snake venom ate away at its nervous system. Its movements grew slower and slower, and every punch looked like a struggle through a swamp. The python was no better off. Its head had been battered into a bloody mess, one eye was completely blinded, and several bones in its body were broken. The grinding of bone was clearly audible as it slithered.
But neither one backed down.
The Mighty Force Ape couldn't retreat. Its mate and young were in the cave behind it; if it gave ground, its family would be destroyed. The Seven-Colored Poison Python seemed equally determined to take the den. Lin Yun had no idea why it was so relentless, but that didn't matter.
Lin Yun crouched on a rooftop, motionless as a statue. His Spiritual Force covered the battlefield without missing a single detail. Twelve Grade 9 Flying Daggers hovered silently around him, ready to strike at any moment.
Almost, he thought. Just a little longer.
As he watched the battlefield with rapt attention, an unusual ripple suddenly stirred at the edge of his Spiritual Force.
It wasn't a monster.
It was human.
Lin Yun frowned slightly. He extended his Spiritual Force in that direction and quickly "saw" what was happening there.
In another direction from the battlefield, about fifteen hundred meters away, two people were lying behind the rooftop railing of an abandoned building, watching the battle as well. They were better hidden than Lin Yun, wearing camouflage Combat Suits that blended into their surroundings and tactical