Still, in Zhang Tao's eyes, those backers didn't amount to much. They were all enemies anyway, so it made no difference whether they had powerful backers or not.
"Roar!" Just then, a tremendous roar rang out. A gigantic monster beast soon appeared in the air. Its gaze swept across the area before finally settling on Zhang Tao and Li Zhen.
Zhang Tao's expression changed. "A Rank 9 monster beast!"
Li Zhen's face also darkened. There was actually a Rank 9 monster beast here. Looking at its appearance—well, it was exactly the same as the Rank 7 monster beast they'd hunted. The two of them knew they'd caused trouble. No wonder the Rank 8 monster beasts had barely any ore, while this Rank 7 one had plenty. It turned out it had a Rank 9 monster beast backing it!
Zhang Tao hadn't been worried at first, but he hadn't expected to be proven wrong so quickly.
Still, Zhang Tao didn't panic. He was now at the Four-Forged Golden Body stage, and was no pushover. A Rank 9 was certainly powerful, but it still had to catch up with them first.
Besides, this was the Beihu Catacombs, where Zhang Tao had made his fortune. It was a place where you could pick up a Rank 9 Monster Plant, and Gong Yuzi's Purple Canopy Mountain was also in the distance. As long as he ran that way, he refused to believe Gong Yuzi would just watch him die. If he died, Gong Yuzi's plans for Mo Wenjian would be much harder to carry out.
Of course, Zhang Tao wasn't about to pin all his hopes on Gong Yuzi. Li Zhen still had a Mental Power Avatar inside him. If all else failed, Zhang Tao could just shut the door and send Li Zhen