Black Rock Giant Ape

City 003, deep within the Wilderness Zone.

Weeds grew in abundance along the streets, and on the cracked, shattered asphalt, a black afterimage tore through the ruins between abandoned overpasses and broken buildings.

Judging by the speed and the commotion, there was no intention of hiding whatsoever.

This black shadow was naturally Lin Fan.

At this moment, he bore no resemblance to a "scavenging student"; he was wild beyond measure, not even sparing a glance for the monsters of City 003.

Naturally, such unbridled running drew quite a few gazes.

In the shadows of the surrounding ruins, countless greedy and brutal eyes lit up, staring at this human who didn't know the meaning of death.

But Lin Fan was moving too damn fast. Some monsters that wanted to pounce hadn't even managed to rush out before he was already far away, leaving them to let out roars of frustration.

After pushing another few kilometers deeper, Lin Fan's expression shifted abruptly.

Almost simultaneously.

"ROAR!!"

A deafening roar erupted from his side.

Lin Fan turned his head to see a behemoth over five meters long, covered in crimson scales, smash through a thick load-bearing wall and bite toward him.

"High-level Beast General monster, Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard!"

The crimson scales of the Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard shimmered with a metallic luster under the sunlight; just the act of it running made the ground rumble.

Its nostrils puffed out two streams of scorching white air, and the sharp, one-meter-long horn on its head glinted with a cold light, pointed straight at Lin Fan.

"Perfect."

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Fan's eyes.

He didn't stop his momentum; instead, he stomped hard on the ground while sprinting at high speed.

Utilizing this massive reactive force, his speed increased by another thirty percent.

Far from dodging, Lin Fan charged head-on toward the high-speed collision of the Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard.

Man and beast closed the distance in the center of the abandoned street at extreme speed.

The moment they were about to collide, a black light flashed in Lin Fan's hand.

The heavy Calamity sliced through the air, creating a heart-stopping black fan-shaped arc.

The whistling sound of the air being torn apart actually drowned out the monster's roar.

"Mountain Collapse!"

Lin Fan let out a low shout, the muscles in his arm tightening instantly.

Although his insight into this technique was still shallow, and he couldn't achieve true "internal shattering," he possessed a terrifying brute force of over sixty thousand kilograms, along with the astonishing weight of Calamity itself, which exceeded ten tons.

There was no need for exquisite technique; this was the dominance of overwhelming power!

Swish!!

It was like a hot knife through butter.

The Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard's prideful, sturdy skull, along with its horn, was sliced through as easily as thin paper the moment it touched the blade's edge.

Its tough scales were no match for the sharpness of Calamity.

Carried by massive inertia, the headless corpse of the Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard surged forward for several dozen more meters, collapsing a wall before crashing to the ground.

Blood gushed from the Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard's corpse like a fountain, instantly staining the ground red.

The massive body twitched a few times before falling completely still.

"Too weak."

Lin Fan glanced at the discarded corpse of the Red-Scaled Fire-Tail Leopard and gave his wrist a light flick, shaking off the bloodstains on the blade.

He then walked forward and stored the corpse into his space ring.

This creature, which would be a nightmare to ordinary martial artists, didn't even have the qualifications to make him stop his pace; he could kill it with ease.

In just this afternoon, the number of high-level Beast Generals that had died by his hand already exceeded ten.

From agile feline monsters to the incredibly defensive Iron-Armored Rhino, without exception, all had been cut in two by a single strike.

"It seems high-level Beast General monsters can no longer satisfy me. It's time to find a Lord-level monster..."

Lin Fan looked at the sky; without realizing it, it had already grown dark.

The nights in the Wilderness Zone were ten times more terrifying than the days.

Scavenger squads had all returned to the base city, while various fierce beasts that preferred nocturnal activities were emerging from their nests.

With the combination of these factors, the danger coefficient multiplied exponentially.

But Lin Fan didn't care; he didn't even have the slightest thought of returning to the base city.

He arrived at the top floor of an abandoned commercial plaza.

The view here was wide, allowing him to overlook most of the block.

At the same time, this was the boundary between the territories of two Lords.

Just then, a low, oppressive hiss echoed from deep within the street below.

"Roar..."

The sound wasn't high-pitched, yet all the monsters that heard it scattered and fled.

As the sound of the ground shaking grew louder, Lin Fan looked down.

Under the moonlight, a behemoth slowly emerged from the shadows.

It was an ape-like monster that walked upright, standing nearly fifteen meters tall, like a moving mountain.

Its entire body was covered in a thick, horny layer that resembled black rock, layered and stacked, thicker than any alloy.

Its arms hung past its knees, thick as load-bearing pillars, swaying gently with each step.

A pair of scarlet eyes glowed in the darkness like two searchlights, radiating tyranny and cruelty.

"Low-level Lord, Black Rock Giant Ape."

Looking at this giant ape, the corners of Lin Fan's mouth slowly curled upward.

The Black Rock Giant Ape belonged to the ape family; it was not only highly intelligent but possessed both strength and defense, making it an extremely difficult existence among monsters.

Having reached the Lord level, it had become even more troublesome.

An ordinary low-level War God would likely have to take a detour if they encountered it.

"You finally came out."

Lin Fan flipped his wrist, holding Calamity horizontally, and then jumped off the top of the building, which was dozens of meters high, without the slightest hesitation.

He adjusted his posture in mid-air, crashing into the center of the street like a black meteorite.

The massive impact kicked up a cloud of dust, the concrete road shattered instantly, and gravel sprayed everywhere.

The Black Rock Giant Ape stopped and looked at the tiny speck that had suddenly appeared with some confusion.

As the dust settled, a look of extreme, human-like shock appeared in the Black Rock Giant Ape's eyes.

"ROAR!!!"

The Black Rock Giant Ape let out a roar and actually took a few steps back, away from Lin Fan.

It stared fixedly at Lin Fan, who held the scythe. Since promoting to the Lord level, it hadn't felt this way in a long time.

Today, it actually sensed an extremely dangerous aura from this tiny human.

It wasn't the scent of prey.

It was the aura of a predator of the same rank.