Ironclad Mad Ape! Die!

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

Ten meters!

The distance between Lin Yuan and the Ironclad Mad Ape kept shrinking.

"Roar—"

The ten-meter-tall giant ape threw back its head and roared.

The terrifying sound waves became tangible blasts of air.

Dozens of nearby First-Order Ferocious Beasts instantly collapsed limply to the ground.

The Ironclad Mad Ape had gone berserk.

Its crimson eyes fixed relentlessly on the tiny human before it.

It could sense the terrifying energy contained within this human's body.

Eat him!

As long as it ate him, it could evolve once more!

The Ironclad Mad Ape spread its thick legs and charged forward like a heavy tank.

Its entire body was covered in hard scales as black as ink.

Under the sunlight, the scales gleamed with a chilling metallic sheen.

More than a billion people across the internet stared fixedly at their screens.

Their breathing stopped.

A monster of this caliber was suffocating even through a screen.

Just then.

Lin Yuan released his right hand.

"Thud!"

The 860-pound spear fell, its shaft sinking more than half a foot into the rock.

The entire internet erupted.

In the military families' compound of Shu Capital.

Zhang Hui abruptly stood up and clenched the sofa cushion so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

"What is this child doing?"

"Why did he throw away his weapon?"

Lin Jianguo gritted his teeth without a word, the veins on his forehead throbbing wildly.

Lin Xiaoxiao covered her mouth, tears welling in her eyes.

In the Southwest Military Region command room.

Zhao Dingbang clenched both fists and stared at the giant screen.

"Lin Yuan."

"Show the whole world."

"Just how terrifying a Third-Tier Martial Artist truly is!"

"..."

At the center of the battlefield.

Facing the gale, Lin Yuan abruptly clenched his fists.

The True Qi inside him surged madly into his arms like floodwaters bursting through a dam.

The terrifying strength of a Third-Tier Martial Artist in the Bone Tempering Realm erupted without reservation at this moment.

There were no flashy movements.

Lin Yuan bent his legs slightly, then kicked off hard.

"Boom!"

The ground instantly collapsed into a huge crater three meters across.

He became a cannonball fired from its barrel and charged straight at the Ironclad Mad Ape!

A trace of humanlike mockery flashed through the Ironclad Mad Ape's eyes.

A tiny human actually dared to compete with it in physical strength?

It swung its vat-sized fist, tearing through the air with a shriek as it smashed ruthlessly toward Lin Yuan.

One large and one small fist collided violently in midair.

"Boom—!"

A deafening sonic boom exploded.

Centered on them.

A terrifying blast wave spread madly outward in visible ripples.

Within thirty meters, dirt, shattered stones, and broken trees were instantly hurled into the air!

Even several nearby First-Order Ferocious Beasts were directly torn apart by the blast!

The entire internet fell silent.

Everyone stared at the cloud of dust rising before them.

The next second.

An utterly miserable scream echoed through the sky.

"Aoo—"

It was the Ironclad Mad Ape's voice!

The dust cleared.

The image was transmitted clearly to every screen.

The Ironclad Mad Ape's right arm, thicker than a tree trunk, began to shatter inch by inch from its fist!

Its hard black scales flew apart...

Thick bones pierced through flesh...

The Ironclad Mad Ape's entire arm exploded directly into a cloud of bloody mist!

"Boom!"

Its enormous ten-meter-tall body flew backward like a kite with its string cut.

It flew more than twenty meters, snapping three towering trees before crashing heavily to the ground.

As for Lin Yuan.

He still stood where he was, maintaining his punching stance.

Completely unscathed!

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!"

"What the hell did I just see?!"

"One punch! He blew that monster's arm away with one punch?!"

The livestream comments froze for a second before scrolling madly like an avalanche.

Imperial Capital.

No. 1 Conference Room.

Elder Zhan slammed a hand on the table and shot to his feet.

"Good!"

"What a Third-Tier Martial Artist!"

Elder Long's hand holding his teacup trembled slightly, while his eyes shone with uncontrollable delight.

On the battlefield.

The Ironclad Mad Ape struggled to its feet.

Its formerly savage crimson eyes were now filled with irrepressible terror.

Monster!

This human before it was even more of a monster than it was!

It let out a mournful howl, turned around, and ran madly toward the dense forest.

Run!

It had to run!

"Think you can escape?"

Lin Yuan snorted coldly.

He left an afterimage where he stood and instantly appeared before the spear.

With a sharp flick of his toe, he kicked up the spear shaft.

The 860-pound heavy spear shot into the sky.

Lin Yuan gripped the spear with one hand, twisted his waist, and poured True Qi into it wildly.

"Die!"

The spear became a black bolt of lightning that ripped through the sky.

"Splat!"

The spear pierced precisely through the back of the Ironclad Mad Ape's head.

That terrifying force dragged its corpse more than ten meters before it finally crashed to the ground.

The Ironclad Mad Ape was dead!

At that moment.

An eerie silence descended before the entire Shu Capital Defense Line.

The First-Order Ferocious Beasts assaulting the defensive line all stopped moving.

They looked at their king lying in a pool of blood.

The fear rooted deep in their bloodlines completely overwhelmed their beastly nature.

"Whine..."

A Mutated Wild Wolf let out a whimper, tucked its tail, and backed away.

It seemed to be a signal.

The next second.

The Ferocious Beasts blanketing the mountains fled madly toward the depths of the forest like a receding tide.

The Beast Tide of 150,000 creatures.

Had collapsed!

"They're running..."

"They're running away!"

Looking at the scene before them.

The frontline soldiers had even forgotten to pull their triggers.

"We won!"

"We held them off!"

"Long live Colonel Lin!"

No one knew who shouted first.

Then.

Thunderous cheers rang across the entire Shu Capital Defense Line.

Countless men of iron will had reddened eyes at this moment, embracing the comrades beside them as they cried and laughed.

In the livestream.

The official host's voice was hoarse, filled with unconcealed excitement.

"Dear viewers!"

"The Shu Capital Defense Line... has held!"

"Our Colonel Lin Yuan successfully slew the Peak Second-Order Ferocious Beast, the Ironclad Mad Ape!"

"The Beast Tide has retreated!"

The entire nation erupted.

Overwhelming cheers broke out in countless cities.

The military families' compound.

Zhang Hui's legs gave out, and she collapsed directly onto the sofa, covering her face as she sobbed loudly.

"It's all right..."

"My son is all right..."

Lin Jianguo wiped the corner of his eye and broke into a foolish grin.

Lin Xiaoxiao jumped and bounced around the living room in excitement.

"My brother is a superhero! My brother is so cool!"

On the battlefield.

Lin Yuan did not stop.

He pulled out the Overlord Spear and turned to kill the Ferocious Beasts still fleeing.

"All units!"

"Clear the battlefield! Leave no survivors!"

The frontline commander drew his sidearm and shouted sternly.

More than a hundred First-Order Martial Artists, along with a large number of fully armed soldiers, charged out from the defensive line like tigers descending the mountain.

The pursuit began.

This was a one-sided slaughter.

The Ferocious Beasts, having lost their leader, had no will to fight.

Lin Yuan charged at the forefront.

Wherever his spear passed, blood and flesh flew.

In just half an hour,

tens of thousands of slower Ferocious Beasts were left behind on this land forever.

The thick stench of blood rose into the sky, staining half of it red.

The military district's logistics troops quickly entered the field.

Heavy trucks rolled onto the front lines.

They began recovering the Ferocious Beasts' corpses.

These were all top-tier resources for nurturing future martial artists.

Lin Yuan held his bloodstained spear and was just about to find a place to regulate his breathing.

A burst of hurried footsteps came from nearby.

A major covered in mud and gunpowder smoke rushed up to Lin Yuan.

He snapped into a salute, his eyes reddened.

"Colonel Lin!"

"An urgent telegram from the Southwest Theater Command!"

The major's voice was extremely hoarse, carrying a trace of a sob.

"The Shennongjia defensive line is in critical danger!"

"An eighty-thousand-strong Beast Tide led by a Late Second-Tier Stage Ferocious Beast has broken through the first line of defense!"

"More than half of the martial artist forces there have been killed or wounded. They request that you provide immediate support!"

Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

He glanced at the battlefield strewn with devastation and did not hesitate in the slightest.

"Where's the aircraft?"

The major wiped the blood and grime from his face and pointed behind him.

"It is ready. It can take off at any time!"

"Let's go."

With his spear in hand, Lin Yuan strode quickly toward the helipad.

Five minutes later.

A military attack helicopter rose from the ground, becoming a tiny black dot as it flew straight toward Shennongjia.