On a hill behind the battlefield, a host of beast kings stood watching the fighting.
"See that? Those zombies chickened out. They're done for."
"Hmph! At least they know when to run."
"Our divine punishment really is powerful. Even the Zombie Race has to retreat."
"That goes without saying..."
"..."
The kings wore vicious expressions, feeling immensely pleased with themselves.
Just then, however, they received another order to kill. Mountain God, positioned farther back, had decided to press the advantage.
"Awoooo!"
The Azure Wolf King let out a howl that echoed across the land.
The beast tide surged even harder, its main force joining the attack. Their ranks were far from low, and their combat strength was formidable.
Blood Fiend's subordinates immediately struggled even more.
On the battlefield, several zombies had just torn a Horned Leopard apart when a parasitic monster emerged amid the spraying blood. It instantly latched onto a zombie's face and desperately burrowed into its mouth.
The other zombies were about to help when several Corpse-Eating Beasts lurking in the thick grass sprang out and tackled them to the ground.
Even the S-rank Zombie Kings ran into trouble.
In the distance, a hill-sized figure charged forward, smashing through thick trees. It was an Earth Rampaging Bear with blood-red eyes, standing nearly ten meters tall.
Its massive paw slammed down, smashing a Zombie King to pieces before scooping the remains into its mouth and swallowing them whole.
These mutant beasts had powerful bodies. Most had evolved to eat carrion, and their resistance to toxins was so high that they had no fear of infection from zombie poison.
Even when some of the weaker mutant beasts turned into zombies, it did little good. They were torn apart in moments.
And that was without even mentioning the mutant plants on