Khezu and Incineroar

That night, at Prince Lan Le's residence.

"Your Highness, we have successfully captured the adventurers from the Skyrim Strategy Team. They seem to offer no resistance whatsoever."

The head of the bodyguards was standing in front of Lan Le, reporting on the situation that night. He and the bodyguards around him not only wore similar clothes but also looked very similar, resembling the men in black from a certain gambler comic.

"Um."

Lan Le, who was casually leaning back in his seat reading a book, simply nodded upon hearing this and said:

"Keep him locked up for a couple of days, treat him to good food and drink, and remember that such a talent will be useful in the future."

"Yes."

"By the way, spread some word that they have been severely punished, and that this will appease public anger. Of course, just say that to outsiders, don't actually take any action."

The impact of the Frenzied Flame- streaming frenzy came and went quickly. With the help of the unaffected people in the city, those who were affected were settled in. Although some are still in clinics, they are generally out of danger.

"Yes, then let's use magic to fake some injuries."

"Good understanding, go ahead."

Lan Le waved his hand, signaling the other person not to disturb his precious reading time.

Normally, the bodyguard captain would obey orders and leave to do what he was supposed to do at this time, but this time, for some reason, he suddenly stood still and didn't move.

"What's wrong?" Lan Le sensed something was amiss, closed his book, and looked at the other person.

"Your Highness, it seems there's some trouble in the Zane Dungeon," the bodyguard captain said, looking troubled.

"The Zane Dungeon?" Lan Le asked in surprise, then asked again to confirm, "Are you sure it's the Zane Dungeon?"

"No, no, it should be said that they came from the Zane Dungeon, a lot of people."

"Earl Gerhard is maintaining order near the portal, but it seems he can't keep up the situation any longer."

The bodyguard captain's tone was completely understated as he said:

"The streets of Black Rock City will be packed with people lying down tonight!"

"What?"

Soon after, Lan Le and his bodyguards arrived near the portal to the Zane Dungeon, without even riding in a sedan chair but simply riding a Two-legged Wyvern.

At just a cursory glance, Lan Le's hand holding the reins tightened instinctively.

The scene before us was truly a concrete manifestation of the phrase "a sea of people".

An indescribable number of people swarmed around the portal like ants that had found food, forming a dark, bottomless abyss. Even now, people are still continuously emerging from the portal!

What made Lan Le take a second look was that these people didn't look like they came from the Warrior Country at all. Their appearances were noticeably more restrained than the generally bold and unrestrained looks of the Warrior Country, and some even had fair and delicate skin.

Isn't this the classic look of the people from the Arnor Kingdom?

After fighting for so many years, how could Lan Le not know what the people of the Arnor Kingdom look like!

The thing I was most worried about has finally happened. Has the Zane Dungeon finally connected the two countries?

At this moment, the people from the Arnor Kingdom were mixed together with the locals of Black Rock City. The guards surrounded them and checked their identities one by one, allowing the locals to leave first while leaving the people from other countries to stay put.

The method itself isn't problematic; the only issue is that there are just too many people here! Maintaining order is simply impossible!

The number of people here has already exceeded a thousand? And there are even more people spewing out of the portal like it's free!

Every time a new person arrived, the guards would shout out the rules, but they couldn't keep up with the speed at which the crowd surged forward. Earl Gerhard and the other guards were hoarse from shouting, but they still couldn't stop the chaotic crowd.

Looking at the unstoppable crowd, Earl Gerhard's eyes showed despair.

Will we be drowned by the crowds today?

Someone will inevitably ask: Your guards are all here, why can't you just use violence to suppress them?

Because

"This is the first time I've ever felt so sorry for Earl Gerhard."

Lan Le waved his hand, signaling to his subordinates that it was time for him to take the lead.

Let this prince try to turn the tide!

His skilled mages immediately cast a mass intimidation spell upon arrival, intending to follow the routine for a prince's entrance: first, quiet the crowd, then use a Tranquilizing Spell to announce the prince's arrival, and finally use Hypnosis Magic to randomly select a few loud voices from the crowd to cheer and applaud the prince's arrival.

This step used to be Aide Jia's job.

But he couldn't work at all today. For some reason, he was the most affected by the Frenzied Flame broadcast of the city-wide madness. Even now, the children are all healthy and fine, but Aide Jia is bedridden and looks like he's seriously ill.

Lan Le was quite impressed with Aide Jia today, because he heard that even in his sickly state, Aide Jia still had himself carried to the rooftop to observe the starry sky, which was a testament to his dedication.

"Quiet!"

The mage's loud shouts accompanied a mass intimidation spell, instantly transforming into an invisible wave that covered the entire area where the portal was located. The Black Rock City guards closest to them and the onlookers who had come to watch the spectacle all fell silent as a result.

The effect is fantastic, so now it's time to shout Prince Lan Le's name!

Before the mage could proceed to the next step, a loud noise suddenly erupted from the group of adventurers gathered near the portal!

In the blink of an eye, a powerful recoil force slammed into the mage, causing him to stagger backward, blood spurting from the corner of his mouth, his face filled with horror.

His magic backfired?

There is only one possibility for this to happen—that he used a group intimidation spell on many people who are much stronger than him!

And the target of his magic was that group of adventurers, which means...

There are many hidden masters among the masses, a whole bunch of them!

"Your Highness!"

The mage instinctively sensed something was wrong and quickly used magic that could roughly gauge the adventurers' strength to look at them.

"Wow!"

The next moment, to everyone's astonishment, he spat out a seven-colored rainbow.

What's going on with the strength of this group of adventurers? Why are they all so overinflated, like water balloons filled with water?

In short, these adventurers may not have profound inner strength, but their stats are extremely high, as if they were rapidly cultivated in a short period of time!

Moreover, there are quite a few tough nuts to crack inside!

He thought he just saw a few magic professors who looked very familiar!

Not only is there a fleeting magic professor, but there's also a whole bunch of strange and unusual people in the group.

Leaving aside the large group of people wearing bizarre headgear, there was also a large group of burly men wearing heavy armor that looked like it was carved directly from hard stone. These guys were imitators of Havel. In addition, there were people wearing homemade armor of the Four Knights of Gwyn, imitating the Crucible Knight, and cosplaying as the Farron Undead Legion, and so on. They seemed to be Farron Guard.

The magician had never seen so many strange-looking people in his entire life!

"What's wrong with you?" Lan Le was about to ask something when suddenly a loud Dragon Roar resounded through the sky, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

It's Female Fire Dragon, the Female Fire Dragon Luo Jieer named Hathaway. She sensed the effect of the Intimidate spell and was enraged at this moment!

How much destruction would an enraged dragon cause if it went berserk within the city? No one dared to gamble, and the guards tensed up, ready to make an arrest. But just then, one enormous figure after another appeared in the portal.

"Roar!"

"Aww—"

"Gah!"

One after another, strange and exotic beasts broke through the teleportation portal, letting out excited cries towards the vast sky, with human figures in every single one of them.

Luo Jieer couldn't help but whistle, reciting the names of those powerful creatures as if they were his own treasures:

"Zinogre, Khezu, Great Jaggi, Rune Bear, Great Lobster, Snorlax, Incineroar"

Without exception, they were all powerful beings that adventurers had only managed to "capture" after a long period of time and countless attempts since the appearance of the Zane Dungeon. Each one was built with real money and countless manpower and resources.

Not only are they rare, but their trainers are also top-notch beast tamers, making them incredibly valuable!

Long ago, a small number of beast tamers gathered in the Zane Dungeon under Luo Jieer's organization. However, it was extremely difficult to capture the creatures of the Zane Dungeon as their partners using ordinary red and white Poké Ball, so they never made it public. What appears here now is all the beast tamers' achievements.

Although only a few months had passed and little progress had been made, the visual effect of all the rare and exotic creatures appearing at once was still incredibly breathtaking!

The moment the Incineroar emerged, it let out a loud roar, a threatening howl that caused a large number of adventurers and guards around it to retreat!

The Khezu's neck swung nimbly in the air like a snake, and its crimson lips almost touched the guards' bodies. The guards' faces turned green, whether from fright or disgust!

The moment the Great Lobster appeared, it wasn't the guards who were nervous, but the adventurers who recognized it. Everyone scrambled to hide behind it, afraid of standing in front of it.

When this group of unexpected and exotic beasts appeared, the situation became even more chaotic. The already fragile defense line that the guards were barely maintaining collapsed at this moment, leaving the adventurers with a large amount of space to move around.

The Two-legged Wyvern beneath Lan Le trembled violently and suddenly became unusually agitated. Judging from the whimpering sounds coming from its throat, it was actually afraid!

What are you afraid of, Female Fire Dragon or Zinogre?

The Incineroar in the crowd glared at the flying dragon, which immediately let out a shrill cry, almost knocking Lan Le off his back. Fortunately, the bodyguards next to it held the Two-legged Wyvern down in time!

Even so, Lan Le still looked disheveled, with even his laurel wreath askew.

"What are all these things?"

Although I knew that these guys in front of me were adventurers who had been immersed in the Zane Dungeon for many days and must all have unique skills, I never expected them to be this outrageous!

He rarely showed such a completely bewildered expression, sensing that the situation was subtly spiraling out of control.

Little did they know that what they were about to face was probably the biggest challenge of their lives.