"Great!"
Zhou Han's eyes lit up. Without even turning to see who had launched the attack, he raised his saber and flashed to the side of the second-order Single-Horned Blood Crocodile in front of Ji Zhixing.
The Blood Crocodile was attacking Ji Zhixing with all its might. Caught off guard by Zhou Han's slash, its head was almost completely severed, left hanging by only a little skin and flesh.
Blood gushed out. Its body crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, then went still.
"Roar!"
As the two second-order Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles died one after another, an even louder roar suddenly erupted from the distant blood river.
The sound was deep and thunderous, carrying a heart-shaking pressure that made their eardrums ache.
They looked over in horror.
Deep in the blood river, a massive Single-Horned Blood Crocodile was rising from the water.
It was considerably larger than the three Blood Crocodiles they had been fighting. Its scales were a deep, dark red, with a faint metallic sheen.
Its single horn was twice as long as those of the other Blood Crocodiles, its spear-sharp tip gleaming with an icy light.
"Second-order peak? There shouldn't be any Blood Beasts here that have reached the threshold of the third order, should there?"
Zhou Han's expression changed drastically.
The giant crocodile was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, it charged out of the blood river and lunged at them.
"Go!"
Ji Zhixing shouted. Together with Zhou Han, he quickly stored the two second-order Blood Crocodile corpses on the ground in their gene furnaces.
Then the three men joined forces, fighting as they retreated.
Iron Mountain held his shield at the front, with Zhou Han and Ji Zhixing on either side. Saber and staff swung repeatedly, holding back the remaining second-order Single-Horned