They were still about half a day's journey from Chaos City Outer City.
Hanks and his companions gritted their teeth and ran for their lives.
Behind them was a Tier Four, Fourth Level magical beast known for its slow movements, high defense, and gentle temperament—a Horned Lizard.
Nearly ten meters long, its entire body was covered in a thick, earthen-brown outer layer that resembled armor.
Its four limbs were thick and powerful, with sharp claws.
Its head was long and triangular, like a giant lizard's, but a half-meter horn gleamed coldly on its forehead.
In the Desert Seven Kingdoms and the lands beyond, Horned Lizards were among the few magical beasts friendly toward the Human Race.
Powerful yet gentle, they had always been the Human Race's first choice when selecting guardian beasts for their factions.
Hanks and his companions never would have imagined it.
The Horned Lizard they encountered in the desert, a creature famed for its gentle temperament, was actually a bloodthirsty beast!
The two sides had merely exchanged a glance by chance in an oasis before Hanks and his companions took off running.
The reason was simple: corpses littered the oasis around the Horned Lizard...
And when Hanks spotted it, the Horned Lizard was feeding...
That single glance made the Horned Lizard abandon its meal and charge straight toward them.
Although it moved very, very slowly, to a group whose average strength fell short of Tier Two, it was already very, very fast.
They gritted their teeth and desperately ran toward Chaos City Outer City...
"Hang in there! Once we reach Chaos City Outer City, we'll be safe!"
Hanks encouraged his companions as he ran.
At the same time, he cursed An Kai up and down in his heart...
*Damn you, An Kai! You little bastard really do