The Iron-Eating Beast's enormous body bore down like a mountain. The massive War Hammer in its hand was truly invincible, leaving not a blade of grass wherever it passed.
Even the ancient ferocious beasts nearby that lacked the sense to stay out of its way were smashed apart with a single blow whenever they displeased it. Its murderous appearance chilled everyone to the bone!
"Roar!"
Another roar rang out!
At such close range, the sound swept like a shock wave toward the defeated remnants of the Imperial Guards Corps fleeing ahead. Instantly, a group of weaker Beast Tamers bled from all seven orifices, collapsed, and twitched a few times before the light faded from their eyes.
It had killed people with nothing but a roar!
General Wu, who was at the very front, was too frightened even to look back, urging the men supporting him to run faster.
With the National Capital's walls right before him, a complicated look flashed through General Wu's eyes. There was relief at surviving disaster and fear, but more than anything, sorrow.
Bringing disaster to the National Capital was not what he wanted to see, but people were selfish by nature. The moment death threatened him, he had instinctively thought of the National Capital. Only one thought remained in his mind: Run, run back to the National Capital!
As for why he had fled back to the National Capital, even though he refused to admit it to himself, he had done it all the same.
It was to draw the threat toward the National Capital so that he could seize the chance to escape calamity. He believed that once the monster saw the National Capital, it would abandon an insignificant ant like him and attack the city instead.
He was making all those people in