Deep within Falling Star Valley.
Broken Star turned into a streak of crimson lightning and charged straight into the monsters.
"Madman, Ice Mist, blanket the field."
"Outline, Archer, target the Rock-Armored Beasts I mark. Shoot their eyes, necks, and other vulnerable spots to weaken them."
"Brat, Blizzard, unleash your burst damage on my command-"
He issued a string of orders.
Before he had finished speaking, he collided head-on with the leading Rock-Armored Beast.
Boom!
Crimson Gang Qi struck the thick shell with a muffled crash.
Broken Star's upper body tilted backward. His right foot swiftly retreated half a step, planting itself into the ground.
The Rock-Armored Beast opposite him, weighing several tons, was forced back repeatedly by the collision, its four limbs gouging deep trenches in the ground.
Broken Star raised his eyes, battle intent blazing in them.
He stamped hard, sending gravel flying. Crimson Gang Qi surged around him, bursting outward like a blazing sun.
His Taunt Trait and Petrification Trait activated immediately afterward, instantly coating his skin in black.
An invisible rule domain swept across the battlefield. Every monster's gaze locked onto him. Their previously scattered ferocity was forcibly drawn toward him, and they lunged at him like mad.
Roar!
Nearly two thousand fierce beasts surrounded him. Fangs, claws, stone spikes-every attack targeted him at once.
Bang! Bang!
The relentless attacks slammed into him. The Gang Qi covering his body trembled violently, the continuous dull impacts sending echoes rolling through the woods.
Broken Star endured the brutal onslaught without retreating a single step.
Meeting every attack head-on was the battle rhythm he had chosen.
During a gap in the monsters' assault, he flipped his wrist, producing a Healing Potion. Seizing the opportunity, he tipped his head back and drained it.
The liquid slid down his throat, its scorching