The moment those words fell, a series of synchronized footsteps came from the passage entrance, and seven figures in beast-patterned leather armor filed out.
Leading the Hundred Beasts Team was a woman who looked about twenty-five or twenty-six.
The woman's figure was particularly striking. Even among a crowd of burly men, her presence was no less imposing.
Ink-black, beast-patterned leather armor hugged her athletic body, tracing smooth lines brimming with strength.
A lifelike spider totem was tattooed on her exposed forearm. With the slightest movement of her muscles, it seemed ready to break free of her skin at any moment.
The six men behind her were all powerfully built, their average height far exceeding that of ordinary people.
All six wore similarly styled beast-patterned leather armor, though the colors and designs differed.
Some bore tiger patterns, while others were embroidered with giant bears. Every one of them had broad shoulders and thick backs, veins bulging along their arms, their gazes as fierce as beasts poised to strike.
As soon as the seven appeared, waves of sound surged from the spectator stands like a rising tide.
The spectators in the front rows shot to their feet, some waving their arms, others clenching their fists and roaring.
"Lie Hu! Lie Hu!"
A synchronized chant rose from the eastern stands, where several burly men bellowed at the tops of their lungs, veins standing out on their necks.
"Tear those ignorant fools across from you to pieces! Show them who the real king of Suotuo City is!"
Several burly men in the western stands immediately answered with competing roars:
"Bao Xiong! Don't chicken out! Lie Hu stole the spotlight last time. You've got to put him in his place this time!"
A bushy-bearded man slammed his wine bowl onto the table, sending wine splashing