"That's it, that's it..."
Hearing the relentless wind rushing behind it, the Molten-Fire Lizard grinned widely.
A long-lost, irrepressible sense of pleasure welled up within it, and it seemed as if it could already see the despicable human behind it lying at its feet.
If the other party can beg for mercy or scream a couple of times, that would be even better!
With this thought in mind, the Molten-Fire Lizard flew rapidly inwards.
At one point, it suddenly turned around.
As expected, and without any surprises, the human was rapidly approaching from a distance.
Suddenly, the human also slowed down and finally stopped, looking at them with suspicion, then looked around.
Finally, finding nothing, he hesitated for a moment, then flew over again.
"Ki--"
The Molten-Fire Lizard couldn't help but let out a sneer, then quickly suppressed it.
"Ha, you don't expect what I'm going to do, do you? I don't expect it either!"
The Molten-Fire Lizard sneered inwardly, then slowly raised its head.
"Suck--"
A large amount of air was sucked in by the Molten-Fire Lizard in a short period of time.
Its chest swelled up rapidly, and the previously inconspicuous dark red patterns on its body lit up instantly, spreading throughout its entire body.
Suddenly, the Molten-Fire Lizard opened its mouth.
Origin Power surged rapidly from its body, quickly coalescing into the rudimentary shape of a fireball.
The fireball spun rapidly and grew larger.
In the blink of an eye, a fireball several meters in size took shape at its very front.
The scorching temperature instantly evaporated the surrounding snow, forming thick, Distortion steam that blurred the large area where the Molten-Fire Lizard was located.
Outside, the swirling fireball whipped up the snow.
With two layers stacked on top of each other, it's virtually impossible to see from the outside to the inside, or vice versa, except for one thing...
In the darkness shrouded in wind, snow, and steam, a sky-blue fireball could be vaguely seen spinning rapidly; even without seeing it clearly, one could feel the immense power emanating from it.
Brilliant, dazzling, like the sun in the sky...
"Whoosh--"
Suddenly, a gap appeared in the solid snow wall.
The enormous sky-blue fireball, carrying immense power, flew straight upwards.
The figure clad in black armor stopped in his tracks, raising his long sword slightly as if to resist, but then stopped halfway, seemingly unsure how to fight back.
The Molten-Fire Lizard took a breath, then looked up at the fireball that had been launched.
The fireball continued its ascent, rising at a speed too fast for anyone to react to, and then... it flew far ahead of the human, and finally...
"Boom!"
The deafening explosion echoed through the mountain walls above the canyon.
The enormous, sky-blue fireball crashed straight into the cliff face near the summit.
The earth shook violently, the sky collapsed and the ground caved in...
Then, almost without stopping, one stone after another, large and small, began to fall.
Snow fell along with stones, and dust rose from above.
The distance between the human and the beast, which had been shortened by the Molten-Fire Lizard stopping, was instantly obscured by rocks, snow, and dust...
The Molten-Fire Lizard stood in mid-air, no longer bothering to control the corners of its mouth.
"Weren't you wondering why I stopped? And then, seeing my Flame Explosion Bullet, did you think I was going to fight to the death?"
"Ki..."
The Molten-Fire Lizard chuckled.
"Just kidding, I'm not going to hit you! Didn't expect that, did you? I was originally aiming at the mountain wall! Now... do you think I'm trying to use this opportunity to run away?"
"That's right, I want to escape. Come here quickly, come here quickly!"
The Molten-Fire Lizard roared inwardly, but its body showed no sign of moving.
It stood there in mid-air, its eyes fixed on the rain of falling pebbles before it.
The plan is simple: create this scenario, and the human will definitely think it's trying to escape. Then, if it wants to catch up, it'll have to force its way through. Meanwhile, it just needs to wait here until the human passes by...
"Boom! Boom!..."
A slightly different sound came from the rain of pebbles.
The Molten-Fire Lizard understood; that was the sound of the human forcing his way in and smashing through the rubble.
Its mouth corners were completely out of control.
"Yes, that's it, that's it!"
The Molten-Fire Lizard's body began to tremble.
It wanted to suppress the attack, but the constant pressure it had been under since being ambushed had made it increasingly difficult to control itself.
So it simply ignored it and went above the location where the sound came from.
"Humans, attack or defend against the aliens—!"
"This time, it's my turn to ambush you!!"
The Molten-Fire Lizard roared inwardly, its gaze fixed on the direction from which the sound came.
The sound was getting closer and closer!
The Molten-Fire Lizard raised its claws again, and dense Origin Power slowly adhered to them.
It trembled as it looked down, gazing in the direction from which the sound came.
A variety of sounds rang out.
Suddenly, the Molten-Fire Lizard's trembling body stopped. It suddenly felt itself calm down, and time around it seemed to slow down.
Falling black snow, dropped stones, swirling dust...
Somewhat bewildered, the Molten-Fire Lizard raised its head.
The dark figure wielding a cold light was reflected in the rough, yellowish eyes of the beast.
Isn't the sound coming from down below?
How did this human get up there?
"Boom--"
"Another Fourth Tier Calamity Beast is coming up over there! Two of you, hurry over!"
"Over here, over here..."
"Attention, everyone! The One-Horned Tiger has begun its operation! The One-Horned Tiger has begun its operation!"
"Left side, artillery bombardment..."
In the noisy environment, a figure quietly squatted on the ground, changing bullets.
"Click!"
The magazine catch made a crisp locking sound.
Han Ling raised her eyes.
The beast tide was surging and noisy, but even louder than them were the booming explosions.
Ignoring all that, Han Ling set up the sniper rifle.
The scope was aimed at the One-Horned Tiger, which had just been mentioned in the channel and had already taken action.
She breathed softly.
"Bang!"
The first shot was fired.
The attack came somewhat suddenly. Although One-Horned Tiger reacted at top speed, it was still hit by bullets.
It roared, and just as it looked up to see where the person who had just attacked it was, a second shot came flying.
"Boom!"
This time the explosion occurred in the left foreleg!
With one of its supporting front paws injured, the One-Horned Tiger lost its balance and fell to the ground.
It got up as quickly as possible, but...
"Bang!"
The third shot hit the lower back, the fourth the side of the shoulder and neck, the fifth... blood gushed out!
Like fireworks, the One-Horned Tiger's head exploded.
"Boom--"