"Boom! Boom..."
Amidst the roar of gunfire, the Sky-Skimming Harrier flapped its wings and flew downwards.
"Lord Mirror Water Beast, humans are emerging from that human city over there and are heading this way!"
"Humans have emerged, and they're still coming?" The Hard-Armored Salamander frowned as it looked at the Sky-Skimming Harrier. "Didn't Steel Claw and Iron Spine stop them?"
Yes, but...
Seemingly thinking of something, the Sky-Skimming Harrier hesitated for a moment.
"But what?" the Hard-Armored Salamander asked.
"I saw Lord Steel Claw leading the Calamity Beast in pursuit from afar. At first, everything was fine, but then the humans suddenly counterattacked, and then..." The Sky-Skimming Harrier suddenly paused, looked up at the two lords before it, and cautiously said, "Then Lord Steel Claw put up a slight resistance and was killed!"
"It put up a little resistance, and then... it was killed?" The Hard-Armored Salamander repeated, its gaze fixed on the Sky-Skimming Harrier.
"Yes!" The Sky-Skimming Harrier lowered its head.
"Lord Mirror Water Beast left it and Iron Spine there because they were the strongest besides Lord Mirror Water Beast. And you're telling me that Steel Claw among them only put up a slight resistance before being killed?" The Hard-Armored Salamander's voice deepened.
"I don't want to believe it either, but this is what I saw!" The Sky-Skimming Harrier lowered its head even further.
The Hard-Armored Salamander remained silent as it watched the Sky-Skimming Harrier, which had almost lowered its head to the ground.
It didn't completely disbelieve it; after all, the Sky-Skimming Harrier wouldn't dare lie to them. But... how could Steel Claw, a mid- Middle Fifth Tier Calamity Beast, be killed so easily without any resistance? How did those humans manage that?
"Explain that process again... in detail!" A muffled sound of water came from the side.
The two Calamity Beast looked over and saw the Mirror Water Beast's body swaying, its empty gaze lowered.
"Yes, Lord Mirror Water Beast!" the Sky-Skimming Harrier responded first, then said, "I flew there immediately after receiving the message, but the distance was too far. I could only barely see Lord Steel Claw leading a hundred or two Calamity Beast in pursuit. Oh, and there were only a few dozen humans..."
Only a few dozen... those elite humans?... The Hard-Armored Salamander stood to one side, silent.
All that could be heard was the Sky-Skimming Harrier continuing to speak:
"After that, Lord Steel Claw led the Calamity Beast in pursuit. At first, everything went smoothly, but just as they were about to catch up, the humans suddenly counterattacked. I don't know exactly what happened, but I saw a large ice wall suddenly spring up from the ground. After a while, many of the pursuing Calamity Beast ran out from the ice. A little while later, the humans continued their approach!"
So, Steel Claw was really killed by those humans in such a short time?... Hard-Armored Salamander stood to the side, its brows furrowed tightly.
As I pondered, the faint sound of water came from the side again.
"You're saying... they were attacked by humans when they were about to catch up?"
"Yes, Lord Mirror Water Beast!" the Sky-Skimming Harrier replied.
Is there a problem here?... The Hard-Armored Salamander looked at Lord Mirror Water Beast with a puzzled expression.
The Mirror Water Beast remained silent, its body swaying slightly due to instinct.
After a moment, it slowly said:
"Okay, I understand!"
Huh? You understand? You understand what?
The same question arose in the minds of the two Calamity Beast.
The Hard-Armored Salamander hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Lord Mirror Water Beast, you know?"
"Do you think Steel Claw... would attack those humans without knowing their identities?" Shui Yinang asked slowly.
What does this mean?... The Sky-Skimming Harrier stood there in confusion, looking at Lord Hard-Armored Salamander, only to find that the Hard-Armored Salamander was also stunned.
Suddenly, Lord Hard-Armored Salamander trembled and said:
"You mean to say that those humans might be able to conceal the Origin Power they emit?"
"Hmm..." the Mirror Water Beast responded slowly.
"Damn it!" the Hard-Armored Salamander cursed angrily, "These humans are truly despicable!"
"Hehe..."
The Mirror Water Beast laughed, seemingly not finding it despicable.
The Sky-Skimming Harrier stared wide-eyed at the scene.
At this moment, it finally understood how those humans had killed Lord Steel Claw.
Among those humans who came out, there must be several powerful individuals among them. They disguised themselves and waited until Lord Steel Claw passed by before launching a sudden counterattack and killing Lord Steel Claw!
Such a thing would be almost impossible in the Ruins Realm.
After all, one can generally judge the approximate strength of a Calamity Beast by its size. Even those with less obvious size will not conceal the Origin Power fluctuations they emit.
Firstly, it is a symbol of power and status;
Secondly, if you try to conceal it, your unremarkable physique will make you a target for many larger Calamity Beast.
Once or twice is fine, consider it a treat delivered to your door, but if it happens too often, isn't that just creating trouble for yourself?
Damn it, these humans are truly despicable!
"... And now?" came the sound of water.
The Sky-Skimming Harrier raised its head, looking somewhat confused, and asked, "What?"
"Lord Mirror Water Beast is asking you about the current situation over there!" the Hard-Armored Salamander said in a deep voice, its tone somewhat displeased.
The Sky-Skimming Harrier shuddered and hurriedly said:
"When I returned, I saw Lord Iron Spine leading the Calamity Beast in pursuit, but it was moving much slower, and... there's only one Lord Iron Spine, so it'll be difficult for it to stop those humans from coming!"
The Mirror Water Beast did not respond; it raised its gaze and looked upwards.
The Hard-Armored Salamander frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked:
"There were only a few dozen humans who came, right?"
"Yes, but they should all be powerful humans from that city!" the Sky-Skimming Harrier replied.
"How much longer until we get here?" the Hard-Armored Salamander asked again.
"It should take another twenty or thirty minutes!" the Sky-Skimming Harrier replied.
Nodding slowly, the Hard-Armored Salamander pondered for a moment, then its gaze also turned upwards.
The beast tide continued to surge upwards, but it seemed that because they were getting too close, it was difficult to dodge. One Calamity Beast went up, and another Calamity Beast fell down.
Although progress is still being made, the pace is too slow.
It pondered for a moment, then turned its gaze to the side.
"Lord Mirror Water Beast, shall we send the other Calamity Beast in as well?"
Just now, for some reason, Lord Mirror Water Beast left a considerable number of Calamity Beast below. It was for this reason that even though there were only a little over a thousand humans above, they hadn't yet attacked.
If its jelly-like body tilted slightly to one side, glanced at it, and then withdrew its gaze,
"Why?"
"Although there are only a few dozen coming from over there, they are probably the strongest people in that city. If we let them come, although we can still win, we will probably suffer many more casualties!" Hard-Armored Salamander explained quickly.
The Mirror Water Beast did not respond immediately; it gazed upwards.
After a long pause, he said:
"Um..."
Upon hearing this, the Hard-Armored Salamander breathed a sigh of relief and was about to step forward when it paused again.
"Wait a little longer..."
The Hard-Armored Salamander's lips twitched involuntarily; the voice of Lord Mirror Water Beast was still ringing in its ears.
" Sky-Skimming Harrier... you, go..."