“It’s best you get that student of yours to control his terrible temper or he’s going to suffer for it,” Lei Zhongyuan sneered at Akting. 

Akting didn’t speak. He wondered how the person Lei Zhongyuan mentioned would arrive; it was a precarious situation. It wasn’t just Fortress One that was in danger, but the other fortresses as well. He’d received news that the train heading for Fortress One had been reassigned to other fortresses instead; they hadn’t received any trains over the past few days. 

Lei Zhongyuan obviously knew what he was thinking about, smirking to himself. While it’s true I couldn’t beat you in the past, do you really think my students can’t beat yours?

Five kilometers away from Fortress One, Xiang Ning looked at the news on his communication device, his brows slightly furrowed. Li Zihao’s teammate, who was driving, almost had a heart attack. He had just confidently sworn that this marsh wouldn’t be a problem when a beast suddenly shot out and almost sank their truck in the mud. 

One must know that the marsh wasn’t small. With the truck’s weight, it wouldn’t be able to get out if it sank. They got out alive only because Liu Yi, who’d been on high alert, had gunned it down with armor-piercing bullets. Although it was a beast, he instinctively looked at the rear-view mirror. When he saw that Xiang Ning had no reaction, he privately heaved a sigh of relief. However, after traveling a hundred meters farther, his heart skipped a beat when he saw Xiang Ning’s brows tightly furrowed. 

“Xiang… Xiang Ning—” 

He wanted to say something, but Xiang Ning interrupted, “Uh, I’m sorry but could you drive faster? Just drive straight ahead here. Don’t worry, I’ll make up all the points from the beasts we missed using points from my mission.” 

“No, no. Are you in a hurry? The points aren’t worth much anyway, let’s step on it!” Li Zihao immediately snapped, slapping his chest. He was completely subordinate to Xiang Ning now. He had no choice; although he was one of the best of his generation, Xiang Ning was so far ahead of them. Sometimes they even felt like they were mere mortals and Xiang Ning must be the true Chosen One. How could there be such a large difference?

However, power alone wasn’t enough to tame these prodigies. Young people didn’t admit defeat so easily. What had instead won them over was Xiang Ning’s attitude. They had been so selfish when they encountered the Grimclaw, as well as before. After all, although theirs was a high-point mission, there was a gap between them and the top-ranked teams. Naturally, they wanted to collect every point they could for themselves. Yet Xiang Ning hadn’t said a word—they felt incredibly guilty! They had initially thought the journey would be difficult not because of the mission, but because of Xiang Ning. 

But afterward, as long as they could quickly defeat the beasts, he would let them have them. He never mocked them like the first time.… No, Li Zihao felt like they had made a mistake. Xiang Ning had never even taken their actions to heart. He even gave them a few pointers, and slowly, they willingly became his lackeys. 

Seeing as the armored truck was picking up speed, Xiang Ning patted Liu Yi, who was standing at the gun port. “Liu Yi, get some rest. Let me do it.” 

“Alright, Brother Xiang.” Liu Yi was indeed tired after standing for such a long time. But why did Xiang Ning take out the Devourer? Also… what was this pressure that he was feeling? Why did he feel chills? 

He looked at the rest, who had the same reaction. He then recalled a legend about Xiang Ning’s ability to force back thousands of beasts alone. Most people said it was nonsense—how could a person be so powerful? Only tier seven masters could do that. And what tier was Xiang Ning at the time? With deliberate misguidance from the authorities, the matter became nothing more than a legend. 

Of course, there were still many who had unwavering confidence in the story. 

The Devourer was a bioweapon made of the beast core from a Kaiser Aurumsaur. In a subsequent battle, it had swallowed the Octoviolet Silversnake’s beast core, causing its dark, golden blade to turn a silvery white with faint purple lines that glowed during battle. The beast core in the weapon had been replaced, so Xiang Ning temporarily couldn’t disguise himself with the Kaiser Aurumsaur’s aura. 

But now it had swallowed a Grimclaw’s beast core. At this point, it was sharp enough to cut through a tier five beast. 

“Disguise mode activated. Selecting Disguise target. Target acquired. Tyrant of the Forest, Grimclaw. Disguise successful.” 

“Sovereign's Throne activated!” 

Boom! 

A surge of power radiated from Xiang Ning. Every Beast Soldier bowed their heads in fear, while Beast Generals didn’t dare move. Some tier one beasts even lost control of their bladder. 

Xiang Ning’s aura could be felt three kilometers away at a stream at the foot of a small hill. The tier four, eight-star Demonpede, as well as the tier four, two-star Crimson Fangs and Slaughter Python all showed signs of fear. The battle suddenly halted as the beasts stopped moving. Wu Rui wanted to take this opportunity to attack the Demonpede, but its poison had started its work. If it weren’t for the forced suppression of its effects using the Wu family breathing technique, he would have collapsed a long time ago. 

It was the same with Charotis. 

“What is going on?” asked a Karan tribesman when a flock of birds flew not far away. 

They knew what this meant. Although they were martial artists, they were still aware of various signs in the wilderness. If a flock of birds suddenly took off and the beasts displayed odd behavior, it meant only one thing: an even more powerful beast had appeared. 

How powerful? If even the powerful Demonpede had stopped its attack, it meant the new arrival was more powerful than the Demonpede. 

“Dammit, are you telling me there’s a tier six beast coming?!” 

“Contact the fortress, quickly! Where’s Instructor Akting?!” 

The group was in chaos, but there was one person who remained calm: Fang Rou. She was all too familiar with this aura; no one knew it better than her. During her most helpless moment, that same aura had appeared like a hero in a fairytale, pushing back thousands of beasts. She would never forget the magnificence of that scene in this lifetime. 

“Rou, what’s the matter?” 

“Rou, come back quick. It’s dangerous there.” 

Li Zimo and the rest grew anxious from Fang Rou’s odd reaction. Then the Demonpede entered an attack stance—not toward Fang Rou, but the forest next to them. There was the sound of a motor, and it was getting louder!

The MC is here and I need more!!