70: Obliterate, return to the city

As the white bone great rod struck, the Giant Lizard felt an inescapable sensation, as if it was locked onto by fate; no matter how it tried to flee, it would still be hit.

This was a skill granted to him by the white bone great rod, a 'Critical Strike.' As long as the cultivation gap wasn't too large, this strike would lock onto the opponent, moving with them, making it impossible to dodge. Moreover, it would deal triple damage. Even a small mountain standing in his way would be reduced to ashes under this strike.

"I admit you have some tricks, but I'm not the only Ferocious Beast here. My descendants are enough to devour you entirely!"

Sensing that he couldn't evade the attack, the Giant Lizard didn't try to dodge. Instead, he let out a roar, rallying other Ferocious Beasts to attack.

Undeniably, the Golden Ape was also a tough and thick-skinned existence, but ants can kill an elephant. While the other small lizards weren't strong, their teeth were excellent, and their population was massive.

Lizards surged from all directions like a flood, but the Golden Ape, far from being panicked, became even more excited.

He was inherently extremely warlike, and after being taken in by Lu Yu, he had rarely had time to fight. Now that he finally had an opportunity, he planned to relax a bit more.

Furthermore, and most importantly, the more lizards there were, the larger the pile of Ferocious Beast corpses would be. Although they were all low-level Ferocious Beasts, according to Lu Yu's requirements, any Ferocious Beast bones, regardless of strength, would do.

By eliminating so many lizards, he would surely be able to crush the other Ferocious Beasts and become the leader in completing this task!

"Then let me show you whether your descendants are more formidable, or my white bone great rod!"

The Golden Ape sneered, temporarily ignoring the small lizards. First, he delivered a Critical Strike, heavily striking the Giant Lizard's head. Even though the Giant Lizard had mobilized most of its spiritual energy for defense, preparing for a counterattack,

the impact of this blow was too strong. He was struck dizzy and disoriented.

The Golden Ape pressed his advantage, channeling all his anticipation and spiritual energy into his right arm. His innate skill, 'Right Arm of the Gods,' was activated.

In an instant, his right arm swelled rapidly like a balloon, muscles bulging like taut bowstrings, waiting for a moment to explode.

Meanwhile, the rest of his body rapidly shriveled, forming a stark contrast with his right arm, looking extremely uncoordinated, but the aura was enough to be world-destroying.

He swung the white bone great rod in his right hand, bringing it down again on the Giant Lizard's already fractured spine.

The Giant Lizard had been dazed moments before from the Critical Strike to his head. Just as he was coming to, the Golden Ape's white bone great rod was already upon him.

And its power seemed to be several times greater than the previous Critical Strike!

The Giant Lizard twisted his body uneasily, wanting to burrow underground to temporarily avoid the attack, but the pain from his back injury made it difficult for him to take a single step.

As he hesitated between offense and defense, the Golden Ape's great rod, with an unyielding will, crashed down irresistibly, directly shattering the Giant Lizard's spine, splattering thick blood everywhere.

The unimaginable pain caused the Giant Lizard to roll his eyes, then his memories completely scattered, and his aura plummeted to rock bottom.

The Tier C Ferocious Beast, Giant Lizard, had fallen!

Afterward, the Golden Ape didn't rest at all, continuing to fight against the lizard army, which had fallen into a frenzied state due to the Giant Lizard's death.

With every swing of his rod, he took countless lizard lives, like a scythe reaping souls. Even if the lizards were in a frenzy and their strength had increased significantly, the gap between them and the Golden Ape was still too vast; they were merely moths flying into a flame...

"That Giant Lizard was just ground down like that? Didn't they say it was almost impossible for a Tier C Ferocious Beast to kill another Ferocious Beast of the same level?"

Everyone watched in shock. The Giant Lizard, who had been slaughtering and devouring their compatriots moments before, was now nearly bisected, a cruel and bloody sight. Yet, beyond their shock, it filled them with cheers.

But soon, as more and more lizards were killed by the Golden Ape, many people there felt a jolt in their hearts. Looking at the Golden Ape, whose eyes were red with killing intent, they worried he might turn on them.

After all, once they left Jiangzhou City, they were no longer citizens of Jiangzhou City. Even if Lu Yu acted according to the rules, they didn't have to abide by the rule of not attacking them.

Thinking of this made them even more uncomfortable.

Many people were already kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Mr. Golden Ape, we harbor no ill will. We thank you for your help in allowing us to escape this calamity today!"

"If we survive today, all our family assets can be yours, as a tribute to you!"

They chattered on, but the Golden Ape looked at them with disdain.

Although these people were numerous, their strength was indescribably weak. Their bones were completely useless for setting up formations.

Killing them would only be a waste of time.

He now only wanted to return quickly with these Ferocious Beast corpses to receive Lu Yu's praise and not lose to the other Ferocious Beasts.

The scene of the Golden Ape killing the Giant Lizard was also filmed by many people and posted online, causing a huge sensation and heated discussion.

"Is this the power of the Ferocious Beasts under Lu Yu? If Ferocious Beasts in other places are of the same level, they almost always end up in a mutually destructive stalemate, neither able to defeat the other. The Golden Ape actually broke this curse."

"I heard that in many places around Jiangzhou City, Ferocious Beasts under Lu Yu have been taking action, fighting other Ferocious Beasts. It seems they have other motives..."

"No matter what their motives are, they haven't attacked us for now, only the Ferocious Beasts. Many times, they have indirectly saved us, so we should still thank them."

"Exactly, I think Lu Yu seems different from other Ferocious Beasts."

There were all sorts of discussions online, but most people breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the lizards had been devouring their compatriots. When they saw that scene, their eyes were truly splitting with rage, wishing they could rush into the screen and fight those Ferocious Beasts to save them.

Now, with the Golden Ape's intervention, this crisis had been resolved.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xin and others, after calming themselves, faced a major choice.

Continue with their original plan to leave Jiangzhou City.

Or... turn back.

Whether they were willing to admit it or not, the further they got from Jiangzhou City, the more dangerous it became.

Conversely, the closer they were to Jiangzhou City, the safer it was.

Although Jiangzhou City was controlled by Ferocious Beasts, having truly experienced this life-and-death crisis, they now felt that returning to Jiangzhou City seemed like a better option.

After all, Ferocious Beasts were rampaging everywhere, and the situation was becoming increasingly severe.

This train tragedy could very likely be replayed in various major cities in the future.