45: Chapter 45 Bronze Tier 5! One-hit kill?!

Jiang Yun let out a shout.

A massive crimson figure descended like a mountain, precisely intercepting between the rampaging Purple Wood Rhinoceros and the fallen Female Captain.

The Fire Dragon Fish's massive tail, covered in dark gold patterns, whipped out with immense power.

It collided violently with the Purple Wood Rhinoceros's single horn, which was brimming with destructive energy!

Boom—!

A dull, massive roar exploded in the clearing.

Air waves billowed, and dust rose everywhere.

The Purple Wood Rhinoceros's fierce momentum, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, was abruptly halted by this sudden strike.

The Fire Dragon Fish stood firm and unmoving, its crimson scales shimmering with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight.

Its golden vertical pupils locked onto the enemy with indifference. Its maw opened, and an incredibly hot Flame Breath surged out like an angry dragon, instantly engulfing the massive Purple Wood Rhinoceros and blasting it back over a dozen meters, its heavy limbs plowing deep furrows into the ground.

However, as the flames dissipated, the sight before them caused their hearts to sink.

Aside from its tough, horny skin being scorched black and emitting wisps of grey smoke, the Purple Wood Rhinoceros appeared virtually unharmed!

It shook its hideous head.

There was no pain or fear in its blood-red eyes, only an even more frenzied violence and a desire for destruction, as if the attack that could have heavily injured a Bronze Level Three Vicious Beast was merely an itch.

"Cough, cough..."

Supported by her teammates, the Female Captain struggled to stand, a trace of blood still lingering at the corner of her mouth.

Her Windshadow Leopard stood guard in front of her, letting out a low, warning growl.

She immediately looked toward the reinforcements that had suddenly appeared.

Seeing it was an extraordinary, dual-horned Dragon Fish Vicious Beast, a flame of hope ignited in her heart.

But upon sensing the Bronze First Tier aura emanating from it, that hope wavered.

Bronze First Tier?

Was it this Bronze First Tier beast that just knocked back the Bronze Fifth Tier Purple Wood Rhinoceros?

"Though it's only Bronze First Tier, its aura is solid and heavy, seemingly far beyond what a Common first-tier could compare to."

Her gaze quickly moved past the Fire Dragon Fish to the young man behind it, whose face was youthful yet exceptionally calm.

She couldn't help but be stunned again.

Such a young Bronze Rank Beast Tamer?

She wondered if he was a Genius seed from some school.

"Roar!!!"

Just as the woman was marveling,

The Purple Wood Rhinoceros seemed completely enraged. It let out a deafening roar, pawed the ground, and the strange purple-black energy around it fluctuated violently again, as it prepared for a new, even more frenzied charge.

The woman's expression changed, and she endured her injuries.

She hurriedly shouted to Jiang Yun, "Student! Thank you for the help! But this Vicious Beast is very strange! Its strength is at the Bronze Fifth Tier, and its combat power is close to the Bronze Sixth Tier. Even with you joining us, the five of us are probably no match for it, and it simply won't die! Run, quickly! Go to the city for help! We'll hold it off here!"

Saying this, the woman and her beast entered a combat-ready state once more.

She couldn't let such a promising Genius student fall here; they planned to risk their lives to stall the beast so Jiang Yun could escape.

They would wait for him to bring other experts to slay this beast.

Her teammates also gritted their teeth, commanding their injured beasts, prepared to fight to the death to buy time for Jiang Yun to withdraw.

However, facing her urgent cry,

The young man seemed not to hear.

His gaze fell calmly on the rampaging Purple Wood Rhinoceros, his eyes sharp enough to pierce through all falsehoods.

A moment later, his lips parted slightly, and his cool voice clearly entered the Fire Dragon Fish's consciousness:

"Little Fire, use Fire Domain Cage to trap it. Then, Dragon Flame Burst Kill to end it."

The instructions were simple and direct, without the slightest hesitation.

Receiving its master's command, the Battle Intent flames instantly ignited in the Fire Dragon Fish's golden vertical pupils!

"Buzz—!"

In the Void Realm, countless thick chains composed of white-hot flames emerged out of thin air, like living fire snakes. They instantly wove into a massive cage of fire that descended from the sky, firmly locking the Purple Wood Rhinoceros, which was about to charge, in place.

Compared to its strength,

This Purple Wood Rhinoceros's strength was not as great as that Demon Ape.

And its defense was much worse.

The Fire Domain Cage descended.

The Purple Wood Rhinoceros struggled frantically, its terrifying strength causing the fire chains to flicker, producing a tooth-aching creaking sound, yet it could not break free.

Seeing it imprisoned,

Within the Fire Dragon Fish's maw, vast fire-attribute energy and a faint trace of dragon prestige compressed and condensed at an unprecedented speed!

The surrounding air seemed to be sucked dry, and light distorted. A fist-sized, dark red energy sphere—golden-red inside and appearing highly unstable on the outside, as if ready to destroy everything—instantly took shape.

The terrifying fluctuations emitted by that energy sphere caused everyone and every beast present to feel a tremor originating from the depths of their Soul.

The woman's subsequent words of persuasion were stuck in her throat. Her beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed as she stared in disbelief at that small sphere that emitted a suffocating energy.

"That... what skill is that?!"

"The power contained within it is so terrifying!"

The other team members also watched the scene before them with looks of amazement.

Shuu—!

The energy sphere left the Fire Dragon Fish's maw silently, its speed exceeding the limits of visual perception. In the next instant, it accurately struck the center of the chest of the Purple Wood Rhinoceros, which was temporarily trapped by the fire cage—precisely where its body's energy was most chaotic and also its core!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Immediately following,

Rumble, rumble—!!!

An indescribable, earth-shattering explosion suddenly roared!

It was as if the thunder of the Nine Heavens had exploded directly in their ears!

Extreme light and heat erupted first,

Engulfing the figure of the Purple Wood Rhinoceros.

A small mushroom cloud of fire rose into the air, followed by a destructive circular shockwave that spread frantically in all directions like a tsunami. It blew so hard that everyone could barely stand, their clothes fluttering loudly, and the rubble and vegetation on the ground were completely cleared away!

From the core of the explosion came a brief, shrill scream that didn't sound like it could be made by a living creature, before it abruptly stopped.

As the blinding light and billowing dust slowly cleared... where the Purple Wood Rhinoceros had stood, only a shocking, scorched pit remained.

At the edge of the pit lay some charcoal-like remains that could vaguely be identified as limb fragments, still emitting wisps of smoke and a burnt stench.

That Mutated Fierce Beasts with Bronze Fifth Tier strength, which had driven the entire City Defense Squad into a desperate situation... had disappeared... or rather, by that destructive strike...

...most of it had been completely erased from this world!

Only scattered fragments remained to prove it had once existed.

And what followed was... silence!

A deathly silence!

There was only the sound of the wind wailing over the scorched earth and the heavy, disbelieving breaths of the crowd.

The woman stood frozen, her cherry-like mouth unconsciously open, her beautiful eyes wide with unparalleled shock and bewilderment.

The expression on her face was completely frozen, as if she had seen the most incredible thing in the world.

What... what did she just see?

A Bronze First Tier beast... using one control skill plus one attack skill... just like that... insta-killed a Vicious Beast with Bronze Fifth Tier strength and despair-inducing physical power?!

A single combo?!

Just that simple?!

That clean and decisive?!

How is this possible?!

This had completely overturned her understanding of the beast-taming power system!

She had seen people challenge those of higher levels, but to cross four tiers and do it in such an absolutely crushing, instant-kill manner... this wasn't a challenge; this was a subversion!

It was destruction!

The three team members behind her were like wooden statues, their mouths open wide enough to fit an egg. They stared blankly at the scorched pit, then at the Dragon Fish Vicious Beast that was slowly swimming back to the young man's side with a calm demeanor as if it had only done something trivial. Their minds were a complete blank.

"Cap... Captain... that... that rhinoceros... is gone?"

One team member stammered, his voice extremely dry, as if unable to accept the reality before his eyes.

Another team member rubbed his eyes hard and muttered, "Am... am I hallucinating? Bronze First Tier... insta-killing a Fifth Tier..."

The woman didn't answer. Her eyes were fixed on Jiang Yun, the youth who had remained exceptionally calm from start to finish.

At this moment, in her eyes, this youth's figure became incomparably mysterious and tall.

She had actually told him to leave first... and had wanted to protect him... An indescribable wave of complex emotions welled up in her heart.

There was the relief of surviving a disaster, the fear of being shaken by absolute power, but more than that, a near-frenzied curiosity and shock!

Who exactly was this youth?!

And what kind of monster was his beast?!

Could he be a Genius from some great clan?!

When did C City get such a Bronze First Tier Beast Tamer with such terrifying combat power?

And so young, on top of that?

The shock brought by the instant kill washed over everyone's minds like a tsunami, unable to subside for a long time.