88: The First Time Devouring Humans (Part 3)

On the surface, Qiao Yu stood dazed to the side, but internally, he was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.

This big idiot really fell for it.

Qiao Yu had just ordered the Black-crowned Golden Eagle and the Golden Vulture Flock to cooperate with his performance, all for the purpose of deceiving this hulking captain.

If someone discovered that another person could control monsters, their first instinct would be to kill them and seize the method of control.

If they couldn't win the fight, they might use the threat of exposing Qiao Yu's secret as leverage.

However, if a monster could control humans, the implications were far deeper. At the very least, it would mean this monster was likely unique in the world, causing its price to skyrocket and its research value to become immeasurable.

Since such a monster would only be at its most valuable while alive, this hulking captain would inevitably do everything in his power to capture the Black-crowned Golden Eagle alive.

The more manpower he had, the higher the probability of a live capture. There was a very high chance the big guy would mobilize the entire squad, making it convenient for Qiao Yu to wipe them all out at once.

And just as Qiao Yu suspected, the hulking captain had some brains, but not many.

Believing he had already deduced the truth of the situation, he ignored the stationary Qiao Yu and the Golden Vulture Flock and began to take the initiative in attacking the Black-crowned Golden Eagle.

As the captain of a War God Squad and an Advanced War God Level fighter himself, his massive frame certainly wasn't just for show.

Even while using a giant weapon like a War Hammer, which was massive and weighed over a thousand pounds, he appeared to handle it with ease.

Qiao Yu felt that the speed of the man's hammer strikes was not even slower than his own speed when swinging the blood shadow battle blade.

"As expected of an Advanced War God Level powerhouse; even an Intermediate Lord Level Black-crowned Golden Eagle seems to be struggling."

"Since even the captain is an Advanced War God Level, this squad definitely has more than one War God Level powerhouse. They might not be easy to deal with later."

Qiao Yu evaluated internally while simultaneously considering how he would confront an entire War God Squad in a moment.

Although his Psychic Power had reached the Intermediate War God Level, and Psycher Masters were nearly invincible at the same level,

The weapons he had on hand were severely outdated compared to his current strength. If he were forced into a direct confrontation with this big guy, he probably wouldn't even be able to break through the defense of the man's combat suit.

Even if he could rely on a war of attrition to wear the man down, the danger level would be extremely high if he had to face several War God Level warriors hidden in the shadows.

The hulking captain was clearly experienced in actual combat. While dealing with the Black-crowned Golden Eagle, every hammer strike blocked the eagle's retreat, constantly forcing it toward the ground.

Since War God Level powerhouses were not yet capable of flight, they generally chose to force flying monsters to the ground when fighting them, engaging on human home turf.

"Skree!"

The Black-crowned Golden Eagle was forced into a steady retreat. Under the hulking captain's continuous strikes, it was unable to utilize its speed advantage.

This was one of the drawbacks of a monster's massive size. While a large body granted advantages in strength and speed,

Correspondingly, their target area for attacks became much larger.

If a Black-crowned Golden Eagle that could utilize its speed was a tyrant of the sky,

Then a Black-crowned Golden Eagle unable to use its speed and flight advantages—even at the Intermediate Lord Level—might currently be inferior to an Elementary Lord Level land monster.

"The captain has beaten that Black-crowned Golden Eagle out! Should we all jump in?"

The Peninsula member named Geonseok asked through the earpiece.

"Kim, no need to rush. Your main event comes next."

The hulking captain spoke into the earpiece while attacking, his tone full of ease.

Sure enough, just as the hulking captain finished speaking, the Black-crowned Golden Eagle let out a long cry.

"Skree—!"

The cry was extremely piercing, causing even the other War God Squad members hiding in the shadows to subconsciously cover their ears.

The hulking captain's head also spun after being hit by the Black-crowned Golden Eagle's sonic attack.

"Fuck, how can this Black-crowned Golden Eagle use sonic attacks too?"

A gap appeared in the hulking captain's combo, and the Black-crowned Golden Eagle immediately found an opportunity to escape.

"Dammit!"

However, the experienced hulking captain directly grabbed the Black-crowned Golden Eagle's talons, and his entire body was carried into the air.

During the ascent, the Black-crowned Golden Eagle pecked at the human beneath its feet multiple times, but it failed to cause much damage, only managing to tear a few gashes in the combat suit.

"The level of the combat suit on this guy is definitely not low; it's at least S-rank, which is a Series 9 combat suit. That's worth 12 billion."

"A 12-billion combat suit... this foreigner is fucking rich!"

The price of an Elementary Lord Level monster was around 500 million to 3 billion.

The price of an Intermediate Lord Level monster was around 1.5 billion to 9 billion.

The price of an High-Level Lord Rank monster was around 5 billion to 20 billion.

"Based on these prices and this foreigner's rich combat experience, he's probably hunted quite a few Lord Level monsters."

Qiao Yu carefully watched the battle through the Black-crowned Golden Eagle's vision, while his physical body remained standing dazed on the rooftop. He didn't show a single flaw, all to prevent this foreigner's teammates from observing him from a distance.

Once the hulking captain recovered his senses, it became exceptionally difficult for the Black-crowned Golden Eagle to attack again.

Every peck was parried by the giant hammer. That hammer was half the size of his body; Qiao Yu estimated it was at least 1.5 meters long.

And this hulking captain's height was at least 3 meters; he truly counted as a giant among humans.

“Boom! Boom!”

Just as the hulking captain and the Black-crowned Golden Eagle were in a stalemate, a series of violent stomping sounds echoed from the ground beneath them.

The Black-crowned Golden Eagle's cry just now had gathered many nearby monsters.

As long as it could gather a beast tide, it could buy itself more time.

"Hmph, showing off such petty tricks before a master?"

"Mike, Miles, Kim, it's time for you to act! Hold back the summoned beast tide; each of you guard a street intersection!"

The hulking captain gave a cold snort and called his other squad members through the earpiece.

"Got it!"

The other three members of this foreign War God Squad moved out one after another. With a few shifts and leaps, they jumped to the convergence points of the intersections.

The beast tide surging in from all directions did not seem difficult for them to handle.

A white warrior named Mike pulled parts out of a pre-prepared weapon crate and assembled a portable Vulcan cannon.

If a full-sized Vulcan cannon could fire 7,000 rounds per minute, then this portable Vulcan cannon could fire 5,000 rounds per minute, with the ammunition caliber reduced from 20mm to 16mm.

The purpose of this portable Vulcan cannon was to rely on its firepower to eliminate beast tides while the captain dealt with Lord Level monsters.