214: Chapter 213 Chase Through the Mist (Part 10)

Wang Lin was LV4, with many trump cards, but he was already overdrawn.

Also, the five people behind Zeng Aniu; four of them were around LV7 in strength.

And there was a young girl, LV4, but she had five demonic beasts floating behind her.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's pupils shrank abruptly.

Five LV8 demonic beasts—not corpses, but alive.

They were chained up, eyes tightly shut, breathing steadily, with no wounds on their bodies and no traces left by any Superpower.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's brain was spinning rapidly.

These five demonic beasts were not something that LV4 young girl could handle.

No matter how strong her Gravity Domain was, it could only suppress opponents at a lower level than her.

The LV8 demonic beasts were a full four levels higher than her; to them, the Gravity Domain was like a light breeze—it couldn't move them, nor could it crush them.

The ones capable of handling these five demonic beasts were Zeng Aniu and the four subordinates behind him.

But there were no signs of a fight on Zeng Aniu's clothes; his dark gray shirt was spotless, with no holes, no bloodstains, and no wrinkles.

There were no signs of a fight on the others' clothes either; it didn't look like they had experienced a battle.

This meant they had subdued five LV8 demonic beasts without even fighting.

No battle meant a crushing difference in strength.

This meant their strength was far higher than LV8.

Zeng Aniu's strength was not LV7, nor was it LV8; it was LV9, or perhaps even higher.

The Shen Family's intelligence was completely wrong; Zeng Aniu had hidden his strength.

Third Uncle Shen Henian felt a chill run down his back.

Coming to chase Wang Lin today was a mistake.

Not only had he failed to kill Wang Lin, but he had also exposed his own strength and seen things he shouldn't have.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's throat bobbed.

But he couldn't retreat; to retreat was to admit defeat, and if he admitted defeat, the Shen Family would lose face.

So, he bit the bullet and spoke: "I am from the Sacred City Shen Family. Do you intend to make an enemy of the Shen Family?"

Zeng Aniu was taken aback.

The Shen Family? Listening to that old geezer's tone, it seemed like the Shen Family was very powerful?

Zeng Aniu had always been in the The Slaughterhouse, killing pigs and slaughtering cattle, so he didn't know much about outside matters.

The Shen Family? A big family in the Sacred City?

Zeng Aniu frowned and turned to look at Old Zhao: "Old Zhao, is this Shen Family powerful?"

Old Zhao was expressionless and shook his head.

It wasn't that they weren't powerful, but that they weren't worth mentioning.

In front of the Twelve Zodiacs, what was the Shen Family?

A bunch of small-time business families that thought they were invincible just because they had a few LV8s.

They had never seen true powerhouses and didn't know how high the sky was or how thick the earth was.

Seeing Old Zhao shake his head, Zeng Aniu laughed heartily: "So it's just a third-rate family? I thought they were something else!"

Zeng Aniu gripped his horse-chopping saber, raised it, and pointed the tip at Third Uncle Shen Henian: "If you dare to kill my son, you must pay the price."

Zeng Aniu strode toward Third Uncle Shen Henian, his horse-chopping saber emitting a low hum in his hand, like a beast awakening.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's hand pressed against his space ring, preparing to release a puppet.

Just as Zeng Aniu raised his horse-chopping saber, a hand reached out from the side and gripped his wrist.

Zeng Aniu was stunned and turned to look; it was actually Old Zhao.

Old Zhao looked at him, expressionless: "Boss Niu, it's not convenient for you to use your strength. Let me handle it."

Zeng Aniu thought for a moment, then laughed: "Right, right, right, must keep a low profile, must keep a low profile."

Zeng Aniu withdrew his horse-chopping saber, shouldered it, and took a step back.

"Then you handle it."

Old Zhao let go and walked toward Third Uncle Shen Henian.

His hands hung at his sides; he had no weapons and no preparatory movements.

Old Zhao had only taken two steps when another hand reached out from the side and tugged at his sleeve.

Old Zhao stopped and turned to look.

His name was Shen Tie; he wasn't from the Shen Family. His surname was Shen and his given name was Tie, and he had absolutely no relation to the Shen Family.

He was an employee of the Inner District, an LV7 Esper with the Superpower [Beast Transformation], a Transformation type.

Unlike other [Beast Transformation] abilities, Shen Tie could turn into the appearance of any demonic beast.

As long as he had drunk the blood and eaten the meat of a demonic beast, he could perfectly replicate that demonic beast's appearance, strength, Speed, and talent.

Shen Tie's body was like a blank canvas, and the flesh and blood of demonic beasts were the paint.

The more demonic beasts he ate, the more forms he could take.

Five years ago, Shen Tie was not yet one of the Twelve Zodiacs.

He was a wanderer, scraping a living in the Mist Forest, relying on hunting low-tier demonic beasts to survive.

His [Beast Transformation] Superpower at LV3 could only turn him into some small demonic beasts, which had no combat power.

Until one day, he encountered an LV6 Shadow Leopard.

Shen Tie couldn't beat it, but he ran fast.

He hid in the Shadow Leopard's territory for three days and three nights, and when the Shadow Leopard fell asleep, he stole its cub and ate it.

Then, he turned into a Shadow Leopard and used the Shadow Leopard's Speed to escape the Mist Forest.

From then on, he hunted demonic beasts in the Mist Forest, drank their blood, ate their meat, and turned into them.

His strength grew stronger and stronger, from LV3 to LV4, from LV4 to LV5, from LV5 to LV6, and from LV6 to LV7.

He thought he was invincible, thought no demonic beast could beat him, and thought he could rule the roost in the Mist Forest.

Then he met Zeng Aniu.

That day, he had turned into an LV7 Violent Bear, massive in size, with astonishing strength, capable of shattering boulders with a single slap.

He wanted to ambush Zeng Aniu, pouncing from behind, intending to slap Zeng Aniu to death.

Zeng Aniu didn't turn around; he just threw one punch, hitting the head of the Violent Bear he had transformed into.

He passed out, transformed back from the Violent Bear to human form, and lay on the ground, bruised and swollen, his mouth full of blood.

Zeng Aniu looked down at him and said: "You think you can beat me just by turning into a bear? If you have the guts, try turning into a dragon!"

From then on, he followed Zeng Aniu.

Zeng Aniu didn't kill him; he brought him back to the The Slaughterhouse, gave him a job, taught him how to be a person, taught him how to fight, and taught him how to use [Beast Transformation] to kill people, not demonic beasts.

Shen Tie was grateful; Zeng Aniu had saved his life, and his life belonged to Zeng Aniu.

"Supervisor Zhao, you don't need to do it. Let me handle it." Shen Tie let go of Old Zhao's sleeve and walked toward Third Uncle Shen Henian.

Old Zhao glanced at him and was silent for a moment: "Fine. You go."

Old Zhao took a few steps back, stood beside Zeng Aniu, crossed his arms over his chest, and watched Shen Tie's back.

Shen Tie walked up to Third Uncle Shen Henian, less than five meters away.

He raised his head and looked at Third Uncle Shen Henian, who was standing on the back of the flying puppet in the sky.

Third Uncle Shen Henian looked down at Shen Tie, his brow furrowing.

He saw through Shen Tie's level at a glance: LV7.

An LV7 Esper daring to stand out and challenge him?

"A mere LV7 dares to come up and fight me? Are you here to throw your life away?"

Shen Tie looked at him: "Level doesn't represent strength. Watch closely."

Shen Tie's body began to change.