80: Chapter 8 The Death of the Wolf King...
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Being questioned like this, Dron's mind was now a complete blank.
When that Beast Taming Master suddenly appeared like a savior in a moment of crisis, Dron could roughly tell that it definitely wasn't the main support force from the International Alliance...
But he believed that such a powerhouse, even if not part of the main force, should at least be someone known to the International Alliance...
Now, hearing from the International Alliance's own mouths that they actually didn't know the powerhouse's identity...
This made Dron feel it was absolutely inconceivable...
In a godforsaken place like Hanfeng Country, the only merit might be a slightly higher probability of producing ice-elemental materials; compared to other resource-rich countries, it was simply a barren and backward nation to the extreme...
Normally, it was basically impossible for anyone to come here...
Unless...
His target was this Extreme Cold Land?
Dron suddenly thought of this possibility, which was also the only possible explanation...
The reason that Beast Taming Master came to their Hanfeng Country was actually entirely to enter the Extreme Cold Land!
And saving them was just a convenient task along the way...
If that was really the case...
Then he was way too strong!
Soloing a Land of Death by himself?
Even if the eleven powerhouses before his eyes joined forces, they wouldn't dare do such a thing...
Dron's heart thudded incessantly...
Seeing his expression, the withered old man opposite felt a bit surprised: "Do you have a fever? You're talking nonsense."
He stepped forward to feel Dron's forehead: "The Icefield Wolf Emperor's combat ability can increase by two or three times within its deep domain in the Extreme Cold Land; even several of us wouldn't dare say we could chase and beat it..."
“You don't need to worry either. Even if this was a mistaken request for aid, we won't let you take the fall. We just happen to be preparing to investigate whether a connection exists between this Land of Death and the Starry Sky Rift...” another powerhouse from the International Alliance said indifferently.
“Senior, I don't have a fever, everything I said is true,” Dron explained, pointing to the crowd behind him: “They all saw it too. If not for that powerhouse just now, we might already be dead...”
The soldiers behind him all nodded their heads like chickens pecking at grain...
“Then you all have fevers, or the cold has caused hallucinations. That Icefield Wolf Emperor might possess some kind of divine ability,” the young powerhouse Lu Xiu said indifferently.
In any case, he didn't believe a word they said.
“One person soloing a Land of Death? If that’s true, I’ll...” Before Lu Xiu could finish, he was tapped by the powerhouse beside him.
He turned his head, and then his eyes bulged wide.
“Awoo~”
In the distance, a battered and wretched demonic beast was howling as it rushed toward them...
That heart-wrenching scream was definitely the most miserable Lu Xiu had ever heard...
“That seems to be... the Wolf Emperor...” Although extremely shocked, one of the powerhouses still recognized that the escaping demonic beast was indeed the overlord of this Extreme Cold Land, the Icefield Wolf Emperor...
“What did you say?” Lu Xiu was completely dazed, even suspecting he had misheard...
The Icefield Wolf Emperor?
Where was there even a trace of an overlord in the current Wolf Emperor? Its wretched appearance was clearly that of a stray dog fleeing wildly...
Closely following behind it were a terrifying beast covered in flames and a fast-moving dark Mosquito Beast with a 'black cloak' hanging behind it...
Seeing this scene, Lu Xiu couldn't help but press the back of his hand to his forehead: “Am I hallucinating too...”
This scene was simply too inconceivable...
Two terrifying beasts were actually hunting the overlord here within the Extreme Cold Land...
...
“Boom!”
The Flame Sky Sparrow unleashed another fierce output.
The Icefield Wolf Emperor was covered in blood, its hideous wolf claws dragging two deep bloodstains across the ice.
Its once-proud ice-blue fur was burnt black and curled, the bone armor on its back was mostly shattered to reveal pale white bone, and the giant tail that once swept through thousands of troops was now tucked limply between its legs. With every step, it staggered and nearly fell, completely stripped of its world-shaking overlord aura, leaving only the wretchedness of a panicked escape.
Looking at it in this state, Chu Ran almost couldn't bear to strike, but...
The speed of this Icefield Wolf Emperor, enhanced by its Cold Domain, was simply too fast!
Sometimes even the Saint Mosquito Queen had trouble keeping up...
As a result, a large portion of their attacks were dodged every time, greatly reducing their power and only managing to inflict some damage on the Icefield Wolf Emperor, which led to its current wretched state...
If it had been as cooperative as the Crocodile Emperor and the Ant Queen, the Icefield Wolf Emperor should have been peacefully asleep by now...
There was no need to suffer this misery...
“Now's the time, send it on its way!” Chu Ran noticed the Icefield Wolf Emperor's speed suddenly drop and seized the opportunity to command.
The Flame Sky Sparrow's wings snapped shut and then suddenly flared open. Ten thousand feet of crimson-gold fire surged from its feathers, instantly condensing into a fireball as massive as a mountain in mid-air!
Flames churned around the fireball, and even the surrounding wind and snow were roasted into white mist. The freezing air distorted like ripples on water, and the hard ice on the plains melted at a visible rate, with sizzling steam shooting into the clouds.
“Li——!”
With a light peck of the Flame Sky Sparrow's beak, that giant fireball, carrying the power to burn mountains and boil seas, trailed a long tail of flames and crashed toward the Icefield Wolf Emperor like a falling meteor.
The Wolf Emperor, startled by the terrifying heatwave behind it, whipped its head around. Its pupils reflected the firelight that blotted out the sky, and the panic in its eyes was instantly filled with extreme terror!
It wanted to dodge, but its heavily injured body simply couldn't move in time; it could only let out a desperate wail.
BOOM——!!!
A world-shaking explosion erupted, and the crimson-gold flames instantly swallowed the Wolf Emperor's figure.
The violent fire wave overturned the frozen earth for a hundred meters around, all the snow evaporated, and a huge, charred deep pit was burned into the ground...
When the firelight dissipated, only a faint wisp of blue smoke remained on the icefield, slowly scattering in the bitter cold wind. Not even a single bone was left behind...
A Mosquito Beast passed through the site of the explosion, took a small, snowy ice-blue stone in its mouth, and brought it before Chu Ran.
Chu Ran took it naturally, a smile appearing on his face.
Icefield Wolf Emperor Monster Core, obtained!
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On the distant city wall, the crowd watched this scene, unable to speak for a long time...
Lu Xiu woke up from the sound of that explosion. Only then did he realize that all of this was actually real!
So someone really could sweep through the Extreme Cold Land with just their own strength!
Within the International Alliance team, a powerhouse leaned toward the withered old man's ear:
“Professor Meng Feier, our International Alliance might want to choose to recruit a Beast Taming Master...”
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