120: Chapter 120 Strange

Peppa expressed severe disdain. "That's it? Want to try me? Let grandpa Peppa show you how fierce I am."

"Try me, then. I don't believe you're that strong." Mu Cheng's temper flared upon hearing this.

But his bravado lasted less than three seconds, as he was severely beaten by Peppa, to the point where even his parents wouldn't recognize him.

"Comparing people can really infuriate one. I'm already very strong, but why are you so much stronger?" Mu Cheng complained, tears streaming down his face.

He was already so strong, but Peppa could still unilaterally crush him.

Peppa didn't forget to make small talk. "Your grandpa Peppa is very strong, so don't take this matter to heart. Let's get the water of life first, then refine the dragon essence blood."

"Also... after fusing with the dragon essence blood, you can be considered to have one foot firmly planted in Dongfang City. However, to gain the recognition and approval of that girl's family, you still need to break through to the eighth-tier."

"Is... is that really true?" Mu Cheng's heart began to waver completely.

To say it was purely for Lu Yuxuan, yet he inexplicably felt... it wasn't that important anymore.

"This guy... it seems he still can't escape it after all." Peppa also saw it, but chose not to speak of it.

As the man and Little Piglet delved deeper, the monsters they encountered became increasingly powerful.

From eighth-tier to peak eighth-tier... but they didn't encounter any ninth-tier monsters, which made Mu Cheng a bit puzzled for a while.

"What's going on? Ninth-tier... we haven't encountered any monsters above ninth-tier."

Peppa pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed strange. Logically, this is the center of the Thousand Absolute Lands; we shouldn't fail to encounter ninth-tier monsters."

"Could the information be false? But I feel... that possibility is minuscule." Mu Cheng couldn't help but become suspicious.

But then he remembered that all this information was public and transparent, so it was almost impossible for it to be false.

Peppa suddenly said, "There's another possibility, and that's a beast tide... if that's the case, the trouble will be immense."

"Beast tide? That doesn't seem to have anything to do with whether there are ninth-tier monsters, does it?" Mu Cheng looked bewildered.

It was completely nonsensical; he really couldn't figure out what the connection was.

Peppa: "Don't forget, ninth-tier monsters develop sentience, and their intelligence is similar to yours."

"Ptooey, ptooey! You, just talk... don't drag me into this, okay?" Mu Cheng was instantly speechless.

Peppa said with righteous indignation, "Otherwise? If you can think of it, why can't they?"

"In the end... wait, do you mean that not only humans are in Global Survival? Monsters are too?" Mu Cheng suddenly reacted and asked.

Peppa calmly replied.

"Of course, the strong are respected. Whether it's monsters or zombies, they all have their own rules for improving their strength and status."

Thinking about it, whether zombies or monsters, once they gather in groups, a supreme leader will emerge.

"If that's the case... if ninth-tier monsters gather together, wouldn't monsters beyond ninth-tier appear?" Mu Cheng thought for a moment and said.

He couldn't be sure... but there was indeed such a possibility, and it was quite high.

"Probably! Perhaps there are other reasons." Peppa couldn't be certain either.

But given the current situation, Peppa also knew this, but it wasn't the only possibility.

For example, a beast tide caused by humans, or other races... all are possible.