168: The encirclement begins

Just as Artemis was fighting two opponents at once, displaying his invincible bravery.

On Blade Claw's side, he also began to encounter a siege led by Rabbit.

At this moment, Blade Claw's generals, watching the bursts of roaring explosions in the distance, felt immensely anxious.

Just a short while ago, due to a mistake on their part, their King had fallen into a trap and encountered a siege by numerous skilled combatants.

Although they knew their King was peerless, the problem was that there were simply too many of the new generation of The Strong Ones who had come this time.

They really dared not gamble.

But another problem arose; just as they wanted to engage in a team battle, a massive horde of ordinary beasts surged toward them, covering the sky and earth, determined to hold them back at any cost.

Even a fool would understand what this situation meant.

This was clearly to buy time for that group of young The Strong Ones to kill the King!

"Damn it, this bunch of scum!"

The blood-soaked Giant Wolf waved its sharp claws, tearing the few beasts in front of it into shreds.

It panted heavily, its scarlet eyes staring fixedly at the dense, endless horde of beasts ahead.

"We can't keep going like this!" the Giant Wolf growled, "We must go and support the King as soon as possible!"

"But these guys..." Beside it, the Giant Rat, covered in scales, was also restless.

It lashed its tail, sending several beasts that tried to approach flying, crashing into a distant tree trunk with a dull thud.

"These guys just can't be killed off!" The Giant Rat's voice was rough, carrying a hint of irritation.

"If we keep wasting time like this, by the time we arrive, everything will be over!"

"Damn it, are these guys crazy?" Not far away, the Hedgehog, covered in sharp spikes, couldn't help but curse.

Its spikes were broken in many places, and it was dripping with blood, clearly having also gone through a bitter battle.

"Of course they're crazy!" the Giant Wolf growled, "They just want to hold us back to create an opportunity for those so-called 'The Strong Ones'!"

"Damn it!" the Hedgehog roared, "This bunch of despicable guys!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" The Giant Rat interrupted the Hedgehog's complaints, "Now is not the time to complain; we must find a way to achieve a Breakthrough of this defensive line!"

"How do we achieve a Breakthrough?" the Hedgehog retorted, "Look at this number; even if we kill until our hands are soft, we won't be able to finish them off!"

The Giant Rat did not answer; it just silently stared ahead at the beast horde surging like a tide, and the Transcendents who occasionally appeared to launch sneak attacks.

It could only speed up, wanting to carve out a bloody path.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, in front of Blade Claw, a Crocodile-Headed Bear-Bodied Monster flew backward, plowing a deep trench into the ground.

"Is that it?" Blade Claw glanced contemptuously at the Crocodile-Headed Bear-Bodied Monster, not even having the interest to follow up with another attack.

He turned his head to look at the group of beasts "watching the battle" in the distance.

Leading them was none other than Rabbit.

"Are you not coming up yet?" Blade Claw's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every beast.

Rabbit did not make a sound, just quietly watching Blade Claw.

Behind it, those beasts sent to "support" had varied expressions.

Some were angry, some were fearful, and some were... eager to try.

"A bunch of trash." Blade Claw sneered.

He finally understood; these guys never intended to fight him in earnest.

"In that case..." A cold glint flashed in Blade Claw's eyes.

"Attack!" Rabbit finally spoke, its voice icy.

Behind it, those beasts, one by one, howled and charged toward Blade Claw.

"Hmph." Blade Claw snorted disdainfully.

He didn't even move, just stood there, quietly watching the beasts charging at him.

Just as those beasts were about to reach Blade Claw, he finally moved.

It was still the phantom fingers.

"Thud!" "Thud!" "Thud!" A series of muffled sounds rang out one after another.

Those beasts charging at the very front seemed to have collided with an invisible wall, and they all flew backward.

"Waa..." "Pfft..." Blood sprayed out like it was worthless.

"This... how is this possible?" "He... how can he be so strong?"

Those beasts widened their eyes, filled with disbelief.

They couldn't understand how their full-force attacks hadn't even touched the corner of Blade Claw's clothes.

"Who else?" Blade Claw swept a casual glance at the fallen beasts.

Those beasts that were originally eager to try were now completely cowed.

They all lowered their heads, not daring to meet Blade Claw's gaze.

"If that's all, then go die." Rabbit still didn't speak, just quietly watching Blade Claw.

Its gaze was cold, as cold as a block of ice.

"Blade Claw, don't get cocky too early." Rabbit finally spoke.

"Oh?" Blade Claw raised an eyebrow, "Let this King see."

Rabbit didn't say anything more; it just slowly closed its eyes.

"Hmm?" Blade Claw frowned slightly.

He felt an unusual aura emanating from Rabbit.

This aura was very weak, but it made Blade Claw feel a trace of an aura identical to his teacher's.

"Finally coming out, are you?" Blade Claw snorted coldly.

He decided not to waste any more time with Rabbit.

A phantom palm appeared and slapped directly toward Rabbit.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the rocks shattered.

However, the scene of Rabbit being slapped into meat paste, as he had expected, did not occur.

"Where is it?" Blade Claw's brows furrowed tightly; he had actually lost track of Rabbit.

"Right here." A voice suddenly came from behind Blade Claw.

Blade Claw whipped his head around, only to see Rabbit, who, somehow, had appeared behind him.

"You..." Just as Blade Claw wanted to say something, he suddenly felt a huge sense of crisis welling up from the bottom of his heart.

Without thinking, he dodged immediately.

"Pfft!" A flash of blood appeared.

Blade Claw's left arm had been sliced open by an invisible attack, leaving a deep gash.

Blood stained his body red.

"This is..." Blade Claw lowered his head, looking at the wound on his arm, a grave expression flashing in his eyes.

Is this the power of a divine messenger possessing it? Or is it that it is one itself?

"Blade Claw, you are too careless." Rabbit's voice sounded again.

This time, its voice carried a hint of triumph.

"Did you think I would really come here to die without any preparation?"

"You..." Just as Blade Claw wanted to say something, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

"Not good!" he shouted inwardly.

He knew he had been poisoned.

Blade Claw roared; he hadn't expected Rabbit to have such a powerful poison.

"All is fair in war." Rabbit sneered, "Blade Claw, your death day has arrived!"

Before the words even finished, several attacks simultaneously struck toward Blade Claw.

These attacks came from all directions, sealing off all of Blade Claw's retreat paths.

"Hmph, petty tricks!" Blade Claw snorted coldly.

He endured the discomfort in his body and urged all his strength.

"Boom!" A powerful shockwave, centered on Blade Claw, spread outward in all directions.

Those attacks were instantly dispersed in front of this shockwave.

"Pfft..." Rabbit spat out a mouthful of blood, its body flying backward.

"How is it possible?" It widened its eyes, filled with disbelief.

It hadn't expected that Blade Claw could still erupt with such powerful strength even while suffering from severe poison.

"You underestimated me too much." Blade Claw said slowly, his voice icy.

Before the words finished, Blade Claw's figure flashed, instantly disappearing from where he stood.

"Not good!" Rabbit shouted inwardly; it knew Blade Claw was about to get serious.

Without thinking, it turned and fled.

But, it was fast, and Blade Claw was even faster.

"Want to run?" Blade Claw's voice rang in Rabbit's ear.

"Too late!" Before the words finished, a phantom giant hand descended from the sky, directly slapping Rabbit onto the ground.

"Thud!" With a muffled sound, a giant palm print appeared on the ground.

Rabbit had been slapped into meat paste.

"Hmph, pathetic." Blade Claw snorted disdainfully, but he watched his surroundings with extreme vigilance.