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Chapter 1027: Tragic Battle (Part Two)

Since Pedro underestimated the enemies, the connection between the troops of Barcelona ran into issues. The vanguard troops ventured deep into the territory of Zenit alone without sufficient back-up, and they were in a bad and awkward situation.

Right now, the Barcelonan soldiers in the back were still dreaming about taking down Zenit in ten days, and the vanguard troops in the front already sensed the chilliness of the Northern Region of Azeroth and the strength of Zenit.

On the way, [Sea God's Spear] was raided and ambushed more than 100 times.

Although the battles were all in small-scale, Barcelonans already lost close to 6,000 soldiers, far beyond their estimations. Of course, the Zenitians also paid a hefty price. Four kings of affiliated kingdoms died, and more than 10,000 corpses of Zenit were left on the battlefields. However, most of them weren't official military personnel.

When [Sea God's Spear] was about 1,000 kilometers into the territory of Zenit, the two parties finally engaged in the first large-scale battle.

Even right now, Pedro didn't know which main battle legion of Zenit that he and his men were facing.

Both in terms of numbers and combat strength, these new enemies were much greater compared to the mixed and weak soldiers of the various affiliated kingdoms who fought with [Sea God's Spear].

In about 15 minutes, the elite soldiers of [Sea God's Spear] charged at the enemies, but they couldn't break through and crush the enemies' formations. The elite soldiers of Barcelona were pushed back, which greatly shocked Pedro.

What was more unbelievable? Soon, Pedro discovered that his troops were vaguely surrounded.

"These dirty and weak Zenitians dare to fight back? How come they can quickly respond and counterattack? How dare these dirty coyotes to try to scheme and trap a great dragon?"

"So, those Zenitians raided us and harassed us fearlessly to buy time for the main battle legions of theirs to set up the trap. They… they actually want to destroy [Sea God's Spear] in one go?"

"Such audacity!"

"Such strategy!"

Since the battle came to this point, this elite graduate of La Masia Royal Military Academy had to admit that he ran into a powerful enemy. Zenit had a great strategist who was commanding the situation in the southern region of Zenit.

"This dirty level 1 empire is prepared!"

Pedro quickly realized that not only him, but the entire Barcelona Empire encountered an unexpected enemy.

Unlike other level 1 empires that could be easily crushed, Zenit was a different beast. The Imperial Military Headquarters of Barcelona was arrogant and conceited, and they didn't do the necessary intelligence work and detailed analysis. The battle plan that was roughly made and the lackluster mindset made [Sea God's Spear] greatly suffer in battle.

If the battle plan and the mindset of Barcelonans weren't changed and improved, the main battle legions of Barcelona were going to suffer more from it!

"I can't let this continue! I must end it quickly!"

Pedro couldn't hold back after seeing the worrisome situation before him.

A vast streak of energy surged on Pedro's body, and his aura swept through the battlefield like a tornado. Regular soldiers couldn't even stand still.

The troops of Barcelona started to retreat in order, separating themselves from the chaotic and messy battle.

In this way, Pedro could attack Zenitians using techniques that covered a huge area, and he didn't need to worry about injuring his people.

However, a streak of power that wasn't inferior compared to that of Pedro appeared in the formations of Zenitians! It was a shock to all Barcelonans!

This streak of energy was cold and filled with murderous spirit and destructive sensation.

Pedro slightly froze in mid-air.

"How is this happening? How come I didn't sense this at all even though a powerful master is hiding among these Zenitians? Could it be… Emperor Yassin showed up and is here to battle?"

Chapter 1028: Master and Mowing Grass (Part One)

After thinking for a bit, Pedro decided against showing his strength.

Right now, the aura of the master in the troops of Zenit was on par with Pedro, and this general of Barcelona thought that this mysterious master was Emperor Yassin of Zenit. He thought that if he got into a battle, he wasn't sure that he could obtain the victory in a short time. If the battle prolonged, and both parties got extremely serious, the ordinary soldiers would be greatly affected and suffer great casualties. After all, top-tier masters could move mountains and fill seas.

Besides, a great strategist was commanding the troops of Zenit. If Pedro were tied down by this mysterious master, the troops of Zenit might be able to completely wipe out [Sea God's Spear].

After Pedro put his idea of attacking Zenitian soldiers on hold, the mysterious master of Zenit also stopped unleashing his power. It felt like the two masters reached an implicit agreement.

The two streaks of powerful energies vaguely rivaled each other.

Still, low-tier warriors and ordinary soldiers battled each other.

As time passed by, more and more troops of Zenit that were armed with elite equipment showed up from all directions, surrounding Pedro and his tens of thousands of soldiers.

The fierce battle continued from the morning until the afternoon.

The wilderness-covered plain was filled with the corpses of soldiers from both sides, and blood formed streams and rivers. A nose-piercing smell permeated the air, and vultures circled in the sky and chirped after smelling the odor of death, waiting for a feast to begin. Also, the few warhorses that lost their owners and were still alive chewed the green grass that was stained by blood!

Pedro tried to seize the opportunity and order his soldiers to counterattack when an opening appeared in the formation of Zenitian soldiers. However, Zenitians seemed to be able to react faster, and they fought back and completely shattered these Barcelonan soldiers' efforts.

It was clear that a genius commander was ordering the troops, and his adaptability to the situation was better compared to that of Pedro.

In the end, [Sea God's Spear] had to drop the pride of a legion of a level 9 empire and focus on defense. They all crowded onto a small hill and defended for dear life. Only less than 20,000 soldiers remained; the casualties were high.

However, the Zenitians didn't slow down. They rushed up like waves in a tsunami, and they were aggressive and seemed endless.

"Attack! Avenge the King of Byzantine!"

"For the King of Lude, the King of Tins, the King of Leno, and the King of Evergrande as well as the 11,365 warriors of Zenit! They all died for the honor of Zenit! We must avenge them!"

"Get rid of the invaders! An eye for an eye! Blood for blood!"

The warriors of Zenit shouted and charged forward fearlessly. They were so frenzied that their eyes all turned red.

The shameless Barcelonans attacked Zenit without announcing war, and they killed four kings of affiliated kingdoms. Also, no one knew if the King of Byzantine were dead or alive.

Wherever Barcelonan soldiers went, the land was scorched, and the civilians were killed. Every Zenitian was angered by the cruelty of the enemies, and they weren't willing to back off since their homeland and loved ones were behind them.

"Sir, we can't hold up anymore. We should break out of this situation of being surrounded and retreat!"

A military officer who was covered in blood ran back to Pedro and suggested with an anxious expression.

Chapter 1028: Master and Mowing Grass (Part Two)

Pedro pointed out his index finger and middle finger, and a streak of red light flashed by. Then, the head of this military officer landed on the ground.

Pedro lightly said, "Pass my order! People at every formation should bring out the honor and dignity of Barcelonan soldiers. Defend and hold your positions! If anyone backs off one step, the whole team will be executed!"

[Sea God's Spear] was only facing the troops of a level 1 empire. If they backed off by even one step, they will become the laughingstock of the entire continent.

"Yes!" the military officers around Pedro were shocked, and they went to the frontline to supervise the battle themselves.

The battle became even more tragic and savage.

A ton of corpses piled up at the place where the soldiers of Zenit and Barcelona fought each other, and these corpses formed small hills. The distance of about 100 meters became a death zone. The soldiers of both empires fought each other ferociously, trying to claim every inch of the land. The small hills made of corpses looked like mountains on the sea of blood in Hell.

As time passed by, Pedro's twisted eyebrows gradually relaxed. He looked back and heaved a sigh of relief.

"After calculating the time, we are close. After holding for about 30 minutes, we can completely destroy this main battle legion of Zenit; we don't need to drag this on anymore. Then, we can directly venture deep into the territory of Zenit and get to the Capital City of Zenit, right?"

A smile appeared on Pedro's face.

Everything was within his control.

However, his smile froze on his face in the next second.

"What? Zenitians… actually are retreating?"

Suddenly, loud bugles sounded further away, and the troops of Zenit that were attacking [Sea God's Spear] slowly exited the battlefield like falling tides. Every formation coordinated with each other perfectly, and they continued to fight as they pulled out of this battle.

Like locusts that dashed through a wheat field, everything was taken including the corpses of their peers and the various equipment, weapons, and armor.

Even though these Zenitian soldiers were retreating, they left no openings or weaknesses. They moved in order and retreated with a plan. Even though Pedro wanted to order his soldiers to counterattack, he felt like he was facing a hedgehog that curled up into a spiky ball. He felt powerless and couldn't do anything about it.

In less than ten minutes, tens of thousands of Zenitian soldiers disappeared from the vast plain.

About 15 minutes later, large groups of reinforcements of Barcelonans appeared on the south side of the plain. Like a black flood, they rushed to the hill with a destructive and murderous spirit.

Pedro sighed. This was one of Barcelona's elite ground combat legions, [Hand of Execution]. This legion was a famous main battle legion, and their half-cavalry equipment made them have great combat strength and mobility.

In reality, Pedro already sent the signal within the first hour when the troops of Zenit showed up, requesting [Hand of Execution] to charge forward at full speed and gather at this location. Unfortunately for them, this legion was still a bit slow.

"There must be a continental-level commander overseeing the troops of Zenit!" Pedro lamented.

He planned to use himself and [Sea God's Spear] as the bait to attract more troops of Zenit close to the hill. When the reinforcements showed up, they could combine forces and completely obliterate all the enemy troops in the southern region of Zenit.

This way, Zenitians wouldn't have the strength to harass them along the way.

Chapter 1028: Master and Mowing Grass (Part Three)

However, the intelligent commander of Zenit saw through this tactic, and the troops of Zenit all moved away before [Hand of Execution] got here, not giving Barcelonans the chance to defeat them.

The first official battle of Zenitians and Barcelonans ended without a clear outcome.

In reality, Pedro felt like he already lost.

This wasn't a good sign.

Ever since he stepped into the territory of Zenit, Pedro felt like everything that he encountered confused him.

Without question, the military of Barcelona was facing a race that was extremely tough and had a strong sense of rebellion.

"Mr. Pedro, I'm sorry. We are here too late." Under the protection of a team of cavaliers, Commander Tello of [Hand of Execution] bowed at Pedro and apologized.

This young man also graduated from La Masia Royal Military Academy, and his face that had sharp edges contained the aggression and decisiveness of young people.

In terms of official status, Tello was two levels lower than Pedro.

"It is not your fault. The Zenitians were too cunning and discovered our battle plan." Pedro was quite appreciative of this young man.

In reality, the graduates of La Masia Royal Military Academy who had Catalonia Royal Bloodline were united. Since they were related by blood, they formed their circle in the military system of Barcelona and protected their interests. They pretty much controlled the military of Barcelona.

On the opposite side of the people who graduated from La Masia Royal Military Academy, there were legion commanders such as Alves, Sánchez, and Mascherano. They entered the military of Barcelona through other means, and the two sides had many conflicts.

"Sir, please allow me to lead 10,000 elite cavalrymen to chase after the enemies. I'm sure that we can catch up and kill these dirty Zenitians!" Tello was quite confident.

"Nevermind." Pedro shook his head and said, "The enemies are cunning, and they might have set up traps. Tello, there is something more important for you to do. You can lead the cavalrymen and mow the grass in the region within a diameter of 50 kilometers. These savages will never be assimilated by us, so they don't have the right to live on this land. With the will of the gods, we are going to become the new rulers of this beautiful land."

"Mow the grass?" After a short pause, Tello became excited, and he said, "As you wish! Sir, don't worry! I will complete this mission to the fullest!"

Mow the Grass was a unique strategy that the Imperial Military Headquarters of Barcelona created.

In a sense, it was a race massacre. All Zenitians were going to be killed! No animals could even survive. Regardless if these people were civilians, nobles, merchants, or tourists. As long as they weren't Barcelonans, they would be killed even if they were seniors or children who were just born.

With this attitude, the Barcelona Empire had wiped out many human empires and enemies in the last few hundred years.

To many soldiers of Barcelona, mowing the grass meant that they could kill, rob, burn, and r*pe to their hearts' content. They could vent all their negative emotions.

In one day, the bravery of Zenitians and the endless harassment already made Pedro lose patience, and he felt a little uneasy. He was going to completely wipe out this race that could pose a threat to Barcelona.

To claim all of Zenit's land and achieve that goal, they had to be willing to pay any price.

The lives of people in other empires were worthless to the military officers of Barcelona such as Pedro.

Since Barcelona had been walking on this path of militarism for a long time, they were already used to massacres like this.

Tello soon disappeared with elite cavalrymen to execute this mission.

Chapter 1029: Emphasis and Big Event (Part One)

[TL Note: This chapter is also a 1.5-in-1, so three parts.]

Pedro was no longer as impatient as before. He learned from his mistakes and changed his strategy. He ordered the troops to move forward at a steady pace and sent out many scouts to keep track of everything that was happening around them. Then, he ordered messengers to go back to the bay where they landed and commanded the reinforcements which were the main battle legions to speed up. Also, these Barcelonan soldiers were ordered to capture civilians and soldiers of Zenit and interrogate them. They had to get as much information about Zenit as possible to make up for the mistake of the Imperial Military Headquarters which was too arrogant and underestimated the enemies by not doing proper research.

Now, the great tradition and quality of the level 9 Barcelona Empire were completely showcased.

Although their advancement speed was greatly reduced, Zenitian soldiers raided them several times and didn't obtain the advantage. After several tests, the Zenitians only left a ton of corpses and retreated.

As the information that Pedro gathered increased in volume, this general of Barcelona became more and more shocked.

There were many stories and rumors about King Alexander of Chambord and Emperor Yassin of Zenit that were being passed around among the civilians, and they made Pedro sense a ton of pressure. Although he knew that these rumors probably exaggerated the strength of these two people, if there was smoke, there was fire. Pedro was especially surprised by Chambord's strength and mystery. He felt like if anything was going to go wrong, it must be related to Chambord.

Since he recognized the importance of this issue, aside from gathering intelligence himself, Pedro used some connections and got in touch with some ancient intelligence networks on Azeroth. With high prices, he purchased a lot of information regarding the Chambord Kingdom and the King of Chambord.

The new information made this top-tier graduate of La Masia Royal Military Academy sweat profusely.

Pedro learned that Chambord had more than ten powerful gold saint warriors, and many masters existed in this kingdom. He also got hints that this kingdom had a great relationship with the No.1 Merchant Group of Azeroth, Soros Merchant Group, and it had connections to the extremely mysterious yet terrifying intelligence organization, the [Letter Office].

Furthermore, this Barcelonan got confirmation that the King of Chambord was a peak Burning Sun Lord long ago, and he had led an expedition to the Anji Empire and put out an Undead Creature Catastrophe. Also, there was clear evidence that the King of Chambord had killed Young Lord Reus of Ormond.

It was Pedro's first-time hearing so much shocking information about Zenit and Chambord.

He was used to being arrogant in the Western Region of Azeroth, and he never imagined that such a genius warrior appeared in the weakest region on the continent, the Northern Region.

If everything he heard was true, Pedro felt like even he couldn't defeat the King of Chambord.

Suddenly, Pedro realized that he was facing an unprecedented level of danger.

If the King of Chambord and Emperor Yassin worked together, Pedro was going to end tragically.

The unprecedented danger scared Pedro so much that he sweated again and again.

After thinking for a while, Pedro summarized all his findings in Zenit and all the information that he gathered. He wrote an urgent letter and passed it back to the Barcelona Empire using a unique channel, asking the Imperial Military Headquarters to send top-tier masters as reinforcements.

Seeing the dense black clouds in the sky, Pedro sensed an unprecedented chill.

"Chambord City…" Pedro murmured to himself.

…

Chapter 1029: Emphasis and Big Event (Part Two)

"What? Anyone else who wants to battle me?"

On the square of the Beast God Palace, Fei smiled and looked at the masters of the ten god-tier clans. Torres, Drogba, and Pierce all looked proud, and they thought, "These dumb orcs wanted to challenge our king. Now it is settled! They are all crushed! Hahaha! This is thrilling!"

Pope Entus of the Beast God Palace also stood on the side with a smile as if he had anticipated this.

However, Entus' followers all looked extremely surprised. It was clear that they didn't see this coming, and they thought, "This human king is thin and good-looking like fox-men, but he is so powerful! Within two hours, he used several energy forms such as warrior energy and magic energy, and he defeated all the orc masters ranging from the chiefs of the ten king clans and the elders. He is an insane warrior."

"Hahaha! Your Majesty is insanely strong! I have nothing to say! I, Pippen, admit defeat!" Green Rhino Clan Chief Pippen was beaten by Fei so hard that half of his face was swollen, and his eyes turned black. However, he wasn't angry, and he laughed heroically and said with admiration, "Alright. Our Green Rhino Clan admit that Chambord City is qualified to become an ally of behemoth orcs. Haha! I will fight you in another way later! We will see if how much you can drink is correlated to your strength!"

"Alright! I prepared a ton of great liquor and wine before coming here, and I can drink with Chief Pippen to our hearts�� content." Fei was eager to establish a friendship with these orcs.

"Your Majesty, can you share a portion of your wine with me?" Beauty Snake Jankovic swung her enchanting waist and got to Fei's side before she asked with charm.

"This human king sure is powerful! He is qualified to stand with our Tiger Clan. However, Tiger Clan still has more masters. They will come to you and seek advice when they get the chance." Chief Woods of Tiger Clan, which ranked second in the ten king clans, opened his mouth and said calmly.

The orcs valued strength and liked handling things directly. Although Fei was the king, he used his own strength to defeat many orc warriors, earning the respect and admiration of the orcs. Besides, Pope Entus of the Beast God Palace who had insane influence among the orcs said that he was willing to ally with Chambord, which swayed a large group of nobles and high-level characters in Behemoth Orc Tribe.

Overall, things were going smoothly.

The alliance was pretty much set in stone, and there was no question around it.

That night, campfires were lit up on the square of the Beast God Palace, which was a rare scene. The ten king clans and the nobles of the prestigious silver-tier clans were all invited by Pope Entus to participate in this party.

The alliance between Chambord City and Behemoth Orc Tribe was passed around between ordinary orcs.

About 1,000 years had passed, and all kinds of resources were exploited and harvested in the [Banished Land]. Many signals were showing that this area was undergoing a terrifying change. The Metal Desert and the Vicious Swamp at the center of the [Banished Land] were both slowly growing, and terrifying beasts appeared and started to invade the living space.

Chapter 1030: The Desert in the Sky (Part One)

-In the central general tent of Zenit that was briefly set up-

All forces were able to react fast and gather because of Second Prince Dominguez. It was clear that he was the head commander.

At this moment, Prince Dominguez and other military officers locked their eyes onto one person.

"Advisor Aryang! Can we only endure and bear it? These damn Barcelonans are cold-blooded demons. Only less than two days passed by, but they raised their weapons and even killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians…."

Red blood vessels popped in Dominguez's eyes, and he was so angry that his handsome face even looked a little wicked.

Under everyone's stare, Old Aryang of Chambord frowned and thought about the situation for good.

About a year ago when Zenit was invaded by the alliance of ten empires, Old Aryang was instructed to help out Second Prince with the warriors of Chambord, and it was a success. It was clear that Dominguez was talented, and his capabilities won over many people. With today's ambush and strategic retreat, more and more people believed him and trusted him. In a sense, Dominguez's words and actions would dictate the fate of the crew.

After thinking for a bit, Aryang said with a sad expression, "Barcelona is after all a level 9 empire, and they have more masters and better equipment. If we fight them head-on, we will lose for sure. Of course, it isn't to say that they have no weaknesses. If we can create a battle that is on the scale of 500,000 people in three days, I'm confident that I can wipe out all Barcelonans who stepped into the territory of Zenit. Of course, I need help from Hazel Bank and others."

After Old Aryang said that, most of the people in the tent got it.

Not a sufficient number of soldiers.

The Second Prince could only move the [Southern Region Battle Legion] and the [Blizzard Legion]. With these two main battle legions, private soldiers of the nobles, and the new recruits, there were about 100,000 of them in the beginning. Although Zenit had been recruiting soldiers on a massive scale, most of the control was still in Arshavin's hand. Even if Dominguez wanted to, he can't get 500,000 soldiers.

Barcelonan soldiers had the best equipment. If Zenit couldn't use human-sea attacks and fight enemies head-on with a numbers advantage, facing Barcelonans was likely to result in getting smashed even if these two main battle legions were involved.

It seemed like the Zenitians could only harass to slow down Pedro's soldiers' speed. Then, they sent out warning letters, waiting for the Imperial Military Headquarters and Emperor Yassin to respond.

Zenit had faced many rivals before, but they were now facing the Barcelona Empire, a level 9 empire on the continent.

This force was so huge that Leon seemed like nothing when compared to it.

The situation was intense.

Some people placed hope in Imperial Martial Saint, King Alexander of Chambord, but only a few people like Old Aryang knew that the king wasn't home. He left about 20 days ago to visit the behemoth orcs.

"I hope that His Majesty will rush back in time," Old Aryang prayed in his mind.

Although he was a famous general and was extremely confident, Old Aryang somehow developed a slight reliance on the king. It felt as if as long as the king was present, he would calm down a bit more.

Chapter 1030: The Desert in the Sky (Part Two)

-Banished Land, City of Behemoth-

Fei's curiosity was quickly satisfied.

Before Great Priest Nash could bring Fei and others back to their hotel, the beauty of Swan Clan who played tennis with Entus earlier rushed over and said something to Nash. Then, the group turned back around and returned to the square where the Beast God Palace was located.

At this moment, more than 1,000 orc warriors and masters had gathered here.

The nightly wind blew in the darkness, and the square was engulfed by a solemn and murderous spirit.

Seeing Fei and others' arrival, Entus didn't have the chance to explain everything to them. Some people instantly took flying beasts to them and carried them away.

In the dark night, thousands of people flew into the air and dashed toward the depths of [Banished Land].

"Something happened to the Metal Desert and the Vicious Swamp. The fierce beasts might have been rioting. Perhaps it is something that existence had planned earlier. You should go and check it out."

On the way, Entus was really busy. He continued to try to come up with solutions.

Fei pondered to himself.

The flying beasts of the orcs were dashing and extremely fast. They could cover about several hundred kilometers in a flash.

After flying for about seven hours, there were no more trails of orc activities. It was a huge desert, and no one could survive in it. Not much further away on the horizon, there was a giant bright red wall that soared into the sky. Like a fence, this red wall blocked off the rest of the world.

"We are almost there! Be careful!"

Those who were at the front shouted, and the flying speed of the team drastically reduced.

This group of people stopped about ten kilometers away from the giant red wall.

At this moment, Fei had a good look and realized that it was not a red wall. They were just sand grains that were pulled into the sky by the tornadoes.

The sand grains should contain metal particles, and they turned red after being in the sun for too long and oxidizing. As the wind blew by, the sand tumbled and rolled in the air like boiling blood. What was stranger? The tornadoes that were carrying these sand grains were spinning at the same spot. About ten kilometers away, there seemed to be an invisible energy that stopped the tornadoes from pushing forward.

The red sand grains and the roars of the tornadoes emitted violent and destructive auras, making the flying beasts of the orcs whine and back off.

"Let's continue on foot," Pope Entus sighed and ordered about a dozen of his followers to retreat with everyone's mount, and he took everyone else toward the desert that was tumbling in the sky.

"This is the [Metal Desert]," Great Priest Nash explained, "Many powerful and fierce ancient beasts live in it, and the orcs call them fierce beasts. They don't have any intelligence, and their nature is murderous and aggressive. Behemoth orcs placed many soldiers and watchtowers around the [Metal Desert], and Pope His Holiness set up many totem arrays around it to distract the fierce beasts, preventing them from charging out of the desert and hurting behemoth orcs."

At this moment, Fei finally got the chance to ask, "Then, why did we come here? What are we up to? Did something special happen?"

Chapter 1031: Discovery in the Desert (Part One)

[TL Note: This chapter is a 2-in-1, so it will be broken down into four parts.]

"The fierce beasts that lived in the [Metal Desert] never came out until about 50 years ago. For some reason, many fierce beasts would rush out of the desert in intervals, killing everything and treating orcs as food. Also, the Beast God Palace discovered that the [Metal Desert] was increasing in size. About 50 years had passed, and this bloodthirsty desert's size increased by ten times. Also, this speed is growing. If this continues, the entire [Banished Land] will be devoured by this desert in less than 100 years, becoming a paradise for fierce beasts."

Fei nodded. He had heard about such things from Pig Clan Chief Altis, but he didn't know that the situation was this dire.

"During the party, the masters of Lion Clan who were stationed by the [Metal Desert] rushed back to report something unusual. The desert suddenly enlarged, pushing outward by about 40 kilometers in one to two hours. This was the fastest and furthest expansion that we have ever seen. It seems like something strange is happening in the center of the desert.

As Great Priest Nash said that, the worry on his face intensified.

While they talked, the group was less than 100 meters away from the [Metal Desert].

This was a truly fascinating place. It was a desert that was floating in the sky, and tornadoes carried red sand grains and looked like a giant pot of boiling blood, emitting a violent aura full of vicissitude.

The wind power at the edge of the [Metal Desert] was already shocking, and the fine sand grains were scarier than arrows that were shot out of strong bows.

Fei felt like if a Seven-Star Warrior entered this desert, this person would be turned into a sieve by all the fine sand grains.

This was like a desert of death. Fortunately, everyone who came here was either a human master or an orc master.

Everyone opened their energy shields and protected themselves. Even though Pope Entus didn't have any warrior energy and magic energy, his powerful followers protected him, and he didn't have to worry about those scary sand grains.

"The Beast God told me that we must venture deep into the desert to find the truth."

After closing his eyes and praying for a while, Entus turned around and picked 25 orc masters from various clans who were all at peak Burning Sun Realm. Then, he said to Fei, "This trip might be dangerous. Is Your Majesty interesting in helping me?"

"Of course! I'm glad to battle alongside orc warriors."

All the behemoth orcs in the area respected Fei a lot more after hearing his response.

This issue was not related to humans. Since the King of Chambord knew the danger, he was still willing to enter. The orcs were awed by Fei's bravery and friendliness.

The poor orcs had no idea that they were 'sold' by their most trusted and beloved pope.

After preparing at the edge, Fei, Entus, and those 25 orc masters entered the blood-like desert with warrior energy flames enveloping them.

Elena and other members of Chambord stayed outside.

The Valkyrie was at peak Burning Sun Realm, and her combat abilities already reached the Demi-God Realm. Also, Fei gave her 100 mystical gold war puppets, which were equivalent to 100 Sun-Class Lords. Since Chambord had enough forces here, the safety of people like Torres and Oleg was secured. Even if something bad happened, Fei didn't have to worry.

Chapter 1031: Discovery in the Desert (Part Two)

The howling wind mixed with flying sand created a series of noises, and it sounded like gods and ghosts were crying. The visibility inside the [Metal Desert] was extremely low.

Even though Fei and others were powerful, they could only see what was within 500 meters of them.

Aside from the low visibility, it seemed like a strange force permeated all over the desert, vaguely suppressing everyone's strength.

Since visibility was low, and there were no clear signs, it was extremely easy to get lost.

This trip was filled with danger for sure!

For every 1,000 meters, Fei would leave an energy seal in the air to prevent himself from getting lost.

On the other side, under the protection of his powerful followers, Entus looked like a god who was walking in the mortal world. A soccer-shaped totem symbol would appear in the places where he stepped, emitting a faint light. These clear symbols also contained great presence, and their power radiated outward, pressing back against the invisible pressure in the desert.

With the protection of his followers, Entus led everyone toward the center of the [Metal Desert].

"We are already two kilometers in. Everyone, be careful! We might run into fierce beasts…"

Entus sure was a great fortune-teller.

Before he could finish speaking, a monster appeared before them.

This monster was more than ten meters tall, had red fish scales, and looked vicious. Its mouth was full of sharp teeth, and blood-like liquid filled its eyes. With its mouth open, a highly corrosive energy permeated the air, and it bit toward Entus without mercy.

One of Entus' followers who was from the Lion Clan punched out, and a metal-elemental warrior energy beam dashed out and shattered this terrifying monster's head.

Fei was slightly surprised.

Without a doubt, this monster was the fierce beast that Great Priest Nash talked about.

It was a species of extremely ugly monsters, and they were fierce and powerful. Their red skin allowed them to go into stealth in the [Metal Desert] since they could hide in the floating red sand, and they seemed to have the innate ability to hide their presences.

Fei only discovered this monster when it got close, and its destructive sharp claws and teeth could easily tear through the defenses of a peak Full Moon Elite.

However, this monster was still too weak in front of everyone here.

Fei didn't pay much attention before, but something mythical occurred when this giant fierce beast fell.

Fei's eyes opened wide, and he was shocked.

It was a huge surprise! He saw a streak of pure and mystical energy leaving the corpse of the fierce beast, and it floated into the air like an invisible bubble.

This energy was no different from the mystical energy that Fei got from the zombies and mutated demon beasts inside the former Anji Empire!

Fei also noticed that except for him, the other orc masters and even Pope Entus didn't notice this streak of mythical energy.

Fei tried to summon it.

In the next second, this streak of mythical energy dashed into Fei's body like a bird going back to its nest. Fei sensed a faint streak of warmth in his body, and it quickly merged into the strength of Fei's Barbarian character and fully integrated.

Chapter 1031: Discovery in the Desert (Part Three)

"I see…"

Fei sped up his pace and followed the orcs, and he didn't show anything on the surface. However, he had already started to think out of surprise.

"What is going on?"

"Are there connections between these red fierce beasts and zombies? Is that why they can all provide me with this type of mystical energy? More strangely, only I can 'see' and sense this type of energy, and only I can absorb them and make them my own."

"Why is this?"

"If it is because I'm a traveler from Earth, then Entus should be able to see them too since he is also from Earth."

"Or… am I different from everyone else, and I haven't discovered it yet?"

Fei couldn't understand why, so he temporarily buried all his questions and followed the orcs into the depths of the desert.

Along the way, the group was attacked by many fierce beasts. However, the strength of these people was too great; it was a one-sided massacre. The group pushed forward without an issue, and Fei was able to absorb a lot of mythical energy.

During this process, Fei got to observe the appearance of the fierce beasts.

The king discovered that these red beasts had no intelligence, and they didn't even have the fear of death. Like the inferior product of the God of Creation, they had no set shapes or forms. They looked like dinosaurs, giant tigers, demon leopards, and even flattened playdough. More than 60 percent of the fierce beasts looked different.

Fei had no idea how these creatures were born; he vaguely felt like they weren't reproduced in nature.

They looked terrifying, vicious, and ugly.

The rare similarities between them were that they had blood-red fine scales and a layer of bone protection, and they devoured each other to evolve and get stronger, just like the zombies.

It seemed like these creatures were born to live in this desert in the air. The sand grains that could easily kill Seven-Star Warriors created a series of slapping noises when hitting these beasts, and it sounded like raindrops hitting tree leaves. Instead of injuring them, the sand grains made them even more aggressive and murderous.

Deeper into the desert, the wind power and the damage of the sand grains both increased.

When the group was about 100 kilometers into the desert, the power of the sand grains could threaten the life of Moon-Class Elites.

Also, the strength of the fierce beasts skyrocketed, and these beasts increased in number.

The team was facing more pressure. While the orcs had to use their warrior energy to block out the sand grains, they had to protect Pope Entus who was an 'ordinary person'.

The journey wasn't as easy as before.

"Let me lead the way!"

Fei thought for a moment and volunteered, walking in the front of the group.

Like what he discussed with Pope Entus, he was going to be well-liked by the orcs for doing this. In addition, the king could kill fierce beasts and increase his strength without hiding anything.

Ever since Fei discovered that these fierce beasts would provide him with mystical energy, he couldn't wait to kill all the fierce beasts that he could sense.

Boom!

Chapter 1031: Discovery in the Desert (Part Four)

Fei no longer held back his strength. With the violent strength of his Barbaric character, the king punched out with full force.

A golden light beam dashed out of his fist, piercing all tornadoes 1,000 meters in front of him and creating a tunnel where no sand grains existed. Hundreds of fierce beasts in front of Fei were turned into clouds of blood mist, and a ton of mythical energy rushed into his body.

Fei punched out again and again, and the path in front of the group was extremely easy to travel through.

With Fei using his full strength, the team's speed increased by many times.

The orc masters were all stunned, and they thought to themselves, "This human king seems to have reserved some strength in yesterday's matches. His current strength is comparable to that of a god! His energy is insane, and his strength is beyond insane!"

Fei's broad and open combat style fit the taste of orc masters, and these orc masters even wished that Fei could turn into an orc warrior.

After two more hours, Fei vaguely felt like the strength of his Barbarian character was about to increase by another level, almost reaching top-tier Demi-God Realm.

At this moment, Pope Entus who had been murmuring to himself spoke to everyone, "Guys, pay attention! Something strange is in front of us!"

Pope Entus' ability in forecasting trouble was showcased again.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground started to shake.

About ten giant, human-shaped fierce beasts dashed out like flashes of lightning. They held shields and spears that were condensed from the red sand grains, and magic runes and engravings blinked on them. While these fierce beasts roared and emitted destructive energy, they charged toward the group.

"Be careful! They are high-level human-shaped fierce beasts! They already grasped some magic spells…" Great Priest Nash shouted and warned Fei who was opening the way.

Surprising everyone, Fei roared and leaped into the air.

A ring of invisible energy radiated outward from Fei's body, and something shocking to the orc masters occurred. The shields and spears in the huge, human-shaped fierce beasts' hands suddenly lost their magic power, and they turned back into sand grains and scattered in the wind.

Then, a huge war hammer appeared in Fei's hands.

The king flashed and struck out repeatedly, passing all these fierce beasts.

Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of explosions sounded.

These high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts exploded from the inside as if someone planted bombs in their stomachs. Their red blood and bones scattered in all directions, and they turned into piles of bloody matter that released a stinky odor. Then, all those 'leftovers' were blown away into the desert.

"Such power!"

"He injected terrifying energy into the bodies of the fierce beasts, and the energy exploded on the inside, completely killing these giant beasts!"

"An invisible energy ring suddenly radiated outward from his body. What energy is that? How did it shatter the high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts' magic spells? Could it be…"

At this moment, Entus thought of something, and his pupils slightly contracted as if he discovered something unimaginable.

Chapter 1032: Ambushed? (Part One)

Like a flash of lightning, Fei quickly defeated these high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts, shocking all orc masters. At the same time, more than ten giant streaks of mythical energy rushed into Fei's body like floods. As if a meteorite landed in a pool of gas, the energy that was hidden in Fei's body boiled uncontrollably.

"Finally, it is about time that I advanced…" Fei was thrilled after a moment of surprise.

The king's Barbarian character was at mid-tier Demi-God Realm. After receiving the mythical energy that the fierce beasts provided, his strength increased and reached top-tier Demi-God Realm. He was pretty much at the peak!

After telling others that he needed a rest, Fei stood where he was and closed his eyes to direct the energy in his body, getting used to the new realm and a high-level of power.

Pope Entus and other orc masters also realized what was going on at this moment, and they were shocked further as they thought, "This human king was already terrifyingly powerful to begin with. Now, he is advancing again? Could it be that battling the fierce beasts brought him the inspiration for this advancement?"

Streaks of terrifying aura circulated around Fei.

The golden energy flames dashed into the sky and formed a pillar of light, completely engulfing Fei. The power that he emitted was at the peak of mortals, which was extremely close to that of the immortals such as gods. Even the howling tornadoes and quicksand seemed to be afraid of this power, and they all moved away and dodged him.

Entus sang an ancient song.

Streaks of mysterious energy were created by the song, forming a great energy wall around Fei, protecting him during this advancement process, just in case that fierce beasts suddenly attacked at this moment.

After about 30 minutes, Fei's aura stabilized and then disappeared.

The golden energy flames around his body also dashed back into his body like a whale sucking in all the water around it.

Fei slightly opened his eyes and smiled, thanking Entus and other orc masters.

It seemed like nothing changed on Fei, but the orc masters felt strange. Fei appeared to be extremely close to them yet far away, and it felt like he broke the law of space. The orc masters felt like Fei was inside a painting and was about to break out at any moment. This feeling was mythical and eye-opening.

After chatting for a bit, the team continued forward.

Fei declined the help that other orc masters offered and opened the way like before. The king wanted to use this opportunity to get used to the power of peak Demi-God Realm. Also, he tried to see if he could kill more fierce beasts and absorb even more mystical energy as he wanted to advance further and get into the True God Realm.

His next few tries were all disappointing.

The team moved forward quickly, and Fei killed countless fierce beasts. However, regardless of how much energy that Fei absorbed, his realm almost didn't move. Like a thermometer that reached the peak, the mercury indicator wouldn't move up anymore.

"It seems like the rumor on the continent is true. If a mortal wants to become a god, getting more energy is useless. Condensing divinity is a must! However, how can divinity be condensed? I need to find a time to ask Entus. I hope the Beast God Palace collected information in this area," Fei thought to himself.

After making up his mind, he switched to his Druid character and used [Werebear]. He turned into a silver bear that was about ten meters tall, and he smashed a high-level, human-shaped fierce beast into pieces with his paw.

This sudden change shocked the orc masters even more! They were already unsettled, and it felt like now someone poked a hornets' nest. Their expressions all changed, and they were even more shocked compared to when Fei reached peak Demi-God Realm.

"What am I seeing? This human king… actually…"

"He turned into a bear?"

"How come this human can turn into a behemoth orc?"

The orc masters all communicated with each other through spirit energy, and they couldn't suppress their shock.

Currently, the King of Chambord was in the form that was extremely similar to the Atavistic Transformation of the Bear Clan, one of the ten king clans. This innate technique could only be used by those Sun-Class Lords who were loved by the Beast God and had the pure bloodline.

It was heard that the bear warriors who used this technique could 'borrow' strength from their ancestors, and their strength would skyrocket.

"How can the innate ability of Bear Clan appear on a human?"

"How can a human 'borrow' the strength of the ancestors of Bear Clan?"

Entus thought of something. A relieved expression appeared on his face, and he casually stated as he glanced around, "This isn't strange. According to the ancient documents, Beast God Rexxar wasn't a member of the Bear Clan, but he could transform into a bear in battle."

Chapter 1032: Ambushed? (Part Two)

The orc masters were shocked, and they stared at the pope as they understood what he meant.

"How can a human be compared to the Beast God?"

The orc masters' mouths opened wide as they wanted to refute, but they didn't know what to say with the evidence in front of them.

The achievements and abilities of Beast God Rexxar were well-known in the Behemoth Orc Tribe; everyone from seniors to children knew about them.

What Entus said was true.

As time passed by, the group was more than 1,000 kilometers deep into the [Metal Desert].

The deeper they were, more and more fierce beasts appeared, and their strength increased.

Later in the journey, high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts were everywhere, and they used magic spells to create weapons and armor, leveling up their offense and defense abilities. They hid inside the red quicksand, and they would suddenly appear and sneak-attack. Therefore, the group didn't dare to stay in the same place for too long; they were worried about being surrounded by many fierce beasts and getting tied down.

Fei took on most of the pressure, and other orc masters protected Pope Entus. This legendary fox-man was the guide.

"Guys, be careful. In front of us…" Entus warned everyone with his loud voice.

Fei and the orc masters shivered, and they looked back at Entus in fear. They wanted to quickly block his mouth. This pope was like a bad-news machine. Every time he opened his mouth, a powerful enemy would appear.

There was no exception this time.

Before Entus could finish, shocking roars sounded from all directions.

Then, the ground started to shake violently, and giant shadows appeared in the red quicksand. In the next second, many high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts appeared from all directions, and they charged toward the team with weapons and armor condensed from the red sand grains.

"Protect Entus His Holiness!" Fei shouted and switched to his Barbarian character, and he moved first.

A wave of invisible light radiated in all directions. The [Anti-Mage Realm] which was known as the kryptonite to all mages showed itself again.

Wherever the invisible light went, the weapons and armor that were made of sand and had magic patterns on them disintegrated and flowed away as sand grains. The red skin and ugly faces of these high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts got revealed, and it seemed like they had a bit of intelligence aside from the instinct of killing and devouring. Seeing this strange phenomenon, they looked stunned.

However, Fei would never show mercy toward his enemies.

The king grasped in thin-air, and [Immortal King's Stone Crusher] appeared in his hands.

Fei turned into a streak of light that was hard to trace. He dashed between these monsters that were all more than 400 meters tall, and the high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts roared and exploded as he passed by, turning into dust and disappearing from the world.

Peak demi-godly strength and the [Anti-Mage Realm] were the natural counters of these fierce beasts who grasped magic energy. The vast numbers advantage that these monsters had was meaningless in front of absolute strength. In less than four minutes, more than 1,000 human-shaped fierce beasts that were in mid-tier Sun-Class Realm were wiped out.

Power!

Dominance!

The orc masters couldn't think of any other words to describe this human.

More than 1,000 mid-tier human-shaped fierce beasts that could use magic spells would make a terrifying force.

Even though these orc masters weren't afraid, they had to battle with all their strength and use a lot of time. If they were unlucky, they would even be injured. There was no way that they could battle like this human king who easily killed all those monsters.

"Strange. How come I feel like We are being ambushed by these brainless fierce beasts?" Bull Clan Chief Nowitzki scratched his hand and murmured.

"Do we need you, a dumb bull, to tell us that? We can all sense it." O'Neal breathed out two streaks of white vapor through his nose, and he teased Nowitzki a little.

"I'm surprised that these beasts that lack intelligence could ambush us. What a shocker!" A light flashed by, and Fei landed before everyone. He was confused.

Entus looked into the blood-red desert and said, "A moment ago, I sensed a streak of hidden energy that was monitoring us. If I'm not wrong, something is commanding these fierce beasts."

"How? Someone can control these fierce beasts? Impossible! These monsters can only kill and destroy. They even kill each other and are like demons who can't think! How can they be controlled by others?" Great Priest Nash gasped and shouted.

Although fierce beasts were terrifying, they had no intelligence. Since forever, they could only survive in the [Metal Desert], and they didn't threaten the Behemoth Orc Tribe. If they were now controlled by intelligent creatures, they could turn into a terrifying troop. This was a piece of devastating news to the orcs who were living in the [Banished Land].

Chapter 1033: Altar and Danger (Part One)

[TL Note: This is a 2-in-1 chapter, so 4 parts.]

"If we want to know the truth, we have to venture deeper into the desert," Pope Entus sighed and led the way forward.

The clan chiefs and masters of the Behemoth Beast Tribe got serious and followed behind. Everyone could tell that the [Banished Land], which had a poor environment and was usually calm, now finally got chaotic.

Fei switched back to his Druid character and used [Werewolf] to kill the fierce beasts that appeared. He even summoned a giant brown bear with the skill of the Druid to battle alongside him.

This scene shocked the orc masters even more.

This was almost identical to the legends. The orcs worshiped Beast God Rexxar, and he also had a giant brown bear named Misha.

"Could it be that this is only a coincidence?"

"Or is this the beginning of another cycle?"

After Fei instantly killed thousands of high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts, the number of fierce beasts in front of the group drastically decreased in number.

After moving forward for about ten kilometers, they discovered something strange.

An ancient red altar appeared before the group.

This altar was hexagonal and had a rough diameter of 50 meters, and it was only one layer tall, which was about half a meter. It was completely red and looked like a mass of clogged blood. Vaguely, people feel like they could see blood flowing inside. The surface of the altar was engraved with complicated runes that were as thick as human's wrist. Unfortunately, most of the runes had been destroyed, and these people couldn't see through it and tell what kind of a magic altar this was.

Fei observed it for a while and couldn't draw any concrete conclusion; he only felt like it was familiar.

As to the orcs, they didn't need to be mentioned.

Most of them only excelled in warrior energy and the power of totems; they knew nothing about magic energy. As a result, they couldn't understand any magic runes or engravings.

"Although I don't know when this blood-red altar is made of and what its uses are, I'm sure of one thing. From what we know, this altar wasn't here a month ago, and there weren't so many high-level fierce beasts here," Entus said to Fei.

Fei was shocked, and he asked, "Your Holiness, you mean that this altar just appeared, and it is highly likely that this altar is linked to the ambush that we just faced?"

"I can't think of another explanation," Entus sighed and said, "I hope that we won't run into any more trouble. We need to move forward. In about 2,000 kilometers, we will reach the Vicious Swamp. I hope that we can discover something there."

…

-Three hours later-

The group was raided by countless high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts.

"Roar!" Blood was spilled as someone roared in anger.

During the chaotic battle, Bear O'Neal didn't pay attention for a split second, and his arm was cut by the red sand saber of a high-level, human-shaped fierce beast. Blood flowed out instantly, revealing the white bone inside.

Something more terrifying happened. The saber made of red quicksand instantly collapsed, and the red sand grains flowed toward the wound on O'Neal's arm and tried to dash into his body like bloodthirsty ants.

In an instant, this giant bear-man who was more than ten meters tall was negatively impacted. Half of his arm dried up like a dehydrated cucumber.

"Dumb Bear!" Bull Clan Chief Nowitzki was shocked, and he rushed over, trying to help O'Neal.

"Don't come over!" O'Neal pushed Nowitzki away with his arm that was intact.

Magic energy was terrifying for orcs, especially this type of evil, bloodthirsty magic spells that the high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts mastered. Once the sand grains entered the body of an orc, it would spread like the plague, instantly turning a living being into a dry corpse. Even the top-tier masters had to dodge it.

Chapter 1033: Altar and Danger (Part Two)

This was why these fierce beasts were terrifying.

Otherwise, with so many masters in the Behemoth Orc Tribe, they could have already wiped out all the fierce beasts in the [Metal Desert].

For an orc master like O'Neal, he was pretty much destroyed after so many sand grains entered his body. He didn't want to get others into this trouble, so he pushed away Nowitzki.

Pope Entus sang a battle song, trying to use the power of totems to suppress the injuries on O'Neal's body. Unfortunately, it wasn't that useful. Although the power of totems was another form of energy, it couldn't suppress and heal the injuries caused by this type of evil blood magic.

"Let me do it." Fei dashed to O'Neal.

Before O'Neal could resist, Fei switched to his Paladin character, and the vast amount of holy power dashed into this giant bear's body. As golden flames flashed, the Bear Clan Chief's withered arm quickly recovered like an inflated balloon, and other orc masters were stunned.

"This… it is healed?" O'Neal shook his arm out of amazement, and he circulated his warrior energy in his body without issue. He then laughed and patted Fei's shoulder while saying, "Your Majesty, I owe my life to you!"

"Guys, let's all be careful." As Fei said that, rings of light spread out and engulfed the area. He used the skill of his Paladin character.

As the golden light flashed by, golden flames burned around every orc master. They all discovered in surprise that their injuries all healed, and their depleted warrior energy got replenished. They felt like they had an unlimited amount of stamina, and their agility, power, warrior energy, and speed all at least doubled.

"This is… the Blessings of the Beast God?" Great Priest Nash murmured to himself, and all the orc masters around him overheard him.

Now, most of the orc masters looked at Fei differently.

"Let's continue moving forward! Speed up!" Pope Entus sang some battle songs, and streaks of golden light flowed out of his mouth and turned into giant totem symbols that hovered about ten meters above everyone's head, releasing energy and empowering everyone.

The power of totems of the orc priests was similar to Fei's Paladin character's auras; they were only different in terms of abilities.

Everyone sped up.

Along the way, they discovered more than 20 mysterious blood-red altars.

The power that controlled the high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts continued to follow them. About every half an hour, the fierce beasts would be organized before attacking the group. Later, the situation became even more shocking. The fierce beast legions were formed, and they coordinated well and even separated into close-range combat formations and long-range combat formations. They were no different from a well-trained human military.

"It seems like a force has been awakened…" Entus closed his eyes and sensed for a while, and he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I suddenly feel like something unimaginable is happening before us; right in front of us…"

Before he could finish, a streak of blood-red light beam suddenly shot down from the sky, imprinting onto the ground. Then, an altar that was half a meter tall, just like the ones that the group saw before, appeared in flames. Like a teleportation portal, herds after herds of high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts appeared like waves in a flood, rushing out of the altar without holding back.

Everyone looked at Pope Entus and admired this man for his bad-luck predictions. This ability of his was godlike.

"Battle! Guys, protect Entus His Holiness! I will rush onto the altar to see what it is and where it leads to!"

Chapter 1033: Altar and Danger (Part Three)

Fei reacted first, and he shouted as he switched to his Druid character. Then, he waved his hand repeatedly and summoned more than a dozen black ravens and white wolves to distract the giant, human-shaped fierce beasts, and he dashed toward the altar himself.

In the meantime, Fei used [Werewolf] and turned into a werewolf himself. Like a flash of lightning, he dashed toward the altar without stopping.

This time, the wolf-men in the group were stunned.

The orc masters thought, "This human king knows many secret techniques. He knows the technique of Bear Clan and Wolf Clan; he knows the Atavistic Transformation of two clans, and he can summon bears, wolves, and ravens. Isn't he the same as the legendary Beast God Rexxar? Even if others want to mimic these abilities, they can't!"

"Could it be that the great Beast God Rexxar reincarnated as a human?"

Soon, the roaring, high-level, human-shaped fierce beasts already got close, and the orc masters had to concentrate on the battle in front of them.

This battle lasted for an entire 30 minutes.

"This is all that I know." Fei returned to the team and said slowly, "The magic array on the altar is a spatial-type, but it is only one-directional. There is no way that the teleportation can work backward and allow us to see what world is behind the portal. The good thing is that before the altar self-detonated, I copied down all the magic paths and engravings. With enough time, I'm sure that I can figure out a reverse teleportation array. Perhaps then, we can figure out the mystery of the origin of the fierce beasts and the secret behind the [Metal Desert]'s expansion."

"It is fortunate that Your Majesty reacted fast. We will have to trouble you further," Entus said politely. He and the orcs didn't understand magic engravings, so the mission of decoding the magic arrays on the altar had to be completed by their ally from Chambord.

"Your Holiness, you are being too formal," Fei replied modestly.

At least on the surface, no one could tell that these two travelers from Earth were on the same boat.

Entus thought for a moment and said, "Our goal of coming to the [Metal Desert] is somewhat reached. The only thing is that we couldn't find the mysterious force that is controlling the fierce beasts. The good thing is that we now know the secret behind the creation of these red altars and the expansion of the desert. We can go back and figure out the strategies to deal with this. However, since we are already at the edge of the Vicious Swamp, we should go and take a look. I hope that nothing bad is happening there."

Everyone was listening to Entus intently. But when they heard the last sentence, they all shivered and thought, "Damn, Entus His Holiness said this already. I guess the probability of nothing bad happening in the Vicious Swamp is zero, right?"

"Let's rest for a bit. We are about 100 kilometers away from the Vicious Swamp. We will start moving again in ten minutes."

Fei took out delicious food and drinks from his storage ring and distributed them to everyone.

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"No! We can't hold it! Your Highness, please order the retreat!"

While shouts and battling noises resonated in the air, Old Aryang looked at the troops of Barcelona that swarmed up like a flood and sighed.

Second Prince Dominguez's eyes were all red, and he tightly held onto the handle of his sword. In the end, he didn't draw it out, and he roared at the sky, "This is unfortunate! We failed at the last moment. I'm surprised that Barcelonans even sent their Flying Beast Air Force to this location. Their advancement speed is too fast! Is this the true strength of a level 9 empire?"

Chapter 1033: Altar and Danger (Part Four)

"Your Highness, you don't have to blame yourself. With less than 100,000 soldiers, you stalled more than 150,000 Barcelonan soldiers in the southern region of Zenit for four days, buying precious preparation time for the empire. You have done good enough." Old Aryang tried to comfort this prince.

"Pass my order! Retreat! Please inform Mr. Hazel Bank that he doesn't need to battle anymore. He can pull away from the battlefield." Even though he was unwilling, Dominguez had to order the retreat.

The troops of Zenit in the southern region of the empire had no choice but to battle.

Although Strategist Old Aryang set up many traps and used many tactics, the strength difference between the two troops was huge. The two battle legions under Dominguez's command lost half of their men, and the number of enemies was still increasing. If this continued, every Zenitian in this battle was going to be wiped out.

Blood had stained the land.

At every moment, thousands of warriors whined and died in battle.

Explosions sounded in the high sky. No.1 Master on the side of Zenit, the mysterious Hazel Bank of Chambord, was battling the top-tier master of Barcelona.

Even though the battle of these two masters happened thousands of meters in the air, the ordinary soldiers on the ground still sensed the unprecedented pressure. The two masters had battled for about three hours, and their figures sometimes appeared in the sky and sometimes disappeared. Their terrifying powers even cracked the dark nightly sky several times.

After the order was passed, the troops of Zenit started to pull away from the battlefield in an organized manner. At this moment, something unexpected happened.

"Hahaha! Found him! Over there!"

"Charge over! Kill the Zenitian head commander!"

Suddenly, waves of thunderous shouts sounded from the troops of Barcelona, and about five streaks of warrior energy flames dashed into the sky, charging toward Dominguez and others at insane speed.

These masters of Barcelona had powerful presences; they were at least peak Full Moon Elites. Any Zenitian warriors and soldiers who tried to block their way were turned into corpses like crops under a sickle.

"No! They discovered His Highness' position!" Old Aryang was shocked. Since they were anxious, they got a little careless and exposed the location of the command center. They didn't expect the enemies to still have master warriors who could make the discovery this fast.

Old Aryang shouted, "Quick! Organize elite warriors to block them! Don't let them get near! Your Highness, you need to leave, now!"

About 40 Star-Level Warriors of Zenit around the command center leaped into the air and dashed toward the powerful enemies fearlessly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The dominating advantage that peak Full Moon Elites had toward ordinary Star-Level Warriors was completely shown. While explosions happened, the officers of Zenit dropped to the ground like raindrops in a storm. They were either killed or severely injured, and they couldn't buy time at all.

In a flash, those five peak Full Moon Elites of Barcelona already got in front of Dominguez and others with murderous spirits and vicious smiles.

"Haha! It seems like he is a prince! Jeffrén, we are going to get a lot of credit!" A master of Barcelona laughed hysterically, and the giant energy hand made of warrior energy grasped toward Dominguez.

This master was dominating, and no one here could block him.

Chapter 1034: Savior and Vicious Swamp (Part One)

Seeing this, Old Aryang turned around and unleashed his warrior energy before pulling out the saber on his waist. Then, he stood before Dominguez and guarded the latter.

However, Old Aryang's strength was in strategy and not Martial Dao. Although his strength increased after he joined Chambord, he was only a Nine-Star Warrior. In front of Moon-Class Elites, his strength was too weak. Under the suppression of this opponent, he had a hard time waving his saber, and blood flowed down his lips.

Noticing this, Dominguez roared and pushed Old Aryang aside, and he walked up to stand in the very front. He knew that he couldn't let anything happen to Old Aryang.

Old Aryang wasn't only one of the most important subordinates of the King of Chambord; this old man's military talent wasn't inferior to his older brother who was known as Zenit's God of War. If Old Aryang was greatly injured or killed, Dominguez couldn't explain this to the King of Chambord, and the empire might lose future wars.

Dominguez grasped forward with his right hand, and the sword of one of his dead guards flew into his hand.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Dozens of metal-elemental sword energies flew out and attacked the peak Full Moon Elite of Barcelona who was closest to him.

What a man! Dominguez was the Second Prince of Zenit, yet he never revealed his true strength. At this moment, he showed a glimpse of his power, and he was at low-tier Full Moon Realm, far stronger than the realm that he showed in public. He had been hiding his strength all along!

Unfortunately, his hidden strength seemed useless at this moment. After all, he was facing five Full Moon Elites of Barcelona.

He might still have a chance if he was fighting one peak Full Moon Elite. However, he had no chance of winning when fighting with five.

"Jeffrén! Let's attack together! We can capture the head of these Zenitian soldiers and use this to disrupt their formations! Mr. Pedro ordered that we must wipe out these two battle legions of Zenit this time! We can't waste any more time!"

The master who was battling Dominguez called out to his peers.

The other four masters of Barcelona unleashed their powerful energies and attacked together. Streaks of warrior energy flames lit up the dark sky at night, and the ocean-like pressure swarmed up like a truck. Dominguez who had been struggling to fight back was crushed.

"Why aren't you surrendering?" The master of Barcelona named Jeffrén transformed his warrior energy into a hand before grasping toward the ground.

Dominguez roared, but he was tightly locked; he couldn't even wave his sword.

At this moment, a streak of lightning suddenly blinked high-up in the gloomy sky.

This lightning bolt was as bright as the first streak of sunlight.

In the next moment, a series of soul-shaking sharp howls sounded in the area, even slightly overpowering the noises made by Hazel Bank and Pedro's battle.

Before Jeffrén could react, his vision blurred, and someone suddenly appeared before him.

"F*ck off!" This man shouted and lightly punched out.

Jeffrén only felt a vast amount of force crushing toward him; this level of power could move mountains and drain seas. It wasn't something that he could fight against. He tasted the sweetness of blood in his throat, and he puked out a blood arrow. Then, a series of cracking noises sounded from his body, and he flew backward.

"This… who is he? How come he is so powerful?"

This was the only thought in Jeffrén's mind before he lost consciousness.

Chapter 1034: Savior and Vicious Swamp (Part Two)

"Huh? Is this the Vicious Swamp?"

Having finally walked out of the [Metal Desert], the howling noises created by tornadoes and sand grains finally disappeared. Fei felt more comfortable and calmer in this environment.

The scene before him was beautiful. The sky was blue, and white clouds floated in the air. A clear lake appeared before everyone, making this area look like an oasis.

It was hard to imagine that this place was called the Vicious Swamp.

Entus smiled and said, "Although this lake looks clear like a crystal and is beautiful, the liquid in here is all dead water. Even the feather of a swan can't float on the surface of this place, and everything would slowly fall to the bottom of the lake. There are no signs of life here, and it emits a deadly gas that is hard to detect. Once someone inhales the deadly gas, even a peak Moon-Class Elite could only last half a day. Plants such as trees and flowers would instantly wither if they came into contact with this deadly gas."

"This insane? Let's go and check it out!" Fei was shocked.

Except for Pope Entus, everyone else was on or above peak Burning Sun Realm. They could create energy spheres around them and completely block out the deadly gas.

On the other hand, Pope Entus who was great at predicting trouble was protected by his followers, so his safety wasn't an issue.

In a flash, the group was in the air above the clear, jelly-like lake.

"It is indeed terrifying…" Fei instantly detected the danger hidden in this lake.

Streaks of invisible gas that couldn't be seen by the human eye slowly oozed out of the lake that was so clear that one could see the bottom, and this gas was everywhere around this lake. This gas contained a sense of decay and destruction, and it was corrosive toward warrior energy and magic energy. It was a terrifying gas without a doubt.

Fei thought for a moment and took out a magic longsword from his storage ring. He placed it through his energy sphere and exposed it to the air, and a series of hissing noises sounded. The magic arrays on the sword were completely destroyed; a magic sword was destroyed just like that.

A sword was destroyed this quickly; just think about what it could do to the human body.

Fei gasped, and so did the orc masters around him. They weren't shocked by this gas; they were stunned by the king's wasteful action.

A top-tier magic weapon was an ultimate item that even the ten king clans rarely had, but it was used by the King of Chambord to test the strength of the deadly gas, which was extremely wasteful in the eyes of the orcs.

Right now, O'Neal and Nowitzki wanted to rob the magic sword from Fei's hand.

"Are there truly no creatures in this Vicious Swamp?"

Fei stayed in the sky and looked down to observe, and he discovered pockets of water that were connected, extending into the horizon. The water was about four meters deep, and people could see the layer of white mud at the bottom. There was some soil exposed in the air, and they looked black without any plants growing on them.

No signs of life could be seen within tens of kilometers; not even bugs. That was why Fei asked that question.

"Not exactly," Great Priest Nash said with a smile, "Although the deadly gas fills this place, a strange life form can live in this area, and there are quite a few of them.

"Huh? What kind of creatures can live in such an environment?" Fei was surprised, and he continued to ask, "Could it be another kind of terrifying fierce beasts?"

"They aren't fierce beasts."

Chapter 1035: Unique Beasts (Part One)

Great Priest Nash laughed and explained, "They are completely different from fierce beasts. Although these unique beasts' size is much larger compared to fierce beasts, their combat strength is weak and pathetic. They can only survive in the Vicious Swamp where there isn't anything that can prey on them."

"Now you say that, I'm really curious. Let's catch one and see!" Fei's curiosity was piqued.

"Haha! There is nothing hard about that!" Bull Clan Chief Nowitzki laughed and waved his hand, and a powerful streak of warrior energy dashed out. He captured a weak, animal-shaped fierce beast from the edge of the [Metal Desert] and pulled it above the Vicious Swamp.

Bam!

This screaming and struggling fierce beast was crushed into pieces like a hammered watermelon, and the stinky blood and flesh landed into the clear water.

While Fei was confused by Nowitzki's action, something unexpected suddenly happened. After sensing a bit of blood, the calm water suddenly rolled and turned as if it was boiling.

The white bottom of the lake gradually started to wriggle and move violently after a moment. In the end, the entire lake was chaotic, and Fei clearly saw the white, mud-like bottom of the lake coiling back up, taking in the blood and flesh of the fierce beast. Then, like a demonic sponge, it wriggled and completely absorbed the flesh of that 50 meters tall fierce beast as if it was chewing.

At this moment, many life and spirit energy fluctuations suddenly appeared in the silent and lifeless lake that seemed dead.

Fei was shocked by this sudden change.

Just a moment before, the king carefully scanned the area within ten kilometers of him with his vast spirit energy, and he didn't detect any fluctuations of life energy of soul energy.

Fei's spirit energy detection had never failed him before. However, he wasn't able to sense these spirit energy waves! What happened? What was going on?

Now, people could even see the lifeform in the lake with their naked eyes.

'Meat mountains' rolled and tumbled in the water. It turned out that the white, mud-like bottom of the lake was the soft bellies of giant lifeforms.

In reality, these strange lifeforms had soft meat all over their bodies, and they were in different shapes. Most of them were in a thick, cylinder shape, and they looked like caterpillars that were enlarged by many times or piles of fat tissues. While wriggling, they fought for the flesh of the fierce beast.

The soul-spirit energy surges came from the 'soft meat.'

"Could it be that these mystical creatures mastered spirit energy? That is why they avoided being detected by me?" Fei felt like his eyes were opened, and he thought, "There are all kinds of things in nature! It is truly fascinating, and humans can never truly guess all the wonders of the world."

On the other side, the orc masters such as Nowitzki saw this scene and got all excited. While laughing, they started to hunt and kill these unique lifeforms with a level of passion that Fei had never seen before.

O'Neal was the most excited orc master out of the bunch.

"Hahahaha!" This giant bear was engulfed in warrior energy flames, and he grasped his hand and directly grabbed a unique beast that was more than 100 meters long out of the water.

Then, O'Neal slapped his hands casually, and the unique beast was cut into several hundred small pieces that were of equal size.

Instead of blood flowing everywhere, streaks of unique liquid that contained a mystical aroma flowed out. This was a strange yet rare scene.

Chapter 1035: Unique Beasts (Part Two)

At this moment, the surprise on Fei's face intensified.

From the frequencies of the soul-spirit energy waves, even though this meat-mountain-like unique beast was cut into many pieces, its vitality wasn't reduced at all! Instead, it seemed like its life energy increased.

From the energy waves that this unique beast emitted, Fei didn't detect any pain or struggle that most lifeforms would experience before death, and it also didn't seem angry. After a moment of panic, it calmed down as if it had been used to this.

After searching for a bit, O'Neal took out a bright crystal from a piece of pink, fresh meat before casually tossing it into the lake. That crystal was about the size of an adult's fist.

Fei's eyes lit up.

He discovered that all the soul-spirit energy waves emitted by the unique beast came from this crystal.

The king turned around and observed, and he discovered that almost every orc master was doing what Bear O'Neal did.

After the excited orc masters captured the giant unique beasts from the lake, they used their warrior energies to cut the unique beasts into pieces. They kept the aromatic fresh meat and tossed the mystical silver crystal, which contained the soul-spirit energy waves, back into the lake.

Soon, chopped-up fresh meat piled up around the edge of the Vicious Swamp.

Now, Fei finally realized what was going on. These orcs were hunting for food!

These unique beasts were giant, and their meat was pink and aromatic. These unique beasts were top-quality ingredients, and their meat must be rare delicacies to the orcs living in the [Banished Land]. After all, ordinary orcs couldn't come here to hunt down unique beasts.

However, Fei's attention was still completely drawn to the silver and shiny crystals. He waved his hand and instantly grabbed a crystal that was just tossed into the water.

This silver crystal was about the size of an adult's fist, and it had many clear facets as if it was a piece of top-quality diamond that a highly-advanced jeweler worked on with great tools. Under the bright sunlight, the crystal appeared to be brilliant, and it was reflective and didn't contain any impurities. Everything could be seen inside, and the sunlight was refracted into streaks of colorful lights.

This crystal contained no magic energy, but it emitted active spirit energy waves. It felt like a soul lived in each crystal.

Now that Fei held one in his hand, it seemed like there was nothing inside. The soul-spirit energy waves disappeared. Regardless of how Fei scanned this crystal with his spirit energy, he couldn't find anything wrong or spot the traces of soul-spirit energy waves.

"How is this possible? Did I detect it wrong?" Fei was even more shocked.

He tried to exert some force, and he discovered that this crystal was extremely tough. Even though he used 30 percent of his strength, he couldn't crush this crystal.

Fei's curiosity got stronger and stronger as he wondered, "This is too strange!"

"Your Majesty! You misjudged it this time! These crystals look pretty, but they are useless. Warrior energy can't pass through them, and they can't be engraved with totem symbols. Besides, since their texture is tough, it is impossible to turn them into decorative pieces. It is better to throw them back into the water so that they can absorb the energy in nature. In about a year, it will make another giant piece of fresh meat, hahaha!" Pope Entus walked to Fei and laughed.

Fei frowned and asked in surprise, "Your Holiness, you mean that after this crystal is placed in this water for a year, it will revive itself?"

Chapter 1036.1: Fei's Plan (Part One)

"That is right. We also discovered that these crystals contain soul and life energy waves, but we couldn't decrypt the secret behind them. It is clear that these lifeforms exist in a strange way. The Beast God Palace has done a lot of research into this kind of crystal, but we only obtained limited findings. We estimate that such crystals have an innate ability to absorb energy from nature, and they could turn energy into physical matter. Take this edible and delicious fresh meat as an example. According to the calculation of the Beast God Palace, in less than a year, one crystal can grow out more than ten tons of fresh meat," Entus explained with a smile.

"Such mystical creatures exist?" Aside from being surprised, Fei suddenly thought of something and suggested, "If this is the case, then you can collect such crystals and cultivate them near the homes of orcs. This way, you no longer need to hunt wild beasts and grow crops that often. One of such crystals can easily feed a small orc clan."

"I held similar thoughts like you in the beginning, but we ran into issues in terms of plan execution; it was a pity. Just like what you saw, deadly gas fills the air here. In fact, the deadly gas is a by-product of when the silver crystals transform energy into physical matter. In the Vicious Swamp, such deadly gas is suppressed by the laws of nature, and it couldn't freely float to wherever. Once these silver crystals leave the Vicious Swamp, the deadly gas will spread, easily taking away the lives of tens of thousands of orcs. The Beast God Palace paid a hefty price for that experiment back in the day." A sad and shocked expression appeared on Entus' face as he recalled the tragedy which happened several hundred years ago.

"So, these crystals can only provide you with a lot of delicious meat in the Vicious Swamp? This is the only way that the deadly gas won't leak out?" Fei sighed and added, "It seems like many laws of nature are in place when the God of Creation made this world. There are countermeasures and various checks and balances in place. You can never harvest the reward without putting in the work. It seems like only Sun-Class Lords can come here and capture these unique beasts. It is impossible to mass-produce this type of meat to feed all orcs."

"That is right." Entus nodded and said, "Only during the years when we can't harvest enough food, the clans will send out masters to form hunting teams. These teams will risk their lives and travel to the Vicious Swamp to capture these unique beasts, getting more food so that the clans can survive through the food crisis. Normally, only high-level nobles could enjoy such delicacies.

Fei played with the silver crystal in his hand as he pondered with his head lowered. Then, he frowned and asked, "I sensed soul spirit energy waves from this crystal earlier. How come I don't sense anything now?"

"Haha! This is one of the special abilities of the unique beasts; they can hide all their traces, including life energy fluctuations. If they don't show themselves, even true gods will have a hard time spotting them," Entus praised, "They are indeed a unique lifeform. In fact, I don't even know if I should call them lifeforms. Except for providing us with delicious meat, I can't think of another use for them."

"Huh? I feel like they are quite useful." As Fei said that, he sent a streak of fear-inducing spirit energy wave using a technique that he learned from the purple scroll. This streak of spirit energy dove deep into the crystal; Fei was trying to force the soul inside the crystal to appear.

Just as he expected, when the fear-inducing spirit energy wave entered the crystal, a faint and unnoticeable soul energy wave flashed by.

Fei tried to communicate with spirit energy and threatened, "Little Guy, I know you are inside. If you don't come out, I will destroy you."

After saying that, the king used 60 percent of the strength of his Barbarian character, and a thin crack appeared on the silver crystal.

Chapter 1036.2: Fei's Plan (Part Two)

"Stop! Don't!" A streak of angry and scared spirit energy finally shouted inside the crystal as a response.

"Now, this is better. If you are willing to answer my questions honestly, I won't kill you." Fei was slightly surprised, and he tried to communicate while threatening.

"You bunch of greedy demons! You already took my body that I spent a lot of energy on! What else do you want? Crystals are useless to you. Why can't you leave my people alone?" The spirit energy inside this silver crystal was angry and terrified.

"As weaklings, you should get ready to be enslaved. In this world, the powerful prey on the weak. If condemnation worked, you wouldn't be treated by others as food." Fei continued threatening, "What, are you really angry? Do you want to avenge yourself? Unfortunately, what else can you do except for creating aromatic meat?"

"You…"

The spirit energy inside the crystal shook violently as if a handful of salt was tossed into a pot of hot oil. Anger and reluctance filled its mind. In the end, it only gave out a long sigh.

After a moment of silence, it said, "What kind of creature are you? How come I have never seen anyone like you before? You are far more powerful than the dumb and barbaric behemoth orcs."

Fei smiled and didn't know what to say.

Behemoth orcs looked down at the unique beasts and treated them as food, but they didn't know that these silver crystals were an intelligent lifeform. In these crystals' eyes, the orcs represented idiocy and violence.

"I'm a great and honorable human, the lord of the land, and a member of a supreme race," Fei said without feeling shameful.

He clearly sensed that even though the silver crystals were capable of intelligence, they were like six-year-old human children. Also, this species always lived in the Vicious Swamp and never got the chance to see the outside world. For these crystals, their understanding of the world was as blank as a piece of paper. Even if Fei said that he was the God of Creation, this silver crystal would have believed him.

"Human?" the silver crystal froze; it was clear that it didn't know what this noun meant. In its long life, it saw orc masters coming to the Vicious Swamp to harvest their bodies. Therefore, this silver crystal had a rough understanding of the Behemoth Orc Tribe. However, it had never heard of the word 'human' before today.

"That is right. Humans are at the top of the food chain and are true masters." Fei acted tough and continued his brainwashing process.

"What is the food chain?" The silver crystal was curious about the unknown, and it asked this question. Fei who was in the mood for a long speech was interrupted and almost puke up a mouthful of blood.

After a short pause, the king changed the direction and started to speak in an alluring tone, "Do you know why your race is so weak? Do you want to become stronger?"

"It is because we don't have strong bodies and weapons. The bodies that I condensed are all too weak." The silver crystal was about to be enchanted by the king. A weak race that had been treated as food and farmed at others' will was very sensitive to the phrase 'become stronger'. They were as pure as a piece of white paper, and their frustration had been accumulating for hundreds if not thousands of years.

"If I can give you and your peers tough bodies and power that suits your spirit energy, are you willing to surrender to me?" Fei was elated; it was very easy to fool children.

As expected, as soon as Fei tossed out the bait, a series of aggressive spirit energy fluctuations appeared in the silver crystal. If this crystal was a human child, it would have been drooling right now as if it was staring at a bucket of ice cream.

"Of course." Spirit energy waves filled with anxiety and anticipation appeared inside the silver crystal, and it said without hesitation, "If you can give us powerful bodies and strength, we will take you as our king and stay loyal to you forever!"

Fei rubbed his chin and thought, "This thing accepted it so quickly and easily. Is this crystal trying to scam me?"

Chapter 1037: Named [No.1] (Part One)

[TL Note: This is a 2-in-1 chapter, so 4 parts like always.]

After thinking for a while, the king said, "Since this is the case, you need to do something to show your sincerity. If you want everything that I mentioned, you need to sign a soul contract. If you betray your promises, you will instantly die, and the crystal race will completely disappear from this world.

"No problem, great human. If you can realize the promises that you made, our entire race will kneel before you." Violent spirit energy waves appeared from the silver crystal, and it instantly agreed to the offer.

The king zapped his mouth and thought, "It seems like this silver crystal clan wants to get stronger."

"Since this is the case, you can stay with me. When the time is right, you will get everything that you want." Fei thought for a moment and placed this silver crystal into his storage ring. If his plan succeeded, Chambord's strength was going to increase a lot in a short time, becoming the most terrifying force on the continent. Forces like the Holy Church, big empires, and other races wouldn't be problems anymore.

This conversation between Fei and the silver crystal only lasted about a few minutes.

Although Pope Entus of Orcs mastered the power of totems and was knowledgeable, he wasn't that good at spirit energy. Therefore, he didn't know about the conversation between Fei and the silver crystal.

Seeing Fei placing that silver crystal into his storage ring, Entus smiled and asked, "What? Your Majesty is interested in these unique beasts?"

Fei smiled and replied, "It is my first time seeing this. Don't you think that it is similar to diamonds in our previous world? Such a big diamond, hehe. It is rare to see. I'm going to take a few and make a few pieces of jewelry for my wives.

"Haha! I had similar ideas in the beginning. It will be cool to use these crystals to get closer to girls. However, a soul is hiding in each of the crystals, and they sometimes absorb the energy of nature and convert it into physical matter, releasing deadly gas. They are like mini time bombs. It is troublesome; you have to be careful." Entus didn't doubt Fei, and he laughed and reminded the king of the potential danger.

Fei nodded.

Before this mission was successful, the king didn't want to tell anyone else about it. After all, it was critical to the future of Chambord.

Time quickly passed by.

In a great mood, these behemoth orcs killed many unique beasts that they called meat beast. Giant piles of meat already formed around the edge of the Vicious Swamp.

Before, the orc masters who came here through the [Metal Desert] could only take away a little bit of fresh meat. This time, they all received precious storage rings from Fei as gifts, and they could move a large volume of meat back to the tribe. In one afternoon, more than 10,000 meat beasts were 'killed'.

The silver crystals in the meat were all tossed back into the lake, and the orcs were going to wait until they condense new bodies.

"It is about time. We should go back."

When the sun was about to set, Entus ended this crazy hunting trip.

The 25 orc masters were fully loaded. They got enough meat to feed a giant city of orcs for one winter. With these top-tier storage rings, the orc masters could make a few more trips, and this would be the first winter in the last 1,000 years where Behemoth Orc Tribe didn't lack meat as a food source.

"Guys, you can go first. I want to stay here for a while," Fei suddenly said to the orc masters.