Chapter 997: I thought I had underestimated you, but it turns out I still overestimated you.

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Drip!

Bright red blood dropped from the crevices of the Star armor; the girl, already thrown for what felt like the umpteenth time, flipped open her Faceguard and shook out the congealing blood to avoid blocking her breathing.

"Truly worthy of being a Native species raised by that bastard Jenos, just as merciless as him." The girl felt a burning pain in her chest and couldn't help but curse.

"Betty, quick, get out of the way!" At that moment, a somewhat anxious girl's voice came from above, accompanied by the intense sound of cannon fire and explosions. Betty knew it was Daisy's voice; she was firing, holding back that Black-scaled dog.

This dog, among Native species, was a heaven-defying existence. It was impressive enough for a Black-scaled dog to become a Native species, but the one raised by Young Master Jelos had not only become one but was also on the verge of evolving into a higher-level Native species, which was truly unbelievable.