I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

"explain."

Shen Tian's words were concise and to the point.

"Just now, following your orders, we dispatched more than a dozen scout teams in the past half hour to thoroughly search the area within a 50-kilometer radius of the camp."

Zhao Gang paused here, a hint of confusion and unease in his eyes.

"The result... is very strange."

"What's so strange about it?"

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"It's too clean."

Zhao Gang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Not to mention high-level beasts, even low-level beasts that usually roam freely disappeared in an instant."

"The entire perimeter of the occupied zone was deathly quiet."

"That feeling..."

Zhao Gang considered his words.

"It's as if all living things received some kind of order to retreat, or... were scared away by some terrifying being."

Ah Fei chimed in from the side:

"Is there even a question? It must be because the general's strike that split the Spinosaurus in two scared those bastards so much they peed their pants!"

"This is the aura of a king!"

"They know that our Po Jun Division is serious this time, so they wouldn't dare to show their faces."

Afei looked on with adoration, wishing he could etch Shen Tian's heroic figure as he killed the monster into his forehead.

Shen Tian's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this report.

He didn't believe that any domineering aura could scare away all the strange beasts within a fifty-mile radius.

Wild animals are territorial.

This large-scale, organized retreat only illustrates one point.

This is man-made.

Or rather, it was done by beasts.

"Clear the area?"

Shen Tian looked towards the deepest, darkest area of ​​the occupied zone.

It was as if several enormous eyes were lurking there, coldly watching this place from tens of kilometers away.

It seems.

Those big guys are making room for me.

"That's interesting."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Pass down the order."

"The entire army has captured the stronghold."

"keep going."

Five o'clock in the morning.

On a highway in the heart of the occupied territory.

A convoy of vehicles, like a steel torrent, is advancing with the most arrogant attitude of its life, crushing the broken asphalt road and heading towards the abandoned TV tower that was once called a "landmark".

Under normal circumstances, this behavior would be no different from courting death.

The strange beasts are extremely sensitive to sound, light, and heat.

The movement of three thousand men, even in the outer areas, was enough to trigger a small-scale beast horde attack.

Not to mention this is the core area.

however.

The reality, however, was eerily quiet.

"squeak--!"

A huge, mutated, carrion dog covered in pustules poked half its head out of a sewer manhole, not even having time to drool over the tempting scent of a living person.

call out!

A cold glint pierced the night sky.

There were no signs whatsoever.

There was no sound at all.

The hideous dog head instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

Shen Tian, ​​sitting on the hood of the lead car, didn't even lift his eyelids, and gently hooked his finger.

A blood-stained flying blade traced a graceful arc in the air before obediently returning to his sleeve.

[Ding! Killed a Tier 1 early-stage mutated corpse dog, gaining 20 kill points.]

Shen Tian curled his lip.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

It may be a little less, but every little bit adds up.

"This is what they call... the core area?"

Shen Tian's tone was full of disappointment.

We've covered about thirty kilometers along the way.

Let alone beast tides.

They didn't even encounter any decent resistance.

The few ignorant beasts that occasionally pop out are mostly first or second-tier minions.

It's like a lost little monster that gets wiped out as soon as it shows its face.

Including that dog from earlier, I've only managed to rack up less than 3,000 kill points along the way.

Something's not right.

A slightly muffled voice sounded behind Shen Tian.

Chi Xiao sat cross-legged on the roof of the armored vehicle with his arms crossed, his trench coat fluttering in the night wind.

The strongest man in Jiangcheng had a furrowed brow and a deep look of doubt in his eyes.

"It's too quiet."

Chi Xiao looked around at the desolate ruins, his fingers unconsciously stroking his stubble.

"Logically, the three-headed beast king should have noticed us the moment we stepped into this area."

"These strange beasts have an extremely strong sense of territory."

"How can I allow someone else to snore beside my bed?"

"Even if they fear my presence and dare not show themselves directly, they will definitely drive their beasts to launch suicide attacks to deplete our ammunition and stamina."

Chi Xiao paused, his tone becoming even more serious.

"But now..."

"They're as if they're all dead."

"They even voluntarily gave up a path for us."

Chi Xiao turned his head and looked at Shen Tian with sharp eyes.

"Kid, what do you think?"

Shen Tian flicked his cigarette ash, a playful smile curving his lips.

What do you think?

How else can we look at it?

Although those beasts are animals, once they reach the fifth level, their intelligence has long since evolved to be no lower than that of humans.

Even more cunning and suspicious.

Looking at Chi Xiao's serious expression, as if he were ready to deal with a shocking conspiracy at any moment.

Shen Tian knew exactly what was going on.

Think for a second.

If you are the Beastmaster.

You see a group of humans, still awake in the middle of the night, rushing into your living room with gongs and drums.

The team leader was a young man.

Most importantly, he's also following the big boss, Chi Xiao.

This configuration, this setup.

Even a fool would think this is a trap!

This is a typical example of "entrapment".

"Cough cough."

"Senior Chixiao, this is actually quite easy to understand."

"Oh?"

Chi Xiao raised an eyebrow. "Tell me about it."

Shen Tian said with a serious expression:

"The three-headed beast king is quite intelligent."

"It's purely because... I'm afraid of you!"

Chi Xiao was stunned for a moment.

Shen Tian seized the opportunity and showered him with flattery.

"Think about it, who are you?"

"Jiangcheng Greedy Wolf! A peerless expert who is halfway to the sixth rank!"

"The moment you sit on the roof of this vehicle, the innate aura of a powerful figure, the invincible pressure emanating from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, would scare those strange beasts eight hundred miles away so much they'd wet their pants!"

Shen Tian waved his arms, his tone impassioned.

"Before your divine might, all beast kings are nothing but chickens and dogs!"

"They must have sensed your presence and know that if they dare to show their faces tonight, their heads will be chopped off."

A few words.

The speech was delivered with intonation and genuine emotion.

Even Shen Tian himself was starting to believe it.

Chi Xiao was stunned.

Although he had heard plenty of compliments in his life.

But I must say...

This kid... he's got some skills!

This flattery was fresh and unconventional, with a quirky angle, yet flawless.

Chi Xiao's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

He subconsciously straightened his back, a reserved yet pleased smile appearing on his face.

"Cough... don't exaggerate."

Chi Xiao waved his hand, trying his best to remain calm, but the smile in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"Although I have some minor reputation, I am not at the level where I can frighten the Beast King with just a look."

"However..."

Chi Xiao changed the subject and said arrogantly.

"If those three beasts really dare to come, I wouldn't mind giving them a good beating before I leave Jiangcheng!"

That's confidence!

That's the style of the strong!

Shen Tian chuckled inwardly as he watched Chi Xiao, who was completely immersed in the role.

He suddenly sighed.

Chi Xiao was in a good mood, and upon hearing the sigh, he couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong? You've been killing pretty hard all this time, why are you sighing?"

Shen Tian said with a look of concern for the country and its people.

"It's certainly a good thing that the senior is so powerful."

"But this is also a problem for me..."

"Look, with you here to keep order, all the strange beasts have been scared away."

Upon hearing this, Chi Xiao thought...it seemed to make some sense?

This kid's making such a big fuss tonight.

As a result, because I was there, all the monsters ran away.

This is indeed a bit awkward.

"And what's your opinion?"

Chi Xiao asked instinctively.

Shen Tian's eyes sharpened instantly.

He looked at Chi Xiao and said, word by word.

"Since they are three birds startled by the mere twang of a bow."

"Then we'll have to hide the bow."

"For the safety of Jiangcheng, and to bring these cancerous tumors out and wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Shen Tian suddenly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Chi Xiao, and said loudly.

"Please, senior... turn back home!"