What kind of nonsense is this, that you'd be chosen by the gods and favored by all the gods?

monster?!

Adley and Rilton were momentarily stunned, followed by a surge of immense tension.

How could something like that exist during a celebration?!

"Watch out!"

Suddenly, a dark shadow descended from the sky, about to attack Adele.

At the crucial moment, Lyle's strong intuition came into play, and he tackled Adley to the ground, causing the incoming object to fall heavily behind them.

"Are you alright?!"

"I am fine!"

After getting off Adrie, Lyle looked back at the attacker, only to see the torso of a man that had been torn apart!

He opened his mouth in despair, his eyes losing all their luster.

"Damn it!"

Adele was instantly enraged. She turned around, drew a sword that someone had left behind next to the wooden box, and charged towards the crowd.

Be careful!

Lyle did not make any rash moves. He lowered his body and carefully looked around to assess the situation.

The sudden accident caused chaos among most of the crowd, and even those few who were cautious and calm were quickly swept away by the chaotic crowd and lost control.

Just then, Lyle spotted a figure in the crowd. He narrowed his eyes and reached out to grab it.

It's Arthur.

"How are you?"

Arthur was so overwhelmed by the sweltering, chaotic crowd that he was disoriented for a while before realizing he had escaped the throng.

"I... am fine..."

He remained rational and not too panicked, quickly calming down after recognizing Lyle.

"...Go help evacuate the crowd."

The out-of-control crowds are the most pressing issue right now, and Lyle can only trust Arthur to handle it.

Why...?

Arthur had intended to object... but upon seeing Lyle's sword, he seemed to remember something, swallowed hard, and said no more.

Finding a high vantage point—on a small cart—he leaned against the railing and shouted:

"Everyone! This way!!"

Lyle waited until the crowd gradually calmed down, then drew his sword and walked towards a sparser area.

That direction is where the so-called "monster" is located.

However, upon entering, one is greeted by a scene resembling hell on earth...

The scene was one of utter devastation, with blood flowing like a river and countless torn corpses lying carelessly on the ground for people to trample on.

What was originally a lively celebration turned into a massacre in an instant.

The cause of all this was the numerous humanoid lizard-bodied monsters in the arena. They wore human clothes but behaved like monsters, losing their minds and becoming extremely bloodthirsty.

One of them was particularly large, looking like a lizard magnified countless times, with scales so hard they were impervious to blades and spears.

"ah!!!"

A dancer was caught off guard and grabbed by the monster, who was about to put her in its mouth.

At the critical moment, Adrie grabbed a straight sword and slashed at the monster's limbs—

"Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out! Adele was so shocked that her whole body went numb, and she lost all strength, eventually almost collapsing to the ground.

But this attack forced the monster to abandon the woman in its grasp and turn its anger toward Adele on the ground.

"I'll help you!"

On the other side, Doug charged towards them with his spear and shield, easily knocking down two lizard monsters in the process, and then rushed towards the tail of the giant lizard monster.

"By Suenmoser above! Grant me courage! Fuck them!"

Jade, that fighting madman, suddenly sobered up completely. He screamed, his eyes red, and dragged an exaggeratedly large greatsword as he charged straight in through the front door.

Lyle surveyed his surroundings, taking in everything before pulling out a gold coin.

After completing the divination, he stepped back, leaving the main battlefield to the three successor candidates.

My own abilities are not enough in this situation, so I might as well do what I can.

However, fate seemed to be playing a cruel joke on him. The giant monster turned around and its huge tail sent Jade flying.

Doug's spear couldn't pierce the monster's scales, but with the shield protecting him from the impact, he was unharmed.

Adrienne, relying on her agility, was able to barely keep up, her straight sword flashing up and down, easily slicing several gashes into the monster's delicate eyes.

"roar!"

It was in pain and had to take a few steps back.

Seeing this, Adele was overjoyed.

Excellent! Keep the offensive! Finish it off like this!

However, just as she was thinking this, she heard a familiar cry for help coming from afar—

"Sister! Help me!"

That was Elsa. She had been captured by two lizard monsters and was fighting desperately with a short sword in her hand.

However, she was not a warrior after all, and with her meager combat training, she was no match for the two monsters.

"Elsa!"

Adele was frantic, but unable to get away, and nearly put herself in danger because of her distraction...

But at that moment, a golden light flashed—

"go!"

Lyle, wielding a longsword, hurled his spirit spear, the tip of which pierced the sky and easily pinned down a lizard monster, blood splattering everywhere.

He then charged forward and slashed at another monster with his sword!

"Sizzle!"

The lizard monster had no time to defend itself; almost half of its body was chopped off, blood splattering everywhere, and it looked like it wouldn't survive.

"Are you alright...?"

Elsa stared blankly at Lyle, at his blood-soaked appearance, speechless.

More importantly, she clearly saw the fiery red emblem on Lyle's hand, which made her freeze in place for a moment.

"Don't let us fail now! Let's go!"

Lyle stared at the monster and slapped Elsa hard on the buttocks.

"what!"

The latter cried out in surprise and realized what was happening, then rushed out of the square in a panic.

"Damn it!"

Before he could even feel the soft touch, a great sense of crisis flashed through his mind, and Lyle instinctively lowered his head, only to hear the cold wind howling behind him.

He had just dodged an attack from the giant lizard monster when he felt another threat coming from in front of him.

"Watch out!"

"I know!"

Adele's warning rang out. Lyle, with a longsword in one hand and a spirit spear in the other, barely dodged the lizard monster's swings. He then stood still and looked at the huge lizard monster in front of him.

The center is pressed down, forming the basic stance.

"go!"

Another spirit spear pierced straight through the giant lizard monster's eye, spurting out yellow and white pus.

Great...this will work.

Lyle was delighted, so he used the same trick again, repeatedly attacking his opponent's weak points with the power of the Spirit Spear while moving.

The blessing power bestowed by the gods of the hunting realm displayed a powerful penetrating force, and several large holes were quickly pierced through the monster's steel-hard scales.

However, this is far from enough...

"roar!"

It grew increasingly angry! It lost patience with these annoying little bugs.

It's over—

Lyle looked tense. If things continued like this, his only option was to run away; he couldn't fight back...

The monster was so enormous that Lyle was no different from an ant in front of it. Even sturdy carriages and brick walls would crumble when struck by its sharp, hard tail.

This left Lyle somewhat at a loss, and he could only try to dodge and stall for time while waiting for an opportunity.

But just then, a deep, resonant voice rang out:

"Steel Storm!"

A red-hot steel sword pierced the deep darkness, and a heavily armored Templar Knight instantly stepped onto the battlefield.

That was Kevin Cissé, who had shed his usual playful demeanor and become incredibly focused and valiant.

As the sword was swung, countless invisible, sharp sword beams flashed in the air, sweeping the monster into the center like a storm.

The hard shell was completely powerless against this level of attack!

"roar!"

Its roar was a mournful cry.

Koven's combat power far exceeded Lyle and the others' expectations. He could unleash this incredibly powerful combat skill at will, and the usually amiable knight was now filled with a murderous aura.

The lizard-like monster was quickly overwhelmed, losing all its strength and collapsing to the ground, at the mercy of its prey.

"Die!!"

Kevin struck the monster hard on the back of the neck, and everyone present could clearly hear the crisp sound of its skull shattering.

It's dead.

......

The once bustling celebration is now filled with a somber atmosphere.

Everywhere were cries of pain and desperate wails, a far cry from the previous joy and merriment.

"Habu! My child! Wake up!"

In a corner of the celebration, a young man's father hurriedly came to his child's side.

His son, Hab Jorn, lay on the ground, covered in blood, staring at his father, unable to utter a single word.

"dad..."

"Don't worry," old Jon said, sweating profusely but trying to remain calm.

"Your injury is minor... I once fought a bear! That beast almost tore me in two!"

"But look! I still survived!"

He was very patient with his own child, but when he turned to look at other people, he screamed hysterically!

"Doctor! Where's the cloth? Give me a piece of cloth! I need to stop the bleeding!"

"Use my hood!"

Before anyone knew it, Adley, who had appeared behind him, ripped open her red hood and handed it to old Jon.

"Hang in there, kid, you won't die!"

He skillfully bandaged his child's severed leg with lightning speed, faster than any doctor could do.

However, Hab looked at his father, his pupils gradually dilating, and he lowered his head.

"Child? Child?"

"Don't sleep...don't sleep!"

Doug couldn't stand it anymore, so he reached out and grabbed old Jon's shoulder.

"...He's dead."

Old Jon looked at the child in front of him, at his little Hab, and his hands stopped moving abruptly.

His feigned composure crumbled instantly, and the strong man finally collapsed to his knees, unable to stop wailing.

"ah!!!!!!"