Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

Lei Zhenyue looked at the map and said coldly, "This time, I'm going to twist its head off myself."

One of the younger team members couldn't help but ask, "Director Lei, is it possible that the Tiger King has already reached the fourth tier?"

The meeting room fell silent instantly, and Lei Zhenyue looked at him.

The team member's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "In the first operation, its speed and intelligence far surpassed those of an ordinary peak-level third-tier beast."

"Moreover, it has devoured three third-tier awakened individuals, so its current strength may be even greater."

Lei Zhenyue did not get angry because what he said was true.

After a long silence, Lei Zhenyue said in a deep voice, "So this time, we must not let it continue to grow."

"If it truly breaks through to the fifth rank, the entire Northeast will have a second Lord of the Forbidden Zone."

He looked at everyone and said, "The operation begins tonight."

"Code name: Hunter King II"

Night fell, and deep in the Changbai Mountains, snow fell in abundance.

Teams quietly entered the mountains and forests, the outer blockade was quickly set up, drones took off, and thermal imaging equipment was activated.

The psionic detectors continued to scan the snow-covered forest, but the entire Changbai Mountain was eerily quiet.

Zhao Han stood in the snow, his brows furrowed: "It's too quiet."

Han Lie sneered: "Scared now?"

Shen Qinghe closed her eyes and spread her spiritual power outwards. After a moment, her expression changed: "No, there are no strange beasts around here. The strange beasts are all on the outskirts."

Lei Zhenyue's eyes darkened: "What do you mean?"

Shen Qinghe suddenly opened her eyes: "The Tiger King is driving the herd of beasts; it wants to break through our outer blockade line first."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a dense, running sound suddenly came from the distant snow-covered forest.

The ground shook, and hundreds of strange beasts rushed out of the mountains and forests.

Wild boars, snow wolves, black bears, mountain deer, and even a number of mutated wild dogs with bloodshot eyes.

They rushed toward the outer cordon like madmen, and urgent voices immediately came through the communicator.

"Report! The eastern blockade line has been attacked by a horde of wild animals!"

"Too many, requesting backup!"

Lei Zhenyue's face instantly darkened: "As expected, this beast is using up our firepower."

Han Lie angrily retorted, "What makes a tiger so cunning?"

Lei Zhenyue said coldly, "From now on, don't treat it like a beast, treat it like an enemy commander."

Everyone was startled, but before they could adjust their plans...

A deafening tiger's roar echoed from the distant mountains.

A tiger's roar pierced the wind and snow; on the snow-covered ridge, large amounts of snow began to avalanche. Zhao Han's expression changed drastically: "Avalanche!"

The snow poured down from the mountaintop, cutting off the decapitation team's retreat and directly impacting the mid-level decoy position.

Lei Zhenyue's eyes turned completely cold as he watched the snow tumbling down the mountain: "It knows our plan. This beast is smarter than the first time."

In the distance, atop the snow-capped mountains, a pair of blood-red tiger eyes opened, and the Changbai Mountain Tiger King stood amidst the wind and snow.

Its enormous body, white with blood-red markings, almost blended into the snow-covered mountains, silently watching the human positions descend into chaos.

A cold and cruel mockery surfaced in the depths of the tiger's eyes. It did not rush to attack because its prey was not yet completely desperate.

The avalanche continues, swallowing up large swathes of forest, and the middle-level positions are completely cut off from communication, with chaotic shouts constantly coming through the communication channels.

"The third squad has been scattered, and the western flank has been lost. Requesting reinforcements! Requesting reinforcements!"

Lei Zhenyue's face was extremely grim.

He realized that he had underestimated the tiger king. Not only did it possess intelligence far exceeding that of other beasts, it had even begun to learn human warfare.

Driving away the beast tide, creating avalanches, and cutting off the retreat route are things that ordinary beasts cannot do.

Just then, Shen Qinghe exclaimed, "Director Lei, it's upstairs!"

Everyone suddenly looked up.

At that moment, the entire snowy world seemed to freeze for a second. Snowflakes drifted down from the sky and hovered in mid-air. The howling wind began to weaken, and the ground tremors gradually subsided.

As if sensing something, all the strange beasts simultaneously stopped what they were doing and began to growl uneasily.

Lei Zhenyue suddenly looked up, and from the depths of the snowstorm, a figure was stepping through the void.

With each step taken, a thunderous drumbeat would resound in the void.

Zhao Han's pupils contracted sharply: "Walking on air?"

Han Lie gasped, "How is this possible?"

Shen Qinghe said nervously, "He is a fourth-level Grandmaster."

As the snow cleared, the figure finally appeared. It was a tall, middle-aged man in a black combat trench coat.

His face was resolute, and his temples were already turning gray. What was most striking about him were his eyes, which were as calm as two immovable mountains.

Just standing there, it gives people a sense of being unshakable.

Lei Zhenyue's expression changed drastically upon seeing the newcomer: "Elder Qin?"

The middle-aged man fell down in one step.

His toes were always half a meter off the ground, as if an invisible force was supporting him.

Qin Zhenyuan, Supreme Advisor of the Northeast Theater of the Ninth Bureau.

Qin Zhenyuan, the only publicly known fourth-tier expert in the Northeast War Zone, swept his gaze across the scene: the collapsing battlefield, the hordes of beasts covering the mountains and plains, and the tiger king on the distant snow-capped peaks.

Finally, the question fell to Lei Zhenyue, who said, "Headquarters was worried about you, so they sent me."

Lei Zhenyue frowned: "What do you mean?"

Qin Zhenyuan laughed and said, "Headquarters is worried you'll die here."

Han Lie's lips twitched. In the entire Northeast Theater Command, probably only this guy dared to speak to Lei Zhenyue like that.

Lei Zhenyue was also ashamed.

As a military commander, this "King Hunt" operation not only failed to suppress the Tiger King of Changbai Mountain, but also put him in such a passive position, which is extremely shameful.

Qin Zhenyuan didn't waste any more words. He raised his head and looked towards the snow-capped mountains. The Tiger King of Changbai Mountain was also looking at him.

A man and a tiger stared at each other across thousands of meters of snow and wind, the air seemingly frozen.

The next second, Qin Zhenyuan raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and clenched his fist in the air.

boom!

The heavens and earth roared, and the entire battlefield suddenly sank, with hundreds of charging beasts simultaneously collapsing to the ground.

Some first-tier beasts exploded, spraying blood everywhere.

The second-tier beast's bones shattered, emitting a mournful scream.

Even the third-tier beasts were so crushed that they couldn't lift their heads, and even several snow hills in the distance collapsed with a roar.

Everyone was utterly shocked.

Is this the fourth order?

This is no longer like superpowers, it's more like a deity.

Lei Zhenyue's eyes narrowed; only he knew that this was Qin Zhenyuan's gravity domain.

Within a radius of several thousand meters, gravity doubles, tenfold, twentyfold, or even higher.

Faced with such power, ordinary beasts have no chance to resist.

On the snow-capped mountain, the Tiger King of Changbai Mountain finally stood up.

For the first time, it abandoned its playful demeanor, and its tiger-like eyes became incredibly solemn.

Because it sensed danger, a real danger that could threaten its life.

Qin Zhenyuan looked at it, his voice carrying clearly throughout the snow-covered mountains: "You are very clever, but unfortunately you must die today."

The Tiger King suddenly grinned, revealing its gleaming white fangs, and then let out a human-like laugh: "Human, you are stronger than them."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically. It could actually speak! Qin Zhenyuan's pupils contracted, clearly he hadn't expected this either.

Tiger King walked to the edge of the snow-capped mountain, looked at Qin Zhenyuan, and said, "Unfortunately, you're too late."

As soon as it finished speaking, it suddenly roared to the sky.

The entire Changbai Mountain seemed to tremble at that moment, and a roar came from the depths of the snow-capped mountains.

The ice layer broke apart, and the mountain collapsed.

An ancient ice cave, frozen for who knows how many years, has suddenly appeared beneath the snow-capped mountains.

Within the ice cave, a crimson light shot into the sky.

The moment that aura appeared, Qin Zhenyuan's expression changed for the first time.

"What is that?"

Shen Qinghe stared in the direction of the ice cave, her face pale: "There is a very strong eerie aura inside that ice cave, which can attack the mind."

Lei Zhenyue suddenly realized what was happening and said in a deep voice, "This beast deliberately led us here to use us to blast open the ice cave."

Qin Zhenyuan's eyes turned completely cold: "Stop it, don't let it get close to that thing."

Qin Zhenyuan took a step forward, and the gravity field suddenly contracted.

The terrifying pressure that originally covered an area of ​​several kilometers instantly converged on the area where the Tiger King was located.

The snow-capped mountain beneath the Tiger King's feet collapsed with a deafening roar, and its massive body sank abruptly.

With his limbs sinking into the ice, Qin Zhenyuan pressed down with his five fingers and shouted, "Suppress!"

Rumble!

The entire snow-capped mountain range seemed to be held down by an invisible hand, and the Tiger King's massive body was forcibly pressed down.

Lei Zhenyue seized the opportunity, his body blazing with lightning, and spiritual energy condensed into a thunderous spear in his hand.

"You beast, prepare to die!"

The Thunder Spear tore through the wind and snow, piercing through the Tiger King's shoulder. Blood exploded, and the Tiger King let out a painful roar.

Zhao Han pressed his hands onto the snow: "Frosty Prison, Frozen Seal!"

Large amounts of ice spread from the tiger king's limbs, freezing it firmly to the snow-covered mountain.

Han Lie also erupted at this moment: "Burn the mountain!"

The blazing flames transformed into a gigantic fire dragon, which burrowed into the Tiger King's body through the wound blasted open by the Thunder Spear.

Shen Qinghe closed her eyes, and her mental energy transformed into invisible chains, tightly locking down the Tiger King's consciousness fluctuations.

At this moment, all of humanity's top combatants attacked simultaneously, and even though the Tiger King had already reached the fourth rank, he was forcibly suppressed on the snowy mountain.

A murderous glint flashed in Lei Zhenyue's eyes: "Continue, kill it now!"

But at that moment, the tiger king stopped struggling, raised its head, and revealed a mocking expression.

Qin Zhenyuan's heart sank: "Something's not right."

Just as he realized something was wrong, the tiger king suddenly opened its mouth and roared again.

This time it didn't attack anyone, but instead concentrated all its power to bombard the ground.

boom!

The ice layer cracked again, and the already exposed ice cave was completely blown open.

A crimson light shot into the sky, and in the center of the ice cave, a fist-sized crimson crystal floated in the void.

Inside the crystal, it looked as if countless tiny blood vessels were wriggling.

That aura was cold, violent, and greedy, completely different from ordinary spiritual energy.

Shen Qinghe glanced at it only once before letting out a muffled groan, bloody tears streaming from the corners of her eyes: "Don't look at that thing, it will corrupt your spirit!"

But it was too late. The tiger king, under the pressure of gravity, suddenly swung its tail.

Zhao Han's expression changed as he was grabbed by the tiger's tail and slammed towards Qin Zhenyuan.

If Qin Zhenyuan continues to suppress the Tiger King, Zhao Han will surely die.

He frowned, loosened his grip, and the gravity field momentarily loosened. In that instant, the Tiger King broke free.

The ice shattered, and the Tiger King, with the Thunder Spear embedded in his shoulder and covered in blood, charged toward the ice cave at an astonishing speed.

Lei Zhenyue roared, "Stop it!"

Han Lie gritted his teeth and charged forward, flames erupting from his arms. The Tiger King didn't stop at all; it charged forward despite the flames and swatted Han Lie away with one claw.

Han Lie's left arm broke on the spot, and he crashed into a snowdrift. Lei Zhenyue swung his Thunder Spear and chased after him, but Tiger King had already arrived in front of the Blood Crystal.

It looked down at the blood-red crystal, its tiger eyes revealing madness and greed.

Then swallow it in one gulp.

A crimson pillar of light shot into the sky, and the snow and wind deep within Changbai Mountain were tinged with a faint crimson hue at that moment.

The tiger king let out a painful yet excited roar, and the blood-red tiger stripes on its body began to spread wildly.

The wound on its shoulder healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, the torn flesh regenerated, and even a faint phantom of a third blood-red eye appeared in the center of its forehead.

......

Thousands of kilometers away.

Lingnan, Heilonghu, deep within the underground ancient city.

At this moment, the sealed, pitch-black rock couldn't help but let out a strange laugh filled with extreme excitement.

"Interesting, very interesting indeed. I didn't expect someone to have broken one of my seals in another place. Not bad, not bad."