Wasteland Lord: Starting from Thirty Days to Live

The soldiers moved in one by one with great skill, eventually surrounding Grom in the center.

They pulled out the Molotov cocktails they had prepared beforehand and hurled them at Grom, who was now engulfed in flames in the center. Grom struggled in his death throes, letting out mournful howls and waving his shapeless, constantly coalescing and dissolving arms as he attacked the soldiers.

"Lord Tieyan, the target is still resisting."

"Make way."

Edmund had already reached the ground and was standing right behind the soldiers in neat rows.

He held the "Bear Blade" greatsword, first strolling, then quickening his pace, and finally sprinting to gather his strength before slashing the core of Grom with his sword.

Just as he launched his attack, the greatsword in his hand emitted a faint purple light. Then, an unbearable red flame ignited on his greatsword, and with the help of this flame, he slashed fiercely at the filth in front of him.

One sword!

Grom's enormous body couldn't help but bow down to the unbearable flames. His body was split in two, and the remaining parts of his body were still writhing and howling, while his tentacles struggled and danced in their death throes.

But soon, the wails gradually subsided.

Grom stopped moving.

The Tier 2 monster, "Kiln Heart Devourer" Grom, has been slain!

Before Serena could recover from that huge daze, Edmund had already walked up to her and reached out his hand.

"Madam, who are you, and where are you from?"

Serena reached out a hand and was pulled to her feet. She looked at the bearded, one-eyed, weathered, yet resolute middle-aged man.

"I am Serena von Lorin, daughter of the former lord of the Gate City. We come from the Gate City."

Edmund nodded and gave her a knightly salute.

"I am Edmund Ironrock, a knight under Lord Vittorio, the sole lord of the Reach, and I am ready to serve you."

Vittorio?

Serena imprinted the name deeply in her mind.

A powerful army and a brave and invincible knight—perhaps this is the true essence of a lord?

This scene unfolding inside the pottery village was witnessed not only by the refugees and the river bend's punitive expedition, but also by a third party.

That's the Venomous Fang gang.

On Lina's orders, Venom Fang chased the group of refugees to the vicinity of River Bend Fortress. Just when it seemed that the mission was about to be accomplished, the refugees unexpectedly stumbled into a village inhabited by level two monsters.

When Grom emerged from the enormous terracotta pot and appeared before Venom, Venom was also shocked.

But his shock was quickly replaced by a sense of contempt and a burning desire to kill.

Ever since that night when he received the strange power from the mysterious little girl, he has felt an urge—an urge to fight and kill—at all times.

At first, he vented this impulse on the refugees. Anyone who lagged behind and was caught by him would suffer his inhumane torture.

However, as that power gradually grew within him, merely torturing some defenseless civilians could no longer satisfy his desires.

He wanted to humiliate the strong.

Therefore, he was surprised the first time he saw Grom, but the second time he felt eager to try.

This might be a good opponent to practice against, but that kind of monster probably doesn't feel pain.

It's not exciting enough to torture you.

However, just as he was thinking this, a sudden change occurred on the field. A group of soldiers appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the area, then began to kill Grom with practiced skill.

They were so swift that the battle lasted no more than twenty minutes from start to finish.

This level of combat prowess was rare even in Venomous Fang's eyes. He thought, "The regular troops of Zhakou City are probably no better than this, perhaps even slightly inferior."

But when he saw that man, the man carrying the greatsword, walking step by step toward Grom, his blood boiled.

This is the object of his dreams.

A serious, seemingly rule-abiding, powerful warrior, and also a knight.

How glamorous and respectable they are!

How much he must have wanted to be killed and humiliated to death!

"Hehe...hehehehe!"

The fang emitted a series of neurotic laughs, rising in pitch, and even burst into laughter.

His men looked at their former boss in terror, none of them daring to step forward.

It could also be said that ever since this leader obtained strange power from that mysterious little girl a few days ago, his personality has changed drastically.

Although they were cruel and cunning in the past, they were at least within the realm of normal human beings.

But now these underlings feel that Venomous Fang is no longer quite human.

He's more like... a monster in human skin.

Excited by the thought of defeating a powerful opponent, Venom picked up a pebble from the ground and shot it fiercely towards the center of the kiln, in the direction of Edmund and Serena.

The speed of this pebble has reached its limit, a speed that no human could possibly throw; it is equivalent to that of a sharp arrow.

The pebble was so fast that almost no one had time to react.

He headed precisely in the direction of Serena and Edmund.

According to Venomous Fang's plan, the pebble should first pass through Serena's beautiful head, and then shoot towards Edmund's neck, piercing his throat.

However, Edmund, who was standing in the open space talking to Serena, suddenly looked up, his eyes narrowed, as if he had noticed something.

He suddenly raised his greatsword and blocked Serena's back.

With a clang, a pebble flew at an astonishing speed and collided with the blade of the greatsword that Edmund had just raised.

The collision produced a tremendous sound, and the stone used as a weapon was completely reduced to dust.

"Enemy attack!"

"There are still enemies!"

The soldiers beside him were the first to react, shouting that the enemy was attacking and raising their weapons again in defense.

Edmund's gaze had already pierced through the earthen wall at the edge of the village and reached deep into the dense forest.

About three seconds later, a group of people appeared out of the forest in the direction he was looking.

"That was brilliant, esteemed and majestic knight! But the woman before you is my prey. Could you please step aside?"

Venomous Fang appeared before the crowd, clapping his hands as he advanced, a wide smile spreading across his face.

Serena's expression changed drastically upon seeing the fang, and she began to tremble.

"Sir Knight...he...he's a bad man."

Edmund didn't look at Serena; he simply reached out and shielded her behind him.

"Madam, please stand back. If you get too close, you might be caught in the crossfire."

Looking at the uninvited guest before him, Edmund remained neither humble nor arrogant, but simply raised his greatsword with one hand, pointing the blade at Venomous Fang.

"This is the territory of the Reach, and the land my sword points to belongs to the lord."

"There's no prey for you here, stranger. State your name!"