I Am Your Natural Enemy

Arrows rained down, creating a dense, incessant THUD. More arrows struck the ferocious beast, and in an instant, half of them buried themselves deep in its flesh. Simultaneously, it seemed as if invisible chains connected the dense barrage of arrows. The rampaging ferocious beast suddenly crashed to the ground; the crossbow arrows embedded in its body and those in the earth linked together, forcibly pinning it in place.

The Terracotta Warriors, mounted on their warhorses and wielding long spears, closed in with a large troop, step by step. Upon reaching the trapped beast, they stared at the still-struggling creature with a chilling expression.

”You creatures are unworthy of guarding Your Majesty’s direct path,” the mounted warrior said.

With a wave of his hand, dozens of Crossbow Soldiers stepped forward, delivering another volley, turning the ferocious beast into a porcupine. The power infused in those crossbow arrows connected into a web, piercing its flesh and severing every connection within its body. This caused the beast’s struggles to weaken progressively.

In the end, its eyes widened, filled with viciousness, but it could no longer move. The mounted Terracotta Warrior coldly watched this part of the Glutton. He took a crossbow arrow from his back. THWACK! THWACK! Two shots instantly pierced its eyes, ensuring those fiercely glaring eyes could glare no more.

”Take it away.”

A group of Terracotta Warriors stepped forward and placed an iron chain around the neck of the ferocious beast. They then had the warhorses drag it away, pulling the creature, now riddled with arrows like a porcupine, from the side of the direct path to the outskirts of Mount Li, where they discarded it like a dead dog. Then the group of Terracotta Warriors turned to leave without leaving anyone to keep watch.

Not far off, the horse-mounted Terracotta Warrior halted, looking back over his shoulder. There, an intense malevolent aura and killing intent suddenly rose, and with it appeared what seemed like a morning sun, a sensation that flashed and vanished. The horse-mounted Terracotta Warrior gestured to the others. ”You go back first.” He then stood alone before the mountain, gazing into the distance.

「And far away, several miles off within a desolate tomb, Wen Yan was leading his people out.」

Lord Zhu stood still, relieved to see Wen Yan and his party emerge from there. He truly feared Feng Wei might have taken a wrong turn, leading them astray. Honestly, the places in Guanzhong County he deemed untouchable were few and far between, and among those few places was right here.

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor had never been robbed, and it wasn’t because the tomb robbers had a conscience. Even before the Spiritual Qi Resurgence, the Divine Land Government had openly declared the digging project indefinitely suspended. Now, anyone who so much as mentioned it could be deemed a Melon Peel.

”Good that you’ve made it,” Lord Zhu let out a breath of relief.

Wen Yan took out his phone, checked his location, and his expression turned rather grim. To tell the truth, he truly didn’t want to come here. Ever since the last time he borrowed the Everbright Lamp and used the shelves to open a passageway, seeing candles burning inside gave him an unsettling feeling. If you asked him where he didn’t want to go now, Mount Li ahead would surely rank before the Huai River.

Lord Zhu glanced at the people Wen Yan brought: a Great Killer Star with an aura so heavy it was blinding, a Demonic Corpse without eyes, a Grim-eyed Ghost who could see things one shouldn’t, and Feng Wei, who opened paths through graveyards and was naturally at odds with this place. And the last one following them was something differentiated from the Glutton. For it to dare to go forward was simply courting death. Among the group, if one were forced to pick, only Wen Yan, the living person, wouldn’t clash with this place.

”I’ve already gone through official channels to contact those at Mount Li,” Lord Zhu said. ”If nothing goes amiss, we just need to wait. A primordial ferocious beast that hasn’t recovered and is only a one-fifth fragment should be handled by them.”

While speaking, Lord Zhu produced a telescope from nowhere and glanced toward the mountain. He then saw a gigantic beast, impaled like a porcupine, lying motionless. Lord Zhu was slightly startled. That quick?

He hadn’t visited in years! Had the strength here really ballooned to this extent? Was it by chance a Marquis inspecting?

He lowered the telescope and looked at Wen Yan. ”You should come with me,” he said. ”The issue over there has been resolved. It’s better that the others wait here to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.”

Wen Yan actually wanted to say, I don’t want to go over either. But Lord Zhu had personally come, clearly dressed in more formal attire, and it wouldn’t be right for him to back down.

Following Lord Zhu to the edge of Mount Li, they saw the ferocious beast turned into a porcupine. Between the arrows, a dark light circulated.

”Glutton (Mythical Trait) (1/5)”

”Once escaped disaster under the guise of the Dragon Son.

Now seeks to transform into a guardian beast under the auspices of Emperor Qin, to be reborn anew.

Alas, before the current update, its hidden gambit, relying on the oversight of patrols, still had an effect.

But after the second update, a single inspection would reveal its presence.”

”Clearly, Glutton hoped to use its most crucial mythical immortality trait to take part in a pinnacle battle.”

”Temporary Ability: None.”

Wen Yan smacked his lips. What exactly does this ”None” mean? he pondered.

Just as he was about to take the iron chain to drag the beast away, the hairs on Wen Yan’s arm started to bristle slightly. He looked up into the distance.

In the sky, the dark clouds masking the moon began to disperse slowly, the moonlight gradually advancing toward the mountain ranges ahead. Just beyond the reach of the moonlight, a mere step away, stood a Terracotta Warrior mounted on his warhorse, completely still.