Monster Paradise

A giant ax measuring almost three meters long appeared in Zhou Xiong’s hand. It was much taller than he was. Its body was like a double scythe with sharp spikes on the back. The gigantic weapon had three attack modes. One was the ax itself, the other was a double scythe with a sawtooth edge while the last one was two steel balls on both sides of the ax handle.

It was a powerful weapon that made the pupils of both the people in black robes shrink. The both of them knew that the relic that Zhou Xiong was holding was a terrifying prehistoric relic. It could only be obtained from a special triple mutated imperial-level monster. The fact that he could retrieve this weapon only proved how powerful he was.

As Zhou Xiong held the ax in his hand, his aura was rising tremendously while golden Life Power boiled out of every pore of his body. He looked like he had transformed into a Super Saiyan; even his hair was gold now. His ax was also covered with a layer of golden Life Power.

”You’re just showing off now! What’s the meaning of this fight then?” The deep voice complained.

”Go to hell!” Zhou Xiong shouted while the ground below his feet cracked. He was like a golden lightning bolt as he dashed towards the short man in black robes who was further away. His plan was simple. He wanted to kill the weaker of the two in one hit to avoid being surrounded by the duo. Since they had come as partners, they might be skilled at combo attacks. Therefore, killing one of them could reduce the threat to himself.

Seeing Zhou Xiong charge towards him with a heart-stopping aura, the shorter man’s pupils shrunk as he knew what Zhou Xiong was planning to do. He fathomed the threat of Zhou Xiong’s ability as well, so he backed off without thinking twice. When he retreated, a circle of black cloth appeared in front of him. It was the same Dark Shield Monster Skill that Lin Huang had. At the same time, he performed a sigil quickly behind the Dark Shield. Layers of colorless waves rippled behind the shield.

Zhou Xiong smirked as he saw the Dark Shield that was forming. He slightly rotated his ax, which was then transformed into steel balls with spikes. He then swung the steel balls towards the Dark Shield. The shield shattered like a piece of glass. Although the invisible waves managed to deflect the impact of the golden ax, it did not completely defend him from the attack. The short man then swiftly placed a metal shield in front of him.

The metal shield cracked under the blow while the man shot off like a cannonball and passed through a couple of walls behind him, heading outside the building. Zhou Xiong knew that three defense layers had blocked his attack, thus the impact had not killed the man. Although he did not die, he might not be able to participate in the fight anymore.

Zhou Xiong looked at the walls that the short assailant shot out through. He did not bother to go after him and turned around to look at the other black-robed person. He frowned as he saw Wu Sheng being held hostage by the enemy. His body was tied with a flaming chain while the man had a short blade pointed at Wu Sheng’s neck.

”Zhou Xiong, two dead bodies for one man,” the black-robed person said in his gentle voice.

”Two dead bodies? I don’t know whose bodies you’re talking about…” Zhou Xiong did not dare to attack anymore as his partner’s life was at stake.

”Stop pretending. Tell me now if you want a new deputy director. I’ve limited patience…” The black robe person inched his finger slightly and the short blade slashed across Wu Sheng’s neck at a terrifying speed. Blood gushed out of his neck like a fountain.

”I’ve broken the aorta in his neck. I advise you not to put your hopes up on his self-healing abilities as the short blade that I’m holding has a non-curing effect. Looking at the speed of his blood loss, he should have six more minutes to live… Let me know quick if you want him to live or die.” The attacker grabbed Wu Sheng’s head as his voice came out of the voice-modulating shell again.

Zhou Xiong thought about it and decided to compromise. The golden Life Power around his body disappeared as he dropped the two bags onto the ground.

”You win.”

”Open the bags.” The black-robed person was cautious.

Zhou Xiong bent down helplessly and opened the bags, revealing the two dead upper bodies.

”Can you let him go now?”

”Great!” The mysterious attacker flicked a black glow towards him.

Zhou Xiong quickly caught the glow and realized that it was a temporary storage ring.

”Put them in and toss the ring back. Thanks!” The black robe person said.

Zhou Xiong frowned, but he did as he was told anyway. After stowing the two dead bodies into the temporary storage ring, he tossed it back.

”Let him go!” Zhou Xiong knew that Wu Sheng could not last any longer.

”Don’t worry, I always keep my promises.” The black robe person released the Punishment Chain on Wu Sheng and sped towards the entrance.

Zhou Xiong did not chase after him but leaped and appeared beside Wu Sheng. He grabbed him and used his Life Power to seal the wound on his neck.

”All doctors, come to the first level right now!” He shouted into the building.

…

”Got them?!” The Purple Crow leader asked as soon as the black-robed man got out of the building.

”Yes, get the rest to retreat.” He summoned his dimensional relic but soon, he noticed that it was not working.

”Bad news. The area has been locked down…”

”It can’t be. So quickly?” The Purple Crow leader summoned his dimensional relic and realized that he could not set the location anymore.

”Maybe the outside world is trying to contact them, but since we have sealed the signal, they noticed that something was wrong after a couple of failed attempts. If I’m not mistaken, the entire White Capital has been locked down,” the gentle voice analyzed.

”If that’s the case, we’ll have to exit by force!” The Purple Crow leader turned around and looked at the short man in black robes that had been attacked by Zhou Xiong earlier.

”Are you alright?”

”It shouldn’t be a problem. Zhou Xiong’s attack was powerful, but I prepared for that and blocked most of the impact. Besides, with my Enhanced Regeneration skills, I should be alright. It’s just that my Life Power is drained.” The short man nodded.

”Alright then, let’s carry out plan B!” The Purple Crow leader affirmed and instructed after confirming that his partner was alright.

”Everyone, listen up! We’re carrying out plan B!” The man with the gentle voice conveyed into his device, informing his group.