Super Gene Hunting Ground

Captain Qi led 200 guards, stealthily leaving the city under the cover of morning mist, and quickly disappeared into the distant Dark Forest.

Following the route remembered from yesterday, the 200 people used their Flying Technique and sped along.

They arrived at the territory of the Monkey Demon Beasts from yesterday but did not find Yang Xiao. Instead, they encountered a group of Monkey Demon Beasts.

Seeing Captain Qi leading two hundred guards, the Monkey Demon Beasts, overwhelmed by their numbers, dared not confront them and all fled.

"Captain Qi, what should we do? Where should we find Lord Yang?"

"I remember that yesterday Lord Yang and the Golden-haired Ape Demon Beast went in this direction. We have no choice but to try our luck. Fifty people will stay here and wait, the rest will follow me forward."

Leaving fifty Empire Level Realm guards at the original spot can prevent attacks from Demon Beasts.

Captain Qi led one hundred fifty guards, flew forward, and after several minutes, saw a large valley ahead.

By this time, the first ray of morning sunlight had already shone in, and the Dark Forest was waking from the night.

Captain Qi and the others landed outside the valley and were immediately surrounded by a group of Demon Beasts, including two Tyrannosaurus Demon Beasts and dozens of other Demon Beasts.

The Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast let out an angry roar,

"Humans, halt!"

Captain Qi roughly knew that Yang Xiao went to find the Lord of the Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast. Seeing the two Tyrannosaurus Demon Beasts now, he was pleasantly surprised and immediately said,

"I came to find our City Lord. Did our Lord Yang come to look for your lord yesterday?"

Captain Qi has lived in the Dark Forest for a long time and naturally knows how to communicate with these Demon Beasts.

The Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast heard this and was stunned. It knew that last night the lord was entertaining a guest from humanity in the valley, who was even called lord by said guest. This matter had spread throughout the valley by last night.

The Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast standing guard hesitated for a moment and said to Captain Qi,

"Who are you?"

"I am a guard from the City of Hope, looking for our master. There’s an emergency in the City of Hope, and I must immediately notify our City Lord."

The Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast standing guard could not make a decision, so it said,

"Wait here; I’ll report. They’re probably still sleeping in the cave."

Captain Qi quickly said,

"It’s urgent. I’ll accompany you into the valley while the others stay outside. Is that alright?"

The Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast nodded,

"Alright."

Captain Qi followed the Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast into the valley, feeling anxious. After entering, he loudly shouted,

"Lord Yang! Lord Yang..."

Yang Xiao had been sleeping on a large rock in the cave, with the nearby campfire nearly burnt out. Last night, the Golden-haired Demon Beast slept in the cave, not far from Yang Xiao.

The lord Tyrannosaurus and his companions slept in another cave.

Though Yang Xiao was sleeping, he kept three parts of his Divine Sense alert to the cave’s surroundings, letting nothing escape his notice.

Suddenly hearing Captain Qi’s call, "Lord Yang!"

Yang Xiao immediately sat up from the rock and ran out of the cave.

"Oh, Captain Qi, how did you find this place?"

Upon seeing Yang Xiao, Captain Qi was elated, landed in front of Yang Xiao, and exclaimed,

"Boss, it’s bad. The Eight-clawed Lady of Shuize City has united with Suonan from Cold Wind Valley, Duan Shi from Firebird City, and part of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce, attacking our City of Hope. Black Wood asked me to find you and request your swift return for aid."

"What?"

Yang Xiao was shocked and paused.

Damn, that Eight-clawed Lady is fast. Only yesterday did he hear they were planning to join forces against him, but now they’re already taking action.

Yang Xiao took a deep breath, calmed himself a bit, and asked,

"Captain Qi, how many of them are there? How many Emperor Level Transcendent Experts?"

"There are more than ten thousand. As for Emperor Level Realm experts, I don’t know."

"More than ten thousand? Has Elder Qi organized resistance?"

"Yes, besides guards, residents from inside the city are also mobilized; everyone is eager to help."

"Good, don’t panic. We have the Defense Light Screen, a thousand elite guards, and the city’s residents. Last time Chen Peng counted, the Empire Level Realm residents exceeded ten thousand. If we unite to resist, we won’t be defeated quickly. We need to return immediately."

The commotion of Captain Qi entering the valley had already alerted the lord Tyrannosaurus Demon Beast and the Golden Monkey, among others, and they quickly arrived.

Yang Xiao glanced at the lord Tyrannosaurus and said,

"How long will it take you to gather all Demon Beasts above Empire Level Realm in your territory?"

"It’s simple; within half an hour, I can spread the message to all Demon Beasts."

"Good, personally lead them to assist me in killing the guards of Shuize City, Cold Wind Valley, and Firebird City, who are attacking my City of Hope.

Just use this opportunity to completely subdue them, saving me from negotiating with them later. The peace agreement between me and your Demon Beasts can also be instantly enacted within your entire territory."

The lord Tyrannosaurus heard this and immediately bowed, saying,

"Yes, obeying the leader’s orders, I will immediately send my subordinates to notify those within the territory."

The lord Tyrannosaurus finished speaking, took a step back, and reverted to its true demon beast form, raised its head, and let out a long howl towards the sky,

"Aw–"

Soon, tens of giant birds with wings spanning a hundred meters flew down from the mountains near the valley, transforming into human form and approaching the lord Tyrannosaurus.

"Chief, any orders?"

"Immediately instruct all Empire Level Realm Demon Beasts in the territory to arrive outside the City of Hope within half an hour, waiting for my command."

"Understood!"

The dozen giant bird Demon Beasts transformed back to their true demon beast forms, spread their wings, and flew into the air, each heading in different directions, emitting long howls while flying.

The long howls were commands for a rapid gathering of Demon Beasts.

Soon the Dark Forest echoed with roars and booms, the ground shaking.

The lurking Demon Beasts in the Dark Forest appeared one after another, rising into the air and flying towards the City of Hope.

Yang Xiao said to the lord Tyrannosaurus,

"Shall we go together?"

"Alright."

Lord Tyrannosaurus roared into the valley again, immediately summoning twenty or thirty massive Tyrannosaurus demon beasts.

"Boss, among them there are two at the Emperor Level Transcendent Realm, and the rest are in the Empire Level Advanced realm, shall we proceed?"

Captain Qi was stunned by such a terrifying scene.

Yang Xiao smiled and nodded at Lord Tyrannosaurus, satisfied and said,

"Very good, let’s go!"

Yang Xiao soared into the sky, flying towards the City of Hope.

The Tyrannosaurus led over twenty of its kind closely behind.

The Golden-haired Ape Demon Beast quickly gathered dozens of yesterday’s companions, following Yang Xiao.

Captain Qi instructed fifty guards to return to find the other fifty guards, while the remaining hundred guards urgently flew towards the City of Hope with him.

Yang Xiao was anxious, using the speed movement technique, instantly leaving behind the Tyrannosaurus demon beasts and Captain Qi along with the others.

The Monkey Demon Beast sighed and said,

"Boss is truly remarkable!"

Lord Tyrannosaurus glared back at it and said,

"If the boss weren’t outstanding, how could he be our leader?"

...

The City of Hope was thunderous with roars.

Elder Qi, Black Wood, and Flying Tiger were already gravely injured, barely holding on with their last breaths.

Eight-clawed Lady, Suonan, Duan Shi, Elder Ma, and several other Emperor Level Transcendent Experts, three severely injured, the rest bathed in blood.

The blood may not all be theirs, many were splattered from the blood rain.

The City’s one thousand elite guards and ten thousand Empire Level Realm citizen reserves had already lost at least six thousand.

The Shuize City alliance army’s fifteen thousand guards had lost over eight thousand, with only around seven thousand left.

Thanks to the charge led by the Emperor Level Transcendent Experts including Eight-clawed Lady.

Both sides were in a stalemate.

However, the alliance side still had Eight-clawed Lady and other Emperor Level Transcendent Experts standing firm, their momentum growing stronger, while the City’s army retreated continuously, facing the assault of the Emperor Level Transcendent Experts.

The City of Hope was a complete mess, thousands of houses destroyed, the cries of women and children echoing everywhere, intertwined with the sounds of battle.

The entire City of Hope was like hell.

"Elder Qi, can Lord Yang still make it back?"

"Black Wood, can Captain Qi find his way?"

"No idea!"

"Flying Tiger, are you okay?"

"How can a man say he can’t; even if not, I must continue."

Flying Tiger’s leg had been broken, bones exposed, relying on flying technique, wielding a giant hammer with both hands, striking around fiercely.

Elder Qi was pierced with several wounds, looking like a man covered in blood.

Black’s left hand was incapacitated, half his face smashed, right hand gripping a longsword, blood dripping.

Eight-clawed Lady sneered and said,

"Black Wood, surrender, must I kill you all? If you surrender, Titan City and the City of Hope would still be yours to manage, we only want to kill Yang Xiao, can’t let him ruin the rules of the entire Central Continent, don’t you want revenge for your city being taken?"

Black Wood wiped the blood off his face, laughed heartily,

"Eight-clawed hag, no need to provoke me; actually, I used to think like you, but after truly following Lord Yang for a few months, my thoughts completely changed,

especially some kids in my family, they’ve already started attending the newly built school, they are happy,

and all the people in this city, since Lord Yang came, everyone has changed, everyone is happy,

look at them, why aren’t these citizens afraid of death, rushing out to fight you?

It’s because Lord Yang brought them new hope, he let us live not just to survive, but to live like a real person, enjoying the light of civilization, gaining the dignity we deserve,

he’s not just making us happy now, but also giving hope to our descendants,

our ancestors fled from other cities years ago, none of us accepted in other groups at Dwarf Star, we were abandoned at Central Continent, saw no hope, even as a city lord, I saw no hope for life,

but when Lord Yang came, he brought hope to all of us,

alas, saying you won’t understand, because you are like me before, trapped in a closed world, unable to jump out."

Elder Ma sneered and said,

"Yang Xiao deceives you with honeyed words, making you work for him, can’t believe you’re so ignorant, giving you one last chance, no surrender, only death!"

Elder Qi, Black Wood, and Flying Tiger stood side by side, behind them were a group of guards.

Elder Qi glanced at Black Wood and said,

"Black Wood, just for the words you said earlier, I’d feel honored to die with you with these old bones."

"Flying Tiger, are you afraid?"

"Afraid my ass, we already died once at Lord Yang’s hands, Lord Yang didn’t kill us, today I give my life back to Lord Yang, hoping he would avenge us, continue to protect our families and descendants."

"Alright, let’s fight, no regrets in death!"

The three laughed heartily, without a hint of fear, but a soaring spirit instead.

Suonan gritted his teeth,

"Displaying sentiment at death’s door, I’ll grant your wish, kill them!"

Suonan wielded a black chain, transforming into a fire dragon, sweeping towards the three.

Eight-clawed Lady also flipped both hands, a hundred-meter-long octopus arm slashed at the three.

Elder Ma holding a black longsword, unleashed a jet of black smoke, directly striking.

Elder Qi and the three roared angrily,

"Fight!"