King of Beasts

“Woo woo woo, big king, I can’t fight, not even a bit.”

Moments later.

The dark crow chose to give up. Its mental attacks, energy attacks, and even curse attacks had no effect on the sudden death king.

It surrendered completely, feeling that even if it fused with the necromancy clone trait, it would be challenging to defeat the sudden death king.

The sudden death king’s Dragon Soul was too strong. Could a mere necromancy clone hope to influence its soul?

The dark crow had deep doubts.

Indeed, it decided it was better off as a scout or military advisor.

Being the ace and general position was not suitable for it.

Lu Ran smiled and comforted the dark crow, telling it not to be sad.

At the same time, Lu Ran pulled over General Ha, who had a face full of doubt over his dog life.

At this moment, General Ha already had a mouth full of broken teeth, becoming the Gale Sword Dog-Old Lady form.

However, it still couldn’t inflict any effective damage on the sudden death king.

Not to mention causing damage.

It might not have even made the sudden death king lose a bit of stamina.

After all, the sudden death king could regain health and energy just by getting hit.

In addition, it could also convert damage to enhance its strength.

In other words, General Ha and the dark crow had been busy for nothing, only manually enhancing the sudden death king’s state.

Even Lu Ran’s divine deer pendant was useless this time.

Previously, if the sudden death king wanted to enhance itself, it had to use the divine deer pendant to recover after getting beaten.

But now, it had no injuries at all…

The divine deer pendant seemed more useful for the pet beast attacking it.

Meaning General Ha.

Lu Ran took the broken antler and used healing to restore General Ha’s teeth.

“How do you feel?” Lu Ran asked.

“Woof.” General Ha grinned.

Feeling very unconvinced.

“Woof woof.”

General Ha turned around, about to study the sword domain.

Erha seeks revenge, even if it takes ten years.

After evolution, they would decide the victory or defeat once again!

“Hey, wait a minute!” Lu Ran grabbed its tail.

Lu Ran said, “The wolf dog’s base species is far inferior to the Dragon Clan. Even if you evolve, chances are you’ll only become an upper sovereign.”

“With a weapon, you might only reach the level of a lower overlord.”

“It’s almost impossible to defeat the sudden death king.”

“Even if you master the sword domain, if you can’t take it down in one hit, you’re just giving the sudden death king a buff.”

“You know its defense all too well.”

“Are you really confident that mastering the sword domain after evolution will allow you to beat it?”

“A domain is something many pet beasts of beastmasters can use, but as for a middle overlord level pet beast, it’s the only one currently…”

“You…”

“Woof woof woof woof!!!” General Ha turned back, vaguely feeling a toothache, knowing all too well what Boss Lu was thinking.

Isn’t it just about the teeth? Here, take them-all of them.

Compared to the humiliation of not being able to defeat the sudden death king in the future, General Ha preferred short pain.

Better a short pain than a long one.

Indeed, as the sudden death king’s ridiculously strong power was revealed, General Ha, the battle maniac, became a bit anxious.

Rather than being humiliated by the sudden death king in future internal competitions, it was better to sacrifice its teeth now and gain stronger power!

Got it, completely understood.

Lu Ran smiled, “I like talking to smart dogs.”

“Your only hope to defeat the sudden death king doesn’t lie in the sword domain. If you can master the sword domain, the sudden death king can also master other domains in the future.”

“Your biggest advantage is actually your ability to use weapons.”

“With an epic level weapon, even if it reaches upper overlord, so what?”

“Although we don’t have an epic-level weapon, we can still forge two exquisite-level weapons.”

“Get your teeth ready for me, and I’ll forge you an exquisite-level life-fated sword before you evolve.”

“With sword grass, in dual sword form, you’ll definitely be strong!”

Lu Ran chuckled.

This was the only way Lu Ran could think of for General Ha to catch up to the sudden death king.

The Dragon Clan is universally recognized as the strongest species, with the Four Great Creator Divine Dragons being Loong-type; no one questions the strength and status of the Dragon Clan.

If General Ha wanted to defeat the sudden death king with the dragon king bloodline, it seemed it could only rely on the king of swords talent.

Lu Ran still hoped General Ha could stand tall. After all, it’s the strongest sword in the team, and after at least one evolution, its strength should be on par with the sudden death king.

As for the dark crow, Lu Ran decided not to comment on it, because its fighting style has never been about frontal battles.

For example, when dealing with a beastmaster who possesses powerful pet beasts, if General Ha, the sudden death king, and the dark crow all have equivalent strength, the easiest one to secure victory would definitely be the dark crow.

The sudden death king would have to take hits first.

General Ha would go straight in with its sword and engage in combat.

But the dark crow could assassinate the target from a different country entirely, precisely eliminating the beastmaster themselves. If it hides well enough, the opponent might not even have the chance to summon their pet beast.

The roles of the three are different.

“Roar!!!”

Meanwhile.

The sudden death king continued to sit, enjoying the breeze.

It felt that General Ha and the dark crow were far from pushing its limits.

It wasn’t even in light injury, let alone at a critical or near-death state.

Under such conditions, how could it possibly perfectly activate the [Heart of the Overlord talent]?

Sigh, it wasn’t that it didn’t want to cooperate this time; the teammates just weren’t up to the task…

“Roar!!!” The sudden death king revealed an unbeatable yet lonely expression…

Lu Ran could see this clearly; trying to have General Ha and the dark crow heavily injure the sudden death king seemed unrealistic.

Since that’s the case.

“Sudden death king, you should injure yourself.” Lu Ran walked up to it.

Pointing towards the starry sky, he said, “Fly up high, then retract your wings and jump down.”

“Find a height that can inflict severe damage. I don’t believe you can jump from over ten thousand meters and still not get injured.”

“Roar?” The sudden death king stumbled, its big eyes filled with confusion.

It looked at Lu Ran with the eyes of someone looking at a demon.

Does it… really have to go this far?

“There’s another way: you can compress thirty times your usual thunder energy into your body, and I’ll light a flame to trigger a thunder flame explosion to cause injuries. Pick one.”

Lu Ran didn’t believe it. Getting injured? There were plenty of methods.

The sudden death king fell into deep thought.

…

After some time, once Lu Ran had prepared and rested, he finally stepped into Ubilias Island.

[Teleportation complete.]

[Current location: Ubilias Island (Level 2 secret realm)]

[Difficulty: Legend]

[Challenge mission: Kill the queen ant.]

Lu Ran, General Ha, the sudden death king, and the dark crow had just been teleported over. They weren’t directly sent in front of the queen ant.

Seeing this, a significant weight lifted from Lu Ran’s heart.

As the core of the ant kingdom, the queen ant was undoubtedly heavily protected, surrounded by countless soldier ants.

Most level 2 Legendary Secret Realms only feature a single lower overlord BOSS. However, this secret realm was swarming with thousands of ant soldiers. How on earth were they supposed to deal with that?

Even with a middle overlord pet beast, facing a well-trained ant legion to successfully defeat the queen ant would be incredibly challenging.

But as he found himself at the edge of the island, standing on a sandy beach, Lu Ran came to a realization.

In this secret realm, trying to advance slowly to the center of the ant kingdom to challenge the queen ant was the dumbest strategy.

Even the sudden death king might not be able to handle the ant demon formed by countless soldier ants.

If the legion skill can’t challenge an overlord level, what’s the point of having one?

To conquer this secret realm, the optimal strategy should be to isolate and defeat the ants one by one. Don’t proactively seek out the queen ant; instead, address as many weak ant colonies as possible before they can merge.

That way, even if the queen ant reacts, it won’t have many troops left to deploy.

Alternatively, finding the precise location of the queen ant and sneaking in to take it down before the ant colony and queen ant can react would be another viable approach.

In any case, they absolutely should not give the queen ant the opportunity to command its ant colony; otherwise, the difficulty of the secret realm would skyrocket.

Upon entering, Lu Ran said, “Dark crow, use the Evil God’s Eye to scout the situation across Ubilias Island. Check where the queen ant and major forces of the ant clan are distributed.”

“Caw!” The dark crow nodded.

It then started using the Evil God’s Eye to scan the island’s territory.

Soon, as the Evil God’s Eyes opened across various locations on the island, the dark crow took a gulp upon seeing the sight. The island was devoid of any other life forms, with only massive black ants crawling around, searching for the dwindling plant resources as food.

If nothing unexpected happened, these ants would soon shift their gaze to the sea, venturing into the ocean to hunt for fish.

The dark crow’s Evil God’s Eye then began scouting deeper areas. It discovered that the island’s underground was home to an independent kingdom, which served as the main base for the Ubilias Ants.

When the Eye opened at this location, the dark crow felt even more overwhelmed. The underground was teeming with ants, almost blackening the entire view. The sheer number exceeded its expectations far beyond what it could oversee with its Flock of crows. These ants were systematically constructing and expanding their nests with clear organization. Fortunately, most of these ordinary ants were of the supernatural species and weren’t very high-level. However, given their vast numbers, a rough estimate by the dark crow suggested there were definitely tens of thousands.

And that was just one location.

If the ants across the entire island were tallied, the numbers would be unfathomable.

“Caw…” Staying at the island’s edge, the dark crow cautiously continued to peer deeper. The Evil God’s Eye finally reached the deepest part of the ant nest.

The dark crow’s vision opened at the top of the nest. From its vantage point, it spotted a gigantic ant, as large as a Loong, exuding an aura of terror. It was asleep amidst a heap of food.

The immense energy radiating from this creature made the dark crow feel that although it wasn’t quite on par with the sudden death king, it was undoubtedly far stronger than both it and General Ha.

Having pinpointed the queen ant’s exact location, the dark crow began surveying the surrounding area and found that the queen ant was indeed heavily guarded, with a particularly high quantity and quality of guarding ants.

“Big king,” whispered the dark crow, blood trickling from its eye socket as it turned its red eyes towards Lu Ran. Even as Lu Ran administered healing, the dark crow reported its findings.

“So many?” Lu Ran was mildly shocked. Originally, he had estimated there would be a few thousand ants. Discovering the entire island was swarming with ants was utterly astonishing.

Moreover, the underground ant colonies were so densely packed that eliminating them individually would take an interminable amount of time. The only silver lining was that the queen ant was currently asleep, which meant its perception skills should be lower.

Lu Ran glanced at the dark crow, thankful that he had contracted it as his third pet beast. Otherwise, locating the queen ant’s precise position would have been incredibly challenging.

Without knowing the queen ant’s exact location, strategizing to conquer this secret realm would have wasted a tremendous amount of effort.

“Big king, what should we do?” the dark crow asked.

“The enemy numbers are beyond imagination,” Lu Ran sighed. “Trying to eliminate a portion first would be too exhausting and would most likely get us discovered in the process. Let’s see if we can go straight for an assassination of the queen ant instead.”

“But…” The dark crow started to protest, thinking that the queen ant’s location was complex and heavily guarded by its subordinates. Sneaking in without Space abilities seemed nearly impossible. However, it quickly turned its gaze toward the sudden death king.

It felt that Lu Ran’s method of assassination might differ from traditional approaches.

Sudden death king: ???

“That’s right. Our biggest advantage over other challengers is that we’ve pinpointed the queen ant’s location without being detected.”

“Before our first strike, it’s highly unlikely that the other soldier ants or even the queen ant will notice us.”

“Sudden death king, remember the ‘prep phase’ in the training secret realm we went through earlier?”

Lu Ran looked up at the sky and said, “In a moment, we’ll fly directly above the queen ant’s location and conduct an airstrike! Sudden death king, you’ll jump from the maximum height and shape yourself into a thunderbolt. We’ll go straight for the heart and see if we can smash through the ground and crush the queen ant directly!”

“Body strength equals destructive power.”

“Let’s try this tactic first. If it doesn’t work, we can switch to another plan.”

“Woof!” “Caw!” Both General Ha and the dark crow’s eyes lit up. Brilliant! The dark crow’s pinpoint accuracy combined with the thunder dragon missile approach should definitely be tough for the queen ant to handle.

General Ha’s dog paws and the dark crow’s wings both patted the Thunder Dragon General. It couldn’t be helped; being strong had its drawbacks.