The team leader from Starlight Academy approached quickly and inquired, "What's the situation here?"
In a state of shock, the two responded, "Mr. Yan, this youngster from Azure Academy has slain a Mutant Beast. His score has soared past one hundred!"
Yan Kun looked at Jiao Yuanju with a hint of curiosity and asked courteously, "Which squad are you with? We've been on the tail of Mutant Beasts ourselves, but only ran into a little over thirty before heading back. Our forces have already regrouped in the city. Did you run into a large number of them?"
Clutching Jiao Yuanju's neck, Zhen Heyi replied with a sense of resignation, "We ran into an earth ant swarm, followed by a chase from the Crazy Lions."
"What?" The group was astounded. How had they come across so many Mutant Beasts?
"We need to get into the city. Where's Ke Yu?" Jiao Yuanju asked.
Yan Kun cast a glance at the closed city gates and said, "He's not back yet, but we need to wait for the entire troop to return before we can head back."
Suddenly, a fearsome roar echoed from a distance, accompanied by a mass of footsteps.
Turning their gaze, they saw hundreds of soldiers sprinting alongside Ke Yu.
Ke Yu bellowed, "Move quickly, the Beast King is coming!"
Panic ensued. A Beast King was a ruler among Mutant Beasts, a colossal creature capable of battling Grandmasters!
Beastmen spotted a tremendous beast in the distance, their faces blanching as they exclaimed, "We must leave; our mission isn't complete!"
In the crowd, Jiao Yuanju spotted Jing Haokuo and the rest of the Phantom Team, drenched in sweat from their frantic running.
A lion, massive as a moving cottage with a twisted horn atop its head, charged from the distance.
"It's the Berserk Lion King, a level four Mutant Beast and the sovereign of the Crazy Lions," Zhen Heyi said urgently. "To my knowledge, there's a multitude of Mutant Beasts near Krukshire, but only one Berserk Lion King, and it's usually around Sun's Peak, three hundred kilometers from here!"
Jiao Yuanju declared gravely, "Those Orcs must have intentionally drawn it here!"
The city gates swung open swiftly as Ke Yu bellowed, "Everyone, into the city!"
In a panic, the crowd surged through the city's light door. Amidst the turmoil, a squad of soldiers rushed to Jiao Yuanju's side, their concern evident. "Miss, are you unharmed?" one asked, relief in his voice.
Zhen Heyi replied with a smile, "Uncle Cao, I'm perfectly fine!"
Sensing the moment, Jiao Yuanju gently set Zhen Heyi down, with two others stepping in to steady her.
Cao Sa, observing Jiao Yuanju's composed demeanor, commended him, "Fortunate for us you were there to assist the young lady, my friend!"
His face suddenly tensed with urgency. "This is bad, the Berserk Lion King has launched an attack!"
While most had made it through the gates, a handful of soldiers were still struggling to reach safety, along with a fat man and a pig gasping for breath as they charged toward the gate.
The massive lion, with blood-red eyes, lunged ferociously at the group!
The fat man tumbled to the ground, terror plastered across his plump face as he cried out, "I'm not ready to die!"
"Jiao Yuanju, what are you planning to do?"
Zhen Heyi and Cao Sa yelled in unison.
They realized that as soon as they witnessed Jing Haokuo fall, Jiao Yuanju had already dashed forward with incredible speed!
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Supreme Pet Evolution System
FantasiJiao Yuanju's breathless race against a monstrous snake leads him to the safety of a futuristic city, where humans coexist with genetically enhanced Combat Pets. Struggling to secure his future and support his family, Jiao acquires an unremarka...
