"You... sigh, alright."
Seeing Zhang Yang's persistence, the Zhenxi Beast King also sighed and shook his head.
Since Zhang Yang was so confident, he couldn't say much more.
He could only pray that the beast tide from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains would not affect them.
However.
The Zhenxi Beast King had also made another preparation.
If the beast tide did not go as Zhang Yang predicted and attacked them indiscriminately,
Then he would escape with Zhang Yang at the first opportunity.
As for Bulongduo, his face lit up with joy.
Zhang Yang not running was good news for him.
They could both perish together!
The death of a young and supremely talented Yuanfu Realm expert like Zhang Yang would be a great boon for the Guma Kingdom.
He, Bulongduo, dying here today in exchange for a peerless Yuanfu Realm talent was not a loss.
Dong dong dong!
Roar roar roar!
The roars of beasts grew closer.
The entire Ten Thousand Great Mountains seemed to be shaking.
The people living in the Western Borderlands felt it.
With lingering fear, they cast their gazes towards the direction of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
They had experienced beast tides before, but they were all stopped by the Zhenxi Beast King.
So, although they were nervous and worried, they did not panic and flee.
Meanwhile, the Crane Crown waited quietly.
He led the Beast King Army to guard the entrance of the Western Border camp and had not yet begun to retreat.
He was waiting for the opportune moment Zhang Yang had mentioned...
At the same time.
The beast tide from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains had arrived!
Countless fierce beasts rushed out of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains in a rage, each one furious.
Leading the charge were the gladiators.
These fierce beasts locked their sights on the gladiators and charged swiftly!
Seeing this scene.
Bulongduo mustered all his strength and shouted.
"Warriors of the Guma Kingdom, scatter and flee!"
His shout immediately drew a slap from the Zhenxi Beast King.
Slap!
"If you want to die, I'll kill you right now!"
The Zhenxi Beast King roared.
Bulongduo's body rolled away like a ball.
Fortunately, Zhang Yang stopped the Zhenxi Beast King in time, otherwise the Zhenxi Beast King would have truly killed Bulongduo on the spot.
"No rush, let them run, they are just clowns." Zhang Yang chuckled.
Looking at Zhang Yang's calm and indifferent expression, the Zhenxi Beast King was very helpless.
At this critical juncture, Zhang Yang was still so relaxed.
His mount, the fierce tiger, was trembling all over, its steps instinctively retreating.
In an instant.
The gladiators scattered according to Bulongduo's orders.
The fierce beasts charging down the mountain also had their attention diverted, charging towards the gladiators separately.
But.
There were so many fierce beasts in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains that they all came down one after another.
The gladiators were still caught in the relentless siege of the fierce beasts.
Although the strength of these fierce beasts was not great, and the gladiators could handle them,
The sheer number of fierce beasts was too overwhelming, and the gladiators were engaged in a fierce battle.
Seeing this scene.
Bulongduo was not only not nervous, but he was ecstatic in his heart.
With so many fierce beasts from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King would also be surrounded and attacked soon!
He shouted frantically in his heart, urging these fierce beasts to charge at Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King.
But.
After waiting for a long time, Bulongduo finally realized something was wrong.
The fierce beasts had ignored Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King, showing no hostility towards them, and were only focused on annihilating the gladiators!
Even the giant crocodile was naturally ignored by the beast tide.
Instead, the fierce beasts fought alongside the giant crocodile, jointly besieging the gladiators!
This!
What was going on?
Bulongduo was bewildered.
Why was this beast tide targeting only the gladiators of the Guma Kingdom!
The Zhenxi Beast King was also very puzzled.
He had dealt with beast tides many times, but this was the first time he had seen such a precise beast tide!
It was as if it was being controlled by someone.
The Zhenxi Beast King was very surprised and suddenly looked at the gladiators.
Could it be...
When the other party came from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains earlier, did they accidentally do something to the wives of these fierce beasts?
Otherwise, there was no way to explain the current situation.
"Zhang Yang, what is going on?" the Zhenxi Beast King asked.
"Heh heh, perhaps these fierce beasts are hungry, and the Guma Kingdom's gladiators have tastier meat," Zhang Yang chuckled, not providing an answer.
As his words fell.
A small black shadow suddenly burrowed into Zhang Yang's pant leg and finally coiled around Zhang Yang's arm.
This was the giant python that had successfully transformed into a flood dragon.
The instigator of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains beast tide.
The beast tide was initiated by the giant python, so naturally, it would not attack the Zhenxi Beast King and Zhang Yang.
Flood dragons were considered part of the dragon lineage.
Although they had not reached the level of dragons, they were supreme beings among fierce beasts.
A natural bloodline suppression!
Therefore, while the giant crocodile, a Yuanfu Realm beast, could not command the fierce beasts, the giant python could.
And it did so with great ease.
However.
The giant python was one of Zhang Yang's trump cards, so he wouldn't explain much to the Zhenxi Beast King.
Bringing out the giant crocodile earlier was also out of necessity.
After all, it was too difficult for the Zhenxi Beast King alone to withstand fifty thousand gladiators.
If the giant crocodile hadn't intervened, the Zhenxi Beast King would have been severely injured, which would have been very disadvantageous.
"No! Are you beasts blind? There are two people here, why are you only focused on killing my Guma Kingdom's gladiators!"
As time went by, Bulongduo's eyes were about to split, and he roared hysterically.
The gladiators trapped in the siege were already suffering casualties.
Their Yuan Qi was almost depleted, and the beast tide continued to surge without any intention of stopping.
Coupled with the giant crocodile, a massive war machine, it was only a matter of time before the gladiators were wiped out!
Bulongduo could not accept this outcome.
Why!
Why did the fierce beasts not attack Zhang Yang and them?
"Heh heh, despairing, are we? I told you earlier that this beast tide would have no effect on me, but you just didn't believe it." Zhang Yang taunted.
Pfft~
Bulongduo's qi and blood surged, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with despair.
Suddenly!
Bulongduo gritted his teeth and tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide!
But Zhang Yang was faster, directly breaking his jawbone!
"You think you can commit suicide in front of me? Do you think that's possible?" Zhang Yang sneered.
The reason Bulongduo was kept alive until now was because Zhang Yang did not want him to die.
Otherwise, Bulongduo would have been reduced to a pulp long ago!
"Kill me, keeping me is useless, I will not surrender to you," Bulongduo said.
"Surrender? Who said I wanted you to surrender? You're thinking too much?" Zhang Yang sneered.
He kept Bulongduo around simply because he wanted to clarify some matters.
"Not asking me to surrender? Then what do you want? To trade me with the Guma Kingdom?" Bulongduo was stunned, then anxiously asked.
"It's useless, the Guma Kingdom will not pay any price for a useless captive."
Zhang Yang chuckled coldly, "I have no interest in your Guma Kingdom either."
Bulongduo was immediately suspicious. Not asking him to surrender, nor for a trade with the Guma Kingdom?
"Then what do you want?"
"Heh heh, you want to know? I'll tell you later." Zhang Yang replied mysteriously, still giving an ambiguous answer as before.
Pfft~
Bulongduo couldn't take the blow and spat out another mouthful of blood.
Soon.
The gladiators brought by Bulongduo, under the impact of the beast tide, were completely in a desperate situation.
One by one, the gladiators fell, until finally, not a single one could stand!
At this point.
Bulongduo still held onto a sliver of hope.
After the beast tide dealt with the gladiators, it should come for Zhang Yang and them.
But!
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
After dealing with the gladiators, these fierce beasts returned directly to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
Instantly.
Bulongduo's eyes went black, and he fainted.
At this moment.
Zhang Yang also had the Zhenxi Beast King's fierce tiger roar angrily, sending a reminder to the Crane Crown at the border camp.
Hearing the familiar roar of the fierce tiger, the Crane Crown's expression became serious, knowing that Zhang Yang's opportune moment had arrived.
"Listen up, everyone! Douse yourselves with red dye. If you can limp, limp. Stick a few arrows into yourselves if you have bows, slap each other a few times, and make yourselves look disheveled!"
The Crane Crown's words made the Beast King Army very suspicious.
"Military Advisor Crane, why are we doing this? Who resolved the beast tide and the enemy just now?"
"Yes, the commotion over there has disappeared, who won?"
"Where is the Beast King? Is he alright?"
"..."
The Beast King Army asked in a flurry of questions.
They had not participated in the battle at all tonight, and they were all anxious.
The commotion that had occurred at the Western Border earlier was not small.
How could the Zhenxi Beast King have handled it alone?
The Crane Crown shook his feather fan, took the pigment from a nearby Beast King Army soldier, and took the lead, smearing it on himself.
"Tonight's battle was resolved by the Beast King and Zhang Yang. The Guma Kingdom's number one general, Bulongduo, led fifty thousand gladiators to attack!"
"They should all be annihilated now! As for the beast tide, it was also resolved by these two."
The Crane Crown explained.
What?
The Guma Kingdom's number one general has arrived?
And he brought fifty thousand gladiators!
And the beast tide was resolved by the Zhenxi Beast King and Zhang Yang together?
My heavens, how did they manage that?
Instantly.
The Beast King Army was shocked, but they were still confused.
"Military Advisor Crane, since the Beast King and the others have finished the battle, why are we dousing ourselves with this red dye?"
"Yes, shouldn't we be holding a grand banquet now to celebrate the Beast King's triumphant return?"
"Exactly, what a pity that we didn't witness this great battle."
The Beast King Army soldiers asked doubtfully.
But the Crane Crown shook his head and reprimanded.
"Heh, nonsense!"
"What do you know? Don't you find it strange why the Guma Kingdom attacked, why it was the number one general Bulongduo who came? And why they would unleash a beast tide?"
"In your minds, is there only celebration after victory?"
"Have you never thought about why such a war occurred tonight?"
This...
Being suddenly reprimanded by the Crane Crown, the Beast King Army was also stunned.
"Military Advisor Crane, isn't this just a war of plunder by an enemy country?"
"Yes, what's the big deal? We won anyway, so we should celebrate now."
The Crane Crown's expression darkened, "Hmph! You think too simply!"
"In fact, this matter was premeditated by the Emperor. He wants us dead, or he wants the Zhenxi Beast King dead! Then, with the Western Border leaderless, the Emperor can send people to occupy the Western Border."
What?
As this statement was made, the Beast King Army was stunned.
"Impossible, right? Why would the Emperor do this?"
"Exactly, it's unreasonable. We have been guarding the Western Border for years, and even if we don't have merit, we have our hardships. Why would the Emperor want to kill us?"
Some naive Beast King Army soldiers said.
However, some of them began to understand.
"Wait! I think I understand what Military Advisor Crane means. A while ago, we went to Jiangnan City and angered the Emperor. Although the Zhenxi Beast King pleaded guilty for us, and the Emperor said he would let us go, he never intended to let us off!"
"Yes, the Beast King must have discovered something, which is why he asked us to leave first and he stayed behind to resist the enemy!"
"I didn't expect the Emperor to be so cruel. On the surface, he forgave our disobedience, but in secret, he wanted to kill us!"
"The Beast King is protecting us!"
Hearing these explanations from the Beast King Army, all the Beast King Army soldiers realized what was happening.
Each and every one of them was filled with righteous indignation.
At this moment, the Crane Crown also said.
"Now do you understand why the Beast King didn't let you participate in the battle tonight? Because he wanted to bear everything alone! If he couldn't bear it, you would also have room for compromise."
Instantly, the Beast King Army soldiers were deeply moved.
Their admiration for the Zhenxi Beast King reached a new level.
However.
They also felt a sense of sadness, not expecting the Emperor to treat them this way.
"Alas, we endured hardships and guarded the Western Border, only to receive such an outcome."
"That's right, this Western Border is not worth it. The Emperor wants it, doesn't he? Let him send people to guard it himself. Now, I will obey the Zhenxi Beast King's wishes!"
"Indeed, let's go, let's return the Western Border to the Emperor!"
The Beast King Army was furious and then looked at the Crane Crown in unison.
"Military Advisor Crane, did you have a plan when you asked us to douse ourselves with this red dye?"
"Of course," the Crane Crown chuckled.
"Now listen to me. Since the Emperor cannot tolerate us, we will leave. We will retreat to Linhai City, but before that, we cannot let the Zhenxi Beast King's efforts be in vain!"
"Later, you will listen to me... do this... and then do this..."
The Crane Crown told the Beast King Army everything Zhang Yang had instructed.
Upon hearing this, the Beast King Army nodded with satisfaction.
This was exactly what they should do. If the Emperor did not allow them to live, then they had no reason to be polite!
"Alright, we'll do it now!"
"Yes, we'll listen to Military Advisor Crane!"
The Beast King Army soldiers responded in unison.
Then they began to obey the Crane Crown's orders and douse themselves with the red dye.
Some had arrows stuck in them, their hair disheveled, and their armor deliberately opened!
Each of them looked very disheveled.
Seeing this scene, the Crane Crown was very satisfied.
"The Beast King has finished the battle. We will leave first, and he will join us in Linhai City later. You don't need to worry about him."
As his words fell.
The Beast King Army rushed out of the Western Border camp in unison and headed towards Linhai City.
At the airport, the Crane Crown had already contacted an airplane, which was ready to take off at any time.
This time.
The Beast King Army did not deliberately avoid the urban areas, but rather chose to walk through the urban areas.
The reason for this was to carry out Zhang Yang's plan.
At the same time.
On the Western Border, the giant crocodile, after feasting, suddenly disappeared and then transformed into a small black shadow, returning to Zhang Yang's body.
This made the Zhenxi Beast King very curious.
Where did such a large giant crocodile go?
"Zhang Yang, where did your fierce beast go?" the Zhenxi Beast King asked curiously.
"Heh heh, it has its own ideas, it's fine," Zhang Yang replied with a mysterious smile, not explaining.
The fierce tiger beside the Zhenxi Beast King was already trembling all over and lay prostrate on the ground.
The Zhenxi Beast King could not feel it, but it could.
The giant crocodile was on Zhang Yang, and besides the giant crocodile, the fierce tiger sensed an even more terrifying presence.
However.
The fierce tiger could not speak, so it could not tell the Zhenxi Beast King.
With the beast tide receded and the gladiators all annihilated, the Emperor's plan had completely failed.
Zhang Yang then picked up the unconscious, half-dead Bulongduo.
"Let's go, let's find a quiet place and get some information from Bulongduo," Zhang Yang said with a smile.