The Savage City Lord could only sneer, as he was not afraid at all. After all, his master stood by his side, and even he was not entirely sure of his master's capabilities.
"You stinking bird, don't get cocky. With my master here today, you'd better surrender obediently, or you won't even know how you died!"
The Undying Bird stared at the Savage City Lord, while Zhang Pingfan beside him let out a cold laugh.
"You've been beaten so badly you don't recognize your own parents, have you? It's quite something that you'd recognize a weakling as your master. You're truly a disgrace to a peak ninth-tier War God!"
"Weakling? I think you're the weakling. Aren't you just a chicken that spews fire?"
The Undying Bird's mouth spewed raging flames.
The Savage City Lord waved his hand, directly swatting the flames away.
"What's wrong? Getting worked up? Why did you suddenly bring so many demonic beasts to attack my Savage City? What is your intention?"
"Once I take your Savage City, you'll know everything. Today is the day you, Savage City Lord, die!"
The two exchanged fierce words, seemingly having ignored Zhang Pingfan. However, to them, Zhang Pingfan indeed appeared ordinary. In the face of their peak ninth-tier War God status, he was like a mere passerby.
"Hey, hey, hey, aren't you two ignoring me? I'm here to conduct important business. You, fiery chicken, tell me, why are you attacking my territory?"
Being called a chicken again, the Undying Bird flapped its wings furiously, expressing its anger.
"Damn human, I'll roast you first!"
As it spoke, a raging inferno lunged at Zhang Pingfan, but the Savage City Lord easily dissolved it.
"Stinking chicken, I'm still here. If you want to hurt my master, you have to get past me first. Master, it's your turn to act. What is your purpose? Once you subdue him, we should know!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. This Undying Bird was truly verbose and never-ending.
Seeing that Zhang Pingfan completely disregarded him, the Undying Bird was clearly angered.
Instead of attacking as before, it directly plunged from the sky. If nothing unexpected happened, Zhang Pingfan would be annihilated without a trace.
"All of you die, you detestable humans!"
"Divine Talent Skill, Befriend the Enemy!"
A golden light descended from the sky, directly striking the Undying Bird as it dove.
The Undying Bird's body halted mid-air.
Immediately, it let out a tragic cry. After all, this skill, named Befriend the Enemy, was meant to completely change its thoughts and personality, making it obedient to Zhang Pingfan from the core.
Watching the Undying Bird's pained state, the Savage City Lord recalled his own past appearance.
This golden light was exceptionally strange; the more it resisted, the greater the pain. The more it complied, the less pain it experienced.
Clearly, the Undying Bird's resistance was quite fierce.
The more intense the resistance, the more the pain would multiply.
The Undying Bird's pained roars made the wild beasts it led uneasy.
It was precisely during this hesitation of the wild beasts that the players launched their attack.
After a fierce battle lasting five minutes, the Undying Bird's name slowly changed from red back to green.
The Undying Bird looked at Zhang Pingfan, its angry gaze gradually turning into one of loyalty.
The Undying Bird flapped its wings and landed in front of Zhang Pingfan, lowering its proud head.
"Master!"
Zhang Pingfan breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected it to take so long this time. Usually, Befriend the Enemy only took tens of seconds, but this time it took a full five minutes. It was evident that this Demon Emperor was no simple being.
"Hmm, this Savage City is my territory. Why did you bring your subordinates to attack Savage City? What is the reason?"
The Undying Bird spoke in a low voice, "Master, you may not know, but it was not our will to attack Savage City. Rather, there is a more powerful Demon Emperor above us who is pressuring us. Our task was to claim Savage City for him, and this was his plan, the first step. Unfortunately, we encountered Master!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. So, the Undying Bird was not the final boss.
"Besides you, this Demon Emperor, are there any other Demon Emperors?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Pingfan's heart suddenly began to race.
He only had this one skill.
"How many?"
"There is one more Demon Emperor. If I had not taken Savage City today, he would have brought his forces tomorrow!"
Zhang Pingfan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he would come tomorrow. Moreover, with the Undying Bird being a Demon Emperor, it should not be a problem for two peak ninth-tier beings to face one peak ninth-tier being.
"Then that's fine. Can you still command these subordinates of yours?"
The Undying Bird shook its head. Now that it had become Zhang Pingfan's subordinate, its subordinates had lost their leader and were in a state of disarray.
Seeing this, Zhang Pingfan could only order the two peak ninth-tier experts to clear out these wild beasts.
With the addition of two peak ninth-tier War Gods, it was no longer a difficult task to defeat these wild beasts.
Although the players were numerous, they found it difficult to kill the wild beasts due to the level disparity.
However, as time went by, the number of wild beasts gradually decreased.
The battle lasted for more than two hours before it finally concluded. Just as all the players thought the mission was complete, they discovered that the mission had only progressed by 50%.
"Damn it, why isn't this mission finished yet? I've died more than 10 times, and my experience has dropped by over 50%!"
"I knew it. With such high rewards, the mission couldn't have been this simple!"
Although all the wild beasts were cleared, the mission was not yet completed.
This resulted in Savage City being filled with players after the elimination of the wild beasts.
Finally, with Zhang Pingfan's explanation, the players learned that today was only part of the mission, and the other part would be tomorrow.
After receiving Zhang Pingfan's reply, the players left Savage City. After all, no one was willing to stay there and die.
Wild beasts that spawned from time to time could kill large groups of surrounding players with a single strike.
The higher the level, the more experience required. Those who died the most today might need several days to recover that experience.
Of course, some players did not intend to leave Savage City. Having finally arrived, they had to explore the place!
At this moment, within the City Lord's mansion of Savage City, Zhang Pingfan was accompanied by the massive form of the Undying Bird.
The Savage City Lord said with a look of disdain, "Can you shrink a bit? Your body is so large and still spewing fire. Do you want to burn down my City Lord's mansion?"
The Undying Bird glared at the Savage City Lord and said, "I should have burned you down yesterday!"
"Heh, you didn't get the chance!"