Chapter 172

Whoosh—!

Under absolute power suppression, the headless knights quickly lost more than half their number.

But just then, a gloomy wind blew over Wangling Hai, and a thicker black mist surged out from its center.

A hoarse voice came from deep within the black mist, echoing in the dark air.

"No one can stop my god's steps!"

The black mist roiled, and a colossal figure that left one stunned slowly emerged from within.

Its size was nearly a hundred meters, like a moving mountain; each step made the earth tremble, as if it could not bear the weight of this behemoth.

Faced with this sudden enemy, the skeleton warriors felt no fear; they brandished their spears and charged at the monster in the black mist.

On their bodies, a crimson light membrane flared up again—the glow of Blood Shield, capable of blocking any attack from a Supernatural First Rank.

Meanwhile, the soul fire in their skulls flickered slightly, ready to unleash bone spikes and a berserk charge at any moment.

However, the monster in the black mist was terrifyingly strong; its massive arm stretched out from the mist, and with a light sweep it sent several of the leading skeleton warriors flying.

The Blood Shield on the skeleton warriors offered no protection at all; that giant hand shattered it instantly.

Their bodies traced irregular arcs in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, their bones shattering into fragments that scattered around.

Merely, the skeleton warriors and the Ragefiend Bulls felt no fear; such terrifying attacks did not frighten them, nor did they cause them to retreat.

The Ragefiend Bulls followed closely, launching a charge while their berserk state had not yet ended.

They lowered their heads, using the Bull Rush skill to charge at the enemy in the black mist with astonishing speed.

However, the enemy in the black mist was absurdly strong; a single swipe from the monster sent the Ragefiend Bulls flying as well.

Even though the Ragefiend Bulls' physiques were stronger than the skeleton warriors', a slap from that monster left their bodies severely deformed.

Though they did not die on the spot, they also lost the ability to continue fighting.

As the colossal figure drew nearer, the black mist gradually thinned, revealing its true form to Su Hao's eyes.

It was a monster nearly a hundred meters tall, its body composed of rotting flesh chunks, exuding a foul stench.

Those chunks of flesh were covered with pus-filled ulcers and rotting wounds, oozing green pus.

Its skin was uneven, as if countless maggots had gnawed at it; maggots writhed constantly in those wounds, emitting a hair‑raising sound.

Its eyes were blood‑red and ferocious, as if it wanted to devour all living things.

At this moment, it stood at the edge of Wangling Hai, exuding a terrifying pressure that made the surrounding air feel oppressive.

"Hatred?!"

At the sight of the monster, Bone Dragon and Andrew exclaimed in unison, their eyes flashing with shock.

As undead creatures, they naturally knew of Hatred and were certainly aware of this Hatred's strength.

If it joined the battle, there would be nothing more to say; even Bone Dragon Xiao Bai at his peak could not match it.

"If we cannot stop Hatred, as the black mist spreads, the evil god will surely gain the upper hand, and the day of our god's awakening…"

Just thinking about the consequences of letting the black mist spread, Andrew's soul grew much dimmer, exuding a desperate aura. "Hatred?"

On the other side, after hearing Bone Dragon's exclamation, Su Hao discovered that this monster's appearance indeed resembled the Hatred from some games, somewhat.

Only its size was even larger, and its aura even stronger.

"This feeling is really not good."

Standing before such a monster, even Su Hao couldn't help feeling a bit uneasy.

This is a terrifying monster nearly a hundred meters tall; that oppressive feeling is no joke.

Most importantly, from the aura emitted by this Hatred‑like monster and from the earlier battle, Su Hao could basically be certain that it was absolutely not a Supernatural Third Rank monster.

That means this disgusting monster possesses Supernatural Fourth Rank strength! Looking at Su Hao's side, his own true combat power is only Supernatural Third Rank, and his subordinates—the Ragefiend Bulls and the Blaze‑fire Pumpkin Heads—highest among them is also only Supernatural Third Rank.

Between Supernatural First Rank and Supernatural Second Rank there is already a huge gap.

Usually, without powerful skills or supernatural items, a Supernatural First Rank cannot possibly defeat a Supernatural Second Rank in direct combat.

The gap between Supernatural Third Rank and Supernatural Fourth Rank is even greater.

Even if Su Hao's side has numerical superiority, there are about sixty Supernatural Third Rank Ragefiend Bulls and nearly three hundred Supernatural Third Rank Blaze‑fire Pumpkin Heads.

But if a Supernatural Fourth Rank is willing, the numbers of Supernatural Third Rank troops would hardly allow them to get close.

As for ranged attacks, unless they deliver extremely strong burst damage, they likely cannot pierce a Supernatural Fourth Rank's defense.

Especially given Hatred's enormous size, even a Ragefiend Bull charging head‑on cannot inflict substantive damage on it.

If it were ordinary times, Su Hao would have to consider fleeing at this point.

After all, the gap between Third Rank and Fourth Rank is no joke; a single swipe from Hatred could easily turn Su Hao into a puddle of meat.

But now, Su Hao has no intention of running.

This Hatred, relying on its presumed Supernatural Fourth Rank, is being overly contemptuous and not taking Su Hao seriously.

If he had brought the headless knights and the other undead armies along, Su Hao would have had no will to fight.

For whatever the Death God left behind, and not even knowing its use, throwing his own army into it would be a bloody loss.

Although summoning these armies costs little, doing so is pretty damn stupid.

However, Hatred now seems to be trying to reduce losses; it did not let the headless knights or other undead creatures follow, but instead charged alone into the midst of the skeleton warriors and Ragefiend Bulls.

Perhaps in its view, with its strength, dealing with these enemies is no problem.

Indeed, that is true; neither the skeleton warriors nor the stronger Ragefiend Bulls can inflict substantive damage on it.

But he really shouldn't have recklessly charged into the midst of the skeleton warriors.

This is not equivalent to giving Su Hao an excellent attack opportunity; originally, to avoid stronger enemies appearing, Su Hao had made some preparations! (End of chapter)