Chapter 1288: Lu Yang Only Felt They Were Too Noisy

Before this, the rescue squad had made many assumptions, speculating that the Beast King was a tiger, a lion, an elephant, or perhaps a combination of various animals.

For this, they had formulated battle plans to deal with various situations.

But they never imagined that the Beast King was humanoid!

How was this achieved—through mimicry, or some other undiscovered ability?

A chill surged from the soles of their feet straight to the crown of their heads, born of fear of the unknown.

Are their guns, cannons, knives, and swords really effective?

The captain gestured with a hand signal, meaning to prepare for an ambush according to the original plan!

Now that it has come to this, panic is useless; only by fighting with our lives can we secure a bright future for humanity!

Even if we fail, we must inflict heavy damage on the Beast King to buy humanity a moment to breathe!

"Yo, what a coincidence—someone's here in this kind of place."

The Beast King seated on the tiger's head waved and smiled toward them. Lu Yang was somewhat surprised—having tigers in this desolate place wasn't strange, but to find people there too was unexpected.

This is telepathic communication via divine sense, relying on thought to automatically translate one's language into a form the other can understand.

Not only is it humanoid, but it can also speak!

"It's spotted us—attack!"

The captain temporarily changed the battle plan, preparing for a full assault.

He struck first, drawing a high-powered laser sword—the crystallization of human technological peak, crafted at great expense, capable of cutting through steel-reinforced concrete as easily as tofu!

Worthy of being the foremost among the top ten masters, his movements were swift and fierce like thunder; in the blink of an eye, he had closed in on the Beast King!

"I'll cover you!"

A burly man shouted in a rough voice; his nickname among the top ten masters was "Weapon Expert," carrying various weapons of extreme lethality—even the captain, Zhan Po, would not dare face him head-on.

Countless shells were fired, bombarding the Beast King—earth-shaking and heaven-trembling!

Shi Lingyun, nicknamed "Soaring Ambition," is an ancient martial arts master who advanced second; he uses no weapons, for his fists and feet are his weapons!

"Monkey King" Yuan Xing, "Second Under Heaven" Su Tianxing, "Hundred Battles" Gu Xiao...

Seven of the top ten masters struck simultaneously—the scene was immensely shocking; each was a one-man army capable of holding a pass against ten thousand, possessing the ability to defend a city alone. Seven acting together was unprecedented in human history!

"Why do you attack everyone you see?" Lu Yang frowned, gripping the laser sword barehanded.

"What?!"

Captain Zhan Po's pupils contracted sharply—his laser sword was blocked for the first time, and not just blocked, but seized!

Moreover, after a barrage from the Weapon Expert, the Beast King showed not a single scratch?!

"Moving Mountain Fist!"

Shi Lingyun attacked from the flank, ancient martial arts fully unleashed—this punch could shake mountains and hills, yet when it struck Lu Yang, there was not the slightest tremor!

"Did you mistake me for someone else? And please, don't just go around hitting people."

Lu Yang flicked his finger, sending Shi Lingyun flying.

Shi Lingyun flew backward, his pupils filled with shock.

"Lingyun, run!" Captain Zhan Po shouted decisively, having them unleash all their trump cards in the shortest time, yet their strikes on the Beast King felt like tickling.

The Beast King's strength exceeded everyone's expectations—this is absolutely not an opponent they can defeat!

"I won't!" Shi Lingyun cried, eyes red, "Let me alone survive—I can't do that!"

"It's not about letting you survive—you are humanity's hope; if you don't go, we all die here!" Zhan Po roared angrily.

"It's not your doing that makes me seem like a villain." Lu Yang muttered helplessly—what kind of people are these, greeting each other with death wishes? Even the demon realm isn't this chaotic.

Still, speaking of which, this random exploration squad is this strong—the human race on this planet is truly formidable.

Seeing Lu Yang rise, the squad members all moved to stop him.

Seeing a comrade after another being blasted away, Shi Lingyun wept bitterly, recalling every moment—arguments, disagreements, laughter, and joy—he must protect it all!

He bellowed with a cracked voice, stomping the ground: "No——"

Zhan Po revealed an expression of disbelief, then immediately rejoiced.

This is the state achieved by fully absorbing the strengthening agent, and also the theoretical peak state—even he is half a step short!

Originally intending to let Shi Lingyun retreat, regroup, and fight again after fully absorbing the strengthening agent, never expecting he had already done so now!

Shi Lingyun's aura was overwhelming, his body stronger than ever before; gazing at Lu Yang, his eyes bloodshot, he enunciated each word:

"I... must... defeat... you!"

At this moment, Shi Lingyun was humanity's strongest—victory in battle, hope for his comrades, the future of humanity—he bore too much, these burdens both his pressure and his drive!

"Lingyun!"

The squad members shouted excitedly, finally seeing hope for victory.

No typo, no missing character, no omitted stroke, no missing part, no missing element—everything is present!

With everyone present overwhelmed with emotion, tears and snot flowing, only Lu Yang felt they were too noisy.

Lu Yang: "..."

After meeting, they just started fighting; when they couldn't win, they wanted to run; halfway through, they felt capable again, turned back, and kept fighting me—each one so excited, are you guys sick?

"Be quiet."

Lu Yang flicked his finger from afar, sending Shi Lingyun flying again; the crowd fell into despair.

Even if Shi Lingyun had evolved to his peak state, is he still no match for the Beast King?

He slowly walked up to the crowd, revealing what he thought was a kind smile: "Now can we sit down and talk properly?"

……

Not long after, the rescue squad sat neatly in front of Lu Yang.

"You mean, thirty years ago, a mad scientist conducted illegal experiments, developed an evolution serum, causing animals to collectively evolve and take over your planet?"

"You call these evolved animals 'aberrant beasts,' and the aberrant beast king can control all aberrant beasts. Your nuclear weapons and such are intercepted by birds among the aberrant beasts, so they can't be launched."

"After paying a heavy price, humans held onto half the territory."

"You are humanity's top ten experts, specially sent here to deal with the aberrant beast king, and then you mistook me for the aberrant beast king?"

The rescue squad all nodded in unison.

Lu Yang patted the big tiger beneath his buttocks: "This is the aberrant beast king?"

"Uh, probably, after all, we don't know what the aberrant beast king looks like."

Lu Yang suddenly understood, saying how come he kept running into such a fierce tiger everywhere—turns out it's the aberrant beast king. This squad isn't an ordinary exploration team, but humanity's top ten experts.

"Also, it's just lucky that I ran into you. If you had encountered this tiger, at least half would die, assuming Stone Lingyun had broken through."

Squad Leader Zhanpo noticed the hole on the tiger's forehead, cold sweat pouring forth. Humans were helpless against the aberrant beast king, yet in the opponent's hands, not a single move could be gotten past—just what identity does the opponent have!

"This Mr. Lu... who exactly are you?"

Lu Yang's terror had already completely surpassed his imagination. Who is this person? A legendary immortal, or a reclusive master?

"Me? I'm just out traveling."

(End of chapter)