It seemed that only by personally keeping their eyes on Zhang Yue's every move could they feel at ease.
The Eight Ferocious Beasts had always been near Zhang Yue, constantly watching, constantly seeking an opportunity.
But up to now, they had never been able to find that chance.
Because Wolong, Ice Emperor, and the others had never once left Zhang Yue's side.
They were always within a hundred yards of him, never farther.
Under such circumstances, how could the Eight Ferocious Beasts dare to make a move against Zhang Yue?
Of course, that didn't mean they had given up. They continued to watch Zhang Yue closely.
Because the mission for which they had been resurrected was to kill Zhang Yue.
Until that goal was achieved, they would never stop.
At this moment, seeing that Zhang Yue and the top human professionals had all left the World 55, the Eight Ferocious Beasts hesitated.
"He's already left the World 55 and gone to the World 56," said the beast codenamed Shadow in a low voice, "Let's head to the World 56 immediately and continue watching the necromancer."
As soon as it spoke, the Emperor said, "Wait."
"This human is extremely cunning. The Demon Emperor once said, he might enter the Gate of Immortality while passing through the World 55, to prevent him from obtaining the Resurrection Godstone."
"Once he leaves the World 55, he can no longer enter the Gate of Immortality. How could he so easily give that up?"
Then, the beast codenamed Destruction said, "Perhaps just as those humans said earlier, they know we are guarding the necromancer inside the Death Territory. That's why he doesn't dare to take the risk, because the moment he enters the Death Territory, he'll be ambushed by us."
"But once we go to the World 56, we'll lose our qualification to return to the Death Territory of the World 55."
The Emperor hesitated for a moment, then said, "We must make sure the necromancer truly entered the World 56 before we follow."
As he spoke, the Emperor ordered Shadow and Black Angel, "You two go to the World 56 first. Confirm that the necromancer is there, then we'll move in."
Unexpectedly, right after he finished, Shadow objected, "You tell me what to do, and I'm supposed to obey? What right do you have to give me orders?"
"Among us, there should be a leader, a true boss. And according to the law of the jungle, the weak are prey for the strong. The strong rule."
The Emperor gripped the blade at his waist and stepped closer to Shadow, "You want to fight me one-on-one?"
In Shadow's hand, a sharp weapon materialized.
From the dark silhouette, a single icy blue glowing eye fixed itself on the Emperor, "Exactly what I was thinking."
Just as the Emperor and Shadow's killing intent surged and a battle was about to break out, suddenly—
BOOM!
A loud explosion rang out, and a massive nine-headed serpent burst from the ground, appearing in the forest.
The Eight Ferocious Beasts looked up and saw that it was none other than one of the Three Main Gods, The God of Malevolence, Motan.
Yet even when facing Motan, neither the Emperor nor Shadow showed the slightest sign of restraint.
At this moment, Motan's voice rumbled, "By order of the Demon Emperor, killing the necromancer takes priority. Internal fighting is forbidden. What do you think you're doing here?"
"Don't tell me… you intend to defy the Demon Emperor's command?"
Clearly, neither the Emperor nor Shadow held the God of Malevolence Motan in any regard.
"Just a dog under the Demon Emperor's hand," the Emperor sneered, "What right do you have to bark orders at me?"
ROAR!
The God of Malevolence let out a furious bellow. All nine bloody maws opened wide, aiming at the Emperor and Shadow, gathering power, "Say that again!"
"Don't forget, it was the Demon Emperor who granted you your lives."
"The Demon Emperor's orders are absolute. Anyone who defies them, I, this god, have the right to execute!"
Though the Emperor and Shadow were full of defiance, they had no choice but to obey the God of Malevolence's authority.
They didn't respect him, after all, he was only a King-level Boss.
Perhaps stronger than a quasi-King, yes, but still only King-level.
Whereas they, the Eight Ferocious Beasts, were quasi-Emperor-level Bosses, existing above the King rank.
Their disobedience came from the arrogance innate to beings of Emperor blood.
But their submission came from one thing, level suppression.
The God of Malevolence's level exceeded 450.
While the Emperor, Shadow, and the other six beasts were only around level 280.
Even though the God of Malevolence's rank was technically lower, the 170-level gap meant that, in his current state, killing the Eight Ferocious Beasts would be effortless.
Thus, the Eight Ferocious Beasts could only bow their heads.
The Emperor and Shadow, cowed by the God of Malevolence's might, finally backed down.
The God of Malevolence calmed his fury and spoke again, "Here's another warning. By order of the Demon Emperor, if before breaching the World 60 you fail to eliminate the necromancer, then prepare to vanish from this world entirely."
Having said that, the God of Malevolence plunged into the ground and disappeared.
As soon as he was gone, the Eight Ferocious Beasts began venting their resentment.
"Hah! Claiming to save us, but really just using us as his killing tools!"
"Passing off his own mess for us to clean up, how amusing!"
"In the end, he's just a lowly King-rank fledgling. Aside from his level being higher, what's there to brag about? If I were level 400, I could swat the Demon Emperor like a fly!"
"Keep that talk to yourself. If the Demon Emperor hears, we're done for. Given his current power, killing us would indeed be as easy as breathing."
"The most urgent thing now is to eliminate that damned necromancer first. If the Demon Emperor really decides to erase us, we won't have any way to resist."
At that, the Eight Ferocious Beasts stopped fighting among themselves.
Shadow and Black Angel obediently left the World 55 for the 56.
The remaining six stayed behind in the 55, waiting for news.
———
Meanwhile, in the national Territory of the World 56, Shadow and Black Angel arrived and immediately entered deep stealth mode.
They saw the Thirty-Six-Winged Armageddon Black Dragon carrying Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin flying out of the safe zone.
Ice Emperor, Wolong, and the others were all following behind.
Shadow said, "He really did come to the World 56."
"And not just him, all of them came together."
"Good. Tell the Emperor to bring everyone over. We need to hurry and come up with a plan to kill the necromancer."
And so, after Black Angel sent the message confirming Zhang Yue's arrival in the World 56, soon, the remaining six beasts arrived one after another, all entering the World 56.
However, just after the Eight Ferocious Beasts left the World 55, in Ocean City's safe zone of the World 55, a man in a flowing gold robe, a beast tamer, slowly stepped out.
That man was Zhang Yue...