After being targeted by the Behemoth, a deadly sense of danger surged violently.
Every pore on Li De's body screamed a warning at him: danger!!
If he didn't flee now, he would be buried by that colossal beast.
Without sparing another thought, the swarm of bats soared sharply into the sky.
At the same time, the Behemoth detected a tantalizing bloodline aura. Its greed surged, and it charged madly in Li De's direction.
No building in its path could stop its advance.
The scene was incomparably shocking.
The giant beast, 10 blades tall, rampaged through a human city. The tall, spire-like buildings exploded and collapsed the moment they were struck, massive stones and rolling beams covered the streets, and thick dust blanketed half the sky.
Amid the dust, the Behemoth was like an abyssal demon emerging from the realm of death, set on devouring the mortal world.
But no matter how fast the Behemoth was, it couldn't match Li De's ascent. In just a few seconds, he had already risen several hundred blades into the air.
Ground forces, no matter how strong, could barely pose a threat to airborne units. This was the greatest advantage of aerial dominance.
Realizing that its prey had escaped, the Behemoth let out a piercing roar of fury.
With a swing of its massive claw, which gleamed coldly under the moonlight, a nearby two-story spire-roofed building collapsed with a crash.
And from the rubble, the Behemoth grabbed half a wall and hurled it at the swarm of bats in the sky.
Whoosh~!
The massive tearing sound of air was like the cry of a demon.
But Li De, already at an altitude of 500 blades, had no pressure dodging such an easily avoidable attack. By the time the stone wall reached 400 blades, the immense air resistance shattered it to pieces, unable to climb any higher.
It coasted a few more blades upward from inertia before running out of momentum and then began to fall like rain, showering down upon the furious Behemoth below.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The stones striking the Behemoth's body were like light tickles, yet they infuriated the terrifying beast even more.
It raised its head and roared at Li De.
Roar~!
The tremendous sound sent waves of panic through half the city. Children screamed louder in fear, adding another layer of chaos to the already frantic city.
Li De reverted to his human form, wings flapping behind him, looking down at the furious Behemoth below with some speechlessness.
Why had this Behemoth fixated on him for no reason?
Realizing it couldn't catch Li De, the Behemoth roared in frustration and gave up its chase. It turned to vent its fury on the surrounding buildings, beginning a rampage within the city.
Just how powerful was a Level 19 Behemoth?
Li De couldn't estimate it precisely, but the Behemoth before him had no opposition in this city capable of halting its advance.
Ballistae? Ineffective. Knight charges? Useless. Spells? Still no effect.
The Behemoth, 10 blades tall and covered in black fur, was like a colossal bulldozer, reducing everything in its path to ruins. Its claws, each two blades long, were sharper than any weapon. With each swing, buildings of bluestone were smashed apart, sending dust billowing into the sky.
The troops trying to stop it were torn to pieces by those claws. The city guards, already exhausted, barely managed to muster a coordinated attack before it collapsed entirely under a few rounds of the Behemoth's brutal charges.
The earth shattered beneath its steps. Street after street was reduced to ash under the weight of its massive body.
No one could stop this ultimate creature of the Beastmen Empire. Perhaps, only a Level 19 dragon appearing now could halt the Behemoth's rampage.
Li De flew higher into the night sky and once again transformed into a swarm of bats, escaping the Behemoth's gaze.
That savage beast wasn't his target. Nor did he have the energy to try to conquer it. Even if he emptied his coffers, he might still not be able to defeat this creature, one of the trump cards of the Beastmen Empire.
He accelerated toward the direction his senses pointed him.
That was where the thing he truly wanted lay, goblins.
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In a vast manor within Risel City, a heated argument was taking place.
On one side was the affirmative debater Yor Graymount, a goblin who saw vampires as saviors. On the opposing side were the elders of the Graymount Goblin Tribe, who strongly objected to any alliance with vampires.
Meanwhile, Hun Yuan, Thunderhands, and Cheng Kun, the three players, stood by idly, thoroughly enjoying the drama.
Watching NPCs argue was, indeed, quite entertaining.
Yor's face was flushed with anger as he glared at the goblin elders in the hall who looked at him with skeptical eyes.
"Majestic Iro is a being above Transcendents! If our Graymount Tribe wants to survive, only Majestic Iro has the power to protect us! We have no other choice!"
"Yor, that Iro is a vampire!"
One elder, roughly the same height as Yor but with a deeply wrinkled face, spoke with clear discontent.
"Those damned vampires will never keep their promises! We cannot entrust the fate of the Graymount Tribe to vampires!"
Behind him, more than twenty goblin elders nodded in unison.
"Exactly! Vampires are dark creatures. We're no match for them. Once those executioners set their sights on us, no goblin will survive."
"Those cunning vampires won't save us!"
"..."
The moment Yor announced his plea for aid, the goblin elders exploded with rage.
He had sought help from a vampire, unthinkable!
Those vampires were cruel, bloodthirsty creatures of darkness!
Yor raised his voice in rebuttal.
"No! Majestic Iro will honor his word.
Besides, do we Graymount Goblins have any other way out?
Where is our hope?? In Risel City??
There are hundreds of thousands of beastmen troops camped outside the city. Tell me, who can the Graymount Goblins rely on?!!
Other than Majestic Iro, who stands above all Transcendents, who else has the strength to protect goblins?"