ALL NOVEL Chapter 398: Beasts
Lana, the ruler of this world, looked at the southern continent with a calm and beautiful smile on her lips.
“What a peaceful and beautiful place!” she sighed. It was indeed a lovely place to live and raise a family.
“Let’s destroy it!” Her smile turned evil. As much as one may hold up hope for her rehabilitation, the brutal truth is that Lana is absolutely evil. Hoping for her to be kind is like expecting the surface of the sun to be cold.
She has allowed the appearance of many places throughout the world, such as the southern continent, where people can live in peace. Her purpose is simple: as an evil psychopath, she loves to see peaceful cities ruined, people’s lives overturned, and innocents die. She especially likes ruining things people want to protect.
“Hey, Green, start the next round! Take care of Mike; I don’t want him to die,” she said.
Master Green replied, “Yes, my glorious queen! I hope the ensuing destruction makes the most beautiful demon in the world, the most powerful, mighty, and evil being in all existence, happy!” He spoke with glee. If he were a dog, he would have wagged his tail at that moment.
“You’re good at this! Maybe I should upgrade your card again!” Lana said, enjoying his praises.
“The most ruthless, evil, and dark queen in the whole universe; the one who kills, destroys, and ruins; destroyer of peace, eliminator of life, the enemy of good, Queen Lana, the one I worship!” said Master Green. Of course, he was not a spiritual master; he was obviously a queen believer.
“It’s so good!” Lana giggled. “I would reward you 500 trillion RM! If you do well, I may just promote you to the peak of the soul nucleus realm! Do your best!” She said this and then disabled the message spell.
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The southern continent is absolutely infested with all kinds of high-ranking monsters, but most of the time, they are peaceful, not leaving their territory. However, there is no guarantee they wouldn’t leave if a particular Master Green provokes them.
The beast invasion is the first round. In this round, the beasts attack and destroy all kinds of remote tribes, running their peaceful lives. There is a formation recording all of this for Lana; she likes to save these destruction videos. It’s said that she has a rank 11 world’s worth of recording tapes.
The beast invasion, however, is only the first round. The survivors then face a zombie invasion, dark disaster, demonic infiltration, and parasitic disease.
Those who manage to survive the parasitic disease gain the qualification to participate in exclusive disasters.
The first five disasters are fixed; they happen in every round. The sixth and seventh, however, vary. They depend on the queen’s mood; they may be easy to pass or impossible, depending on her choice.
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“Yeah, my second husband killed himself when he saw me with Master Silver! You know, he was close-minded. I regret marrying him at all!” Calantha said while laughing.
Mike laughed and said, “Really, you have an interesting life!”
He was not very interested in chatting with the woman in front of him, but at the moment, he was inside the fighter jet; he could not cultivate, nor did he have anything else to do. Therefore, he decided to try this kind of chat.
“You know, I had an interesting past, too!” Mike said.
“Really? You look young! Oh wait, don’t tell me you’re actually an old man with a young face? That’s right, with your realm, you would remain young even if you are thousands of years old!” Calantha said, wondering about Mike's age.
“Why aren’t you a martial artist?” asked Mike. Calantha had no aura at all.
“Of course I want to, but I don’t have the talent at all. They said my meridians are blocked; there are pills to fix it, but even the cheapest is 1 billion RM!” The old woman’s good mood vanished, and she spoke with depression.
“You had so many husbands and even slept with Master Silver, yet you failed to get the pill?” Mike asked.
“I take back what I just said! You are not old at all; you’re definitely very young and inexperienced! Let me tell you! Master Silver is as stingy as a… I can’t even find a metaphor. Don’t look at him like this; the gems and gold he puts on are all illusions. Even with his massive wealth, he didn’t buy real jewelry for himself. It’s said that he never paid for anything; he even steals food when he gets hungry!”
“Then why did you sleep with him?” Mike asked in confusion.
“Why do you think they hired me as an insurance inspector?” the woman said.
“What? Ridiculous! So they hire their agents based on who can please Master Silver?” Mike asked.
“It’s not just Master Silver; the other Nascent Soul masters are the same. They give inspector jobs to whoever can please them the most. This is an open secret. There are only a few thousand insurance inspector positions in the capital; there are tens of thousands of job applicants. Of course, they have to choose among the masses,” said the old woman.
“I didn’t expect them to be so sloppy!” said Mike.
“Ok, let’s forget about those. Let’s talk about ourselves. Hey, take a look at my body!” the old woman began to strip naked; as a wood elf, she wasn't shy at all.
“Hey, don’t!” Mike wanted to stop her.
Boom!
A deafening bang came and shook the jet. Fortunately, both had seat belts, so they remained fine. Although in Mike’s case, it was not fortunate for him, but for the jet; if his body had hit it, it might have been destroyed.
“What’s going on?” shouted the old woman.
“No idea!” Mike looked outside the window.
The jet was flying at a very high altitude, so his martial domain didn’t reach the ground. But his eyes were still good; he saw a lot of monsters moving around on the ground; there were hundreds, many 6th and 7th grades, and even a few 8th-grade monsters.
“Oh damn!” there were also flying monsters chasing after the jet; a 7th-grade flying monster opened its mouth wide and shot a fireball at the jet. Fortunately for the jet, Mike was a martial saint with a strong domain. He quickly expanded his domain and stood ready.
As soon as the fireball entered, the domain quickly overwhelmed it and destroyed it. It all happened in less than half a second.
“Something’s going on. Why are so many strong monsters all of a sudden?” Mike thought frantically.
He took the AI-controlling token and ordered the fighter's AI pilot to return to Wide Forest City. With these beasts, trying to deliver insurance supplies is ridiculous.
“Why did you do that? They’ll subtract a lot of money from our bank accounts!” Calantha shouted, very upset.
“We may die at the hands of the beasts!” Mike said. He wasn’t sure he could fight against so many monsters.
The monsters are ranked differently; there are 21 grades in total, with grade 0 being the weakest and grade 20 being the strongest.
A grade 0 beast is only slightly stronger than an ordinary human. A grade 1 beast is comparable in strength to a quasi-rank 1 mage, while a grade 2 beast is as powerful as an early rank 1 mage. Grade 3 beasts match quasi-rank 2 mages, and grade 4 beasts are on par with early rank 2 mages.
Grade 5 beasts possess the strength of quasi-rank 3 mages, whereas grade 6 beasts can contend with early rank 3 mages. Grade 7 beasts are equivalent to quasi-rank 4 mages, and grade 8 beasts rival early rank 4 mages.
Grade 9 beasts are as strong as quasi-rank 5 mages, and grade 10 beasts align with early rank 5 mages. Grade 11 beasts match the power of quasi-rank 6 mages, while grade 12 beasts are on par with early rank 6 mages.
Grade 13 beasts hold the strength of quasi-rank 7 mages, and grade 14 beasts are as strong as early rank 7 mages. Grade 15 beasts reach the level of quasi-rank 8 mages, while grade 16 beasts rival early rank 8 mages.
Grade 17 beasts are comparable to quasi-rank 9 mages, and grade 18 beasts stand toe-to-toe with early rank 9 mages. Grade 19 beasts possess the might of peak rank 9 mages, and grade 20 beasts are as formidable as quasi-rank 10 mages.
Most monsters in the southern continent are between ranks 0 and 5. But rarely, one can encounter monsters as strong as rank 10. There are some ancient monsters in remote places as strong as rank 15.
With one look below, Mike felt there was no way he could survive if the plane crashed. There were hundreds of rank 5 beasts, tens of rank 6 beasts, more than ten rank 7 beasts, and even a few rank 8 beasts. Mike didn’t see any rank 9 beasts, but he couldn’t rule them out either.
For him now, rank 5 beasts were easy; he could kill hundreds of them with no trouble. Rank 6 and 7 beasts were also easy to kill. However, rank 8 beasts were very troublesome. He could win against them, but it would take time and effort. If there were any rank 9 beasts, he would have to run; he had no chance against a rank 9 beast in his current condition.
“The only chance of survival is to return to the Wide Forest City, where Green can protect the city against these beasts,” Mike thought.
Master Green, as a soul nucleus realm spiritual master, is as strong as a rank 15 beast. There may be some rank 15 beasts somewhere in the southern continent, but the chances of them running into the Wide Forest City are extremely low. For now, the Wide Forest City is the safest place in the world.
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The fighter jet turned around in the direction of the Wide Forest City and accelerated its speed even further.
With a speed of over 25,000 kilometers per hour, plus moving far at a very high altitude, very few monsters were able to see it, let alone attack it. From time to time, some 6th and 7th grade flying beasts saw it and chased after it, but they were all easily killed by Mike’s domain.
With Mike as the guard, the fighter jet managed to successfully return to the Wide Forest City.