[530] There's More?

Outside Fukang City. Lauked-Hades had transformed into a colossal red dragon, completely reshaping the terrain outside into a field of molten magma. Fukang City had become a solitary black speck adrift in an ocean of red. At that moment, Lauked-Hades was fast asleep. The class-holders in Fukang City were only around Level 10 or so anyway, making it utterly impossible for them to leave. Maintaining this sea of magma was all he needed to do. Yet while he was resting, slime after slime climbed the battlements under Yu Xian's will. Up on the city walls, dozens of Chaos Strongmen grabbed the slimes, took aim at the slumbering red dragon, and hurled them straight over. The dragon that Lauked-Hades had transformed into possessed razor-sharp scales radiating scorching heat. The moment the slimes struck the red dragon's body, they burst apart, splashing black matter in every direction. The viscous substance clinging to the dragon was baked by the searing temperature, instantly turning into charred black spots across his scales. "What the hell is this? It reeks!" By the time Lauked-Hades realized what was happening, he was already covered in black splotches. He pushed himself up immediately, and looking up, saw another slime plunging from the sky. At the same time, its stats appeared in his vision: [Dung Slime] [Level: 5] [Skill:] [Eat Shit: By consuming excrement, the Dung Slime gains life energy and slowly recovers its health.] [Description: A monster that frequently loiters near toilets, as well as the favorite prey of Black-Mouthed Wild Dogs. When attacking it, remember to use ranged skills, because upon death it explodes, splattering the dung essence within its core in all directions. You won't be washing that smell off for a year.] *Holy shit!* *A Dung Slime!* Lauked-Hades hastily exhaled a blast of flame, incinerating the airborne Dung Slime. The problem was that exploding upon death was a racial trait of Dung Slimes, not a passive skill. Thus, after the flames swept through, the Dung Slime was not reduced to harmless ash—it detonated. A massive glob of pitch-black filth instantly plastered across Lauked-Hades' face, knocking his body straight into hitstun. "Yu Xian—!" Lauked-Hades erupted in a roar of blind fury. He immediately spun around and dove into the magma to put distance between them, just as swarms of Dung Slimes rained down upon his original spot, detonating in succession. In truth, Lauked-Hades was not a lackey of the Class Hunter Society; he had been hired by Xia Hai to blockade the city. News of what happened in Jiangli City had spread rapidly over the network to the Xia Hai Legion. While Xia Hai was locked in a grueling battle against the Tyrant of the Skies, an idea had crossed his mind. Since Jiangli City was cut off, blockading Fukang City as well would prevent Yu Xian from spawning and marching more troops over, thereby breathing life back into the Xia Hai Legion's hopeless situation. Thus, at an immense cost, he had persuaded Lauked-Hades to step in. Presumably, when he hired Lauked-Hades, he never could have imagined what the dragon was about to endure. Soon enough, though, he would find out. After all, how could Yu Xian pass up such a glorious sight without livestreaming it to let everyone watch Lauked-Hades eat shit with their own eyes? "Kids these days are so delicate. What's a little poop? Back in the day, my bro Old Zhang would wolf down three bowls in one breath without even batting an eye," Yu Xian said with a chuckle to Little Nora, watching the broadcast of Lauked-Hades getting plastered in the face with dung. Many viewers in Little Nora's stream were also tuning in to the stream Yu Xian had linked, and the chat exploded with joyful waves of "Hahaha," turning into an ocean of sheer amusement. "From now on, if you ever can't beat Lauked-Hades, just tell him: 'You ate shit.' No matter what he says, just hit him with: 'You ate shit.' That's all you need," Yu Xian said grinningly. Laughter roared through the chat once more. Lauked-Hades' reputation had been dragged thoroughly through the mud. Before long, once clips of the stream circulated to a broader audience, his moniker would surely shift from the Red Dragon King to the Shit-Eating Dragon. Yu Xian and Little Nora kept streaming until midday, when Zhang Shou and the others finally arrived. "Here's my bro Old Zhang, say hi!" Yu Xian pulled Zhang Shou into the frame, addressing the viewers with a beam. Zhang Shou immediately smiled. "Hey there, family!" After reading the chat for a moment, he looked at Yu Xian, thoroughly baffled. "Salty Fish, why is everyone calling me a ruthless badass?" Zhang Shou asked in confusion. Yu Xian laughed. "Look at your build now. With all those sculpted muscles, you look fierce at first glance!" "Hahaha, jealous? Look at these muscles, look at this demon back!" Zhang Shou immediately showed off, clearly beyond pleased with his current physique. Even if he couldn't look as sleek and handsome as a Sword Immortal, being tall and burly was still great. After all, he had started out fat, then became bulky, neither of which had looked particularly good. Being tall, broad, and imposing now was definitely an upgrade. "From now on, call me Ruthless Old Zhang!" Zhang Shou chortled smugly. [KaKaKa: Hahaha, as expected of a ruthless man who can down three big bowls of shit in one go! Ruthless Old Zhang truly lives up to his name. Respect, respect!] [San Da Mu: Shh, don't say it out loud, as long as we all know!] [Tong Tong: If the Ruthless Emperor sees this, Salty Fish is done for.] Zhang Shou did see it. Veins bulged on his forehead as he seized Yu Xian by the neck and roared, "I saw that! When the hell did I ever down three big bowls of shit in one breath without batting an eye?!" "Guh-guh-guh..." Shaken vigorously until his whole body wobbled, Yu Xian finally let his tongue flop out, playing dead. The livestream viewers burst into laughter once again, while Little Nora just continued happily scarfing down snacks. *** Longdan City. Xia Hai, Xia Donghai, and the rest had pushed themselves to their limits and finally brought down the Tyrant of the Skies. When the colossal aircraft carrier detonated, a collective sigh of relief washed over everyone. It had been an agonizingly difficult fight. At first, Xia Hai had been overwhelmed and forced to flee back into Longdan City. After reorganizing his forces, he had marched out again to engage the Tyrant of the Skies. Having lost numerous members, they had fallen back to regroup for several days before finally mounting the assault that brought the beast down. "Both cities occupied by the Sparkle Legion are now blockaded, and the siege on Longdan City has been broken. All we have to do now is teleport to the other cities at our own pace and wipe out the summoned beasts besieging them, and this crisis will be over," Xia Hai told the members of the Xia Hai Legion, his former arrogance entirely gone. This battle had been grueling. So many lives had been sacrificed just to liberate a single city. The thought of countless summoned beasts waiting to be cleared in the other cities left even Xia Hai feeling deeply exhausted. Still, at least there was hope. It was far better than the endless tide of summoned beasts from before. Now, they only needed to... Suddenly, sheer terror washed over Xia Donghai's face. Staring blankly into the distance, his face drained of color as he stammered, "L-Leader... another... another one is coming!" Another one? Xia Hai froze in bewilderment, then realized what it meant and whirled around. Outside the city, looming behind the distant mountain range, a colossal stone titan was slowly striding forward. Swarming over its body were countless summoned beasts. Because of its immense height, the stone titan's head was entirely veiled by clouds, exerting an overwhelming, suffocating pressure upon everyone below. Xia Hai stared at the giant, his pupils trembling violently, until he finally couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood. Why was there another one? He couldn't comprehend it!