Chapter 1131: Provocation

The next day.

The Moon Bow stood on top of a tree, staring intensely at the tower. He was already gripping his bow, ready to draw it the moment he saw any movement.

"They will come for the beast today. I’m going to kill them as soon as the beasts assemble." The Moon Bow’s expression turned grim. He made sure to erase his presence as much as possible so that no beasts would find him and continue their way toward Clovis.

Clovis, on the other hand, split his team according to the original plan. To pull the beasts, he didn’t need a lot of people. He brought only Aileen with him.

Aileen leaped from one tree to another, eliminating the beasts that would try to make a noise.

Clovis, on the other hand, conserved his energy as much as possible.

They finally reached the spot where Aileen had retreated previously. As she said, the density of the beasts staying in the area had increased drastically. There were simply close to no gaps to even pass it without making a noise.

From this point onward, Clovis drew his blade and started leading the charge.

He slashed one beast after another, moving forward at the fastest speed.

On the other hand, Aileen took down as many beasts as possible while maintaining her thin presence to ease Clovis’s burden of getting surrounded.

Clovis was used to fighting so many beasts at once, so this level of fight wasn’t exactly a problem for him.

*Roar!*

*Roar!*

The beasts started to wake up from the noise. Before they died, they would try to let out any sound so that it could alert other beasts.

As a result, more and more beasts woke up and alerted even more beasts.

However, Clovis’s advance was at lightning speed. He cut down beasts instantly, not giving the beasts any chance to defend themselves.

He moved efficiently as Melody assisted him with the route he was supposed to take. As a result, he pierced through the beast’s defense line.

"!!!" The Tier 9 lizard, who had just woken up from all the noises, lifted its head and saw Clovis standing in the distance.

"..." The lizard paused for a moment before raising its body as though it was about to order all beasts to fight.

At the same time, the lizard wondered if there was a need to actually alert all those beasts. Before long, Clovis would exhaust himself and get surrounded.

Noticing the lizard not wanting to move, Clovis gathered his power on his sword. His eyes turned bloodshot as he took a step forward before swinging it with as much power as possible.

"Beast Manifestation Technique, Thunderous Roar."

A powerful roar shook the area as the lizard widened its eyes. One second later, the beasts had the upper part of their bodies flying into the air. However, the blood spurted a few seconds later as though Clovis cut them so fast that their bodies didn’t even realize they were already cut.

Then, the blood turned into a small pouring rain that dyed the entire area red.

More importantly, that strike actually killed one of the three Rank 8 beasts.

This was the reason he came from this direction without bringing many teammates. If he came with a large group, the beasts would instantly recognize him as an immediate threat.

The more powerful the beasts were, the wiser they became. That was especially true for a Tier 9 beast. Even his grandfather had subdued a few beasts. While he couldn’t stop their bloodthirsty nature like Clovis’s pet shop, he still managed to stop them from daring to harm him. Basically, he provoked their instinct to recognize him as an overlord.

If they didn’t, he would just beat them up until they recognized him.

That was what Clovis took advantage of this time. He made sure that the beasts didn’t think of him as a threat and launch an all-out assault that would weaken them.

Their biggest concern after the lizard was the three Tier 8 beasts. Now that one of them had been removed, it greatly reduced the pressure that the Libation Fiesta had to face.

However, there was one more person who couldn’t believe what he had just seen. That person was none other than the Moon Bow.

"!!!"

"What is that attack? How could he be that strong? He’s only what? 25 years old?" The Moon Bow frowned. "This attack has actually surpassed the Sword Saint. It is actually quite similar to the power that Mara Leverstrike possesses. I have never fought her before, but this is truly..."

The Moon Bow realized the threat Clovis possessed. "He really can’t be left alive. If he continues to grow, in another five years, no one will become a threat to him anymore."

It looked like the lizard had the same idea.

"Scree!" The lizard screeched, ordering all the beasts in the area to get up and fight.

At the same time, Clovis pointed at the corpses in front of him before pointing his finger at the lizard, gesturing that the lizard would have the same fate.

Even without Christina’s unique ability, it looked like he successfully provoked the lizard.

"Scree!" The lizard was furious and ordered the beasts to start moving.

Clovis looked left and right. Knowing he would get surrounded soon, he turned around and started running.

The beasts tried to stop him, but Clovis easily broke through them and continued toward the hill.

On the other hand, the Moon Bow couldn’t help but furrow his eyebrows.

"What’s going on? Now that I think about it, where is his team? The only one I sense, although faint, is that assassin of his. Where are the others?" The Moon Bow took a deep breath.

More and more beasts were coming. In fact, all the beasts within a one-kilometer radius were actually moving in the same direction.

Suspicious of the situation, the Moon Bow also followed them as quietly as possible, not wanting the beasts to find him and think of him as part of Clovis’s group.

He soon stopped in shock. "This is..." as the fortified hill came into sight.