Of the one hundred Honkai Beasts within the range of the demon formation, Ming Yu only managed to successfully control eighty.
Frankly, for the reputation of the Key of Corruption and in contrast to the strength of the lower-class Honkai Beasts, eighty percent was a very low number.
But considering Ming Yu's capabilities, this was not an unacceptable result. Moreover, with one hundred and twenty lower-class Honkai Beasts still on the battlefield, this number was more than enough.
With furious eyes locked on the red Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Ming Yu swallowed and uttered a single word: "Kill!"
As the command was given, the eighty Honkai Beasts instantly split into two equal groups.
One group charged directly at the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, attacking their former king. The other group engaged the remaining white beast pack, not seeking to kill, but to prevent them from supporting the Emperor-class Honkai Beast.
Watching the chaotic battle between the black and white beast packs, Ming Yu laughed freely.
But the next moment, the muscles pulling at his wounds turned his laughter into a cough.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Ming Yu dared not waste any more time and quickly regulated his breathing to recover his condition.
He had never thought that forty lower-class Honkai Beasts alone could kill an Emperor-class one; that would be too fanciful.
Even a newly born Emperor-class was not something that could be dealt with by so few minions. The final battle, in the end, still belonged to him.
Seeing these former underlings dare to raise their weapons against it, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast was first shocked, then filled with overwhelming rage.
The Carapace Leaves on its shoulders glowed with red light, and two fireballs shot out, instantly turning two Templar-class Honkai Beasts into charcoal.
But the remaining Honkai Beasts seemed not to have seen this at all, charging even more bravely toward the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, their black and white spears and lances all stabbing at their former king.
Clang! Clang, clang!
With a series of crisp clangs, pits of varying depths appeared on the Emperor-class Honkai Beast's shell.
But unfortunately, none of the Honkai Beasts' attacks could truly pierce the emperor's shell. These Honkai Energy spears and lances, capable of easily penetrating steel plates, only had this much effect.
Conversely, every time the Emperor-class Honkai Beast swung its Carapace Leaves, it meant the dismemberment of a lower-class Honkai Beast.
In the face of an Emperor-class attack, the tough hides of the lower-class Honkai Beasts were no different from paper, at most offering a slightly different texture.
This was the gap between lower-class Honkai Beasts and Superior-class Honkai Beasts!
Although there was only a one-word difference in their names, the difference between them was as great as heaven and earth.
In front of an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, lower-class Honkai Beasts were indeed fragile. Even if many ants could kill an elephant, it was not something these forty ants could accomplish.
But even so, these Honkai Beasts faithfully carried out Ming Yu's orders, firmly tying down the powerful Emperor-class Honkai Beast, buying him time to recover.
But as time went on, the number of these Honkai Beasts grew smaller and smaller. Even with a numerical advantage, they had no chance against the Emperor-class existence; they were merely disposable consumables.
Swinging its surrounding sword-shaped Carapace Leaves once more, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast completely dismembered the lower-class Honkai Beast in front of it. The huge chunks of white flesh fell to the ground with a "thud, thud."
Looking at the few remaining black Honkai Beasts before it, it let out an excited roar.
Although its body surface was covered with many wounds, deep and shallow, making it look quite battered, the aura it exuded had not weakened much.
Moreover, once it dealt with these traitors, it could kill that damned human with its own hands!
Thinking this, it looked toward Ming Yu's position, only to see a patch of yellowish earth amidst the scorched land. The human who had been sitting there was long gone.
The next moment, it saw a black shadow flash before its eyes, and a sharp pain suddenly came from its chest.
Looking down, it found that a black longsword had fiercely pierced its shell, and on the hilt of that sword, a pair of human hands held it firmly.
Standing firm on the Honkai Beast's body, Ming Yu did his best to thrust Jizo Mitama deeper into the Honkai Beast's body, while slowly raising his head to look at this red emperor, revealing a ferocious smile, and said fiercely, "Checkmate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a thick blackness spread from the sword's body toward the Honkai Beast's body, devouring the original red like a wolf or a tiger.
Unlike the previous corrosion of the lower-class Honkai Beasts, this time the corrosion was not to control this emperor, but purely for destruction.
Although the power of Jizo Mitama focused on controlling the body of the corroded, when this power fully revealed its destructive side, it was no less than any other Divine Key.
Therefore, even if the target was an Emperor-class existence, and even if Ming Yu could not fully unleash the power of the Divine Key, the speed of corrosion would not be much slower.
The blackness representing corrosion madly seeped into every inch of the Honkai Beast's skin, covering most of its body in the blink of an eye.
"Roar~ Roar roar~"
Feeling its body gradually losing control and death approaching, the Honkai Beast let out desperate and angry roars.
Looking at the ferocious smile of the human before it, the Honkai Beast was enraged and used its last ounce of strength to send its sword-shaped Carapace Leaves shooting over.
The corner of his eye caught the Honkai Beast's attack, but Ming Yu no longer had the ability to dodge. Jizo Mitama's attack had reached a critical moment, not allowing for such distractions.
In the nick of time, he only managed to turn his body sideways, but a Carapace Leaf still sliced open half of his right shoulder.
"Sssshla~"
The sharp sword-shaped Carapace Leaf passed by, easily cutting through the black Cold Night armor, bringing with it a large spray of red blood and leaving a deep gash on his shoulder.
With a muffled grunt, the corner of Ming Yu's mouth twitched, but he urged the power of Jizo Mitama even more frantically.
The next moment, the red Emperor-class Honkai Beast was completely swallowed by the blackness.
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A thousand meters in the sky, a silver-white floating warship sailed calmly and quickly, stirring up wisps of clouds.
"Reporting, Major, Hyperion has reached the designated position. No biological energy reactions on the battlefield below. Honkai Beasts are engaged in infighting for unknown reasons. No Emperor-class Honkai Beast energy reaction!"
Looking at the data on the screen, the communications officer reported calmly, while also awaiting the Major's next instructions.
Hearing the communications officer's report, Himeko couldn't help but frown.
Although she felt that Squad 16 would be no match for an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, they shouldn't have been wiped out so quickly. That kid alone would definitely not be someone who would die so easily!
Besides, didn't the intelligence report say a suspected Emperor-class Honkai Beast had appeared? Why couldn't it be detected?
If no Emperor-class Honkai Beast had appeared, there was no reason for Squad 16 to disappear!
But if there was an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, where did it go?
Coupled with the strange infighting among the Honkai Beasts, it was just too abnormal!
Truly, it's shrouded in fog!
The A-rank Valkyrie Himeko couldn't help but lament, biting her nail silently.