Chapter 162: Anger

“Buddy, I bet this little bird is going to be frozen into an ice bird right away?”

Jack, who was watching the satellite footage, could not help but make a bet. Having just witnessed the power of this Bullhorn Fish Fierce Beast, its ability to freeze everything made people tremble. And this little bird in front of him? In Jack’s eyes, it represented ignorance. No matter how beautiful its feathers were, so what? It was just an ignorant silly bird.

Stephen, sitting next to Jack, shrugged his shoulders and said, “No, I don’t think this little bird will lose.”

As an analyst, how sharp was Stephen’s vision? Although the satellite footage was not clear enough to be like being there in person, he still caught the defensive movements of the Bullhorn Fish. Based on the classification of Fierce Beasts in the globally shared data, Stephen dared to bet that this Fierce Beast was definitely a Level Six Fierce Beast or even higher. Could a little bird that made it wary be an ordinary little bird?

Arguments like this were taking place in several countries, and everyone wanted to know how this ordinary, hawk-sized fire-red bird would face this powerful Bullhorn Fish.

As for Zhou Liming, his departure was also noticed. But Zhou Liming fled by flying through the city streets, and under the cover of buildings, the satellite naturally lost its target. Due to the standoff between the Bullhorn Fish and the Flame Bird, everyone’s attention was naturally drawn, and no one noticed that Zhou Liming had appeared on a tall building located between the inside and outside, using his abnormal eyesight to watch every move of the Bullhorn Fish and the Flame Bird.

The technological means of the X Squadron showed Zhou Liming the power of technology, and he was almost certain that the commotion in City Yue B had already attracted the attention of the country.

But Zhou Liming did not care too much; with their strength, they had no way to penetrate deep into the coastal area. Whether from the air or land, countless Fierce Beasts would let them know that the Fierce Beast Occupied Area was currently absolutely a forbidden zone for humans. Even if they flew at ultra-high altitude over City Yue B, what use would it be? On the Flame Bird’s territory, they were even more helpless.

The Bullhorn Fish was full of caution, while the Flame Bird was getting impatient, and its calls became faster in rhythm.

“It’s about to start!”

Zhou Liming looked at the Flame Bird in the sky; it was fiery red, and its call stopped abruptly. Then it flapped its wings fiercely and began to soar upward, like a Fighter Jet piercing into the clouds.

With a “boom,” flames instantly appeared on the Flame Bird’s body. The burning Flame Bird’s body shape constantly changed, instantly becoming incomparably huge, like a phoenix reborn from the fire, spreading its wings and flying high in the sky. The flames emanating from its body were orange-yellow, and the air twisted under this high temperature, looking like refracted overlaps.

Endless flames spread out for over a hundred meters, forming a huge fireball that transformed into a giant sun in the sky above City Yue B.

“Oh, God…”

“My goodness!”

Various screams came from the monitoring room. Everyone who witnessed the Flame Bird’s transformation cried out in surprise. They never thought that this small, unremarkable red bird would instantly turn into a giant burning bird with a wingspan of dozens of meters, like the phoenix in legends.

No one doubted the terror of the Flame Bird, because from the footage, it could be seen that even from hundreds of meters away, some paper items in the city below were slowly being scorched, then suddenly burst into flames, and finally connected into sheets of raging fire. Only now did someone notice that below the Bullhorn Fish, a layer of light ice had already spread, covering the buildings.

The Flame Bird’s personality was somewhat fiery and impulsive. Facing the steady Bullhorn Fish, after using its Body Skill, the Flame Bird sprayed a flame from the air with a cry, rushing toward the Bullhorn Fish. Then the Flame Bird closely followed behind this flame, flapping its wings and pouncing down.

The Bullhorn Fish had been hovering in the air. Facing the flames, it also spat out an ice arrow, fiercely entering into the flames.

Fire and water are incompatible, referring to two substances that cannot coexist. The clash of fire and water did not produce a huge explosion of energy forms; instead, the ice arrow was roasted until it melted, and the cold air of the ice arrow extinguished the flames. Two King-level Fierce Beasts of comparable strength ended the first round in a draw.

But the Flame Bird’s personality would not seek stability; it fiercely approached the Bullhorn Fish, and its two claws grabbed toward the Bullhorn Fish’s forehead.

The two Body Skills of water and fire collided, making a “tsk tsk” sound, like two balloons squeezed together, with the contact surface sinking in. The water patterns were evaporated bit by bit by the flames, while the flames were extinguished bit by bit by the water patterns. In the instant of compression, the Flame Bird’s claws fiercely grabbed onto the Bullhorn Fish’s forehead. The light yellow scales on top were clawed off in a large piece, and several bloodstains appeared.

The Bullhorn Fish was not an easy target either. The moment the Flame Bird’s claws grabbed it, it swung its two horns, directly sweeping past the Flame Bird’s lower abdomen. More than a dozen fiery red feathers fell off, fluttering in the air, and then falling downward.

The Flame Bird used the force from this grab to fly high again, letting out a cry of pain.

In just one encounter, both Fierce Beasts were injured, and the battle immediately entered a white-hot stage.

Two mutually restraining attributes allowed them to ignore each other’s defenses, rendering each other’s Body Skills ineffective and allowing them to engage in melee combat. For now, neither side had the upper hand. The Flame Bird was certainly uncomfortable, but the several bloodstains on the Bullhorn Fish’s forehead made it constantly let out “li li” cries.

In the first test, the Flame Bird knew the opponent was tough to deal with, but its personality destined it to take a fierce route. It just circled in the air for a moment, then began to dive toward the Bullhorn Fish, which was as calm as still water. One used speed to defeat the enemy, while the other used stillness to control motion; even their personalities were mutually restraining.

In fact, the Flame Bird’s speed was not slower than the Bullhorn Fish, and the momentum of its dive was absolutely astonishing.

Zhou Liming stood on the building, looking at the two Fierce Beasts fighting in the distance; they were evenly matched, and it was impossible to determine a winner in a short time.

The Flame Bird’s dive and the Bullhorn Fish’s tail sweep were both extremely powerful combat methods. In Zhou Liming’s view, if it weren’t for their Body Skills and Form Skills restraining each other, the battle would have lost its suspense long ago. If they fought other Fierce Beasts, one flame could turn the opponent into a roasted beast, and one ice arrow could turn the opponent into an ice sculpture.

Zhou Liming felt that these two Fierce Beasts had not brought out their ultimate moves yet. Presumably, they knew that even if they used them, they might not be able to make the other side submit?

“It’s a bit of a pity that I couldn’t see just how terrifying the Form Skill of a Level Six King-level Fierce Beast is.”

Thinking of his own Death Light, which covered an area of about one kilometer, the Form Skills of these two Level Six King-level Fierce Beasts shouldn’t be too bad, right? Looking at the sea of fire that the Flame Bird spilled when it was first born, it covered an entire district, at least two or three kilometers.

Now Zhou Liming couldn’t make up his mind whether to leave or continue watching.

Seeming to think of something, Zhou Liming frowned. Yes, he thought of the Fierce Beast’s Body Skill. If he was currently equivalent to the level of a Level Six Fierce Beast, he should also have a Body Skill, right? But why couldn’t he use it? Or was his Fierce Beast Gene just an ordinary Level Six Fierce Beast, not King-level?

“It shouldn’t be like this!” Zhou Liming muttered. After all, knowing that there were changes in his body, his strength would always be strengthened as batches of Fierce Beasts landed. This strange phenomenon was enough to show that the Fierce Beast Gene in his body was not simple. Looking at so many Fierce Beasts, this phenomenon simply did not exist.

This question, even Ren Zhigang could not explain, let alone Zhou Liming.

The surging power in his body had been faintly increasing slowly since escaping from the Grand Rear. From the first batch to the sixth batch of landing Fierce Beasts, he had this feeling. It could be said with certainty that the appearance of this phenomenon meant that the landing of the seventh batch of Fierce Beasts was absolutely inevitable, and the Sixth Stage was not the limit for Fierce Beasts.

Faintly, Zhou Liming still had a trace of excitement. As long as the seventh batch of Fierce Beasts landed, his strength would be promoted to the next level. Once he broke through, it would be a qualitative change.

Looking at the two Fierce Beasts fighting to the death, Zhou Liming clenched his fist and said, “When I break through, I won’t be in such a sorry state as now, right? Maybe I can beat them until they’re looking for teeth all over the ground, as docile as two kittens.” But thinking of the Seventh Level Fierce Beasts, which he couldn’t just shout about beating and killing casually, Zhou Liming felt a bit discouraged again.

Super strong abilities and incredible endurance made it impossible for the Flame Bird and the Bullhorn Fish to determine a winner.

This earth-shattering battle frightened all the lower-level Fierce Beasts in City Yue B, and they had long since quietly fled. Compared to humans, they were more timid. In the world of Fierce Beasts, the law of the jungle was even crueler. The sensitivity of Fierce Beasts would not let them have curiosity that would kill them. Once powerful Fierce Beasts were present, they would generally choose to flee.

The battle between the two Fierce Beasts, although mainly melee combat, occasionally involved small Form Skills. However, with their Body Skills activated, the destruction to the city was terrifying. The city ranked fourth in the country was half destroyed in just half a day.

Countless burning ruins and ruins everywhere frozen in ice made countries around the world stare in disbelief.

But after half a day, with both sides covered in wounds, these two Fierce Beasts also gradually began to fight with anger. The Flame Bird became more irritable, and the Bullhorn Fish was no longer as leisurely and steady as before, starting to actively attack from time to time, fighting with their lives.