“Does that flying beast know him?” Amber asked.
“It brought us here, could it be related to this man?”
“Very likely!” Opal responded. “But we don’t know its purpose.”
At that moment, a loud noise echoed from within the cave. The flying beast and the giant beast were thrown back, shattering stalactites into dust. Meanwhile, three other giant beasts noticed Billy and his group and charged like mountains. The ground cracked under their feet, causing the entire cave to shake, dislodging stones from the walls and ceiling.
“Attack!” Billy shouted, drawing his Bloodshadow Fury Blade and rushing forward. Opal and the others followed suit, drawing their weapons.
Billy’s blade left a shallow cut on one of the beasts, blood oozing out. Despite breaking through its scales, Billy was surprised. With his current power, even without using any trump cards, he could kill a first-rank Holy Realm with a single strike. He expected the beast to be dead, but it only had a shallow wound.
“Their defensive ability is strong, don’t underestimate them!” Billy warned Opal and the others. The beast charged again, shaking the ground. Billy dodged and slashed multiple times, leaving more wounds, but the beast remained unfazed.
“Enough playing around!” After a few more exchanges, Billy sheathed his blade and used Celestial Black Finger, sending a powerful wave of energy that obliterated surrounding stalactites. The beast sensed the danger but couldn’t dodge in time and charged at the energy wave. A deafening explosion followed, shaking the cave and reducing stalactites to dust.
The beast was thrown three to four hundred meters away, creating a crater upon impact. Its bones were shattered, and blood gushed from its mouth, but it was still alive.
Even a second-rank Holy Realm couldn’t withstand Billy’s Celestial Black Finger, yet this beast survived the attack. Its defensive ability was insane.
Billy didn’t intend to let it live. He sent a blade light that sliced through the beast’s head, spraying blood everywhere.
After dealing with the beast, Billy rushed to help Amber and Casey. They were fighting another beast, which had some injuries but was still strong. With Billy’s help, they quickly defeated it. Meanwhile, Opal had already finished his fight; his beast had a bloody hole in its throat.
A muffled sound caught their attention. Another beast was thrown two to three hundred meters away by the flying beast’s attack, landing with several large wounds and a fatal hole in its head. It twitched a few times before going still.
Billy and his group were astonished by the flying beast’s strength; even a second-rank Holy Realm might not be its match. Casey retrieved the beast cores from the four beasts; they were rare treasures.
Seeing Casey with the beast cores, the flying beast stepped back.
“Don’t worry, we won’t take your beast cores,” Casey reassured it with a smile.
The flying beast chirped without nodding or shaking its head, its meaning unclear.
Billy and his group approached the barrier.
“Do you know him?” Billy asked the flying beast.
The flying beast chirped and nodded.
“It really knows him!” Casey exclaimed.
Billy and the others were slightly surprised.
“Why did it bring us here?” Amber wondered. “Does it want us to break this array or guard it?”
“Let’s ask,” Billy suggested, turning to the flying beast. “Do you want us to guard this array?”
The flying beast shook its head.
“Do you want us to break it?” Billy asked again.
The flying beast nodded vigorously.
“But there’s nothing inside except this man. Why does it want us to break the array?” Amber pondered.
“Not sure,” Casey replied. “Let’s break it and see.”
Casey looked at Billy for approval. “Boss, shall I try?”
“Go ahead, but it won’t be easy,” Billy nodded.
Casey put away his bronze blade and formed ‘Thunder Breaking Fist,’ striking the barrier. It only shook slightly before stabilizing, while Casey was pushed back several steps by the recoil.
“Casey, let me help,” Amber offered.
“Alright,” Casey agreed after catching his breath.
They both unleashed their strongest attacks on the barrier but were pushed back ten meters without much effect on the barrier.
The flying beast chirped repeatedly and shook its head vigorously.
“Is this barrier reinforced with an array?” Billy asked.
The flying beast nodded.
“Billy Boy, can you sense the formation lines?” Opal inquired.
“No,” Billy shook his head. He had already used his spiritual power to probe the cave but sensed no formation lines.
“You can’t sense them?” Casey was surprised.
“Does that mean the person who set this array is more skilled than you?”