A furious roar from the customs officer made the freighter owner frown. Though displeased, he was a seasoned businessman and knew how to mask his emotions.
Since they insisted on opening it, he had no choice.
As the old saying goes, a merchant cannot fight an official.
The freighter owner waved his hand, and two crew members immediately stepped forward, ready to open the container.
Initially, everything seemed normal, but as the container was opened a crack, a heavy breathing sound echoed in everyone's ears.
The customs officer's expression changed instantly. With a dark look, he said to the freighter owner, "You bastard, you said this was filled with clothes and toys!"
It was no wonder the customs officer was so agitated. Transporting live animals required entirely different procedures than inanimate goods, involving multiple approvals to prevent biological invasions.
The freighter owner's face also paled.
As a businessman, he understood the gravity of the situation and quickly moved to inspect.
Just as the freighter owner reached the container door,
*Bang!*
The two doors of the container were violently pushed open from the inside, and a colossal dark shadow darted out, not giving the freighter owner any time to react.
"A... a monster!"
The customs officer, unaware of the Di Kui demon's identity, saw the monstrous, ugly creature and his first thought was that it was some kind of monster.
Di Kui didn't bother with these people. He slammed his fists on the ground.
*Boom!*
The ground cracked, and a large portion of the just-unloaded or temporarily stored cargo plummeted into the fissures. The customs officers and the crew members were not spared.
Although he didn't know where he was, having been confined in the cramped container for so long, Di Kui's primary desire was to cause a ruckus.
And so he did.
Facing Di Kui, the port could not withstand him. In just a few moments, it sank into the bay of the island nation.
Yet, Di Kui was still not satisfied. After destroying the port he landed at, he quickly proceeded to a nearby coastal city and, without a word, began a rampage of destruction.
Against Di Kui, the entire Heno-bi region had no power to resist. The local police and stationed Self-Defense Forces were no match for Di Kui.
"Quick! Retreat!"
"It's impossible, there's no way. No one can stop this monster."
"Save me, someone save me, I don't want to die!"
The once bustling city streets were now devastated. Large sections of skyscrapers had collapsed, and as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but ruins and rubble, with the corpses of citizens everywhere, and retreating police and Self-Defense Forces.
Faced with the demon, the Self-Defense Forces' firearms were useless against him. Furthermore, fighting within the city resulted in much unnecessary collateral damage.
Di Kui, standing at a major intersection, slammed his hand on the ground. The earth trembled, and the ground cracked. The already panicked people became even more chaotic, with many being knocked down and trampled to death by the fleeing crowds.
Hmm?
Di Kui seemed to sense something. His hand, which was about to strike the ground, suddenly stopped. He looked towards his rear-left, and a tall, slender figure slowly emerged from the darkness.
"You are? A subordinate of the Holy Lord?"
Di Kui felt the Holy Lord's aura from the other person.
"That's right. Father sent me to guide you."
The person who appeared was none other than Yong Huo.
"Father?"
Di Kui raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself when that guy, the Holy Lord, had a son. Moreover, the other person didn't look like the Holy Lord at all. Could it be...
Yong Huo, being exceptionally intelligent, instantly read Di Kui's thoughts from his face and said, "Instead of dwelling on that, it's better to complete your and Father's plan as soon as possible. Delay could lead to complications, don't you think?"
Di Kui nodded, agreeing with Yong Huo's words, and asked, "This isn't Dongjing, is it?"
In the years Di Kui spent in hell, the continents of the world had undergone massive changes. Coupled with his recent emergence, he wasn't very familiar with the island nation.
But it didn't matter. As the Demon of Earth, Di Kui certainly had other skills besides digging.
Just like now, although he wasn't familiar with the island nation, he could sense through the earth that there were no volcanoes nearby.
"Not far," Yong Huo nodded. "You've landed ahead of the planned location. To reach Dongjing, you need to continue heading north."
Di Kui nodded. Then, the surrounding earth and stones seemed to come alive, quickly gathering towards Di Kui and forming a small stone hut behind him.
Di Kui crouched down, and Yong Huo stepped into the stone hut.
After ensuring Yong Huo was settled, Di Kui began to dig downwards. Once his entire body was submerged underground, he sped off in the direction Yong Huo had indicated.
However, after advancing for only a short while, as Di Kui dug through the earth and stones ahead,
*Boom!*
A violent explosion occurred in front of Di Kui, and the heatwave directly hit his face, forcing him to retreat to the surface.
When Di Kui returned to the surface, he found himself surrounded by tanks and human soldiers.
"Open fire!"
At the commander's order, countless artillery shells rained down on Di Kui.
These small things, while unable to harm Di Kui, were as annoying as flies.
Furthermore, due to the obstruction of these soldiers, Di Kui was unable to advance rapidly underground.
Enraged, Di Kui raised his hand to block the incoming artillery shells, then stomped his right foot forward.
Stone spikes, each over two meters wide, erupted from the ground, spreading outwards from Di Kui as the center.
Tanks were flipped over by the spikes, and soldiers were sent flying.
The once stable defense line was instantly annihilated by Di Kui's assault.
After destroying the front line before him, Di Kui did not pursue the defeated enemy. Instead, he re-entered the ground and quickly broke through the blockade, continuing his advance northward.
The value of engaging with these human soldiers was far less than igniting a volcano.
The commander painfully climbed out of a overturned tank, looked at the departing Di Kui, and angrily threw his gun to the ground, shouting, "Coward!"
Talk was one thing, and curses were another. After cursing, the commander found a soldier carrying a radio and reported the events that had transpired.
"You've done very well. Go and rest. We'll handle the rest."
"Yes."
In the following time, Di Kui was intercepted every time he traveled a short distance. Although Di Kui could easily resolve each encounter, the sheer number of them was overwhelming.
What should have been a journey of an hour and a half took Di Kui three hours and he still hadn't arrived.
Di Kui also tried to change his route, but no matter where he went, he was found and blown out from underground.
And the instigator of all this was leisurely resting with his eyes closed in the stone hut on Di Kui's back.
That's right, it was Yong Huo who deserved the credit for the Self-Defense Forces being able to locate Di Kui so precisely.
Yong Huo's appearance was not only to guide Di Kui but also to ensure that Di Kui appeared at the designated time and location, guaranteeing the smooth progress of the plan.