Outside the Western Border, lay the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
At this moment.
Within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, bursts of angry beast roars suddenly erupted.
Clearly.
Someone had stepped into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, disturbing the fierce beasts.
This unusual situation in the region alerted Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King, who were far away at the Western Border camp.
"What are these fierce beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains howling about? Roaring in the middle of the night, are they trying to start a beast tide? Are they looking for death?" the Zhenxi Beast King asked, surprised.
Although the Hundred Thousand Mountains were home to many fierce beasts, their overall strength was not high; they were not on the same level as Shennong Gorge.
The strongest fierce beasts here were only at the Hunyuan Realm.
And their numbers were not large, as the Zhenxi Beast King had captured a great many of them to serve as mounts.
They were also used for refining Myriad Beast Blood.
"It shouldn't be a beast tide."
At this moment, He Guan walked over, also alerted by the beast roars.
Upon He Guan's arrival, he also noticed Zhang Yang.
He looked at Zhang Yang with a look of helplessness.
He had been thoroughly trounced by Zhang Yang when they went to Jiangnan City.
"I also don't think it's a beast tide. Those fierce beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains act like mice seeing a cat when they see this King! There must be some other situation, or perhaps other enemies have intruded into their territory," the Zhenxi Beast King replied.
"Other enemies? Who could it be?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.
The Zhenxi Beast King shook his head.
Although the Western Border bordered other countries, the Hundred Thousand Mountains served as a natural barrier, making it difficult for adjacent enemy nations to launch an easy invasion.
"I'm not sure, but they are definitely not here with good intentions. He Guan, notify the Beast King Army to prepare," the Zhenxi Beast King instructed He Guan.
As the strategist for the Beast King Army, He Guan, fanning himself with his feather fan, shook his head slightly.
He did not immediately follow the Beast King's order, but instead pondered with his fan.
"Beast King, let's wait a moment. Listen carefully, the beast roars seem to be getting quieter. This is not a good sign."
This detail noticed by He Guan was very important.
Although the fierce beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains were not strong, they were numerous.
The sudden decrease in beast roars was not a good sign.
There were only two possibilities.
Either they were killed, or the intruders were scared away.
He Guan leaned towards the former – the fierce beasts had been killed!
"It seems the enemies this time are quite numerous."
After He Guan's reminder, the Zhenxi Beast King also understood, his eyes narrowing.
"I think... I know what's going on," Zhang Yang suddenly realized!
"Zhang Yang, you know who the enemies are?" the Zhenxi Beast King asked curiously.
"I don't know who the enemies are, but I know who sent them. Beast King, have you forgotten what we were discussing earlier?" Zhang Yang smiled.
"Earlier?"
Instantly, the Zhenxi Beast King's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "You mean these people were sent by the Imperial Lord?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "That's right, it's highly likely. I was wondering who the Imperial Lord would send to the Western Border, but I didn't expect them to be people from outside the border!"
As he spoke.
Zhang Yang's eyes narrowed, and immense anger surged within him.
Although.
They knew the Imperial Lord was not the true Imperial Lord, the land beneath their feet was still the land of Hua Country!
Yet, the Imperial Lord was colluding with outsiders!
Such an action was going too far!
This fake Imperial Lord was shaming their ancestors!
Wait!
Suddenly.
Zhang Yang thought of something, could it be...
"The Imperial Lord might be from another country!"
Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King reached this conclusion together, their anger escalating!
"Bastard!"
"This traitor has hidden himself quite deeply! I'll go gather the Beast King Army now and deal with these invading enemies." the Zhenxi Beast King cursed angrily.
"Wait!"
Zhang Yang called out to him, saying, "Beast King, having more people might not be useful against these enemies. Let's stick to the original plan. This is a good opportunity to withdraw from the Western Border."
"Others are coming to our territory, and we still want to run?" the Zhenxi Beast King widened his eyes.
Although he was somewhat unruly and respected no one.
He would not yield an inch of his country's land!
"Did I say we would abandon the territory?"
Zhang Yang shook his head, his gaze chillingly fixed on the disturbance emanating from the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
"Let the Beast King Army go first. I'll stay behind to play with these enemies!"
As his words fell.
Zhang Yang's killing intent surged to its peak.
"You want to deal with them yourself? No, that's too dangerous!" the Zhenxi Beast King immediately objected.
"Zhang Yang, the enemies are hidden, while you are in the open. It's also a situation where you are outnumbered. Staying alone is suicidal, and the border will not be defended."
He Guan also nodded repeatedly, "Indeed, let the Beast King Army stay together. With you and the Beast King joining forces, along with the Beast King Army, we might still have a chance to fight."
"Furthermore, since people from another country have already arrived, if we run away now, there will be no one to guard the Western Border, and this place will be lost."
Zhang Yang looked at the two of them and shook his head.
He understood their concerns, but his own thoughts differed from theirs.
"Don't worry, the Western Border will not be lost. The Imperial Lord's purpose in coming here tonight is only to eliminate the Beast King Army."
"These people must have been sent by the Imperial Lord, so he definitely won't allow the Western Border to fall. Otherwise, he would be the one losing face in the end, and it would also disperse the forces of the two War Kings under his command."
"If the Western Border falls, he will have to deal with it. Therefore, I am certain that even if you stay, after being completely defeated, they will still leave."
After hearing Zhang Yang's explanation, He Guan and the Zhenxi Beast King fell silent.
"What do you think?" the Zhenxi Beast King asked He Guan.
His mind was not as sharp, so he asked He Guan to analyze it.
"Zhang Yang makes a lot of sense. Their motive is not to seize territory, but to kill people."
The Zhenxi Beast King nodded.
"Alright, then I will arrange for the Beast King Army to withdraw first, and I will stay behind to fight alongside Zhang Yang!"
"He Guan, you go arrange for the Beast King Army to retreat, withdraw to Linhai City."
He Guan was stunned, "Beast King, you're not leaving?"
"Leave? Of course, we're leaving, but this King won't be comfortable if these people aren't killed before we go!" the Zhenxi Beast King said sternly.
Zhang Yang looked at the Zhenxi Beast King with newfound admiration.
"Haha, good, then we will stay and fight side by side!"
"Military Advisor He, I have a few words for you to remember. When a great battle erupts on our side later, you..."
Zhang Yang whispered into He Guan's ear.
After listening, He Guan looked bewildered, "Is this appropriate?"
"It's appropriate. The Imperial Lord has already made his move, so what isn't appropriate?" Zhang Yang laughed.
He Guan nodded silently, then said to Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King.
"Take care of yourselves. If the situation becomes untenable, you must retreat first. After all, as you said, the enemies' objective is not to seize the border."
"Don't worry, we will definitely annihilate them this time!" Zhang Yang sneered.
He was not fighting alone; his trump cards were terrifying enough!
The Zhenxi Beast King was also full of high spirits, letting out a whistle.
Immediately, a three-meter-long fierce tiger appeared.
In the tiger's mouth, it held a Fang Tian Hua Ji!
The Zhenxi Beast King took it into his hand, his killing intent also soaring!
"Battle!"