"But no matter how fast, it's no use."
Chen Shu shook his head. Several marks of Spatial Secret Power appeared, instantly transporting him and his four contracted spirits away from the area.
The Monarch, running at full speed, froze slightly and looked up at Chen Shu who had suddenly appeared above.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It didn't stop, enduring Erha's attacks and persistently running…
"This is faster than a regular Monarch, isn't it?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow but noticed that the Monarch's life force was continuously draining.
Clearly, as a plant-type Monarch, running at such speeds came at a price.
Others ran using stamina, while it was truly running with its life…
However, its vitality was extremely robust, and it could afford to pay the price for a short while…
"Let's see how long you can run…"
Chen Shu teleported again. Erha and the Space Rabbit continuously attacked, depleting its life force.
He had now entered a pursuit phase that he was quite familiar with, as this was a common scenario when facing a vital Monarch.
"Roar—"
The Golden Monarch gradually felt despair. The human before it was like a persistent fly, impossible to shake off.
The other ferocious beasts that came to support were of little use, unable to stop Chen Shu's pursuit.
Instead, due to Counterattack Immunity, a trail of dead ferocious beasts was left behind…
…
Two hours later, at the Spirit Suppressing Army's outpost,
"Hmm? The notorious Nanjiang bandit is here?"
At this moment, five elders accompanied by a young girl arrived at the Demon Ice Mountain Range.
They were the elder council of the Bai family, a prominent beast-taming family, consisting of powerful individuals from the generation of the clan leader's father. Their purpose was also to hunt the Monarch.
As for the little girl beside them, she was a talented junior of the family, brought along specifically to gain experience.
The Spirit Suppressing Army spoke, "Elder Bai, the bandit has been inside for three days. Should he be successful in his hunt by now?"
They actually hoped that the Bai family would not venture further, fearing potential conflicts between the two parties.
"The dimensional rift is so calm now, with no sign of any disturbance. I'm afraid they haven't even found a Monarch yet?"
One of them smiled, looking towards the endless ice mountains ahead.
There were no ferocious beasts near the Spirit Suppressing Army's outpost, so they naturally hadn't noticed the spatial disturbances.
"Commander, please don't worry."
Another elder said, "The officials have already conveyed the message to us. There will be no conflict."
Upon hearing this, the Spirit Suppressing Army was relieved and no longer attempted to stop them.
At this moment, the girl beside the five elders said,
"Great-Grandfather, I heard that bandit brother is only in his early twenties. Can he really kill a Golden Monarch?"
As a genius from a beast-taming family, she was only sixteen years old and already at the Black Iron three-star level, demonstrating her exceptional talent.
However, the legendary Golden Monarch was still too distant for her.
"Silly child."
An elder smiled and said, "Don't be overly ambitious. Where in this world can you find a genius who fights beyond their level?"
Another elder also said,
"Han'er, don't be blinded. I've investigated beforehand, and that notorious Nanjiang bandit does have good talent, but most of his battles rely on external forces, not his own strength."
"Therefore, only by taking things one step at a time is the right way!"
"Is that so…"
The girl nodded, a hint of realization in her eyes.
Just then, a giant sphere suddenly appeared in the distance and rapidly approached them.
A young man, with a smile on his face, was riding a contracted spirit and sped past them on the yellow sphere.
At that moment, the young man turned his head slightly, looked at the girl from the Bai family, and said,
"Listen to your grandfather. Taking things one step at a time is the right way. There's no such thing as fighting beyond your level."
After saying this, he, dragging the terrifying corpse of a Golden Monarch, coolly and confidently departed the Demon Ice Mountain Range…
The girl remained stunned in place, her mind in a daze for a moment.
After a while,
She regained her senses and said faintly,
"Great-Grandfather, didn't you say there are no geniuses?"
"…"
The five elders were instantly stunned, unsure how to explain.
"Well, that was probably external force again…"
"But doesn't that potion have side effects? His contracted spirits seem to be in good condition."
"…"
The five exchanged glances, a hint of embarrassment in their eyes.
They also hadn't expected that this fellow could kill a Golden Monarch with his own strength…
This meant that he could kill a King-level creature as a Golden-level being!
Such a person was, naturally, a peerless genius beyond doubt!
"Well, Han'er…"
An elder coughed lightly and said,
"What we were discussing was within the human realm. That fellow isn't a typical human."
"…"
The girl blinked and then exclaimed, "He's a ferocious beast?! No wonder his eyes look so savage!"
"…"
The five elders exchanged glances and were about to explain when the girl interrupted them.
"Great-Grandfather, I believe my judgment is absolutely correct!"
"…"
The five did not explain further. Let her think as she pleased. After all, the extent of that fellow's monstrous nature truly didn't seem human…
…
"The first Monarch…"
Chen Shu returned to the dimensional rift town, a hint of excitement on his face.
He briefly processed the Monarch's corpse and then had the Space Rabbit store it.
Just then,
A large group of people saw Chen Shu appear and their expressions instantly became excited. They murmured,
"Thank you, Bandit Brother, for paving the way for us!"
At once, the beast tamers who had come for adventure rushed into the Demon Ice Mountain Range.
With the Monarch's demise, the emotions of the ferocious beasts in the dimensional rift were dampened, and their combat effectiveness was lower than before, making it the best time for them to strike.
Chen Shu smiled and vanished from the spot with a teleport.
His time was limited, and he had to kill ten Golden Monarchs…
…
A month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.
The hunting operation continued at a frantic pace.
Apart from China, other surviving human factions also began their actions, launching hunts targeting Monarchs!
With the Beast Emperor absent, humanity had to seize this opportunity to counterattack!
Monarch after Monarch bled and fell beneath the feet of humans, and the scales of war seemed to be tipping…
On the twenty-eighth day of the hunting operation,
All Silver Monarchs within China had fallen, signifying that the threats from over a hundred dangerous dimensional rifts were gone.
Of course, the primary contributor was still Chen Shu!
This fellow had slaughtered nearly half of the Monarchs last year and was now bringing students to slaughter again, truly staying true to his original intentions…
The Silver Monarchs, having endured two disasters brought about by the bandit, could only be said to be unlucky…
In addition, the Black Iron Monarchs also suffered heavy casualties, not only facing the encirclement of Silver beast tamers but even Golden powerhouses joining the fray…
The Golden Monarchs, who thought their situation would be slightly better, also fell into hardship and suffered heavy casualties due to Chen Shu.
To ensure efficiency, this fellow even resorted to taking medicine in a frenzied manner for his hunts.