"So I've got no way out?"
Chen Shu looked up at the sky, utterly bewildered.
He had pushed himself to become stronger at all costs, only to find himself trapped?
"We'll talk about it later..."
Chen Shu shook his head, not dwelling on it any further.
At least, he wasn't Legend-ranked himself, so heading into space might not be dangerous. At worst, he could simply recall Rabbit.
"Still need one more Beast Emperor..."
Chen Shu stopped thinking about escape routes and began to consider the system's achievement options.
After a year of effort, he had successfully exterminated nine Great Fiends.
Now, only the last Beast Emperor remained.
If pursuing the heavily injured Great Fiend into space was unrealistic, his target had to be a new era Beast Emperor.
"With my current strength, killing a lower-rank Legend Beast Emperor shouldn't be a problem..."
Chen Shu muttered to himself. "But I'll need to find an opportune moment."
Unlike exterminating the Great Fiends, once he chose a new era Beast Emperor as his target, the other Beast Emperors would quickly come to their aid.
This meant he had to finish the battle in a short period, and he would likely expose his true strength.
However, as long as he could complete the option, nothing else mattered.
At that moment, Chen Shu blinked and stealthily followed the retreating Beast Emperors...
...
"Today, the era of the Great Fiends officially comes to an end."
Sky Rabbit's expression was calm, but its eyes were filled with excitement. It said,
"Everyone, are you ready to welcome our era?"
The other Beast Emperors grinned wildly, roaring as they declared themselves the new masters of the world.
Soon, the group of Beast Emperors descended into the deep sea and arrived before a newly opened space.
"Everyone, this is where we store our resources."
Sky Rabbit stated calmly.
"Previously, to prevent the Great Fiends and that damned human from finding it, only the five of us Upper Fiend Emperors knew the location of the resource zone."
"But now that the war is over, I believe there's no need to keep it a secret."
"You all contributed greatly to the fight against the Great Fiends. So, we'll divide the resources as your initial capital."
The resource zone was established both as a reserve for the war and to prevent the Great Fiends from finding it to recover their injuries. Now, there was naturally no longer a need for it.
The Beast Emperors, their faces filled with joy, entered the coveted resource zone.
"Hmm? Is Sky Knight still healing?"
As soon as Sky Rabbit entered, it saw Sky Knight sitting by the entrance, eyes closed, absorbing the nearby resources.
"Is it being that frugal?"
Sky Rabbit glanced at the disappearing resources. It was merely a drop in the ocean compared to the entire reserve, much less than it had imagined.
"Alright, don't disturb our brother Sky Knight."
Sky Rabbit glanced at Sky Knight and then continued, "Let's divide the resources in the depths first."
The other Beast Emperors nodded, their gazes towards Sky Knight filled with respect.
While they had contributed greatly, Sky Knight had risked its life.
If it hadn't dealt with Azure Demon Dragon, the war wouldn't have gone so smoothly. It was undoubtedly the greatest contributor.
However, as the group of Beast Emperors entered the depths of the resource zone, they suddenly froze.
"Huh?"
Sky Rabbit's pupils contracted, and it looked around. It was instantly struck as if by lightning.
The depths of the resource zone were completely empty, not a single resource left. It was as if a professional bandit had just ransacked the place.
"How can this be?!"
Its mouth agape, its mind went blank for a moment.
The next second, without hesitation, it headed towards other directions, but the result was the same. Not even a hair was left!
The other Beast Emperors also realized something was wrong and began searching for the resources.
The resource zone was larger than they had expected, meaning the resources they had stored were an astronomical sum.
Yet, the once abundant resources had all vanished.
After a long pause,
The Beast Emperors regrouped, their eyes filled with shock and a hint of anger.
Shark Emperor, radiating killing intent, roared, "While we were fighting bloody battles outside, our home was raided?!"
The reason for saying 'again' was naturally a reminder of that man...
"Sky Rabbit, didn't you return a few times midway? Didn't you notice anything unusual?!"
Nine Nether Giant Python's eyes were cold, even carrying a hint of suspicion.
Although Sky Rabbit was the temporary leader, the other Beast Emperors wouldn't be polite if it had done something like this.
"Damn it... I was tricked..."
Sky Rabbit's brow furrowed, and it returned to the entrance.
The other Beast Emperors followed closely, worried that Sky Rabbit might seize the opportunity to escape.
Sky Rabbit said, "You all spread out and sense!"
The Beast Emperors blinked slightly but did as they were told. They immediately sensed something was amiss.
In their senses, the depths were still filled with various high-grade resources, as if everything they had seen moments ago was just an illusion.
"What's going on?!"
The Beast Emperors were stunned and looked at Sky Rabbit in unison, seeking a reasonable explanation.
Meanwhile,
Sky Rabbit approached the seated Sky Knight.
The latter still had chaotic energy, appearing to be recovering from serious injuries, seeming normal.
Yet, it also felt abnormal.
After a year of healing, the other party still hadn't recovered? And it had only used this small amount of resources? Wasn't that too noble?
Sky Rabbit no longer hesitated. Its left eye emanated a gray-black light, and a petrifying power surged forth.
Sky Knight remained with its eyes closed, showing no reaction. It was instantly petrified on the spot.
*Bang!*
In an instant, the petrified Sky Knight shattered.
The other Beast Emperors were all stunned. At this moment, their senses returned to normal.
They saw that the resources in the depths had all disappeared, with only a small amount of resource at the entrance to deceive them, completely different from what they had sensed earlier.
At this moment, they finally understood that they had been deceived by Sky Knight?!
"Illusionary body?!"
Sky Rabbit's eyes gradually turned cold, realizing in its heart that it had been outmaneuvered...
Although it had returned several times midway, it had only briefly glanced at Sky Knight's condition, spread out its senses, and then quickly left.
It was busy pursuing the Great Fiends and didn't have time to inventory the resources inside. Moreover, such an action would hurt the feelings of a meritorious individual.
This led to the other party succeeding.
"Hmm? Something here."
At this moment, Shark Emperor looked at the spot where Sky Knight's illusionary body had shattered. There was a black stone tablet on the ground.
Sky Rabbit picked up the stone, and the other Beast Emperors gathered around. They saw a sentence carved on it:
"Little brothers, wait for this Emperor's return!"
*Bang!*
Instantly, Sky Rabbit crushed the stone tablet, its eyes filled with rage and killing intent.
They had painstakingly overthrown the Great Fiends' rule, only to be played by Sky Knight in the end?!
A surge of rage, humiliation, and unwillingness washed over them.
Ten-plus Beast Emperors, all of them, had been toyed with by Sky Knight?!
Although they now controlled the entire world and resources would continue to appear, it would take a considerable amount of time.
The Beast Emperors of today were, to put it mildly, broke...