Chapter 366: Advancing into the Forest (1/2)

In the western outskirts of the Boundless Beast Forest was an army, a million men strong. And at the helm was none other than Kong Zhi, wielding his war hammer in one hand. The head of it was massive, comparable to a small boulder and shaped with a skull at the face of the hammer.

He was a monstrous demon, with gray stone- like skin and a massive figure. He was several heads taller than his men and solemn expression on his face. He had no brows but a pronounced brow ridge and his nose was a bit sharp. However, the most important part were his eyes that which carried a pale magenta color.

They were piercing, one could not help but look into those eyes. When they did, they would find a fire within them, a determination that showed that he would stop at nothing.

Kong Zhi wore demi- plate armor, thick armor layered over chain mail making it heavy but durable. He wore a helm as well, one resembling the head of a dragon. It was fully black with gold accents. The design of it all was not exquisite or pretty but brutal. It further supported his tyrannical aura.

Camped outside of the forest, he looked at it before turning to his right where one of the three kings stood.

”Both Tie Ja and Hai Zhu have yet to come back from their missions. However, the Boundless Beast Forest needs to be ours. We have to make it our foothold, Shi Hou.”

”Yes, leader!”

Shi Hou was known as the Roaring King due to his booming voice. He had a stocky build and four black horns on his head, a member of the Horned Demon Race and one of many clans. His skin was of a reddish color and he wore full scale mail armor, having even a helmet made for his horns to go through.

”As for the Forest Keeper... That beast will be dead by my hands”, as Kong Zhi spoke, he gripped his warhammer tightly as wisps of purplish- red energy rose out.

What sort of power did he gain from the Dark Starlight Manor? What had he obtained from his ancestors?

As he eyed the forest, he looked back to his men. His entire force comprised of six million beasts and soldiers. All of them stood still, waiting for their orders.

”Get me my Hel-Fire Dragon, we're going.”

”Yes!” Shi Hou cupped hist fist, leaving his leader alone.

Kong Zhi stared at the forest but his eyes moved beyond it. Even though it was out of sight, he looked to the direction of the Iron Citadel.

”Just wait Du Xiu, after, I take care of Nie Xia, I will come for our rematch.”

There was a grin on his face, one of rare excitement as he thought back to his first encounter with Commander Du Xiu.

Shi Hou promptly returned with a thick chain wrapped around his hand, collared by this chain was the Hel-Fire Dragon.

From when it was first captured, the beast was much larger now, covered in all sorts of scars from the constant battle. It's body was covered in crimson scales and had four wings. It had three heads that breathed out flames hot enough to melt steel with mouths large enough to swallow a man whole. This beast was a rank 7 and capturing it took a ten thousand men, of that number only a thousand lived. It wasn't even fully grown either.

It's eyes were sharp, most important of all they were defiant. Even after falling under Kong Zhi's control, the Hel-Fire Dragon would love nothing but to chew him up.

Kong Zhi looked at it and smiled, sheathing the warhammer to his back.

”Still baring your fangs at me? Good, it means that you can still fight.”