Chapter 409 The Desert Pillar Monster (2/2)

The young general had been obsessed with mythology when he was a boy. A sense of familiarity came over him when saw the Desert Pillar Monster's hulking form in the distance.

After hearing what he said, everyone in the room looked at the Desert Pillar Monster with some degree of recognition. Everyone in the Jinsha region followed the Lotian religion with varying degrees of fervor.

”It was born from the heart of the desert with an innate ability to control sand. Its wings can stretch across an entire desert. When it's happy, the sun shines upon the sand unobstructed; when it's down, the sky darkens over the desert. It's the guardian and avatar of the desert,” a young Lotian follower recited the passage describing the Desert Pillar Monster from the mythology codex.

”Great memory, kiddo,” said someone, clapping him on the shoulder.

The Lotian follower smiled bashfully.

...

The red-robed apostle looked at Gao Peng's back in bewilderment. That's a King-tier monster before you. How can you be this confident? Do you really think you stand a chance against it by yourself?

”Stripey,” said Gao Peng solemnly.

A deafening boom sounded behind him. Then the sand dune exploded. A black mountain-like shape slowly emerged from the sand.

At that moment, the red-robed apostle could feel the huge black shape's aura weighing down on him. The air had suddenly become thin. Soon, he found himself gasping slightly for air.

In spite of all his schemes and machinations, the red-robed apostle could only sit there, powerless in the face of the behemoth that had emerged from the desert.

Though he didn't know what Stripey's level was, its overwhelming aura spoke volumes. He was 100 percent sure that it was a King-tier familiar!

He didn't see that coming! So this is Gao Peng's trump card, thought the red-robed apostle.

An assortment of feelings was swirling in him: jealousy, discontent, and admiration, all of which threatened to overwhelm him.

He now knew where he stood in this situation. His topmost priority now was survival.

This Gao Peng is still young, and young people are a compassionate lot most of the time. He'll probably show me mercy if I just do as he says. Who knows, he might even make me his subordinate. After all, I am still of some use to him. He definitely wouldn't kill me straight away.

Gao Peng pulled the red-robed apostle to his feet and looked him dead in the eye. ”Where are the Golden Hands' secret vaults?” he asked.

The red-robed apostle's face remained impassive. However, he was rejoicing on the inside. ”Patience, my lord. Let me refresh my memory first.”

”Do you know how to subdue the Desert Pillar Monster, then?”

Subdue it? The red-robed apostle smirked inwardly. You already have a King-tier familiar. If I let you add another King-tier monster to your collection, there will be no one left in this world that could stop you...

”I don't know. Subduing King-tier monsters isn't exactly my forte...”

”If you're not giving me any answers, what use are you to me, then?” said Gao Peng. He tightened his grip around the man's neck.

With a sickening crack, he snapped the red-robed apostle's neck. Gao Peng was still nursing a grudge against the Golden Hands for trying to kill him.

The Golden Hands had been branded as a terrorist organization even before the Cataclysm. Gao Peng had never had a clear idea of what these people were thinking half the time. Even if the red-robed apostle had really surrendered, he wasn't sure if it would have been a good idea to keep him alive.

Gao Peng had planned on killing the red-robed apostle as soon as his Blood Contract with his familiar was broken. Since he was unable to do so...

”Dig in, Stripey,” said Gao Peng, pointing at the Saprophytic Earth Dragon.