Chapter 66

Lin Fei moved quickly through the forest. Soon, he discovered his target. Seeing the rapidly advancing group of scorpion-tailed lions not far away, he did not rush to eliminate them all but instead carefully followed behind their formation.

"Let the line be long to catch the big fish. If these guys are now reporting back to their so-called leader, I can follow the trail and find the lair of the Red-Armored Dragon," Lin Fei calculated in his mind.

The large sun in the sky slowly set to the west; it was already past three in the afternoon.

"My goodness, are they serious! Are these guys really going to report to their leader? They've been running non-stop for hours," Lin Fei took out his phone to check the time again, drank a sip of his soda to calm his烦躁的心情.

"I'll give you ten more minutes. If you haven't reached your destination or your leader hasn't appeared by then, I'll freeze you all into ice pops and take you back to Blue Star to sell by weight," Lin Fei finished the last sip of his soda and set a deadline for the group of scorpion-tailed lions.

The scorpion-tailed lions, seeing their destination approaching, increased their speed even more. Unbeknownst to them, a restless hunter was following them, counting down their lives.

Finally, after eight minutes of the countdown, they stopped. Lin Fei followed them to the foot of an active volcano emitting thick black smoke.

The volcano was surrounded by plains. Due to the volcano, the temperature here was extremely high. If this were on Blue Star, this area would be barren, but here, the green plants grew lushly. The plains at the foot of the mountain were covered with low shrubs, and the volcano was adorned with large patches of red plants.

The scorpion-tailed lions stopped here, roaring at the volcano and then waiting quietly at the foot of the mountain.

Lin Fei hid behind a dense shrub, watching their movements. "Don't disappoint me!"

Time ticked by. Suddenly, a huge roar came from the volcano's mouth, and a fifteen-meter-long creature flew out. It was a red dragon with red scales, its power far surpassing the dragons that had invaded Blue Star.

The red dragon hovered in the air, its proud head slowly lowering. Its piercing eyes scanned the scorpion-tailed lions at the foot of the mountain, then it raised its head high again. It flapped its wings, creating strong gusts of wind, and quickly landed in front of the scorpion-tailed lions.

The scorpion-tailed lions trembled under the dragon's powerful aura as their leader approached.

"How did it go?" a cold and authoritative voice echoed in the open space.

"Reporting to the leader, everything is done. We have conveyed your message to the other side," the leading scorpion-tailed lion stepped forward to report.

"Hmm, what was their response?" the Red-Armored Dragon asked.

"As you predicted, they denied discovering the world passage, wanting to keep the new world for themselves," the scorpion-tailed lion replied.

"That greedy griffin-turtle. Twenty years ago, when a world passage appeared in our territory, it forcibly intervened, agreeing that if a world passage was found in its territory, it would invite us to participate. At that time, after paying tribute to the lord, it took a significant share of the spirit ore. Now, when it's time to fulfill the agreement, it dares to play tricks on me. How despicable," the Red-Armored Dragon angrily lashed its tail, shattering a nearby boulder.

"Leader, the greed of the griffin-turtle is well-known among the leaders. Only you, after discovering its deceit, still treated it with respect and then took action. I truly admire your noble character," the scorpion-tailed lion immediately turned into a flatterer, praising the Red-Armored Dragon.

"Hmph, don't compare that despicable creature to me. It is unworthy," the Red-Armored Dragon said proudly.

"Yes, yes, I was mistaken," the scorpion-tailed lion quickly admitted his mistake.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you may withdraw! Go back and rest, and wait for my orders. When the time comes, I will lead everyone to give that despicable creature a harsh lesson, making it understand the severe consequences of deceiving me," the Red-Armored Dragon instructed the scorpion-tailed lions.

"Yes! We will follow your orders," the scorpion-tailed lion replied.

Just as they were about to disperse, a strange voice sounded.

"Wait, I have something to say. Don't disperse yet," a calm voice suddenly rang out.

"Human?" The Red-Armored Dragon turned its massive head, looking at the source of the voice, and asked.

"Leader, it's a hairless monkey, definitely a human," the scorpion-tailed lion sized up Lin Fei.

"Scorpion-tailed lion, right? Remember to have your subordinates come and mourn you next year on this day!" Lin Fei pronounced judgment on the blunt beast.

"You're asking for death. Leader, please allow me to kill this human," the scorpion-tailed lion suppressed its anger and requested permission from the Red-Armored Dragon.

"Go ahead!" The Red-Armored Dragon eyed the human with suspicion.

The scorpion-tailed lion was overjoyed, instantly unleashing its peak third-stage power.

Spirit energy surged from its body, and it roared at Lin Fei before charging at him. Its speed increased, and just as it was about ten meters away from its target, the scorpion-tailed lion's body split into three, attacking Lin Fei from three directions.

"Cloning technique? I've never seen such an ability before," Lin Fei was surprised as the three scorpion-tailed lions pounced at him.

The scorpion-tailed lion, seeing Lin Fei standing still, thought it had frightened him and a cruel smile appeared on its face.

"Die, human!" Six sharp claws, wrapped in spirit energy, reached out to grab Lin Fei.

With a loud thud, Lin Fei's body was torn apart, but the expected blood and flesh did not fly. Instead, only flames scattered in all directions.

"Elemental transformation? This human actually has such an ability," the Red-Armored Dragon was surprised to see Lin Fei's body turn into flames.

The scorpion-tailed lion, thinking the battle was over, was shocked to see Lin Fei's body turn into flames. Years of combat experience told it that this human was not as weak as it had imagined. It immediately controlled its clones to retreat and surround the scattered flames from three directions.

The scene fell silent. The scorpion-tailed lion and its clones stared at the flames, waiting for the next move. The scattered flames burned quietly, not igniting any grass or trees.