"Zhao Xuan, what do you think of the three of them?"
"Are they qualified to be your opponents?"
Information about the three creatures instantly surfaced in Zhao Xuan's mind.
[Boar Monster — A being from another dimension. Thick hide, indestructible body, and an absurdly terrifying health pool. Can outlast a Ninth-Rank Emperor until exhaustion.]
[Shadow Civet — Extremely fast. When it moves, it leaves no trace behind.]
[Heavenly Green Python — Master of disguise and delay tactics. Extremely troublesome to deal with.]
The three otherworldly beings appeared.
"These summons aren't bad at all. Together, they're even stronger than those four."
"Facing these three is equivalent to facing three Ninth-Rank Emperors. And I still have to watch out for Shivelle, who's eyeing me from the side. This really isn't easy."
Zhao Xuan thought rapidly, searching for a way to deal with them as quickly as possible.
In the end, his gaze locked onto Shivelle.
"Right. Capture the ringleader first. That rule never changes."
"As long as I take that woman down, these three won't be able to make much of a storm."
"Alright. Let's begin."
Lightning Finger Pistol!
Lightning covered the entire sky and shot toward the ground, forming a 360-degree, no-blind-spot barrage.
"Gruuu!"
The Boar Monster stepped forward, took a deep breath, and its belly swelled enormously.
Its body turned into a massive shield.
No matter how violently the lightning lashed across it, not a single mark was left behind.
Just as described—its greatest advantage was its terrifying defense and thick hide.
At the same time, the Shadow Civet flickered behind Zhao Xuan.
Its claws traced an arc through the air, forming five blades of compressed air.
Observation Haki—Activate!
Zhao Xuan's advanced Observation Haki fully activated.
Iron Body!
Tempest Kick!
The Six Powers flowed seamlessly.
The five air blades failed to break through Iron Body's defense.
As the force of Tempest Kick swept outward, the Shadow Civet had no room to dodge.
Suddenly—
Zhao Xuan felt his body restrained.
The jewel-like Heavenly Green Python had already wrapped around him.
Sunlight reflected off its emerald scales, flashing into Zhao Xuan's eyes and momentarily blinding him.
"This guy really is good at camouflage. Even my Observation Haki didn't notice how close it had gotten."
Its enormous maw opened wide, foul saliva dripping onto Zhao Xuan.
"Disgusting…"
"Get lost."
A red light flashed in Zhao Xuan's eyes.
Conqueror's Haki erupted.
The python's body trembled violently.
Its vertical pupils went dull.
"Get. Lost."
Zhao Xuan had just infused his Haki with the Dragon Might of the Azure Dragon Fruit.
Among all species, dragons stand above serpents.
Even though this python came from another world, the rule still applied.
The python instantly loosened and retreated.
"Good. Go somewhere cool and stay there. Otherwise, I'll tear you apart and rip off your scales one by one."
The python froze, then instinctively fled far away.
Seeing this, Shivelle's face darkened with anger.
"Hey! You useless thing! Where are you going? Get back here and fight!"
But the python was already terrified.
Its only thought was to get as far away from Zhao Xuan as possible.
"Useless trash. I had such hopes for you."
The dimensional gate reopened, and the Heavenly Green Python immediately retreated back inside.
A terrified summon was useless—and Shivelle was even worried it might switch sides out of fear.
"Boar Monster. Shadow Civet. The two of you, perform well."
"If either of you runs like that python, I'll never summon you again."
"Now, go all out. Kill him at any cost."
"Gruuu!"
"Meow!"
Their cries showed their resolve.
The otherworld was dark and sunless.
Compared to that place, both creatures desperately wanted to remain here forever.
They absolutely did not want to end up like the python.
"Meow."
The civet gestured to the boar with an oddly human-like charm.
"Gruuu."
The boar responded.
Zhao Xuan stared in disbelief.
"I… are you two in some kind of cross-species romance? Is that what this is?"
Before he could finish—
Brilliant light began to shine from both of them.
"Meow!"
"Gruuu!"
Their massive bodies transformed into light and merged together.
Even Shivelle was stunned.
"Oh? Since when did their affinity reach this level? They can actually fuse?"
"This is wonderful."
"Zhao Xuan, now we'll see if you can survive this."
"When they fuse, the power they release will be unprecedented."
The battle momentarily paused.
Even the Ninth-Rank Emperors looked toward the glowing sphere in the sky.
"What the hell is this? Since when can Shivelle's summons fuse on their own?"
"This is terrifying. Individually they could already match us. If they fuse… I can't even imagine how strong they'll be."
"Hmph. Just brainless beasts. If not for their endless stamina and thick hides, how could we ever lose to them?"
"Even if they fuse, I'll just blow them apart piece by piece with my bombs."
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