The sudden voice startled the five Grandmasters. But they recovered quickly. The moment they realized Hudson and Reilan were standing there, they immediately spread out and surrounded the two of them, trapping them in the center.Confusion filled the five men's faces. They couldn't understand how Hudson and Reilan had disappeared only moments ago, only to suddenly reappear right in front of them.Could Hudson know some kind of invisibility technique?The leader stared at Hudson's smug expression and sneered. "Kid, I thought you'd escaped. I was just about to let you off.""Yet you actually came back. You must have a death wish!"The five exchanged glances before quickly taking their positions. Their auras surged at the same time, intertwining with one another until an invisible pressure gathered in the center of their formation.They clearly knew Hudson wouldn't be easy to deal with. Before launching the ambush, they had already studied a strategy specifically for him. Their plan was

From that day forward, none of the women were allowed to leave Omega Pavilion.At least until the danger posed by Crane was dealt with, they had to remain inside. With Crane now possessing a secret technique capable of rapidly advancing a Grandmaster to a higher level, he would no longer care about his losses. He would simply keep sending people after them.Even if those pseudo-Grandmasters weren't strong enough to cause serious harm, they could still cause plenty of trouble. Constant harassment alone was enough to make anyone miserable.Hudson didn't believe Crane was the kind of man who would play by the rules. Once someone became his enemy, he would target them relentlessly.And now that the people Crane had sent had been eliminated one after another, it was only natural that his attention would eventually turn toward Ivory and the others.When the women learned that they were no longer allowed to leave Omega Pavilion, none of them complained. They didn't want to become a burden to

Hudson helplessly got to his feet and gave the bed to Reilan, whose face was twisted with pain.Her condition clearly needed to be treated immediately."Why would it flare up at a time like this?" Hudson asked, genuinely puzzled.Reilan had been with him for quite some time, and he had been the one treating her whenever her condition acted up. Under normal circumstances, he knew her body well enough to know that this shouldn't have happened now."Maybe it's because we're so close to Big Sur Mountain," Reilan said through the pain. "That place has always been my death zone. Now that I'm here, something was bound to happen."Although she had decided to follow Hudson and face Big Sur Mountain, she couldn't completely shake the u

Fierce wolves, massive tigers, savage bears...These animals, which would normally attack one another on sight, seemed to have formed an uneasy alliance after the warriors entered Big Sur Mountain, turning their attention toward the outsiders instead.The strange environment had clearly changed them. Hudson could tell at a glance that these creatures were different from ordinary animals. Their bodies had mutated, and their strength was far beyond what it should have been."Last time, I was surrounded by three wolves and almost got eaten."Reilan still remembered the experience with lingering fear. "These creatures aren't ordinary animals anymore. They've evolved into something much more dangerous.""Whether it's their strength or their ferocity, they're at least a hundred times more dangerous than their counterparts outside."Hudson raised an eyebrow.Three wolves had nearly killed Reilan, a newly promoted Grandmaster?It was surprising, but after thinking about it, he realized it mad

Hudson had originally planned to use the wolves to take down his enemies.He just hadn't expected Dangie to get caught up in the trap as well.Dangie couldn't understand it. The Wolf King's sense of smell was incredibly sharp, so how had it lost track of Hudson? No matter how carefully Hudson had planned everything, Dangie had still fallen straight into his trap.The Wolf King approached step by step, its heavy paws crushing the leaves beneath it.Dangie knew the beast possessed a certain level of intelligence, so he quickly tried to reason with it. "Wolf King, that kid is the one who provoked you. I have nothing to do with it!"He paused before adding, "The enemy of your enemy is your friend. We're on the same side!"The Wolf King bared its teeth, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs. The sight sent a chill down Dangie's spine.Dangie's reasoning wasn't entirely wrong. The Wolf King knew Hudson had deliberately provoked it. However, it had also seen the poison gas released by Dangie's