It was a supermassive tiger—over a hundred meters long.What the hell?!He was clearly using sonar, yet he still rubbed his eyes in disbelief, as if he had misread it.He tried again and launched a third scan.Buzz—The sonar wave bounced back, and this time, he saw Ray's "third form": a massive bird engulfed in flames, as if burning from within.Suddenly, he understood.These were the divine beasts from Gohaven's mythology—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird…What the hell kind of ability was this? Transforming into the Four Divine Beasts?He'd been tricked!He didn't know how Ray was concealing himself from his sonar, but he was certain there was no such ability as shapeshifting into four divine beasts. So this had to be an illusion—some kind of deception."Attack with me," he whispered to the four companions."Alright!" they all nodded.Against an invisible enemy, following the sonar man's lead was clearly the safest option."Now!" he roared.All five struck at

If this guy were Valenamese, Ezra never would have made it out alive yesterday.That left only one possibility: he was a domestic expert—someone from inside the country.It added up. Even Ezra from Valor Military Base had been pushed to his limits here, so Gohaven had to have sent a real heavy hitter in response.Did those Valenamese brutes really think Gohaven was out of players?Seeing Ray suddenly stop, Ezra frowned in confusion."What's wrong?"Ray gave a faint smile. "A real powerhouse just showed up.""A powerhouse?" Ezra muttered, then shot him a look of surprise. "If even you're calling someone a powerhouse... just how strong are we talking?"Ray chuckled. "Since I'm the one making the call, I'm not counting myself."Ezra rolled his eyes hard. Damn it—why did he even open his mouth? He'd just given Ray another excuse to flex."They've already started fighting. Let's take our time walking over," Ray said.Ezra was skeptical. He still couldn't hear any signs of combat,

Ray thought inwardly, 'You don't get a say in that, but come on—it's just assigning a number; it's not a big deal. You're the famous captain of the Valor Military Base—you can't pull some strings for something that simple?Ray shot Ezra an annoyed glare, but honestly, he didn't take it seriously either.Did he care? If he really cared, he'd probably be the head of the country by now.Ray let go, and Shannon withdrew his iron wings. Still, he wasn't ready to let it go. He jerked his chin toward the last remaining Valenamese guy and said, "Why'd you stop me from killing him?"Weren't you the one going on like some kind of saint earlier, all "turn the other cheek" and unwilling to spill blood? Now you're turning around and asking me that?Ray smiled. "He's the only one who speaks Gohaven. If you'd killed him, who was I gonna ask?"Shannon's anger eased a little, though he still looked contemptuous. "What are you even trying to ask?"Ray raised a hand, signaling him to chill, then t

Ray could "see" the mutated fruit tree.The strange thing was, even though it could produce "evolution fruits"—each one giving a person about 100 units of ability after just one bite—the tree itself wasn't strong.Well, it was actually hard to call a tree "strong" or "weak" in the usual sense.In fact, the tree hadn't developed any offensive or defensive abilities. Other than being a bit more vigorous in terms of life energy, it was pretty much like any ordinary fruit tree.So that raised the question—how the hell did it produce evolution fruits?Where was this magical energy, or substance, even coming from? It couldn't just appear out of thin air, right?Ray didn't come all this way just to kill Dakota—that was secondary. The real goal was to get his hands on this evolution tree and figure out how it worked.On the macro level, nothing stood out. But what about the micro level?Ray intensified his spatial perception, zooming in on the tree, down to a few nanometers.He found

This ability was undoubtedly powerful, but no matter how strong the ability, it still came down to one's ability level.Could a 100-unit ability user shake someone at 10,000 units?Obviously not!Still... Dakota really wouldn't mind having an ability like that himself.Dakota spent a few seconds feeling envious, then decided it was time to end this farce.So this was Gohaven's counterattack?Hah. Just one guy showing up—what did that tell you?This guy was probably Gohaven's strongest fighter.So once he took this guy out, Gohaven would have no one stronger left.Ha! He was about to make history—the first person from Valenam to ever conquer Gohaven.What an unimaginable achievement!How many slaves would he have? How many women?At that thought, he didn't hesitate any longer. With a flick of his hand, a wind blade shot toward Ray.It was blazing fast!Swoosh—the wind blade passed right through Ray's body. All the Valenamese guys erupted in cheers. Dakota's wind blades wer