Chapter 22, Phase Two
"Sister Xingsha, do you think these people from another world... can they win?" A follower asked, his voice trembling slightly as he gazed at the earth-shattering battle in the distance.
Xingsha didn't answer immediately; her brows were furrowed, and her eyes were filled with worry.
"I don't know…" she said slowly, "These people from other worlds are indeed very powerful, but the star beasts… are definitely not so easy to deal with."
She paused, then continued, "I once saw records about star beasts in the tribe's ancient books. It is said that a long time ago, when the humans of our world were still quite powerful, they also organized a campaign to exterminate the star beasts."
"Those encirclement and suppression operations all came at an extremely heavy price. Even the strongest warriors were as weak as ants in front of the star beasts."
"Moreover, the ancient texts also say that, more importantly, when a star beast is severely injured, it will unleash an extremely terrifying skill. That skill is enough to destroy everything, and even space itself will be distorted."
"Our Dawn Tribe was once a very powerful tribe. But during an operation to hunt down Star Beasts, we suffered a desperate counterattack from them, resulting in the complete loss of our elite forces, and we never recovered..."
As she spoke, Xingsha's eyes filled with sadness and fear.
"Therefore, even though these otherworldly beings have temporarily gained the upper hand, we must not let our guard down," Xing Sha said in a deep voice. "The star beasts' counterattack could come at any time."
No sooner had she finished speaking than the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically.
The giant python star beast, which was already covered in wounds, suddenly let out a deafening roar.
"roar!!!"
This roar was unlike any before. It was filled with pain, rage, and... madness!
Immediately afterwards, the giant python star beast's body began to expand rapidly, and its already enormous body grew several times larger.
Its scales became thicker and harder, and the starlight it shimmered became more brilliant and dazzling.
Its eyes turned blood red, filled with a bloodthirsty and insane light.
"Oh no! It's going to go berserk!" Xing Sha's expression changed drastically.
Before she could finish speaking, the giant python star beast had already begun its frenzied destruction.
It crashed violently into the Holy Terra Empire's position, its massive body crushing everything in its path like a bulldozer.
Trench, fortress, magic tower... all are as fragile as paper in the face of its terrifying power.
Those soldiers who didn't have time to dodge were crushed into mincemeat, leaving no trace of their bodies.
"It's over..." Xing Sha's heart was filled with despair. "Is this the Star Beast's desperate counterattack? It's truly terrifying..."
She had originally thought that those people from another world might be able to create a miracle and defeat the star beasts.
But now it seems she was too naive.
Before the raging star beasts, all resistance is futile.
"Sister Xingsha, what do we do now?" a follower asked, trembling. "Are we...are we going to die?"
Xing Sha stared blankly at all of this, seemingly having given up thinking.
However, at that moment, another enormous figure appeared on the battlefield, though it was much smaller than the giant python.
It was a huge "black goat" surrounded by a thick black mist, as if countless wronged souls were wailing within it. Upon closer inspection, one could see countless twisted, amorphous clumps of flesh writhing and forming within the black mist. They seemed to possess life, constantly splitting, merging, and transforming into various bizarre shapes.
These lumps of flesh and blood, some resembling human limbs, others like animal organs, and still others are completely indescribable, evoking only the most insane and terrifying nightmares.
Where the black fog occasionally dissipates, the black goats' bodies are covered with a thick layer of sticky connective tissue. They wriggle constantly, making a chilling hissing sound, like the babbling of a bizarre nightmare, incomprehensible in human language and impossible to record in writing.
They act directly on the soul, causing dizziness, mental confusion, and even madness.
This black goat was a divine creature personally controlled by Bai Zhe.
"Finally, your health is down to 30%, so you're starting the second phase, huh? Fine, let my level 87 world boss, the Black Goat, keep you company for a while, hehehe."
In the previous battles, Bai Zhe did not directly intervene, but instead allowed the Holy Terra Empire's army to fight the Star Beasts alone.
He wanted to take this opportunity to observe the Star Beasts' fighting style and collect and analyze more information about them.
But now, the Star Beasts have gone berserk, and the Holy Terra Empire's army can no longer fight them.
If we don't act soon, the entire position will be destroyed.
Therefore, Bai Zhe finally decided to take matters into his own hands.
The giant black goat stood up and, with heavy steps, walked towards the raging giant python star beast.
With each step it took, the earth trembled, displaying its immense power.
"What is that?" Xing Sha and the others were also shocked by the sudden appearance of the black goat.
"Is that... the ultimate weapon of those otherworldly beings?" one of the attendants guessed.
"I don't know…" Xing Sha shook her head, "but I feel that the aura emanating from it seems even more terrifying than that star beast…"
The black goat and the giant python star beast soon clashed.
The two enormous creatures engaged in a fierce battle, a truly awe-inspiring scene.
The giant python, relying on its enormous size, repeatedly rammed and coiled around the black goat, attempting to strangle it.
The black goat, using its immense strength and bizarre, amorphous flesh and organs, relentlessly attacked the giant python's body.
For a time, the two sides fought fiercely, with neither side gaining the upper hand.
Under Bai Zhe's control, the Black Goat displayed astonishing fighting power.
It not only possesses immense strength and defense, but also terrifying regenerative abilities.
During the battle, the Black Goat's body was constantly torn apart and pierced by the Giant Python Star Beast, but it quickly recovered under the power of survival.
"The power of survival, immortality!" Bai Zhe's voice echoed across the battlefield. "You little bug, you can't kill me! Hehehehehe..."
As the black goat fought, it let out deafening roars, as if demonstrating its power against the giant serpent star beast.
While the Giant Python Star Beast possesses powerful offensive and defensive attributes in its berserk state, its recovery ability is far inferior to that of the Black Goat.
Under the relentless attacks of the black goat, the giant python star beast sustained more and more wounds, and the dazzling starlight particles continued to drift out from its wounds.
As time went by, the berserk state of the giant python gradually subsided, and its power began to weaken.
Finally, under another fierce attack from the black goat, the giant python star beast let out a shrill scream and its massive body crashed to the ground.
It died.
"They won...they won?"
Xing Sha and the others witnessed this earth-shattering battle and were unable to recover for a long time.
They originally thought that the aliens would surely be defeated under the ferocious attacks of the star beasts.
But unexpectedly, it was these people from another world who ultimately won.
This enormous, bizarre monster possesses such terrifying power that even the berserk Star Beast is no match for it.
"These people from another world... just who are they?" Xing Sha's heart was filled with shock and doubt.
She originally thought she knew enough about these people from another world; they were nothing more than some kind of large, well-organized empire that had mastered many advanced magics. Such things had also appeared in her world before the Star Beast Cataclysm.
But now it seems that her understanding of these people from another world is far from enough.
The power they possessed truly exceeded all her imagination.
"Sister Xingsha, what do we do now?" A follower's voice pulled Xingsha back from her shock. "Should we continue to contact them?"
His voice was filled with hesitation and unease.
After all, the earth-shattering battle and the amorphous monster that seemed to have emerged from the most terrifying nightmare had left a deep impression on them.
Is it still safe? Is it still wise to continue contacting them?
Xing Sha remained silent for a moment, then her eyes gradually hardened.
She turned to look at her teammates, her gaze sweeping across each of their faces.
"I know you are afraid, you are hesitant. After all, the power displayed by those people from other worlds does indeed frighten us."
"Especially that...that monster, its appearance and its power are chilling."
"However, we cannot abandon our mission because of fear."
Xing Sha took a deep breath and continued:
"Our Dawn Tribe has shouldered the responsibility of protecting this world since ancient times. We observe the starry sky and study star beasts in order to find a way to save this world."
"Now, an opportunity is before us. These people from another world possess immense power; they can even defeat star beasts. Regardless of where they come from or what their purpose is, they bring a glimmer of hope to this hopeless world."
"It may look terrifying, but it did help us defeat the Star Beast, didn't it?"
"Furthermore, haven't you noticed? Those people from another world demonstrate a high degree of organization in battle."
"This shows that they are at least rational and capable of communication."
"We must contact them, understand their intentions, and ascertain their purpose. Only in this way can we know whether they are enemies or friends of this world."
She took a deep breath and led the way toward the Holy Terra Empire's position.
Her steps were firm and powerful, as if she had left all her fear and anxiety behind.
Seeing this, the other team members followed suit