Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 854 - 40: An Encounter with the Fox Tribe

To the east of Saint Dena Highlands lies a place where humans have not yet set foot.

In the past, when humans first waged war against myriad beasts, Saint Dena Highlands served as the last line of defense in conquering the red zone; it was dismantled by a Judgment Chief and a group of assassins led by Lei Xiao, and thereafter, humans no longer harbored any ideas of invading the red zone.

Now, Saint Dena Highlands has long lost the traces of human activity from the summers of yesteryear.

It has become a ruin, where occasionally some strengthened small animals scurry out. Upon seeing Tang Xian and the others, they immediately run far away, as if frightened.

Tang Xian didn't stay in Saint Dena Highlands, instead heading almost non-stop in an easterly direction.

In the days following his inheritance of the Legacy of Destruction, he hadn't rested, always on the road.

The events in Baichuan City, the occurrences on the holy mountain, Tang Xian remained unaware of them all, because his time was somewhat running out.

Within twenty or so days, to find the lost bird Bai Shuang without any clues, then to locate the ruins of Eden, and even to defeat the Judge—so many things coinciding, and with less than a month's time, Tang Xian had no confidence whatsoever.

But now, he also had no clues at all, only through the process of elimination could he see—he had been to the south, to the north, and to the west.

So, only the east remained.

He took Tang Xiaojiu, Tang Feiji, Yuan Wu, and Tang Hen Rou, passing through the Yuepela Plains and also through Saint Dena Highlands, the last line of defense for humankind.

Tang Xian's pace was not slow, augmented by his heightened sense of smell and the information gathered along the way about various beasts; if the Zudun Giant truly appeared in the east, he would definitely be able to find it.

Now it was spring, and life began to take root and sprout. Many animals also ended their hibernation, either looking for food, mating, or migrating.

In Tang Xian's journey, the first encounter was not with Zudun Giant. It was with the nine-tailed fox tribe.

Tang Xian truly didn't expect to get entangled with the foxes in this process.

But the Elk Bear Tribe, the Golden Fierce Birds, the Rolling Sand Beasts, and other such perfect level creatures began to surround and hunt the fox tribe.

The transmission of news from the mining areas was ultimately slow; the many changes within the court had now begun to spread across the whole northern continent.

Not long ago, there were also many messages from the holy mountain, the source of which was unknown, said to have come from within the holy mountain itself.

The beast armies assembled to defeat humans failed, the entire ranks of the Judgment Chiefs were killed.

Then, a super powerful Judgment Chief was born, but because he could not stand the Judge's various actions, he rebelled and left the holy mountain.

Not only this, but now even the location of the Judge was unknown.

Inside the holy mountain, there were laboratories, using various beasts as experimental materials, imprisoning and killing in the name of creation and evolution.

These terrifying messages spread, combined with the past overbearing nature of the beast court, it didn't take long for the beasts to start becoming dissatisfied with the court's actions.

Beast groups that were once loyal to the court began to be denounced by other animal packs.

This was naturally a good thing.

A huge ruling power is always accompanied by many signs at the edge of its destruction.

The court is about to be disbanded, as long as the Judge dies.

Continuous fox cries echoed through the dense forest outside of Saint Dena Highlands; six-tailed and three-tailed fox groups seemed to have caught Tang Xian's scent.

Or perhaps it's Tang Xiaojiu's aura as a nine-tailed demon fox, familiar and yearned for by the fox groups.

Tang Xian, who had been flying low on a dragon, didn't plan to delay here, but Xiaojiu's words made Tang Xian change his mind.

"Brother Tang Xian, they are asking for your help..."

"You can pretend you didn't hear. I certainly didn't hear it," Tang Xian appeared very cold-hearted.

"But I heard it, ah!" Tang Xiaojiu was a bit anxious.

"There are many in the fox clan; you see, those six-tailed ones are covering the fleeing foxes. With the speed of the six-tailed and three-tailed, they are capable of escaping. Though certainly at a heavy price."

Tang Xian sighed inwardly, thinking that he must save the fox tribe. But how to save them, that had to be carefully considered.

"Brother Tang Xian, I want to go save them."

"Not long ago, they were still bullying you, remember? In the Sin Snatching Territory, Qing Jiuye led them to siege us. We spared their lives, so we don't owe them anything. Qing was taken away by the court, and because of you, they did not intervene."

Tang Xian only wanted Tang Xiaojiu's resolve.

"It's not easy for a six-tailed to evolve into a nine-tailed. Qing Jiuye died by my hand, but you bear half the responsibility for its death."

Tang Xiaojiu's chubby little face turned pale in an instant. It seems she had never seen Brother Tang Xian be so serious before.

"You want to save them, on what basis? What makes them worth saving?"

"I... I don't know, they are my tribespeople, ah, I want to save them," Tang Xiaojiu was getting anxious.

Tang Xian was unmoved.

Tang Feiji, however, understood what Tang Xian meant; it did not continue flying east, but proudly said:

[Do you need me, the great lord, to stop here and let the little girl down?]

"It's just you who talks too much. In ancient times, the one who spoke the most in a group was called the Dragon King; you really live up to the name of a water Dragon King. Want to spray some water online?" Tang Xian's tone was sharp.

Tang Feiji felt inexplicably scolded. Could it be that his cleverness was no longer tolerated by Tang Xian?

But the task of spraying water online, that he could do well.

Tang Xian ignored Tang Feiji; nonetheless, Tang Feiji chose to hover in mid-air.