Chapter 773: Someone Comes Riding a Battle Qi Horse
Just how strong had Er Gouzi become now? Even Fang Jueyu couldn't say for sure. At the very least, Fang Jueyu hadn't seen Er Gouzi get defeated yet. As a top-tier Cosmic Beast, Er Gouzi's talent and combat strength probably weren't much weaker than his.
When this group of Slave Hunters came to attack the Okai Civilization, they evidently had some preparation and budget. The fleet they sent was at the level of a high-level second civilization, and these warriors were all Divine-level Martial Artists.
For a planet like the Okai Civilization, such a force was more than capable of doing as they pleased. As for the Commandant of this force, it was naturally unnecessary for him to waste time on the battlefield with these subordinates.
But precisely because of this, Er Gouzi's current strength allowed him to be invincible on this battlefield!
"Ao!" Er Gouzi let out a roar unlike any he had made before.
As a Cosmic Beast, its nature should have been to battle in a world filled with beasts, becoming the king among beasts.
However, from the moment it was born, it was raised by Fang Jueyu as a pet, eating the best dog food cans daily, sleeping and eating until nearly all its feral instincts hidden within its bones were worn away.
But this war finally awakened that part of its nature that belonged to the Soul-devouring Beast within its blood.
Er Gouzi's aura surged continuously. Like Fang Jueyu, it was only at the Divine Ability User eighth tier, but it somehow released power comparable to that of an early Controller Level being. That purple shadow expanded to nearly a hundred meters long and several tens of meters high!
"Whoa!" The muscles on Er Gouzi's back wriggled, and a pair of demon-like wings stretched out from its back. The shadow grew even larger, and suddenly the dog's silhouette blotted out the sky!
"Is this the legendary Heavenly Dog?" Fang Jueyu had never seen Er Gouzi look so formidable. "Damn, this dog has been hiding its strength from me all along. If I hadn't been bald today, were you really planning to eat and do nothing your whole life?"
Fang Jueyu sat down beside a mountain on the edge of the city, "Fight on, today's your show! Had I known, I would have just brought Xiao Hei along; it could've been an exciting cat-and-dog battle."
Er Gouzi's massive body swept through the battlefield like a harbinger of death, harvesting the lives of these Slave Hunters. The invincible warships were destroyed one by one under the demonic wings of Er Gouzi, and their attacks had no effect on Er Gouzi, not even piercing the shadow.
"Too terrifying. Is this the legendary beast called dog?"
"That one dog is as good as an entire fleet. If it attacks our city, I fear we couldn't hold on for days."
"Is this the heritage of the Cosmic Federation? It's incredible."
"Looks like our Okai Civilization might be saved."
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"Captain, our fleet has suffered great losses. That creature has only joined the war for a short moment, yet we've already lost over a hundred main battleships, and more than five hundred warriors. If this continues, our losses will grow larger and larger!"
Inside a command battleship, a Slave Hunter was reporting the frontline situation.
"What on earth is that thing? Has this civilization, which joined the cosmic civilization only decades ago, got any allied support?"
Upon hearing this news, the Slave Hunter Captain's face turned serious.
"I don't know. It shouldn't be a native of the Okai Civilization," using image transmission technology, the battlefield scenes were sent to the ship's command room.
A purple creature freely roamed among the fleet as if it were an unguarded territory, leaving a fiery path in its wake.
"Is this a Controller Level creature?" To rout a fleet of this level, only a Controller Level Martial Artist could achieve such a feat.
"No, according to our energy readings, this creature only has the strength of a Divine Ability User at the eighth tier, but its combat power has likely surpassed any Divine-level being."
"How could that be possible?" With a Controller Level creature present, the situation on this battlefield was beyond his control.
"Let's retreat for now. Continuing to fight will only cause unnecessary casualties. Let's go back and report to the Commandant."
"Yes!"
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"Oh? They've begun retreating?" Fang Jueyu observed the battle. The massive fleet was gradually retreating from the front. However, the area in front of the city walls was still filled with smoke.
"We won! We won! We drove them back!"
"This is our first victory, hahaha! We won!"
The Okai Civilization warriors defending the city cheered excitedly. Since the war began, all they experienced was city after city being taken, and never once had they defeated the invaders in direct confrontation.
"Wang (Run), wang (Where), wang (Flee)!" Er Gouzi seemed unsatisfied, roaring furiously at the retreating fleet.
"Oh, forget it, let it go, Er Gouzi!" Fang Jueyu grabbed Er Gouzi's tail. "So what if they burned a little hair? It can grow back. There's no need, really no need! I'll get you a bottle of Maurer's Hair Tonic that'll make your hair shiny, thick, and lustrous again!"
"What... what on earth is happening?"
"Who is this young man? Is he the owner of this creature?"
"Did you just hear what they were saying?"
"I think I did. That beast called dog seems to be attacking the fleet furiously just because its fur was scorched."
"What kind of absurd reason is that? Isn't it too fierce? Aren't they from the Cosmic Federation to support us?"
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It wasn't easy calming Er Gouzi down. Fang Jueyu finally led it to slowly land in front of the barrier. However, the warriors defending the city still harbored a hint of wariness towards him and didn't open the door immediately.
"Tch, a tier-three Engraving Barrier. If I really wanted to come in, could it stop me?" Fang Jueyu muttered, but today he came to help, not to cause trouble. If his methods were too crude, he might frighten the children.
"Little bunnies, open the door, open it quickly, I want to come in." Fang Jueyu began to sing to the Okai Civilization warriors defending the city.
"What is he doing? Why is he singing?"
"Seems like he's asking us to open the door."
"Should we open it?"
"Judging by his appearance, and considering that dog just now, he should be here to help us, right? Shall we open the door to welcome him?"
"Wait, what if it's a plot by the invaders? Don't forget, once the barrier is closed, it takes ten minutes to restart it. If the enemy returns at this time, we'll be in trouble."
"Hey, open the door, I'm from the Cosmic Federation School, here to help you. Here's my proof!" Fang Jueyu showed the identity proof given by the school when he received the mission.
"That's the Cosmic Federation's certification. He really is here to help us!"
"Quick! Open the door!"
After confirming Fang Jueyu's identity, they naturally had no hesitation.
"Sir, were you sent by the Cosmic Federation to help us?"
"Correct," Fang Jueyu nodded.
"Where are your troops?"
"Troops? What troops? It's just me!"
"What?" They initially thought the Cosmic Federation would send a fleet to help them, but never expected just one person to come. What on earth could this mean?
"No worries, just a bunch of Slave Hunters. I can handle them alone," Fang Jueyu said. "Where is your ruler?"
"Ruler?"
"Oh, the master of your civilization."
"Oh, Queen Aisana is in the castle of the royal city. You must have something to discuss with the queen, right? Shall we take you?"
"No need!" Fang Jueyu flew into the sky, as Cosmic Source Power surged from his body, transforming into a handsome bluish-purple warhorse that from a distance indeed looked quite majestic. "I'll go by myself!"
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"Queen, someone is coming, riding a horse, and also has a dog."
"No, that doesn't seem to be a horse. It's condensed from Battle Qi. Someone's Battle Qi has taken the form of a horse!"