763: Chapter 243 Emperor Zi Battles Bear King (Part 1) 763: Chapter 243 Emperor Zi Battles Bear King (Part 1) A burning conviction blazed within Karl’s chest, for he had not felt such fervent passion since he became the King of Solomon’s Behemoth—it had been many years.
He clearly noticed that although the Amethyst Behemoth stood only ten meters tall, its presence caused a colossal upheaval in the aura of all the Behemoth Beasts.
For the Amethyst Behemoth was their absolute belief, and with Emperor Zi’s leadership, they refused to believe in their own defeat.
When Anthony led the Legion of Berserker Bears out of the Solomon Fortress at the highest speed, his heart had already turned cold.
He clearly saw over three hundred Behemoth Beasts neatly arrayed in line, marching forward toward the North, but they suddenly turned around upon their appearance with the Legion of Berserker Bears.
Almost immediately, Anthony’s gaze found the figure shimmering with purple light in the center of the Behemoth army.
In the sunlight, its body reflected dazzling amethyst light that stole one’s gaze, like the most lustrous amethyst embedded within the Army of Behemoths.
Beyond the Legion of Berserker Bears, Anthony had not called upon any other legions from the Solomon Fortress.
He knew that against the Behemoth Beasts, ordinary Beastmen were nothing but cannon fodder and would be of no use.
Only his wholly loyal Legion of Berserker Bears might contend with the Behemoth Beasts, and even that, only with a sheer numerical advantage.
When Anthony saw Zi, he knew that his greatest fear had still e to pass.
Indeed, it must be the Amethyst Behemoth.
Even though it was somewhat shorter than many of the Behemoth Beasts, that manner in which it was revered like the moon among stars, its overpowering and sharp aura, left no doubt as to its identity—who else could mand such reverence from the Behemoth Beasts if not the Amethyst Behemoth?
The Legion of Berserker Bears formed perfect ranks behind Anthony, and he had invested innumerable efforts in this legion.
Each of the Berserk Bear Warriors was dressed in thick armor obtained from the Human World by any means necessary, making their already over five-meter-tall massive figures even more formidable.
The standard armament of a Berserk Bear Warrior in the Legion was a four-meter-long Wolf Fang Club, thick as a human body.
The large and sharp spikes on the Wolf Fang Club could unleash terrifying offensive power.
Anthony’s Legion of Berserker Bears had established countless merits on the battlefield.
Even the Golden Legion of the Thunder God Tribe and the White Tiger Legion of the War God Tribe dare not engage his legion head-on.
Within this Legion of Berserker Bears, there were also five thousand Bearman Spear Throwers in hiding.
Their weapons were different from those of the ordinary Berserk Bear Warriors; each man carried on his back five arm-thick lances, each two and a half meters long.
Although Berserk Bear Warriors’ throwing distance wasn’t as formidable as the Tree Spirit Druids, who could use the Wind element to throw up to eight hundred paces, almost no army would choose to face these five thousand Bearman Spear Throwers within three hundred paces.
The terrifying strength with which they threw their spears demanded even the Behemoth Beasts’ caution.
The five thousand strong Legion of Berserker Bears, though small in number, could be said to hold the vast majority of the Solomon Tribe’s bat power.
It was because of their presence that the Ascoli Kingdom had always been at a disadvantage in the wars against the Solomon Tribe.
Beyond their five lances, each Berserk Bear Warrior was also equipped with a Wolf Fang Hammer, a meteor hammer-like weapon with an eight-meter-long chain and spikes all over.
Once a Berserk Bear Warrior swung it, it became an absolute nightmare for the average human soldier.
Anthony, towering above the other Berserk Bear Warriors, was covered in bright gold armor.
Positioned at the forefront of the Legion of Berserker Bears, he stood out just as Zi did among the Behemoth Beast army.
Zi looked coldly at the opposite side, “Bear King Anthony?”
Anthony took a deep breath, facing the oppressive might of the Amethyst Behemoth.
Despite being second only to Guti in strength among the Beastmen, he couldn’t help but feel his own momentum falter, “Yes, I am Anthony.
The Amethyst Behemoth, correct?”
Emperor Zi looked at him coldly, the Amethyst Great Sword lying horizontal beside him, “Knowing that I am the inheritor of the amethyst bloodline, have you forgotten the teachings of the Beast God?”
Adonis said woodenly, “Adonis dare not forget the teachings of the Beast God, but the Solomon Tribe is not mine alone.
Do you, Your Highness Emperor Zi, really think that merely by your appearance, you can make my tribe of Solomon submit?
The ancestral totem of our Solomon Tribe is also one of the Four Sacred Beasts.”
Emperor Zi responded indifferently, “So, you have decided to be my enemy?”
Adonis did not answer Emperor Zi’s question, instead, he turned his gaze to Karl who stood by Zi’s side, “Brother Karl, I never thought that when we brothers meet again, it would be on the battlefield.
I, Adonis, have always been generous to you and the Behemoth brethren.
Just because of Emperor Zi’s emergence, you have decided to betray me?”
Karl’s expression turned slightly awkward, but as his gaze fell on Emperor Zi once more, his eyes regained their firmness, “Indeed, brother Adonis, we Behemoth Warriors of the Solomon Tribe are treated very well, and you have always respected me.
However, as children of the Beast God, when the legendary king of our race appears, I have no other choice.
The legacy and dignity of the Behemoths demand that I stand beside His Highness Emperor Zi, to bee his warrior, his vassal.
Adonis, as your elder brother, I urge you one last time, if you don’t wish for the Solomon Tribe to suffer great losses, if you wish to see the Solomon Tribe’s future glory, then submit to His Highness Emperor Zi.”
Adonis sighed deeply, “It seems that nothing can be reversed.
I apologize, Your Highness Emperor Zi, but for the sake of my people and the legacy of the Solomon Tribe, for freedom, I must issue a challenge to you.”
Emperor Zi sneered disdainfully, “Freedom?
The freedom of starvation?
The freedom of corpses strewn across fields?
Is that what you wish to see?
As far as I know, you are indeed the most outstanding chieftain among the Three Great Beastman Tribes, but still, your tribesmen of the Solomon Tribe live days of hunger and cold.
Is this the freedom you wish to see?
The Armor worn by your Berserk Bear Warriors, how much Beastman blood was spilled to obtain it?
The Three Great Tribes have never cared for the lives of the ordinary Beastmen, relying only on plunder for food and supplies.
How many corpses do you leave behind for the human soldiers every winter?
Adonis, don’t try to appear so noble in front of me.
If you truly could lead the Beastmen to grow and develop, allowing every Beastman his own dignity, I would willingly cede my title of Emperor of the Amethyst to you.
But have you achieved this?”
Emperor Zi’s words struck Adonis like a heavy slap across the face, turning the Bear King’s face red and then white, leaving him speechless with no rebuttal.
Despite Adonis believing that everything he had done as the chieftain of the Solomon Tribe was to continuously help his people, and despite considering himself the most outstanding chieftain,
each of Emperor Zi’s words hit the nail on the head.
The chronic issues formed over the years among the Beastman Clan were not something he could change alone.
As the color drained from his face, Adonis began to realize the gap between himself and Emperor Zi standing before him, and his belief in the legend of the amethyst king’s arrival among the Beastmen grew stronger.
As the Bear King, Adonis undoubtedly possessed unwavering resolve.
Though he acknowledged that Emperor Zi was right, he couldn’t back down at this moment.
No matter how outstanding a chieftain, he was not willing to give up the power in his hands.
Once evil thoughts took root, they became unstoppable, and Adonis thought, despite facing three hundred Behemoth Beasts,
his own Legion of Berserker Bear was the most powerful and offensively capable main battle legion of the Three Great Tribes of the Beastman Tribe.
It was the best army to bat the Behemoth Beasts.
If only he could destroy this Emperor Zi before him, then he would remain the king of the Solomon Tribe, the carefree sovereign of the Northernmost Wilderness.
With this thought, Adonis slowly raised his six-meter-long Wolf Fang Club, shimmering with a pale gold light, and deep purple Douqi radiated from his body.
The ranks of the Legion of Berserker Bear began to unfold, and five thousand Spear-throwers drew their spears, ready to unleash a Thunderstrike on the three hundred Behemoth Beasts in front of them.
Emperor Zi seemed to have anticipated everything he was facing.
Facing Adonis and the Legion of Berserker Bear, he gave the order for his entire army to stand by.
The three hundred Behemoth Beasts maintained their previous single-file formation, staying in place, while Emperor Zi took confident steps toward the fifty thousand-strong Berserker Bear army.
The Amethyst Great Sword dragged in his hand, leaving a deep mark on the ground.
Suddenly, the battlefield went eerily quiet.
Witnessing Emperor Zi’s approach to the Legion of Berserker Bear, every Behemoth Beast’s eyes began to burn with a fervent light.
“Though I am surrounded by millions, I march forward.” This is the true pride of the Behemoths, the pride of the Amethyst Behemoth!
Not a single Behemoth Beast attempted to assist Emperor Zi because in their hearts, the Amethyst Behemoth was an invincible existence.
The pride and dignity of the Amethyst Behemoth would not allow them any assistance.
As Emperor Zi walked alone toward his side, Adonis’s heart skipped a beat.
He knew he did not possess Emperor Zi’s courage.
Could it be that this Amethyst Behemoth before him believed he had the strength to contend with the entire Legion of Berserker Bear?
No, that was impossible.
As the Legion of Berserker Bear advanced, the distance between the two armies closed, and Emperor Zi and Adonis gradually got a better look at each other.
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