253: Chapter 253 Command-type Magical Beasts

This terrifying clearing efficiency left the Beast Tamers from smaller nations, who were still struggling to hold on, completely stunned.

"We... we are also top-tier prodigies in our own countries, right? We also possess SS-grade talents, right?"

"Why is it that when we kill these monsters, we have to worry about being counter-killed and have to give it our all just to barely protect ourselves... but for you, Chen Yi, it's like you've turned on 'mowing down' mode?"

"The gap... is just too huge!"

"Damn it, why do I feel like the Chen Yi bragged about on the Dragon Kingdom forums seems even more badass?"

At this moment, the Ice Snow Tiger army seemed to realize that the Dragon Kingdom was too tough a nut to crack.

They quickly adjusted their strategy, abandoning the direct assault on the Dragon Kingdom team, and instead surged all their forces toward the other national teams that were already teetering on the brink of collapse!

It looked like they wanted to pick the easy targets first.

After concentrating their power to eliminate the other threats, they would then join forces to deal with the most troublesome group: Chen Yi and his team.

In fact, this method was indeed very effective.

The Beast Tamers from these countries were already struggling to hold on, suffering constant casualties.

Now, the Ice Snow Tigers that were originally besieging the Dragon Kingdom suddenly turned their focus and joined the battle against them.

The pressure increased exponentially in an instant!

Their defensive lines crumbled rapidly!

"Ah—" "Hold on!" "Honey, save me..."

In the blink of an eye, another Beast Tamer and his two Contracted Spirit Beasts were overwhelmed by the Ice Snow Tigers amidst desperate screams.

Watching the beast horde's actions, which clearly showed tactical intent, Wu Yuyang immediately analyzed: "Something's wrong! There's an intelligent monster commanding them from behind!"

"Ordinary monsters have no intelligence; they only have the instinct to kill and destroy! When they encounter a strong enemy, they don't retreat, let alone make such clear tactical adjustments!"

"The only possibility for this to happen is that there is an intelligent monster with awakened consciousness commanding the battle from behind!"

"I'm afraid the previous two waves of attacks, each stronger and more organized than the last, were the same! They were testing our strength and then launching targeted strikes!"

Hearing this, Chen Yi immediately asked: "Senior Wu, how do we determine which one is the intelligent monster? Is it one of those dozens of Beast King-rank Ice Snow Tigers?"

His system could only distinguish between monsters and Beast Kings; it couldn't directly determine whether they possessed intelligence. This was a very troublesome point!

Zhao Xin chimed in: "No! If they were commanders, the command authority wouldn't be so dispersed! There should only be one true commander! Everyone, look carefully and find the one that looks unique, or is in a special position, protected by other Ice Snow Tigers, especially the Beast Kings! That is likely the commander!"

Just then, Black Rose, who had been protected in the rear, suddenly exclaimed.

She pointed to a spot not far away, where an Ice Snow Tiger was surrounded and protected in a triangular formation by three Beast King-rank Ice Snow Tigers, and shouted: "Look! That one! The Ice Snow Tiger protected in the middle by three Beast Kings, isn't it unique?"

As a Demon Emperor, Black Rose was naturally very clear about the energy flow and mental connections between monsters!

In fact, she had long since sensed a clear mental fluctuation emanating from that Ice Snow Tiger, connecting and controlling the entire beast horde.

However, she had been hesitating whether or not to tell Chen Yi.

After all, if she showed that she could instantly see through the leader of the beast horde, it would be too conspicuous and easily arouse Chen Yi's suspicion.

Now that Wu Yuyang and Zhao Xin had specifically mentioned looking for a unique individual, she could logically use this reason to point out the leader of the Ice Snow Tigers!

This way, she could show Chen Yi that she had made a contribution and was valuable, while not exposing herself by being too conspicuous—it was killing two birds with one stone!

Upon hearing this, everyone's gazes instantly focused on the special Ice Snow Tiger that Black Rose had pointed out!

Chen Yi's eyes narrowed, instantly locking onto the special Ice Snow Tiger Black Rose pointed to. The system interface appeared before his eyes.

[Monster: Ice Prison Tiger Emperor] [Difficulty: Twelve Stars (Demon Emperor)] [Level: Tier 7, Stage 1] [Attributes: Ice, Holy, Sound] [Skills: Ice Tiger Roar, Breath of Ice, Ice Break, Sound of Death, Holy Judgment, Heavenly Frost Annihilation Claw]

[Introduction: A snow tiger containing endless ice power, usually sleeping beneath the eternal ice plains. Its awakening signifies the arrival of winter, and it is one of the guardians of the ancient ice plain's rules.]

"A Demon Emperor?" Chen Yi was shocked and genuinely surprised. He really hadn't expected to encounter a real Demon Emperor in the first layer of this secret realm!

Perhaps it was because he had successively encountered Black Rose and Red Snake, both Demon Emperors who maintained human forms, that he subconsciously assumed all Demon Emperors were in human form. He had almost forgotten that in the vast wilderness, the vast majority of Demon Emperors are in beast form!

Of course, what made his heart tighten the most was the additional special note at the bottom of the system interface:

[Special Note: This Demon Emperor is one of the guardians of the secret realm's rules. Once it senses a large amount of spiritual power gathering at a single point, it will awaken from its slumber and summon all monsters in the area to launch a purifying Monster Tide.]

"A large amount of spiritual power gathering? Could it be..." A flash of inspiration crossed Chen Yi's mind, and he instantly thought of a possibility.

The reconnaissance personnel of the advance team seemed to be mostly groups of two Beast Tamers paired with flying-type spirit beasts for rapid scouting. Such small teams had relatively low total spiritual power levels and might not have reached the threshold to trigger the awakening of this Ice Prison Tiger Emperor. That was why they weren't targeted by this Demon Emperor and consequently didn't discover the Monster Tide of such scale hidden in the secret realm!

But this time, just considering the Dragon Kingdom team alone, including the Beast Tamers and the Spirit Beast Girls, there were nearly forty people! And that didn't even count the teams from other countries that chose the same direction and were currently being besieged by the Monster Tide! With such a massive total amount of spiritual power gathered in this area, it was like a lighthouse in the dark night; it would be strange if it didn't attract the guardian's purification!

Chen Yi was speechless. Did this secret realm not encourage teaming up, forcing people to be lone wolves?

He looked carefully at the Ice Prison Tiger Emperor. Its size, compared to the surrounding Beast King-rank Ice Snow Tigers that were like small trucks, was actually a size smaller, only about twice the size of an ordinary Siberian tiger.

Its streamlined body was full of explosive power, and its fur was a translucent ice blue, making it feel as if it had merged with the background if one didn't look closely.

Most eye-catching were the pair of gorgeous wings growing on its back, made entirely of ice crystals, and its eyes were a pure gilded gold, containing none of the ferocity of ordinary monsters, only a sense of majesty that governed the rules.

Just standing there, surrounded and protected by three powerful Beast Kings, it naturally exuded the aura of a boss! Without a doubt, this Demon Emperor was the culprit behind this disaster, the leader of the Monster Tide!