"Wait till we have an S-rank Hero in our ranks. Then we'll see who really runs the Sunset Empire."
As Ryan looked at his team of Heroes, various thoughts filled his mind.
He believed that Heroes and Dark Lords would be the main forces in the future world.
andasnovel.com And amongst the Heroes, he believed that Rose had the greatest potential to ascend to S-rank.
"For Miss Rose, for Riverside, let's secure this victory!" With a wave of his hand, Ryan led the team of Heroes to launch an attack on Tauren Hill.
As night fell, a Tauren yawning on the watchtower was suddenly startled, eyes filled with disbelief.
He saw fast-approaching shadows in the darkness, and thanks to the campfire's glow, he made out what they truly were: a troop of Heroes!
"Hoo-hoo-hoo——"
The Tauren quickly sounded the horn, but barely had the sound traveled far when an arrow pierced his throat.
A long spear appeared in Ryan's hand, enveloped by a black glow.
As he swung the spear, it formed a giant shadow, smashing the gate of the Tauren camp with a mighty blow.
Hundreds of Heroes followed behind him, launching a full-scale attack on the Tauren camp!
"Charge!" The Heroes let out terrifying battle cries, breaking the night's tranquility.
As Ryan led his team in a charge, hundreds of arrows shot out from behind him, landing in the Tauren camp, sparking a large fire in an instant.
Many Tauren began to panic uncontrollably.
Indeed, the Tauren are a race with considerable potential, naturally physically robust, with each individual born to be a warrior.
A large number of Tauren can use totemic power to fortify themselves, making each of them a potential combat shaman.
But often, the races with clear advantages also have pronounced weaknesses, just like the wild animals in nature.
They are diurnal, hiding during the day and emerging at night, and they fear fire…
However, these Tauren were underlings of the Dark Lord.
After a brief bout of confusion, they organized under the leadership of a few elite Tauren and swiftly launched a counteroffensive against the Heroes.
"Damned Heroes, daring to offend the mighty Tauren!"
A Tauren general roared angrily.
He lifted the broadsword on his back and, putting all his strength into it, chopped at Ryan who was leading the battle.
"Eat this!"
The sound of a massive blow resounded.
Ryan cross-blocked with his spear, the spear and the Tauren's broadsword collided violently.
A massive force sent Ryan sinking halfway into the ground, cracking open the earth beneath him.
"Merely a beast."
Ryan sneered, a dominating aura erupted from him.
His muscles bulged, and with a sudden surge of speed, he managed to throw off the Tauren general's broadsword with his spear, then launched a piercing attack towards the Tauren's chest like a venomous snake.
Facing Ryan's incoming strike, the Tauren general didn't flinch at all.
He lifted his broadsword once more and slashed down fiercely!
In the blink of an eye, Ryan became a shadowy blur, his spear penetrated the chest of the Tauren.
After withdrawing his spear, he swiftly retreated. Fresh blood gushed out, splattering his face, clothes, and weapon.
Ryan wiped the filth off his spear, slowly approaching the severely wounded Tauren lying on the ground.
The Tauren wailed in agony.
Ryan sneered coldly, his foot aimed at the Tauren's head and stomped down.
With a thud, blood splattered everywhere.
Ryan wiped the blood off his face, "Such trash...considered elites? Pathetic."
Ryan sheathed his spear, turned around to look at his fellow warriors, and shouted, "Continue the attack! Wipe out all the Tauren!"
"Yes!"
"For the glory!"
Ryan's killing of the enemy general had massively boosted the morale of the Heroes.
His command rang in every Hero's ears, and they all charged forward with fierce battle cries.
"Kill these beasts!"
The Heroes steamrolled their way through, ceaselessly harvesting the lives of the Tauren on the plains.
In a blink, one body after another fell in Tauren Hill, each one a horrific sight, with heads partially chopped off, bodies sliced in half, limbs and blood scattered everywhere...
This bloody scene didn't disgust Ryan at all.
Instead, it further ignited his excitement.
If they managed to successfully take Tauren Hill, he would definitely be rewarded by Rose.
The thought made his fighting spirit burn even brighter, one after another, the Tauren fell screaming to his spear.
But at that moment, a chill suddenly rose in Ryan's heart.
He turned his head abruptly, only to see a towering Tauren, holding a massive axe, slowly appearing behind him.
The cold, gleaming light flickering on the axe was somewhat terrifying.
"Tauren Dark Lord?" Ryan swallowed hard, "Surrender now! Even if you are the Dark Lord, as long as you're willing to lay down your weapons, Riverside will offer you a way out!"
"Heh!" The Tauren Dark Lord let out a peculiar laugh, "A bunch of dead men walking, yet still so full of hot air."
He brandished his battle axe at Ryan with fierce momentum.
The axe whistled through the air, slicing the space as if it were tearing it apart.
The pressure it created caused the surrounding air to ripple like water waves, inducing a sense of intense suffocation.
Ryan's face changed instantly upon seeing the attack.
This guy was much stronger than him; if he tried to resist head-on, he was bound to suffer.
He quickly moved aside, trying to widen the gap between them.
But even so, it was too late.
The giant axe ruthily landed on the ground where Ryan had just been standing.
Boom!
An explosive sound erupted, and a deep pit was smashed instantly on the ground.
Ryan was thrown over a dozen meters away, falling heavily to the ground.
Ryan held his chest, coughing up a mouthful of blood as he struggled to get up.
"Damn, he's strong... Worthy of the title 'Dark Lord,' he's not far from reaching Class A..." Ryan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes intensely fixed on the Tauren.
The Tauren Dark Lord gave a cruel laugh, once again lifting his battle axe and charging over.
Ryan's face slightly changed, he gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and concentrated all his power onto the spear in his hand.
A dark light slowly emanated from the cold spear.
Aiming at the charging Tauren Dark Lord, Ryan thrust forward with all his might!
The two collided fiercely.
The weapons in their hands emitted a crisp metallic clang, sparks flying everywhere.
An invisible shock wave spread out, stirring up a whirlwind of dust.
But when it came to raw power, the Tauren Dark Lord had the upper hand.
Ryan was being suppressed by the Tauren, gradually becoming overwhelmed.
At this moment, several other Rank B heroes finally came to provide support.
Five Rank B heroes teamed up to launch a siege against the Tauren Dark Lord.
"Drop your weapon and meet your end! We might let you keep a whole corpse!" A brawny man shouted, his long knife creating a phantom image as he swung it at the Tauren Dark Lord.
"Hahaha…" Tauren laughed wildly, then said in a sinister and horrifying tone: "Today, you all will die!"
The giant axe in the hands of the Tauren Dark Lord seemed to hold the power of a thousand pounds, immediately sending the knife-wielding Hero sprawling on the ground.
At the same time, Ryan seized the opportunity to attack, tangling with the Tauren Dark Lord.
"Kill!"
Another Hero roared and swung his hammer at the Tauren's head.
The Tauren Dark Lord's head was smashed half an inch inward, blood streaming down his cheek, making him look extremely terrifying.
The Tauren Dark Lord howled in pain, and with a backhand swing of his axe, a bone-breaking sound was heard from the arm of the Hero at his side, the arm bending at a bizarre angle.
Then he stepped forward, swung his axe down, and cut the knife-wielding Hero into two halves.
"What terrifying power, my arm is broken!" The hammer-wielding Hero wailed and fled the battlefield in a disgraceful manner.
"We can't retreat! If he breaks through us one by one, we're all going to die here!" Ryan roared.
The Tauren Dark Lord was formidable; if they didn't concentrate their forces, they had no way to deal with him.
Ryan took the lead, rushing up first.
"Seeking death…"
The Tauren roared angrily, and with a fierce chop of his giant axe, another B-rank Hero was cut in half at the waist.
Blood and guts splattered all over the ground, a horrific sight.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ryan also succeeded in striking, his spear piercing the heart of the Tauren Dark Lord, running him through.
"Kill him!" The remaining three Heroes swarmed him.
The Tauren Dark Lord roared angrily and rushed at the three.
However, outnumbered, he gradually exhausted his strength, his breath becoming heavier.
Crack!
With a crisp sound of bone breaking, the Tauren Dark Lord's body swayed, his leg bone was brutally broken, and he fell to his knees.
The three Heroes instantly swarmed in, their weapons piercing through the Tauren Dark Lord's massive body...
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