Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

"roar--!!!"

Suddenly, a loud bear roar echoed throughout the forest, startling birds and beasts into scattering.

Ye Ming and the others, who were hunting along the way, also heard this roar.

Leng Ruoxue asked doubtfully, "This voice seems to be coming from a very far place. With such power, it must be the Bear King!"

"But why would the Bear King roar like that? Did someone provoke it?"

Baki said calmly, "Eh? I don't think any idiot would dare to provoke that thing. Secret realms have their own rules. If a high-level human slaughters a monster in an area that is a whole level below him, it will be sensed by the dominant monster in that area, which could trigger a beast tide. This is clearly stipulated. I don't think any fool would do that."

Leng Ruoxue nodded: "That's right. This happened a long time ago. A high-level Awakened One killed a low-level Lord, which caused the dominant monster in this area to trigger a beast tide, almost slaughtering an entire city."

"It was from that time that humanity realized that there were also rules within the secret realm, and every violation of those rules was a lesson learned in blood."

Ye Ming suddenly realized something: "Could it have been done by that group from earlier?"

"Surely no idiot would actually try to capture the Bear King's offspring."

Leng Ruoxue pondered for a moment ("The offspring of the Bear King? Did such a thing happen in Luoxia City in my previous life?")

("Could it be that my appearance caused the future of this era to deviate? Will it happen again in the future?")

("The only major event that has ever happened in Luoxia City was the Great Beast Tide that destroyed the entire city. Now that the Black Dragon Society exists, will Luoxia City be destroyed again?")

("Could this incident be the trigger that caused everything?")

Leng Ruoxue said, "Perhaps we should go find the group you just mentioned. If they really angered the Bear King by capturing his offspring, it's the time when those students have just awakened. If it triggers a beast tide, things could get really serious."

Ye Ming looked back in the direction they had come from, but he could no longer sense the presence of that group of people.

"Let's go. Since we've run into them, as a law-abiding citizen, I can't let these guys cut off my source of income."

As Ye Ming spoke, he grabbed Leng Ruoxue's waist. Before Leng Ruoxue could react, she suddenly felt her vision shift, and images flashed by in her eyes.

"Aaaaaah!!"

At this moment, the two henchmen who were running away stopped in their tracks: "Boss, did you hear a woman screaming?"

"Snapped!"

"What kind of time is this where you're still thinking about women? You'll die from being with a woman sooner or later!!"

Meanwhile, the bear king was following the scent of its cubs, using its massive body to push its way through and carve out a straight path.

Several tens of minutes later, the two who had fled could vaguely feel the ground shaking.

"Boss, can you feel the ground moving?"

The sleazy-looking man swallowed hard. "Wrong...it must be an illusion. How could the ground...how could it possibly move..."

"Boom~ Boom~..."

"Why are you shaking, boss?"

"Where am I shaking? Don't talk nonsense!"

Just then, a roar came.

roar--!!"

A bad feeling welled up in their hearts.

"Oh no! The bear king has woken up!!"

The two then worked together to lift the bear cub and run forward as fast as they could.

"Boss, that bear is chasing us!!"

"You didn't remind me, so why aren't you running?!"

"Damn it, didn't that guy say that potion could put that bear to sleep for half a day?!"

"Damn it, he woke up so quickly!!"

"Once I escape, I'll definitely settle the score with that bastard!"

At that moment, a man in black was watching the two fleeing people from a tree.

"It seems the concentrated version isn't enough; it can only charm a lord-level bear king for an hour."

Just then, a huge black bear slammed down a giant tree in front of it with one paw; it had already smelled the strong scent of its cub.

"roar--!!"

The poacher leader shouted urgently, "Quick! Use stealth!!"

"I...only know, boss!!"

Immediately, the poacher hurriedly activated his innate ability, [Concealment: Allows him to temporarily hide his body and aura, preventing detection by those a whole realm higher than himself].

The poacher leader was immediately startled: "Holy crap! I almost forgot your Concealment ability only works on yourself!!"

"Oh my god!!!"

At this moment, the two men each carried the forelimbs and hindlimbs of a bear cub, with the bear's hind legs completely suspended in the air.

The Black Bear King snapped a giant tree in half and saw a person carrying his child, who was suspended in mid-air.

"Roar??" Even the angry person was stunned when their child was floating in the air.

Realizing what was happening, he channeled his energy into his hand and slammed his palm down onto the ground.

"Bang--!"

"BOOM!!"

The ground within a 50-meter radius in front of them cracked instantly under the bear king's paw, and the two poachers were thrown into the air by the strong shock.

"thump!"

The bear cub landed right under the two of them.

"Ouch! Boss, what's that heavy thing? It's crushing me!"

"I...how would I know..." Before he could finish speaking, the poaching leader suddenly felt a sense of lightness throughout his body.

When he opened his eyes, a huge, enormous creature was staring intently at him with its scarlet eyes.

"Gulp~" He swallowed hard.

"roar--!!!"

The Bear King lowered its head, and its furious roar, accompanied by a foul wind and sound waves, sent the two flying, crashing them hard into a giant tree.

"boom!!"

The poacher henchman instantly exited stealth mode.

"Cough cough... Cough cough... Boss... I feel like I've been hit by a psionic truck."

"I can't move... I can't move..."

A series of tremors came from the ground. He struggled to lift his head and looked ahead. He saw the Black Bear King walking towards him step by step. Upon seeing this, the poacher's younger brother couldn't catch his breath and instantly fainted.

"Waiter! Waiter!"

The poacher leader urgently called out his underling's name.

"Damn it!! I should never have taken this job, now I've gotten myself into serious trouble!!"

Seeing the bear king closing in, the poacher leader had no hope of survival.

His body, injured by the roar of the Bear King, was so weak that he couldn't even move.

"Damn it, am I, the mighty Hunter King Li Yong, going to die here? I... I'm really not reconciled."