Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Chapter 130 A New Mission: Become King of the Mountain

The battle ended quickly, so quickly that it was almost impossible to react.

One moment, the earth was shaking with the roar of artillery fire, and an endless tidal wave of mutants was attacking. The next moment, with a deafening tiger's roar, the whole world fell silent.

Fang Zheng and the others watched helplessly as those ferocious and fearless humanoid mutants, as if all their strength and bones had been drained, collapsed limply to the ground. Although they were not dead, they had completely lost their ability to move and could only twitch slightly on the ground.

The officer who suddenly appeared, exuding a powerful aura and clearly the leader, was smashed into an indescribable puddle of flesh by a giant claw descending from the sky before he could even make a ripple.

The scene was bloody and violent, yet it possessed an unparalleled shock.

"I—I fuck—" Wang Ye stared at the bizarre scene before him, managing to utter only two words after a long pause.

"That's it??" Li Shi was also a little stunned. He had just pushed his extraordinary power to the limit, preparing to face a fierce battle, and this was the result?

He turned his head and glanced at Wang Hu, who was standing next to the pile of minced meat and whose body had returned to its normal size. His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

The oppressive feeling brought by that colossal claw that blotted out the sky was so strong that even he, an earth-type superhuman who was also known for his defense and strength, felt a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart.

This is not even in the same league.

They had discussed it privately, and originally thought that with the overall improvement in their team's combat strength, they could now try to compete with Wang Hu.

But now it's clear they were overthinking it.

They are getting stronger, and Tiger is getting stronger too!

Moreover, the extent to which they have become stronger is far greater than theirs by a tiny margin.

The sisters, Li Ziyi and Li Qingyi, exchanged a glance, both seeing deep shock in each other's eyes. As the assassin and scout in the squad, their greatest strength lay in perception and analysis. But Wang Hu's transformation from shrinking to expanding rapidly, and then to his fatal blow, had been so fast that their dynamic vision couldn't keep up.

They had no doubt that if Wang Hu had targeted them, they wouldn't have fared much better than that officer!

"What are you all standing there for? Clean up the mess!"

Fang Zheng was the first to react. He took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and gave the order in a deep voice.

"These things are just stunned, they're not dead yet! Wang Ye, Li Shi, finish them off! Zi Yi, Qing Yi, collect the crystal cores from their bodies, these new-form mutant crystal cores are definitely valuable!"

"yes!"

The team members immediately sprang into action, efficiently clearing away the mutated creatures lying on the ground.

Wang Ye's Tang sword flashed up and down, precisely slicing open the nape of each mutant's neck with swift and decisive movements.

"Sigh, Tiger is still too fierce."

"I thought I'd be the one showing off today, but in the end, I can only watch Tiger show off!"

"As expected of the Tiger Emperor!"

As he worked, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Fang Zheng ignored the guy and walked over to Wang Hu, looking at the bloody mess on the ground with a furrowed brow.

"Tiger, that sniper from earlier—"

Wang Hu flicked his tail, and the golden vertical-haired boy looked towards the ruins of the distant terminal building. His sense of danger had now vanished.

This means the sniper escaped.

Moreover, it runs very fast.

The moment he slapped the officer to death, the guy had already slipped away.

However, Wang Hu did not sense that he had run away from the airport.

He must have gone to some place.

The airport had been ravaged by artillery fire, and ruins were everywhere. For Wang Hu, finding a top-notch sniper who was deliberately hiding in a short period of time would not be easy.

But as long as the other party is still here, Wang Hu is confident that he can get him out.

If you dare to shoot him, you must be prepared to be found and killed by him.

Wang Hu grinned at Fang Zheng, indicating that he didn't need to worry about the other party and could handle it himself.

Fang Zheng nodded, and after the first wave of mutants was basically cleared away, he turned to look at Li Ziyi again.

"Purple Robe, have you made contact with people back home?"

"Trying, Captain! The signal interference here is very severe, I need some time!" Li Ziyi replied without turning her head, her fingers rapidly tapping on the miniature control panel of her arm armor, inputting a series of complex commands.

Just then, a red dot suddenly lit up on his arm armor.

The next moment, her face lit up with joy.

"Captain, we've been contacted from back home. It's Director Cui's private line!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng perked up and immediately strode over.

"Chief! We are the Fierce Tiger Squad! We were ambushed at the capital airport of Elephant Bear Country! Our designated contact, Gecko," is most likely dead!"

Fang Zheng spoke rapidly into the communicator, reporting the current situation.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communicator, followed by Cui Jiuyuan's steady and powerful voice.

"We know some of the details. You did a good job, is Big Cat hurt?"

"Reporting to the Director, Tiger is alright, and our entire team is in good condition!"

"it is good."

Cui Jiuyuan's voice sounded relieved, then turned serious: "Now, listen to my new mission instructions. The situation in Xiangxiong Kingdom is far more complicated than we anticipated; the original plan is canceled."

"Your task, from this moment on, is no longer to assist anyone."

Cui Jiuyuan's words were transmitted to everyone's ears through their communicators, leaving everyone present stunned.

"Your new mission is to survive there, put down roots, and then—become kings of the mountain!"

"To occupy—to become king of the mountain?"

Wang Ye's knife froze, nearly slashing his own foot. He stared wide-eyed at Fang Zheng, bewildered, wondering if he had misheard.

"Director, could you repeat that? I didn't hear you clearly."

Not only him, but Li Shi and the Li Ziyi sisters also stopped what they were doing and looked over in unison. Everyone's face was filled with confusion and shock.

They are soldiers, the nation's most elite special forces members. The missions they have carried out range from decapitation strikes, infiltration, and rescue operations to frontal assaults, but the mission of "taking over a mountain as king" is something they have never even heard of, let alone carried out.

This doesn't sound like something a regular national army would do; it sounds more like something a bandit in a novel would do.

Cui Jiuyuan, on the other end of the communicator, seemed to have anticipated their reaction, and his voice remained calm.

"You heard me right. I'll repeat it again: your new mission is to establish our own power base within the Elephant Bear Kingdom, centered around the Great Cat, a stable base capable of steadily radiating influence over the surrounding areas."