The earth became scorching hot because of the sea of ​​fire, and the temperature of the flames could be felt even from a distance.

In the sea of ​​flames, a raging behemoth with only one arm is roaring menacingly at a hunter who can only support himself with his greatsword.

The man was Lu Ming. Although the air was distorted by the sea of ​​fire, making it difficult to see, the arrogance stemming from his wolf blood still lingered in the hunter's body.

Just as Archbishop Tut, Philna, and their hunters were about to go and help, Lu Ming, who was in the sea of ​​fire, suddenly let out a roar that was not human.

The next moment, thunder roared amidst the sea of ​​fire, and the furious lightning blinded everyone.

As the lightning subsided, the sea of ​​fire gradually weakened because the intense flashes of lightning had consumed a great deal of oxygen in the air.

However, the retreat of the sea of ​​fire allowed Archbishop Tut and his companions to see another terrifying beast.

With jet-black fur, a body resembling both a wolf and a crocodile, six eyes that shone with the light of the sun, and strong limbs with sharp claws, it grew antlers from the blood of the ancient gods.

The ferocious beast from the Cold Valley opened its blood-red maw and roared terrifyingly at the giant, Fiery Giant, which was half its own size, its body crackling with the lightning of the sun.

Thunder gathered amidst the roar, outlining a lightning magic circle before the raging beast. The next moment, a spear formed from the sun's lightning shot forth from the magic circle.

A deafening clap of thunder stunned everyone and everything in the area; the sun's fury was enough to tear everything apart.

Even the raging behemoths were able to dodge the bombardment of the sun spear, and dared not take the terrifying lightning head-on.

However, its attempt to dodge gave the rabid beast an opportunity.

In just a moment, lightning crackled around the beast, transforming it into a streak of lightning that hurtled toward the burning behemoth.

Unable to dodge, the fiery behemoth could only swing its claws in retaliation.

The sharp claws viciously slashed at the raging beast, sending it flying and leaving a deep wound. But the giant beast itself was also severely injured by the raging beast's wild and swift attack!

Suddenly, the beast that had been blasted away somersaulted in the air and then sprayed a string of plant seeds the size of washbasins at it.

The seed, as hard as a metal cannonball, slammed into the giant beast's body like a meteor, causing it to scream in agony.

But that's not all. With a roar immediately after the beast landed smoothly, the seeds that had been shot into its body suddenly sprouted, growing into incredible trees amidst green flames. These trees entangled the beast, trapping it in place, unable to move.

"A duel between beasts? That's incredible!" On a house some distance away from the battle between the mad beast and the behemoth, Haven Leggett, Luyanae Sachs, and Asos Soren were watching the fight between the two monsters.

“Lu Ming is a Lord of Cinder, but also a Knight of the Boreal Valley. So it’s not surprising that he would turn into a beast. We have similar beasts at our disposal. I just didn’t expect that even Artus couldn’t resist the aftereffects of the Blood Heal and turned into a beast.” Sitting on the roof, Count Leggett sighed helplessly, feeling sorry for the impending demise of his old rival.

"What? You can't bear to see this opponent die?" Countess Luyanae Sachs sneered, glancing at Count Leggett.

“After tonight, I too will begin my life in exile.” With a bitter smile, Count Harvin Leggett said to Luianali and Atos, “Atos’ death will surely lead the Grand Duke to kill me to maintain order and balance among his men. So tonight is the last time the three of us old partners will bicker.”

"If you think that way, you're sorely mistaken!"

"What do you mean?" Leggett looked at Countess Luianali with some confusion.

"Some of the Grand Duke's guards were selected by Athos and me. Knowing the Grand Duke as we do, how could we not know his fickle and unpredictable nature?"

Upon hearing this, Leggett was taken aback at first, then overjoyed and said, "You've replaced the Grand Duke's guards with people who have undergone blood therapy? No wonder you were in such a hurry to drag me out to watch the hunters hunt. So that's the reason!"

Luyana sneered, "Don't be too happy yet. After tonight, no matter what, we still can't stay in Erebus. After all, the eldest and second young masters will never let us go."

“Aside from Prince Saldallo, who has already turned into a beast and was hunted down by Philna Ozmoz, the Grand Duke’s children are just like your illegitimate children—all good-for-nothings!” Asos sneered.

"We may be useless, but Artus's former subordinates and those in the royal family will still be a threat to us, so it's better to flee to the orcs as soon as possible."

“That makes sense.” With his worries relieved, Haven Leggett focused on watching the battle between the berserker Lu Ming had transformed into and the giant beast Atus had become.

Trapped by the plants that sprouted from the seeds of the seed machine gun, the giant beast let out a terrifying roar, and the green flames on its body suddenly became unusually intense.

On the other side, lightning from the sun once again flashed across the beast's body. It lowered its body slightly and bent its limbs, preparing to unleash the lightning-based skill Wild Thunder once more.

However, at the very moment the beast launched its charge, it used the raging flames burning on its body to incinerate the hardened plant that had sprouted from the seed of the seed machine gun.

And just as the beast was about to crash into him, he grabbed it!

Wild Thunder inflicted massive damage on the behemoth, but it also caused some damage to the beast, making it unable to break free from the behemoth's clutches for the time being.

The giant beast spat mouthfuls of green flames onto the raging beast, gradually scorching it.

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"Heh! So you've finally met your match?"

A familiar yet unfamiliar girl's voice suddenly rang out in Lu Ming's raging heart.

"Where am I..." The girl's voice startled Lu Ming awake. He found himself in his own bathroom, everything around him exactly the same as before. The only difference was that the large wooden tub he was in now wasn't filled with the familiar warm water, and the person beside him wasn't the considerate Sham or Lily.

The large wooden tub was now filled with dark, black mud, and the woman sitting on his lap was a naked girl with disheveled hair, only one eye remaining, and covered in black mud.

"My body..." The pain of being corrupted by the Abyss transmitted from every nerve in Lu Ming's body to his brain the moment he awoke, making him instantly realize the pain that someone who hadn't been corrupted by the Abyss would feel. However, just as he tried to struggle and escape the control of the large wooden barrel and the black mud woman, he found that he couldn't move his body.

"You can't escape, accept your fate! You're doomed!" Slowly rising from the black mud, the woman didn't care whether Lu Ming would see her naked body. She pressed her forehead against Lu Ming's, staring at him with one eye and an empty eye socket oozing black mud, laughing loudly as she spoke.

But at that moment, lightning suddenly flashed on Lu Ming's body, transforming the black mud into warm water.

Now he can move his body again.

"What? You ate me, and now you want to eat me again?" The woman in black mud sneered as she watched Lu Ming show signs of turning into a beast, and asked with great resentment.

But Lu Ming's next action took her by surprise. He suddenly hugged her and burst into tears in her arms.

"..." Silently watching the man who had lost his friendship once again, the woman in black mud sighed helplessly.

"This time, I'll help you. Just remember, you can't forget me, and you can't forget my wish..." The woman hugged Lu Ming, a slight smile appearing on her face, and kissed him...

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Just as the behemoth, engulfed in raging green flames, was about to deliver the final blow to the Frosty Valley Beast that Lu Ming had transformed into, the beast's right claw suddenly seized the behemoth's only remaining arm.

In an instant, a large number of crystals suddenly appeared from the beast's claws and rapidly infected the giant beast.

Upon seeing this, the behemoth did not hesitate to throw away the mad beast that it was about to kill, lest the terrifying crystal infect and curse it to death.

It crashed heavily to the ground, then struggled to its feet. At that moment, its right side was slowly enveloped in a large amount of blue crystals, like a layer of armor!

"Hahahahahaha~!!" Because of the crystallization, the beast's wounds were healed. It laughed loudly and walked step by step towards Amelia's corpse in the distance. Ignoring the flames burning on it, it slapped Amelia's corpse with its paw.

The next moment, a large amount of crystallization rapidly buried Amelia's body and the flames.

Soon, the crystals began to shatter, and finally all the crystals collapsed, revealing a pure white holy staff.

With a bite of the holy staff, the sunlight in the three eyes on the right side of the beast slowly faded, replaced by a deep blue emanating from its soul.

'A sword-biting wolf? But where is the sword?' Gazing at the mad beast biting the holy staff, which resembled the emblem of the Lu Ming family, both Legert and the others, as well as Archbishop Tut and his group, had the same question in their minds.

But the mad beasts didn't let this question linger in their minds for long. A massive, crystal-covered soul sword sprang from the tip of Amelia's Aries Staff, like a giant's greatsword!

"Roar~!!!" Looking at the crystallized soul greatsword in the beast's mouth, Atus, now a gigantic form, roared, "Come on!! Lu Ming!!"

The beast did not respond; its only movement was to lower its body, with lightning flashing on its left side and the crystals on its right side humming softly.

Then the mad beast, with the Soul Greatsword in its jaws, charged rapidly toward the giant beast.

As the raging beast charged toward it, the giant beast forcibly transformed the green flames within its body into a flaming blade, preparing for its final showdown with the raging beast.

The long, soul-piercing greatsword cleaved through numerous houses, and amidst the lightning charge of the sword-biting wolf, it swung fiercely towards the giant beast.

The behemoth raised its green flame blade high and, with all its might, slammed it down heavily onto the Soul Greatsword of the Biting Sword Wolf.

The clash of fire and soul, sword and blade, triggered an unbelievably terrifying explosion. Even Archbishop Tut and his entourage, along with Leggett, were nearly blown away by the shockwave...

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half a month later.

Philna Ozmoz ran to the office of the new Grand Duke, ten-year-old Raelus Hadist, carrying a document. He handed the document to the Grand Duke and said, “Grand Duke, because of your father, Grand Duke Ramster Hadist’s willful actions, and the seven-day civil war that broke out between your two brothers for the title, many nobles and lords in Erebus are now requesting support from the (Hunter) organization and compensation from your Grand Duke’s mansion.”

“If it weren’t for my eldest and second brothers fighting amongst themselves, and my third brother turning into a beast during the night of the hunt, how could the position of Grand Duke and this damn mess have fallen on my shoulders…” With a slight sigh, Reys put the documents aside, then looked at Philner, who had long white hair and a beautiful face, and asked with some doubt, “My brother has only been dead for a short time, and you got together with Viscount Lu Ming during the seven-day civil war. Isn’t that a bit much?”

Philner glanced coldly at Raelth and snorted, "My marriage to Saldallo was a political one; there was no love involved. Besides, I was the hunter who, after he turned into a beast, hunted him down with tears in my eyes. Under such torment, I naturally needed to find someone to comfort me and soothe my wounds. Furthermore, it's not something a Grand Duke should do to gossip about the love life of one of his own earls!"

Seeing that Philner was a little angry, Rells quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm scared of you, okay? Earl Ozmoz!"

Hearing Rells emphasize the word 'Count' so much, Philner immediately turned and left, saying, "(The hunters) have cleared out all the beast-like monsters in Niflheim. Now the requests from Muspelheim and Valhalla, along with some other documents, have arrived. I'll go get them for you now. Don't worry, there aren't many documents or letters, only about two hundred kilograms."

"No!!!!"

The new Grand Duke's screams echoed throughout the entire Grand Duke's mansion, causing many maids to whisper among themselves...

Chapter One - The Seven-Day Civil War

The hunt ended as dawn approached.

The battle that night was extremely fierce. Of the original founders of the (Hunter) organization, only Lu Ming, Nero, and Archbishop Tut survived. The total number of Hunters, which was less than three thousand, was reduced to less than fifteen hundred overnight.

Some of the more famous people were also greatly affected by this night of hunting.

Archbishop Tut, Lord Nero Katolo, and high-ranking hunters such as Philna Ozmoz and Samantha Nigts, among others, were all forced to hunt down their partners because of their beast-like transformations.

The death of their partners, who had just fought side by side, was a devastating blow to them, especially since Philna Ozmoz's partner was her fiancé, Saldallo Hedist.

Devastated by the setback, they became depressed and locked themselves in their rooms for two days after the night of the hunt.

However, a major event forces them to forcibly step out of that deep shadow.

Grand Duke of Erebus, the Black Dragon Duke of Miracaissa, Ramst Hedist, is dead!

His mutilated body was discovered by those clearing the city ruins, along with the corpses of a large group of nobles and six monsters.

It was obvious that they had all been torn apart by the monster.

The death of the Grand Duke was not something that Lu Ming and the others, who had transformed back into human form from their beastly state, could handle.

Therefore, Archbishop Thute and Nero Catolo, the lord of Niflheim, had to step in to oversee the Grand Duke's funeral arrangements and inform his children.

To everyone's surprise, the eldest and second sons of Grand Duke Hedist did not come to Paris to handle the Grand Duke's funeral arrangements. Instead, they launched a war, intending to seize the position of Grand Duke Erebus by force.

Of the Grand Duke's children, only his youngest son, Raelus Haddist, crossed the war zone and arrived in Paris.

Archbishop Thute and Nero both turned pale upon seeing the ten-year-old Rells!

The bestial transformation caused by the blood healing left Erebus ravaged. Naturally, Lu Ming, Philna, and the other hunters had to begin clearing the monsters from Erebus's territory.

This powerful force naturally attracted the attention of the two young masters who were preparing for a civil war.

During the cleanup, the number of hunters dwindled, and in less than two days, only five hundred out of a thousand hunters remained.

They did not die at the hands of the monster, but were bribed by the Grand Duke's two children to become mid-level officers in their army.

Besides these hunters, the Grand Duke's two sons also set their sights on Lu Ming and Filna. Some even wanted to marry Filna, the fiancée of their deceased brother Saldallo, in order to gain the support of the Ozmoz family.

This situation annoyed Philner to no end, and in a moment of impulsiveness, he forcibly rejected Lu Ming to tell the Grand Duke's two sons that he had a new choice and that they should stop bothering him.

Seeing this, knowing that Lu Ming was a member of the Undead Squad and also had some ambiguous relationship with the two young masters of Rondor, they naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to add enemies to their ranks, and they stopped worrying about Philner's affairs.

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