My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 719 - 385: The Curtain Rises (13,000 Words—Seeking Monthly Votes!)

"Oh oh." The Little Nian Beast nodded its head.

"Don't talk to our Little Nian Beast like that; it's just a child," the White Goat Demon said kindly, its face radiating an excessive benevolence that, if stared at for too long, might induce the uncanny valley effect.

"Let's go, we need to make preparations," the Year Beast Monarch said in a deep voice.

After speaking, it rose from the large central mat, slowly turned its head, and finally glanced at the Little Nian Beast, "You... truly won't accompany me to the battlefield?"

"No." The Little Nian Beast shook its head, "Fighting and killing are not matters for a refined demon like me to get involved in."

The Year Beast Monarch lowered its head, a trace of disappointment flickering in its eyes, "Then so be it."

With those words, it turned around and, alongside Bai Tanlang, proceeded forward with the eight demons of the Zodiac Team following behind the Monarch. They disappeared into the forest, entering Spirit Heart Lake.

The Little Nian Beast emerged from the waterfall, lay on a tree branch, and silently watched them leave.

At this moment, the voice of Restricted Level 1001 echoed in its mind.

"What are you planning to do?" he asked, "Isn't this the perfect time to follow them? You could make an appearance in front of the demons, enhance your reputation, and fulfill the fourth machine's cultivation task."

"You don't understand. If I go now and defeat Lake Hunting, those unruly mobs will only say I relied on the strength of the Monarch and the Zodiac Team." The Little Nian Beast shook its head, "Only when the nation is in grave danger will my emergence truly earn a huge reputation boost."

It paused: "But why the nation would be in danger, that's not for you to know."

Restricted Level 1001 fell silent for a moment, "It's not a bad plan; it's just rather risky."

"What's risky about it? If things go wrong and Lake Hunting is truly unbeatable, when I appear, that Lin Xingshi will naturally stop." The Little Nian Beast said, "I refuse to believe that as a childhood friend, she would beat me up just like that."

"Indeed, the chances are only slightly higher than Kong Youling strangling you."

"Could you stop going on about that weird penguin monster?"

"Good luck; I'm taking a break." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

After Restricted Level 1001 finished speaking, he fell silent.

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Soon, time leapt to the early hours of August 24th.

Hai Fan City was silent as the waves gently lapped under the veil of darkness. Only the lighthouse on the shore cast a beam of light, slicing through the night and illuminating the round moon reflected on the sea's surface.

"Boom---!!!"

At that moment, a comet-like beam of light suddenly launched from Hai Fan Mountain, cutting through the night. It swept over the city walls of Hai Fan City, descending from above, tracing torch-like brilliant arcs, and accurately aimed at the Lin Family residence.

This was the "Explosive Fruit" created by the Spiritual Monkey Demon using its abilities, each fruit having a radius of four meters. When the fruit touched its first target, it immediately burst into a blaze of devastating fire.

But in the next instant, a Giant Bronze Tripod engraved with the Nine Dragon Pattern suddenly rose from the ground like a city wall, stationed right in front of the mansion, blocking all the impending explosive fruits.

This was the "Nine Dragons Cauldron" summoned by Zhou Jiuya using the Ancient Compass.

The flames exploded upon the tripod's surface, shooting skyward, dissipating under the night sky. In that moment, Lin Xingshi, Zhou Jiuya, Zhong Wujiu, and Zhuge Hui stood at the tripod's edge.

Lin Xingshi, dressed in a white shirt, slowly lifted her gaze, her fiery long braid billowing behind her. From a thousand meters away, she locked eyes with the massive purplish-red lion on the mountainside.

Zhuge Hui waved his folded fan, "This day has finally arrived."

"Less chatter, or you'll make our Lake Hunting team look foolish." Zhou Jiuya's hands were tucked inside his Zhongshan suit pockets.

Zhong Wujiu silently donned the Nuo Mask.

Meanwhile, the swarm of crows lurking in the shadows let out a raspy cry.

From the woods of the park, through the streets and alleys, and above the fences of the port, wave upon wave of gray crows rose into the night sky, revealing themselves in the moonlight.

Then, thunderclaps unexpectedly echoed from a corner of the city as a giant silver-white ruler flew across the sky, followed by a deafening peal of bells.

The curtain rose, signaling the start of a battle.