The air was heavy with the stench of vaporized blood and ozone. Tang Lu stood his ground amidst the blackened ash of the dragon, and monsters he had just obliterated, his fiery aura flickering as he assessed the new threat. This was no mindless beast; the humanoid lion exuded a dense, suffocating energy signature that warped the very air around it.
"What are you?" Tang Lu asked, staring at the monster with a slight frown.
"You don't even know us!! Then just die!!"
The Lion roared at him, a sound so violently loud it cracked the remaining concrete barricades, and shot forward, instantly appearing before Tang Lu.
'Such speed?!!' Tang Lu quickly leaped backward, his battle instincts taking over, dodging the monster's attack by a hair breath.
BOOOOM!!
The monster's massive broadsword smashed heavily on the ground, sending a shockwave of fragmented earth, smoke, and dust all over the place.
"...?!"
