So Chun let Earth Lotus take control of his body and entered the spacious and accessible tent street of Oxen Coming and Going. Chun's physique here looked like a little chick, and he only dared to walk on the edge of the street.

Then he felt something was off; he saw from afar that there were oxen fighting at the street corner, with a group of oxen mooing and watching.

By the time Chun got closer, the crowd was no longer satisfied with just watching on the sidelines; they instantly joined the fight, turning it into a street brawl!

The scene was really like a cloud of dust and ox energy surging to the skies!

Chun was startled on the spot: "Let's change streets."

"Okay, father."

Turned a corner and hadn't gone far when he saw two oxen coming toward each other, exchanging glances and immediately starting to brawl! The crowd at the street side instantly watched with excitement and cheered.

Holy shit! Are these Minotaurs really that keen on fighting? At least say "What are you looking at?" "Looking at you, so what?" before starting the fight!

The city's appearance doesn't seem as harmonious as it looks from the outside at all.

Chun could somewhat imagine the reason for recruiting failing among the big shots; probably it's because they directly brawled without a word.

For now, he could only continue to find a tent alley and detour.

Entering the alley, a few oxen that were clearly child-sized were squatting in a circle on the ground, playing with mud.

Upon seeing Chun, they immediately stood up and surrounded him. Their size was equivalent to a bunch of adult humans tall enough for Chun to look up at.

"Moo! Little thing, hand over the money!"

Chun's vision exploded with red light:

— System prompt: Warning! You're encountering extortion by the Mad Bull Gang! Exercise caution in response.

Holy shit!

No wonder the two Enchanting Demons said one should hire mercenaries as bodyguards when going to the Vassal City; now I understand, and it turns out it's even a gang!

"Earth Lotus, can you shake them off?"

"Yes, father!"

— System prompt: Possessed Earth Spirit Earth Lotus activated "Root Protection"!

A protective net rose instantly around Chun, and a flow of light seeped into the ground from beneath his feet, causing the young oxen around him to tremble simultaneously.

Chun made a quick escape, and the young oxen hurriedly chased after him, only to trip and fall when they raised their legs.

Oh my, this is handy!

Just then, an urgent horn sound came from behind!

Chun looked back in astonishment; they actually whipped out a horn and started blowing it together—are they calling for reinforcements?

Next moment, the tent doors beside the street alley burst open, and dozens of scarred, tattooed giant oxen of undetermined level bolted out!

Chun's vision exploded with red light!

Holy shit, I really angered a gang!

Earth Lotus unleashed "Root Entanglement" at full force, tying up all these giant oxen! Just one encounter, and Earth Lotus' 10,000 points of Earth Series Mana value instantly dropped by 2,000!

Chun was shocked; even using the Shrinking Earth Technique to push dozens of mine carts wasn't this strenuous—just how strong are these oxen?

Meanwhile, Chun was blocked by the densely packed wall of oxen, leaving no room for escape, so he resolutely decided: "Earth Lotus, can you absorb their energy?"

"Yes! But the consumption outweighs the gain."

"Absorb first, talk later!"

— System prompt: Possessed Earth Spirit Earth Lotus activated "Energy Absorption"!

Every second, 100 points consumed and 8 to 90 points absorbed formed a brief equilibrium!

The giant oxen came to their senses, mooing thunderously and struggling vigorously, causing the mana consumption to soar instantly.

He could only force his way through!

Chun took out his double hoe, aiming for the nearest oxen's knee to deliver an advanced Heavy Slash—being short has its advantages!

The ox wasn't ordinary; upon seeing Chun's hoe coming, it mooed and lunged forward, its attack range immediately surpassing Chun!

Holy shit!

Earth Lotus urgently said: "Careful! Let me handle it!"

Chun's body was again taken over by Earth Lotus, starting to maneuver, while the entanglement under the ox suddenly disappeared, seeming as if it was pushed, causing it to fall over, narrowly dodged by Chun.

Next moment, a large area of roots entangled its entire body, rendering it immobilized on the ground!

Meanwhile, Chun's hoe came down with a Heavy Slash—"Normal attack failed to break defense!" "Expert-level compression immunity to advanced Heavy Slash" "Power of Chaos added 20 points and triggered Demon Slaying Weakness!"

Looking at the line of prompts shown instantly, and the ox's tragic cry, Chun suddenly understood amidst the bewilderment!

With his level 52 plus hoe attack of merely 60 points, normal attacks could never break the 7th floor NPC's defense; even in the surface world, breaking the defense of any decent opponent was challenging.

Advanced Heavy Slash converts 30% of weight into attack, but where there's attack, there's defense; compression skills specifically deal with weight attacks, so immunity is normal—wait a minute? Is the ox expert at compression? Could it be a leader?

In any case, the Power of Chaos can't be immunized, fixed at 10 points, with a 100% damage increase to God and Demon, making it 20 points!

20 points seem laughable in the 7th layer world, but the moment the defense is broken, even a god will reveal a health bar, let alone triggering Demon Slaying Weakness—

Chun didn't need to use skills anymore; he directly struck the weak point with his hoe—"Weakness Strike Demon Slaying Weakness -120!"

Holy shit!

How did 10 points of damage stack up to 120?

Keep hoeing with both hands!

"-140" "-180!" "-220 bleeding wound!"

Holy shit, each strike harsher than the last; at the moment of inflicting a bleeding wound, Earth Lotus shouted: "Father, that's enough!"

Next moment, the roots converged on the bleeding wound like a blood-sucking plant, turning the ox's damage value into a string of blood lines, while Earth Lotus' mana recovery turned into a string of green lines, just as when absorbing the Chaos Beetle earlier!

The beetle couldn't withstand it, let alone a mere ox!

In just a few seconds, the ox emitted a silent wail and a "blood loss shock" appeared above its head.

Chun was stunned, even a kid dared to come over and rob, and right before their eyes, forcibly controlled the scene and drained one dry, Earth Lotus was simply... Hmm, the purest flower of hell!!

Chun needed great replenishment: "Next one!"

This time, the hoe was unnecessary; it wouldn't break defenses and impacted the attack speed, using my hands directly!

With Earth Lotus knocking down and binding another, Chun mounted and plunged with both palms vigorously; every plunge hit the weak spot, the weak spot began to stack up, the stack led to blood spurt, and the blood spurt drained it out within seconds!

Hahaha~~ I am the Iron-Handed Asura, what a rush! No wonder Wine Angel Nan and others feared the Chaos Beetle so much, even the Eight-headed Serpent by the water's edge couldn't escape in time!

Though it took less than ten seconds to knock one down, the remaining oxen didn't get scared, instead roared louder and fought fiercer!

Is this a gang? A public safety malignancy?

Fine! Was planning to carve a path and run, but now I'll eliminate evil for the people, also testing the real battle after obtaining Power of Chaos!

As the opponents continuously fell, Earth Lotus controlled increasingly lighter, absorbed increasingly powerfully, and within ten minutes, he knocked down the entire circle of ox walls!

— System prompt: Battle's over! Your level has risen to 54...

— System prompt: You've defeated the Mad Bull Gang, your reputation in Bloodhoof City is now "Awed"!

Huh? So this city actually has a proper name...

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