"Are they all from the Heaven Beast Valley?"
Austin asked Sally in a flat tone.
"That's right.
Austin, don't worry. Since you have saved the three of us, they surely won't give you a hard time,"
Sally replied.
"Who knows?"
Austin responded.
He had a code to never harm others who did him no wrong. But if provoked, he wouldn't hesitate to
fight back.
In this maze, Austin had faith in himself. Even if he confronted a genuine premium-grade divine god, he
could run away unscathed.
That was why he kept his nerves when he saw the people from the Heaven Beast Valley approaching.
He just stood there and put his hands behind his back.
Dozens of genuine divine gods from the Desolate River stood behind Austin in a humble manner.
"Hey, guys, I was looking for you.
Elder Osbert, you're here too. That's great!"
The three mermaids ran towards their companions excitedly.
Since they entered the maze, the three of them had been separated from the main forces of the
Heaven Beast Valley, leaving them to explore the many dangers of the maze alone.
If they hadn't met Austin, the three of them would have been in grave trouble.
Thanks to him, they were now reunited with their people.
The group of the Heaven Beast Valley soon joined them.
The three mermaids were very popular among them. Everybody was swooned at their great personality
and beautiful looks.
Immediately, many creatures of the Heaven Beast Valley came forward to meet them.
Most of them were young male creatures.
Austin immediately knew that these guys wanted to pursue the stunning ladies.
He then glanced around, and soon figured out the strength of the group from the Heaven Beast Valley.
Among them, there was a genuine premium-grade divine god, ten genuine medium-grade divine gods,
and more than forty genuine preliminary-grade divine gods.
This team wasn't to be trifled with.
If he crossed paths with a team of their caliber in the outside world, Austin would flee without any
hesitation.
However, things were different inside the maze.
So he stood there calmly with dozens of genuine divine gods of the Desolate River behind him.
'Who is this young man?'
The genuine premium-grade divine god of the Heaven Beast Valley wondered as he turned to look at
Austin and his slaves.
He emitted a strong, commanding presence.
People who met his piercing gaze would feel like he could see right through their souls. Immediately
Austin felt a great pressure against his shoulders when the middle-aged divine god stared at him.
The genuine premium-grade divine god studied Austin and his men for a distance.
'This human boy is just an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god. He is nothing but a weakling. But why
is he so calm in front of me?
Never mind that, why would he be sent here in the first place?
He must be scary good.
I have never heard of such an extraordinary young man from the Desolate River.'
The divine god's mind was filled with thoughts as he saw how composed the young man was.
Since Austin was with the genuine divine gods from the Desolate River, he mistook him for coming
from the same place.
"Uncle Osbert, it's him!
This is the loser that has been pestering Sally. He even had the nerves to attack me.
I almost died at his hands.
Uncle Osbert, we can't just let him go!"
Elijah's blood immediately boiled as soon as he laid eyes on Austin.
"Is my nephew telling the truth?"
the middle-aged man asked as he rested his sharp eyes on Austin.
An overwhelming amount of energy came out from his body and rushed towards Austin.
When Austin saw this coming from a mile away, he manipulated the illusions to block the attack.
"Get your ass over here! Kneel before me and answer my question!"
the middle-aged man roared.
"It turns out that idiocy runs in the family."
Austin sneered.
"What did you say? !"
The genuine divine god's face turned red with anger.
"Elder Osbert, Elijah is lying.
Austin didn't bother us. He even saved the three of us.
If it weren't for him, we would have already been dead," the three mermaids spoke up.
They stepped forward and stood in front of Austin trying to protect him.
"Elijah, how could you say such things against this good person?"
they berated in unison.
"You... You'll actually stand up for such a weakling? Uncle Osbert, please kill him!"
Elijah was burning with jealousy and rage.
"Humph! He deserves to die since he has been rude to me.
You shut your mouths," the middle-aged man warned the three mermaids as he continued to glare at
Austin.
He had already made up his mind.
"Old man, I'm afraid you are not strong enough to take my life," Austin snapped back.
Since the genuine premium-grade divine god already decided to kill him, there was no sense in trying
to be polite anymore.
"Brat, I'll crush you to a cloud of fine dust!"
The last insult made the middle-aged man go berserk.
With his strength and status, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.
"Go and get this weakling!"
the middle-aged man ordered as he gestured at his men to attack Austin.
Since he was a powerful elder in the Heaven Beast Valley, he wouldn't tarnish himself by dealing with
an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god personally.
He saw this as a dragon condescended to fight against a mere ant.
His pride was the only thing keeping him from murdering Austin himself.
Immediately, several genuine preliminary-grade divine gods closed in on the young man.
"Don't underestimate this brat. He has some tricks under his sleeves,"
Elijah reminded his companions as he recalled the last time he was defeated by Austin.
"Stop!
You are no match for Austin!"
the three mermaids screamed in panic.
The three of them were not afraid that Austin would be hurt.
Instead, they were worried that the genuine preliminary-grade divine gods of the Heaven Beast Valley
would perish if they attacked him.
Out of the three, Sally knew how truly powerful Austin was since she had been with him for a long time.
She knew that even the genuine medium-grade divine gods couldn't beat Austin, not to mention the
genuine preliminary-grade divine gods.
"Ha-ha! Come on! He is just an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god. Do you really think we'll lose to
such a weakling?"
The genuine preliminary-grade divine gods surrounding Austin burst into a triumphant laughter, as if the
battle had already been dealt with.
Out of the blue, nearby illusions turned violent.
They gathered together and formed huge vortexes, charging towards the people of the Heaven Beast
Valley.
Soon after, screams of pain echoed throughout the maze.
Even the powerful middle-aged man trembled as a large number of illusions engulfed him.
In just a split second, the heads of the genuine preliminary-grade divine gods who surrounded Austin
exploded into a fountain of blood and innards.
Seeing the horrid scene, Sally knelt in front of Austin and begged him.
"Austin, stop it. Let them go, please!"
she pleaded while tears fell down her cheeks.
"Get up."
Austin wave his sleeve to help her up.
The other two mermaids also rushed over and knelt down to Austin.
"Fine. I will spare their lives for your sake,"
he said.
"But I will have all their Illusionary Tokens."
He scanned everyone from the Heaven Beast Valley using his spiritual sense and found that they held
a great number of Illusionary Tokens. And with a wave of his hand, he took them
all.
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