A sudden gale swept in, sending the official live-stream drone tumbling wildly. Viewers instantly wanted to curse—but the official stream had comments disabled.

So comment-loving fans flocked to popular rebroadcasters’ streams to unleash their danmaku.

At the sight of this unnatural wind, Lian Zhengzhi and the others grew grave.

From the massive, pitch-black Sky Rift, a gigantic, scale-covered foot stepped out.

Moments later, a monster as tall as a five-story building appeared on screen.

Most top streamers at this time were High-tier Demonhunters.

The current most popular? A female streamer whose room was titled 【Popular Idol, Seventh-Rank Elf】.

She had delicate features and a pair of adorable, long elf ears. Seeing the first fiend emerge from the Medium Sky Rift, her expression turned serious:

“A Sixth-Rank (Soldier Rank) Fiend right off the bat—the Four-Armed Amethyst Bear!”

Noticing fans flooding danmaku with questions, the elf girl continued:

“It’s named for its four arms and the amethyst crystal on its forehead. Many might find this Rank-and-File Fiend familiar. Before Entry-Rank, Amethyst Bears only have two arms and typically range from Third to Fifth Rank. Only after Entry-Rank do they sprout two extra arms—and their combat power surges! Earth-aligned, it excels in close combat and defense. Best handled by a team with water-attribute damage dealers.”

As she spoke, Xu Hanhe’s squad—one of three support squads surrounding the Medium Sky Rift—struck first.

Naturally volatile, the Four-Armed Amethyst Bear, just emerged and provoked by “ants,” charged Xu Hanhe’s team!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Its five-story frame moved with shocking speed and agility—like a primordial beast unleashed.

Many ordinary folks and low-rank Demonhunters swallowed hard.

Yet as countless viewers paled with fear, two bald, burly twins from Xu Hanhe’s squad stepped forward and charged.

Roar!

Sky-Rending Claw Strike!

Sensing their fierce aura, the bear closed in with a roar and unleashed its skill. Twenty purple energy nets—each over ten meters long, woven tight—shot toward them.

They didn’t dodge. They charged straight through.

Just before impact, golden light enveloped them.

Fist Master skill—Indestructible Golden Body!

“Their timing is perfect!” the elf girl narrated. “This maximizes ten seconds of ultra-high defense and unstoppable stance.”

Leaping past the nets, they punched the caught-off-guard bear.

Its claws slammed the ground, carving deep, crisscrossing grooves—a testament to its power.

Stumbling back with each step, cracks spiderwebbed under its feet.

Xu Hanhe had already flanked it. Raising her crystal ice staff, she chanted:

“Spirit of ultimate ice, descend and heed my command—Ice Prison!”

Staff tip touched earth. Frost erupted from the bear’s feet, freezing it solid in under a second.

Xu Hanhe stepped aside.

Behind her, a red-clad woman stood, flaming staff in hand, robes billowing without wind.

“Heavenly flames and earthly fire, drifting through the cosmos—Funeral Pyre of Heaven!”

A magic circle over twenty meters wide bloomed above. Three fireballs—each fifteen meters across—plummeted onto the ice-locked beast.

Three explosions. Dust settled. The colossal body lay motionless.

Ye Thirteen smiled. “Ice into fire? Massive damage. Solid team comp. Ice falls under water attribute—extra effective against earth-types. Freeze followed by fire triggers huge bonus damage.”

Qu Yi shot up her hand. “I know! Elemental Fusion Effect! Like wind-fire, water-lightning, water-ice…”

Ye Thirteen ruffled her hair, grinning at her energetic face. “Good student. You and Han can trigger it too—practice coordination.”

Qu Yi beamed, hugging Han Xiangxue. “Relax! Snowie and I are besties—coordination’s a breeze!”

Han Xiangxue blushed but didn’t pull away from the cuddle.

Meanwhile, Director Huang Ying arrived at the square, directing crews to load the bear’s corpse onto roofless transport trucks using heavy machinery.

Not her fault. Who expected a Rank-and-File Fiend and Medium Sky Rift downtown?

Fiends of Soldier Rank and above stand ten meters tall—requiring specialized haulers.

But her city Patrol Squad had none. She’d stripped roofs off a dozen regular trucks and made do.

Still… a Rank-and-File Fiend was manageable.

If it were General Rank…

Let’s hope not.

In every way imaginable.