Stopping Guding and his companions in their tracks was none other than Veen, who had been hunting Guding down.
"Isn't this Baker's territory? Are you sure you want to start a fight here?" Guding "kindly" reminded.
"My seven men have gone missing; you're behind this, aren't you?" Veen asked furiously.
"Are you talking about the seven who came with you? I saw them torn to shreds by a Steel-armed Giant Ape; do you have any other questions?" Guding was, in fact, telling the truth, but what he didn't mention was that he had lured the Steel-armed Giant Ape close to those seven men himself.
After hearing this, Veen's expression became even uglier. He was aware of creatures like the Steel-armed Giant Ape, with adult specimens having the cultivation of two-star peak Demon Beasts and practical combat abilities not inferior to recently promoted one-star Upper Gods. If his seven men encountered one, indeed, it would be very difficult for them to escape.
