"This should be fine, it has cover, and shrubs, and it's not far from the stream," Tang Jingjing observed her surroundings.
"Mhm..." He Lanxin was about to speak when a roar of a demonic beast echoed from afar. Both women froze, then identified the location:
"Damn it! That's Mo Chuan's direction!"
With that, they hurried towards it.
...
On the other side, Xu Ziru led five people towards Mo Chuan's direction.
"Xiao Ru, are you sure you saw Mo Chuan?" Ye Shaolong asked calmly, but the anger in his eyes and his slightly trembling hand betrayed his inner excitement.
The thrill of imminent revenge!
"Positive, and he's entangled with a Rockhide Bear. We won't even need much effort to kill him."
"Hahaha—Good! He deserves it!"
...
Zhang Hanshan hurriedly put on his shoes and socks. Just as he was about to run downstream, he encountered Mo Chuan, who was sprinting towards him.
"Second-tier demonic beasts, specters, etc., are stronger than second-tier ability users. Although Mo Chuan isn't afraid of the Rockhide Bear, his damage as a support isn't enough, and he needs to find teammates to defeat it together. You can refer to a level 260 Thresh without passive skills or equipment fighting an itemized Malphite for an example."
"Zhang Hanshan! Activate your skills, let's take care of it!"
"Uh... alright!" Zhang Hanshan blinked. Although he didn't know what "take care of it" meant, he still tossed the fish aside and activated Steadfast Body.
Zhang Hanshan's skin began to glow with golden light, and his entire body became more robust. His muscles bulged, threatening to tear his clothes.
At this moment, a system voice sounded in Mo Chuan's mind:
"Ding, Quest Issued: Kill the Rockhide Bear.
Quest Reward: 200 experience points, one skill enhancement point."
Mo Chuan walked over to Zhang Hanshan and swung his grappling hook. "This second-tier demonic beast, the Rockhide Bear. I didn't need to fight it, but some punk downstream suddenly released a dangerous, provocative aura and really ticked it off. I'll control it, and you find a way to finish it."
Zhang Hanshan silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Okay..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy figure burst out of the jungle, knocking over a nearby tree.
"Roar!!"
Although it didn't know why the detestable humans in front of it had doubled, it dared to provoke Bear King! Both of them were going to die!
With a roar, the Rockhide Bear's back and front claws flashed with an earth-yellow light, sprouting several sharp rock spikes.
Seeing the Rockhide Bear activate its skills, Mo Chuan didn't hesitate and swung his hook at it.
Crack! Hiss—
Empowered by the passive of [Scythe of the Reaper], although the physical damage was not high, the additional magic damage and the double damage effect still ripped open the Rockhide Bear's chest, causing it to bleed profusely.
"Roar!—" The Rockhide Bear didn't expect this human to be able to break its defense. It let out a pained howl, then glared with bloodshot eyes and swiped a claw at Mo Chuan.
Mo Chuan's expression changed, and he quickly cast a shield on himself.
With a "bang," the Rockhide Bear's pupils contracted. It realized that its palm had landed squarely on Mo Chuan's blocking arms, even cracking the ground beneath his feet slightly, but why was this human completely fine? httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"What the... that one slap completely depleted the shield. What kind of damage is that..." Mo Chuan said helplessly. With a surge of strength, he pushed away the Rockhide Bear's paw, used Scythe of the Reaper to push it back, and then a perfect strike pierced its shoulder, immobilizing it.
"Old Zhang, it's your turn!"
"Got it!" Zhang Hanshan leaped up, shouting, "Wrath of the Ming King, all demons retreat!"
Crimson Sanskrit began to slowly swirl around Zhang Hanshan. His originally dark golden fists were instantly imbued with crimson flames, the scorching color reflecting red on Zhang Hanshan's face.
Zhang Hanshan punched near the Rockhide Bear's vulnerable eye, almost turning it from a brown bear into a panda.
Taking the punch, the Rockhide Bear's head buzzed, and its vision became blurry.
Seeing the Rockhide Bear stunned by Zhang Hanshan, Mo Chuan didn't hold back. He quickly used his grappling hook to secure the Rockhide Bear to a thick tree.
"Okay, now we wait for Mo Fei and the others to deal with it. You go collect some blood, and if it tries to break free, give it another punch."
"Uh... what are you going to do?" Zhang Hanshan took out a test tube and saw Mo Chuan walking towards the stream.
"Wash my face... I ran all the way here, and I'm covered in leaves and spiderwebs. Damn it, no, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. If I find out which little (lao) cute (bi) friend (deng) did this, I'll use my hook to **** their ass, then **** them, and finally **** them again!"
Zhang Hanshan: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
He glanced at the test tube in his hand and suddenly felt goosebumps all over.
While Zhang Hanshan was diligently collecting blood, afraid to look at Mo Chuan.
Mo Chuan was washing his face handful by handful, completely unaware of the anomaly nearby.
As he was about to scoop up another handful of water, his eyes fell on the river. Suddenly, a pink light flashed before his eyes.
Mo Chuan's gaze became vacant, and his hands slowly drooped.
Then, several vines slowly crawled out of the water, entangling Mo Chuan's wrists and ankles.
Mo Chuan suddenly woke up. He immediately realized he had been hit by a charm spell or some other ability. As he reached for his grappling hook, he found his hands tightly bound by some green vines.
"Mo Chuan! You die!"
Hearing this, Mo Chuan looked up sharply. He saw a beastman, covered in short white fur, resembling a white tiger, leaping high. He raised a giant axe in his hand and swung it directly at Mo Chuan's head.
"This is bad..." Mo Chuan, seeing the urgent situation, could only use [Curse of Hell].
Zhang Hanshan also noticed the tall beastman's sudden attack. He dropped the test tube, activated Steadfast Body, and rushed to help, but his speed was too slow.
With a "whoosh," a green light flashed, heading straight for the beastman in mid-air.
Clang!
The beastman swung his axe in mid-air, repelling the attacker. Mo Chuan then saw what it was—the Cheng Ying Sword!
The Cheng Ying Sword spun a few times in the air and plunged straight into the ground. Mo Fei's figure quickly emerged from the dense forest. "Brother!"
It was too late.
The beastman's axe had already landed on Mo Chuan's head.
Ye Shaolong sneered and shouted, "See! This is the consequence of disrespecting me, Ye Shaolong! How can your ability, awakened by dog-shit luck, compare to mine? Hahahaha!—"
"Uh, can you take this thing off when you speak?"
This voice, like a hellish ghost, echoed in Ye Shaolong's ears again. He froze, suddenly realizing something felt off about his grip. The soft, warm sensation he expected didn't materialize.
He subconsciously looked in Mo Chuan's direction, his pupils contracting sharply. The expected gruesome scene of splattering red and white did not appear. Instead, his axe, as if hitting a rock, only managed to cut through Mo Chuan's scalp.
"You... you're definitely not human! You're a ghost! No! Even ghosts would die! This is my Tier 4 Crocodile Jaw Saw Axe, how could it not cleave your head?!"
"You die for me!" Ye Shaolong swung his axe again, his eyes and tone filled with madness and confusion.
Bang!
Zhang Hanshan arrived in time and punched Ye Shaolong in the face, sending the latter flying back into the river.
"Brother Chuan, are you okay?" "Brother, are you okay?"
Zhang Hanshan shielded Mo Chuan, his eyes fixed on the river and the opposite bank. Mo Fei, tears flowing like a broken string of pearls from anxiety, quickly used the Cheng Ying Sword to cut through the vines binding Mo Chuan.
"I'm fine." Mo Chuan flexed his wrists and lightly wiped the blood from his forehead with his right hand. Ever since he got the system, Mo Chuan hadn't bled for a long time.
To onlookers, Mo Chuan already looked terrifying in his [Curse of Hell] state. Now, with his face covered in blood, few would doubt that he was a demon from hell.