Zhou Niannian was very clear about her own position. She knew she had no combat strength and that her victory against the crab yesterday was purely due to luck.
If the first person today did not expose their eyes like yesterday, then her slingshot would be useless for attacking the enemy.
One had to know that the insects encountered in the jungle had defenses so high that even Jiang Fan couldn't cut through them.
Relying solely on her slingshot to defeat monsters on this island would be a pipe dream. She would likely be killed by the monsters before she could even launch an attack.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Fan was desperately fleeing. To his surprise, his escape route attracted several more large animals.
"Damn it, this won't do. It will only attract more and more of them."
With that, Jiang Fan suddenly thought of a brilliant plan.
Jiang Fan quickly climbed a tree.
Although his speed was incredibly fast, he couldn't escape the fate of the tree being cut down.
Fortunately, Jiang Fan was tough. After falling from a height, he hid behind a tree, unnoticed by the pack of animals. He then easily escaped the ordeal.
"Damn it, if one of these arthropods hit me, my bones would be shattered."
The defensive capabilities of arthropods were incredibly high. If they had truly come this way and continued running in Jiang Fan's previous direction.
However, it was certain that they hadn't discovered Jiang Fan hiding behind a tree at that moment, holding it up with his hands.
Even though the tree weighed several hundred pounds, it didn't budge under Jiang Fan's support.
"If I had been discovered just now, I would have been finished. No human could withstand this. Even if the Great Celestial Immortals came, they wouldn't survive a single blow."
Jiang Fan was not exaggerating. The mantis shrimp were not only incredibly fast but also swung their blades with great speed.
Their massive size did not slow them down; instead, it made them even more powerful.
Even in the dense forest, the trees that should have hindered their movement were insignificant in front of them.
Their thick bodies, under their high-intensity strength, became like cotton, all knocked down.
This caused considerable trouble for Jiang Fan.
After all, Jiang Fan did not possess a body as strong as theirs, allowing him to easily push aside these trees.
"Damn it, what should I do now? If I continue to be entangled with them here, I fear my own body will be torn to shreds."
Jiang Fan looked at the surrounding trees, feeling utterly helpless.
All he could do at the moment was hide beneath the trees and evade the pursuit of those creatures.
If he were to go out now, he would simply be killed by the mantis shrimp.
The best course of action now was to retreat to the cave and wait for the mantis shrimp to leave before immediately departing from the coast.
Seeing the mantis shrimp move away, Jiang Fan immediately returned to the cave. His breathless state left Zhou Niannian in disbelief.
"What happened? I heard a huge noise outside just now, but I didn't go out. I was worried about causing you any trouble."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan felt a sense of relief. Zhou Niannian was finally considering his feelings.
"Fortunately, you didn't go out. That mantis shrimp outside was terrifying. Its scythe was like a cleaver. One slash like that, and even an immortal would be sliced to pieces."
"We can't stay here any longer. If we continue to stay, we'll both die."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Niannian nodded slowly. She understood that staying would put Jiang Fan's life in great danger, and it might be impossible to find Dai Xiaomei. If they died before finding her, it would be meaningless.
"In that case, let's leave first. We'll come back to find Dai Xiaomei when we figure out a plan."
Jiang Fan nodded slowly. He had initially thought he could find Dai Xiaomei on the island with Zhou Niannian with his own strength, but he hadn't expected the monsters here to be so powerful.
"That's the only way now. Our strength is completely insufficient to search for Dai Xiaomei here. We'll likely be killed by these animals before we even find her."
"We'll wait until the noise outside stops, then immediately escape on our wooden boat."
Zhou Niannian quickly nodded. Seeing Jiang Fan's flustered state, she could guess that something terrifying had appeared outside.
She then looked at Jiang Fan's arm and noticed it was injured.
If Jiang Fan hadn't run fast just now, his arm would have likely been severed, as the mantis shrimp's arm-extension distance was truly astonishing to Jiang Fan.
The moment Jiang Fan spotted the mantis shrimp, it also spotted him. When it extended its arm, Jiang Fan hadn't expected its hand to reach so far, cutting his wrist.
Fortunately, Jiang Fan retracted his hand in time, or his hand would have been gone.
Seeing this, Zhou Niannian felt heartbroken. If Jiang Fan hadn't been worried about her getting hurt and had gone to find Dai Xiaomei himself, this wouldn't have happened. Zhou Niannian tore off a piece of her pant leg and bandaged Jiang Fan's arm.
Fortunately, it was a cut from a marine creature, and this creature had no toxins. If it had been cut by something else, disinfection would have been necessary.
"I'm so sorry. If I hadn't asked you to come out and look for Dai Xiaomei with me, this wouldn't have happened."
"But we can only leave now. I'll bandage you up first, and then we'll see if there's any movement outside."
Jiang Fan said nothing more, simply watching Zhou Niannian bandage him.