If a group of them encountered these animals, they would likely have no chance of escaping.
Their collective size was too large, and "Gun Gun" in particular would be spotted the moment he walked through here, no matter how he tried to hide. His bulk would completely give him away if he tried to conceal himself behind the stone pillars where Jiang Fan was.
Jiang Fan was deep in thought.
Suddenly, someone slapped him on the back. Jiang Fan immediately drew his fire axe and pressed it against the throat of the person behind him. When he saw who it was, his pupils widened. It was Zhou Niannian.
"What's wrong with you? Don't you know how dangerous it is here? Why did you follow me? You almost got me to kill you, do you know that?"
Jiang Fan was not lying. He could have killed Zhou Niannian at any moment. If he hadn't stopped himself quickly, Zhou Niannian would have been a corpse by now.
However, Zhou Niannian just let out a cold laugh upon hearing this. She then patted Jiang Fan's shoulder and said,
"Oh, you're so amazing. If I wanted to kill you just now, I could have too. I was right behind you, and you didn't even notice. Doesn't that prove how capable I am? You little noob."
Zhou Niannian was bragging about how she had managed to get close to him. Jiang Fan was notoriously agile, and it was likely that only she could approach him so easily. Jiang Fan then lowered his head and saw the fuzzy shoe covers she was wearing.
"You're clever, using those shoe covers to sneak up on me. Be careful, don't let them discover you."
After hearing this, Jiang Fan quickly looked ahead. At that moment, he discovered that the group of animals had all disappeared. This made him feel extremely panicked. If he were alone, it would be one thing, but with Zhou Niannian behind him, he might not be able to protect her if a fight broke out. These creatures were incredibly powerful, and facing even one would have taxed Jiang Fan's abilities, let alone so many.
He remembered that these were the same animals that had previously left him and Yao severely injured. If he had to fight them again, he might not be their match. Furthermore, their immense size meant that if Jiang Fan tried to confront them head-on, he might end up dead.
"Damn it, where did those animals go? Why did they disappear so suddenly? Did you see them just now?"
Zhou Niannian quickly looked ahead upon hearing this, but she found no sign of the monsters. She had clearly seen the group of monsters in front of her when she arrived.
"No, why would I see them? The moment I got here, I only saw you. What do we do now? Why have they all vanished?"
Zhou Niannian was extremely panicked and tugged at Jiang Fan's clothes, her hands trembling. Jiang Fan scanned the surroundings, but he saw nothing approaching them.
Just then, the cave ceiling above Jiang Fan's head suddenly cracked open, and a pangolin emerged. The pangolin unhesitatingly launched an attack on Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan, holding Zhou Niannian, quickly leaped backward, dodging the attack. The pangolin then rapidly burrowed into the ground. Jiang Fan immediately told Zhou Niannian to run.
"You need to get out of here quickly, it's too dangerous. Go find Yao and Gun Gun. Only they can protect you. I'll hold it off here and prevent it from attacking you."
As Zhou Niannian turned to flee upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, the pangolin immediately burst from the ground, preparing to attack her. Jiang Fan, with lightning speed, grabbed his cat bone fire axe and swung it at the pangolin.
The pangolin's armor was incredibly tough and slippery, causing Jiang Fan's fire axe to slide directly off its shell, inflicting no damage.
"Damn it, this thing is too slippery, I can't hit it at all."
Fortunately, Jiang Fan's momentum was strong enough to disrupt its balance, making it circle in place. Zhou Niannian had successfully escaped. At that moment, the pangolin's bones suddenly became stronger, as if it had been angered by Jiang Fan.
The pangolin's nature was such that when it wasn't attacking, its bones were completely enclosed, making it impossible to strike any part of its body. But when it was enraged, it would slightly lift its scales, allowing it to scratch its opponents and inject its toxins into them.
It was known that pangolins carried countless parasites, and if these were to infest Jiang Fan, he might not survive for long. Seeing this, Jiang Fan immediately strapped the iron plates from his feet onto his hands.
Previously, these iron plates had been used to secure his foot after he injured it while climbing. His foot had long since healed, and he had been carrying the extra weight for a long time. The iron plates could have been removed.
When Jiang Fan strapped the iron plates onto his hands, his speed was not significantly affected. However, he felt unusually light on his feet.
"So this is how it feels. In that case, I'll definitely fight you properly and see how strong I am without the iron plates."
Just as Jiang Fan confidently prepared to attack the creature, the pangolin swung him heavily. He managed to raise his cat bone fire axe in defense, otherwise, he would have been killed.
The scales struck the cat bone like blades. Jiang Fan had not expected its power to be so immense; it sent him flying backward. Fortunately, the cat bone was extremely sturdy and remained undamaged.
"That's right, I need to keep it enraged and make its scales appear. Although it's very dangerous for me, it's the only way I can kill it."