The man stared at the empty surroundings and said fiercely, "Brat, I will tear you to pieces!"
With that, he rode away on the Black Shark, leaving behind a contract spirit to cover his retreat. Chen Qinghai and the other had already closed in. It would be impossible to escape without paying a price!
Two contract spirits, King-tier Rank 2, fought desperately, holding the two men back. Just as the man hadn't gone far, blue star points appeared on the Black Shark's body, as if breaking free from some chains. The detection skill left by the old man had failed!
"Quick, go invisible!"
The man breathed a sigh of relief and recalled his other two contract spirits. The Black Shark projected a black protective shield, and both the man and the shark entered a state of invisibility.
"Target lost?" Chen Shu, who had been tailing them with a teleportation potion, suddenly lost track of his target. "If I see you again, I'll strip you down to your underwear!"
The invisible man stumbled, cast a resentful glance at Chen Shu, and finally fled the scene. The battle inside the cave continued. In the end, Chen Qinghai and the other man joined forces and annihilated the two King-tier Rank 2 contract spirits!
"It was a King-tier Rank 2! But it seemed a bit weak." Chen Qinghai frowned. Although they hadn't captured the opponent, killing two contract spirits was already quite good.
"Let's head back to Holy Beast Island and protect the contestants!" Ye Yu ordered his contract spirit to drag the two corpses and rushed out of the cave, worried that the opponent might target the younger generation.
Chen Qinghai quickly nodded, realizing the implications. If it weren't for Chen Shu, the man would indeed have sought revenge by killing some geniuses to vent his anger. But now, he could only curse his parents for not giving him faster legs, terrified of encountering the "Nanjiang Bandit" again. His only remaining pair of underwear was his last vestige of dignity, which he absolutely could not let be trampled upon again!
When Chen Qinghai and the other man returned to the island, they saw a figure standing by the sea. Under the bright moonlight, the young man wore a straitjacket and a gas mask, like a bizarre statue. He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky, muttering, "If you dare offend Holy Beast Island again, I will rob you even from afar!"
"..." Chen Qinghai and the other man's eyes twitched, their minds reeling.
"You... are you Chen Shu?" Chen Qinghai asked tentatively, not entirely sure. The two of them didn't use the internet and weren't too familiar with the standard attire of the "bandit."
"You don't need to ask who I am!" Chen Shu said in a low voice. "I am merely an invisible guardian!"
"Chen Pi!" At this moment, Liu Feng flew over on his contract spirit, his expression as calm as water. However, he was holding seven or eight urns of various styles and colors...
"!!" Seeing this, Chen Shu gasped for air and clasped his fists. "Farewell!"
With that, he turned and sprinted away as if fleeing for his life. However, he hadn't gone far before Liu Feng caught him. "Didn't you say you wouldn't cause trouble? I was really foolish to believe you!" Liu Feng pinned Chen Shu down, preparing to bury him on the spot...
"Old Liu, wait!" Chen Qinghai and the other man rushed forward to stop him.
"This brat is the one who did this! I must teach him a good lesson!" Liu Feng waved his hand. "Leave it all to me. No need for official intervention!" Although he didn't understand what a forbidden space was, it was clear that a major disaster had occurred.
"We mean... you've misunderstood..." Chen Qinghai said. "The intruder wasn't him!"
"Not him?" Liu Feng paused, his eyes bewildered. "Could it have been Ah Liang and the others?"
"That's even more impossible!" Ye Yu chuckled and then asked, "Is anyone else invading the island right now?"
"No!" Chen Qinghai and the other man breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the intruder had indeed fled.
Ten minutes later, the four of them sat by the sea, talking.
"You stripped a King-tier Rank 2?" Liu Feng instantly fell into deep suspicion, feeling as though his understanding of the world had been shattered.
"What are you talking about?" Chen Shu pouted. "I was punishing an intruder!"
"Wait, wait a minute!" Liu Feng's eyes twitched. "You can defeat King-tier experts?" Let alone having contract spirit protection, their physical prowess alone could easily overwhelm Chen Shu.
"That makes sense!" Chen Qinghai and the other man immediately understood, their eyes filled with confusion. "That person's body... had a problem!" Chen Shu pondered for a moment and didn't hide anything. His body's strength had surpassed the Silver tier but was still inferior to Gold tier, let alone King tier. Even with the aid of potions, Chen Shu could only survive, how could he easily get close to a King-tier expert? Yet, in reality, Chen Shu had done so with ease!
"A problem?" The three turned to look at him, seeking an answer. Chen Shu said, "His physical attributes weren't strong. He wasn't even as good as a Gold-tier expert!"
"Impossible!" Chen Qinghai immediately negated this. He had clearly seen the man's five contract spirits, all radiating King-tier aura.
"Really, I think he was like someone from a nursing home." Chen Shu scratched his head. "Dealing with him was no pressure at all!" Chen Qinghai and Ye Yu exchanged glances, their minds racing, but they couldn't arrive at a definitive answer. Logically, age would increase, but a beast tamer's physical condition wouldn't decline so drastically. Moreover, to fall from King-tier to Silver-tier was simply absurd.
Chen Qinghai asked, "Old Liu, what do you think?"
"I think I've grasped the main point!" Liu Feng said with a serious expression, then looked at Chen Shu. "Have you been to a nursing home before?"
"Huh?" Chen Shu's mouth twitched. What a bizarre angle! "Uh... I used to volunteer at nursing homes and kindergartens often, visiting the elderly and children. Isn't that normal?" Upon hearing this, the three men exchanged strange glances and collectively looked at Chen Shu.
"Alright, that's not the point!" Chen Shu quickly steered the conversation away. "What's that guy's background? Is he from the Salvation Church?"
"No!" Ye Yu shook his head. "I think I recognize that face, but I'll need to check the records back at the base." Logically, a King-tier Rank 2 expert would be famous worldwide.
"In that case, let's disperse!" Chen Shu nodded and got up, ready to flee again. However, he was immediately stopped by the three of them. Chen Qinghai said, "Don't you have anything to explain?"
"Explain what?"
"For example, why were you in the forbidden space, and what happened in there?"
"And why did you keep stripping his clothes?"
"..." Chen Shu fell silent for a moment. He rolled his eyes and said earnestly, "Originally, I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly sensed an extremely sinister aura approaching..."