Chapter 84: Hideous Monster
Gu Zhao didn’t quite understand, but her hands moved faster than her brain. She ran right up to Feng Jiexu, tore off his shirt, and tied it around Yu Xiaowei’s wound.
Feng Jiexu stood shirtless, silent.
When his Adam’s apple bobbed, the coiled snake tattoo starting from his collarbone seemed to move with it, its scales giving off a cold glint.
[Why does that snake tattoo look so weird?]
[Ahhh, I’m so here for this! He’s so hot! And those abs!]
[So many morons let a pretty face dictate their morals.]
[I finally get Gu Zhao. That face, those legs, that body! Why can’t that be me!]
Feng Jiexu’s gaze on Gu Zhao was strange.
’A girl with monstrous strength?’
’A little pervert?’
The portly man beside Feng Jiexu also covered his mouth in shock.
’Oh my god! The boss looks so fierce, but he’s into such wild stuff behind closed doors!’
’And he’s the submissive one!’
Only after she had done all this did Gu Zhao look at Feng Jiexu, a little confused. "Why stop the smell of blood?"
Feng Jiexu’s sharp eyes now held a hint of resignation, and the upward curve of his lips softened his entire demeanor.
"Wouldn’t want the blood to attract a few predators, now would we?"
Gu Zhao’s brow furrowed slightly.
’Normally, if you get injured in the wild, you do need to bandage the wound quickly. It’s not just to prevent infection, but also to keep the scent of blood from attracting animals.’
’But she was here, and she didn’t believe for a second that Feng Jiexu wasn’t aware of that fact.’
The corners of Feng Jiexu’s mouth lifted. He had no intention of explaining things to Gu Zhao. Instead, he looked down at his own bare torso with amusement. "Little pervert, are you trying to abduct an innocent young man?"
"Young man? Where?" Gu Zhao deliberately looked around before her eyes landed on the portly man. "Him? So that’s what a ’young man’ looks like?"
Feng Jiexu narrowed his eyes, not at all angry. "Little pervert, casting me aside after you’ve had your way. Truly heartbreaking."
Gu Zhao: ????
Feng Jiexu feigned sadness, but his sharp features, the faint scar behind his earlobe, and the snake tattoo on his collarbone all made him seem utterly dangerous.
’Only a fool would feel sorry for him.’
’Even if she did feel a pang of pity, it would only be because—why wasn’t that face hers! Why couldn’t those legs be hers!’
’The grudge for stealing my legs, the hatred for stealing my face! We are mortal enemies!’
"You’re so full of it. And you’ve got some nerve, showing your face when you haven’t even been caught yet." Gu Zhao glanced at Hua Baozi.
The girl and the leopard shared a tacit understanding.
Hua Baozi let out a roar, and upon hearing it, the wildebeest that had been gathered to the side immediately surrounded Feng Jiexu and the portly man.
The portly man began to panic, but Feng Jiexu remained perfectly calm, even managing a smile and a joke.
"Why don’t you just consider me dead? Won’t you show this corpse a little mercy?"
Gu Zhao rolled her eyes. "In that case, why don’t you give me all your money? And while you’re at it, you can tell me where your hideout is. Go on, humor this little kid."
"Greedy," Feng Jiexu sighed.
"AAAAAAAH!" Just then, the shriek of some unknown animal came from the distance.
The sound was harsh and grating.
The crucial part was that not only could Gu Zhao not understand it, but Hua Baozi couldn’t either. Even the two Haast Eagles, masters of multiple languages, were baffled.
The portly man’s face instantly went pale, his voice trembling. "Boss... is *it* here?"
Feng Jiexu’s face grew grim. He looked at Gu Zhao, his tone commanding. "First, have your animal friends get us out of here."
Hua Baozi grew angry and let out a roar.
’Who do you think you are! How dare you order our Xiangxiang!’
Yu Xiaowei was still a little dizzy, but upon hearing Feng Jiexu’s words, she immediately recalled their conversation in the car. She quickly looked at Gu Zhao. "Zhaozhao, they captured me to use as bait to lure something."
Gu Zhao understood in an instant. No wonder he had been so anxious when Yu Xiaowei was bleeding.
’If you don’t go looking for trouble, trouble won’t find you. Time to run.’
Gu Zhao leaped directly onto Hua Baozi’s back. A wildebeest nudged Yu Xiaowei with its head, then crouched down.
Yu Xiaowei understood and immediately mounted it.
In an instant, all the wildebeest began to run.
Feng Jiexu and the portly man were left behind.
The portly man was terrified, his pale face filled with helplessness.
Feng Jiexu wasn’t flustered in the slightest. He was still smiling. "What an interesting kid."
The portly man was about to lose his mind. ’Boss, stop finding her "interesting"! A little more "interesting" and we’re going to end up as a pile of shit!’
"AAAAAAAH!" The sound of the unknown animal rang out again.
The portly man looked back and was scared witless.
A horde of monsters!!
The monsters had twisted, barbed horns on their heads. Their red eyes were riddled with bloodshot veins, and their mouths revealed sharp fangs and long tongues. Their upper bodies were covered in messy black fur, and their forelimbs resembled a monkey’s paws but with long, brown claws.
Their bodies were shaped like kangaroos, with thick, powerful hind legs ending in sharp talons. A hump on their backs was covered in fleshy tumors, and their skin was a sickly gray-green.
Seeing this, Feng Jiexu unhurriedly approached the portly man, and then—the white knife went in, and the red knife came out.
The portly man’s eyes filled with disbelief. His rims were red with unshed tears, but he died before he could utter a single word.
Feng Jiexu wiped the dagger on the portly man’s clothes with a look of disgust.
As the horde of monsters closed in, he took a running leap and vaulted onto the back of the nearest wildebeest.
Gu Zhao and the drone camera also saw the bizarre creatures. Gu Zhao’s brow knotted, her eyes filled with horror and disbelief.
"What are these ugly freaks!"
The Haast Eagle flew high above, its eyes filled with disgust. "Ugh, so ugly! They’re ugly and they stink!"
[Holy shit! That poacher boss just murdered someone!!!]
[What the fuck is that thing? Did a chimera come to life?!]
[Its eyes! Its eyes are moving! Help me, I’m getting goosebumps all over! Drone, stop filming and get out of there!]
Hua Baozi was even more shocked. ’There are actual monsters here!!’
Gu Zhao looked at Feng Jiexu with a complicated expression. ’Just what is this guy’s deal?!’
"Xiangxiang! We can’t keep running forward!" Big Eagle cried out.
"There’s a huge chasm up ahead!"
It wasn’t very deep, but it stretched across their path, blocking their way.
Gu Zhao was stunned. ’Could my luck get any worse? It’s one thing after another!’
「Meanwhile.」
Ye Zuiyi and Ye Zexi had been walking in one direction for a long time, until they finally saw a river ahead.
Ye Zexi finally broke into a smile. "At last, we can refill our water."
Ye Zuiyi grabbed his hand warily. "Brother, we need to be careful. Crocodiles could be lurking here."
She picked up a rock and tossed it into the water, and as luck would have it, she hit a crocodile.
The crocodile, extremely annoyed, immediately gave chase.
The two of them ran for a long time before they managed to escape, but in the next second, they ran into the same pack of hyenas they had encountered before.
When enemies meet, their eyes burn with fury.
So, Ye Zexi and Ye Zuiyi ran again.
Over on Gu Xulin’s side, apart from Song Zhequan, everything was the picture of tranquility.
The elephants were no longer in a hurry. They would run for a while, rest for a while, and continue heading in the direction Gu Zhao had gone.
Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi were chattering about something.
Gu Xulin gazed into the distance, a hint of worry on his face.
This continued until they reached the spot with the tire tracks.
The live comments exploded with panic.
[Where’s the director?! Tell them not to go any further!!]
[I just came from Gu Zhao’s stream! It’s chaos over there! There are monsters!]
[Director, say something! Save them!]
The director was at his wit’s end. Another bizarre incident, and he’d been called in for another "talk."
But since they weren’t in the country this time, he hadn’t been ordered to shut down the livestream.
He hung up on what felt like the hundredth phone call and quickly relayed a message through the drone following Gu Xulin’s group.
The moment Gu Xulin heard it, his face darkened.