I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 78: My Love, I’ve Come to Save You

"ROAR..."

"RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE..."

The beast’s roar was accompanied by a tremendous rustling from the tall grass.

Judging by the clamor, it was clear that some behemoth was moving rapidly through the foliage.

"ROAR..." The black Bear Beast, on the brink of collapse, heard the roar from the distant grass. A glimmer of joy flashed in its eyes, and it quickly cried out, seemingly in response.

"This is bad." Chen Gangshan, who was currently tangling with the black Bear Beast, sensed the Spiritual Energy waves from the distant grass, and his expression changed drastically.

Just as he was about to warn his three teammates, a behemoth, considerably larger than the black Bear Beast, shot out from the dense thicket.

The newcomer was a gray Bear Beast. After bursting from the thicket, it looked at the blood-soaked black Bear Beast and let out a gentle cry.

Then, the gray Bear Beast scanned its surroundings and immediately charged toward the three Exotic Beast Hunters wielding Spiritual Crossbows.

’What a clever gray Bear Beast.’ It knew that the three Tier One Peak Exotic Beast Hunters were the weak link in the Hunter team, so it attacked them first.

Through his Spiritual Perception, Chen Gangshan knew that this gray Bear Beast, its body surging with Spiritual Energy, was a Second Rank Initial Stage Mutant Beast.

Furthermore, the Second Rank Initial Stage Spiritual Energy waves emanating from this gray Bear Beast were much stronger than the black one’s, and it seemed on the verge of breaking through to the Second Order Middle Stage.

The three Tier One Peak Exotic Beast Hunters, who were providing ranged support, were now facing a direct charge from this powerful Second Rank Initial Stage gray Bear Beast.

They had no way to dodge. Turning to flee would mean exposing their backs to the enemy, which was just asking for a quick death.

The only thing they could do now was raise their Spiritual Crossbows and counterattack.

"WHOOSH."

"WHOOSH."

"WHOOSH."

Arrows shimmering with a faint golden Spiritual Light shot from the Spiritual Crossbows, flying straight for the gray Bear Beast’s head.

"ROAR."

Facing the enemy’s counterattack, the gray Bear Beast let out a low growl, and the gray fur on its body instantly grew at an explosive rate.

In the blink of an eye, the rapidly growing gray fur reached over two meters in length, weaving together to form a shield that blocked the three arrows aimed at it.

"A Superpower! This gray Bear Beast has awakened a Superpower!" Seeing the beast block the Spiritual Crossbow’s attack, the three Exotic Beast Hunters’ faces paled as they cried out in alarm.

It was common knowledge that, under normal circumstances, a Cultivator who had awakened a Superpower was stronger than a Cultivator of the same level who had not.

The same logic applied to Mutant Beasts. One that had awakened a Superpower was far more difficult to deal with than one that hadn’t.

"ROAR..."

The gray Bear Beast retracted its Superpower, closed in on the three Exotic Beast Hunters, raised its right paw, and swiped fiercely at the closest enemy.

"BANG."

Just as its right paw was about to strike an enemy, a figure suddenly appeared at its side, lashing out with a right kick that knocked the beast’s paw aside.

"All of you, fall back! Get away from this Mutant Beast!"

The figure who had kicked the gray Bear Beast’s paw away was Chen Gangshan. The moment the beast charged his teammates, he had made an instant decision.

He chose to abandon his attack on the nearly defeated black Bear Beast and rescue his teammates instead.

Its attack interrupted, the gray Bear Beast swiped its paw at Chen Gangshan. Faced with the astonishing power of the massive bear paw, Chen Gangshan chose to retreat.

After forcing him back, the Mutant Beast didn’t immediately press its attack on Chen Gangshan. Instead, it turned and let out a gentle roar toward the heavily injured black Bear Beast.

"ROAR."

Upon hearing the gray Bear Beast’s roar, the badly injured black one first nodded, then turned to flee.

"Damn it! What a classic ’besiege Wei to rescue Zhao’ strategy. The gray Bear Beast’s goal was to force Chen Gangshan to come back and save us, creating an opening for the injured black one to escape."

The three Exotic Beast Hunters, saved by Chen Gangshan, watched the black Bear Beast flee into the distant grass and immediately understood the gray one’s intentions.

They say you should never underestimate the intelligence of a Mutant Beast. Didn’t this gray Bear Beast’s ’besiege Wei to rescue Zhao’ gambit just prove that point?

"Alright, stop thinking about the one that got away. We spent a lot of Spiritual Energy and stamina besieging that black Bear Beast."

"Right now, this gray Bear Beast—which is far stronger, and at full strength—is staring us down. We should be thinking about how to retreat safely."

Chen Gangshan watched the gray Bear Beast, which had awakened a Superpower, his expression grave. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

’One-on-one, even at my peak, I wouldn’t be able to defeat this gray Bear Beast with its Superpower, let alone now that I’ve used up so much stamina and Spiritual Energy.’

’Even with my three teammates supporting me, we still have no chance of victory.’

After seeing the wounded black Bear Beast disappear into the dense thicket, the gray Bear Beast finally relaxed.

The black Bear Beast was its mate. ’It’s a good thing I came to visit today,’ it thought. ’Otherwise, my love would have been killed by these despicable humans.’

"ROAR..." The gray Bear Beast roared furiously at the four humans before it, the vicious glint in its eyes intensifying.

The gray Bear Beast made a decision. Even if it couldn’t kill all four humans, it would at least take down half of them to vent its hatred.

"In a moment, I’ll hold this gray Bear Beast off. You all get out of here and go get help."

Chen Gangshan stared solemnly at the ferocious-looking gray Bear Beast. He could clearly perceive its killing intent toward him, as well as the Spiritual Energy waves radiating from its body—waves that were far stronger than his own.

"One person is enough to go for help. The other two of us will stay here to support you."

"Do as I say. This gray Bear Beast is much stronger than an ordinary Second Rank Initial Stage Mutant Beast. If you stay here to support me, you’ll easily be put in danger, and I’ll just end up distracted trying to protect you."

"..." After hearing Chen Gangshan’s words, the three Exotic Beast Hunters no longer insisted.

They nodded and were about to turn and run out of the hills.

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