Published: February 19, 2025
Looking at the more than twenty iron-armed black apes resting on the branches, Li Hao revealed a thirst for blood in his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Let’s go.”
“Move.”
With a low shout, the four of them rushed out to the clearing outside the forest, immediately attracting the attention of the iron-armed black apes.
One of the second-level black apes let out a fierce howl, causing the vines to sway, and one by one, the black apes gathered at the edge of the forest, standing on the branches and howling loudly.
As the overlords of the nearby mountains, this group of black apes consumed a vast amount of food daily, eating everything from fruits to meat, making them very territorial.
In their eyes, any outsider entering their territory was an invader, needing to be killed and eaten to deter other dangerous creatures.
However, despite their warnings, Chen Chu and the others continued to advance slowly.
Seeing this, a second-level black ape howled again, and over a dozen three-meter-tall iron-armed black apes jumped down from the treetops with a thud, looking ferocious as they charged towards the four.
In the eyes of these simple-minded creatures, although Chen Chu and the others exuded a dangerous aura, their smaller size led them to believe that a dozen ordinary members could easily crush them into meat paste.
“I’ll take care of this.”
As the black apes charged, the heavy earthy true power enveloped Xia Youhui along with the Heavy Shield.
Boom! The ground trembled as Xia Youhui, shouldering the Heavy Shield, charged like a玄武 (Xuanwu) tortoise, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly, an astonishing momentum.
In an instant, he collided with a three-meter-tall iron-armed black ape.
Bang! The energy exploded.
Under his mountainous defense, the black ape slammed its arms down on the Heavy Shield but couldn’t budge Xia Youhui in the slightest. Instead, its arms were shattered by the spike shield, and it spat out blood while being thrown back.
Having killed the furious ape with just the charge, Xia Youhui felt a bit smug: “Hehe, just because my defense is strong doesn’t mean I can’t attack.”
Aow! Aow! Aow!
Three nearby black apes howled in anger, their expressions even fiercer as their thick, sturdy arms unleashed several tons of power, with one even lifting a giant rock.
They intended to smash this guy who had killed their companion to a pulp.
Boom!
A circle of substantial shockwaves erupted. The Heavy Shield rested on Xia Youhui’s head as the ground beneath him swirled like waves within a few meters' radius, yet he remained unshaken.
Earthy true power flowed around him, transmitting all the impact force downward.
“Get lost!” Xia Youhui shouted as his arms exploded with power, sending the three iron-armed black apes that had swarmed him flying with a crash.
“Haha... Xia Youhui, you’re still better suited as a meat shield. We’ll handle these guys.”
Laughing, Li Meng unleashed blue true power, and with a fierce momentum, leaped high from behind Xia Youhui, swinging a heavy hammer weighing over a hundred kilograms that exploded through the air.
Boom!
Beneath the terrifying hammer, the black ape that raised its iron arms to block was met with shredded flesh and splintered bones, its head smashed to bits by the overwhelming hammer.
Aow!
The sight of such a tragic death made the surrounding iron-armed black apes even angrier, as they charged at the two like small giants, intending to tear them to shreds.
But...
“Get out of my way.”
With a fierce shout, Li Meng swung his hammer in a sweeping motion, directly sending four charging iron-armed furious apes flying. Where the hammer struck, it was either broken bones or flying flesh.
The so-called iron arms that could withstand bullets were utterly defenseless against absolute power.
Boom!
Another iron-armed black ape was crushed by Li Meng, blood and flesh flying everywhere, with hot blood spraying several meters high, drenching him in blood and exuding a terrifying murderous aura.