The night in the forest was quiet. There were no sounds of animals or insects, and even the sound of falling snow was barely discernible.
Nothing happened that night, and the team set off again the next day. Not long after, they encountered a herd of strange deer with big horns.
When the deer saw the humans, their eyes immediately turned blood red. They rushed over in a frenzy, and their momentum was extremely shocking.
Everyone's expression changed, and they hurriedly fired their guns. The deer were huge in size, but their bodies were extremely agile. They all scattered in an instant, twisting and turning to avoid the bullets, but their speed did not slow down at all. Occasionally, they were hit by bullets, but they only staggered a little, and soon rushed to the front of the team.
Zhang Kui grinned, picked up the six-barreled machine gun on his back, and began to shoot. It was indeed worthy of being called the Vulcan Cannon that could even penetrate a tank. A dense net of bullets, visible to the naked eye, was slanted toward the deer herd, and the few strange deer in the lead immediately staggered and fell to the ground.
The sniper rifle in Qin Yang's hand also began to show its power. Every time a shot was heard, a strange deer would fall to the ground. The others' marksmanship was also very good, but they were all using ordinary firearms. Whether it was speed or power, it was obvious that they were not enough to cause fatal injuries after hitting the target.
In a short while, the deer herd was scattered, and the remaining few screamed a few times and fled. Gan Zhi waved his hand to signal everyone to stop shooting. He looked at the deer carcasses on the ground and said, "Let's move on."
Unexpectedly, they began to encounter continuous attacks along the way. The first one was a huge mutated black bear. This black bear was completely out of the category of living creatures. Its body was as solid as a stone wall, and even Qin Yang's sniper rifle could not cause fatal damage to it. Fortunately, the six-barreled machine gun's firepower was fast, and it was finally killed.
Then, they encountered a group of mutated crows. Zhou Zheng took out a black wine bottle from his arms and opened the bottle cap. Small wisps of flames appeared out of thin air, condensing into a large fireball and hitting the flock of crows. The large flock of crows instantly turned into a sea of fire, and charred corpses kept falling down.
This guy who looked unimpressive actually cultivated the fire element. Among the five elements, the fire element was the most destructive. He was like a human-shaped flamethrower.
Finally, they encountered another mutated tree. The trees here were mostly cold-resistant coniferous trees. The sap secreted by these trees was the most resistant to fire. Zhou Zheng's fire attribute ability once again showed its might, instantly burning this strange tree to ashes.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at the foot of the Howling Mountain. The mountain was surrounded by sharp ice, and the original mountain path had been buried by snow and ice. Obviously, no creature had been up there for a long time.
Zhou Zheng looked up at the mountain and said curiously, "There seems to be a building on top of the mountain."
"There used to be an outpost here, but it seems to have been abandoned."
Gan Zhi looked at the sharp ice wall above him and muttered to himself, "It's too dangerous to use a pickaxe to climb up. Forget it, let's find another way."
Just as he finished speaking, an earth-shaking sound suddenly came from the forest behind him. A large number of trees quickly fell to the sides.
"What's that?"
Everyone hurriedly raised their guns to be on guard. After a while, a wild boar the size of a truck appeared. Its body was covered with a layer of bone-like long hair, and its pair of tusks were as fierce as the teeth of an excavator. Its bell-like eyes stared at the group without the slightest emotion.
Immediately after the wild boar, a giant multicolored tiger appeared. The tiger was two to three meters tall, and a pair of canine teeth had grown out of its mouth. It looked very much like the extinct saber-toothed tiger.
Then, a truck-sized creature appeared. It looked very similar to a deer, but its body was covered with a layer of silver-white scales. The silver-white horn on its head was faintly emitting a silver light. With the appearance of this creature, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a little, and everyone could not help but shiver.
The three animals that were difficult to appear together now seemed to be in a group. They stared at the group without the slightest emotion. Among them, the deer-like creature raised the horn on its head. Traces of visible cold air quickly gathered in the air, forming a huge icicle. It turned into a cold light and suddenly attacked the group.
The giant wild boar roared furiously, and like a heavy tank, it rushed toward the group with a towering momentum.
As for the giant tiger, it shook its huge body and disappeared.
Everyone regained their senses from the aura of the three creatures and hurriedly fired their guns. Just as the gunshots rang out, the giant tiger suddenly appeared beside them. A pair of sharp claws flashed with cold light as they swiped at Ma Xiaojia, who was in a daze. It was too fast for her to react. Only Gan Zhi pulled out an arc-shaped long saber at lightning speed and met it head-on. With a "clang" sound, he rapidly retreated a few steps and looked at the terrifying beast with a gloomy face.
Mature beasts, and three of them appeared at the same time!
A trace of disdain flashed in the giant tiger's cold eyes. Its body shook again and disappeared into thin air in front of him.
Gan Zhi's hair stood on end. He said to Qin Yang who was shooting on the other side, "Be careful!"
The giant tiger silently appeared behind him and waved its sharp claws again. Sure enough, they were all experienced warriors. At the critical moment, Qin Yang instinctively leaned his body to the side and dodged the attack. Then, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed at the giant tiger.
When the dagger stabbed into the tiger's fur, it was as if it had stabbed into extremely tough leather. It couldn't pierce through at all. Just as he was stunned, the tiger's sharp claws swept past his shoulder, and one of his arms flew out.
The giant tiger once again disappeared. Its next target was Zhang Kui. Compared to Qin Yang, he was much more powerful. As soon as the giant tiger appeared behind him, he slashed with his sword. Unfortunately, the giant tiger was only testing the waters. When it realized that it could not kill its target in one hit, it immediately disappeared into thin air.
The giant beast appeared and disappeared unpredictably. For a moment, everyone in the five-man team felt that they were in danger. Compared to the silent sneak attack of the giant tiger, the frontal battle was more intense. Zhang Kui's six-barreled Vulcan Cannon hit the wild boar with dazzling sparks. He couldn't even pierce through its fur. The only thing he could do was to throw the high-explosive bombs in his backpack to slow it down.
Even Zhou Zheng's big fireball could not do anything to it. It only hit a small black spot on the wild boar's body.
The horns on the monster deer's head kept flashing with silver light, and icicles kept stabbing at the team.
At the critical moment, the arc-shaped long sword in Gan Zhi's hand was like a silver waterfall. It was like a gust of wind and thunder, shattering the icicles one by one.
His swordsmanship had no fixed pattern. The airflow caused by each strike was bone-chilling. The four people who were surrounded by it could not help but have goosebumps all over their bodies. They could not help but admire him in their hearts. He was indeed a physical trainer who graduated from Beijing University.
Gan Zhi, on the other hand, could not speak. Although his swordsmanship was powerful, his opponents were even stronger. The impact of the icicles was far greater than that of bullets. The key was that the icicles also carried the power of ice. Every time he blocked one, he felt a cold current enter his body along the blade. His arms became numb, and his blood flow slowed down. If this continued, it would not be long before he was frozen into an ice sculpture.
If he faced one mature ferocious beast alone, he could barely resist, but there were three of them. Moreover, one was a meat shield, one was good at sneak attacks, and one was long-range. They cooperated with each other very well. Even if there were a few more physical trainers, they would not be able to deal with them.
He looked back at the knife-like rock wall and showed a determined look. He shouted, "Follow me."
After that, he suddenly exerted force on his feet and jumped up. The long sword in his hand lightly poked a small hole in the ice wall. He stepped on the small hole and jumped up again. Just like that, he continued to climb up.
The others were stunned. Zhang Kui and Zhou Zheng immediately threw all the high-explosive bombs on their bodies at the giant beasts. They also threw the precious incendiary bombs beside them. Then, they took out a climbing pick from their backpacks and climbed up the ice wall that Gan Zhi had created.
Qin Yang was the only one who didn't move. The giant tiger's claw was very powerful. Not only did it cut off one of his arms, but it also cut through his lungs. He was already seriously injured. For a warrior, death wasn't scary. What was scary was becoming a burden.
He raised his favorite sniper rifle in his hand, and a smile finally appeared on his cold face. He aimed at the big wild boar and fired the last shot of his life. This shot gathered all of his strength and spirit, and its power was extraordinarily strong. With a "bang" sound, it left a huge wound on the big wild boar's face.
The giant tiger appeared in the flames caused by the incendiary bomb. It looked up at the few dots on the ice wall, then turned its head to look at the big-horned deer behind it. Its bell-like eyes showed a questioning look, as if it was asking if it should chase after it.
The giant deer shook its head and turned back to the forest. The giant tiger and the wild boar also left.