Chapter 982 Something Stronger Than Beasts

Chapter 982 Something Stronger Than Beasts

Ricar's quick display of his power had blinded the beasts, and the warriors, knowing this might be their opportunity to get out of a tough situation, took it and all ran deeper into the jungle.

It was sporadic; although mainly warriors from the same clan ran with each other, many were just running into the forest with those closest to them. The groups were mostly made up of tens or so, some with even fewer people.

On top of that, the startling flash of light didn't last long. As the monkeys were getting their bearings, they started to run towards the groups that had run into the jungle.

"Come on, Beatrix!" Ricar shouted. "We're going in as well."

Beatrix nodded and followed Ricar's lead as they both dived headfirst. Ricar didn't run a straight path; instead, he jumped side to side slightly, and even swung his blade in the air, emitting Qi from his strike, hitting a few of them on the back.

It didn't take long to notice what he was doing or why he was doing this, so Beatrix followed his lead, and before they knew it, when they had entered the jungle, there were around ten monkeys that were following them.

Agilely running through the forest as they swung from tree to tree. With four arms, some had even grabbed large solid fruits that looked similar to a coconut, only darker on the outside, and hurled them toward the two of them.

Beatrix quickly spun her body as she leapt off a tree branch and cut right through the coconut, splitting it in two. With another hand, she grabbed half of it and hurled it back towards the others.

'I know we led most of the monkeys away to protect the other warriors, but this might just be too much for us to handle,' Beatrix thought when she saw the monkeys completely avoid her throw, and just how powerful and hard the black coconut was that she had cut through.

The coconuts continued to be thrown at them; thankfully, they both seemed to be traveling at just as fast a speed as the monkeys were. With them having to deflect countless coconuts, they weren't so sure how long they could keep up, though.

However, he wondered how any would even want to go back there when there were bunnies and monkeys protecting the place. Just trying to get to the ship would be death for most, unless they had those powerful by their side.

Both Beatrix and Ricar decided to head deeper into the dark green part of the forest. While moving ahead, Beatrix had used her sword to carve the clan's symbol of a crescent moon into the trees.

This was a way for her to find a way back, and also a way to tell their clan members where they were heading, as it would be safest for them if they were next to elders. Originally, the clan thought that everyone would be fine going off on their own even in small groups of three, but it would need at least five people to take out one of those monkeys.

As they continued to move though, Ricar eventually placed his hand out, telling Beatrix to stop. He then started to ascend one of the trees as he ran up on it and stood on top of a thick branch.

Not long after, Beatrix did the same, and the two of them were squatting side by side, looking at what was in front of them from above.

"It's like you said, we're in the territory of another beast. No wonder those monkeys left," Beatrix claimed.

A giant body that had to weigh a few tons, along with large scales on its back. It somewhat looked like a crocodile, only having curved horns on its front, and the sheer size of the thing.

However, there was something more that stood out. The beast, even though large in size and clearly something fierce, wasn't moving due to the large hole that was in its head—a single large hole that allowed one to see from the top of its head onto the ground.

"What I'm more concerned about is who was able to kill such a beast and is on this island," Ricar claimed.

"Who? You don't think it's another beast?" Beatrix asked.

"No," Ricar replied. "That wound—it looks like it was done by a fist, and I don't think those monkeys are capable of doing something like that."