Crisis!

"Mm, let's run first!" Chen Feng agreed.

At that moment, the iron bull was sweeping its bloodshot eyes in their direction.

"Run!"

At Bearded Uncle's command, the five of them turned and fled to the rear. They were gambling—if the iron bull did not pursue them, they would be safe. But if it did, they would be in danger.

And they had lost the bet.

Though the iron bull had just fed, it still regarded the humans before it with hostility. They were far too weak, so it charged straight at them, its four hooves flying as it leaped and raced forward.

Rumble—

It rampaged all the way through, shattering trees with its two horns. Like a beast of steel, it came charging toward them.

"Damn it, it's coming after us! We only have two options. First, rush it and fight. Second, split up and run—but if we do that, one of us is definitely going to die beneath the iron bull's horns!!!"

Captain Bearded's face went pale. Either choice was dangerous.

And he did not want anyone in the team to die.

As captain, seeing everyone in danger, Bearded Uncle suddenly said, "Zhang Yang, Tao Min, Chen Feng, Zhu Tao, run in that direction. I'll lure it away. We'll meet up afterward."

Zhang Yang said anxiously, "Captain, are you crazy? You're courting death! No, we'll fight it together!"

"Captain, if you lure away this iron bull, there's no way you'll come back alive. If we fight, we still have a chance!"

Even Tao Min's voice was trembling.

"Fight? With what?

People will still die then. We might even be wiped out. We can't take that risk. This is at least an early Nascent Essence ferocious beast. Ferocious beasts are naturally stronger than humans, and this iron bull's defense is impervious to blades and spears. Our odds are far too low. Enough, it's already caught up. There's no time. Go!"

As he spoke, Captain Bearded's face turned resolute. He suddenly stopped, raising his shield as he prepared to provoke the iron bull.

The other four pulled away from Captain Bearded.

"Damn it!" Zhang Yang wanted to go back.

"Get back! You'll get all of us killed!" Bearded Uncle abruptly turned his bloodshot eyes toward them. "Don't let me die for nothing!!!"

Bearded Uncle nearly screamed himself hoarse.

As captain, he had a responsibility to bring everyone back alive. If someone had to die, it would be him first.

That was the kind of man Bearded Uncle was.

Bearded Uncle had a strong sense of responsibility.

Back when he had led teams before, a teammate had lost his life because of a mistake. His own misjudgment had caused that tragedy. Although they had given all the money they earned to that teammate's family, Bearded Uncle had still blamed himself all these years.

He did not want to see such a thing happen again.

"Go, hurry!"

Zhang Yang knew that hesitating now would only doom them all. He grabbed Zhu Tao and continued running, tears filling his eyes as his mind went blank. At that moment, the world around him seemed to blur.

He did not know why they had encountered such a ferocious beast here!

Big Brother...

Zhu Tao's face was even paler. She did not want to lose her brother; she wanted to stay with him. But Tao Min held onto her from the side and would not let her go back. "Don't let your brother's sacrifice be in vain!"

As the ferocious beast drew close, Bearded Uncle shot it a taunting glare, cursed, and fled in another direction. The iron bull snorted and charged directly after Bearded Uncle.

It wanted to eat the human before it.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

It was incredibly fast and soon caught up with Bearded Uncle.

Rumble.

With one thrust, even with his shield protecting him, Bearded Uncle was still sent flying by the tremendous force. But to buy time, he quickly climbed back up, blood covering the corner of his mouth. "You beast, I'm not afraid of you!"

The iron bull snorted even more heavily, then charged again at lightning speed, its two horns thrusting forward.

Clang.

Bearded Uncle was blasted away once more.

He was no match for it at all.

During this time, his blade struck the iron bull's body with a metallic clang, but it failed completely to break through its defense.

Rumble!

The Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull came charging over again, its four hooves flying. With a leap, its several-ton body was about to stomp down on Bearded Uncle. It was so fast that Bearded Uncle had no chance to resist. He did his best to dodge, but the iron bull was already upon him.

It's over! Bearded Uncle despaired.

Rumble!

Just then, a figure flew out from the bushes and threw a punch into the iron bull's side.

The iron bull was enormous. Chen Feng's punch only moved it the slightest distance.

Bearded Uncle managed to pull himself a little farther away, narrowly avoiding the fatal stomp. The iron bull came crashing down just inches from him, blasting a crater into the ground. Bearded Uncle hurriedly scrambled to his feet.

"Why did you come back?"

Bearded Uncle was furious.

After Zhang Yang and Tao Min realized Chen Feng had disappeared, they simply turned around and came back as well.

Even Zhu Tao had chased after them.

She and her brother had depended on each other for survival. If she lost him, she did not know what meaning there was in living.

In the blink of an eye, everyone had gathered around Bearded Uncle.

Zhang Yang said, "Captain, if we die, we die together!"

"You all!!!" Bearded Uncle was nearly infuriated to death. "This time, even if you want to run, you won't have the chance! You..."

Bearded Uncle felt warmth in his heart, but even more regret.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Sounds came from nearby. Chen Feng had already begun fighting the iron bull.

Every blow that landed on the iron bull's body felt as though he were striking steel, leaving Chen Feng's arms numb from the vibrations and making him grimace in pain.

"This iron bull's defense is too strong. My fists can't hurt it at all. But that doesn't mean I can't keep it occupied for a while!"

Chen Feng's body flashed as he dodged the iron bull's charge. Now, all the iron bull's hatred was focused on Chen Feng.

Because this youth had enraged it with his blows.

Although Chen Feng's fists could hardly shake it, each strike carried more than a thousand kilograms of force and still made it howl in pain.

They were not fatal, but they hurt.

That only further ignited the iron bull's fighting spirit and ferocity.

"Xiao Feng can fight the iron bull? Great! If he can hold it off, we still have a chance. You all watch for an opening and attack its eyes and belly! Those are its weak points. You can even attack its rear!"

Bearded Uncle said gravely.

"Yes!"

Zhang Yang, Tao Min, Zhu Tao, and Bearded Uncle all watched intently from the surrounding area, waiting for an opening. At the same time, Zhang Yang rushed forward to help. "I'll fight with Chen Feng. You look for an opening!"

Rumble!

Chen Feng and the iron bull continuously chased and attacked one another, sometimes leaping aside to evade, sometimes slashing with weapons.

After Zhang Yang joined the fight, the iron bull grew even more enraged.

As the fierce battle continued, the iron bull's body paused for a moment. Seeing this, Tao Min suddenly drew a sharp dagger and stabbed it toward the iron bull's eye.

At that critical instant.