A Strange Scene

Within the Graystone Forest, thick and massive stone pillars were scattered everywhere, forming a complex terrain.

Lu Yuan was running quickly through the gaps between the stone pillars. Ahead, two Graystone Beetles were happily enjoying a rocky meal.

As Lu Yuan approached, the two Graystone Beetles paused simultaneously. Their antennae twitched, and they turned to look at Lu Yuan, who was sprinting towards them.

Upon discovering the culprit disturbing their meal, the two Graystone Beetles squealed angrily and charged towards Lu Yuan, opening their ferocious mandibles, wanting to tear him apart.

Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged. His feet moved in a crisscrossing pattern, and his figure shifted, passing through the encirclement of the two Graystone Beetles, and continued to run forward.

Squeak squeak!!

The two Graystone Beetles watched Lu Yuan's departing figure, as if they had been insulted. They let out even more furious roars and chased after Lu Yuan.

However, the two Graystone Beetles hadn't chased for long before two dark blade lights flashed past, sending them flying.

They crashed into the stone pillars, landing on their backs, their eight small, short legs struggling, trying to flip over.

Two Kobolds with gloomy expressions glanced at the Graystone Beetles and continued to chase after Lu Yuan.

When the two Graystone Beetles flipped over, they looked around and found that they could no longer find their opponent. Their antennae touched each other, and then they slowly ran back to eat rocks again.

In the distance, two Kobolds looked at Lu Yuan's back. One of the gray Kobolds grinned and said:

"Human, stop running! You can't escape!"

"Hahahaha!! A Gene Warrior with only an Alloy Weapon? This is the first time I've seen such a poor Gene Warrior. You should just obediently wait for death!"

The two Kobolds' gene tempering was obviously higher than Lu Yuan's. Their physical fitness was stronger than Lu Yuan's, and they were faster.

Although Lu Yuan had secretly run tens of meters earlier, he was now gradually being caught up.

Lu Yuan's face was a little unsightly.

Was he really going to die here?

This was his first time entering the Origin Land. If he died and was sent out, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

Moreover, after death, his spirit would be damaged, and he would have to wait for his spirit to recover before entering again. How much time would that waste?

This was unacceptable to him.

Lu Yuan looked around, his thoughts flowing, considering countermeasures.

At this moment, three more Graystone Beetles appeared in the distance. Sensing Lu Yuan's approach, they all put down the rocks at their mouths and pounced towards Lu Yuan.

Tsk!

Lu Yuan clicked his tongue in annoyance.

He was already being chased, and now he had to avoid the Graystone Beetles' attacks, which would slow him down. Wouldn't that mean he would be caught up even faster?

But his body wasn't as hard as rock. If he didn't dodge, wouldn't he be bitten to pieces?

Lu Yuan helplessly shifted his body again, dodging the attacks of the three Graystone Beetles.

Fortunately, the Graystone Beetles' attack pattern was very simple, and Lu Yuan was now very skilled at dodging.

Squeak squeak squeak!!

The three Graystone Beetles missed their target, screeching angrily, and were about to pounce on Lu Yuan.

Just then, two Kobolds approached the three Graystone Beetles. The three Graystone Beetles' antennae twitched again, and they turned to look at the two Kobolds, screeching as they pounced.

"Annoying bugs!"

The gray-furred Kobold frowned, slashing one Graystone Beetle away with a knife. Another Graystone Beetle was kicked away by him, and the other Kobold also slashed away the third Graystone Beetle.

Obstructed by the Graystone Beetles, the two Kobolds slowed down a bit.

Lu Yuan, who was not far away, heard the commotion and looked back, seeing this scene. His eyes lit up, and he had a bold idea.

The Graystone Beetles were definitely not as fast as him.

And the Graystone Beetles would attack anyone who approached within a certain range, regardless of who they were.

If that was the case...

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.

He continued to run, while bending down to pick up some gravel.

The two Kobolds in the distance saw Lu Yuan bending down to pick up stones, and they were both a little puzzled.

"What trick is that human playing?"

"Don't know, this human is very slippery! Don't let him run away!"

"Don't worry, he can't run away. Judging by his appearance, he should have just awakened. How could he compare to us? Even if the speed difference isn't big, his stamina is definitely not as good as ours. When he's tired, can't we do whatever we want with him?"

The smiles on the faces of the two Kobolds were ferocious.

However, they saw Lu Yuan's next actions, and their eyes widened.

Some areas between the stone pillars in the Graystone Forest are as wide as thirty or forty meters. Generally, Graystone Beetles only eat on the surface of the stone pillars—although everyone doesn't know why their appetite is so good, and they never get tired of eating stones.

If you encounter a relatively wide area, you can run past without disturbing the Graystone Beetles.

However, now Lu Yuan, after running past the area where the three Graystone Beetles were gathered, threw a stone backhand at the head of one of the Graystone Beetles.

The Graystone Beetle that was gnawing on the stone stopped moving.

It silently turned its head and saw Lu Yuan throwing stones not far away.

After a moment of silence, the Graystone Beetle squeaked and screamed. The other two Graystone Beetles tilted their heads and also screamed.

The three Graystone Beetles put down the rocks near their mouths and chased after Lu Yuan.

The two Kobolds in the distance widened their eyes.

"...What is he doing?"

"Don't know? Maybe he doesn't want to die in our hands and wants to die in the hands of the Graystone Beetles?"

"Hehe, wishful thinking!"

As they were talking, they suddenly saw Lu Yuan start throwing stones again, attracting the other four Graystone Beetles on the other side.

Including the previous three, the seven Graystone Beetles looked mighty and a bit scary.

However, the speed of the Graystone Beetles was limited; they were not as fast as the two Kobolds and were quickly caught up.

The two Kobolds caught up with the Graystone Beetles, and the Graystone Beetles turned their heads simultaneously, pouncing towards the two Kobolds.

"Annoying bugs!"

Being targeted by seven Graystone Beetles at the same time, even they couldn't help but frown slightly.

Just then, the gray-haired Kobold's pupils shrank, as he thought of something:

"Damn it! I know what that human is doing, leading these Graystone Beetles over here! He wants to use the Graystone Beetles to block us!"

The other brown-haired Kobold also realized it, and was furious:

"What? Despicable human! To actually use such methods! If you have the guts, let us cut you down fair and square!"

After they frantically slashed away the seven Graystone Beetles, Lu Yuan once again widened the distance between them.

This distance had even reached almost fifty meters, further than it was at the beginning.

Seeing the distance being widened, the two Kobolds roared and chased after Lu Yuan again.

Lu Yuan turned his head, saw the furious Kobolds, tossed the stone in his hand, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth.

The effect was good.

He casually tossed again, throwing the stone in his hand at the head of a Graystone Beetle that was happily gnawing on a stone pillar.

The Graystone Beetle immediately developed hatred for Lu Yuan, who had disturbed its meal, and squeaked as it led its other two companions towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan had already started throwing stones at other Graystone Beetles.

Before long, when the two Kobolds once again chased to within about thirty meters of Lu Yuan, there were already ten Graystone Beetles behind Lu Yuan.

The two Kobolds looked at so many Graystone Beetles, their faces gloomy.

"Despicable human race! To actually use such methods!"

The brown-haired Kobold cursed, waving the long knife in his hand constantly, extremely angry.

The gray-haired Kobold's face was cold, he stared at Lu Yuan in the distance, and said:

"It's okay, let's run slower, just follow like this."

"Ah? Big brother, aren't we going to rush up?"

"Rushing up will cause the Graystone Beetles to attack again. With so many Graystone Beetles, it will take us some time to deal with them, enough for him to escape."

"Then what do we do?"

The gray-haired Kobold sneered:

"Doesn't he want to run? As a mature hunter, you have to be patient enough. We'll wait until he's exhausted, then go up."

The brown-haired Kobold suddenly understood, and laughed:

"That's right, his stamina is definitely not as good as ours!"

The two Kobolds followed behind the mighty Graystone Beetle swarm with sinister smiles, no longer acting rashly.

And so, a strange scene unfolded in the Graystone Forest.

A handsome human was running frantically in front, followed by a swarm of Graystone Beetles, and behind them were two Kobolds laughing sinisterly.

In an area of the Graystone Forest.

A four-person team had just killed four Graystone Beetles. A handsome elven man in yellow leather armor looked at the four Spirit Crystals in his hand, cleared his throat, and put the Spirit Crystals away:

"I'll keep them here for now, and we'll distribute them evenly later."

The other three were a tall, thin elf, a Kobold, and a human.

The human man had ordinary features and scratched his head:

"Boss, how many Spirit Crystals do we have now?"

The Kobold, covered in grayish-yellow fur, smiled and said:

"I remember, we have 46 Spirit Crystals this time. Not a bad haul."

The tall, thin elf widened his eyes: "A Huang, you're wrong! It's clearly 47!"

"Is... is it?"

A Huang widened his eyes.

The elven leader glared: "What are you talking about? It's clearly 44!"

"Boss, why are you saying less? You wouldn't be trying to embezzle, would you?"

The human man widened his eyes, looking a little unhappy.

"How is that possible? How long have we known each other? What kind of person do you think I am? How could I embezzle? Don't you trust my math? I was the top of my class back in the day!"

"Really?"

The tall, thin elf glanced at the elven leader and laughed:

"I can vouch for that, I was his classmate."

"Alright then."

The human man and A Huang both nodded.

Just then, they heard movement in the distance and turned to look.

Then they saw Lu Yuan rushing past not far away.

Seeing Lu Yuan, the elven leader's eyes widened slightly:

"That human... isn't that the one we didn't trick... cough, didn't invite before?"

A Huang scratched his head:

"Boss, you remember what he looks like? I think you humans, elves, and Cat People all look the same. Like hairless monkeys."

"Of course I remember, it's rare to see such a handsome human. If it weren't for the different ears, I would have thought he was an elf."

"What is he doing here?"

The tall, slender elf asked with some curiosity.

In the next moment, he knew the answer.

A large group of Graystone Beetles rushed out from the passage Lu Yuan had previously charged through, chasing after the direction Lu Yuan had left in.

Squeaking sounds were incessant.

The four people: "..."

They exchanged glances, somewhat dumbfounded.

Then, they saw two Kobolds running past while cursing.

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