"Die!"
Roaring, the giant raised two shields like door panels and charged fiercely into the beast pack.
"Boom!"
After the collision, he swung again, and the beast broke apart in midair, turning into a spray of flesh and blood.
Even though he had not fought on the front lines for a long time, Fishing and Hunting itself was work that involved battling the ocean and fierce beasts. Long Xike had not forgotten his basic combat instincts and skills.
However.
"Bang!"
A fireball from nowhere exploded against his "shield," and in the next moment, it shattered into rubble.
That stone shield that looked like a door panel really was the door panel from the village mason's home.
"Boom!"
Another chain of explosions detonated against Long Xike's hands as he retreated with his shield raised.
This time, the blast sent him flying, slamming him hard into a nearby wall.
He spat out blood, yet still struggled to rise.
He could not understand why—
"Why can Spider Monkeys wield flames and explosions?"
Neither he nor the villagers could comprehend this.
Spider Monkeys were six-armed, three-tailed, two-winged, temporarily floating primates. One could tell from the name that whoever had named them was most likely human.
These creatures were pure forest beasts. Their intelligence and individual strength were both quite average, and they ranked in the lower-middle levels of the beast pack ecosystem. They were the sort that would actively avoid humans, Fishmen, and even the Long-Hand Tribe.
Yet now, Spider Monkeys were attacking the village in packs.
Even more absurdly, their fighting had developed tactics and coordination. Some mutant variants could even wield flames. It was like packs of wild dogs on Earth not only gaining intelligence, but also learning to throw fireballs.
Before Long Xike, two large mutant Spider Monkeys blocked his way