"Li Wu." Zheng Cheng had barely run a few steps when the corner of his eye caught sight of what was happening. He immediately turned around to help.
"Don't worry about me. Go!" Li Wu suddenly turned back and roared at his friend, Zheng Cheng.
He barely managed to block the giant ape's fist with his battle-axe. The tremendous impact split the web between his thumb and forefinger, and blood dripped down the handle.
He knew that, with the giant ape entangling him, he had no chance of escaping. If Zheng Cheng came back to help, both of them would only end up dying here.
Before his voice had even faded, he suddenly thrust the battle-axe forward. Borrowing the force of the giant ape's block, he instantly widened the distance between them.
Zheng Cheng's footsteps halted, his teeth nearly biting through his lower lip.
He watched as Li Wu was forced backward again and again by the giant ape, watched those heavy fists smash against Li Wu's defenses time after time. His eyes were filled with grief, but in the end, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and continued running into the distance.
He knew what Li Wu meant by refusing his help. One person dying was better than two.
Just then, the Thousand-legged Scorpion suddenly threw back its head and let out a sharp roar. The sound nearly pierced their eardrums, leaving everyone dizzy and disoriented.
Even more terrifyingly, as it roared, countless dense cracks began to appear across the ground around them. The sound of "click, click" came from beneath the fissures.
Then, one two-meter-long venomous scorpion after another crawled out from the cracks.
Their bodies were entirely blue-black, and their stingers glimmered with an eerie green light. They were clearly carrying deadly poison. Thousands upon thousands of