He's Really Ruthless to Himself!

The body of the white ape exotic beast, with most of its white fur scorched by flames and numerous burn wounds, suddenly opened its eyes just as the middle-aged man's hand was about to touch the spirit artifact dagger.

"Damn it, it was a trap, this guy was faking death."

Seeing the supposedly dead white ape exotic beast open its eyes, the middle-aged man immediately retracted his hand and chose to retreat.

However, after enduring for so long and holding on until this point, how could the white ape exotic beast allow the middle-aged man to escape unscathed so easily?

"Roar..."

The white ape exotic beast let out a furious roar, its deafening cry disorienting the middle-aged man and causing his retreat to falter for half a second.

And within that half second, the white ape exotic beast, with its long-nailed right hand, lunged like lightning towards the middle-aged man's abdomen.

The beast's claw, radiating a faint golden spiritual light, was incredibly sharp. If it had struck, it would have undoubtedly pierced straight through the middle-aged man's abdomen.

At this critical moment, the middle-aged man bit his tongue, forcefully breaking free from his daze. He then twisted his waist, exerting all his strength to shift his body to the side.

"Chira..."

The beast's claw, glowing with faint golden spiritual light, grazed the middle-aged man's abdomen. The camouflage uniform he was wearing was instantly torn, and a large chunk of flesh was ripped away by the white ape exotic beast's claw.

"Ah~!"

The middle-aged man cried out in pain and quickly moved away from the white ape exotic beast.

He retreated more than twenty meters before finally stopping.

Blood continuously flowed from the severely wounded abdomen, causing the middle-aged man to tremble with pain as sweat poured down his forehead.

He pressed his right hand against the wound on his abdomen, trying to stop the bleeding. However, the cut was quite large, and despite his hand covering it, blood still seeped through his fingers.

The experienced middle-aged man knew he had to find a safe place to treat his abdominal wound quickly, otherwise, he would soon die from excessive blood loss.

Compared to the stab wound in the white ape exotic beast's chest, the injury the middle-aged man sustained was nothing.

After all, the human body could not compare to that of an exotic beast.

The white ape exotic beast was able to fight to this extent with a stab wound in its chest.

Furthermore, its final move of feigning death and launching a desperate counterattack was something a human could never achieve.

Hidden in the dense grass nearby, Lin Li, who was merely observing, was stunned by the sudden turn of events, so much so that he forgot to breathe.

"Damn, this... this exotic beast isn't dead! In that situation just now, it actually came up with a plan to fake its death and counterattack.

It completely reversed a disadvantageous situation... That's too smart! No, it's not just smart; to execute such a plan, one must be truly ruthless to oneself."

At this moment, amidst his shock, Lin Li felt ashamed for his earlier complaints about the middle-aged man's dawdling.

The scene unfolding before him had vividly taught Lin Li a lesson, showing him that the middle-aged man's earlier actions were entirely necessary.

Unfortunately, despite the middle-aged man's repeated caution, he still fell into the trap because the white ape exotic beast was too cunning and ruthless.

Seeing that its desperate counterattack had not achieved the desired effect, a flicker of regret flashed in the white ape exotic beast's eyes.

"Roar..." With a roar, the white ape exotic beast immediately charged towards the middle-aged man, who was heavily wounded in the abdomen.

Seeing the white ape exotic beast charging at him, the middle-aged man raised his left hand and struck out at the exotic beast.

Orange-red flames appeared on the middle-aged man's left hand. As he unleashed this palm strike, a scorching pillar of fire erupted from his palm.

The white ape exotic beast dodged the incoming pillar of fire, and the scorching flames struck the ground with a dull thud.

"Boom."

The scattered flames scorched the surrounding lush green plants. Fortunately, there were no dry grass piles nearby, otherwise, the middle-aged man's ability attack might have caused a large fire.

"Damn exotic beast, I admit defeat today. But we'll meet again. Next time you encounter me, I will definitely tear off your head and make sure you die completely."

After repelling the white ape exotic beast with a single move, the middle-aged man uttered a threat to it. Then, clutching his wounded abdomen, he turned and fled into the distance.

"Roar..."

Seeing the middle-aged man flee, the white ape exotic beast let out a loud roar towards his retreating back.

Hearing the beast's roar from behind, the fleeing middle-aged man's pace quickened.

However, the white ape exotic beast only roared and did not actually pursue the wounded middle-aged man. It remained stationary, watching the fleeing middle-aged man.

"I didn't expect this! The situation was actually reversed. From now on, I must never be outplayed by an exotic beast like the middle-aged man..." Lin Li, hiding in the grass, silently warned himself after watching the entire event.

Then, after the middle-aged man had completely disappeared from sight, a problem arose for Lin Li.

The white ape exotic beast, after its desperate counterattack and repelling the middle-aged man, remained standing in the same spot for a long time, showing no intention of leaving.

The sun on the horizon was reduced to a mere sliver of its former glory, about to disappear completely below the horizon. In a few minutes, nightfall would descend upon the wilderness.

"What is this white ape exotic beast doing? Why hasn't it left yet? It's just staring in that direction, what's so interesting?

The enemy has already been driven away, and it's also heavily injured. It should be hurrying to find a place to heal its wounds. Standing there in the wind like an idiot, what kind of bizarre behavior is this?"

Mosquitoes in the grass discovered Lin Li and immediately flew towards him.

Before long, Lin Li's hands and face were covered in several bites.

Although the mosquito bites were itchy, Lin Li dared not make any sudden movements.

He was afraid that any small movement or sound he made would alert the fearsome white ape exotic beast to the presence of another human hiding in the grass.

Based on the white ape exotic beast's recent battle with the middle-aged man, Lin Li, as a bystander, didn't need to rack his brain to know that if the terrifying white ape exotic beast discovered another human hiding in the surrounding grass, it would undoubtedly tear him to shreds savagely to vent its anger.