You Don't Want to Die, So I Should Die?

Meanwhile, four figures were fleeing in panic through the mountain forest. Of the original six, only four remained; one man and one woman had already become food for the monster behind them.

"Damn it, why are there monsters here!" Brother Hui's expression was extremely grim.

Before coming, he had genuinely investigated Fire Forest Mountain and knew there were no large animals here. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so reckless as to come here to deliver food.

Who knew a monster would appear? In a single encounter, the guy with glasses and another woman were torn to shreds by the monster, becoming its meal.

Watching the monster chew on a thigh and approach them, Brother Hui's face grew even grimmer. The monster was clearly toying with them, letting them escape, but if it attacked, they would surely die.

"Brother Hui, what do we do?" the freckled girl looked at Brother Hui beside her.

"Run, what else can we do?" Brother Hui said with a grim face.

Even though they knew the monster was toying with them, they didn't want to be torn apart and eaten alive if there was even a sliver of hope for survival.

"If only we had listened to that person and left here," the quiet girl said with a wry smile. If she had been a little more determined earlier, she might have left alone and avoided danger.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in time. Now, they could only run, hoping to survive.

"Who knows who that person was? Maybe he just stumbled upon it by chance," Brother Hui said dismissively, clearly still annoyed with Lin Chen and thinking the other person had just gotten lucky with his prediction.

Hearing this, another guy immediately chimed in, "Exactly. That guy went into the mountains alone; maybe he's a fugitive or something. If we trust him, we might get sold out at any moment."

"Stop talking, save your energy. Otherwise, none of us will escape," the quiet girl said, changing the subject.

At this point, she had already realized that everyone else centered around Brother Hui. Continuing this topic would only lead to pointless arguments with no resolution.

Just then, the monster behind them, about ten feet tall, completely black, with huge fangs, and resembling a wild boar, swallowed the thigh in its mouth. It then exerted its strength and charged towards the four people, including the quiet girl.

"Oh no, the monster is coming!"

Seeing the monster charge, the quiet girl and the other three knew that the monster was about to hunt again after finishing its meal.

"We're finished!"

At this sight, the quiet girl and the other three's faces changed drastically. Once the monster started hunting, there would inevitably be casualties.

"Ah~"

Just then, the freckled girl slipped and fell to the ground. The quiet girl beside her quickly stepped forward to help her up and called out to Brother Hui and the other guy nearby, "Come help quickly!"

"Okay!" The other guy responded and was about to step forward to help, but Brother Hui stopped him, "Let's go. Have you heard the story about not needing to outrun a tiger, just outrun other people?"

As soon as he said this, the guy's expression changed, and he quickly followed Brother Hui, fleeing deeper into the mountain forest.

"You guys!"

Seeing this, a look of disbelief appeared on the faces of the quiet girl and the freckled girl. They never expected Brother Hui and the other guy to stand by and do nothing at this moment.

It wasn't a secret that Brother Hui liked the quiet girl. Now, seeing the girl he liked fall behind, he completely ignored her?

Birds of a feather flock together, but when disaster strikes, they fly apart. Besides, they weren't even a couple, let alone boyfriend and girlfriend.

The quiet girl looked at the charging monster and gave a bitter smile. Although she had disliked Brother Hui's actions in the past, he had treated her genuinely well, and she had some lingering good feelings. But now, she saw him clearly.

Just as the quiet girl thought they were about to be devoured by the monster, a powerful force struck, and she was directly pushed towards the monster.

"Xiao Lian, you..." Looking at the freckled girl's hands, the quiet girl's face showed disbelief. She never expected that the freckled girl she had saved by giving up her chance to escape would push her towards the monster at such a critical moment.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to die!" the freckled girl said without looking back, limping as she headed deeper into the mountain forest.

"You don't want to die, so I should die? Do you want me to die?"

The quiet girl's face was filled with bitterness. Her good intentions had been wasted. Thinking this, she closed her eyes, hoping the monster would bite quickly and she wouldn't suffer too much.

"Beast, die!"

Just as the quiet girl was preparing to wait for death, a familiar roar echoed. She instinctively opened her eyes and saw a figure appear before her, throwing a punch at the charging monster.

Bang~

With a dull thud, the monster was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground. It twitched a few times and then lay still.

"Are you alright?" Lin Chen looked at the quiet girl.

At the same time, the quiet girl snapped back to reality and quickly shook her head, "I'm fine!"

If Lin Chen had arrived any later, she would have been dead. However, his timely arrival and the fact that he killed the monster with a single punch stirred an unusual feeling within her.

Seeing the monster killed, Brother Hui immediately stopped his escape and shouted at Lin Chen, "Damn it, why are you only arriving now? Do you know two of our companions are already dead? I'm going to report you!"

"Report me?" Lin Chen was slightly taken aback.

Brother Hui sneered, "That's right. How can you be a mountain patrolman? Coming to save people so late!"

Mountain patrolman?

Lin Chen chuckled. He had been wondering where this person would report him, as he was a free Cultivator. So, they thought he was a mountain patrolman.

Slap~

Lin Chen moved instantly, appearing before Brother Hui and slapping him. With a crisp sound, Brother Hui's left cheek began to swell visibly.

"Tell me, in this desolate mountain, if I were to kill you and say the monster did it, do you think anyone would believe me?" Lin Chen said coldly.

Gulp~

Brother Hui's face changed drastically. This was someone who could kill a monster with a single punch. If he decided to attack them, none of them would survive.

"Big brother, I was wrong!" Brother Hui quickly begged for mercy. At this moment, he understood that he had picked the wrong person to show off to.

This person before him was capable of killing monsters with his bare hands; he was someone he absolutely couldn't afford to mess with!

"Get lost!" Lin Chen shouted coldly.

Brother Hui didn't dare to say another word. He shot a look at another man, and the other man and the freckled girl quickly followed. However, the quiet girl ignored the three of them.

Seeing this, Brother Hui didn't dare to say anything more and quickly led the two away, heading out of Fire Forest Mountain.

"Aren't you going with them?" Lin Chen looked at the quiet girl beside him, his brow furrowed. "It's not safe in these mountains!"

"If I go with them, I might get sold out at any moment," the quiet girl said with a wry smile. "Besides, I think I'll be safer if I stay with you."