What a Coincidence, I Have One Too

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Ji Yang shook his head vehemently.

"I already looked it up online. That's what Rhinoceros Deer look like. What is there not to believe?" the director replied.

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"I'm not talking about its species!" Ji Yang said. "The Rhinoceros Demon I encountered was incredibly powerful, it wasn't fake! The one she met wasn't the same one, so it must be weaker than mine."

"In any case, based on what we've observed so far, the livestream can continue. We'll pay special attention to Rhinoceros Demons. Stay where you are for now. I'll have the staff send over a new Bee Camera," the director said.

"Believe me, it really is powerful..." Ji Yang said weakly.

"Wait." The director suddenly said, "It looks like someone else has encountered a Rhinoceros Demon."

Li Feixia searched for treasure chests in the forest, her Spiritual Sense spread out as she slowly advanced step by step, a slight frown on her face.

Though she was an outstanding cultivator, she had grown up in the temple. Her elders had taken great care of her because of her cute personality and appearance, so she had not undergone much training. Her temperament was no different from that of an ordinary little girl who had been doted on.

She still had an instinctive fear of darkness.

Especially in a mountain forest like this, filled with evil spirits. Who knew what might suddenly crawl out at any moment?

She was also rather kind-hearted and could not bear to personally kill demon beasts. Though she knew full well that these demon beasts had been captured after trying to breach the defenses of human cities, and were all exceedingly vicious, she would not choose to attack first as long as they did not attack her.

Of all the contestants, she had killed the fewest demon beasts along the way.

Suddenly, her Spiritual Sense detected the aura of a living creature. She immediately focused and went on guard.

Amid the rustling, a Rhinoceros Deer head poked out from the forest. It wore an ill-fitting work uniform and held a wrench in its hand. Several scorched holes in its clothes were still smoking.

It was Big Rhinoceros Deer, who had just fought Ji Yang.

As it emerged from the forest and spotted the female human ahead, it immediately raised its wrench and assumed a fighting stance. However, after its previous battle, it had grown wary of these human cultivators.

Compared to the straightforward fighting style of demon beasts, the Human Race's Supernatural Techniques were far too mysterious. Without understanding them, it was easy to suffer a setback.

By then, the viewers in her personal livestream had already begun typing warnings.

[That's the deer demon the Hidden Dragon Pool disciple encountered earlier!]

[It's a kangaroo.]

[Ji Yang lost his feed after encountering it and still hasn't come back online. He isn't really dead, is he?]

[Be careful, Sister Feixia! It's dangerous!]

[...]

But Li Feixia could not see the comments. Looking at it, she suddenly asked, "Eh? It's actually a Rhinoceros Deer spirit? I've never seen one before."

Big Rhinoceros Deer looked at the round-faced female human in surprise. She was the first one since it had entered the city to identify its origins at first sight. Every other creature that saw it or its brother either called them kangaroos or little deer, which had annoyed them endlessly.

Its hostility weakened slightly.

Seeing that it had not attacked, Li Feixia said gently, "You can understand me, right? As long as you don't attack me, I won't attack you either. You should leave."

Big Rhinoceros Deer stared at her for a moment, then nodded and backed away toward where it had come from.

It was not one of the targets that needed killing anyway. It was not some natural-born murderer who had to kill every human it saw.

"Heh." Seeing it obediently retreat, Li Feixia found the demon beast rather cute. She chuckled and turned around. "My first time seeing a Rhinoceros Deer in real life. It really does look so silly."

So silly...

Perhaps she had meant it as a term of endearment, but to Big Rhinoceros Deer's ears, it was full of mockery.

Since childhood, it and its brother had heard the phrase "stupid Rhinoceros Deer" countless times. Humans and demons alike used it to ridicule them. The first human words it had learned to speak were even those three words.

The brothers trained their bodies like mad every day precisely to clear the Rhinoceros Deer clan's name!

We're not stupid!

Its eyes instantly turned blood-red. It bared its teeth at Li Feixia again, then shot out of the forest with a whoosh!

Whether these humans looked malicious or friendly, they all reeked of superiority. I'll make you understand that anyone who dares insult our noble Rhinoceros Deer clan must die!

Give me your life!

Yue Wen happened to arrive there at that moment.

It was not exactly a coincidence that he had come this way. When the staff dropped them into the simulated Wasteland Zone, they claimed it was random, but in truth, they had deliberately placed everyone far apart to keep them from meeting too soon and making the area seem too small.

After exploring separately for most of the day, the adventurers had indeed not encountered one another.

However, after moving around for so long, some of them had inevitably drawn close to the other explorers. The areas where Yue Wen, Ji Yang, and Li Feixia were located were not far apart.

Moreover, Yue Wen had brought a demon-revealing mirror and was specifically heading toward areas with dense demon aura. When Ji Yang and Big Rhinoceros Deer fought earlier, Big Rhinoceros Deer had released an intensely powerful demon flame, and the dense demon aura had naturally drawn Yue Wen's attention.

He had followed it here with his Spirit Seeking Needle activated.

As he rounded the mountain path, he saw Li Feixia turning sideways, while a demon creature transformed into a whirlwind charged straight at her!

[Rhinoceros Deer Demon: For a stupid Rhinoceros Deer to cultivate to the point of partial transformation, it truly is remarkably gifted. Its physical body has already been tempered to a terrifying extent. Its combat power far surpasses ten thousand healthy human grandmothers and cannot be measured. Truly inspiring—a diligent Rhinoceros Deer never lets Heaven down.]

Combat power far beyond the Ten Thousand Grandma Level?

The Demon-Reflecting Mirror could not give an accurate assessment, which startled Yue Wen. This thing was even stronger than the tiger demon, the strongest member of the Tiger Head Gang, had been that day.

The demons released into the simulated Wasteland Zone had all been screened, generally ranging from a few hundred years to over a thousand years. Combat power above the thousand-year level was rare. The director had indeed said that the newly released demons would be a little stronger, but was this really just a little stronger?

You called this a little?

But there was no time to think in such a critical moment. Yue Wen instantly unleashed the Sword Control Art and shouted at the same time, "Li Feixia, watch out!"

Whoosh—

The Flying Sword shot forward like lightning, becoming a streak of light as it collided head-on with the lunging demon.

Li Feixia had just turned her head when she felt a vicious gust of wind strike her face. The Rhinoceros Demon had returned after leaving, launching a sudden attack while she was off guard. By the time she realized the danger, it was already too late. She could only retreat with all her might to evade it.

Fortunately, Yue Wen's Flying Sword arrived a moment sooner.

Big Rhinoceros Deer had targeted Li Feixia first. The Flying Sword that came slashing in from the side was too fast for it to dodge, so it could only swing its oversized wrench to block. Although it stopped the blade head-on, the sword qi surrounding it exploded outward with a sudden thunderous blast.

Boom!

Big Rhinoceros Deer was sent flying backward. When it landed, dozens of bloody wounds had appeared across its body! Several cut all the way to the bone, showing just how devastating that strike had been!

Big Rhinoceros Deer looked in surprise toward the direction the Flying Sword had come from. This was the first time it had encountered such a formidable human cultivator. If its reaction had been any slower and it had failed to block the blade head-on, it might have been killed in a single strike.

Then it saw that the person who had come was actually the target it had been searching for!

No wonder.

Thanks to the Flying Sword getting her out of danger, Li Feixia was able to retreat several steps and open up some distance. With a backhand motion, she produced a five-colored treasure fan and swung it forcefully, firing five rays of rosy light!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The rays shot toward it—white froze to the bone, red burned the body with blazing flames, black corroded skin and devoured flesh, yellow brought an inexplicable sense of comfort, and purple disemboweled its target.

If all five struck, even the strongest body would not be able to withstand them!

Big Rhinoceros Deer leaped backward several times in succession before barely managing to evade them.

This little girl's cultivation was not as strong as the target's, but the magical artifact in her hands was truly formidable. Big Rhinoceros Deer immediately understood that it could not fight them head-on here.

Its beastly instincts made the decision in an instant—if it could not win, it needed to run!

Once it was capable of killing its opponents, it would return at once to take revenge. This principle was the opposite side of the same coin as the principle that one must never let an enemy escape when holding the advantage.

It planned to flee first, then summon its brother and deal with the target together. It would turn the unfavorable one-against-two situation into a favorable two-against-one, then launch a counterattack.

But while it wanted to leave, Yue Wen had no intention of letting it go.

This Rhinoceros Demon was exceptionally vicious. It had nearly killed an explorer, and it had survived even after being ambushed by his sword strike. Letting it return would be far too dangerous. He had to strike while it was wounded and take its life!

"Where do you think you're going, demon!"

With a whoosh, Yue Wen unleashed the Sword Control Art. He stepped onto the blade and transformed into a cascading streak of light as he gave chase!

Every treetop and branch in his path shattered upon contact.

"Damn it!" Big Rhinoceros Deer sensed the aura relentlessly pursuing it from behind and cursed inwardly. It seemed it had no choice but to quickly call its younger brother over to deal with this human cultivator together.

The moment that thought arose, it heard a beastly roar from the distance. "Roar—"

"Second Rhinoceros Deer?"

Big Rhinoceros Deer recognized it as the emergency signal unique to their Rhinoceros Deer family. But it had not even called for help yet—why had its brother called first? Could it be... that his younger brother had sensed his older brother was in danger and come to save him?

Was this what humans called the bond between brothers?

Big Rhinoceros Deer was deeply moved and immediately threw back its head with a roar of its own. "Roar—"

Guided by their roars, the two brothers rapidly closed in on each other through the mountains and forest. The environment here truly resembled the Wasteland Zone, and the methods they used there worked just as smoothly here.

Three minutes later, Big Rhinoceros Deer came charging through the rolling dust and saw its younger brother likewise racing toward him ahead.

The two brothers rushed toward each other from opposite directions.

"Second Rhinoceros Deer, you came at just the right time!" Big Rhinoceros Deer shouted. "A powerful Human Race cultivator is chasing me from behind! Hurry and help me deal with him!"

"Huh?" Second Rhinoceros Deer froze. "What a coincidence. I've got one too!"

Meanwhile, the director reconnected Ji Yang's feed.

"That Rhinoceros Demon from earlier appeared again. It nearly got killed by Yue Wen's sword strike, and he's already chasing after it now." The director spoke without emotion. "Same as before—reflect on your own problems."

Ji Yang said doubtfully, "It probably isn't the one I encountered."

The director said with absolute certainty, "It is your one."