Great Water Rhino Beast

Great Water Rhino Beast

A man had to keep a low profile, especially in a place as complicated as Windfire Town. Li Junshan understood that very well.

Bringing Malatang into this world had been something Li Junshan had done because he had no choice. After all, if he wanted to survive, nothing was more important than filling his stomach. He had no desire to end up as a beggar on the roadside.

As for why, after meeting Fate, he had dared to tell him about the Xenomorph and the Spirit Space buried in his heart, there were two reasons. First, he wanted answers. He wanted to figure out what was going on, and whether this world had any explanation for it. Second, Fate had only just arrived in Windfire Town, without anyone to rely on, and he had no real strength himself. Li Junshan felt Fate would not go around spreading it.

From the looks of it now, Fate's mouth was like a virgin's thighs—still the type that clamped rather tightly. So when summoning Xenomorphs, Li Junshan kept Fate at his side, so he could ask him if anything happened suddenly. After all, Fate had been born into a summoner family. Besides, the Xenomorph possession and molting evolution took place inside his own Spirit Space, where Fate could not see it anyway. Wasn't it all just whatever he said? Whether Fate believed it or not, he had to accept it.

In the movies he had watched or games he had played in his previous life, Xenomorphs were absolutely the most terrifying killing machines. They had no distracting thoughts, none of humanity's irrationality or random behavior. Their only purpose was survival and reproduction.

But in this world, Li Junshan did not see it that way. A Yautja with ultra-tech cutting-edge weapons and years of hunting experience could kill several Xenomorphs, even more. And this world had countless experts with powerful Battle Qi and profound magic. Li Junshan felt Xenomorphs might not necessarily be that strong.

After all, Xenomorphs were still flesh and blood. They could be wounded and bleed all the same, and they could die all the same.

Of course, if he allowed Xenomorphs to reproduce without limit at their astonishing speed, then the Xenomorphs would absolutely become a terrifying existence. But if things went on like that, there would be no hope left for humans in this world. Even a Saint Realm expert capable of moving mountains and filling seas, when faced with an endless Xenomorph army covering the mountains and plains, would probably have no other choice but to self-destruct.

That was definitely not a scene Li Junshan wanted to see. Xenomorphs had extremely powerful adaptability. If one day they slipped out of his control, then the destruction of civilization in this world could be announced. To him, that was no good thing.

Facts proved Li Junshan's guess. As he and Fate rode Xenomorphs deeper into the Falling Moon Mountains, the Magic Beasts that appeared grew stronger and stronger. The three Xenomorphs clearing the way had all suffered injuries to varying degrees. They were not invincible.

The three Xenomorphs clearing the way charged forward in an inverted V formation. The one in the middle had a large dent in its back, an injury caused by a light bomb spat out by a level-five Violent Bear.

The one on the left had one forelimb tucked against its chest, limping as it ran. Its leg bone had also been broken by that same level-five Violent Bear.

The one on the right was even worse off. Half its lower jaw was gone, torn off by the Violent Bear with brute force. At the same time, that Xenomorph had pierced through the Violent Bear's forehead with its all-piercing tongue and killed it.

One level-five Violent Bear had fought three Xenomorphs and had actually injured all three of them to varying degrees. This made Li Junshan feel a faint trace of fear.

In his previous life, he had not been a special forces soldier, nor an assassin. He had not studied the broad and profound Chinese martial arts. He had merely been an ordinary otaku in his twenties, running a small Malatang shop, someone who liked reading novels and playing games.

If there had been no Xenomorphs and no Spirit Space, then opening a small shop in Windfire Town and living a comfortable life would probably have been the extent of Li Junshan's grand ambitions.

The appearance of the Xenomorphs and the Spirit Space, along with Fate's words, had made his blood run somewhat hot. After all, in every man's bones there were some combative sparks; it only depended on what kind of method was used to ignite them.

Gritting his teeth and continuing deeper into the Falling Moon Mountains, Li Junshan had his own goal. He wanted to capture some high-level Magic Beasts alive and bring them back. Once his spiritual power recovered, he would summon them over, then let the Xenomorphs possess them and see whether Xenomorphs that devoured high-level Magic Beasts could evolve to become even more powerful. As for what kind of Xenomorph would evolve if he used humans for possession, Li Junshan had had that thought before, but he could not quite bear it. At least, the current him could not bear to.

The first level-five Magic Beast had already thrown them into panic. The Violent Bear had been able to spit out clusters of blue-glimmering light bombs from time to time. Although the Xenomorphs dodged most of them, taking even one hit meant severe injury. Seeing that capturing it alive would be too difficult, and afraid the Xenomorphs would suffer too heavy a loss, Li Junshan had no choice but to give the order to kill it.

Seated on the back of a Xenomorph, Li Junshan's mind was still wandering in wild thoughts when the Xenomorphs up ahead suddenly stopped. The one in the middle raised its tailbone high, its entire body taut like a drawn bowstring, ready to leap out at any moment.

The two Xenomorphs on the left and right swiftly climbed up two giant trees, forming an encircling posture, faint hissing sounds coming from their mouths.

Li Junshan's heart tightened. He hurriedly ordered the three Xenomorphs to hold their ground, then urged the Xenomorph beneath him to walk over slowly.

A river channel appeared up ahead. Beside the river channel, more than a dozen Arrow-Quill Porcupines were gathered. A huge Magic Beast five meters tall and four meters long, together with a smaller Magic Beast, had their heads side by side as they tore apart several Arrow-Quill Porcupines and crunched them in their mouths. The dozen or so other Arrow-Quill Porcupines trembled off to the side, letting out low, mournful cries.

That enormous Magic Beast was covered in thick hide like armor. Its head was a third the size of its body, its four limbs were like rough pillars, and two thick, sharp horns grew from the top of its head. Its mouth looked as though two rows of blades had been inserted into it, easily biting the bones of the Arrow-Quill Porcupines to pieces. The smaller one beside it was perhaps its offspring, but it was also over two meters tall.

Magic Beasts also raised other Magic Beasts in pens as food for themselves?

Li Junshan's eyes went wide, his face full of disbelief.

"Hiss..." Fate followed up and sucked in a breath of cold air. His face filled with terror as he whispered, "Level six. Heavens, it's actually one... oh no... two level-six Magic Beasts—Great Water Rhino Beasts."

"Level six!" Li Junshan was also startled. Although he did not understand Magic Beasts too well, he had heard from others many times that a level-six Magic Beast could very easily defeat several level-five Magic Beasts. From level five to level six, just like the gap between a high-level warrior and a Battle Master, it looked like only a difference of one level, but their strength was as far apart as heaven and earth.

"If only I could summon them over." Li Junshan climbed down from the Xenomorph's back, crept to the edge of the grass, and poked his head out to look.

"You make it sound easy." Fate bent down and crept to his side, whispering, "To summon a level-six Magic Beast, you need to be at least a Grand Summoner. Although I can't see what rank summoner you are right now, you're definitely not a Grand Summoner."

"Ah!" Li Junshan had just summoned the Xenomorphs, and for a moment he had been too excited. He had actually forgotten even the most basic rule of summoners, that they could only summon according to their rank.

Perhaps it sensed the violent aura of the Xenomorphs. That Great Water Rhino Beast raised its head and glanced toward them, then lowered its head again and bit an Arrow-Quill Porcupine that had no intention of resisting into two halves, tearing into it in great mouthfuls.

"What magic does it know? Is it strong?" How could he enter a treasure mountain and leave empty-handed? Although he had heard that he could not summon these two level-six Magic Beasts, Li Junshan, relying on the five Xenomorphs on his side, began thinking about the Great Water Rhino Beast's crystal core.

"They are innately water-attribute. They can launch innate water-type magical attacks, and they are immensely strong. Their living space is usually on the water's surface, where the water elements in the space are abundant. And if they can't win, they can dive into the water to escape." Fate whispered, "I think we should forget it. We can't afford to provoke them."

Li Junshan wanted to leave, but he always felt reluctant to give up. Frowning, he asked, "What about their speed? Their bodies are so huge and bulky, so they shouldn't be fast, right?"

"That much is certain." Fate nodded and said, "The Great Water Rhino Beast's water magic attacks are extremely powerful, and it's very strong, but its speed definitely can't compare with your Summoned Beasts' swiftness."

"Then what the hell is there to be afraid of?" Li Junshan swung his fist excitedly. "Take them down."

"Don't..." Fate had not even finished speaking.

Whoosh, whoosh...

Including the mounts beneath the two of them, several Xenomorphs shot toward the river channel like arrows leaving the string.

In only an instant, Li Junshan understood why Fate had cried out "Don't" with such a horrified face.

The Xenomorph with the injured forelimb was slightly affected in speed and agility when it ran, and the Great Water Rhino Beast saw it in that split second. From dozens of meters away, a Water Arrow shot violently from its opened mouth, actually piercing straight through the Xenomorph's chest and punching a hole through it. Green blood sprayed out, and the Xenomorph fell to the ground, hissing and screeching as it struggled.

Li Junshan only felt the spiritual connection between himself and that Xenomorph suddenly cut off, and he could not help being greatly shocked. In one exchange, one Xenomorph had fallen and died, while at this moment, the other Xenomorphs still had not reached the Great Water Rhino Beasts' side.

"Why didn't you send the Summoned Beast back to the Spirit Space?" Fate said shakily, whether from fright or anger at Li Junshan.

"When a Summoned Beast is severely injured, you have to summon it back to the Spirit Space immediately. It will slowly recover there. Didn't you know that?"

When Li Junshan heard this, he was so vexed he wanted to ram his head into something and die. He had seen this basic summoner knowledge in that booklet. Just now, he had been too overwhelmed with shock and had forgotten it, losing a Xenomorph for nothing.

While they were speaking, the other Xenomorphs had already pounced to the side of the two Great Water Rhino Beasts. Those captive Arrow-Quill Porcupines saw that the situation was wrong and scattered in all directions with howling cries. At this moment, the large and small Great Water Rhino Beasts had no time to bother with them either. They pressed their backsides together and watched the Xenomorphs warily.

Thud, thud...

Several Xenomorphs pounced beside the Great Water Rhino Beasts, raised their tails, and launched a fierce burst of swift stabs. Yet when the stabs landed on the Great Water Rhino Beasts, they actually could not pierce through. Meanwhile, the two Great Water Rhino Beasts kept spitting out Water Arrows one after another. Fortunately, the Xenomorphs were fast and barely dodged them.

Li Junshan's pupils contracted instantly. The Xenomorphs' tailbones could pierce even the hard armor of a Yautja, yet they could not even break the Great Water Rhino Beast's skin. This made him regret his earlier impulse even more.

The Xenomorphs' tailbones had no effect, and relying on strength alone, they could not knock down the enormous Great Water Rhino Beasts. Meanwhile, the Water Arrows of the large and small Great Water Rhino Beasts were truly fierce, and the Water Arrows that missed struck deep pits into the ground.