Crossing the Wilderness (Third Update)

"It's a Water Monkey!"

Yan Jingqiu was well-informed and immediately recognized the source of the monstrous hand beneath the water.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Lin Nan, Yan Jingqiu, Li Nianru, and Yan Ling—four Martial Masters—stepped forward in an instant and rushed toward the sailboat ahead.

"Wuu... wuu... wuu!"

Childlike sobbing drifted up from beneath the water. In an instant, several hunched figures burst from below and lunged at the four of them.

Lin Nan stepped on the water's surface and struck out with a Blazing Fire Palm. The Water Monkey before him flew backward, its fur scorched black, before crashing heavily onto the shore.

[Yin Qi Point +1]

The four fought several Water Monkeys while rescuing people from the river.

"Wuu... wuu... wuu!"

The remaining Water Monkeys seemed to realize how formidable the four were. Their claws immediately locked around the thighs of several martial artists who had fallen into the water, dragging them at terrifying speed toward a dark whirlpool below. They soon vanished without a trace.

Not long afterward, the four climbed ashore, soaked from head to toe.

They had only managed to save five inner disciples of True Yang Temple. The other six people from the same boat, including Zhou Gu of Gale Martial Hall and Yin An of True Yang Temple, had all perished in the Water Monkeys' attack.

The party had dwindled to fifty-five people.

"Brother Zhou Gu, Brother Yin An..."

Lin Nan sighed softly, suddenly feeling how unpredictable life could be.

Who would have thought that Zhou Gu and Yin An had escaped the mist, only to die in the river?

Everyone else was heavy-hearted. Leaving the official road meant that much of their information on demons and monsters was useless, while countless dangers lurked in the shadows. It had always been