"Head down the mountain and wait on your own."
Learning that Cui Xinghua might have run into trouble, Xia Xu dared not delay. After asking a few questions about the situation inside Gardner, he left Zhao Ming with those instructions and headed up the mountain with Grant and A Tuo.
Twelve Spider-Shaped Predators guarded their flanks, rustling as they spread out in every direction. Driven by Xia Xu's unconscious agitation, they moved swiftly, like a mechanical army surging forward-a sight that made one's scalp prickle.
"With a lineup like this, who's the villain here?"
The corner of Grant's mouth twitched.
Such overbearing arrogance, such a striking resemblance to someone swaggering through the streets surrounded by lackeys-he had never seen anything like it in all his years of traveling.
"Someone's here!"
As they continued uphill, they soon encountered Gardner Psychiatric Hospital's search parties.
"Do it."
Without the slightest hesitation, Grant took the lead, pinning the Mountain Search Personnel who had spotted them to a tree trunk with an arrow.
Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!
The Spider-Shaped Predators scattered around Xia Xu also sprang from hiding places and treetops. Their sharp legs and Chelicerae were equally lethal weapons, and their silent ambush instantly claimed three lives.
Both men acted fast.
They had to. If these people managed to shout, all the nearby Mountain Search Personnel would converge on them, and things would certainly go badly for them then.
These people all had guns, after all. Tranquilizer guns were merely a little less lethal, but against living creatures, they posed just as much of a threat, if not more. The fact that these people used them to hunt down "Giants" made that clear enough.
"Wouldn't have guessed it. You're pretty decisive."
Grant was somewhat surprised to see Xia Xu continue calmly onward after disposing of