Wang Jin glanced back at Mu ger, then at Lai Yuan and Xiao Ruo, both battered yet fighting desperately to hold the lizards back. His eyes stung, and tears fell without warning.
"A-Mu... there’s no safe place left..."
Mu ger’s eyes reddened... He hugged his stomach, silent.
Of course he knew. His beastman was being torn apart by those monsters, only his sheer will kept them from advancing.
And the ground kept shaking. Soon... more and more beasts would come...
This place was lost. As for the leader’s area—even if they could reach it, the leader had wanted them gone from the start. There’d be no safety there either.
"Let me go, let me go!" Yue ger thrashed.
The lizards’ hungry stares filled him with terror.
He had never faced anything like this. Always coddled as the tribe's favorite, he had never once stepped foot beyond the safety of the tribe.
He never expected that the struggle between the beastman and the beast was originally this brutal.
Yet he didn’t regret it. He wouldn’t regret it even if it meant this person’s death. He only hated, hated himself for not running faster, for now putting himself in danger.
The moment Wang Jin heard Yue ger’s voice, he felt sick. He raised his hand and slapped him hard with a loud smack. Yue ger screamed in hatred, "You hit me! You lunatic, how dare you hit me!"
Wang Jin’s hand was already red from the force, and upon hearing this, he raised his hand for another slap: "I’m hitting you, and I should’ve done it sooner!"
With that, he vented his anger by striking several more times, until his palm went numb.
Mu ger had never seen such a ruthless Wang Jin before and was stunned into silence.
Wang Jin had always been soft and gentle, making people want to protect him. Even when dealing with Ju ger before, his strikes were mostly in self-defense, and he mostly relied on threats. Rarely had he ever beaten someone so mercilessly, and he didn’t even care that his own hand was swollen…
His eyes were bloodshot, his entire body radiating a vicious aura…
"A-Jin…" Mu ger called softly.
Wang Jin didn’t respond. After brutally beating Yue ger, he pulled out the hairpin from his head and suddenly stabbed it toward Yue ger.
"A-Jin, no! The smell of blood will attract those giant lizards!"
Wang Jin laughed at Mu ger’s words: "Isn’t that exactly what we want, his blood? This person dared to lure these beasts with raw meat, he should be prepared to be bait himself…"
As he spoke, Wang Jin dragged Yue ger away from Mu ger. When Mu ger tried to approach, Wang Jin shook his head at him.
Yue ger panicked, struggling and screaming desperately: "No! Let me go! Let me go!"
He thrashed violently, and Wang Jin thought several times that he might lose control. But at the critical moment, his body seemed to awaken some hidden strength, firmly gripping Yue ger.
Dragging Yue ger to a relatively distant spot, with a slope behind him, Wang Jin deemed the position suitable and stabbed him repeatedly with the hairpin, making blood gush out!
Holding his wrist, Wang Jin pierced his artery, letting the blood flow freely…
Yue ger screamed, but Wang Jin acted as if he heard nothing. The thick scent of blood caught the attention of the giant lizards, their crimson eyes turning toward Wang Jin.
Several pairs of eyes, large as copper bells, stared unblinkingly at him. Wang Jin’s legs weakened. Seeing the lizards about to charge, he pushed Yue ger down the slope with one last forceful shove.
"Thud, thud—" The ground shook violently as the giant lizards stampeded toward Wang Jin.
Mu ger shouted: "A-Jin! Quick, come here!"
"……" Wang Jin looked down at himself, his body was covered in Yue ger’s blood - his hands, clothes, and skin all stained…
If he ran over now, wouldn’t he just lead the carefully lured lizards back again?
Wang Jin shook his head faintly at Mu ger.
Then, gritting his teeth and closing his eyes, he rolled down the slope himself.
"A-Jin!!!" Mu ger cried out in shock, rushing forward, but Lai Yuan quickly grabbed him.
"A-Yuan, A-Jin, he… Save him, hurry!" Mu ger sobbed.
"……" Lai Yuan pressed his lips together. "I’ll secure you first, then come back for him."
"Xiao Ruo, let’s go."
Carrying Mu ger, Lai Yuan and Xiao Ruo quickly left.
Soon, a dark swarm of giant beasts overran the area, reducing the house to rubble.
Wang Jin tumbled down the slope, his body aching as if shattered.
Since coming to this world, this was already the second time he had rolled down a slope.
The first time, Yuan Heng had saved him. He didn’t know if he’d be so lucky this time.
Miraculously, unlike last time, he didn’t faint from the fall. Instead, he heard a piercing scream.
Forcing his eyes open, he saw Yue ger, his leg clamped in the jaws of a giant lizard.
His shrieks were horrifying. The lizard seemed annoyed by the noise—after biting off his lower leg, it tossed him into the air. As he fell, another lizard caught him, sinking its teeth into his thigh…
After several rounds of this, his legs were torn to shreds.
Even though it was satisfying to watch, Wang Jin couldn’t help but feel fear…
When those lizards came for him, would they be just as cruel? Would it hurt just as much?
Wang Jin closed his eyes… thinking it might be better to just pass out…
"A-Yue!" Just as he was lost in thought, a sudden cry startled him.
He saw a swift tiger leap through the dark swarm of beasts, charging toward Yue ger.
And that voice...it was the leader.
Wang Jin suddenly felt like laughing.
Even now, Yue ger still had someone coming to his rescue…
The leader pulled Yue ger from the lizard’s jaws, but Yue ger was already barely breathing…
The leader dragged him away, but the lizards pursued relentlessly.
After a moment, the leader spotted Wang Jin, who was now too injured to move. He struggled to get up but failed.
He had been bitten too, but for some reason, the lizards that bit him backed away after a few steps, as if he didn’t suit their taste. Still, their massive bodies jostled him as they ran past, each collision agonizing.
"Leader…" Wang Jin called out. This man was the leader of the Danmu tribe. As a ger of the Danmu tribe, perhaps he would save him… But he had just hurt Yue ger… This man probably…
Wang Jin held little hope, but suddenly, the leader rushed toward him. His eyes lit up—only for the man to shove him toward the oncoming lizards.
"!" To save Yue ger, the leader was using him as a distraction!
As expected of family!!
Wang Jin gritted his teeth in hatred, his body battered to the brink of unconsciousness by the lizards’ collisions.
Then, suddenly…
He was enveloped in warmth, surrounded by soft fur, his vision filled with white…
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