Chapter 646 - 643: Fake Chou Rong

Chapter 646: Chapter 643: Fake Chou Rong

This "Chou Rong" led her by the hand, not toward the underground cave entrance she remembered, but away from the main escape route. He pulled her out of the most crowded throng of beastmen, heading toward the more remote, desolate rear of the tribe...

The surrounding shouts and chaos gradually faded, and their surroundings grew quiet. But this quiet held an eerie sense of danger.

Bai Wanwan sensed something was wrong. She stopped, panting as she questioned him, "Chou Rong, are we going the wrong way? There’s... there are no underground caves to hide in around here..."

"Chou Rong" stopped as well. He turned his head to the side, his face mostly obscured by shadows, but his voice remained steady. "Stay close. It isn’t safe here. I’ll take you to a more hidden place to hide."

That simple turn of his head, combined with the unsettling feeling that had been nagging at her the entire way, sent Bai Wanwan’s alertness soaring to its peak.

She carefully studied "Chou Rong’s" back. His height, build, and muscle definition—every aspect was imitated so perfectly it was almost impossible to tell him from the real thing.

But there was one thing he hadn’t gotten right: her Beast Husband would never be so inconsiderate of her feelings and stamina!

She’d been running for so long she was breathless, her steps were weak and unsteady. If this were the real Chou Rong, he would have stopped without a second thought, scooped her into his arms without hesitation, and used his fastest speed to get her out of the danger zone.

Not like this, just single-mindedly, almost brutally, dragging her onward. It was as if... as if his only goal was to get her away from the scene.

’Hua Sheng, quick, scan him. Is this male Chou Rong?’

Two seconds later, Hua Sheng replied, "Host, this is not your Beast Husband, Chou Rong."

Cold sweat instantly drenched Bai Wanwan’s back.

She stared at the familiar back, her heart pounding wildly. ’It’s really not Chou Rong!’

Her sense of crisis went into overdrive!

As he turned to the side to check the path ahead, Bai Wanwan seized the opportunity. She no longer hesitated. With a single thought, she summoned a strange, futuristic laser gun from her System Space, aimed it at the center of "Chou Rong’s" back, and pulled the trigger without a moment’s hesitation!

"VMMMM—BOOM!"

A searing beam of light shot out, striking "Chou Rong" squarely in the back!

A gruesome, gaping hole instantly appeared, its edges charred and smoking. Blood and vaporized tissue gushed from the wound.

A direct hit!

A jolt of joy went through Bai Wanwan. She prepared to press her advantage and finish him off with another quick shot.

However, in the next second, the smile vanished from her face, freezing into an almost comical expression of horrified disbelief.

She watched as the flesh around the gruesome wound—an injury that would have instantly incapacitated any ordinary beastmen—began to writhe and knit together as if it had a life of its own, healing and regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In the space of two or three breaths, the gaping hole vanished, leaving only his tattered clothing as proof that the attack hadn’t been an illusion.

"Little female, a trick like that can’t hurt me!"

The deep, mocking voice that rang out was no longer imitating Chou Rong’s steady tone. Instead, it was filled with primal savagery and absolute confidence.

His cover blown, the beastman completely dropped his disguise.

He spun around and shot out a massive hand like an iron pincer, easily clamping down on Bai Wanwan’s slender wrist. The force was so great she felt her bones were about to shatter.

Then, he moved. His speed was terrifying, almost like teleportation. He dragged Bai Wanwan through the chaotically fleeing beastmen and across the fierce battlefield, the surrounding scenery dissolving into a blur of lines.

All Bai Wanwan could hear was the wind roaring in her ears. In the blink of an eye, she was forcibly dragged away from the Elephant Clan’s war-torn tribe, and the scenery before her transformed into an unfamiliar, gloomy mountain range.

Bai Wanwan was roughly dragged into a hidden and heavily guarded cave.

Deep inside the cave, firelight danced.

The beastman who had dragged her there reverted to his true form: a deformed beastman of enormous size, his skin covered with nauseating, fleshy blisters.

It was the same beastman she had seen that day through the insect-shaped reconnaissance drone.

Bai Wanwan gasped. She knew this was the mastermind controlling Roger and the other beastmen, the male known as the "Beast God."

While Bai Wanwan was contemplating her situation and how to escape, the "Beast God" came to stand before her. He stared at her, interrogating, "How did you break my control over those beastmen?"

Bai Wanwan’s heart went cold, but she played dumb. "Control? What are you talking about? I don’t understand."

She did her best to look innocent and utterly baffled.

A strange, guttural laugh escaped his lips. "Heh heh... If I hadn’t done my research, would I have come to get you myself? The Holy Female of the Tiger Clan, Bai Wanwan."

Bai Wanwan’s heart skipped a beat, but she stubbornly held her ground. "I really don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m just an ordinary female."

The deformed beastman’s eyes, nestled between fleshy tumors, stared her down. He changed his line of questioning. "The attack you just launched against me had an energy signature comparable to a full-power strike from an Orange Rank Talent Beastman! How can a female with no Talent Power of her own launch an attack like that? You have more than one secret!"

Bai Wanwan pressed her lips together tightly, saying nothing. She continued to resist with silence and feigned ignorance.

"And another thing," he added, taking a step forward, his voice dripping with an oppressive, all-knowing confidence. "Holy Females are known for their fertility, but here on the Beast World Continent, no Holy Female has ever given birth to dozens of cubs in less than three years. And what’s more, every single one is exceptionally talented, far surpassing ordinary cubs..."

One point after another, he laid out his case. He had clearly been investigating her for a long time and had gathered a great deal of intelligence.

Bai Wanwan knew that many things couldn’t be kept secret. But with so many Red Rank Beast Husbands by her side, not to mention the System, she wasn’t overly worried.

She just never, ever imagined that such a bizarre and powerful being existed on the Beast World Continent.

Seeing that Bai Wanwan remained unmoved and silent, the deformed beastman didn’t seem to be in any hurry. Instead, he made a tempting offer. "Just tell me how you broke my control and the secrets behind your special powers. If you do, I guarantee I will let you leave safely and be reunited with your Beast Husbands."

Bai Wanwan’s mind raced, burning with anxiety.

She quickly surveyed the cave. It was heavily guarded; she could faintly see the silhouettes of powerful beastmen patrolling the entrance.

As for the deformed beastman before her, his power was unfathomable—probably even beyond Red Rank. More importantly, his terrifying ability to instantly heal from his injuries was simply a broken, bug-like power!

Fighting him head-on or trying to escape—the chances of success were almost nonexistent.

The deformed beastman seemed very patient. Seeing her silence, he said, "No matter. I can give you a day to think it over. When you come to a decision, have them call for me."

With that, he turned and left the cave. At the entrance, he gave an order to Roger, who was standing guard outside. "Roger, ’take good care’ of this old flame of yours. If you can get what I want out of her... I will give you the highest reward!"