Chapter 202 - 177: Ghost (Part 3)

Chapter 202: Chapter 177: Ghost (Part 3)

Hong She was about to say something.

Little Nannan’s voice rang out, "Have the whole family go in the first wave."

???

Xie Shaokun snapped his head toward Little Nannan.

"Alright."

Hong She, on the other hand, let out a loud laugh and agreed without hesitation. "Baldy, hurry up and take them away. Don’t leave a single one behind."

"The battle is about to begin."

Instantly, the bald man and his group dragged the family of three to the very front of the battlefield.

"No, please don’t."

"Why me too? I already told you my mom was the one who took the pictures! What does this have to do with me?"

"You people will all die horrible deaths! Horrible deaths!"

...

The family of three screamed and cursed desperately.

SWISH.

The next moment, a sound of something cutting through the air was heard.

A sharpened wooden stick shot through the air, precisely striking the sneak-photographer, who was so busy screaming she hadn’t noticed the danger.

SQUELCH.

The sneak-photographer’s neck was pierced through, and the immense power threw her body backward.

"Take cover!"

Startled, everyone scrambled to find cover.

Boulders.

Corpses.

...

The forms of cover were varied and makeshift.

SWISH.

SWISH.

...

Immediately after, countless sharpened wooden sticks, accompanied by a volley of stones, flew toward the crowd.

"Ahhh."

THWACK.

...

The unlucky and the slow were struck one after another, their screams incessant.

However, most people managed to evade this wave of attacks.

"Ooh ooh ooh."

Then, countless Spiritual Apes leaped out and launched their assault.

It was only then that everyone noticed the sneak-photographer’s son was still alive. He had survived by hiding behind his father.

As for the sneak-photographer and her husband, their bodies were densely riddled with sharpened wooden sticks, along with bruises and welts from the stones.

It was a gruesome sight.

RAT-TAT-TAT.

Gunfire erupted.

Hong She and Xie Shaokun pulled their triggers, firing frantically.

Because they were positioned on a large boulder at the very back, most of the sticks and stones couldn’t threaten them. The few that did get through were either dodged or shot down by the pair.

The saleswoman was relatively lucky. A stone had only hit her arm, causing no real pain. She frantically turned her head, and in her peripheral vision, she saw the family of three and the rest of the first wave being overwhelmed by the Spiritual Apes. An immense sense of relief washed over her.

...

...

「Meanwhile.」

Deep in the mountain forest, a figure moved like a Ghost, darting through the trees.

Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Xia Yu!

WHOOSH.

By now, the number of Spiritual Apes that had died at her hands was in the triple digits.

Three of them had reached the First Grade Spiritual Ability Realm in strength.

’I’ve searched the whole forest, but I haven’t found the nest of these Spiritual Apes.’

’Could their nest not be shrouded in the mist?’

’Where could it be?’

Xia Yu turned her gaze toward the Spiritual Apes.

She wanted to follow their tracks back to their nest.

This was a method she was all too familiar with.

After killing another seven Spiritual Apes...

Finally...

’Found it!’

Xia Yu’s eyes flashed as she discovered the location of the nest.

Surprisingly, the nest of these Spiritual Apes was in the trees!

A dozen or so towering trees, each several meters in diameter, grew at an angle. A hundred meters above the ground, their branches and leaves intertwined, forming a "platform" several hundred square meters in size.

Countless branches and leaves formed a canopy above the "platform," like a "lid."

Hidden among the surrounding foliage were countless Spiritual Apes, guarding the "King" in the center of the "platform"!

"Ooh ooh ooh."

One of the Spiritual Apes approached the "King" in the middle of the "platform."

Upon arriving...

It acted remarkably like a human, kneeling humbly on the ground as if reporting something.

"Ooh ooh ooh."

Immediately, the Monkey King roared in anger, violently shoved aside several female apes clinging to him, and leaped down, charging toward the pile of rubble.

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE.

"Ooh ooh ooh."

Instantly, countless Spiritual Apes screeched and followed.

The procession was immense.

Countless branches swayed.

The entire "platform" became unstable, looking as if it might fall apart at any moment.

Only the "Stone Altar" at its center remained motionless and extremely stable.

Hiding in the shadows, Xia Yu looked up and saw that the Stone Altar was being held by a series of vines, though she couldn’t tell where they were anchored above.

SWOOSH.

SWOOSH.

...

At the same time, four particularly old-looking Spiritual Apes landed on the "platform." They stood guard near the "Stone Altar," warily scanning their surroundings...