Chapter 208 - 179: Collapse (3)

Chapter 208: Chapter 179: Collapse (3)

It had even crashed into and killed a Spiritual Ape on the spot.

Just barely dodging the shot.

’It didn’t die?’

Little Nannan took a deep breath but wasn’t surprised.

’Even killing a Red-eyed Mutant Beast requires predicting where it will dodge. How much more so for a creature in the Second Grade Spirit Ability Realm?’

Her goal...

...was simply to interfere with it and prevent it from harming the people below.

However, this Monkey King was extremely cunning.

WHOOSH.

When it reappeared, it was actually using its dead underling as a meat shield to cover its upper body, while its lower half was hidden behind a tree.

It gave her no opening at all.

’This...’

Little Nannan tossed aside her rifle and picked up the sniper rifle.

’I hope this can pierce the Monkey King’s meat shield!’

BANG.

BANG.

...

One shot.

Two shots.

...

It took three full shots to the same spot to finally pierce through it.

But the Monkey King had already moved out of the way.

Over the next few minutes, the Monkey King became a master marksman, killing three more people in quick succession with thrown projectiles.

This completely shattered the desperate courage of the bald man’s group.

They no longer dared to fight.

A total collapse was imminent.

Fortunately...

Little Nannan had also managed to punch five bloody holes in the Monkey King’s meat shield. Now, it couldn’t be completely concealed; as long as the Monkey King’s torso was behind the shield, some part of its body would inevitably be exposed through one of the holes.

Then, Little Nannan could send a bullet through a hole and straight into the Monkey King’s body!

UUUHHH.

Unwilling to get hurt, the Monkey King decisively tossed the useless meat shield aside when it realized it was no longer effective.

It even stopped attacking itself, instead issuing a new command.

Immediately after,

everyone watched as the Spiritual Apes below began hoisting the corpses of their comrades and human victims, using them as shields. While this move certainly hindered their agility...

...it could...

...block the dense hail of bullets.

The casualty rate for the Spiritual Apes dropped sharply.

The consequence was the utter collapse of the human defensive line.

Not only was the bald man’s second team overwhelmed, but the defensive line held by Second Sister-in-law and the others was also being pushed back steadily.

Furthermore, on the Monkey King’s command, some First Grade Spiritual Ability Realm Spiritual Apes with normal-colored eyes—skilled throwers—hid amongst the charging horde, periodically launching stones.

This made it impossible for Second Sister-in-law and the others to defend themselves.

After all, they could use corpses and the terrain to block threats from above, but they still had to expose themselves to shoot the Spiritual Apes charging from the front.

The moment they did, they risked being struck by a flying stone.

The result was either severe injury...

...or death.

There was no other way.

After three more people were killed by stones and the Spiritual Apes closed in, Xie Shaokun threw a crate of Hand Grenades directly to Second Sister-in-law and her group.

This was their last resort.

BOOM.

BOOM.

...

The entire crate of Hand Grenades was emptied in a matter of seconds.

The destructive power was far greater than what Xie Shaokun could have achieved throwing them by himself.

The Spiritual Apes’ offensive faltered.

"Retreat to the giant rock!"

Hong She’s voice rang out.

Immediately, Second Sister-in-law and the others scrambled up onto the large boulder where Hong She and Little Nannan were positioned.

This position was farther from the towering ancient trees near the rock pile, so the number of flying stones and sharpened sticks that could reach them dropped sharply.

Even the few that made it through...

...were neutralized thanks to Little Nannan.

One person ensuring the safety of everyone above—such was the deterrent power of a master sniper!

So...

Everyone now only had to defend against the charging Spiritual Apes from below, and the pressure on them decreased immensely.

Moreover, everyone knew this boulder was their last line of defense. With nowhere left to retreat, they all erupted with newfound combat strength.

Their fighting was ferocious.

Of course,

human stamina is finite, and on the battlefield, weapons are indiscriminate. As time wore on, the number of human defenders continued to dwindle.

"No more Hand Grenades!"

"My gun is out of bullets."

"My gun is out of bullets too."

...

Bad news came one after another.

The only good news was that Little Flower had finally slain a Spiritual Ape at the Peak of First Grade Spiritual Ability Realm.

Instead of one against four, it was now one against three.

The tide of that skirmish had turned.

Killing them all was only a matter of time.

At this moment.

THWIP.

Behind the horde of Spiritual Apes, a graceful figure silently dispatched one of them and took its place.

From there, she had a clear view of the battle at the rock pile.

This person was none other than Xia Yu.

Her journey had been unlucky; she’d run into several groups of Spiritual Apes and had to protect the Jade Basin from being shattered, which had delayed her.

Fortunately,

she wasn’t too late.

’A rough estimate... there are still over five hundred Spiritual Apes.’

’Trying to kill all of them before Xie Shaokun’s group is wiped out is completely unrealistic.’

’So...’

Xia Yu’s gaze quickly locked onto the Monkey King. ’To catch the outlaws, first catch the leader!’