However, when he heard Louis whistle, he was overjoyed. He knew the whistle very well and knew immediately that his companion had come looking for him. There was a chance of survival, so he was naturally overjoyed and quickly answered, leading Louis to him.
Phos talked for a long time, but everyone was still confused and didn't know what was going on. Moreover, they couldn't see anything at the scene and couldn't find any trace. It was as if no one except Phos had ever been there and hadn't left any clues.
However, after Zhou Xuan used his supernatural abilities to explore the area again, he discovered some things, which were actually images of eleven other people, but no images of monkeys were left.
Zhou Xuan guessed that it wasn't that the monkeys didn't leave any images, but rather that the monkeys might have contained special substances in their bodies that he couldn't detect, not that they didn't leave any images.
The images of the other eleven companions were very clear, and they seemed to be hysterically fighting with something, just like in a science fiction movie. First, they filmed the actors' individual movements, as if they were fighting with thin air, and then the monsters or opponents added to the screen were all created using computer special effects and were not real.
Zhou Xuan carefully probed for a while, and then followed the image to investigate further, but just a few dozen meters away, all the images disappeared, vanished into thin air!
The disappearance of the images was indeed a strange thing for Zhou Xuan. It was possible that something had happened in this place. Zhou Xuan moved closer and searched carefully, but he still could not detect any other images. His companions seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
Zhou Xuan pondered. His companions must have been captured by those monkeys with strange abilities. These monkeys were probably connected to the huge monster that had appeared before. In fact, everything on the island was connected to that mysterious energy, because the energy shield proved that it was definitely not something that was naturally generated.
Seeing Zhou Xuan deep in thought, the group didn't dare disturb him. Although there were more than forty people together, making them a formidable force, in the dense and wide jungle, a few dozen people suddenly seemed insignificant and unnoticed, as small as ants. Perhaps, somewhere else, a pair of terrifying eyes were watching them. They had wanted to watch the show, but they never expected that the situation was the opposite; their movements were probably already being watched by the other side.
Unable to detect any images, Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and then stopped. He looked at the crowd; all forty-odd people were staring at him. Unconsciously, these people had already regarded Zhou Xuan as their leader. Whatever he said, they would probably do. They followed his lead without question.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid the others have already fallen into the hands of the enemy. For now, it's not advisable for us to search any further. We can only return first and then discuss it further!"
Bob and Wei Haihong had no objections either. To be honest, they couldn't think of any solutions or opinions. What else could they say in this situation?
They couldn't fight back, and they couldn't escape. What else could they do but wait? The others, like the two of them, had no way to cope with their current predicament.
Wei Haihong still placed his hopes on Zhou Xuan. He wasn't in a hurry. The main reason he came out was because his second brother's affair with Zhou Xuan had hurt him. He didn't want to return to his original life. Not only could he not go back to the way things were, but he also encountered such a bizarre situation that he couldn't explain or understand. He could only place all his hopes on Zhou Xuan.
"Go back!" Zhou Xuan waved his hand again when he saw everyone waiting for his instructions. For now, they could only discuss it after they returned. As he gave the order to go back, he used his special ability to help Phos recover from his injuries. Phos was afraid of leaving him alone in this place, so he struggled to stand up and tried to cut a tree branch to use as a crutch. But as soon as he stood up, he suddenly found that his leg didn't hurt as much. He was stunned for a moment, and then he moved it around to test it. His injured leg really didn't hurt anymore, and he didn't feel that the injury was serious. There was only a tiny bit of skin wound. Could he have made a mistake?
However, just as they were about to leave, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the direction they had come from, followed by occasional heavy artillery fire.
Everyone was taken aback. Zhou Xuan suddenly changed his expression and shouted, "Hurry back! We've fallen for their trap!" At that moment, Zhou Xuan suddenly understood his opponent's cleverness. He realized that those monkeys were just bait, gathering his people together to concentrate their forces on attacking the people on the ship.
Think about it. Suddenly, Zhou Xuan broke out in a cold sweat. Those monkeys probably realized that among so many people, he was the only one who posed a danger to them. Currently, their side mainly consisted of about a hundred people, and Zhou Xuan posed a threat to them. However, as long as they defeated all of Zhou Xuan's companions and left him all alone, no matter how powerful Zhou Xuan was, he would naturally be afraid when he was all alone.
This is a battle of wits. Zhou Xuan was sweating profusely. These opponents may seem like beasts with underdeveloped brains, but judging from the current situation, these beasts are not as simple as they seem!
Zhou Xuan quickly retreated with everyone. Of course, even in his panic, he still called Wei Haihong and Bob to stay with him, so that they could remain within his safe zone. After what had already happened, he couldn't allow anything else that would be even more unbearable to happen.
More than forty people quickly moved through the jungle. At the same time, Zhou Xuan was still using his supernatural abilities to the maximum to probe. Although he was making such estimations, he did not dare to relax. He could not say that his estimation was correct. If the wild beasts were not as he thought, but just a coincidence, then his estimation was wrong.
However, Zhou Xuan could accept this kind of miscalculation. What he was most worried about was that if those wild beasts were indeed highly intelligent, then it was possible that they were trying to lure them back, but in reality, they had set traps on the way to lure them in.
This was indeed Zhou Xuan's worry, and his worry became a reality. None of the experts had a way to deal with it and could only follow Zhou Xuan and let him make the decisions.
As Zhou Xuan ran back quickly, he asked Wei Haihong and Bob beside him, "Mr. Bob, I think we might have really fallen into the trap of these monsters and beasts. We need to hurry back and rejoin the people on the ship."
Bob was also thinking to himself that if it really was a trick used by those beasts, then things would be even more complicated. If beasts also had human-like thinking, then this island would become a hellish battlefield, filled with killing. It seems that this time he really made the right bet. Presumably, those beasts had also tasted Zhou Xuan's power, which is why they used such a trick to lure him away from the mountain, weaken the forces around Zhou Xuan, and then surround and kill him.
However, Bob was still somewhat skeptical. After all, wild animals are still wild animals. No matter how fierce they are, they are still just wild animals. How could they possibly have the same thoughts as humans?
But the current situation is uncertain whether it's a coincidence or, as Zhou Xuan said, a trap. Judging from the odds, there are more people and more powerful weapons on the ship, yet the beasts have chosen to target the people on board. It seems that this is indeed the case.
They ran faster and faster through the jungle, not daring to relax. Moreover, these were all strong and capable people, with no problem with their physical strength. All they had was fear in their hearts. The only thing that made them feel a little better was that they were still with Zhou Xuan. At this moment, only Zhou Xuan's presence gave them a sense of security.
The gunfire grew louder and more urgent, clearly indicating a critical situation on the ship. Zhou Xuan's face was grim, and the group remained silent, focusing solely on returning.
Because the road had already been cleared and the journey wasn't long, the return trip took less time than the journey there, and they arrived back at the edge of the beach in less than half an hour.
Once out of the jungle, the view was unobstructed, and everyone could see countless wild beasts leaping and running towards the ship on the beach in front of it. These beasts seemed familiar, like tigers, lions, and wolves, but each was different. They were much larger than those they had seen on land. The lions and tigers were like elephants, but even though they were huge, none of them were as ridiculously large as the first one they had seen. Among the hundreds or thousands of wild beasts, none were that big.
Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although these beasts were large and ferocious, they were much smaller than the one that had injured him last time. That one was like Godzilla in the movie, while these were just Yao Ming among ordinary people. Although they were taller than ordinary people, they were not ridiculously tall and were within a tolerable range.
Louis was at the front, and he immediately aimed at the wild beast on the beach. He then fired in a fit of rage, and the others followed suit. They had come back to save their companions on the ship, but they hadn't expected the situation to be so timely.
More than forty guns, both long and short, opened fire at the same time, bullets raining down on the wild animals on the beach. Howls suddenly erupted. The bullets did have some effect on them, but they didn't seem to be fatal. However, they did cause some damage to the wild animals.
The beasts, caught in a pincer attack, were thrown into chaos. They probably hadn't expected Zhou Xuan and his group to return so quickly. They were riddled with bullets, but because Zhou Xuan and his group were several hundred meters away, they couldn't see the extent of the damage they had sustained.
However, some wild beasts howled and turned around to charge towards Zhou Xuan again, facing the bullets head-on. Although they were in pain, they charged forward without hesitation.
Bob was taken aback. Only when he was facing these beasts did he realize how terrifying they were. As they got closer, the wild animals faced the bullets they fired. The bullets hit their bodies but did not scatter. Instead, they entered their bodies, but not very deeply. They seemed to stick to their skin, as if the bullets were glued to their skin.
Of course, blood spurted from these beasts. The bullets were not fatal to them, but they still caused great damage and served as a hindrance. However, it was precisely because of this that some minor wounds made their ferocity even more intense and frenzied.
These beasts had never seen Zhou Xuan or his abilities before, so they were not afraid of him and charged fiercely. Zhou Xuan was surprised to see these beasts rush within two hundred meters. He immediately used his Solar Flame ability to attack the beasts at the front.
However, Zhou Xuan did not focus all his efforts on the beast's entire body. Instead, he directed the intense heat at the front legs of the beast charging at the front. As the smoke rose, flames and smoke suddenly billowed from the front legs of the four or five beasts at the front, and they burst into flames.
The four or five wild beasts screamed and fell to the ground, desperately rubbing their forelegs against the ground, but no matter how hard they rubbed, their forelegs were still burning fiercely.
This was Zhou Xuan's high-temperature ability using the sun's blazing flames, which was more powerful than any fuel. If Zhou Xuan hadn't been trying to conserve his strength and because the sunlight on the island wasn't enough to support his absorption capacity, he wouldn't have dared to unleash the most intense ultra-high temperature. Otherwise, those beasts' legs wouldn't have smoked or burned at all; they would have melted into air instantly.
Zhou Xuan had long understood that although his special ability could not detect or transform damage to things containing alien special abilities or substances, the solar flames he later obtained posed a deadly threat to them.
It seems that this is because, on any planet, life forms cannot resist the energy of a star. Zhou Xuan's solar flames are the energy of a star, and no matter can withstand its high temperature, including extraterrestrial life forms.
However, there were many wild beasts. The beasts behind did not know that the beasts in front had been injured by Zhou Xuan two hundred meters away, and charged straight ahead, while another group was still fiercely attacking the people on the ship.
The people on the ship were led by Charles. Because the people on the ship had more firepower and ammunition, and because the behemoth that attacked them last time was not there, the people on the ship were struggling, but they were still able to hold on. Now that Zhou Xuan had returned with his men, they were attacked from both sides, and the pressure on them was greatly relieved.
Sweat poured down Zhou Xuan's forehead. There were many wild beasts, and he used his Solar Flame at full power. He had a wealth of experience in fighting them and used the Solar Flame's power very cleverly. He only burned the front of each beast, making them unable to run. Although they were ferocious, without their front, they were like dogs without teeth. No matter how fiercely they barked, they could not cause any harm to people.
However, there were too many wild beasts, and Zhou Xuan's vigorous efforts had consumed too much energy. Meanwhile, the sun overhead was neither too hot nor too cold, and the energy shield blocked his energy supply, preventing him from gaining enough energy to recover. Since the energy he consumed could not keep up with the energy he absorbed, he gradually became unable to sustain himself.
But the beasts that melted his front legs numbered at least forty or fifty. With such a large number of them, the other beasts were alerted when they fell to the ground and howled in agony. The number of them rushing forward immediately decreased. Even animals are not afraid of death!
At this moment, Zhou Xuan realized that it wasn't that these beasts were particularly intelligent. Although they had been modified, their intelligence was still inferior to that of humans. It was just that they must have a leader directing them from behind the scenes. He didn't know where this leader was hiding, and this leader was probably not that enormous creature, but rather a creature with exceptional intelligence.