However, I then thought of the saying "two tigers cannot share one mountain." Usually, a tiger's territory is no less than fifty or sixty kilometers, and some even reach a hundred kilometers. This island is only about a hundred kilometers in diameter. If a tiger can dominate such a vast area, what about the enormous creature that exists? If there is such a large monster, then its survival needs are a problem. Either there are other animals on the island, forming a food chain, or such a huge monster cannot survive. The amount of food it needs every day would be considerable.
But Zhou Xuan thought again that since there was a peculiar energy shield on this island, there was still a possibility of incredible abilities existing there. Perhaps the island was so vast that he couldn't see it, or perhaps it was far beyond his imagination, but was controlled by a strange ability that other species or technologies couldn't detect. It might even be hundreds or thousands of kilometers long, just hidden by the energy shield and unknown to the outside world!
The bearded man drew a large machete from his waist, held a gun in his left hand and a machete in his right, with another gun slung over his back. His waist was full of bullet belts, and he looked very fierce. He used his machete to chop at the thorns blocking his way from time to time, but their companions had already cleared the path beforehand, so they were not slow at all, much faster than the first group.
They walked through the jungle for about an hour without encountering any monsters, or even small animals. This was quite strange, unlike when they first came ashore and encountered two wild boars, which they killed and used as an extra meal. Ever since that enormous creature appeared, everyone had been wondering how the monster survived without even small wild animals. What did it eat? Just think about its size, and you'll know how much it must eat every day!
Zhou Xuan had been using his special ability to probe, but after more than an hour, he had not detected anything unusual. Of course, the absence of any unusual activity was unusual to him. In such a primeval forest, there could only be danger at every turn. How could he possibly travel for an hour without finding anything amiss?
Just as they were speculating, Zhou Xuan suddenly whispered, "Louis, stop!"
The forty-odd people were not far apart, less than twenty meters apart. In addition, Zhou Xuan was walking in the middle of the crowd, only seven or eight meters away from Louis, who was at the front. As soon as Louis heard Zhou Xuan's low shout, he stopped and looked back at Zhou Xuan. Seeing his solemn expression, Louis's heart trembled. He immediately raised his gun and scanned left, right and front, observing for danger.
The jungle was dense, and one's eyesight was limited. Only Zhou Xuan's special ability could detect things up to 200 meters away. Just now, Zhou Xuan detected something to his left front. 200 meters away, Zhou Xuan vaguely sensed that a companion was injured and hiding behind a big tree. He was very frightened and stared intently ahead with his gun.
Zhou Xuan shouted, and Louis stopped. Then everyone stopped, their faces tense as they stared at Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan whispered, "Louis, be careful. There's a companion on the left front who's injured and hiding behind a big tree root. You'd better find a way to notify him, otherwise he'll be treated as an enemy. He's terrified right now!"
Louis cautiously took several steps back, getting closer to Zhou Xuan, and then whispered to him, "Mr. Zhou, I have a way!"
After saying that, Louis put his index finger to his lips and blew hard, producing a sharp whistle that carried quite far. However, there weren't many mountains standing on the hillside, so there was no echo.
A few seconds later, a whistle came from the opposite side, to the left front. Louis exclaimed happily, "It's done!"
No one could see it, but Zhou Xuan knew that his special ability was constantly probing. When the injured companion heard the whistle, he was overjoyed and also put his index finger to his lips and blew, producing the same whistle.
Louis said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, he responded. This person must have served in the special forces. There are many meanings to this kind of whistle. Let me ask him again!"
After saying that, Louis whistled a few more times, some long and some short, each clearly with a meaning. A few seconds later, the person to the left also whistled several times. It wasn't similar to a human voice, but the lengths were different. Even Zhou Xuan could tell the difference, but he didn't know what these different lengths meant.
Louis stopped and said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, this is my partner, his name is Fass, he is a Navy SEAL, he is very skilled, I have worked with them on missions before, and I am quite familiar with Fass. After we retired from the military, we often applied for mercenary positions!"
This kind of work is very dangerous, but the pay is also very high, better than any other job. They basically disdain doing other jobs because the pay is low and the money comes slowly. For people like them, it would be difficult to adapt to a mundane life by doing other jobs. After thinking it over, they always end up doing this kind of work. Of course, they get to know fewer and fewer colleagues, and they basically all lose their lives in the line of duty.
Their jobs are all uncertain, and Louis has almost lost his life several times, so he is usually a bit irritable.
Louis whistled a few more times to make contact with Phos, then darted through the jungle with nimble steps. He was careful not to startle Phos, as this might cause him to panic and make a mistake. Having spent so much time in such a dangerous environment, his mind was already on edge, and the slightest mishap could lead to a disaster.
Louis whistled as he crouched and made his way forward, while Zhou Xuan probed Phos's direction. Phos was indeed holding a gun and staring intently at them, the muzzle of the gun pointed directly at their group.
However, Zhou Xuan only detected him and not anyone else. There were no other corpses around him in the range he could detect, which seemed very strange.
As Louis drew closer, the whistling subsided considerably. Estimating the distance to be only five or six meters, Louis slowed his pace. Although they were only five or six meters apart, the area between them was filled with tall trees, obscuring the view ahead.
After walking a few more steps and passing through the trees, Louis saw Louis holding a gun pointed at him. He immediately raised his hand and made a gesture to indicate that it was safe.
When Fass saw Louis appear, he visibly relaxed. Then, seeing dozens of people appear one after another and surround him, he felt even more at ease and finally put away his semi-automatic rifle.
Two bodyguards immediately stepped forward and helped Fass sit down on the spot, while some bodyguards quickly looked around to see if there were any other malicious plans.
Phos was injured in the leg, with a wound on the outside of his right thigh. The bandage was stained bright red, indicating that the injury was quite serious. He had no other injuries, but his expression was one of deep fear. It was only after dozens of his companions surrounded him that he calmed down.
Phos was indeed frightened because he saw something he thought was impossible. However, he later thought that what he had seen this time was truly incredible and strange.
Bob was rather cautious. He first calmed Louis down, then gently took the gun from his hand, and then ordered his men to help Louis up and calm him down as much as possible.
With his companions around, Fass's initial excitement and fear subsided, and he was no longer as terrified as before. Without Bob giving any orders, his men immediately dispersed and searched the surroundings for any unknown dangers.
However, they also knew that since Phos had been able to stay safely for so long, the danger here was naturally much smaller. Only when he saw his companions checking around did Phos's expression completely relax. He then reported to Bob, "Mr. Bob, what I want to say is that we weren't caused by that big monster, but by a group of strange monkeys. You could call them monkeys, but they're not entirely. They're like monkeys in terms of agility, but their faces aren't. Some of their faces look human, except they can't speak. But I'm not sure if they really can't speak. And I think these monkeys' agility and thinking ability are not much different from ours!"
Then, Phos began to recount his story with great excitement.
It turned out that they had encountered dozens of monkeys in the jungle. These monkeys were larger than any other species they had ever seen, and some even resembled humans. However, they also had the agility of monkeys, descending from the sky with extreme ferocity and ruthlessness. Moreover, they moved with incredible speed, and in an instant, their group was severely injured.
The twelve men immediately raised their guns and fired wildly. The monkeys were jumping around, so the fire was also indiscriminate. However, after the monkeys jumped into the middle of them, they began to frantically scratch and bite them. On the spot, three or four of their companions had their abdomens ruptured and a lot of intestines spilled out.
Phos was scratched on the thigh by a monkey, and the wound was deep. Phos shot the monkey dead, then rolled into the grass and stood still.
The monkeys were still in grave danger for each of them. Phos only heard the shrill cries of his companions and knew that he was surrounded by ferocious monkeys, so he hid in the grass and dared not move. The monkeys did not come looking for him again. When the others were firing their guns indiscriminately, Phos hid in the grass and did not dare to move at all, for fear of disturbing the monkeys. After a burst of gunfire, at least half of the twelve men were killed in this ambush. The remaining half also hid and fled in the jungle.
It wasn't until half an hour later, when no one was paying attention to him and the monkeys had disappeared, that Fass emerged. He looked around, then wrapped himself in strips of cloth to bandage his wounds. He crawled back a hundred or two meters in the direction he had come from. When he was too tired to crawl any further, he rested against a tree root until Zhou Xuan and the others arrived.
Everyone then realized that they were surprised to hear that the attackers were monkeys. If they were monkeys, and they had guns, they would not have attacked humans.
Zhou Xuan searched the area, but there wasn't a single monkey nearby. Moreover, he couldn't find the corpses of the monkeys that attacked Fas and the others. If they had been firing indiscriminately, many would probably have been injured or killed. But in the entire area he could detect, he didn't find a single monkey corpse.
It's one thing if there's no monkey carcass, but Zhou Xuan can't detect any news about his other companions either. There's not a single clue, and he doesn't know if they're alive or dead. He just heard from Fas that at least half of his companions were killed by the monkeys on the spot, but they were nowhere to be found. Could it be that the monkeys took all the bodies?
Zhou Xuan also began to have doubts. This island was a strange place to begin with, and the creatures on it were naturally abnormal as well. Like the enormous beast that appeared at the beginning, or the monkey that Phos mentioned, they were probably all closely related to the life form that created the energy shield, or perhaps species that had been modified by them. With current technology, even humans could create species that had never existed on Earth, let alone extraterrestrial life forms with intelligence far surpassing that of humans. RO! ~!
Volume 1, Chapter 691: The Beast Leader
Chapter 691 Beast Leader
As he spoke, Fass was panting. He was genuinely terrified of the experience; the monkeys were so ferocious that he still didn't want to recall the memory.
Moreover, Phos didn't see any other scenes. He only saw what had happened before, and how he rolled into the grass to hide after being wounded, and then remained motionless. No matter how fierce the gunshots were or how miserable the screams were, he endured it and remained motionless until all the sounds disappeared.
During this experience, Phos was completely mentally broken and could no longer face such scenes. If it were just wild beasts, no matter how fierce they were, he wouldn't be so afraid. But those things that looked like monkeys were very different from monkeys. First of all, monkeys could not withstand their guns and bullets, but these monkeys could withstand their bullets. This ability reminded Phos of Zhou Xuan at that time.
Zhou Xuan was someone they couldn't even imagine. He could block a barrage of bullets, easily defeat dozens of them, and even block a monster that none of them could have imagined!
Could these monkeys possess the same abilities as Zhou Xuan? We don't know if they have other abilities, but besides blocking bullets, the monkeys easily dealt with those dozen or so strong men. This ability seems to be somewhat similar to Zhou Xuan's. However, it's obvious that Zhou Xuan and these monkeys couldn't possibly be on the same side.
According to Phos, all that was known was his situation. He knew nothing about the whereabouts of the monkeys and his companions. After being attacked, Phos hid in the bushes and was unaware of what was happening outside. He could only vaguely hear what was happening. He was too scared to move, fearing that the fierce monkeys would find him.
Later, the monkeys disappeared, and the screams of his companions ceased. It seemed as if he was the only one left in the jungle. Although he was extremely frightened, Fass dared not call for help. He simply waited quietly. He crawled for several dozen meters, but he could not crawl any further. In this environment, it was difficult to crawl even one step, let alone such a long distance. Moreover, his leg injury was severe, and he could not stand up. At the same time, he felt desperate, fearing that the people on the boat would not come to rescue them.