From Robinson Crusoe

The mammoth's thick hooves were covered in ice and snow. As it walked, the warmth of its body melted the snow, leaving its feet covered in mud.

Amidst the black, fine particles of soil, four sharp thorns pierced deep into the flesh.

At this moment, blood was continuously oozing from the injured foot, staining the elephant's foot a deep red.

Seeing his companion injured, the clod of earth comforted the mammoth while wiping away the blood with animal hide. When he pulled out the wooden splinter and saw that it was obviously man-made, his expression changed drastically.

"stone!"

The clod of earth, abandoning its previous taciturnity, began to communicate rapidly with the stone in their tribe's primitive language.

Although the two men acted rudely and seemed careless, they were of sound mind. They quickly realized that the enemy had set a trap for them, so they discussed slowing down and making their way towards the campfire.

As they moved forward, the two men used their weapons to pry open the snow, much like they were clearing mines.

Clearly, even though they realized someone had set a trap, they still clung to the hope that the person who lit the campfire hadn't noticed them and wanted to continue with their previous plan, slowly making their way over.

Moreover, they didn't even try to stop the mammoth from staying in place. As they moved forward, they continued to call out to the mammoth, as if no one could see its enormous size.

Chen Zhou lay at a distance and saw the mammoth step on the wooden splinter. He thought that no matter what, they would not continue forward. He never expected that the two of them would have such abnormal thought processes.

He was particularly incredulous when he discovered that the two still felt the other challengers couldn't see them and still harbored the idea of ​​a surprise attack.

Looking back now, the reason why Bi Kai and Gao Yao were able to be ambushed by these two was because they were extremely careless in all aspects, which is why they suffered such a big loss.

If they had been more careful, they wouldn't have ended up with one dead and one injured.

Having initially overestimated the strength of his opponents, Chen Zhou became more determined to take action after realizing that their level was far below that of ordinary people.

……

Considering that these people with low intelligence have survived to this day, Chen Zhou believes that they must have had extraordinary abilities in other aspects, especially physical fitness.

Therefore, as he stealthily approached the two men, preparing to launch an attack, he deliberately slowed down and crept forward, taking advantage of their pace.

There was a slight breeze at night, and the two men were wearing thick animal skin clothing. With a mammoth nearby, the slight sound of the snow being crushed was difficult to detect, especially at such a distance.

……

The leaping flames attracted the greedy hunters.

The mammoth following beside the clod of earth was unable to walk with its feet completely on the ground due to an injury to its foot, and could only move forward on tiptoe.

Clutching his weapon tightly, Tu Kui kept turning his head to look at the wounded mammoth as he advanced, his anger already burning fiercely.

He had watched this juvenile mammoth grow from birth to adulthood, and his relationship with it was far more than just that of a human and livestock.

Elephants are highly intelligent animals. Living together for a long time, they can understand what most people want to express. Whether in life or hunting, it is difficult to find a more useful partner than them.

To the clod of earth, the mammoth was family, and thinking of its injuries and seeing its footprints in the snow, the clod of earth's anger became increasingly difficult to control.

Even so, he knew that he couldn't make too much noise when approaching his prey, otherwise he might scare it away. So he patiently controlled himself and walked slowly.

He was confident that he could make those who set the trap pay the price, just like his previous successful hunts.

……

As they drew closer, the scene obscured by the firelight became less and less obvious.

As the clods of earth and stones gradually came into view, the snow-covered ground, littered with messy footprints, was completely empty. Not only were there no signs of human activity, but there was also no fur or food for resting. It was as if this place was just a campfire.

A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. The clod of earth lowered its head and carefully examined the footprints in the snow.

Before he could even figure out what was going on, the stones on the side had already given their conclusion—

These footprints all belong to the same person.

Hearing this, the clod of earth became even more excited and quickly gave his own judgment.

"He must have run away!"

The stone remained silent on the matter.

Just as the two were agonizing over the disappearance of their prey, a beam of light appeared behind them, illuminating the surrounding snow even brighter.

The clod of earth turned around in surprise and was astonished to find that another campfire had been lit behind them at some point. The flames on the firewood were slowly spreading in all directions. The fire was not big, but the gray-black smoke rose straight up, which was quite eye-catching.

Before he could even say "Look," the stone beside him turned grim.

The events of the night gave both of them a sense of foreboding—

Countless footprints on the snow, footprints spreading in all directions, an empty campfire, and traps buried in the snow...

Throughout the entire ordeal, neither of them discovered the enemy's presence; rather, the prey they were "tracking" had likely already spotted them.

Even the most foolish among them realized something was wrong by this point.

"go!"

As the mastermind of the group, the rock was like the leader of a hyena pack, making all major decisions. So when he said to leave, the clod immediately patted the mammoth's body, instructing it to go in another direction.

They wanted to leave this place and return to the darkness.

……

After lighting a new campfire to attract the two men's attention, Chen Zhou moved to another spot.

The terrain there is low-lying, so there's no need to crawl; just crouching down as much as possible will achieve a similar effect.

With a long sword hanging at his waist and a spear in each hand, he arrived at the target location and quietly waited there.

Just as he expected, after the new campfire had burned brightly, neither of the two men went towards it, but instead began to move away.

The plan to "stir up trouble" succeeded.

Right now, the "snake" is being influenced by him and is heading towards a new trap.

……

The massive mammoths led the way, followed closely by clods of earth and stones.

They deliberately drove the mammoths onto the snow where there were no footprints, thus reducing the risk of them stepping into the trap again.

Even now, the two still believe that their prey only wants to wage a long positional war against them by relying on the traps they have set in advance. Little did they know that Chen Zhou was already prepared to take the initiative.

……

100 meters, 80 meters, 50 meters, 20 meters...

The crimson light cast by the beacon and the two flames could not illuminate the pitch-black prehistoric night. Twenty meters away, Chen Zhou slowly stood up, gripped his spear, and made a standard throwing motion.

The clods of earth and stones were almost directly facing him. By the time the two realized there was someone suddenly standing in front of them, it was too late to take any action.

Chen Zhou's gun fired much faster than their warnings.

In the blink of an eye, the spear with a kunai as its tip flew out, piercing through the clod of earth with terrifying force and pinning it directly to the ground.

The strange weapon he held fell to the ground as he was pulled down by the spear, instantly stained crimson with blood. Faced with his companion's grievous wound, Stone didn't panic; instead, he immediately threw the spear he was holding.

Moreover, the two mammoths leading the way also displayed an unusual demeanor, striding forward, flapping their ears, and charging straight at Chen Zhou.

The stone spears arrived before the mammoths.

At this distance, it was impossible for Chen Zhou to be stabbed if he was prepared. He didn't even make a big dodge movement, but just took a small step to the side to avoid the enemy's attack.

He intended to take the opportunity to throw a second spear—

The first spear strike had already rendered one enemy completely incapable of fighting.

The opponent has two elephants and two people. As long as we take care of the two people first, the remaining two juvenile mammoths will be easy targets and not a threat at all.

However, the remaining person was very cunning. Knowing that he had the ability to cause long-range damage, he hid behind the mammoth and charged alongside it.

The two mammoths advancing side by side were like two moving city walls, and Chen Zhou was unable to cross them and attack again in a short time.

However, he was already content with creating such a situation.

Mammoths are, after all, wild animals and can't compete with two people working together in battle; the current situation is more like a one-on-one fight.

Judging from the man's crude weapon and his clumsy appearance covered in fur, as well as the level of intelligence he had observed in these two men since they were discovered, Chen Zhou felt that victory was assured.

……

Carrying his spear, Chen Zhou rushed forward, intending to first avoid the mammoth's charge, circle around to the side and throw the spear at the opportune moment to inflict new injuries on the person or the mammoth, and then draw his sword for hand-to-hand combat.

The snow was crushed by heavy footsteps, and the terrain was putting resistance on Chen Zhou.

But this did not affect Chen Zhou's running speed at all; he was practically flying on the snow.

Five meters, ten meters, fifteen meters...

The distance was quickly increased.

Watching his prey race through the night, witnessing its terrifying speed, Stone finally realized just how formidable his opponent truly was.

Fearing the opponent's throwing weapons, Stone dared not expose his body to the opponent's sight and could only follow the opponent in circles, hiding behind the mammoth.

Throughout the process, he didn't even glance at the clod of earth, as if this partner from the same tribe had nothing to do with him.

When they changed positions, Chen Zhou didn't hear the person nailed to the snow utter a single groan or cry of pain.

At first, he thought the man had been shot through a vital organ and died instantly.

But he soon discovered that things were far more complicated than he had imagined—

It's no fluke that these simple-minded people could survive for so long in such a harsh environment—

The man who had been sentenced to death and nailed to the ground, who had just fainted, has now woken up again.

From a great distance, Chen Zhou watched as the drooping head of the clod of earth slowly lifted up.

Then the man picked up the weapon that had fallen to the ground, let out a beast-like roar, and actually managed to pull the spear that was piercing his body out bit by bit.

"Is this even human?"

Amazed, Chen Zhou even slowed his pace due to the man's incomprehensible actions.

He watched as Tu Kuan took the red-stained spear in his hand and then hurled it.

Of course, no matter how tenacious the opponent's vitality was, there was still a huge gap between him and Chen Zhou in terms of strength and accuracy. This shot, like the spear thrown by the stone earlier, didn't even touch the hem of Chen Zhou's clothes.

……

"I'll see how long you can hold out!"

One enemy was seriously wounded, and the other only had a weapon capable of dealing ranged damage. Neither mammoth was good at running for long periods.

Chen Zhou felt that as long as he could drag things out, the scales of victory would tip infinitely in his favor.

Once the severely injured person is worn down and the mammoth is dragged down, the remaining person's death is imminent.

Chen Zhou has plenty of confidence in his speed and endurance.

And he also has an advantage—

Cold-resistant.

Having been injected with gene-modifying agents, he can stay active in cold environments for extended periods, unlike ordinary people whose hands and feet become stiff from the cold after just a few tens of minutes.

These two can't run fast while wearing clothes, and they can't withstand the cold without their thick animal skins. How can they fight him?
……

Time passed second by second, and Chen Zhou thwarted all the attacks from the clods of earth and stones.

Just as Chen Zhou had predicted, the mammoths gradually grew tired, their running speed slowed down, and even the frequency of waving their trunks and flapping their ears decreased, as if their anger was being extinguished as their physical strength was depleted.

Even so, Chen Zhou still did not close the distance for close combat.

Because he discovered that the person who had been pierced by the spear had not fallen down yet. He held his weapon and stood tall. He did not even stagger during the chase. How could he look like he had just been seriously injured?
Even if adrenaline can temporarily make people ignore pain, the duration of adrenaline cannot possibly be as long as nearly half an hour, which is obviously illogical.

unless……

Unless they also have regeneration drugs, which, if they do have powerful regeneration drugs, can indeed restore their combat effectiveness in a very short time.

"But I don't think I saw that person inject or take any medication."

Chen Zhou was still leading the two people and two beasts in circles, filled with doubt.

He thought he might not have noticed whether the injured person was taking any medication, so he became even more vigilant.

After all, regardless of whether the other party had taken the medication or not, the situation was clearly not as simple as he had imagined.

These two may not be the smartest, but their ability to keep "winning" must mean they have something special.

Both sufficient medication and an even more terrifying outcome—"extraordinary self-healing ability"—are extremely difficult problems.

Chen Zhou could only pin his hopes on finding a weakness as soon as possible.

He was alone, while the enemy outnumbered him and had two mammoths to his aid.

He would rather leave than be 100% certain of victory.

This is not only for their own safety, but also because this is the first time a team of challengers has appeared in the beacon area.

Even if he manages to win with great difficulty and at a heavy price, only to have someone else steal the victory, he'll be so angry he'll vomit blood.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhou couldn't help but recall the two regeneration injections used on Hu Sanwa and Bi Kai, and couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion—

If he still had the injection, and had three lives, he would have rushed in long ago.

Unfortunately, there are reasons why both injections are necessary, so I can only suffer a bit and expend more energy.

In any case, as long as the other party can't catch him, the initiative remains in his hands. (End of Chapter)