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The gleaming blade of the katana barely reflected what was approaching them.

Green skin, short,

The word "forgiveness" can only be associated with goblins.

But Ivan, who was peering through the hole, saw it clearly.

They are about half a person tall, covered with a layer of glossy green scales, walk upright on two legs like animal hind legs, and have half a thick tail.

Its head resembled that of a lizard, and it had a pair of dull, yellowish vertical pupils.

...like a lizardman who stepped out of some fantasy movie.

"Squeak squeak squeak—!"

They made monkey-like noises.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Several sharpened wooden spears flew from the bushes and treetops on that side, spreading out but covering all possible directions from which they could dodge.

"I'll do it!"

With a roar, Ivan stopped hiding and charged from his concealment to the side, his axe flashing like a silver whirlwind.

The wooden spears that were shot at them all broke.

Ding ding ding—

Arbitrary actions are a completely different style.

With Ivan providing cover, the wooden spear landed and the user ducked several meters forward, the slender blade slicing through the bushes, elegantly and fatally severing the throats of two lizard monkeys hiding among them.

"Pfft—"

Dark green blood splattered onto the grass along with the neatly cut shrub branches.

The two reptilian monkeys collapsed without uttering a sound, clutching their necks.

[You have defeated a Lv3 Angry Lizard Monkey and gained 10 Evolution Points.]

LV3 creature?

There aren't many evolutionary points, but there's a large quantity of them.

Having something is better than having nothing; he has never liked working for free.

"Squeak! Squeak squeak!"

Perhaps the death of their companion triggered the ferocity of these monsters.

A dense rustling sound filled the forest as green figures darted out from the trees and bushes.

Their limbs are short but agile, allowing them to leap at high speed between tree trunks as if walking on flat ground, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the three people.

"Boss, behind us!"

Ivan cleaved a lunging lizard monkey in two with an axe, its foul-smelling entrails splattering everywhere, and roared without turning his head.

As Ren Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, felt a chill from behind, he immediately stabbed backward with the knife in a backhand motion—

He precisely stabbed the lizard monkey from below into its jaw as it swooped down from the tree, flicked his wrist to throw the corpse aside, and at the same time did a side roll to dodge two other claw attacks from the flanks.

"Ivan, back to back!"

Ivan understood and moved behind Ren Yi.

One of them focused on frontal attacks, employing wide-ranging and aggressive maneuvers; the other guarded the flanks and rear, delivering deadly blows with every move.

Jiro Sato was terrified and nearly fainted while clinging to the tree.

These reptilian monkeys were clearly organized.

Seeing that they could not break through with a direct assault, they immediately changed their strategy at some kind of urging.

One group harassed the enemy on the ground, using short spears and claws to keep them occupied, while the other group climbed the surrounding trees, looking down from above to find blind spots for attack.

"Squeak!"

A reptile monkey hung upside down from a branch above Renyi's head. Renyi tilted his head slightly, causing its sharp claws to miss their mark and graz his cheek.

At the same time, the knife in his hand swept lightly across the sky like a flower.

"Sizzle!"

The lizard monkey's abdomen was ripped open with a long gash, and green blood gushed out along with its intestines.

But the trouble was not over.

More and more reptiles are gathering here, their numbers are countless and still increasing.

Ivan already had two shallow scratches on his body.

"Boss, there are too many of these kids!"

He chopped off the head of a lizard monkey, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"We have to break out!"

Every strike should aim to inflict maximum damage with minimal force.

But his brows gradually furrowed.

He was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and he couldn't find the "Monkey King" who commanded and controlled them.

Moreover, these things are far more mobile in the jungle than they are.

When Ivan swung his axe again, it was blocked by three lizard monkeys with their wooden spears crossed, while several others took the opportunity to pounce on him from under his feet.

"Get out of here!"

Ivan kicked one away, but still got three bloody scratches on his calf from the claws.

Ren Yi's gaze turned cold, and he thrust his rapier forward repeatedly, piercing the attacker's neck.

Ivan was like a meat grinder; any lizard monkey that came within three meters of him would be torn to shreds by his axe blade.

However, his playing style is very physically demanding.

Renyi was like a ghost dancing on the edge of a knife. He didn't expend much energy, but his space to move was extremely compressed. He was almost touching Ivan as he dodged and weaved.

The encirclement is tightening.

Therefore, the remote attacks stopped, the pressure on the system dropped sharply, and people had time to observe anything that seemed illogical.

The unusual thing is that Jiro Sato is still alive.

These things...

It's so aggressive, and its target is very clear.

But they completely ignored Jiro Sato, who was not far away, as if he were a stone, and all their attacks were focused on themselves and Ivan.

Why?

[Wait, guys, am I seeing things? Is that cherry blossom with a transparent overlay?]

[You think this is Sakura R18? And with a transparent case?!]

[Could it be because he's too weak? Even monkeys have a sense of prey dignity?]

[Nonsense! Aren't these things the same kind as him?]

[I have to say, the art style is strangely harmonious...]

The comments section has completely veered off course.

As Renyi's gaze swept over Ivan's and his own red and white coats, and then caught a glimpse of Sato's drab gray suit, a guess flashed through his mind.

"squeak!"

Another reptile monkey pounced down from the treetop.

He casually tossed the weapon to his left hand and thrust it upwards, a crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.

Taking advantage of the break, he took off his red and white striped coat, picked up a stone, wrapped it around his shoulder, and threw the coat dozens of meters away like a discus!

"Boss, what are you doing? You're sweating?" Ivan was caught off guard when he saw this.

But the next second, he understood.

"Squeak squeak squeak—!"

Some of them instantly abandoned everything in front of them and rushed towards the red mass that was drawing a parabola in the air like madmen.

The previously impenetrable encirclement was breached.

"Take it off!" came a calm voice.

"Damn it, these guys are like monkeys born in the Year of the Ox!" Ivan cursed, then tore open a piece of his shirt.

"Sizzle—"

His jacket was violently ripped open and thrown in another direction. "So he didn't like the clothes!"

Another group of reptiles were attracted by the red coat, and their formation was completely disrupted.

"Walk!"

Seizing any opportunity, they found a direction free of monsters and rushed into the depths of the jungle.

"Keep up!"

Ivan casually chopped down an unlucky guy who hadn't even realized what was happening, then grabbed the still trembling Sato Jiro by the back of his collar and followed closely behind.

The three of them ran for several kilometers in one go.

They stopped in a huge crevice in the rocks only when they could no longer hear the creaking behind them.

"Phew... I haven't had enough fun yet. That last wave took away over 300 evolution points!"

Ivan sat down on the rock with an air of authority.

He fanned his strong upper body with one hand, while his other hand remained tightly gripping [Thoughts], keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

Turning his head, he saw someone had casually scooped up a handful of wet mud and squeezed out the water, then asked with a completely innocent expression:

"Boss, are you hungry?"

"..."

O__O "…

He casually revealed the same speechless expression as Klaus, then directly lifted Ivan's trouser leg and smeared mud on the wound.

"We'll heal our wounds and go back to Aurora."

They haphazardly smeared the remaining mud on Ivan's body, leaving only a few wounds.

"First, stop the bleeding and isolate the smell of blood."

"Or do you want to test how sensitive the guys in this forest are to the nose?"

In no mood!

Ivan shook his head vigorously, obediently accepting the arbitrary mud "patches" being applied.

This time I really underestimated the enemy, and after randomly identifying the direction, I reflected on it.

I have a general understanding of the basic situation.

To be on the safe side, we should return to the ship immediately to make thorough preparations.

They are now about ten kilometers away from the ship, and they need to avoid the area where the battle just took place and the side where the strange footprints were found.

Fortunately, [Deep Sea Shadow] was connected to him, so he didn't lose his way.

"Let's go, we've got quite a few plants this time, let's go back and talk about it later."

"Okay!"