Chapter 51: One Step Too Late
Ghost Lord’s existence was always somewhat inconvenient. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Ling Mo still took him into the Small Tower.
“Follow and take a look…”
He instantly activated his Martial Soul, bringing himself to his optimal state, and immediately set off, following the Titan Giant Ape’s pace.
However, he didn’t expect the Titan Giant Ape’s speed to be so incredibly fast, and with its massive body size, each leap covered thousands of meters.
Gradually, Ling Mo completely lost track of it! But he could still sense its aura.
At nightfall, the forest was in utter panic because a Giant Beast was rampaging through the woods, startling countless Soul Beasts into fleeing.
Why had the legendary king of the forest appeared alone on the forest outskirts today? All the Soul Beasts were terrified and didn’t dare approach.
“Damn, this thing runs way too fast!”
In the darkness, Lin had no idea where he was now; he was completely lost.
The Titan Giant Ape’s aura had already disappeared, and it seemed he had lost track of it.
He had originally wanted to directly call Ghost Lord to intercept it, but if he did that, Ling Mo would have a hard time finding Tang San and the others’ location.
“These big pits must be the ones it left behind! Following these dirt pits should lead to its position. Let’s go…”
With that, Ling Mo followed once again! Unfortunately, his speed couldn’t compare to the Titan Giant Ape’s; he could only pray that no accidents occurred.
At this time, dozens of miles away from Ling Mo, the Shrek group was gathered around a campfire!
Led by Zhao Wuji, all of the Shrek Seven Devils were out, except for Ling Mo!
Regarding Ling Mo’s sudden disappearance, the ones most concerned were undoubtedly Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
Meanwhile, Dai Mubai wished this kid would never come back.
Earlier, when Ling Mo suddenly vanished, Flander had specifically gone out to look for him, but it was as if he had disappeared into thin air. Flander searched within dozens of miles around Suotuo City for three days and found nothing.
“Teacher Zhao, I’ll take night watch tonight. You all go rest…”
“Good! I’ll relieve you later…”
After Zhao Wuji finished speaking, he directly entered the tent. Now that Oscar’s third Soul Ring had a lead, they just needed Tang San’s Soul Ring, and they could head back.
Everyone dispersed to rest, but Tang San felt inexplicably uneasy for some reason.
Beside him, Xiao Wu seemed to sense something and showed a panicked expression.
“Xiao Wu, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” The attentive Tang San noticed and immediately asked.
Xiao Wu’s eyes flickered evasively as she hemmed and hawed, “Nothing, I just miss Xiao Mo a bit!”
Was she really missing Ling Mo? Impossible—it was clearly just a deliberate distraction, using Ling Mo as a scapegoat to keep Tang San from suspecting anything.
At the mention of Ling Mo, Tang San looked melancholic too and said, “I don’t know where Xiao Mo went either… But he should be fine…”
Tang San said worriedly. That day, Ling Mo had shaken them off and vanished without a trace! It would be fake to say he wasn’t worried; Tang San had been thinking about it all along.
As the two chattered on, suddenly… Tang San sensed a slight anomaly and instantly stood up.
“Bad news, everyone get up!”
With one loud shout, everyone instantly became fully alert and rushed out from the tents.
“Xiao San, what happened?”
Zhao Wuji rushed out first, followed closely by the fastest Zhu Zhuqing, then Dai Mubai and the others.
“A big guy is approaching!”
Everyone felt the ground begin to shake violently; from the frequency of the tremors, this big guy was rushing toward them at high speed.
What exactly was this thing? It was actually causing such intense ground vibrations?
Knowing the situation was dire, Zhao Wuji immediately activated Martial Soul Possession, standing in front of everyone, and said, “Everyone fall back behind me. Do not leave my side rashly…”
His gaze locked on, Tang San activated Purple Demon Eye, and in the darkness, a Hegemon suddenly appeared.
“Roar…”
With a heaven-shaking roar, everyone’s ears nearly deafened! A domineering Power Impact swept over, making it hard for anyone to stand steady.
Zhao Wuji instantly activated Martial Soul True Body, standing at the front to block all the Power Impact.
In the blur, he made out the figure of that Hegemon.
“Titan Giant Ape?”
After confirming the opponent’s identity, Zhao Wuji’s heart sank! No, his whole body turned ice-cold.
Why would this guy appear on the forest outskirts? Zhao Wuji couldn’t figure it out; its appearance shocked everyone to their core.
“We’re done for!”
The moment he saw the Titan Giant Ape, Zhao Wuji despaired, but glancing at the students behind him, a glint of resolve flashed in his eyes.
“Mu Bai, take them and go first…”
With that, he activated Martial Soul True Body instantly and charged forward against the Titan Giant Ape’s stomping foot.
A Mount Tai-like pressure came crashing down; under this press, Zhao Wuji felt the sky and earth splitting, his whole body in agonizing pain, blood boiling.
Originally, under this foot, Zhao Wuji would surely die, but for some reason, the Titan Giant Ape suddenly pulled back its foot and stared intently at the group.
Through the forest trees, the group saw a giant ape looking down on them from above, extremely terrifying.
“Respected king of the forest, we didn’t know this was your territory. If we’ve offended you, we’ll leave right away…”
Zhao Wuji tried to lead the group away; that earlier foot had nearly cost him his life.
Facing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, let alone him—even a Titled Douluo might not have the upper hand.
The Titan Giant Ape ignored Zhao Wuji’s words, its gaze locking directly onto Xiao Wu.
The sharp-eyed Tang San noticed and quietly pulled Xiao Wu behind him, shielding her.
Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and the others were completely stunned in place! They had no reaction at all.
Even when Zhao Wuji told him to lead the others away earlier, he didn’t react.
The moment it saw Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape suddenly flew into a rage and smashed a fist down, instantly sending Zhao Wuji flying.
Boom…
With a deafening crash, Zhao Wuji was undoubtedly beaten again!
No surprise, it was Tang San and his group again.
Zhao Wuji: I’m having it too rough!
After punching Zhao Wuji flying with one fist, everyone finally reacted.
“Teacher Zhao…”
Dai Mubai was about to go help him up when Zhao Wuji suddenly roared in anger, “Don’t mind me, take them and go first…”
Before he finished speaking, the Titan Giant Ape strode straight forward, each step of its massive body producing a huge sound.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were at the edge, while Tang San kept protecting Xiao Wu. The attentive he noticed that the Titan Giant Ape was heading straight toward him and Xiao Wu.
“Bad news! Xiao Wu, run…”
The Zhuge Divine Crossbow appeared in his hand; Tang San didn’t hesitate and fired three arrows fiercely, instantly shooting toward the Titan Giant Ape to buy time for retreat.
He was the only one on site who hadn’t lost his head to fear!
Despite his fierce resistance, against the Titan Giant Ape’s terrifying Defense, it was like scratching an itch; he couldn’t pierce it at all.
Tang San’s actions enraged the Titan Giant Ape, which let out another furious roar and smashed down a fist.
Seeing Tang San about to be smashed to death by one fist, Xiao Wu behind him suddenly shouted, “Don’t…”
Unexpectedly, this “don’t” saved Tang San’s life! The Titan Giant Ape really stopped.
But… after stopping, it smoothly grabbed Xiao Wu and bolted away from there.
“No…”
With a hysterical scream of despair, Tang San watched Xiao Wu being taken away by the Titan Giant Ape and completely broke down.
In just a few short days, he had lost two of his best friends! Ling Mo was missing, and Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape.
Tang San’s heart completely collapsed, and in his despair, he erupted with heaven-shaking furious Power.
“Xiao San, come back…”
By the time everyone reacted, Tang San’s figure had long vanished from the spot!
He actually dared to chase the Titan Giant Ape; everyone thought he was crazy! That was the true king of the forest.
His actions made everyone admire him! They stood there feeling ashamed of themselves.
“Teacher Zhao! What do we do now?” Dai Mubai asked, completely at a loss for what to do next.
“What else can we do? Damn, if we’re dying, we die together. Oscar…”
With that, Oscar suddenly shouted a string of soft incantations, “I’ve got a Mushroom Sausage…”
As soon as he spoke, the group divided up the Mushroom Sausages, but before they could eat them, a shadow flashed through the mountain forest. Thinking a Soul Beast was approaching, everyone instantly became fully alert, staring into that patch of darkness.
“Still too late!”
As soon as he spoke, Ling Mo walked out from the mountain forest, looking at the scene of devastation and feeling a pang of regret.
