Chapter 202: Chapter 181: Boundary Mountain (3)

Fang Tangtang talked a big game, but once they were on the mountain, she stuck close to Gao Neng, practically glued to his side.

"Find anything?"

"No." Gao Neng shook his head.

"Oh, then let’s keep going. Found anything now?"

"Nope."

"Looks like our luck is good. Let’s walk a few more steps... That rock is huge. Could there be an ambush? Use your Spiritual Power to take a look..."

"Nothing." Gao Neng shook his head again.

"GULP." Fang Tangtang swallowed hard, then grabbed her canteen and took a sip of water. "Just replenishing my energy. This is all wilderness survival 101. Stick with me, Death God Fang Tangtang, and you’ll learn a thing or two."

"You’re just nervous, aren’t you?" Gao Neng commented casually.

"Ahem... What do you mean, nervous? Me, Death God Fang Tangtang, nervous? You’ve got to be kidding me... Back when I was Tier Two, I charged in and out of battlefields like it was nothing! What non-human would dare stand in my way? I’d just blast them to... Mmph!" Before Fang Tangtang could finish, Gao Neng clapped a hand over her mouth.

Then, Fang Tangtang’s gaze was drawn ahead.

Ten meters away, under a large tree.

A dark figure was slowly rising to its feet, its two ghostly green eyes staring at them in the darkness like a pair of phantom flames.

The two of them exchanged a rapid glance.

Horrified, Fang Tangtang nodded repeatedly.

Gao Neng’s face had also turned a little pale.

"Run!"

In an instant, the two of them bolted, running for their lives. Without a shred of hesitation, they scrambled back the way they came, fleeing frantically.

Fang Tangtang dropped her canteen, but she still couldn’t outrun Gao Neng.

They ran for less than two minutes...

...and a gap gradually opened up between them.

"Gao Neng, stop! Stop!" Fang Tangtang yelled, panting heavily in desperation.

"Huh? We’re not running anymore?" Gao Neng glanced back and saw Fang Tangtang more than ten meters behind him, momentarily confused.

"Did you even get a clear look at what that thing was before you took off running?" Fang Tangtang demanded, hurrying to catch up to Gao Neng, her face slightly flushed.

"I saw it clearly. It was a wolf!" Gao Neng nodded.

"A single wolf? Then why did we run? We should’ve just killed it!" Fang Tangtang thumped her chest and yelled, "You let a single wolf scare you into running?"

"You were the one nodding like crazy, telling me to run, weren’t you?" Gao Neng wasn’t about to take the blame for this.

"So if I tell you to run, you just run? And on top of that, you actually ran faster than me... Wait a minute, how could you possibly be faster than me?" Fang Tangtang was furious, but as she reached the end of her sentence, her expression suddenly changed. She gave Gao Neng a very peculiar look.

"I had a breakthrough. I’m at Tier Two Late Stage now, so my speed has improved a bit. But as for being faster than you... are you sure you were going all out just now?" Gao Neng had his answer ready.

"Well, no... I haven’t even had to use my ultimate escape technique! Still, your normal speed is faster than mine? That doesn’t add up," Fang Tangtang continued to mutter.

"It’s probably the mountain path. I grew up in the Forgotten Land, so I’m faster on mountain trails. On flat ground, I’d be much slower," Gao Neng continued to explain.

"Oh, so that’s why. In that case... Mmph!" Fang Tangtang’s mouth was covered again.

But this time, Gao Neng didn’t just cover her mouth; he unceremoniously tackled her to the ground, pinning her completely beneath his body.

Fang Tangtang was clearly too stunned to react.

She tried to struggle.

But she found Gao Neng only pressed down harder. He used his legs to force hers apart, all while frantically signaling to her with his eyes.

’No... Gao Neng, you can’t do this! You really want to do it out here in the wild?!’ Fang Tangtang was terrified, but she soon realized something was off.

Because after subduing her, Gao Neng made no further moves.

And, most importantly...

...there was a sound gradually approaching from the distance.

Since Fang Tangtang had been tackled onto her back, she couldn’t see what was in the distance.

But Gao Neng could see it all perfectly clearly.

He had to admit, he was completely stunned.

In the distance, a squad of about fifty figures was approaching them. He wasn’t mistaken—it was really a squad of fifty.

But they weren’t ordinary people. They were Giants!

The shortest among them was over three meters tall, and the tallest was at least seven meters!

Furthermore, their massive bodies were covered in thick battle armor, which was adorned with strange symbols that resembled ancient totems.

’Are those... the legendary Hill Giants?!’ Gao Neng could hardly believe his eyes. The scene was simply too shocking.

He had no doubt that these Giants could tear tigers and leopards apart with their bare hands.

This was a squad in which the weakest member was at least Tier Five. The seven-meter-tall Giant could even be Tier Six, or possibly Tier Seven.

Of course, that wasn’t the most important part...

The most important part was that the Hill Giant Race was not on the maps for the Eastern District.

Over the past ten days, Gao Neng hadn’t just been blindly increasing his strength; he had also taken the time to study up on the various non-human races.

The Hill Giant Race was a branch of the Barbarian Race.

They were natural-born strongmen.

Beings who could truly move mountains and fill seas.

But the crucial problem was that the Hill Giant Race was active in the South District, while he and Fang Tangtang were currently in a battlefield in the Eastern District.

’How did the Hill Giant Race end up in the Eastern District?’

Just as he was thinking this, he felt Fang Tangtang struggle fiercely beneath him. She wasn’t trying to get up, but rather to flip over.

"Huh? Are those... No way! They’re actually Strong Warriors from the Hill Giant Race!" After flipping onto her stomach, with her rear end now pointing to the sky, she could naturally see the distant spectacle.

"Shh!" Gao Neng immediately motioned for Fang Tangtang to be quiet. For some reason, however, he couldn’t help but feel that there was something very awkward about their current position.