Chapter 1233: Chapter 1228: Mutually Slaughtering

"Emily, why are you saying this?"

The reason for Human’s sudden terror was only one.

Something was off.

Before he could dig into the reason, he heard a sharp "chi" sound. At the same time, a tearing pain exploded in his chest.

He instinctively lowered his head, only to see a dagger driven deep into his chest.

"This is... my chest?"

Human’s final thought surfaced. In disbelief, he lifted his head and saw Emily’s indifferent face. On that face, her eyes were so cold and blood‑red.

"Why..."

Human’s lips moved slightly. Under the powerful medicinal effect of the Bloodthirst Pill, even with his heart shredded, he hadn’t completely died yet.

Emily’s white hand gently stroked Human’s face, her expression utterly cold: "Boss, you know it. That monster is too strong, there’s no way we can all get away. Not even with the Bloodthirst Pill."

Emily... made sense. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Once he understood, Human’s gaze grew unfocused, and his body slowly fell backward.

At the moment of death, he understood Emily’s action.

Bloodthirst Pill.

As the name implies, only when it drinks blood will the drug’s power become truly strong and long‑lasting.

Just running for it can’t possibly draw out the pill’s full effect.

If nothing unexpected happened, the medicinal power would fade in no time, and the two of them would still end up dead.

The only way was for the one who took the Bloodthirst Pill to actually taste fresh blood.

Then that person’s strength would spike, and the odds of escape would shoot up.

Human hadn’t thought of this, so he died.

Emily had, so she pulled out the dagger and ran her tongue along the fresh blood on the blade.

The bitter taste slid into her mouth, and the power in her body fully revived!

"Moo!"

The giant elephant stared at the fallen human in front of it, feeling very baffled.

Its loud bellow snapped Emily awake in an instant.

No time to draw more blood, she pushed off with her toes, her body leaping lightly into the air.

At the same time, the back of her tight suit split open, and a pair of mechanical tools resembling wings unfolded.

As those wings fluttered, numerous fine wires shot out.

Clang, clang, clang!

The wires nailed into the trees, and Emily’s body traced an arc through the air as she rapidly pulled away.

The giant elephant ran fast, but compared to Emily’s near‑flying speed, it still wasn’t fast enough.

Ten breaths later, Emily vanished from sight. The giant elephant let out an angry "Moo!", then stomped madly with its feet and thrashed its trunk. The area quaked, trees shattered, as if struck by some massive natural disaster.

...

"Fuck! Finally shook off that elephant brat!"

Twenty li away, Qin Hao squatted under a towering tree, gulping in fresh air.

Every mouthful of air was so enticing; with each breath, a bit of his stamina crept back.

Thump, thump, thump!

From far away came a continuous rumbling.

Qin Hao looked that way, a trace of regret on his face: "That elephant brat’s making such a racket? Looks like its resentment isn’t vented yet. I kinda feel bad for Human and that unlucky bunch."

In truth, Qin Hao’s plan had been to redirect the elephant brat’s firepower onto Human and the others, then hide in the dark himself and see if there’d be a chance to sneak‑attack.

But after hiding in a tree and watching for a bit, Qin Hao noticed that while the elephant brat was indeed trampling everyone, it kept occasionally glancing at his side out of the corner of its eye.

Qin Hao instantly realized it and knew the elephant brat was also watching him.

So he didn’t hesitate at all and chose to run.

He ran twenty li before stopping, and that sense of looming death finally faded.

Only then did Qin Hao confirm that he’d really survived.

As for the joy of being alive, Qin Hao didn’t feel much.

What he was more interested in was whether Human was actually dead or not.

Unfortunately, there was no way to know the answer to that, and in any case, Qin Hao wouldn’t go back even if you beat him to death.

He glanced at the sky and realized that without noticing, it had begun to darken.

Back in the mundane world, Qin Hao had seen a documentary.

In a forest, there is no absolutely safe place.

If people want to survive, one factor they must have is a source of fire.

At night, many animals have their wild nature stirred up and become extremely ferocious.

And the only thing that can scare them off is fire.

The forests of the mundane world are already that terrifying.

Let alone this place, which is crawling with fully evolved Spirit Beasts.

Qin Hao had only walked another five li when he already heard faint beastly growls in the distance.

Also, on tree branches, beyond the grass, in the night, in every patch of darkness, there seemed to be bloodthirsty eyes spying on him.

As he walked, Qin Hao started feeling a bit weak.

He dropped the idea of finding some advantageous terrain and picked a patch of open ground between four big trees, sat down on the ground, used the charcoal he’d prepared to start a happy little fire, and just sat by the flames roasting in the heat.

With the appearance of the fire, Qin Hao clearly felt the killing intent locked on him from all around weaken.

"Damn! Looks like I actually scared that bunch of beast brats off. Not easy."

Qin Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Don’t be fooled by how he used to stir up wind and rain and act like a big shot in the mundane world.

Here, in this killing ground, to those beasts lurking in the dark, at best he was just a slightly tougher prey.

Out in the wild, finding a safe spot is important, but even more important is replenishing energy.

Qin Hao’s dinner was extremely simple: some herbs stewed together with that Red Leaf Snake, plus a few wild fruits for water.

Even though he hadn’t cooked for days, Qin Hao’s cooking skills were still solid.

In no time, a faint fragrance of snake meat drifted from the pot.

He took one sniff and his appetite roared to life.

But before he could dig in, rustling came from the grass not far away, as if some beast was about to emerge.

Qin Hao shot to his feet, grabbed the long ladle, stared hard in that direction, and still didn’t forget to shout, "Scram!"

Maybe that yell really worked, because the grass went quiet.

The beast hiding inside seemed to have retreated.

Only then did Qin Hao breathe out, and the first thing he did after turning back was to quickly finish his dinner.

Once he’d eaten his fill, Qin Hao tossed more wood onto the campfire, making sure it could last until the early hours. Only then did he pull out his sleeping bag, crawl in, and try to sleep.

Long before coming to Celestial Dragon Island, Qin Hao had gone shopping with Vini Jones for survival gear.

In the dead of night, Qin Hao inevitably thought of Vini Jones.

"Where’s that girl now? Is she still alive and well?"

Qin Hao actually wasn’t too worried.

Vini Jones was, after all, someone he’d personally trained. Even though they’d only been together a few days, with that female Demon’s temperament, surviving for a while in this freaky forest shouldn’t be much of a problem.

What’s more, it seemed Xinmu and the others were with her.

With that many people together, they were definitely safer than him, this lone wolf.