Chapter 5: Life and Death
Zhou Dan's brows furrowed, and he was slightly surprised. The strength of this demon ape seemed to be much stronger than before!
According to the memory in his mind, Zhou Dan knew that this demon ape had the strength of the eighth level of body tempering. However, just by hearing its voice now, Zhou Dan could conclude that this demon ape had already broken through.
Thinking of this, Zhou Dan no longer hesitated, and ran as fast as he could according to the route in his mind. Before leaving, he glanced at the blood-soaked Wu Gui and others, "I won't accompany you, you guys take care of yourself."
Zhou Dan has never been lenient towards his enemies. Since these five Zhou family death row prisoners want to kill him, Zhou Dan has no reason to let them continue to live in disgrace.
The reason why Zhou Dan had the blood of the demon ape was that he encountered a young demon ape in Panxi Mountain a few months ago and killed it. The blood of the demon ape contains rich essence of qi and blood. If he can absorb and refine it, his own qi and blood will be greatly enhanced. Zhou Dan naturally would not waste such a treasure.
The demon ape itself is an extremely violent and ferocious monster. A few months ago, Zhou Dan was at the eighth level of the Body Tempering Realm, so it was easy for him to kill a young demon ape. However, this caused an adult demon ape to come, which also had the strength of the eighth level of the Body Tempering Realm. This demon ape was the one that smelled the blood. Although Zhou Dan himself had not been there in person, the memory in his mind made him know how ferocious the adult demon ape was. He originally had the strength to kill people of the same level, but the demon ape actually escaped with serious injuries in his hands!
It would be difficult for opponents of equal strength to escape from Zhou Dan, but the adult demon ape was determined to run away, and even Zhou Dan could do nothing about it and could only watch it leave.
roar!!
The roar of the demon ape was getting closer and closer. The middle-aged man with the scar was getting anxious. He knew that he was tricked by the young man who had already escaped. He was extremely unwilling to accept this. He immediately became furious and turned into a shadow to chase after him.
“Where are you going!”
Even if he dies, he can't let Zhou Dan have an easy time. This is what Scar Middle-aged is thinking at the moment!
At this moment, a ten-foot-tall monster with long, shiny black hair appeared in front of everyone. It was an adult demon ape!
The four Zhou family death row prisoners reacted immediately, their bodies turned cold, and then they desperately tried to escape, rolling and crawling.
"roar!"
Smelling the bloody smell in the air, the demon ape was enraged. With a roar, a strong wind blew up and sand flew into the sky. The demon ape's eyes were bloodshot, as if blood was about to flow out, and veins all over his body were bulging, which was extremely terrifying.
"No, run!"
The four Zhou family death row prisoners who were lagging behind let out miserable cries. They no longer had the arrogance they had before and were almost scared to death.
Although the adult demon ape is powerful, its intelligence is average. At this time, the five ghosts and the other five people were all stained with the demon ape's blood and had been identified by it as the murderer who killed its son. Naturally, the adult demon ape would not let the murderer go just like that.
"Damn it!" After chasing all the way, the middle-aged man with the scar found that Zhou Dan was widening the distance between him and him. Without saying a word, he grabbed his bloody clothes with both hands, and then mobilized the blood in his body to quickly close the distance between him and Zhou Dan.
"Since you want us to die, I can't let you leave alive!"
An angry voice came from behind Zhou Dan. Before he could react, he suddenly found that his neck was lightly touched by something. He immediately reached out to touch it, and the bright red blood of the demon ape had dyed his palm red.
"wipe!"
Even though Zhou Dan was very talented, he couldn't help but curse when he found himself stained with the blood of the demon ape, but his pace obviously quickened a lot. It turned out that the scarred middle-aged man knew that he couldn't catch up with Zhou Dan in a short time, so he made a plan to let Zhou Dan be stained with the blood of the demon ape, so that he didn't need to chase and kill him, and he could run for his life wholeheartedly.
The blood of the demon ape is not ordinary blood. Once it gets on you, it cannot be washed off, even with clean water. There is no other way to wash it except using a potion specially made from spiritual herbs. In other words, now that Zhou Dan is stained with the blood of the demon ape, he has become one of the targets of the adult demon ape.
"Hahaha..." Scarred Middle-aged succeeded in his attack and laughed excitedly, but he fled in another direction, and it seemed that he wanted to leave Panxi Mountain. Scarred Middle-aged was sure that as long as he could escape from Panxi Mountain and then escape into Zhoucheng, his life would be saved. There were so many experts in Zhoucheng, so it would be a piece of cake to deal with a demon ape, right?
"Ah~ Big brother, save me!" A horrifying scream rang out. The ugly man, one of the five ghosts, had his head smashed by the demon ape. He was dead beyond deadness, and that scream came from him before he died.
"Run!" The death of their companion undoubtedly made the three Zhou family prisoners who were left behind feel cold in their hearts. They tried their best, but only half a minute later, three screams were heard one after another, and four of the five ghosts died!
After smashing the four murderers to pieces, the demon ape's rage increased instead of decreasing, because two of the murderers had already escaped a long distance. The demon ape stopped at the fork in the road between Zhou Dan and Scarred Middle-aged Man, and then its breath moved slightly, and then its huge body turned into a black shadow and rushed towards Scarred Middle-aged Man.
"You damn bastard, that guy is also stained with a lot of demon ape blood, why did you come after me!"
Although Scar Middle-aged was concentrating on escaping, he was always paying attention to the situation in the rear. He thought that the adult demon ape would chase and kill Zhou Dan, but the opposite happened. The demon ape actually targeted him, which made Scar Middle-aged very panicked.
The reason why Scar Middle-aged guessed that the adult demon ape would chase Zhou Dan was because Zhou Dan fled to the depths of Panxi Mountain, while he was running towards Zhoucheng. Generally, demon beasts with the strength of the ninth level of body tempering, no matter how poor their intelligence is, know that they cannot easily step into the human settlements, otherwise they will never return.
But this demon ape seemed determined to kill Scarred Middle-aged Man. Not only did he feel extremely unfair, Scarred Middle-aged Man had no choice but to escape at the risk of his life, unleashing all his potential.
It’s a pity that the adult demon ape is several levels stronger than the middle-aged man with scar. Even if the middle-aged man with scar runs for a distance, it is difficult for him to escape from the clutches of the demon ape. In the end, he is almost killed by a slap from the demon ape!
It can be said that the middle-aged man with the scar indirectly bought Zhou Dan a lot of time. At this time, Zhou Dan had already crossed many hills and followed the route in his mind. He easily avoided the habitats of monsters and finally walked out of the vast hilly area and came to the foot of a high mountain. Looking at the giant waterfall pouring down from the top of the mountain, a smile finally flashed across Zhou Dan's face.
At this moment, Zhou Dan turned around suddenly, and the hairs on his body stood up. He saw a giant monster rushing towards him as fast as lightning. A strong sense of crisis surged in his heart. Without saying a word, Zhou Dan jumped into the rolling river.
boom!
The rumbling sound echoed all around, and a huge blood mark appeared where Zhou Dan had originally stood. An adult demon ape covered in blood suddenly appeared. Of course, this blood did not belong to the demon ape, but the blood of the Five Ghosts and others.
roar!!
The demon ape was furious. It didn't expect that it had failed. It watched the murderer escape into the rapid river.
In the whole world, no matter where they are, monkeys are naturally not used to water. The demon ape is a kind of monkey, but its bloodline is more advanced. Now watching the murderer escape into the river, the demon ape did not dare to go into the water easily, but the demon ape did not give up. Its huge nostrils began to beat again. Relying on the smell of blood with almost faded water, the demon ape stood up and ran quickly along the rapid river.
puff!
Zhou Dan emerged from the water, and the moment he emerged from the water, he felt a sense of crisis in his heart again, and a trace of bitterness appeared on his face. It seemed that he still failed to get rid of the demon ape. Zhou Dan himself was an excellent swimmer, and this dive underwater with the help of the rapids was more powerful than running on land. However, Zhou Dan knew that if he wanted to get rid of the demon ape's pursuit, he must first deal with the demon ape's blood on his neck that could not be washed away no matter how hard he tried.
"roar!"
The demon ape's roar sounded not far away. Suddenly, it felt the smell of blood in the air became stronger. It knew that the murderer was right in front of it, and immediately quickened its pace.
beep!
Without saying a word, Zhou Dan jumped into the water again to continue his escape. He didn't know how long he could escape, nor did he know whether he could escape this disaster, but he would never give up, because in another world, there was a lonely old man waiting for him to return.
Several hours had passed since then. Zhou Dan surfaced every half an hour, more than ten times in total. But every time he failed to adjust his breathing, the demon ape would appear on the shore and roar. This time, Zhou Dan did not dive into the water again. He just stood in the middle of the river and confronted the demon ape.
Zhou Dan suddenly felt that there was no need for him to continue diving to escape the demon ape's pursuit. Since the demon ape could not swim, why not just stay in the river? The demon ape did not dare to go into the water anyway.
Thinking of this, Zhou Dan couldn't help but smile bitterly. When a person is panicked, his mind may not be clear sometimes.
In this way, the demon ape jumped around on both sides of the river, roaring continuously, but it had no way to do anything to Zhou Dan.
Zhou Dan didn't know how long the river was, but he could estimate its width. It was at least two hundred meters wide, and the demon ape easily jumped across to the other side without any pressure. The distance was a full two hundred meters.
A jump of two hundred meters?
The demon beast at the ninth level of body tempering is indeed not simple. No wonder it can catch up in such a short time!
At this point, Zhou Dan came to this conclusion.
"The demon ape is indeed known as the most vengeful demon beast. This time, it's really a big deal." Zhou Dan felt bitter in his heart. Thinking of the introduction about the demon ape, he felt even more helpless. The demon ape guarded him for a whole day, and Zhou Dan's physical strength was almost exhausted during this day. Besides, it would be strange if nothing went wrong if a person soaked in water for a whole day. He knew that this was not a solution, and he had to find a way to get rid of the demon ape blood on his neck.
The sun set in the west, and another day had passed. The demon ape seemed to be tired from jumping on both sides of the river, and now it lay on the shore to rest. Ye Qin's spirit also gathered. He had been very uncomfortable in the past two days. He was soaked in water every day without any food. At this moment, he was not only tired, but also extremely hungry.
"The opportunity has come!" Zhou Dan adjusted his breathing frequency and dived into the water immediately. At the moment Zhou Dan dived into the water, the sleeping demon ape suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and looked around.
puff!
In fact, Zhou Dan did not leave. He surfaced again a minute later. When the demon ape saw Zhou Dan popping up, it just roared, as if warning Zhou Dan not to try to escape, and then it actually lay on the ground to rest.
Zhou Dan tried it several times, and every time he dived into the water, the demon ape would wake up, leaving him no chance to escape.
"Sure enough, as long as my scent doesn't disappear, this demon ape will not be restless!" Zhou Dan said to himself, then looked around and found a cave about three meters high on the opposite bank. Zhou Dan's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and a rare smile finally appeared on his face.
"This cave is only ten meters away from the river, and I must enter the cave the moment the demon ape wakes up, otherwise it will be difficult to escape."
Zhou Dan calculated in his mind that it would only take a moment for the demon ape to wake up, but it would take two seconds to jump to the other side. In other words, Zhou Dan only had less than three seconds. In these less than three seconds, he must successfully enter the cave, otherwise he would most likely fall into the hands of the demon ape.
Having a chance is always better than waiting to die. Zhou Dan couldn't give up this glimmer of hope. As long as he successfully entered the cave, he would be safe.
The entrance to this cave is only three zhang high, but the demon ape is ten zhang tall, so it cannot get in at all.
Zhou Dan did what he said. He held his breath and concentrated his mind. He was more focused than ever before. As he approached the other side of the river, he was alert to the demon ape, fearing that it would suddenly wake up. After five minutes of anxiety, Zhou Dan finally reached the other side of the river. Then he stared intently, jumped up suddenly, and jumped onto the shore from the river. At this moment, the demon ape opened its eyes, roared, and its whole body was suspended in the air, chasing Zhou Dan.
"Damn, he's pretending to sleep!" Zhou Dan's heart shuddered, he rolled over in panic, and then rushed towards the cave entrance with all his might.