CHAPTER 285: CHAPTER 190: KING OF MONSTERS, SKULL ISLAND (REQUESTING MONTHLY PASS)_2

Qin Shou grinned with delight; Zhi Yin’s ability was indeed effective.

But in the next moment, the red light in the Monster Fish Group’s eyes intensified, and they swam toward Qin Shou with even greater ferocity.

"What the heck? Did I give them the wrong buff...?"

Seeing this, Qin Shou hurriedly called Zhi Yin to step in.

"Master, why did you turn into a woman...?"

"Forget about that, start singing quickly—they’re almost here!"

"Okay, okay, la-la-la-la~"

Instantly, a melodious and captivating song spread out through sound waves. The red light in the Monster Fish Group’s eyes dissipated swiftly, and they turned to swim toward the right, soon disappearing from Qin Shou’s view.

"Wow, Master, that looks amazing!"

After driving away the Snake Fish Group, Zhi Yin instantly fixated her gaze on Qin Shou’s chest, extending a finger to poke it with envy.

Qin Shou: "..."

"Zhi Yin, go take a look in the mirror sometime. Mine and yours are exactly the same—no need to be jealous."

"Master, what do you mean by that?" Zhi Yin tilted her head, asking naively.

Qin Shou turned his head away. "We’re the same."

"Why are we the same?"

"Because yours is mine."

"Why...?"

As Zhi Yin tried to ask further, a terrifying dragon roar suddenly echoed from the depths of the dark river, causing her to shiver in fright.

"Master, something scary is coming!"

With a pale face, Zhi Yin clung tightly to Qin Shou, instinctively rubbing against him.

Qin Shou’s expression turned serious. He casually recalled Zhi Yin into the System Space, then his body’s coloration slowly transformed to match the gray hues of the riverbed before he submerged into the depths.

"Roar..."

In less than a few seconds, a massive Green Dragon Beast, over a hundred meters long, broke through the water with astonishing speed, rapidly moving toward the location where Su Liang and Muto were locked in battle.

"Glub glub..."

The terrifying Green Dragon Beast swept past Qin Shou’s hiding spot, the raging water currents nearly revealing his concealed position.

Remaining motionless and hiding behind a submerged reef, Qin Shou retrieved several underwater detectors and maneuvered them closer to the center of the battle.

On the virtual interface, the spine of the Green Dragon Beast was covered with sharp spikes, its savage fangs grotesque, and its Dragon Horn resembled protruding bone spurs, bearing no resemblance to an actual horn.

Upon seeing this, Qin Shou’s eyes narrowed slightly, his mind conjuring an image of the Golden Dragon Beast slumbering in the ruins of an Old Era city.

The Golden Dragon Beast was a Manda Mutant, but this Dragon Beast turned out to be a true Manda Dragon Beast!

Compared to the Manda Mutant, the genuine Manda Dragon Beast’s power far surpassed that of the mutant.

"Roar..."

The dragon roar erupted suddenly, and the two people besieging Muto immediately turned pale with shock upon spotting the Manda Dragon Beast.

"Manda Dragon Beast!"

"How is this possible? Why would a Manda Dragon Beast appear here...?"

The two were stunned, watching helplessly as the Manda Dragon Beast charged at them ferociously.

"Get away—it might not be targeting us!"

Su Liang seemed to realize something and dragged Yan Bo aside.

As expected, the Manda Dragon Beast didn’t care about the two of them and barreled straight toward Muto in the depths of the dark river.

"Hiss!!"

The giant Muto let out an enraged shriek, feeling utterly aggrieved—wasn’t one challenger after another enough?

"Buzz!"

Facing the aggressive charge of the Manda Dragon Beast, the giant Muto extended its forelimbs, releasing electromagnetic pulse energy that radiated outward from its body at high speed.

"Zzzzz..."

The detectors were disrupted by the electromagnetic pulse and the screen blacked out.

Without hesitation, Qin Shou retrieved several additional detectors to continue monitoring the scene.

Soon, the feed resumed, showing the giant Muto already entangled in a fierce struggle with the Manda Dragon Beast.

The Manda Dragon Beast’s attack method resembled that of a giant python—it favored using its formidable body strength to constrict its opponent, squeezing them to death.

The giant Muto was being wrapped tightly by the elongated body of the Manda Dragon Beast. As the Manda Dragon Beast increased the force of its coils, the giant Muto’s entire body emitted a series of sharp cracking sounds.

It was clear that its electromagnetic pulse energy had no effect on the Manda Dragon Beast.

Not far away, Su Liang and Yan Bo exchanged grim looks. They were already exhausted from beating up the giant Muto, and now here comes an even more powerful Manda Dragon Beast. How were they supposed to defeat this?

"I think we should leave immediately while we have the chance—otherwise, we’ll die an awful death," Su Liang said with a dark expression.

Yan Bo seemed unwilling. "What if we take advantage of their battle and... launch a sneak attack?"

Su Liang looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Do sneak attacks work against Nightmare-level Monsters? Isn’t every Nightmare-level Monster a creature with terrifying defensive power and an incredibly durable body?"

Yan Bo: "Uh... you’re right, but I still don’t want to miss this opportunity—we should at least try, right?"

Su Liang shook his head helplessly, unsure how to respond.

"Try it and risk dying tragically, how dangerous."

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration lit up his mind. He said, "Wait—since this Muto isn’t a match for the Manda Dragon Beast, why don’t we wait for the Manda Dragon Beast to kill the Muto, then you lure the Manda Dragon Beast away while I collect the Muto’s corpse and meet back up with you afterward?"

Yan Bo’s eyes lit up at this suggestion but quickly became suspicious.

"Why do I have to be the one to lure the Manda Dragon Beast away?"

Su Liang patted his shoulder with a smile. "Your Talent Ability allows you to transform your body into flames, and it seems this Manda Dragon Beast doesn’t have any energy attack skills. Even if you can’t defeat it, you shouldn’t die, right?"

Yan Bo hesitated for a moment. "If you hog the Muto, I’ll go complain to Principal Qin."

Su Liang: "..."

Already an adult, and you’re still threatening to tattle?

"Fine, fine—if I hog the Muto, you can go complain—deal?"

"Alright, let’s plan this out."

"Okay... Wait, something’s off—the surrounding water temperature seems to be rising."

"It’s not just rising—it’s getting hotter and hotter."

"Not good. Look over there—what’s that?"

...

"Hiss..."

The increasingly weakened Muto released another blast of electromagnetic pulse energy as the screen went black again.

Qin Shou didn’t deploy more detectors. He had already noticed the water temperature in this dark river was rising rapidly.