CHAPTER 435: CHAPTER 435: SHAOLIN TEMPLE IN THE APOCALYPSE

Yang Xiao chuckled and said:

"Not a problem, you guys can just follow me up the mountain."

The three monks were taken aback and looked at Yang Xiao, one of them asked:

"Amitabha, may I ask what is your Genetic Evolution Level?"

"Enhanced Gene Intermediate."

"Are you a disciple of an Ancient Martial Cultivation Sect?"

"No, I’m just an ordinary person."

The three monks immediately laughed and said:

"Benefactor, if you were from an Ancient Martial Cultivation Sect, you could naturally handle those two Enhanced Gene Advanced tigers. However, as an ordinary person with only an Intermediate Enhancement Cultivation, it won’t do. You’d better wait honestly with us for Brother Monk Ben Hai to come back, then we can go up the mountain together."

Yang Xiao, not in the mood to explain, pointed towards a paved road leading up the mountain and asked:

"Is it just straight up this road to get to the mountain?"

The three monks nodded their heads.

"Are you sure you don’t want to come up the mountain with me?"

The three monks shook their heads, advising:

"Benefactor, don’t overestimate yourself. If you encounter those two monsters on the road, you’ll be in trouble."

"Hehe, life and death are predestined, and fortune is in the hands of heaven, I’m off!"

Having said that, Yang Xiao mounted his Flame Horse and ran towards the mountain.

The three monks shook their heads, sighed, brought their hands together in prayer, and uttered an "Amitabha."

Before the apocalypse, Shaolin Temple was a famous scenic spot and Buddhist temple. To facilitate tourists going up the mountain, this paved road was built very wide, with four lanes in both directions.

Yang Xiao rode the Flame Horse at full speed, passing through the lush forests on either side of the mountain road. After the severe winter, the accumulated snow in the forests had disappeared, and the mutated animals inside had started to become active.

Yang Xiao did not encounter the mutated giant tigers that the monks had mentioned, but he saw plenty of giant mosquitoes, ants, rabbits, and mice as big as goats, as well as various birds with wingspans of around ten meters.

Yang Xiao couldn’t be bothered with these low-level mutated creatures. The Flame Horse galloped all the way, quickly shaking off the monsters that emerged from the forest. However, about a dozen huge sparrows kept screeching and chasing after Yang Xiao.

"No wonder the three monks did not dare to go up the mountain easily, and no wonder Monk Ben Yin decided to relocate Shaolin Temple. It’s indeed difficult to live peacefully in such an environment."

Yang Xiao charged all the way, but the dozen or so huge sparrows in the sky kept chasing him, continuously shooting Fiery Flame Arrows. Fortunately, the Flame Horse was not only fast but could also sense danger and automatically evade, so Yang Xiao did not bother dealing with the sparrows overhead.

Soon, Yang Xiao arrived inside the Shaolin Temple. The dozen sparrows in the sky had now unexpectedly turned into several dozens, with more birds joining the chasing flock along the way.

Just as Yang Xiao arrived at Shaolin Temple, he saw Monk Ben Yin, Ben Hai Monk, and dozens of others running out, with some holding bows and arrows.

"These damn birds are here again, watch me shoot you dead this time. If you dare, don’t run away!"

Dozens of monks bellowed, drew their bows, aimed at the dozens of birds in the sky.

Monk Ben Yin noticed Yang Xiao and was surprised:

"Hey, it turns out to be Brother Yang’s arrival."

At this moment, the dozens of birds in the sky and the dozen or so monks on the ground began to exchange fire.

The Genetic Evolution Level of these birds was not very high, probably just Primordial Gene Intermediate or High-Level at best, and the monks wielding bows and arrows also had low Cultivation, merely around Primordial Gene Intermediate. They were using the most basic Feather Arrow Skill, and did not have much of an advantage against the birds in the sky.

After being intercepted by the dozens of monks on the ground, the birds no longer had the opportunity to bother Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao, watching the dozens of birds in the sky, said:

"Monk Ben Yin, these birds are really annoying."

"Yeah, we’re not good at aerial combat. We can barely jump up to 20 meters high to disperse these birds, preventing them from brazenly conducting low altitude attacks on us. But as soon as we disperse them, they come back to attack again; it’s absolutely exasperating."

Yang Xiao laughed and said:

"Long time no see. I’ll help you guys drive them away as a welcome gift."

Monk Ben Hai chuckled:

"Even if you’re skilled with the Feather Arrow Skill, you can only kill some of them. They immediately flee, and after a while, they gather more birds and attack us again."

Yang Xiao did not reply. He activated his Divine Sense, extended his right hand toward the sky where the birds were fiercely battling, and—

Boom!

Five Finger Bursting Sky!

A colossal claw materialized in mid-air, each finger approximately ten to twenty meters in length. The gigantic claw engulfed an airspace with a diameter of forty to fifty meters.

Monk Ben Yin and the others were so astonished that their eyes bulged and their mouths hung open.

With a squeeze of Yang Xiao’s right hand, a loud crunch sounded, and the huge claw closed, crushing most of the dozens of birds in its palm, killing them on the spot.

A few lucky birds flew away through the gaps between his fingers, letting out shrill cries as they fled in panic.

Amidst everyone’s shock, Yang Xiao loosened his fingers, and the dozens of birds fell one by one.

"How about eating bird meat tonight?"

Yang Xiao said with a smile.

Monk Ben Yin expressed his surprise:

"Brother Yang, your cultivation has improved greatly in the past two months. I’m truly impressed!"

Yang Xiao curled his lip and laughed:

"Here we go again, ’venerable monk’ this, ’venerable monk’ that. Aren’t you all just a bunch of young monks?"

Monk Ben Yin laughed heartily and welcomed Yang Xiao into the great hall of the Shaolin Temple.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yang Xiao asked directly:

"So, I heard you’re moving?"

Monk Ben Yin let out a sigh and said:

"I don’t want to move either, but it’s become less and less suitable to live here,"

Monk Ben Guo served a cup of tea to Yang Xiao. Just as Yang Xiao was about to drink, suddenly several basketball-sized mosquitoes buzzed into the hall.

The monks in the hall scrambled to kill the mosquitoes.

Monk Ben Yin said:

"As you see, that’s the situation. It’s not too bad during the day when we’re all vigilant. But come night, it’s a nightmare. Even with people on watch, it’s hard to cope with swarms of mosquitoes and various gigantic mutated insects – centipedes, and even cockroaches have grown to weigh a pound or two, with pincers that can slice right through your throat.

Sigh, since the ice and snow melted and the weather warmed up, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep. Look at the dark circles under my eyes. I look like a panda. I can’t keep this up, so I decided to move down to the Genetic Store’s house. That building is protected by the orange light, and mutated creatures can’t enter."

Just as Yang Xiao was about to speak, he heard the sound of a fight coming from outside the temple, and shouts:

"F*ck, these fire ants are back."

Yang Xiao and Monk Ben Yin stood up and rushed to the outside of the great hall, only to see dozens of basketball-sized ants swarming towards the direction of the hall. A dozen monks, armed with knives, clubs, swords, and other weapons, engaged in battle with the group of ants.

The ants could spray a stream of fire from their mouths, which was not weak in lethality. Despite the monks’ high-level martial arts skills, it took them dozens of minutes to kill the dozens of ants that had invaded. Several monks were burned by the ants’ fire streams and had to quickly take Small Blood Pills to heal their wounds.

Yang Xiao said:

"Indeed, this environment is no longer suitable to live in."

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