The clouds in the sky covered Yang Guang and the ground darkened.
The forest that covered Yang Guang seemed to have quietened down.
The trees beside the sandy land were tall and Shao Xuan was most satisfied with them. Shao Xuan had considered the type of tree, the wood quality, the strength of the roots, and so on. The time he spent on the tree was actually to find the best place to start.
He would definitely be at a disadvantage if he fought against such a troublesome beast. Now, he had to focus on hunting. Shao Xuan planned to try a trap.
Today's weather and environment were perfect for a trap. Hiding in a tree, Shao Xuan looked at the beast lying on the shore. His mind was filled with ideas, combining the terrain and environment to form a complete trap.
However, theory was just theory. He had to be careful when he put it into practice. Shao Xuan no longer wore his worm skin. He had used it to wrap the core seed in the desert for Tuo and the rest to bring it back to the tribe. Without a bodyguard, he had to be more careful. If he got hurt, he would be at a disadvantage.
The worm skin was gone but the string was still there. Finding the first trap point, Shao Xuan threw the stone nail with the silk thread tied to it.
The sound of the stone nails hitting the ground alerted the Bone Beast. Its bones shrunk in size, but they were sturdier than before.
When it realised that it was only a puny human, it roared and swiped at him with its claws.
Shao Xuan dodged, but he didn't go far. He swung his hand again, and the shrunken boomerang, tied with a silk thread, drew an arc and wrapped around a thick tree trunk on the edge of the sandy ground.
Shao Xuan did not attack immediately. Although he had a few chances to cut the beast, it might not actually hurt the beast. At most, it would only break its skin. It might even enrage the beast. Shao Xuan did not want to take the risk, he could not predict what the beast would do in a fit of rage. There were too many uncertainties, Shao Xuan did not want to risk it.
He dodged the beast's attacks nimbly. Every time it looked like he was about to be hit, he would dodge again.
Tao Zheng and the rest watched Shao Xuan's movements, sweating. To them, Shao Xuan was really putting on a show of life and death. It was not Shao Xuan who was shocked but Tao Zheng and the rest. If they were not careful, Shao Xuan would end up like the fish that was squashed by the beast.
Shao Xuan dodged again and again. The beast was frustrated, swinging its arms harder and harder. Every time it swung its arms, a huge tree trunk would break. Even if it didn't break, there would be a huge hole. The canopy above was about to fall.
Crack!
Another tree was snapped.
However, Shao Xuan did not attack immediately. Instead, he focused on dodging, leading the bone beast around.
"What is he doing?" Yu could not help but ask.
Tao Zheng and the rest were confused as well. Their initial anxiety had faded. Seeing how Shao Xuan dodged the beast's attacks, it was clear that he had the ability to dodge the beast's attacks but he was still running around it.
"Let's keep watching. If we think something is wrong, Shao Xuan can escape. Plus, Shao Xuan did not ask us to interfere, "Tao Zheng said.
"What is he throwing?" Wu Zhan, who had been silent, asked.
"A knife? A spear dart? It doesn't look like it. Why would he throw something other than his prey? "Tao Zheng shook his head.
The thick clouds were still blocking Yang Guang's view. The forest was dark and they could not see everything clearly. However, they could not get too close either. Not only would they disrupt Shao Xuan's plan, they would also expose themselves to the beast's attack range.
Thus, even if they had their own guesses, they could not go closer to take a look.
On the other side, Shao Xuan ran a few steps vertically up the tree trunk and leapt up. Below, the bone beast opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of sharp, hook-like teeth.
"Ah!" A young warrior could not help but cry out. Moving in the air was not as easy as moving on land. It was difficult to dodge.
Tao Zheng was about to rush over as well. Why didn't they ask for help at a time like this?
Shao Xuan looked at the bone beast, who was waiting for its prey with its mouth wide open. He smiled. Sometimes, the switch between predator and prey happened in the blink of an eye.
He had fallen into the trap!
Shao Xuan was getting closer and closer to the beast's mouth. He could smell the beast's bloody breath and see the bird feathers between its teeth.
But just as the bone beast was about to open its mouth to swallow the prey, the prey jumped up again!
The anxious Tao Zheng and the rest did not see Shao Xuan fall directly into the beast's open mouth. Instead, they saw Shao Xuan jump up again when he was close to the beast's mouth.
He jumped up again?
How was that possible?
Everyone widened their eyes, trying to get a better look.
On the other side, not only did Shao Xuan jump up, he was also jumping up step by step! It was as if there were stairs in the air.
The bone beast wasn't the only one who was dumbfounded. Tao Zheng and the others had their eyes popping out of their sockets.
How was that possible?!
The wind blew.
In the sky, the thick layers of clouds drifted, and the sunlight that had been blocked was once again revealed little by little. The golden rays of light once again swept through the forest.
Tao Zheng and the rest saw thin lines reflecting the golden light around the beast.
Lines?!
Shao Xuan was jumping up by stepping on lines! Were those the lines he had thrown out earlier?
But why would Shao Xuan make those lines?
Lines of golden light surrounded the bone beast. Shao Xuan had already jumped to the most suitable height.
His timing was perfect.
A rock rolled into his palm and slid between his fingers. With a flick of his finger, Shao Xuan shot out the small stone.
Boom!
The sound of the taut threads vibrating could be heard.
It was as if a switch had been flipped. Immediately after, a series of rapid cutting sounds burst out. It was like the ear-piercing sound of fingernails scratching hard objects, causing Tao Zheng and the others to have goosebumps all over their bodies. They couldn't help but tremble.
Like a loose cocoon, the bone beast was tightly bound by strings.
The beast struggled with brute force. The more it struggled, the sharper the sound.
There seemed to be the smell of burning wood in the air.
Boom! Boom!
Along with several sounds, some of the tall trees around the sandy land were cut down. Some of them were cut off from the ground, while others were cut off from the tree crown.
Roar!
The bone beast's struggle broke a dozen trees, and it lost its balance and fell to the ground.
This was the moment he had been waiting for!
Shao Xuan didn't want to rely on these threads to completely tie up the beast. He just wanted to use this method to drag the beast down and trip it up!
Shao Xuan was brought to a tree by the force of the silk thread. The totemic power in his body was at its peak, and even the mud on his face could not completely cover the exposed totemic patterns. The bulging muscles on his arms were constantly twitching, and his legs were gathering strength. His strength exploded in an instant, and the tree trunk under his feet made a soft cracking sound. His body was already pushed out.
Shao Xuan was extremely fast. In a blink of an eye, he was in front of the beast and punched it.
The beast that was tripped had just lifted its head when it saw the incoming punch. The shockwave from the punch made it squint its eyes.
Boom!
Tao Zheng and the others shuddered. They could tell from the sound of the punch that it was a powerful one.
Zhui looked at the bone beast whose head was buried in the sand. He thought of the dino-head beast that was smashed into the ground back in the tribe. His facial muscles twitched. He did not see it with his own eyes back then. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he was deeply moved. What a powerful punch!
"That …"
Before Tao Zheng could finish his sentence, another punch came from the other side.
The beast struggled to lift its head from the ground before it was smashed in again.
Zhui, who had experienced Shao Xuan's strength before, was speechless.
Tao Zheng and the others' jaws dropped to the ground. They wanted to raise their arms and cheer, "All hail the Elder!"
They watched as Shao Xuan rubbed his fists. He ran to the side and picked up a boulder that the beast was using to hide its head. He tossed it in the air and threw it again.
The boulder cracked but the beast's head was still fine.
Still struggling?
Fine, again!
Tao Zheng and the rest couldn't help but feel sorry for the bone beast when they saw Shao Xuan throw one rock after another at it. Why did he have to collect so many stones? He deserved it!
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