The Great Disaster
The severely injured mountain boar went into a complete frenzy, and at this moment, its temporary blindness in the right eye finally recovered.
Instantly, the mountain boar unleashed the majestic aura befitting a fierce beast.
“Roar!”
With a swift turn of its body, the mountain boar forcefully stomped its iron hooves, leaving a deep pit on the ground.
Dust filled the air, and the earth trembled.
“Bang!”
A child couldn’t even dodge in time and was directly struck by the mountain boar’s head.
The child flew through the air like a broken kite, with a bowl-sized wound appearing on their chest, exposing their internal organs and emitting agonizing cries.
“Shitou!”
The children screamed in horror, with their eyes filled with a previously unseen fierceness.
This was their childhood playmate, Shitou, who had been struck by the mountain boar, and his life was now in grave danger.
“Shitou!”
Zhong Chi’s face also changed drastically, filled with immense pain.
His small body trembled uncontrollably.
He swiftly rushed out of the crowd, wielding a disproportionately large blade, and fiercely swung it toward the mountain boar.
At this moment, everyone was filled with anger.
They finally understood the terrifying nature of a fierce beast.
With a single collision, the mountain boar had shattered Shitou’s chest, causing his internal organs to spill out.
However, the mountain boar’s cruel attack was far from over.
After sending Shitou flying, it once again opened its blood-stained jaws and roared, pouncing toward another child’s body to tear it apart.
The child’s face turned pale. He desperately triedto dodge, but ultimately failed to match the mountain boar’s speed.
“Crack!”
The sound of bones and flesh being torn apart echoed as blood splattered.
The mountain boar bit off the child’s arm, slowly devouring it within its mouth.
“Ah!”
The child let out a painful scream, their face drained of color, body swaying, nearly collapsing to the ground.
“Roar!”
The mountain boar once again widened its blood-stained jaws, intending to completely devour the child.
Zhong Chi rushed forward, using his seemingly incongruous small arm to pull the child away, simultaneously delivering a powerful strike with his large blade.
“Bang!”
The blade struck the arrow lodged in the mountain boar’s left eye, instantly penetrating it completely. Blood splattered, and the mountain boar roared in agony.
“Die!” Zhong Chi’s eyes were already brimming with tears.
In the blink of an eye, this mountain boar had injured two children, one nearly disemboweled and the other losing an arm to its consumption.
“Die!”
Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu, filled with resentment, also joined the fight, exuding a fierce aura akin to enraged beasts.
“Boom!”
Countless large blades slashed at the horrifying wound on the mountain boar, breaking bones.
The massive body of the mountain boar, weighing six to seven hundred pounds, was nearly engulfed by the blades.
“Roar!”
Finally, with a pitiful cry, the mountain boar unwillingly collapsed, its surroundings already stained red with copious amounts of blood.
“Quick, go check on Shitou!” Zhong Tie’s eyes turned red.
None of them had expected that facing the weakest fierce beast, the mountain boar, would result in two injured children, especially Shitou, whose life hung in the balance.
At this moment, the children truly understood the ferocity of the beasts, as spoken of by the adults.
They were still just children, having not yet experienced the coming-of-age ceremony, far from reaching the level of being able to contend with fierce beasts.
The reason they were able to slay the mountain boar this time was solely due to Zhong Chi blinding its left eye, causing the mountain boar’s temporary loss of sight.
If not for this, it was highly likely that all of them would have perished in the jaws of the mountain boar.
“Brother Tie, it’s not good. Shitou has lost too much blood and has already passed out.”
A child approached Shitou’s side, looking at the blood covering his body and the organs almost spilling out, on the verge of tears.
This group of children, although aware of the cruelty outside, had already been thrown into chaos when faced with such brutal combat.
They were at a loss, even Zhong Tie felt a wave of fear.
“Quick, let’s go back. Let the elder of the clan treat Shitou!”
Zhong Tie no longer dared to venture deeper.
The strength of these fierce beasts completely exceeded their expectations.
Zhong Chi also felt regretful. If he had known this would happen, he should never have encouraged everyone to follow him out.
However, their regrets were of no use now.
Without truly witnessing the ferocity of these beasts, these children would never truly grow up.
This time, the lesson of bloodshed made them truly understand the might of fierce beasts, the true cruelty of the outside world, which was completely different from what they had heard from the adults.
“Roar!”
“Roar!”
Just as the children were afraid and about to retreat to the village, the furious roars of numerous fierce beasts resounded from all directions.
They saw that seven fierce beasts had appeared around them, their fierce gazes flickering, their bodies massive.
Each one was a true fierce beast, their fangs emitting a bone-chilling cold light.
“Not good!”
“Fierce beasts, seven fierce beasts!”
Zhong Tie and Zhong Hu were both pale with fear.
They couldn’t even handle a single mountain boar, let alone seven ferocious beasts.
With the appearance of these beasts, it seemed they could easily slaughter all of them.
“Run, run quickly!” Zhong Tie shouted first.
Immediately, dozens of children, two carrying an unconscious stone, and one carrying an injured dog, frantically fled towards the village entrance.
But how could these children outrun the savage beasts?
“Roar!”
A White Spotted Tiger let out a roar and pounced, covering a distance of hundreds of meters in an instant, leading the charge toward the group of children.
A Barbaric Bull trampled the ground, crushing rocks and causing the earth to tremble.
It relentlessly pursued; its imposing presence unyielding.
A slightly smaller black cat-like creature stirred up a strong wind, as swift as lightning.
Each time its sharp claws landed on a tree trunk or rock, it left a deep mark.
In an instant, it was as if a tide of beasts had erupted, causing the earth to shake and a fierce wind to blow.
Numerous plants were trampled, and a cloud of dust rose, causing panic among the fleeing wild animals.
“This is bad, if this continues, they will catch up to us,” Little Tie’s face changed.
How could they outrun the ferocious beasts?
Zhong Hu’s face also turned pale.
Looking at the approaching beasts, he murmured, “No, we can’t retreat together. If we do, everyone will die.”
“Brother Tie, let’s stay behind and hold off the beasts and buy some time for Pihou and the others. With such a commotion, the elders of the tribe will surely hear and come to our rescue.”
Zhong Hu appeared rough on the surface, but in critical moments, he was rational and courageous.
“Alright, the two of us will stay and block the beasts, while Pihou and the others run back. We must ensure Little Chi’s safety!”
Little Tie also nodded resolutely.
The bloodline of the Divine King was highly valued by the entire tribe.
Even if it meant risking their lives, the tribe members would protect him.
“Brother Tie, look!” Suddenly, Zhong Hu’s face changed dramatically.
They saw a small figure not far away, wielding a large knife, leaping up and down, charging towards the frontmost White Spotted Tiger.
“Damn it! It’s Little Chi! He didn’t run away, he stayed behind to hold them off for us!”
Brother Tie’s face turned pale.
“Quick, let’s go and help him!”
Zhong Hu and Zhong Tie quickly rushed over, feeling deeply moved.
Although five-year-old Zhong Chi was still very young and had only recently started speaking clearly, he was undoubtedly a clever child.
He understood very well that with so many beasts chasing them, their group couldn’t all escape to the village. Someone had to stay behind and buy time.
This time, Zhong Chi underestimated the ferocity of the beasts within the ancient city. And now it had led to this disaster.
“Big tiger, if you want to eat my brothers, you’ll have to eat me first!”
Zhong Chi, who was just over a meter tall, held a two-meter-long knife in his hands, looking quite ridiculous.
Coupled with his chubby little face, his serious words seemed exceptionally immature.
The beasts were not ordinary animals; they possessed a certain level of intelligence.
The leading White Spotted Tiger, upon seeing the tiny Zhong Chi blocking its path with a sword, let out a roar, as if mocking the little boy for overestimating his abilities.
The six beasts that followed also roared, their eyes filled with disdain, seemingly mocking the young boy before them.
Zhong Chi’s face changed, realizing that the group of beasts was indeed ridiculing him for overestimating his abilities.
“Big tiger, taste my blade!” Zhong Chi’s heart was filled with resentment.
He immediately leaped high into the air, lifting the large knife, and swiftly slashed towards the White Spotted Tiger.
This leap shocked the White Spotted Tiger, which shew an expression of astonishment.
After all, this was just a five-year-old child who could jump over ten meters high.
It was truly astonishing.
Even the White Spotted Tiger, with all its strength, could only jump a few dozen meters high at most.
“Roar!”
The White Spotted Tiger let out a roar, its four paws pushing off the ground, causing cracks to appear.
Its massive body leaped high, surpassing Zhong Chi, and swung its claws toward him.
“Ha!”
“Is jumping high enough? Taste my blade!”
Zhong Chi’s eyes gleamed, the large knife resounded, and he struck at the White Spotted Tiger’s claws.
“Bang!”
A burst of flames erupted as a tremendous force collided.
Zhong Chi’s small body was instantly sent flying, and the White Spotted Tiger was also pushed back.
Zhong Chi landed, rolled to dissipate the impact, and then leaped again, incredibly agile.
Wielding his large knife, he once again struck at the White Spotted Tiger.
The White Spotted Tiger let out a roar, stabilizing its body, and pounced once more.
It was surprised that this little boy possessed such formidable physical strength.
However, this didn’t mean the White Spotted Tiger was afraid of the boy.
On the contrary, it became even more enraged, wanting to tear Zhong Chi apart.
The White Spotted Tiger was undoubtedly one of the strongest among the beasts, possessing an immense physical strength capable of splitting mountains and rocks.
It was truly terrifying.
“Bang!”
In mid-air, Zhong Chi and the White Spotted Tiger collided once again and then separated from each other.
The White Spotted Tiger roared repeatedly, and each time it pounced, it stirred up a gust of wind.
Its claws striking the rocks would surely shatter them.
However, Zhong Chi, despite appearing weak, possessed astonishing strength.
His body was exceptionally agile, rendering the ferocious White Spotted Tiger helpless.
“Brother Tie, can Little Chi be this powerful?”
Zhong Hu’s jaw almost dropped to the ground, unable to believe that the five-year-old Zhong Chi could fight the beasts head-on.
“This is bad!”
Zhong Tie’s face changed, shouting, “Little Chi’s normal strength is weaker than mine. He must have triggered the bloodline of the Divine King and is fighting by self-harming.”