Chapter 44: Mist Island

Just as Ye Yun was becoming bolder, he suddenly noticed that the four Australian timber wolves he had been facing retreated without warning. Then, they suddenly surged forward, not towards the original cave, but quickly running in another direction.

The retreat of the wolves was so sudden that Ye Yun had no time to react. By the time he noticed, the four Australian timber wolves had already covered a long distance and disappeared from his sight.

Ye Yun put down his spear, feeling somewhat helpless. When a monster reaches the lord level, its intelligence increases dramatically, moving beyond the realm of wild beasts and approaching the level of human intelligence.

Although still highly aggressive, the wolf also knew how to judge the situation. After fighting with Ye Yun for such a long time, it naturally realized how difficult and powerful Ye Yun was. It understood that defeating this human today was impossible, and that continuing the fight would put its side in danger. So, it simply stopped fighting and retreated decisively, showing no intent to fight to the death.

Ye Yun understood that lord-level monsters were incredibly difficult to kill. Each one was highly cunning. Once the situation turned bad and danger arose, they would immediately choose to flee. When they were determined to run, it would be difficult for even human war gods to stop them. They could defeat them but not keep them. This was a common scenario when hunting lord-level monsters.

The first time Ye Yun fought against a lord-level monster, he did not have time to use flying knives to prevent their escape. The monsters' burst speed was far faster than several hundred meters per second. In almost a blink, they were out of his mental power's range.

Of course, Ye Yun's flying speed on the shield could catch up with the Australian wolf, but Ye Yun fought with the lord-level monster merely to hone his marksmanship and physical skills. He had no intention of pursuing it to the death. After driving away the lord in this mountain range, Ye Yun carefully examined the terrain.

Perhaps due to the mountainous environment, Ye Yun recalled some specific details from the original work. Luo Feng had been chased from his stronghold in the mountains. After traveling a few kilometers south, he came upon a river.

Comparing it to the satellite map of his surroundings, Ye Yun ruled out the first location. Though there was a river near the mountain range, it was short and in the northwest direction, which didn't match the characteristics.

With a clearer memory of the terrain, Ye Yun checked the detailed satellite map on his communication watch and determined the final location of Kirishima from several possible areas he had roughly circled.

After checking the distance, Ye Yun found it was several hundred kilometers away from his current location. He felt relieved and didn't rush to the destination, instead marking it on the map to explore later.

Once the destination was set, Ye Yun temporarily set it aside and focused on hunting monsters and refining his physical and shooting skills.

Ye Yun continued heading toward the direction of Kirishima Lake, but at a slow pace. Along the way, he fought monsters, gaining new experiences different from those with the special monsters on the Australian continent, enriching his combat knowledge. His artistic conception-level marksmanship also improved rapidly. Ye Yun could feel himself beginning to develop his own unique marksmanship style.

As Ye Yun's spearmanship reached new heights, in addition to learning secret combat skills created by many predecessors, he also began exploring his own path in spearmanship.

Creating one's own combat style is very difficult. Even geniuses, when they reached planetary or stellar levels, didn't consider creating their own combat skills because their knowledge was still limited and their understanding of the laws insufficient. In such cases, any combat skills they created would be superficial, unable to match the combat techniques passed down by their predecessors over thousands of years.

However, there are those who are extremely confident in themselves and begin creating their own secret techniques early. For instance, the savage Rong Jun from the original work had already started creating his own swordsmanship at the stellar level or even earlier, incorporating his personal characteristics and laws he had comprehended, resulting in powerful techniques.

No matter how powerful self-created combat skills may be, they must suit the person and be easy to wield. This is undeniable. To become strong, one must eventually create their own techniques. However, during the early stages, achieving meaningful results is difficult.

Ye Yun was aware of this. Currently, Hong and Lei Shen were Earth's strongest warriors. As pioneers, they began creating their own combat skills and techniques. However, their knowledge was limited to Earth, so the techniques they created were of low quality. It wasn't until later that Luo Feng taught them the warrior heritage of Yunmo Star, giving Hong and Lei Shen the opportunity to advance.

Ye Yun had never interacted with other geniuses, but he was aware of his own potential to create secret fighting techniques. At this stage, he didn't force himself to create techniques but let his marksmanship flow naturally. His marksmanship improved quickly because of this mindset.

Australian continent, night, beside a turbulent river.

Ye Yun sat on a large rock with a fire in front of him. His spear pierced a skinned Australian white rabbit, roasting it over the flames.

Without any seasoning, Ye Yun felt the rabbit meat begin to sizzle with oil. His appetite grew as he sliced a piece of roasted rabbit thigh with his flying knife. The meat flew into the air, slowly coming toward Ye Yun's mouth.

"Very good! The meat is firm, worthy of being the thigh of a primary lord-level monster. No other seasoning is needed. It's naturally delicious. It'll be added to my collection!"

When a monster reaches lord level, it is like a human god of war. Its cells and genes have been strengthened many times, making it more perfect at the genetic level. Thus, every lord-level monster is a top-tier food source.

"In ten days, I've traveled hundreds of kilometers along this river and am nearing the lake area on the satellite map. I wonder what the current situation of Kirishima is."

Early the next morning, Ye Yun ran along the river toward the lake.

Upon reaching the designated area, Ye Yun found that the hundred-kilometer lake appeared vast and majestic. However, what was strange was that the entire lake was shrouded in thick fog, with no fog at all on the surrounding land or even near the shore, which seemed very unusual.

The fog seemed endless, growing thicker the deeper one ventured into the lake, making it impossible to see much beyond.

Ye Yun stepped onto his shield, hovering slightly above the lake. Without wasting time, he flew toward the center of the lake. The lake beneath him seemed calm, but Ye Yun knew that countless lord-level monsters and war god-level warriors resided in it. It would be very difficult to get through without the protection of the Black God suit.

As a spiritualist, Ye Yun had his own advantages. He had no intention of provoking the aquatic lord-level monsters and slowly approached the island at the lake's center.

Flying at a steady pace, Ye Yun was surrounded by thick fog. After flying for a while, the surroundings grew relatively quiet, but strange sounds from the water below were still faintly audible.

The lake harbored many difficult aquatic monsters of high levels, and Ye Yun was attacked dozens of times during his flight. However, Ye Yun was aware of this situation and, after staying on guard, the attacks didn't pose much of a threat to him.

Due to the interference from aquatic monsters, Ye Yun's progress was slow. After about an hour, he finally saw the outline of the island ahead.

Stepping onto the beach at the island's edge, Ye Yun sensed the area carefully. The island was full of vitality, with various plants scattered throughout. However, what was odd was that the entire island was quiet with no monsters in sight.

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