"roar!!!"

The giant ape roared and then, as if leading a group of minions, swarmed around it.

At this moment, Wang Zheng was carrying the wounded on his back and dared not be attacked from behind. He struggled to deal with the attacks of the beast horde while dodging and weaving.

Fortunately, he had increased his spiritual energy limit by more than 2,000 from killing another giant ape, so his spiritual energy was still relatively abundant at the moment.

Right now, Wang Zheng was only thinking about dodging the attacks of the Vajra Giant Ape, and then using counter-damage and the Great Hammer to clear out these Rank 5 Mighty Apes.

Because of the influence of the aura of these fifth and sixth-rank beasts, all the other low-rank beasts around had either run away or scattered.

Only by exhausting these dozen or so powerful apes can he put Ling Youjie down and settle his score with the giant ape.

Therefore, Wang Zheng is now determined to wage a war of attrition.

These powerful apes are small in size and more agile.

Compared to the giant ape, their strength was relatively low. Although their attacks were enough to make Wang Zheng feel short of breath and his chest tightness, and their sharp claws could barely break through his skin, they had no other effect.

Wang Zheng was anxious as he watched the two groups of apes, one large and one small, surround him.

The two sides acted in perfect harmony. If you said they had never dealt with each other before or worked together, Wang Zheng would be the first to disbelieve it.

He began to dodge and weave among the monkey troop, using Battle Roar to control the movements of the beasts while dodging attacks from the giant ape and preventing Ling Youjie from being hit from behind.

With his mind focused on multiple things, Wang Zheng lost sight of what he could do, and in a short time, he found himself in a series of dangerous situations.

Not only were his body covered in scratches from the powerful ape, making him look bloody, but Ling Youjie on his back was also hit multiple times.

The blood fueled the beasts' ferocity, and one particularly reckless giant ape even tried to lick the blood off Wang Zheng.

The result was that he was hit in the face with a hammer and flew far away.

However, the data panel did not indicate that spiritual energy had been credited, so this greedy monkey is probably still alive.

Plans can't keep up with changes. Wang Zheng didn't expect that this group of strange beasts would cooperate so well. Half a day into the battle, not only had not a single powerful ape died, but they had also put themselves in grave danger.

Wang Zheng felt the faint breathing of Ling Youjie on his back, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

At this moment, Wang Zheng was already being surrounded and attacked by the horde of powerful apes. Seeing that he was distracted, the giant ape seized the opportunity and threw a powerful punch from above, without paying any attention to its temporary ally.

In an instant, it seemed as if the air itself was being torn apart, and a massive fist arrived with a deafening roar, reaching Wang Zheng in a flash.

At this moment, Wang Zheng was surrounded by apes on both sides, and with no way to avoid it, he could only put his hands in front of his face to block the explosive attack.

"boom--"

The ground trembled slightly, and a muffled, explosive sound erupted from the point where fists and arms collided. The distorted airflow, carrying a wild shockwave, spread outwards, blowing away the surrounding powerful apes.

Wang Zheng was sent flying backward by the punch, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground as he landed.

Sensing something amiss behind him, Wang Zheng suddenly exerted force with his right foot and twisted his body in a strange manner, thus avoiding the giant tree behind him and preventing Ling Youjie from bearing the force of the impact.

However, this act of forcibly changing the trajectory by brute force made Wang Zheng's breathing, which was already somewhat short of breath after being attacked, even more rapid.

Although Wang Zheng was in a rather disheveled state, the giant ape was also suffering. The 50% counterattack power, combined with Wang Zheng's own physical strength, forced it to take several steps back.

A hint of human surprise appeared in the eyes of the ugly face, as if it did not understand why this little bean could have such great strength, and that its own ape arm, which was not injured, was also a little sore.

With the powerful apes being blown away, the scene was momentarily calm.

At this moment, Wang Zheng felt his arms were sore and numb. Although he had caught his breath, he was also more wary of the giant ape's intelligence.

If I hadn't been surrounded by the apes halfway through the morning, I could have easily dodged that attack. If it had been halfway through the evening, I could have used the powerful ape's attack to evade it in the opposite direction.

The giant ape's attack was perfectly timed, neither too early nor too late.

Wang Zheng knew in his heart that if things continued like this, not only would Ling Youjie's life be in danger, but he himself might also perish here.

So he hardened his heart and made a decision.

He first took out the corpse of the giant ape he had killed earlier and threw it far away, hoping to attract the attention of the powerful apes and divert some of their attacks.

At the same time, he untied the ropes binding him and placed Ling Youjie under the tree.

I sighed softly to myself.

"Brother Ling, don't blame me. If you really die like this, it can only be said that you were unlucky and it was your fate. At worst, I'll kill all these beasts for you to comfort your soul in heaven!"

Wang Zheng then glanced around at the surroundings and chuckled helplessly to himself, "Yeah, if I were really lucky, how could I have run into these beasts?"

The giant ape corpse he threw with all his might sprayed blood as it slammed heavily into the middle of the powerful ape troop, startling them into scattering in all directions.

Once the scene began to calm down, the Mighty Apes discovered that the person lying on the ground was just a headless corpse, and they immediately began to stir.

The giant ape's punch had completely ignored them, further fracturing the already precarious alliance.

Moreover, why are they pursuing Wang Zheng?

It's because the flesh and blood of the awakened contain abundant spiritual energy.

So when they see delicious food being served, they can't resist it.

Some even jumped directly onto the corpses and began to devour the flesh.

They could still tell which was more significant: the two awakened humans or the complete, dead giant ape corpse.

"roar--!!!"

Upon seeing the corpse of its companion, the giant ape let out a mournful roar.

He ran to the corpse in a few strides, violently drove away the horde of powerful apes, and his ape eyes instantly turned blood red as he stared intently at Wang Zheng, his hatred undisguised.