Chapter 36 is truly a chaotic battle of wild beasts!

A stream flows across the edge of the rainforest where it meets the swamp.

A towering tree, over thirty meters tall, stands alone beside the stream.

The lush, broad branches and leaves support a green canopy, and the thick trunk, which seems to be a fusion of dozens of trees, is supported by layers of diagonally branching buttress roots like a pyramid.

The ground, covered with decaying leaves, suddenly shook, revealing hidden cracks that moved to both sides, causing broken branches and leaves to fall into a square black hole.

From deep within the cave came the rumbling sound of an elevator.

Two women fighting rose from the ground.

At their feet, two panda cubs cuddled together, mimicking wrestling.

Li Nai and Lin Jingru each grabbed the other's hair with one hand and pulled at the other's clothes with the other, their knuckles turning white as they refused to let go.

They must have been exhausted from fighting earlier. Head to head, they remained frozen in their fighting stances, panting heavily, their red eyes glaring at each other with hatred.

They didn't know how much time had passed, but the hot, humid wind licked their cheeks, and more beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads and temples. They were both feeling impatient from the heat.

Sweat dripped down her face. Li Nai blinked, feeling dizzy from the heat, her fingers a little loose.

"Hey! Let's not play anymore, okay?"

Lin Jingru didn't say anything, but tried hard to open her phoenix eyes.

She then urged, "Let's cease hostilities and rest."

His phoenix eyes were fixed on me, so close yet so far.

A few seconds later.

My scalp felt loose and painful from being pulled.

Li Nai also released his hands and straightened his crumpled and torn collar. His eyes occasionally glanced at the emerald ring on Lin Jingru's finger.

The two men cautiously observed each other, slowly backing away.

The panda cubs poke their little heads up, swaying from side to side, each choosing a leg, and whimpering as they run after it.

Stepping on the thick, soft, decaying leaf layer, each step crushes out the damp, earthy smell.

The platform detected the absence of any heavy object and descended with a rumble, sealing the two iron doors tightly with a layer of camouflage rotten soil on top.

Li Nai bumped her head against a broad, glossy banana leaf, the dew on the leaf wetting her forehead.

She looked around at her surroundings. The dominant tree on the ground occupied more than ten square meters of land, its protruding branches twisting and turning like snakes coiled around the main trunk. Ferns grew in clusters nearby, palm trees with slender, flat leaves competed for space, blue-purple orchids swayed gently, brightly colored insects flitted about, vines clung to the tree trunks and hung down, and green lichen was scattered everywhere.

The calls of unknown small animals and the croaking of frogs could be heard from near and far, and the sound of the stream crashing against the rocks could be heard continuously.

He raised his hand to wipe the sticky sweat from his neck.

Tropical rainforest?!

"Sigh. Are we still in the base?" A Bagua map popped into my mind. "Do you know which area we belong to?"

Lin Jingru looked up at the dense foliage and branches, then lowered her head and pondered for a moment: "I don't know."

Li Nai couldn't help but complain: "A future successor? They don't even know about the company's branch offices."

Too lazy to pay attention to Lin Jingru, she took two steps outside, parted the wild banana leaves, and sometimes stood on tiptoe to look up into the distance, and sometimes squatted down to scan the area.

Broad leaves and drooping vines, fern roots and tree trunks, they weave a green net to block the view and prevent the exploration of distant scenes.

Trying to find an exit through a tropical rainforest would be suicidal.

Their gaze fell upon the ground from which they had risen.

They searched the area for any suspicious entities.

Let's see if there's any chance to open up an underground passage.

Take a few steps closer and squat down.

Ahead, someone was approaching, crunching on the fallen leaves.

Coincidentally, Lin Jingru shared the same idea: it was safer to return the way she came.

Four hands dug and tossed rotten leaves, while two fluffy little paws curiously joined in. Li Naibai glanced at another lazy, sleeping cub nearby.

This is the first time I've noticed how lazy this host is.

After discarding the decaying leaves, a layer of rotten soil was dug up, and finally the cold metal sheet was revealed.

Tap your knuckles; a hollow sound comes from under the metal plate.

The two looked at each other, glanced around for something useful, and began to pry open the gap.

They didn't hear the faint sound of bark rubbing against the tree as they slowly climbed down.

"Waaah!"

Li Nai glanced at her host who was running towards her, and her four little feet moved very quickly.

"Oh ho, you're awake."

With only a few steps left, the panda cub eagerly jumped up, pounced on her knees, whimpering and scratching everywhere with its paws.

"Ugh! What's wrong? Are you grumpy from being woken up? Go play somewhere else!"

He impatiently pushed the panda cub away.

The panda cub cried out to her in grievance, then turned to another adult for help.

Before its claws could even reach the toe of the shoe, it was pushed off and tumbled several times.

Hey! Why are you pushing it?!

Li Nai jumped to his feet, pointing angrily at Lin Jingru's flushed face with a wooden stick in his hand.

Beneath the stick, a pair of phoenix eyes flashed with a fierce light as she glared menacingly at Li Nai.

Li Nai was stunned, her eyes wide and her mouth agape, as if she had been frightened.

Lin Jingru snorted coldly.

He then glanced with disgust at the trembling wooden stick in front of his nose.

He snatched it away, staring intently at the stick as if it were someone else, then angrily turned away, and the stick snapped in two.

As she did this, Li Nai, sitting opposite her, slowly squatted down, holding a panda cub between her arms, and then slowly stood up, her face full of fear but trying to remain calm as she moved backward.

Lin Jingru swung the broken stick away with satisfaction.

Yu Guangzhong: The stick hit a twisting black mottled spot and bounced back.

Lin Jingru suddenly frowned.

Realizing something was wrong, he turned around, thinking he must be delirious from the heat to think it was a snake.

A gust of foul wind suddenly rose up and hit my face, making me gag.

Hiss!

A snake's forked tongue, as thick as two fingers, twisted wildly in front of his face.

In an instant, Lin Jingru swiftly dodged the snake's head attack, rolled several times on the ground, her hair and clothes covered in rotten leaves, and rushed headlong towards Li Nai.

There, apart from the swaying banana leaves and a few drops of water, the people had long since disappeared.

Not daring to slow down for even a second, she followed the winding path Li Nai had created and rushed into the depths of the rainforest.

Behind me, the scurrying sound of a snake's belly crushing through the branches and leaves followed closely, sending chills down my spine.

They ran faster, relying on their agility to leap and turn, gradually leaving the fearful sounds behind.

Gradually switch from running to walking.

Looking around.

The biodiverse rainforest suddenly fell silent; not even a small flying insect could be seen.

It's really strange.

A bead of sweat trickled nervously down his forehead.

Lin Jingru moved with lightning speed, parting the overlapping leaves and vines. Her vigilant phoenix eyes did not miss a single movement.

"Oh no—help me—"

A thunderclap from a clear sky.

Not far ahead, Li Nai's incoherent shouts could be heard.

One second they heard cries for help, the next second Li Nai, with a panda on his head, burst through the green leaf barrier, escaping like a rocket, stirring up a summer breeze.

Lin Jingru turned her head in surprise to look at Li Nai.

"Leopard! Leopard! Leopard!"

As Li Nai ran, he kept looking back, jumping up and down and pointing wildly at the back of her.

hug?

Lin Jingru had doubts.

Suddenly, there were whooshing sounds from three directions behind, something was moving rapidly, and the howls of wild beasts echoed.

It's a leopard!

She decisively chased after Li Nai.

Halfway through the run, Li Nai started running back again.

Upon seeing her, he gestured with a hand gesture indicating that she was as thick as a water vat.

"A snake! A python! It's huge!"

With a leopard in front and a snake behind, the two tacitly turned and ran on the same road.

"You, transform quickly." Lin Jingru gasped for breath, pressing her hand to her chest.

Li Nai didn't answer, but pointed to the towering tree, the starting point where they had initially been.

"Let's go around it and climb up."

"No. They can all climb trees and transform."

"No, that won't work."

He glared at her with his phoenix eyes: "Idiot, don't beg for death."

"No, no, I need to use it sparingly."

Lin Jingru was puzzled by what Li Nai meant by "saving money".

Blinking makes me dizzy; I am clearly exhausted from prolonged strenuous exercise.

On the ground, a tangled withered vine blocked his way, tripping him and sending him flying.

Li Naihun, unaware of what was happening, ran more than ten steps away and quickly disappeared into the thicket of foliage.

Lin Jingru propped herself up, a gust of wind swept behind her, and a shadow loomed over her.

The weight of several hundred kilograms nearly killed her.

Pfft!

The sound of clothes tearing.

"ah!"

Sharp, cold claws pierced the flesh of the back, scraping and cutting down the spine, blood soaking through the clothes.

Lin Jingru's face was deathly pale, she was in so much pain that she couldn't make a sound, and her whole body was trembling.

At that moment, a loud thud was heard.

Four robust animal limbs appeared before them, their thick, hard claws crunching through the fallen leaves, and when they lifted them, the claws still hooked onto thick layers of decaying leaves.

A gust of foul-smelling wind swept over my head.

She glanced up and saw a gaping beast's mouth that almost covered her face. Ugly nostrils sniffed closely, and finger-length fangs hooked and bit her silver-white hair. Yellow saliva dripped from between its teeth, wetting and sticking to her hair.

Lin Jingru lowered her head and held her breath to avoid the yellowish, foul-smelling saliva sliding down her face.

The male leopard on its head seemed to have already decided that the people at its partner's feet would be its dinner that day.

The leopard companion on its back howled.

The hot blood on the back of his neck suddenly turned cold as several sharp teeth pierced his skin.

Just when she thought her trachea had been bitten through.

In the distance, a mournful roar echoed.

The sound suggests they are of the same kind.

The leopard's mouth suddenly yanked away from its wet, hot mouth.

The male leopard held its paws for a moment, then growled a few times before leaping away.

Her accomplice grabbed her hair and dragged her along.

When she arrived at her location, the male leopard, who had run ahead, paced anxiously around the center of the battlefield, its mouth drooling blood, clearly having fought a battle. Huang Tongli's eyes flashed with ferocity as he stared at the giant python that was tightly coiled around his companion, trying to find a way out.

The accomplice, coiled like a leopard's stripe, was slightly smaller, with bloodstains on its yellowish-brown fur. As the snake coiled around its body, it bled even more, even cutting itself open new wounds that gushed blood.

Lin Jingru calmly grabbed her hair, wondering if she could pull it out little by little.

The leopard sensed her thoughts, raised its thick claws, and slapped her calf, causing a cracking sound in her leg bone.

Judging from the sound, it looks like a bone fracture.

She dared not make any more rash moves.

On the battlefield, the male leopard repeatedly failed to pounce and bite, its face becoming a bloody mess as it was brutally torn open by the giant python's scales.

His accomplice was already on the verge of death.

The male leopard paced back and forth, the fierce glint in its yellow eyes fading, clearly indicating its intention to retreat.

He turned his head and roared a few times at the accomplices guarding Lin Jingru.

The two leopards decided to give up and leave the dangerous place first.

Lin Jingru pulled hard on her hair, trying to break it off bit by bit.

If we don't escape now, we'll really be torn apart and eaten by a leopard.

Unlike humans, wild animals cannot stand upright or carry prey with their hands. They can only use their mouths to carry their prey, dragging it away step by step. The heavy prey slows them down.

Beneath the light-colored fur on her leopard neck, her face was calm as she searched the ground with her hands, trying to find a "tool" with a sharp edge that could be used for cutting. If she couldn't find one, she would hide a pointed stick, waiting for an opportunity to fight back.

The beast's moving legs stopped.

Ahead, a large tree lies across the road, blocking the way.

Judging from the fresh color of the tree trunk and leaves, it must have fallen only a few days ago.

The male leopard nonchalantly jumped on, then turned his head and called to his companions to hurry up.

Lin Jingru's scalp, which was almost numb, throbbed with pain as the leopard, carrying her in its mouth, leaped up on its forelegs.

Bang!

The prey in its mouth got stuck in the tree trunk and didn't follow.

It grabbed the long hair and pulled it back; behind the tree, the prey screamed in pain.

Lin Jingru grimaced as her hand swept across a flat stone, its edge feeling sharp.

The opportunity has arrived.

Grab a stone, raise it above your head, and quickly cut and grind the hair.

Behind them, another distant roar of a beast rang out, filled with urging and a hint of doubt.

The cutting and grinding sound quickened.

Swoosh—

A dark shadow loomed overhead.

Thump!

The tree behind him suddenly sank, its claws digging into the wood with a creaking sound.

A huge beast's head bowed low, its fierce yellow eyes clearly reflecting her biting her pale lower lip, drenched in sweat.

It discerned the intention.

His fingers, which were holding the stone, trembled slightly, and he made a desperate, dying gesture, his hand moving back and forth, leaving afterimages.

Its blood-red mouth was wide open, its eyes fixed on its throat, about to bite down.

Sudden!

A blur of light shot through the air and landed heavily to the side, snapping trees with a crack.

Whoosh!

One arm swung out with a gust of wind, cutting into the leopard's mouth to wrestle with it; a kick sent its companion flying at it flying away.

Yellow, foul-smelling saliva dripped down his wrist, gathering at the side, and then dripping onto the forehead of the white-haired girl beneath him.

"Li Nai..."

Lin Jingru's phoenix eyes widened, and her mouth slightly open.

Li Nai glanced down indifferently, then flicked the slender leaf between her fingers with her free hand.

In the sky, a sharp crescent moon appeared.

A slight plop.

Her long, silvery-white hair was neatly cut off.

A sense of relief washed over Lin Jingru. She snapped back to reality and quickly got up.

Beneath the remaining stray hairs was a deep, long cut, with a thin, leafy tail swaying at its end.

After escaping, she did not abandon Li Nai and run away, but stayed behind to keep a close eye on the battle between humans and leopards ahead.

The safest place is wherever Li Nai is.

The two leopards work together, one drawing attention from the front while the other seizes the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. They occasionally switch attack positions.

The method was indeed effective, and it successfully bit people several times, but it almost broke its own teeth.

"Lina" leaps and dodges, attacking one of the leopards, grabbing its thick tail, dragging it, then grabbing the other thick tail, and then, like a rapidly spinning top, she swings both leopards into the air.

They released their grip, and the two leopards transformed into shooting stars, hurtling into the distance.

Afterwards, "Li Nai" walked towards Lin Jingru and carried her on his back without giving her a chance to explain.

With eyes like a lighthouse, they scanned the surroundings, locked onto a location, and moved forward at top speed.

A straight, towering tree, with a spotted python coiling and climbing up its trunk.

Help! Help!

"Waaaaah!"

Li Nai hugged the panda sisters, shrinking into a sesame-filled dumpling.

She glanced down at the giant python below; it was climbing swiftly, its scarlet eyes fixed intently on her. Unlike the pythons she'd seen before, this one was thinner, shorter, and darker.

The more his body shook, the more violently it became.

Good heavens! How many gigantic pythons are there here?!

*Smack*

Something fell on his head and hit him quite hard.

Shaking its head, the unknown thing didn't fall off and continued to crawl around everywhere.

It even jumped onto the tip of the nose.

The black, bean-like eyes are close together in the center, with a little bit of white showing.

She saw an ant, red, thousands of times larger than a normal ant.

It turned its head and brandished its two upper jaws.

Oh my god!

Is this still an ant? It's about the size of a hamster.