Chapter 101: Section 102: I’m sure the groin is the bat monkey’s weakness.


    Zhenjin locked onto his target and flung out the flying dart.


    With the full force of his bear-like arm, the flying dart burst forth with lethal power, posing a deadly threat to even the Black Iron Bat Monkeys.


    The Black Iron Bat Monkeys remained spiraling at the highest points in the air, their turning far more agile than that of the Bronze Bat Monkeys, and their flying speed was faster as well.


    Zhenjin tried several times but met with failure.


    Then, an idea struck him: he fired his crossbow with his left hand first, and immediately afterward, he hurled the flying dart forcefully with his right hand.


    The Black Iron Bat Monkey was forced to dodge the crossbow arrow, its maneuverability restricted. At that moment, the flying dart struck, leaving the monkey unable to evade in time or with limited space to do so, resulting in it often being hit.


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    Zhenjin continued to attempt, with failures and successes. After he managed to kill three Black Iron Bat Monkeys, he suddenly heard a strange cry.


    The remaining Black Iron Bat Monkeys immediately shrieked, leading the few remaining monkeys in a rapid retreat.


    Zhenjin didn’t rush to pursue them; instead, he immediately turned back to go deeper into the camp to support Zong Ge.


    He hadn’t run far before he saw Zong Ge coming toward him, holding a longsword that was now completely deformed.


    “This rhinoceros has such tough skin and flesh; it still got away,” Zong Ge said regretfully.


    “If you had used those short spears on your back, it might not have been the case,” Zhenjin thought to himself.


    But that wasn’t the main point.


    Zhenjin scanned the surroundings and saw that Zi Di, Cang Xu, and the others were all safe and sound. He said to Zong Ge, “I just heard a strange cry, and I suspect that could be the hidden mastermind!”


    “Oh?” A glint of sharpness flashed in Zong Ge’s eyes.


    Zhenjin’s expression turned serious, “This mastermind is no simple matter. He not only can mobilize the bat monkey horde and the Silver Rhinoceros but also possesses considerable tactical acumen. He divided his forces into two this time, one was just to restrain us, and the other focused on attacking the camp. He understands all too well that our camp is both our weakest and most crucial point.”


    “Exactly. We must eradicate him!” Zong Ge nodded.


    “Then let’s go, just the two of us. Everyone else would be a drag,” Zhenjin said, stepping forward, and Zong Ge, discarding the broken sword in his hand, followed closely behind.


    “My lord!” Sanda called out from the side, wanting to speak but stopping himself. He worried that this might be a ploy by Zhenjin, potentially to the detriment of Zong Ge.


    Zong Ge, however, was full of courage and understood Sanda’s warning. He nodded at him, “I’ll be right back. You clean up the battlefield.”


    In that moment of pause, Zhenjin had already walked a good distance away.


    Zong Ge burst into a sprint, soon catching up to Zhenjin at the entrance of the camp.


    “After that strange sound, the bat monkey horde immediately retreated. It came from this direction!” Zhenjin explained, then started running.


    “What exactly did the strange sound sound like? Can you describe it?” Zong Ge asked as he quickened his pace, his breath rushing with the wind.


    Zhenjin frowned slightly, carefully considering his words, “It kind of sounded like a dog barking.”


    As he spoke, he lightly leapt over a thick tree root protruding from the ground.


    After a dozen breaths, the two reached their maximum speed.


    The sound of wind from their rapid sprinting howled in their ears.


    Trees seemed to rush toward them only to be rapidly left behind as they zoomed past.


    Zhenjin no longer heard the weird cry from before, but what gave him confidence was the trail of defeated and retreating bat monkeys he found as he progressed.


    They could still faintly hear the calls of the bat monkeys.


    The longer the chase went on, the more astonished Zong Ge felt towards Zhenjin.


    “I may be injured, but I have the Beastman’s bloodline.”


    “Zhenjin, relying purely on his physical condition, is able to run as fast as me, with enduring stamina and no signs of fatigue.”


    “The Hundred Needle Family’s bloodline only stands out in precision.”


    “This lad might be a genius, his true Fighting Energy cultivation is undoubtedly strong!”


    They ran for a while longer, yet they still had not seen a glimpse of the figure commanding the beasts from behind the scenes.


    “We’re hardly hearing the bat monkeys’ screams now. Can we climb trees?” Zong Ge inquired, a bit anxious. sea??h thё Novёl?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    “Sure,” Zhenjin nodded, climbing up a large tree without slowing down in the slightest.


    Zong Ge saw the entire process of Zhenjin climbing the tree. He shot up to the treetop with quick and nimble movements.


    What surprised Zong Ge even more was the natural grace Zhenjin exhibited climbing the tree, harmoniously using hands and feet like it was the most natural thing, reminiscent of flowing clouds and water.


    “Has the Holy Temple Knights now included tree climbing in their training?”


    With doubts in his mind, Zong Ge quickly clambered up to the treetop of a large tree as well.


    Standing atop the lofty treetops broadened their view.


    Different from rainforests, the trees here were lush but their branches and leaves were not as dense as those in rainforests.


    Both of them kept leaping forward on the branches.


    Zong Ge’s amazement grew.


    Zhenjin’s leaps were full of wildness. After observing secretly for a while, Zong Ge noticed the exceptional coordination of his limbs; his way of jumping seemed even more effortless than his own.


    “How was he trained?”


    “This isn’t the style of the Holy Temple Knights.”


    “Could it be that the Hundred Needle Family hired a Martial Artist from the Eastern Empire to teach Zhenjin some sort of Xiangxing fighting technique?”


    Zong Ge couldn’t help but speculate.


    “Zhenjin, it seems we can’t catch up!” After a moment, Zong Ge sighed helplessly.


    The first time he climbed to the treetop, he could still see the retreating figures of the bat monkeys in the distance. But now, all he could see was the deep and lush greenery, layers upon layers of branches and leaves, and he could no longer hear the calls of the bat monkeys.


    “No, let’s hold on a bit longer. You follow from behind, I’ll head toward this mountain, go straight over it, and maybe we can cut them off,” Zhenjin suggested.


    According to the traces left by the bat monkeys, they were moving around the foot of the mountain.


    Zhenjin and Zong Ge still had a chance, it wasn’t hopeless yet.


    Zong Ge thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement with Zhenjin’s plan.


    They split up.


    Zhenjin climbed up to the summit of the small mountain.


    When he checked his surroundings and saw no sign of Zong Ge following, he immediately stripped off his clothes and transformed into a Bronze Bat Monkey.


    Zhenjin bit down on his teeth, quietly bolstering himself.


    Although he’d only practiced for one night, with the situation at hand, he had no choice but to make do.


    Zhenjin had transformed into a bronze bat monkey, and his speed of movement had at least doubled compared to before!


    The body structure of the bat monkey was extremely suitable for leaping forward on the branches. When encountering a terrain like a sheer cliff, Zhenjin simply spread his wings to glide down, following a straight path, which was incredibly convenient!


    “Right, I can also emit ultrasound for exploration.” While gliding, Zhenjin remembered he had this ability.


    He immediately tried, attempting to emit ultrasound.


    Bang.


    The next moment, he crashed head-on into a tree trunk, then tumbled down, breaking several forked branches before finally being stopped by a thicker branch under his groin.


    “Oh!”


    Sharp pain shot through him, and Zhenjin let out an involuntary shriek.


    His legs were split apart as he straddled the branch, and his body curled up from the pain. He gripped the branch, using his forearms to support his body as much as possible to slightly lift his groin from the branch.


    After taking several deep breaths of cold air, Zhenjin felt a bit better.


    “So, the groin is still the bat monkey’s weak spot!” The young knight was deeply impressed by this discovery.


    “What was I doing, trying to emit ultrasound while flying?”


    Zhenjin was filled with regret.


    He had only practiced for one night, no, half a night’s time, and still couldn’t emit ultrasound while flying or running.


    Currently, he could only emit ultrasound when stationary.


    “Let’s do some exploration first.”


    Zhenjin did not rush off, as his groin still hurt. He needed to take a moment to recover.


    Taking advantage of this time, he tried a few times and soon emitted ultrasound again.


    The canvas in his mind slowly unfolded and rapidly expanded.


    One hundred meters, four hundred meters, eight hundred meters—after surpassing a thousand meters, Zhenjin’s face lit up with joy; he had successfully caught the tail end of the fleeing bat monkey group.


    “My luck has arrived. This group of bat monkeys is indeed circling around the mountain.”


    “Following this direction, I can intercept them.”


    Zhenjin once again leaped forward through the trees, occasionally gliding with his wings.


    After running for a distance, Zhenjin stopped again, wanting to emit ultrasound.


    This time, he succeeded in emitting a wave of ultrasound after only two attempts.


    Just as he was about to redouble his efforts, three bat monkeys jumped beside him.


    Zhenjin’s scalp tightened, and he almost reacted with a strike.


    Because he saw that two of the three bat monkeys were injured, clearly they were from the same group that he had fought with before.


    However, the three bat monkeys did not attack; instead, they stopped in front of Zhenjin, calling out to him and gesturing with their hands.


    Zhenjin was stunned: “Oh yeah, I’m a bat monkey now!”


    After calling out for a while, the three bat monkeys noticed Zhenjin was a bit slow and became impatient.


    Their calls grew louder, and their movements more animated.


    Zhenjin guessed, “What are they trying to do? It seems like they’re trying to communicate with me?”


    The three bat monkeys realized that Zhenjin wasn’t just slow—he was really slow. One of them jumped right beside Zhenjin and pushed his back.


    Zhenjin resisted the urge to react aggressively and then saw the other two bat monkeys jump away and then look back at him, gesturing for him to follow as if they were leading the way.


    “Where do they want to take me?” Zhenjin suddenly realized.


    Seeing he wasn’t moving, the bat monkey behind him started calling out again, seemingly urging him on.


    Ideas rapidly churned in Zhenjin’s mind and, without further ado, he started running with the three bat monkeys.


    After a series of jumps and flights, Zhenjin saw more and more bat monkeys.


    Finally, he was led by the bat monkeys into a clearing in the forest.


    A large group of bat monkeys was gathered there, and among them was the Silver Rhinoceros!


    Some bat monkeys were squatting on branches, some climbing trees, some jumping and rolling on the ground, others flying through the air only to land on a branch, quickly bending the slender twigs. Just when it seemed the branches would break under the weight of the bat monkeys, they would spread their wings and fly off again.


    Some bat monkeys had severe injuries, with others attending to them.


    The attending bat monkeys would lean their heads close to their companion’s wound, then take a deep breath, their chests visibly inflating.


    Then, they would clench their jaws, block one nostril, and aim the other one at the wound.


    “What are they trying to do? Blow their nose?” Zhenjin watched this scene, full of doubt.


    The next moment, the bat monkey’s chest relaxed, and the ultrasound, mostly delivered through the nostrils, covered the wound.


    Under the ultrasound’s effects, the blood-covered wound appeared to be heated, quickly scabbing over, with a scent of seared meat emanating from it.


    But this treatment was also quite damaging to the nasal cavities. Soon, the bat monkeys who were treating their companions were all bleeding from their nostrils.


    “They can actually use ultrasound for healing?!” Zhenjin was amazed.


    Then, he saw some bat monkeys standing on the ground, emitting ultrasound toward the soil.


    After a round of emissions, the bat monkeys quickly hopped to a certain spot, dug with their claws, scooping out a lot of mud, and pulled out white worms.


    These white worms looked like earthworms but were a bit fatter.


    The white worms were brought to the mouths of the most severely wounded counterparts. Accompanied by the bat monkeys’ chewing, the white worms burst open, releasing a thick fluid that was white like milk. Zhenjin even detected a rich milky aroma.


    “These white worms seem very nutritious. Are they being used by the bat monkeys as a nourishing supplement?”


    “The bat monkeys can find the white worms deep in the soil. Were they using ultrasound to search for them before?”


    “That level of ultrasound can detect things in the soil?”


    The astonishment in Zhenjin’s mind surged.


    He had only arrived here and, in less than a few breaths’ time, learned so much.


    “They’re stopping here to rest, and those three bat monkeys seemed to treat me as a stray member? So, where’s the mastermind behind all this?” Zhenjin had accidentally entered the enemy’s ranks, but he hadn’t forgotten what was important and searched around.


    The next moment, a figure stepped onto the clearing.


    Zhenjin’s pupils shrank suddenly.


    “It’s actually…” He was greatly shocked.