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Chapter 179 White Ape

Chu Deng couldn't help but watch it several more times, but the final shot was a bit shaky. In addition, although the video was uploaded to the cloud and saved after it was smashed, there were still some damaged and blurry parts. For example, the conversation between the two South Koreans and Jin Peng at the end was unclear. Chu Deng used translation software to identify it, but it only recognized invalid information such as interjections.

Thinking that Shi Zhong had barely escaped death and almost died at his hands, Chu Deng fell silent for a moment.

Chu Deng felt guilty because he had almost lost his comrades in South Korea and had nearly been sent away himself. He decided to go easy on Shi Zhong in the future.

She overlooked the doubts about whether Jin Peng was still alive, and focused on watching Jin Peng and the clock's coordination several more times.

A combination of spatial and metal elements, the elusive metal blade strikes fear into the hearts of enemies.

So, is Jiang Guoqiang trying to create a combination of spatial and fire elements?

No, why would a level four user cooperate with a level three space system user? It's a complete waste of combat power! Xiao Yuan's role with her is practically negligible.

Chu Deng, still puzzled, listened to the commotion from Jin Dahai next door. After Xiao Yuan left, she was responsible for escorting Jin Dahai and Huoshu to Beijing. Apart from the Fusheng Shipbuilding incident, the journey was quite peaceful, like a relaxing and pleasant graduation trip.

However, the two did not travel by sea. Instead, they took the high-speed rail to a different city every other day and then randomly booked a hotel to rest. Apart from Chu Deng occasionally reporting the itinerary to Jiang Guoqiang, the whereabouts of the two and Yi Shu were completely random.

So being stopped by someone inside was completely an accident, right?

"The road ahead is closed. You three, come down and explain the situation."

Roadblocks were set up on the national highway to stop Chu Deng and Jin Dahai, who were sitting in a large truck.

The newcomer was dressed in a black and gold uniform, with two thin water ripples on his chest, symbolizing his superpowers and rank.

Jin Dahai jumped out of the truck with practiced ease, and the truck driver followed suit, skillfully starting a conversation.

"This is a delivery from Fujian Province, unloading in Hubei Province. Officer, what's going on up ahead?" As he spoke, the driver started offering cigarettes.

"There's a dangerous situation ahead, rocks have fallen and are being cleared. You either need to take a detour or wait," Yue Shengyi, who was blocking the road, said with a stern face, pushing away his cigarette, adopting a businesslike attitude. "Where's the other one up there? Why isn't he coming down? What kind of cargo are you carrying in that truck?"

"It's just a girl, Xiaodeng, come down here." Jin Dahai guessed that there were either strange beasts or strange plants ahead, so he arranged for someone to block the way.

Chu Deng heard everything clearly from inside the car. She frowned; something seemed off about the commotion in the distance.

She jumped out of the car, carrying a flowerpot containing a fire tree, and walked past the car door.

Yue Shengyi asked a few questions, checked the information, and seeing that the three of them seemed normal, he asked the truck driver to take him to check the cargo.

The truck driver led his people to the back of the truck. Just as they reached the back, they heard the sound of small stones rolling down. His face changed, and he panicked, starting to look for cover, running haphazardly under the truck.

"You!" Yue Shengyi was speechless. This was clearly a landslide. Instead of running away, this person hid under the car. If the car overturned, he would be crushed. He really didn't know how the driver was trained! He made a mental note of the driver's safety education and thought he would talk to him about it properly after the lockdown was lifted.

The netting on the mountainside blocked the boulders, but the soil on the entire hillside was shaking.

"Boom——"

Chu Deng kicked a small stone and shattered it. Jin Dahai had been standing behind her for a long time and was being protected by Chu Deng.

"Bang bang bang—" The sound of rubble hitting the netting was deafening. Every breath carried fine dust. Chu Deng found that the netting was of good quality and could withstand this earthquake. He then turned his attention to the front line of the battle.

From a distance, I could see a group of small black dots running this way.

Yue Shengyi pressed his earpiece and whispered "Yes," then said to the truck driver, "We'll temporarily requisition your truck, and the authorities will compensate us for the loss of the goods later."

"Hurry!" Amidst the cacophony of voices, cries of pain filled the air.

"I...I'm going to die!!!"

"Ouch...cough cough cough!"

"You won't die, you won't die, it's okay, it's okay—"

Several people were carried over while groaning in pain; the commotion was relatively minor.

"Damn it, I was in such a rush this time that I didn't find any light or wood elemental spells. Luckily, there were some usable ones in the first aid kit." A man in uniform cursed as he carried the injured person for nearly two kilometers, panting heavily. Although he was tired, he still put the injured person down very gently.

"Why did they have to go and explore an undeveloped mountain? There were mutated white apes hiding there. A group of us were eating, drinking and relieving ourselves on their territory. They got angry and the apes killed two of us on the spot, one was injured in the head and fell into a coma, and the other six were slightly injured and were quite frightened."

After listening to the officials speak and comparing it with what he had perceived, Chu Deng had a pretty good understanding of the situation.

It's estimated that the rescue team initially went to save people, but then noticed the apes' abnormality and reported it to the people at the superhuman base. However, before the people who arrived even saw the apes, they were bullied by a group of monkeys. After a fight broke out, both sides got angry, which caused the earthquake to shake violently.

"I heard that the monkeys can also brew wine. The group of explorers who tried to brew the monkey wine were targeted by the monkeys as if they were bandits. Before Team Leader Xie could even make a move, they were attacked as reinforcements. That white ape was the strongest, probably level three, and it was an earth-type. If they fought on the mountain, Team Leader Xie, being a water-type, would not have the upper hand."

Jin Dahai overheard their conversation and chuckled, “I’ve had monkey wine before in Sichuan Province. It’s a pity it was brewed by people using the name of a monkey, but it still had a unique flavor. From what you’re saying, does this monkey really know how to brew wine? What does it use to hold the wine?”

The two people who were talking looked at each other, not knowing how to explain to Jin Dahai that the white ape was an earth-type creature that could create its own brewing jars. They could only vaguely brush it off.

Jin Dahai was genuinely bewildered, but Chu Deng was protecting his safety. Although he didn't know why Chu Deng didn't reveal his identity and get involved, Jin Dahai didn't ask too many questions. He picked up the medical kit and first gave the lightly injured people some simple bandages. However, his minor injuries were too much for him to handle, so he had to rush to the hospital for timely treatment.

The truck driver, entrusted with the mission in a moment of crisis, even gave the superhumans a proper salute, saying, "I will certainly live up to your expectations!" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves with a chivalrous air, turned around and got into the truck. Before leaving, he leaned out and said to Chu Deng and Jin Dahai, "I'll take someone first. Are you two coming?"

Jin Dahai couldn't help but laugh, and Chu Deng was also amused by the truck driver's boastful attitude. She smiled and weighed the flowerpot in her hand, replying, "We'll leave it here. Be careful on your journey."

"Alright, you two be careful too." The truck driver waved, skillfully reversed and turned around, and drove away with the injured.

"Hey? No way! What are you two doing here causing trouble?" Yue Shengyi exclaimed, realizing what was happening. "He just left like that? He just waved his sleeve and didn't even take two idle people with him?"

Chu Deng blinked. She stayed because something was wrong on the other side, and also because she wanted to try the legendary monkey wine.

The fire tree shook its branches; it wanted a taste too.

"If you keep talking like this, someone over there is going to die." Chu Deng looked at Yue Shengyi, a red glint flashing in her eyes.

"Roar!!!"

The roar of the beast came from afar, but its intimidating power remained undiminished.

Yue Shengyi's hair stood on end. He didn't know if it was because of the girl's gaze or the roar of the strange beast in the distance, but he felt a fear as if he were being watched by a predator.

"Plop-plop-"

My mind was clearer than ever before, but my body was completely immobilized.

"Let's go." Chu Deng brushed past him and said softly. Jin Dahai said "Hey" and followed.

Yue Shengyi could only watch helplessly as the two left.

"Brother Yi? Who are those two?" The people who brought the wounded thought Yue Shengyi was familiar with Chu Deng and the others, so they let him pass.

Yue Shengyi swallowed hard. Only after the two figures disappeared could he move again. At this point, he didn't dare to stop them anymore and quickly sent a message to the front, "Two people have gone ahead, Captain Jie. Something seems off. I couldn't stop them. They're probably informants. Be careful on your end..."

"Little Deng, do you want to try that monkey wine later?" Jin Dahai asked cheerfully, following behind Chu Deng.

He had witnessed Chu Deng's strength at Fusheng Shipbuilding firsthand. Even Xiao Yuan had retreated, and Chu Deng, alone, was not worried about the government at all. What did that mean?!

Chu Deng is a real powerhouse!

Now, Jin Dahai is no longer worried about the danger from the monkeys, and even has time to crave monkey wine.

Chu Deng smiled. The two of them were truly kindred spirits, thinking the same thing.

"Well, try it."