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\nMany times, people were usually more formidable than magic beasts!
\nA half beastman was a lifeform with advanced intelligence and could use strategy.
\nAnother point that worried Zhen Jin was that Zong Ge had excellent equipment. He had high quality steel armor and a pair of war spears. He had never used his war spears in public, perhaps because Zong Ge found the crises he encountered unworthy of their usage.
\nIntuition told Zhen Jin that Zong Geâs battle spears were beyond ordinary, they even might be of a higher rank than his steel armor.
\nIn comparison, Zhen Jin only had a rapier that belonged to Hei Juan.
\nâRegardless of that, we first need to go search for Xi Suo and the others and make sure they return safely.â Zhen Jin tidied up his mood and immediately resolved.
\nXi Suo was the third mate, and the old fourth boat craftsman was proficient at shipbuilding, these were key people of talent. They were important in leaving this island.
\nâLan Zao, Hei Juan, you two are coming with me.â Zhen Jin looked at the two of them.
\nAlthough he wanted to move alone, after some consideration, Zhen Jin knew he needed more manpower to search for Xi Suo and the others in the forest.
\nIt was too inefficient for him to search alone.
\nRegardless of whether it was Lan Zao or Hei Juan both had bronze level strength.
\nâLet us proceed.â Zhen Jin then gave Hei Juan back his rapier. He was a templar knight and he would never covet anotherâs equipment.
\nâItâs a good sword.â Zhen Jin praised Hei Juan.
\nHei Juan took the sword and was just about to speak.
\nâMy Lord.â Zi Di suddenly spoke with a worried heart, âIf Zong Ge was the culprit controlling the beast group and saw your Lordship Zhen Jin interfering, he abandoned the attack on the camp. However, since he already knows your Lordship is heroic and valiant, will he be watching you when you enter the forest? Is this a scheme from Zong Geâs force to lure you out?â
\nâThat is possible.â Zhen Jin pursed his brows, âSo, what do you think?â
\nZi Di: âI want to move with your Lordship. I will use all of my strength to help your Lordship, donât worry I have medicine to protect myself and I will do my best to not be a burden on your Lordship.â
\nZhen Jin immediately hesitated.
\nZi Di turned around and said to Hei Juan: âHei Juan, I know your sword is not ordinary, I ask that you temporarily give it to Lord Zhen Jin so he can use it.â
\nHei Juan stared blankly, and his complexion changed slightly: âBut this sword is my family heirloom.â
\nHei Juan expressed his refusal.
\nHe was only Zi Diâs hired mercenary, not Zi Diâs nor Zhen Jinâs underling.
\nZhen Jin faintly laughed: âZi Di, it is unnecessary to make things difficult for him.â
\nZhen Jin could transform into a silver level spear scorpion and a spear scorpion tail could threaten steel armor.
\nâMy Lord, that wonât do!â But Zi Di insisted, âBased on our recent analysis, Zong Ge is a strong opponent. He also has top notch armor made of high quality steel and impressive war spears. Your Lordship only has ordinary weapons, if you and Zong Ge fight, there would be little difference from simply coming unarmed.â
\nZhen Jin stared blankly and then bitterly laughed. He understood that Zi Diâs words had a lot of thought behind them, she was âbullyingâ Zhen Jinâs knightly creed of pitying the weak and protecting his comrades.
\nBut at the same time, Zhen Jin had no choice but concede that Zi Diâs words were reasonable,
\nHis strength and confidence came from his transformations.
\nBut if he fought in front of everyone, he could not recklessly use the core. Especially now with various eyes around, unlike the small team of five, Zhen Jin could not be reckless now.
\nâMy Lord!â This time, Hei Juan offered the rapier of his own accord, âThis ignoramusesâ scope was too narrow. This sword can display its true worth in your Lordshipâs hand. The name of my family heirloom sword is Silver Lightning. It is bound to blossom brightly and brilliantly in your Lordshipâs hand.
\nZi Di smiled: âHei Juan, for this employment, I will pay you double.â
\nHei Juan immediately smiled.
\nâThatâs good. I will treat this sword well and do my best to return it to you intact.â Seeing Hei Juanâs attitude, Zhen Jin calmly received the sword.
\nHe scrupulously abided by the templar knightâs creed, but he was not inflexible.
\nSince it was for his sake, for the sake of others, and to keep the heart core a secret, it was only natural that borrowing the rapier now was not a problem.
\nPreviously when he had used and observed the rapier, he found that it really was a good sword.
\nHei Juan did not exaggerate when he said it was his family heirloom.
\nAs far as soldiers and knights were concerned, armor and weapons were expensive and something to pass onto future generations. Because equipment was expensive, many nobles that enlisted knights would only pay for their provisions and not their weapons and horses because it was too financially difficult.
\nOf course, weapons also had ranks. There were many factors in evaluating whether a weapon was outstanding or shoddy.
\nThe most important element among them was how well the weapon conducted battle qi.
\nZhen Jin did not know how well Silver Lightning conducted battle, however it already had outstanding hardness, sharpness, and toughness.
\nAfter a brief negotiation, Zhen Jin Zi Di, Hei Juan, and Lan Zao set off.
\nHe could not take everyone.
\nThe many seriously injured people stayed in camp to recuperate.
\nCang Xu, Mu Ban, Fei She, and the others had no battle strength. On the battlefield, they would be a burden to Zhen Jin.
\nMu Banâs team wanted to join, however Zhen Jin refused them. Zhen Jin was still carrying his rapid fire crossbow, such a thing in Mu Banâs hands would endanger his comrades.
\nIf a portion of Zong Geâs force attacked the camp, Mu Ban would shoot a signal flare, Zhen Jin would then turn back and rapidly reinforce them.
\nIt was impossible for Zhen Jin to give up saving the boat craftsman and the others because he had misgivings about some conspiracy.
\nAs for the flare gun, not only did the camp have one, Xi Suo also carried one too.
\nXi Suo and the others were cutting wood in a place that was two kilometers to the southeast.
\nJust as Zhen Jin and the others were halfway there, they heard a gun fire and a pink flare rise into the air.
\nâThat is a signal for help! They really are in danger. Run!â Zi Di cried.
\nâNot necessarily. Letâs play it safe. We canât be sure this is an enemy deliberately baiting us to entice us to speed up and reduce our guard against our surroundings.â Hei Juan said.
\nâYou guys maintain your pace; I will examine the situation first.â After saying this, Zhen Jin immediately sped up.
\nAlthough Hei Juan was reasonable, keeping the boat craftsman alive was crucial, without him it was unlikely the others could construct a large ship that could cross the ocean.
\nIt was possible this was a trap set by Zong Ge but was just as likely it was the others.
\nThe faster Zhen Jin went, the more likely the boat craftsmanâs life would be saved.
\nThe young knightâs pace increased as he ran through the forest.
\nHe then activated the heart core and quietly transformed his right eye to give himself thermal vision.
\nBy doing this, even if Zong Ge and the others were lying in ambush, Zhen Jin could find them in time.
\nZhen Jin quickly heard the distinctive screech of bat monkeys.
\nHe sped up again and wildly rushed through the forest until he arrived at a hillside.
\nThe hill was not steep and on the top, there were many people surrounded by bat monkeys.
\nIt was clear these were the same bat monkeys that had attacked the camp, among the group there were seven bronze level bat monkeys, and one iron level bat monkey.
\nThe bat monkeys constantly attacked and nearly everyone was injured, all of them were in imminent danger.
\nZhen Jin did not stop, as he charged up the hill, he shot the rapid fire crossbow.
\nWhoosh whoosh whooshâŠâŠ
\nThe arrows flew with incomparable accuracy.
\nOrdinary bat monkeys that were shot fell like penguins diving into the sea as they dropped to the ground in a lingering bang.
\nâSomeone has come to save us! Everyone cheered.
\nThe bat monkeys were enraged, and several bronze level bat monkeys threw themselves at Zhen Jin.
\nZhen Jin stopped shooting the crossbow and pulled out Silver Lightning.
\nThe distance between him and the bronze level monkeys closed.
\nIn an instant, Zhen Jinâs rapier suddenly threw a bright silver light!
\nSoon after, he and the bat monkeys intertwined.
\nThe bronze level bat monkeys seemed to break in the air, they then fell to the ground as their life aura rapidly dissipated.
\nZhen Jin displayed his battle strength and for a moment, the sailors became somewhat absentminded.
\nThe sole iron level bat monkey was provoked, it flapped its wings, puffed up his chest, and suddenly screeched.
\nIts screeching rippled the air and the sound waves rapidly approached Zhen Jin.
\nZhen Jin already knew about this special sound wave attack, in an instant, he transformed his arm into a bearâs and threw a dart.
\nThe dart hit the iron level bat monkey and pierced its left wing.
\nThe iron level bat monkey was alarmed, with few bat monkeys left, it turned around to fly away.
\nZhen Jin did not pursue, rather he hurried over to the hillside to see the sailorsâ leader.
\nTheir leader was a youngster with a tall and thin stature.
\nâAre you Xi Suo?â Zhen Jin attentively asked.
\nThe youngster promptly nodded: âWho are you, your Lordship?â
\nâWhere is the boat craftsman Lao Si?â Zhen Jin asked as he swept his eyes in a circle.
\nXi Suo promptly pointed in a direction: âWhen we were attacked by the monkeys, the idiot was furious and rushed out. The old boat craftsman was worried about the idiotâs safety and ran after him.â
\nZhen Jin bit his teeth, followed Xi Suoâs direction, and rushed off again.
\nThere were clear traces showing the path and Zhen Jin quickly found his objective, another hill.
\nA small three meter giant was crazily waving a wooden log around.
\nThis small giant appeared to be young, had an exposed upper body, wore a yellow leather skirt that covered his lower body, and had enormous straw sandals on his feet.
\nHe had disheveled hair, was constantly shouting, and occasionally spat saliva all over the place.
\nâDie, you houseflies will die!â
\nâThis big guy will smash you all!â
\nThe small giant repeatedly roared, the heavy wooden log he had could easily pulverize boulders, smash trees, and would create small holes in the ground while splashing soil everywhere.
\nThere were a few individuals around the giant shouting at him to calm down.
\nBut the giant was completely infuriated by the bat monkeys and would not listen.
\nâThe old boat craftsman is here!â Zhen Jinâs pupils enlarged when he saw an old man between the small giantâs legs.