On the trees behind the Bald Man, countless Zaoyan Spiders continuously shot out silk threads, which clung to the main trunks of the trees, pulling their bodies as they roamed through the forest.
Zaoyan Spiders are one of the more common magical beasts in the mountains, mostly Black Iron Seven-Star or Eight-Star.
However, due to their hard exoskeletons, they are not easily injured by pine needles, and they possess strong immunity to toxins, thus they have no fear of roaming among the forest leaves.
Chen Bugu had no idea what the Bald Man had done, but with a single glance, he saw the sky above the forest behind them was densely packed; at least thirty to forty Zaoyan Spiders were chasing them.
Did he dig up the Zaoyan Spiders' ancestral grave?
Although the attack power of these magical beasts was not strong, they had become incredibly troublesome at this moment.
Under the current circumstances, every Zaoyan Spider roaming through the forest would snap many branches, and once a branch shattered, unstable pine needles would shoot out.
What was chasing them from behind was not just a group of Zaoyan Spiders; it was clearly a dense storm of pine needles, and Chen Bugu did not want to be dragged into such an unwarranted disaster.
However, as he changed direction, the Bald Man behind him also followed suit and changed his direction.
The two, one in front and one behind, with a group of Zaoyan Spiders trailing them, engaged in a chase through the mountain forest.
Seeing this, Chen Bugu's gaze gradually turned cold.
"Brother! Wait!"
Just as Chen Bugu was about to activate Bullet Time to shake off the spider horde, he suddenly heard the Bald Man chasing behind him speak.
A faint green light enveloped the Bald Man, and wind vortices swirled beneath his feet; the speed he displayed at this moment was surprisingly no slower than Chen Bugu's.
This Bald Man was the one he had encountered in the spherical space at the base of the Soaring Sky Tree. Although he didn't understand why this guy appeared here, it was clearly not the time for a chat.
The current situation couldn't wait even a moment.
Seeing silver light appear around Chen Bugu, and his speed suddenly increasing, the Bald Man quickly spoke.
"Brother, I know where your companions are!"
As his voice fell, the Bald Man noticed Chen Bugu consciously slowing down, so he quickly accelerated to catch up again.
"How do you know I'm looking for them?"
"I've seen you all before. You're not with your team now and you're heading towards High Heaven City, so the answer is obvious."
"Where are they?"
"You help me first!"
"You don't seem to understand the situation. You've already brought me trouble, so what right do you have to negotiate with me?"
After Chen Bugu finished speaking, his eyes flashed with silver light, widening the distance between him and the Bald Man. At the same time, Jade Ripple appeared in his hand.
"Before I make a move, you'd best tell me what I want to know first."
As Chen Bugu spoke, a black water arrow had already condensed on the longbow in his hand.
"They are at Huangmu Camp, southwest of High Heaven City."
After the Bald Man finished speaking, he saw Chen Bugu turn and casually shoot the water arrow into the spider horde.
"Brother, please help me take her away. I owe you a favor."
The Bald Man feared that Chen Bugu would leave after getting his answer, so he hurriedly offered a condition.
"Oh, is your favor very valuable?"
Chen Bugu didn't rush to leave after hearing the answer. He suddenly thought of a good place to deal with the spider horde behind them.
But before that, he didn't mind
negotiating
with the Bald Man a bit more.
"This is a Water-attribute General-grade Beast Core, is that enough?"
A crisp sound came from the Bald Man's chest, followed by a translucent blue bead flying towards Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu reached out and caught it, looking down. It was indeed a blue Water-attribute Beast Core, which surprised him a little.
After magical beasts reach the Silver Grade, they can exert a certain summoning effect on lower-grade magical beasts of the same kind.
Thus, people refer to Silver One-Star to Three-Star magical beasts as "General-grade," Silver Four-Star to Six-Star as "Commander-grade," and Silver Seven-Star to Nine Star as "Lord-grade."
The Elf Clan member in front of him could casually toss out a General-grade Beast Core, yet he was being chased by a group of high-level Black Iron Grade magical beasts, which seemed somewhat comical.
Meeting the Elf Clan member's gaze, Chen Bugu pondered for a moment, then, with a flick of his wrist, put the Beast Core into his ring and put on a smiling face.
"You don't need to hand her over to me; just protect her yourself. I have a way for you to deal with those spiders. Follow me."
After Chen Bugu finished speaking, he changed direction and accelerated towards another side. The Bald Man didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately followed.
As Chen Bugu ran, he occasionally looked back to observe.
In his impression, the Bald Man in front of him was named Xing Yifu, and his awakened ability was the Mythical-class 【Dragon Mimicry Armament】.
Even in this world, dragon-type magical beasts were still among the most powerful, and ordinary Earth Dragons were almost all Commander-grade or higher, with the Rock Tinder Earth Dragon that once killed Chen Bugu being a typical example.
And the 【Dragon Mimicry Armament】 ability would gradually unlock most dragon-type magical beasts' abilities as his level increased, including their powerful physical capabilities and scorching dragon flame breath.
As for whether there were other abilities, Chen Bugu was unsure, as at his previous level, he had only heard of and could confirm these two.
But even with just these two, Xing Yifu was enough to become a humanoid magical beast.
Coupled with the fact that this guy was born warlike and disliked associating with the weak, he was almost the most famous lone wolf-type Awakened among humans at that time.
In the third year of the apocalypse, Xing Yifu had already reached the Gold Grade, and there were many events and rumors about him, familiar even to other races.
Although Xing Yifu was only Black Iron Grade at this time, Chen Bugu clearly remembered dragon scale patterns appearing on his shoulders back in the spherical space.
Even if his physique couldn't fully reach the strength of dragon-type magical beasts at this moment, those pine needle rains alone probably couldn't pose a threat to him.
And given Xing Yifu's current speed, excluding the boost from his wind-attribute ability, he could at least reach Black Iron Eight-Star. With his 【Dragon Mimicry Armament】, it wasn't impossible for him to kill that group of spiders.
Yet he kept fleeing. Connecting this with the request he just made to Chen Bugu, the problem must be with the Elf Clan member hanging on his chest.
That's right, if he fought without restraint, he wouldn't be able to protect that Elf Clan member.
That Elf Clan member looked sickly and didn't seem skilled in combat.
While observing, Chen Bugu led Xing Yifu to the area he had previously discovered at the foot of the mountain.
After Xing Yifu and the Elf Clan member discovered that all the trees in this area were broken, they also understood Chen Bugu's intention.
Not long after rushing out of the mountain forest, Chen Bugu was the first to stop and released Amon from his pocket.
Amon understood, changed his form, and immediately entered a combat state.
Seeing this, Xing Yifu also stopped.
Three or four seconds later, more than forty Zaoyan Spiders swung out of the mountain forest one after another, landing on the ground.
"Friend, are you going to act yourself? Or would you like me to handle it? Don't worry, I still treat everyone fairly."
Chen Bugu looked at Xing Yifu beside him, then at the Elf Clan member hanging on his chest.
Xing Yifu gently unfastened the baby carrier from his chest, placed it on the ground, and then turned to face the spider horde.
"No need, I'll do it myself."
As Xing Yifu finished speaking, layers of dragon scale patterns surged onto his exposed skin, and at that moment, he charged wildly towards the spider horde.