60: Chapter 60 Reaping the Benefits

Lin Ye lightened his footsteps, pressing his entire body against the edge of the water curtain.

Without revealing his head, he peered through a gap in the water curtain, sweeping his gaze downward by the moonlight.

Below, by the Water Pool, two behemoths the size of armored vehicles were locked in close-quarters combat.

[Armored Water Rhino (Large)]

With thick, grayish-black hide and a dark red spiral horn on its head, it looked exactly like a heavy main battle tank.

[Silver-Backed Mad Ape (Large)]

Its arms were as thick as stone pillars, its chest muscles bulging in distinct chunks—it was a pure, violent bulldozer.

"Bang!"

The Silver-Backed Mad Ape swung its right arm in a wide arc, slamming a fleshy hammer-like blow into the Water Rhino's flank.

The Armored Water Rhino shrieked in pain, flicking its horn upward to gouge a bloody gash directly into the Mad Ape's belly.

Fists struck flesh, and every blow sent blood spraying.

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes, sweeping his gaze across the surroundings of the Water Pool.

The commotion was so loud, yet the surroundings were deathly silent; there wasn't even the slightest rustle of wind or grass.

When things are abnormal, there must be something sinister afoot.

Eye of Destiny, activate!

In his left eye's vision.

Deep within the jungle surrounding the Water Pool, dozens of red light spots were densely lurking.

They were all watching from the shadows, forming an irregular encirclement.

Lin Ye sneered.

"Heh, a bunch of bystanders waiting to feast."

A god-given opportunity.

Those two big guys rolling in the bloody mud below were two walking 100-point quotas!

But he kept a clear head and was in no rush at all.

Lin Ye hid his body in a blind spot against the rock wall, holding his crossbow, silently lurking at the cave entrance.

He would wait until they fought to the death first.

High-end hunters have plenty of patience.

Inside the Great Xia Live Stream, everyone subconsciously held their breath.

[Holy crap! This size is even more ridiculous than the previous Mountain Beast!]

[Brother Eye, don't move! Don't make a sound!]

[Lay low! Even if the sky falls, pretend you don't see it!]

[Brother Eye, stay steady. We don't lack these few points; saving your life is what matters!]

[God bless, please don't get caught in the crossfire!]

At the cave entrance, the sound of water roared.

Below was an extremely brutal tug-of-war.

After more than ten minutes, the life-or-death struggle below finally reached its conclusion.

The Silver-Backed Mad Ape had lost one eye, and its body was covered in bloody holes punctured by the horn.

The Armored Water Rhino wasn't much better off; its thick hide was almost completely smashed to pieces.

It let out a long hiss, pawed the ground with its four hooves, lowered its head, and launched a violent charge.

"Puchi!"

The dark red spiral horn pierced straight through the Silver-Backed Mad Ape's left thigh.

"Roar—!"

The Silver-Backed Mad Ape let out a miserable shriek.

But it didn't retreat even half a step.

At the cost of sacrificing one leg, it raised both arms high.

Interlocking its ten fingers into a fleshy hammer, it brought them down with the force of a thousand jun directly onto the Water Rhino's back!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of bone breaking.

The Armored Water Rhino's spine was smashed right then and there.

It collapsed into the bloody water, its hindquarters completely paralyzed, and it could only futilely scramble in the mud with its forelimbs.

However, the Silver-Backed Mad Ape was also at the end of its rope.

It knelt on one knee, blood gushing from its left leg, unable to even stand up.

It panted heavily, reaching out in an attempt to flip the Armored Water Rhino over.

"That's it, now!"

Murderous intent flared in Lin Ye's eyes.

He raised the crossbow and immediately loaded a metal bolt.

The wooden bone bolts didn't have enough power; he had to use the metal material at this moment.

He leaned half his body out of the water curtain, adjusted the sight, and locked onto the Silver-Backed Mad Ape's only remaining good eye.

He squeezed the trigger with his index finger.

"Swish!"

The faint sound of the air being pierced was swallowed by the roar of the waterfall.

"Puff!"

The metal bolt precisely shot into the Silver-Backed Mad Ape's eye socket, crushing the eyeball and piercing straight into its brain!

"Ugh—!"

The Mad Ape shuddered, letting out a muffled grunt.

Its massive body toppled into the Water Pool, splashing water everywhere.

After firing, Lin Ye didn't pause to check the results.

He decisively dropped the crossbow.

He raised his right hand.

"Thwip!"

The Wind-Chasing Claw shot out, biting into a giant rock on the cliff above the cave entrance.

Lin Ye held the fire axe inverted in one hand and kicked off the wall with both feet.

His body pierced through the water curtain and swung out!

While in mid-air, he locked his gaze on the landing spot and decisively pressed the switch to release the claw.

His body went into freefall.

Using the gravitational potential energy of the descent, he gripped the axe handle tightly with both hands.

He folded his body in mid-air, aiming the axe blade at the Silver-Backed Mad Ape's skull below.

Then... he brought it down with full force!

"Crack."

The fire axe shattered the Mad Ape's hard skull, finishing it off.

The light screen popped up with a kill notification:

[Killed Large Exotic Beast, Points + 50]

The Armored Water Rhino, which was paralyzed nearby, was startled by this sudden turn of events.

It desperately twisted its front half, trying to run, but its broken spine meant it could only crawl in the mud.

Lin Ye didn't give it a chance to catch its breath.

Holding the axe handle with both hands, he pulled the fire axe from the Mad Ape's skull.

Taking advantage of the momentum, he stepped on the Mad Ape's back and leaped high into the air.

Aiming at the Water Rhino's head, he brought the axe down.

"Puchi."

The fire axe split the Armored Water Rhino's skull, and more than half the axe head was embedded in its head!

The Water Rhino didn't even have a chance to struggle; it kicked its four hooves once and died on the spot.

The light screen popped up again:

[Killed Large Exotic Beast, Points + 50]

A massive sum of 100 points was secured in the blink of an eye!

Lin Ye's points instantly surged from 94 to 194.

Inside the Great Xia Live Stream, the screen was filled with ecstatic comments.

[Textbook-level camper! That's so damn ruthless!]

[I thought he was going to camp until dawn, but he just delivered justice from the sky!]

[Two large monsters, just like that, free for the taking?]

[The guts! One second he was watching the show, the next he jumped down to take the kills!]

[100 points! 100 points instantly! Who can handle this!]

[Brother Eye is awesome! Great Xia's martial virtue is overflowing!]

Having completed the final kills, Lin Ye landed steadily.

Lin Ye stepped on the Water Rhino's head with his right foot and pulled out the blood-stained fire axe with both hands.

Before him were two highly valuable large exotic beast carcasses.

But Lin Ye didn't even spare a second glance at the carcasses on the ground.

Greed leads to death!

In the surrounding jungle, there were dozens of blood-red eyes staring right at him!

Lin Ye turned around and casually pulled the metal bolt out of the Mad Ape's eye socket.

He raised his hand and aimed at his original position above the waterfall.

"Thwip!"

The grappling claw took hold, and the cable retracted rapidly.

Just as Lin Ye's feet left the ground and he began to rise into the air!

"Roar—!"

The surrounding dense forest instantly erupted, and a foul, bloody wind pressed in from all sides.

Dozens of red-eyed exotic beasts broke through the bushes, pouncing like mad dogs toward the two large carcasses in the Water Pool.

To fight for this high-grade meat feast, the beast horde began tearing into each other on the spot.

They slaughtered each other crazily, and the edge of the Water Pool instantly turned into a slaughterhouse of flying flesh and blood.

Lin Ye hovered in mid-air, coldly looking down at the "dog-eat-dog" frenzy below.

"Thud."

His feet landed steadily on the flat ground at the cave entrance.

He turned and sat down cross-legged.

Casually placing the fire axe by his side, Lin Ye picked up the crossbow he had just dropped on the ground.

This time, he didn't take a metal bolt but pulled out a bone-tipped wooden arrow he had hand-crafted earlier.

With a "click," he pressed it into the arrow groove.

Lin Ye's gaze passed through the gap in the water curtain, tightly watching the beast horde slaughtering each other below.

"Since you're all here, why not add a few more points to my buffet tonight?"