435: Chapter 435 A Journey of Desperation

The next ten days or so were a true desperate journey.

Jiao Yin was almost burning his origin power, manipulating powerful currents to propel the three of them through the deep sea like arrows released from a bowstring.

They dared not approach the surface, forced to sneak through the dimly lit middle water layers, relying on Jiao Yin's perception to avoid the territories of powerful sea beasts.

Food sources were scarce, relying entirely on Jiao Yin catching some deep-sea blind fish, or Hua Han forcing himself to use illusions to lure small schools of fish closer.

The child in Bai Wanwan's womb seemed to sense the dangerous situation her mother was in, and fetal movements were unusually frequent and forceful.

On the fifth day, the greatest crisis arrived.

They were discovered by a team of elite Jiaoren led by Jiao Ming's confidant!

Appearing at the same time were two giant Bay Crocodile beasts, their bodies comparable to small hills and covered in thick bone armor.

It was clear that Jiao Ming and the Wane Clan had spared no expense to completely cut off their path to survival.

"Jiao Yin, don't forget, Jiao Yue is still in our hands; you had better obediently come back with us."

The speaking Jiaoren didn't even look at Hua Han and Bai Wanwan beside him, only watching Jiao Yin with apprehension.

After all, Jiao Yin was the King of the Jiaoren Clan and a powerful Male.

"I will go back, but not now!"

Jiao Yin's eyes were bloodshot as he pushed his water control power to the limit. The seawater around him formed countless sharp, high-speed rotating water blades, clashing with the charging Jiaoren warriors, sending blue blood and shattered scales flying everywhere.

"Wan Wan, hold on tight."

After distracting himself to protect Bai Wanwan, he continued to fight the enemy.

Hua Han's eyes erupted with blinding purple light.

This time, he wasn't creating an illusion, but directly launching a mental shock.

The two Jiaoren warriors and one Bay Crocodile beast charging at the very front suddenly stalled, their eyes revealing brief confusion and pain.

But immediately, more Jiaoren and Bay Crocodiles rushed over.

The two Males' abilities were rapidly depleting.

"We cannot get entangled in a fight. Is there a way to break out?"

"Yes!"

Jiao Yin finished speaking, abandoned his defense, and poured all his power forward, condensing a high-pressure water tornado capable of tearing through the deep sea, forcibly ripping a narrow gap in the encirclement!

"Go!"

Jiao Yin roared, grabbing Hua Han with one hand and tightly holding Bai Wanwan with the other, charging out from the vortex of blood and water like a burning meteor!

Behind them were the violent roars of the Bay Crocodiles and the angry pursuit of the Jiaoren, but they had all been left behind.

The wounds on Jiao Yin's body burst open, with blue blood dragging a long trail in the seawater. His face was ashen, his breath weak to the extreme, and he was supported entirely by sheer will.

More than ten days later, when Jiao Yin's Innate Ability was about to be completely exhausted, they finally saw the continent at the end of their vision.

"Look! We've arrived!" Bai Wanwan pointed forward excitedly.

A relieved smile finally appeared on Jiao Yin's weary face.

When his feet finally touched the solid, cold, and wet gravel, Jiao Yin's vision went black. Unable to hold on any longer, he fell heavily onto the shallows, taking Bai Wanwan and Hua Han down with him.

The Innate Ability in his body was completely depleted, making it difficult even to maintain his human form. Scales on his lower body shimmered in and out of existence, and the outline of a fish tail struggled to appear beneath the merman silk.

To lighten Jiao Yin's burden, Hua Han had also been assisting from the side.

His Innate Ability was also about to run out, and his entire Beast Form lay paralyzed on the beach, motionless.

Bai Wanwan was dazed from the fall, but she forced herself to lift her head.

What came into view was a wet, black rocky coastline shrouded in thick fog.

The air was filled with a heavy fishy smell of the sea and a strange, rotting scent of plants.

However, before they could even catch their breath, more than a dozen figures suddenly surged out from behind the fog-covered reefs, surrounding them completely.

These Beastmen had diverse forms, but generally, their builds were not as tall and burly as Qiu Rong and his group, appearing leaner and more agile.

Most of them had pointed ears, tails of varying lengths trailing behind them, and their pupils glinted with wary, eerie light in the thick fog.

They wore simple leather armor or woven grass clothes, held sharpened bone spears or stone axes, had strange paint on their faces, and their eyes were filled with extreme nervousness, caution, and... hostility!

"Are they Wandering Beasts?"

"Catch them! Don't let them run!"

"That Female's belly is so big; she must have been snatched, right?"

"Careful! That silver-haired Beastman looks like a Jiaoren?"

Noisy and hostile roars rang out, with sharp spear tips almost poking into their faces.

Clearly, the edge of this continent known as the "Emerald Coast" was not peaceful.

"They are not Wandering Beasts, but were persecuted by Beastmen and accidentally ended up here."

Compared to the two Males, Bai Wanwan was actually in better condition.

So she sat up, subconsciously using her body to block the bone spears that were about to pierce Hua Han and Jiao Yin.

After all, this was the Beast World continent, and in the Beast World continent, the treatment of Females was always better than that of Males.

"Are you really not kidnapped by them?"

"No," Bai Wanwan immediately denied. "Is your area frequently harassed by Wandering Beasts?"

Then, she learned from the mouths of the surrounding Beastmen that this area was frequently plundered by Wandering Beasts.

The local Beastman Tribe was on high alert, and any strange outsider was regarded as a threat.

"Cough, cough..."

After Hua Han recovered for a moment, he coughed weakly, but tried hard to put on an extremely sincere, even slightly pitiful smile. In a hoarse but clear voice, he shouted in the Beastman common language:

"It's a misunderstanding. We are all Beastmen from a Tribe, not Wandering Beasts!"

He struggled to sit up and pointed at Bai Wanwan, his tone full of grief, indignation, and helplessness: "We are just like you, chased by the evil Jiaoren and Bay Crocodiles working together, which is why we drifted here."

He cleverly played the victim, pointing the finger at the Bay Crocodiles and Jiaoren.

"Our Female is about to give birth, and we now need a place where she can rest and give birth. By the beast god, as long as you can provide us with a place to stay, we will definitely work with you to defend against the Wandering Beasts."

Hua Han was extraordinarily handsome, and now, being severely injured and weak, his words were earnest. Coupled with Bai Wanwan, who was heavily pregnant and looking pitiful, it was extremely persuasive.

Especially when he mentioned "being hunted by sea forces" and "just for the birth of the child," these two points precisely struck the softest part of the hearts of these Beastmen, who suffered from Wandering Beasts but had a natural instinct to protect Cubs.

The surrounding Beastmen looked at each other, their hostility noticeably reduced.

One of them, who looked like a small leader and had lynx markings on his face, eyed them warily, his gaze finally falling on Bai Wanwan's pained and stoic face.

After hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand.

"Take them to the 'Mist Watch' cabin! Keep a close eye on them! Wait for the Tribe leader to be notified before making a decision."