Clang—

The high-frequency cutting blade struck some object, with the arc of the blade along the Kui Ox mecha's mechanical arm, it heavily slammed into the ground, silently slicing it open.

The bark and trunks of the two large trees on the left and right sides of Li Ang and others suddenly exploded, wood splinters flying everywhere.

This is...

Li Ang glanced around, only to see that each of those broken tree trunks had a sharp steel stake embedded in them,

the upper part of the stake was black, the lower part was brown, ruptured in the middle, indicating signs of having been cut by the high-frequency cutting blade.

"Something's coming ahead."

Ding Zhensi's voice echoed in the Kui Ox mecha, his expression solemn, eyes fixed on the projection panel displaying the large shadow cast by the thermal radiation sensor.

Crunch crunch—

As if to confirm his statement, the sound of loud and chaotic breaking branches came from the dense forest in front of the group.

Branches broke one after another, accompanied by the teeth-gritting sound of splitting wood, several meters-thick trunks toppled to the sides, spilling dew and yellowing leaves onto the ground.

Boom!

A towering tree was abruptly uprooted, revealing a truck-sized wild boar, which charged at full speed from the depths of the dense forest, appearing before everyone's sight.

The boar's head was disproportionately large compared to its body, accounting for a third of its full length,

with four protruding, razor-sharp fangs in its mouth, its body in brown-black, spiked by sharp bristles matching the shape and color of the steel stakes the Kui Ox mecha had just cut.

Overall, it looked somewhat like a crossbreed between a warthog (an even-toed ungulate) and a porcupine (a rodent).

The giant boar wasn't in good shape, its mouth pierced through with several wooden spears, its tough brown-black skin covered in wounds, bleeding heavily,

and its dark eyes looking backward filled with fear, as if fleeing from something terrifying.

Thud!

The boar shook its head, tossing away the broken tree trunk wedged between its fangs, turned its head around, finally seeing Li Ang and others blocking the path, quickly lowering its head, as if planning to sweep away the obstructing players.

Its bristles all over the body promptly stood upright, like a peacock spreading its tail, pointing forward, primed to spring forth at any moment.

Is it a magical beast from the forest?

Li Ang took a glance, this beast's strength was actually decent, capable of truck-sized, weighty sprinting at high-speed in Earth-like gravity, had already transcended ordinary life, gaining slight supernatural attributes.

Probably the same level as the Fenix Pit Beast in his Minor Master Ball.

But, wanting to oppose players... still a bit lacking.

Li Ang and the others didn't flinch, standing quietly in place,

Ding Zhensi at the very front took a deep breath, manipulated the Kui Ox mecha, retracting the rotary assault rifle of the left arm, retrieving from the backpack compartment a meter-diameter turtle shell shield with a green base and a Xuan Wu pattern, held it in hand.

[Name: Tortoise Oracle]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Special Effect: Ren Gui Good Omen. Automatically adjust the shield angle to reduce the damage and impact force of at least three high-intensity attacks to the lowest possible value.]

[Consumption: 400 Spirit Energy, 400 Stamina]

[Cooldown Time: 10 minutes]

[Usage Conditions: Strength Attribute equal to or greater than 13 points, every 24 hours Tortoise Oracle result must be Good or Above Good, Great Good]

[Remark: Good result allows Ren Gui Good Omen to effect three attacks. Above Good for five times, Great Good for seven times.]

[Remark: The highest kindness is like water, neither lead nor tin, neither like common stones, water is divine river water.]

This turtle shell shield looks like a shield, used like a shield, but is actually a divination tool,

the user must perform a divination using the shield every day, only if the result is "Good", the shield's special effect can be utilized—also considered a restriction on the powerful auto-reduction damage effect of the shield.

The Kui Ox mecha held the shield in its left hand, arching its back, lowering its body center, with the right hand holding the high-frequency cutting blade, the back of the hand pressed against the left wrist, like a stubborn reef in surging waves, blocking the porcupine's path.

Boom!

The truck-like giant boar slammed into the turtle shell shield,

its snout quickly flattened, fangs breaking off, hind feet lifted high, its entire body momentarily left the ground,

while the Kui Ox mecha holding the shield remained firmly rooted in place, with its footprints dragged back less than half a meter.

Thud!

The enormous body of the giant boar heavily crashed to the ground, with its bristles that had long risen, seemingly triggered a switch, bursting forth like dense crossbow arrow shots,

The sound of slicing through the air continuously echoed.

The surrounding tree trunks were hit and shattered, wood chips flying all over.

"Impressive Storm Pear Blossom Needle."

Li Ang praised, letting his hands hang at his sides, showing no intention to move—his teammates beside him simultaneously acted, Amber unsheathed the Tidal Messenger Pirate Scimitar, casually slashing at the vines hanging nearby,

activating the Tidal Messenger's splash attack effect, destroying most of the incoming porcupine bristles.

The few spikes not intercepted were melted away by a corrosive light screen casually released by Hoenhem lifting a hand.

The porcupine's bristles had enough power to easily perforate a heavy armored vehicle in the real world, more powerful than most anti-material firearms, but for players of their level, it was only a question of whether they wanted to intercept it, and what was the cost of interception.

The boar, having fallen, standing on four feet, clearly not lightly hit, shook its head vigorously, barely struggling up from the ground,

its dark eyes focused intently on the players, its single-thread brain seemingly already forgotten its previous fear, now driven by anger.

"Roar!"

It roared, the broken fangs rapidly regenerated, the body having completed firing all bristles once again grew steel-pin-like sharp spikes.

"Self-healing ability is impressive..."

Hoenhem furrowed his brow slightly, as the pages of the Book of Sand in hand automatically turned, stopping at a certain page.

Just as he prepared to cast a spell to capture this large creature seen in the forest, a narrow shadow shot from the depths of the forest, jumping and bouncing between tree trunks, dragging a Z-shaped phantom, too fast for its trajectory to be clearly seen.

"Hmm?"

This time, not only did Ding Zhensi's expression change dramatically, Hoenhem and David's faces also altered slightly,

the former rapidly flipping book pages in hand, releasing several protective spells within a split second, to guard against possible fierce attacks,

the latter drawing the Judgement Spear, holding it in reverse in his right hand, ready to throw it out to pierce the enemy at any moment.

However, before they could take further action, the shadow had already traversed hundreds of meters, halting in the air above the boar's head.