I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 145 - 144: An Undeserved Disaster, Poor Unlucky Devils
RUMBLE...
The deafening roar of a motorcycle shattered the silence of the wilderness. Lin Li was riding it, and the noise attracted the attention of a growing number of Mutant Beasts. They immediately began to stampede toward the sound.
A squad of Exotic Beast Hunters was heading back to the safe zone, its members chatting and laughing. It seemed they’d had a good haul today.
But just then, the members of the Exotic Beast Hunter squad suddenly heard a familiar sound from behind them.
RUMBLE...
"What’s going on?" The squad members instinctively stopped in their tracks at the sound and looked in its direction.
"Sounds like a motorcycle," said a female Exotic Beast Hunter with a bob cut.
"No way. Who’s that stupid? Daring to use a vehicle in the wilderness... Don’t they know the noise attracts Mutant Beasts?" said a burly man with a buzz cut.
One of the Exotic Beast Hunters pulled a pair of binoculars from his backpack and looked toward the sound, immediately spotting the noisemaker, Lin Li.
Then he immediately pointed into the distance and shouted to his companions, "Found him! Everyone, look over there!"
All the Exotic Beast Hunters present looked in the same direction. In the distance, where the sound was coming from, they saw a young man wearing a helmet that obscured his face. He was riding a black motorcycle, speeding right toward them.
"Holy crap... It really is a motorcycle!"
"Does this guy have a death wish? Daring to ride a motorcycle this deep into the wilderness."
Lin Li, in a hurry to get home, was pushing the motorcycle to its top speed.
Just then, he also noticed a squad of Exotic Beast Hunters on his path home. They were currently staring at him, dumbfounded.
’What’s there to stare at? Never seen someone ride a motorcycle before? It’s about to get dark; they should hurry back to the safe zone.’ 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Lin Li glanced at the group of Exotic Beast Hunters, then sped past them over the grass to their right.
They didn’t exchange a single word. Lin Li left behind only a deafening roar.
"Parading around the wilderness like that... The guy’s either a clueless rookie or a ridiculously powerful expert," the burly man with the buzz cut muttered to himself as he watched the motorcycle speed away.
"This is bad. A large number of Mutant Beasts are closing in on us."
The female Exotic Beast Hunter with the bob cut was a Cultivator who had awakened a Superpower that enhanced her range of Perception.
At that moment, within her range of Perception, she suddenly detected nearly thirty Spiritual Energy Waves of varying strengths moving quickly toward their position from different directions.
It was almost dark. The sudden appearance of so many Spiritual Energy Waves, combined with the noise the motorcyclist had just made, led to an immediate conclusion: they were coming from Mutant Beasts.
"Damn it... That guy screwed us over! Let’s run!" the burly man with the buzz cut yelled.
And so, the squad of Exotic Beast Hunters, who had just been casually strolling back to the safe zone, chatting and laughing, began to flee toward it with all their might.
ROAR...
AWOO...
SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK...
A chorus of Mutant Beast roars rose and fell, echoing across the vast, quiet wilderness.
The cries of various Mutant Beasts mingled, spreading in all directions. Farther away, other beasts heard the sounds and immediately cried out as if in response.
Hearing the cacophony of roars behind them, the members of the sprinting Exotic Beast Hunter squad were incredibly tense.
They had all been Exotic Beast Hunters for a while—the team’s captain had six or seven years of experience, and even the newest member had three. None of them had ever encountered a situation like this. It was a classic case of being caught in the crossfire.
"Don’t look back! Just keep running forward!" the squad’s captain shouted, noticing his teammates occasionally glancing behind them.
"Damn it! That guy really did a number on us."
"Once we’re out of danger, we have to go find that guy and give him a piece of our mind."
"You two should save your breath and focus on running! More and more Mutant Beasts are catching up..."
The group of Exotic Beast Hunters grumbled as they fled toward the safe zone with everything they had.
...
RUMBLE...
First came a loud roar, and then a motorcycle burst out of the tall grass. It hit a rock, sending the entire bike flying through the air before landing on the road inside the safe zone.
SCREECH...
He pulled the brake lever, and the motorcycle began to slow. Once it came to a complete stop, Lin Li took off his black helmet.
He glanced around and saw no one. He promptly stored the motorcycle in the Mysterious Small Island, then took out the silver van he had rented.
This time, when Lin Li had entered the wilderness, he hadn’t left the van parked in the safe zone but had stored it directly in the Mysterious Small Island.
The larger the object stored in the Mysterious Small Island, the more Spiritual Energy it consumed.
But now that Lin Li’s cultivation had greatly increased, he could quickly recover the consumed Spiritual Energy. So he no longer needed to park the van in the safe zone just to conserve a little energy, like he used to.
CLICK.
THUD.
Lin Li pulled his phone from his pocket to check the time and muttered to himself, "It’s been fifteen minutes since Su Yue called. I need to hurry back, take a shower, and head over to her place..."
Then, he opened the van door and sat in the driver’s seat.
In the distance, the group of Exotic Beast Hunters burst out of the wilderness and ran into the safe zone.
As the exhausted and breathless Exotic Beast Hunters set foot on the flat road, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The mad dash had been utterly exhausting. A few of the less-enduring Exotic Beast Hunters were just about to plop down on the ground to rest when a car horn suddenly blared.
BEEP BEEP...
Turning toward the sound, they saw a silver van driving toward them.
The van driver had obviously honked to get the Exotic Beast Hunters to clear the way so he could pass.
The panting Exotic Beast Hunters immediately scrambled to the sides of the road.
As Lin Li drove the van past the group of Exotic Beast Hunters, he glanced at them. Seeing their completely disheveled state, he thought to himself,
’This group looks like those Exotic Beast Hunters I saw on my way back earlier.
What happened to them? Why do they all look so worn out? Did something happen?’
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