Super Gene Hunting Ground

Lan Xin felt a wave of relief in her heart, Yang Xiao was finally back.

However, jealousy soon stirred within her, and she felt a tinge of displeasure thinking about Yang Xiao and Zhi Ruo spending the whole day together.

”What’s wrong with me?”

Lan Xin took a moment to adjust her emotions.

Soon, everyone saw Zhi Ruo and the others running over.

Zhang Jian suddenly said:

”Something’s not right, where’s Yang Xiao? Wasn’t he riding the Flame Horse?”

Yang Xiao’s Flame Horse was as red as flames and very noticeable. At this moment, everyone did not see a fire cloud, and following Zhang Jian’s reminder, they all came to a sudden realization.

Zhi Ruo and the seven others finally dashed into the orange light of the Genetic Store, all panting and sweating, with less than half an hour since the Sand Demon had appeared.

Ben Yin immediately stepped forward and asked:

”Where’s Yang Xiao?”

”Young Master Yang, he...”

Zhi Ruo hesitated, unsure how to explain to the others.

Zhi Ruo’s expression instantly caused everyone’s hearts to skip a beat.

Something happened to Yang Xiao!

Lan Xin couldn’t hold back anymore and anxiously said:

”Where’s Yang Xiao? What exactly happened to him?”

Her concern was more than evident.

Ben Yin, Ben Guo, and others were just as anxious.

Xie Lei, however, felt a surge of joy within, finally, an accident had happened.

Zhang Hai, Zhang Jian, and others had mixed feelings, a blend of concern and relief. They admired Yang Xiao’s abilities and character, but it was impossible to say they weren’t jealous of the attention he drew from girls like Zhi Ruo and Lan Xin.

Seeing the anxious looks in the eyes of Lan Xin and the others, Zhi Ruo had no choice but to briefly recount what had happened.

”...That’s what happened. Yang Xiao told us to run first, and he should be able to catch up soon. Don’t worry, everyone.”

”Don’t worry? You seem pretty calm about it. Yang Xiao stayed behind alone to deal with the black gorilla in order to save you, and you just ran away?”

Lan Xin bluntly said, her mind full of concern for Yang Xiao.

”Me?”

Zhi Ruo looked at Lan Xin, not knowing how to defend herself—and any defense would be futile since they indeed had left Yang Xiao behind to escape.

”May Buddha bless us, let’s not panic and wait a little longer. Maybe Yang Xiao will return soon on the Flame Horse, whose speed is famously fast.”

Everyone was silent again, turning to look out at the desert.

At this moment, it was only ten minutes before the Sand Demon would appear.

”Look, everyone, the Flame Horse! Yang Xiao is back!”

Someone shouted.

Upon closer inspection, indeed, a patch of red cloud was drifting towards them in the distance, a characteristic unique to Yang Xiao’s Flame Horse.

”Ah, thank Heavens! Young Master Yang is finally back!”

Zhi Ruo touched her chest and thought to herself, she would have felt truly uneasy if Yang Xiao hadn’t returned.

Lan Xin also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the collective relief was short-lived, as moments later, everyone’s hearts were raised again in suspense.

The Flame Horse was clearly in front of everyone, but no one was on its back.

Yang Xiao had disappeared!

Yang Xiao was gone!

Everyone looked at each other, filled with doubts.

The Flame Horse let out a low roar and charged into the orange light of the Genetic Store.

Lan Xin was the first to rush over and asked the Flame Horse:

”Brother Horse, where’s Yang Xiao? Where’s Young Master Yang?”

The Flame Horse hung its head, looking somewhat sorrowful.

Everyone had an ominous premonition in their hearts; something really must have happened to Yang Xiao.

Even if nothing had happened, there were only a few minutes left before the Sand Demon would appear. If Yang Xiao didn’t return by then, he wouldn’t be able to.

Zhi Ruo closed her eyes and two streams of hot tears flowed down. She felt that she should have stayed behind to accompany Yang Xiao.

...

Yang Xiao carried some branches into a cave and lit a bonfire inside to warm himself up.

The cave was spacious enough that even a creature as colossal as a gorilla could turn around and move freely.

Yang Xiao started the bonfire firstly to warm up, and secondly to fend off attacks from monsters because, in the darkness of the canyon at night, many monsters roamed about. He wasn’t certain if he would be attacked, but at least with a fire lit, he would be able to see the silhouette of any attacker.

Yang Xiao placed the Longquan Spear beside him.

The gorilla sat idly by, bored and poking the bonfire with a stick.

Just at that moment, the ground of the cave trembled slightly, feeling much like an earthquake.

The gorilla immediately turned its head to look outside the cave and let out a loud roar:

”Ow—”

Yang Xiao quickly took out the Golden Eagle Bow, notched a Fire Element Arrow, and aimed at the cave entrance.

He thought a monster was attacking from outside the cave, but after a moment, it seemed like nothing was there.

Boom, boom, boom!

Rumbling noises came from outside the cave, accompanied by ground vibrations, which were very frightening.

”Ow—”

The gorilla roared angrily, stepped out of the cave, and Yang Xiao hurriedly followed, standing by the entrance and looking out.

The sky was faintly illuminated by moonlight.

Using the faint moonlight, Yang Xiao could vaguely see a huge monster shadow hundreds of meters tall in the canyon, not far away.

”Damn, the Sand Demon!”

Yang Xiao exclaimed aloud.

The gorilla heard this, suddenly stopped, turned its head, and asked:

”This is the Sand Demon?”

Yang Xiao nodded and said:

”It’s very powerful, be careful!”

The gorilla showed no fear whatsoever, let out a roar, and in the blink of an eye, leaped in front of the Sand Demon with a few quick jumps.

”Roar—”

The gorilla’s massive fists smashed straight towards it.

In front of the Sand Demon, nearly a hundred meters tall, the gorilla’s ten-meter-tall figure seemed too puny.

However, the gorilla showed no fear at all, and went head-to-head with it.

The Sand Demon was no coward either, and swung its huge fist towards the gorilla.

Bang!

The gorilla’s fist emitted a dazzling light, and the small fist collided with the large fist.

The Sand Demon’s entire fist exploded directly.

However, the Sand Demon showed no fear, and its other fist immediately slammed down at the gorilla.

The gorilla dodged, but the Sand Demon’s fist was so large that it completely enveloped the gorilla.

The gorilla instantly generated a protective barrier.

Boom!

Another loud noise, and the Sand Demon’s punch sent the gorilla flying dozens of meters away.

The gorilla executed a mid-air somersault, rose into the air and charged at the Sand Demon once again. With a thud, it smashed its fist onto the Sand Demon’s lower leg.

”Boom!”

It seemed to Yang Xiao, who was watching under the moonlight, that the Sand Demon’s lower leg might have broken.

Yang Xiao guessed that since the Sand Demon could always repair its damaged body, even if the gorilla broke one hand or one leg with one punch, it wasn’t a big deal; the Sand Demon would quickly recover.

The Sand Demon and the gorilla immediately became entangled in a struggle inside the canyon. Within tens of meters of the battlefield, the ground was in complete disarray, without a blade of grass in sight, and roars echoed through the canyon.

(Four updates done. A big thank you to the readers ”Late Night Drink OR Morning Porridge” for the reward of 500 Qidian Coins, ”Tender Love into Rain” for 100 Qidian Coins, ”A Saucy Pig” for 100 Qidian Coins. Thanks everyone for your support, Merry Christmas!)