Chapter 506: The Enigma in the Jungle

Chapter 506: What Monster? (Update 4)

Activating his system ability, Xiao Yu moved through the dense forest with near-beastly instinct.

Before long, he found a small pool.

But then, something strange happened.

Although there were traces of three people, here the trail split and headed in two different directions.

Two sets of footprints led toward a mountain stronghold.

The other set headed deep into the jungle.

What should we do?

“Deploy the helicopter for a search. Send seven of you to the stronghold, and leave two to follow me,”

Xiao Yu issued the order.

“Yes!”

Seven team members dashed off.

The remaining two followed Xiao Yu as he ventured deeper into the jungle.

That march lasted a full two hours.

Empowered by Bear Force, Xiao Yu’s endurance was never in question.

But the two team members found it hard to keep pace and needed to rest.

“483”

This wasn’t an ordinary walk—they were all armed.

Of course, compared to Xiao Yu’s heavy load, theirs was nothing.

“Rest where you are for half an hour, then catch up,”

Xiao Yu ordered before turning away.

“Boss… you’re really something!”

One team member remarked, “You’re carrying at least thirty kilos, right?”

“Nonsense,”

Another sneered, “A counter-material sniper weighs twenty-three kilos alone, plus a Compact Cannon, a pistol, ammunition… damn, that’s at least forty kilos!”

Under normal circumstances, carrying forty kilos wouldn’t be an issue.

The problem was that they had been trekking at high intensity through the jungle for hours.

The two exchanged glances, horror written across their faces.

“Are these even human?!”

…

Following the trail, Xiao Yu pressed on quickly.

After about fifty minutes more, his steps suddenly halted.

He wrinkled his nose.

A distinctly human odor filled the air.

Xiao Yu also sensed that he was being watched by a pair of eyes.

He resumed his pace.

Feigning ignorance of the observer, he continued steadily.

Meanwhile,

Forty meters away, atop a large tree, a man hid behind dense foliage, coldly watching Xiao Yu.

At the sight of Xiao Yu, the man’s eyelids twitched involuntarily.

To him, Xiao Yu seemed strangely ordinary.

His gait appeared like that of any common man.

Yet the sound of his military boots striking the ground was like stepping on hard, flat concrete rather than a carpet of leaves and twigs.

That sensation was akin to a graceful feline strolling along.

But that was only the beginning.

What truly startled the tree-dweller was

Xiao Yu’s body subtly bending as he moved.

Not out of a hunchback, but as a precursor to an explosive surge of strength.

No—this wasn’t a mere burst of human power…

the onlooker’s pupils contracted rapidly, his face contorting in bafflement.

“A leopard?!”

What was even more terrifying,

was that throughout his stride, Xiao Yu’s hands remained immobile.

His left hand rested at the upper side of his left thigh.

His right hand stayed poised in front of his abdomen.

The man in the tree observed for a full minute before noticing in horror

that in an instant, Xiao Yu’s left hand could snatch the pistol from its holster.

Just as quickly, his right hand could extract the Compact Cannon from his chest.

In that state, anyone daring to approach him would have no chance—instead, they’d pay the ultimate price.

What a terrifying enemy… The onlooker’s face drained of color as he froze in place.

He dared not move even a fraction, fearing to attract the foe’s attention.

Just as he prepared to remain hidden,

suddenly,

Xiao Yu in his view… vanished!

Countless questions swirled in his mind.

Before he could recover his senses,

in less than three seconds of daze,

Xiao Yu’s figure reappeared in his sight.

Only ten meters away!

That was impossible… The man nearly gasped in shock.

They were clearly more than forty meters apart.

Could a normal person cover thirty meters in three seconds?

What terrified him most was

that not only did Xiao Yu reappear ten meters away, he also looked up and coldly said,

“Roll over in three seconds.”

This wasn’t a warning—it was a death sentence!

In barely three seconds,

from a five-meter-high branch, his opponent leapt down.

Landing on the ground, the man rolled skillfully to dissipate the impact…

and then shot off, disappearing into a clump of grass…

“Heh heh!”

Xiao Yu chuckled coldly then bolted like lightning.

Flea Bullet—covering over ten meters in the blink of an eye—landed right in front of his foe.

Extending his hand,

suddenly a sharp, chilling glint flashed before Xiao Yu’s eyes.

A shimmering dagger, reflecting the sunlight, dazzled him.

Under the piercing glare, Xiao Yu closed his eyes.

At that moment, the tip of the dagger

paused just one centimeter below his neck.

It wasn’t the blade hesitating—it was that the hand gripping it had been seized by another.

Xiao Yu opened his eyes, locking his gaze on the attacker.

But before he could crush the assailant’s wrist,

the dagger spun and slashed toward Xiao Yu’s hand.

“Interesting…” Xiao Yu instantly retracted his palm.

The attacker swiftly retreated, moving as agilely as a monkey.

But could he be faster than Xiao Yu?

Smack!

In his retreat, the man’s neck was seized by Xiao Yu, lifted high, and slammed down onto the ground.

Thud!

The man’s body crashed onto the ground.

Perhaps due to the thick leaves and branches, or maybe his physique was different,

after the impact, the man managed to scramble to his feet, rolling and crawling to try to escape.

Thwack… a military boot struck his side sharply.

In one blow, the man crumpled like a 3.9-meter stake.

With a retracting motion of his thigh, Xiao Yu frowned, coldly staring at the man lying unconscious.

Dressed in local attire, barefoot, around forty years old and roughly 1.7 meters tall,

he wasn’t one of the two mercenaries they sought.

Instead, he was an insider planted with the two supporting mercenaries…

A quick interrogation would reveal everything.

Bending down, Xiao Yu prepared to haul the man away.

In that moment, as he stooped, the seemingly unconscious man suddenly waved his hand.

The dagger flashed again, slicing toward Xiao Yu’s throat.

“Is that Xiao Qiang?” Xiao Yu was momentarily astonished.

Although he controlled his strength, under normal circumstances a fall and a single kick would have downed any average person.

What kind of monster was this?

Crack!

The dagger once more halted before Xiao Yu’s neck.

This time, the hand holding the blade had its wrist twisted off!