In front, bursting from the roadside bushes, was a super-sized wild boar. Its forelegs were much sturdier than its hindlegs, its body as large as an adult cow, with two large tusks curved upwards towards the sky and blood-red eyes.
*Scratch~*
A sharp braking sound echoed.
The old driver’s face changed dramatically. He urgently turned the steering wheel, coordinating the clutch and brake.
But everything happened too suddenly. The great wild boar also hadn't expected anything to rush out, and couldn't react at all.
*Bang~*
The great wild boar hit the rear wheel, its tusks piercing the rear tire. Almost simultaneously, with a deafening boom, the rear tire burst.
Under the immense impact and the terrible circumstance of the tire blowout, the car instantly lost control, careening left and right like a runaway horse.
Ahhhhh!!!
Inside the car, Xiao He clutched the door handle and the seat, screaming in terror.
Bai Ye also gripped the handle, his expression grave. He was already preparing to use his ice magic to stop the car.
But the old driver, by rapidly turning the steering wheel, actually managed to stabilize the runaway vehicle and safely pull over to the roadside.
Truly a veteran driver of decades!
This skill was on par with Bai Ye’s own qualifications for a race on Qiu Ming Mountain.
*Hoo~*
The old driver exhaled heavily.
Are we okay?
Xiao He’s chest heaved violently, still shaken.
Wh-what was that thing that hit us?
The great wild boar had charged too quickly, and its black fur blended with the night, so neither she nor the old driver had seen it clearly!
All they knew was that the thing was massive!
Xiao He and the old driver repeatedly turned their heads to look back at the roadside where the collision had occurred, vaguely seeing a huge silhouette stopped on the road, motionless.
At this moment, the surroundings were dead silent. Apart from the area around the car, everything else was dark, exuding an indescribable oppressiveness.
The car was damaged! It must have been the rear tire that burst.
The old driver’s face was uneasy. He glanced at the dark, silent surroundings, feeling a chill down his spine. He wanted to get out and check, but he didn't dare.
The surroundings were too eerie! The car was the only place that gave him a sense of security.
Xiao He saw the old driver’s unease and felt her own fear. She trembled and asked,
What do we do now?
The old driver took out his phone and said, “Call the police, ask for rescue!”
Xiao He nodded repeatedly.
“Master, hurry and call!”
But then, a melodramatic scene from television befell them.
The phone had no signal!
No signal!
Ah!! Mine doesn’t either!! What do we do?
The old driver and Xiao He’s faces turned ashen.
They were only five to six kilometers from the mountain exit. Walking quickly, it would only take forty to fifty minutes.
However, let alone five to six kilometers, they didn’t even dare to open the car doors!
I’ll go take a look.
As Bai Ye spoke, Xiao He and the old driver immediately looked at him in astonishment.
Mr. Bai, it’s not safe outside!
The old driver nodded in agreement.
Staying like this is no solution!
Saying this, Bai Ye took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and opened the car door to get out.
*Thump thump thump~*
The old driver and Xiao He’s heartbeats accelerated wildly. They looked fearfully at Bai Ye, afraid that in the next moment some monster would snatch Bai Ye away or devour him!
One second, two seconds…
It’s okay!
Xiao He and the old driver let out a heavy sigh of relief.
The right rear tire is flat!
Fortunately, only one burst, we can use the spare tire to replace it.
Seeing Bai Ye was unharmed, the old driver took a few deep breaths before daring to get out of the car, but he couldn’t help but keep staring into the darkness around them.
Master, you change the tire first. I’ll go see what that thing was, and then come back to help.
Bai Ye said, shining his phone light back onto the road surface, and then walked forward.
About sixty to seventy meters ahead, illuminated by the phone light, a dark, massive silhouette lay by the roadside.
Young man…
The old driver tried to stop him, partly fearing for Bai Ye’s safety, and partly because he felt utterly insecure alone.
However, Bai Ye waved his hand and continued walking back without looking back.
This young man has a lot of nerve!
The old driver sighed inwardly, glanced fearfully around, and then called Xiao He down to help him.
What a huge wild boar!
Approaching it, Bai Ye exclaimed in amazement.
The wild boar in front of him was at least two meters sixty to two meters seventy tall, weighing at least 500 kilograms! Even a yellow bull would look smaller next to it!
The Guinness world record for the largest wild boar in North America would be a mere youngster compared to it!
However, it was now completely dead.
Hmm?
Bai Ye’s attention was quickly drawn to the wounds on the wild boar.
Its head was bloody and mangled, which was understandable given the violent collision with the car.
However, there were several huge gashes on its body, revealing its bare white bones, and even its internal organs, which was shocking.
Are these claw marks? What kind of beast could tear through the thick hide of such a super-sized wild boar?
One boar, two bears, three tigers!
Wild boars are remarkably formidable fighters. Facing such a giant wild boar, not to mention ordinary bears and tigers, even a fierce dog would likely give it a wide berth!
It seemed this giant wild boar’s appearance was not accidental; something was chasing it, or rather, hunting it!
Bai Ye felt a prickle of caution and scanned his surroundings.
Suddenly, sensing something acutely, Bai Ye raised his eyes and fixed them on the hills from which the giant wild boar had fled.
In the dark bushes dozens of meters away, a pair of enormous eyes, glowing with a blood-red hue, stared silently at Bai Ye.
What the hell is that?
Bai Ye’s pupils constricted.
Upon seeing those eyes, his first sensation was bloodlust!
Seeing Bai Ye looking, it showed no fear. After observing him for a moment, it slowly descended the hill, closing the distance.
Hmph!
Bai Ye hesitated not at all. With a thought, eight 20-centimeter-long, rhombus-shaped ice spikes condensed in his hand.
With a flick of his wrist, the spikes flew towards the monster like bullets.
They hit their mark in an instant!
Then, the monster let out a roar that shook the mountains.
Roar~
What was that?
On the other side, the old driver and Xiao He, who were unscrewing the tire bolts, were instantly startled. The tools in their hands clattered to the ground.
They abruptly looked up towards Bai Ye’s direction, their eyes widening in utter shock, frozen in place.
In front of them.
Bai Ye pointed towards the forest on the mountainside.
Meteor Shower!
Whoosh whoosh!
In the air, above Bai Ye’s head, fireballs the size of large baskets illuminated the surrounding dark mountains, trailing long tails as they rapidly bombarded the forest on the mountainside.
The two were stunned, petrified and rigid in place.
Is that Ye?
What’s in the forest on the mountainside?