——Brandon is already insane!
Not just Brandon, Shinkai Katsuyuki and Qiao Lingzhi are almost the same.
Yan Luo looked coldly at the three people standing opposite him and found that they were all gripping their firearms tightly, looking at him with suspicious eyes.
Ever since discovering the Hollow Stone vein, the spirits of Shinkai Katsuyuki and the other two had been tense, always on edge, fearing that this treasure of theirs would be found by others.
As time went on, this suspicion towards outsiders continuously accumulated in their hearts, and now it had reached a point where it allowed them to ignore the illogical parts of Brandon's speech, leaving only distrust of 'outsiders'.
Yan Luo was a newcomer who had just joined the team and hadn't become their ally of interest, unable to gain their trust.
"I'll say it again, there's no one behind me!"
Yan Luo also raised his shotgun, aiming it at Brandon.
He glared at Brandon, shouting loudly, "Brandon McKinney, put down your gun!"
Such quick draw speed!
Brandon's cheek muscles twitched, the veins on his forehead throbbed, and his finger slightly tightened on the trigger, "What did you say?"
"I said put down the gun!" Yan Luo shouted again angrily.
Press down, press down, press down, press down...
A voice echoed in Brandon's head, urging him to pull the trigger, but when he looked at the black muzzle in front of him, his rationality returned to his body.
If he shot, he would also be hit by Yan Luo's bullet, and he would die...
He didn't want to die, having just earned so much money and not yet had the chance to spend it, he didn't want to die here.
Poof.
Brandon released his grip, the shotgun dropped to the grass, and he forced a smile, pressing down on the guns of Shinkai Katsuyuki and Qiao Lingzhi with both hands, slowly pushing them down.
"Hey, hey, brother, honestly, there's no need for us to be so tense..."
Even though his chest was filled with anger, his mind was still occupied by cowardice. Brandon endured the twitching of his cheek muscles, with a grim grin, he said, "Just now, just now I was merely trying to test you. After all, you're aware that our business can't see the light of day. If others find out, we'll all go to jail. Look, I've already thrown down my gun, you—you should put yours down too, right?"
Taking a deep breath, Yan Luo put down the shotgun, bent down, preparing to pick up the gun Brandon had thrown down to return it.
But just then, out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed a white scale hidden among the distant trees.
Yan Luo's eyes widened, grabbing the gun Brandon dropped on the ground, and fired a shot in that direction.
Seeing Yan Luo's action, Shinkai Katsuyuki and Qiao Lingzhi almost opened fire on him, even Brandon hurriedly drew his pistol to aim at Yan Luo.
With a roar accompanying it, a clump of trees was shattered, fragments of leaves scattered into light as they flew, also exposing the monster hidden behind the trees.
Seeing the demon's face, Yan Luo's mind went off with a bang, as if something had exploded.
The goggles automatically labeled the demon's body measurements for Yan Luo, and seeing those values for a moment, Yan Luo understood his earlier hypothesis was correct.
"Silent Hunting Lizard, head width thirty-five centimeters, length eighty centimeters... deadly level!"
The Silent Hunting Lizard, attracted by Brandon's shout, had been stealthily approaching, but now discovered, it no longer hid itself.
Its long neck lifted its huge head off the ground, its massive body, hidden in the shade of the trees, silently emerged, yet more than half its body was still concealed behind the trees.
Neck length one and a half meters, combined with its torso and tail, it measured seven meters long!
Undoubtedly, it was a deadly level Silent Hunting Lizard!
At that moment, Yan Luo felt an intense loathing for his lack of experience.
He had just broken a hunter's taboo—in the face of the unknown, a hunter should not test but rather find a way to ensure their own safety first.
The Silent Hunting Lizard was massive but extremely agile, one of the few demons within the Crimson Abyss that was difficult to track.
No wonder the Purple Fox Squad, having operated in this area for so long, never discovered the existence of a deadly-level demon here.
Not just because they were blinded by interests, but also because the Silent Hunting Lizard was typically difficult to track under normal circumstances.
However, Yan Luo still didn't understand why the Purple Fox Squad had operated here for so long without encountering the Silent Hunting Lizard even once?
Countless thoughts churned in his mind; Yan Luo couldn't maintain his composure at all now.
He wanted to turn around and flee, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw Shinkai Katsuyuki and the other two had already activated their engravings and were fleeing without looking back.
"Damn you!!!"
At this moment, Yan Luo's cranial blood pressure surged, he roared angrily at the backs of Shinkai Katsuyuki and the others, then quickly turned back to look at the Silent Hunting Lizard, his face twisted into a ferocious expression.
The Silent Hunting Lizard let out a long shriek, suddenly stepping forward with its limbs, charging toward Yan Luo.
Inserting his shotgun into the side holster of his backpack, holding the shotgun Brandon left behind, Yan Luo breathed heavily and deeply, forcibly suppressing the fear rising inside him.
Closer! Even closer!
Even at a speed of fifteen meters per second, the noise generated by the Silent Hunter Lizard is still minimal.
Yan Luo's eyes widened in urgency as he captured the figure of this monster in his sight, knowledge naturally flowing into his mind.
The Silent Hunter Lizard's limbs are long and slender, each with three joint bones, allowing it to fold its limbs and appear low to the ground.
Due to this, the Demon's initial probing attack is often not a bite, but—
'Claw strike'!
Yan Luo's legs moved instinctively, propelling his body beside a tree.
He was less than fifty meters from the Silent Hunter Lizard; this was the only reaction he could make in such a short time.
Yan Luo pressed his left side against the trunk and raised the shotgun.
At that moment, the Silent Hunter Lizard swung its body, immediately launching its left front claw.
Guessed right!
The sharp claw cut through the air, coming straight at him; Yan Luo clenched his teeth, mentally counting down a second before pulling the trigger.
Bam!
The flame from the muzzle passed the deflective shield and struck the claw covered in rough scales.
The scales shattered instantly, the hundred pellets with reduced kinetic energy hammered into the Silent Hunter Lizard's skin, using the last of their force to embed, but unable to penetrate the muscle.
The claw's strike slightly slowed under the shotgun's inhibition, Yan Luo seized the opportunity to bend and roll, evading the attack.
The claw swept past Yan Luo's backpack, hitting the tree he had leaned against earlier; a giant tree that would require three people hand-in-hand to encircle exploded under the strike.
Bark and fragments splattered; as Yan Luo rolled to his feet, a piece flew towards him, striking his visor and knocking his head back, nearly losing his balance.
His mind went blank for a moment; when Yan Luo snapped his head forward again, he saw the Silent Hunter Lizard drawing its claw from the trunk, swinging at him.
No, there's no time to calculate!
Yan Luo roared in fury, shooting wildly.
Most pellets were diverted by the deflective shield, only a few crossed the boundary and hit the Silent Hunter Lizard's claws.
Yan Luo fired five shots, but only two successfully hit.
The inhibition helped slow the claw's descent, narrowly avoiding the Silent Hunter Lizard's downward smash.
In the next moment, the Silent Hunter Lizard's elongated neck propelled its massive head, silently opening its fang-filled, bloody maw, lunging at Yan Luo.
Yan Luo moved quickly, tossing the emptied shotgun into the Silent Hunter Lizard's throat while leaping backward.
The Silent Hunter Lizard's teeth could crush the shotgun, but its throat couldn't swallow it.
Yet, this could only stop the Silent Hunter Lizard for a second; its throat muscles were very developed and could expel the shotgun.
Puh!
The Silent Hunter Lizard spat out the shotgun lodged in its throat, swept its claws close to the ground towards Yan Luo.
Yan Luo jumped up, dodging the claw sweep, but at this moment, the Silent Hunter Lizard opened its mouth again, biting towards him.
This is what I've been waiting for!
Yan Luo jerked the grenade hanging from his chest, swiftly clicking the fuse three times to set the detonation time to one second, and tossed it into the Silent Hunter Lizard's mouth.
Boom!
The grenade exploded in the Silent Hunter Lizard's mouth, shattering its tongue, breaking several teeth, and tearing the muscles around its mouth.
During the grenade explosion, Yan Luo was very close to the Silent Hunter Lizard's mouth, which naturally affected him.
However, he had his hands crossed before his face in advance, blocking part of the impact.
Still, Yan Luo's body was thrown, his back slammed against a giant tree.
Ugh!
Yan Luo slid down the trunk, legs buckling, collapsing to his knees, vomiting a mouthful of bitter liquid.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath, the acrid smell filling his nostrils.
Yan Luo pulled off the metal respirator forcefully, drew out a long tube shotgun with his other hand, wiped the corner of his mouth roughly, and stood up with effort.
Roar!
The Silent Hunter Lizard opened its mangled mouth, letting out a roar, enveloped in colossal murderous intent towards Yan Luo, sprinting insanely!