Chapter 75: Sker Buffalo! A Thrilling Battle!
After escaping from their initial geological testing site, they didn't encounter any dangers along the way, constantly photographing various strange creatures with their cameras.
They emerged from the forest to a huge lake, where a giant yak was drinking Water.
It was the Sker Buffalo, a massive herbivore with four heart chambers, capable of submerging underwater for four days!
The Sker Buffalo is 13 meters long, has horns 19 meters long, and weighs 22 tons!
It inhabits lakes and large river systems. Its back and flanks are covered in hard bones and dense foliage. The key to maintaining this unique animal-plant organism lies in its heart, which has four chambers; two of these specifically supply blood to its muscular system.
The other two provide oxygen-rich chlorophyll to the plants growing on its body. It has evolved the ability to stay underwater for four days at a time, and its coral-like back, exposed on the surface of the Water, serves as perfect camouflage. It is docile but becomes very dangerous when threatened.
Most of the behavior of this super creature, the Sker Buffalo, follows that of bovines. Early research into its lineage found DNA from Asian Water buffalo.
They inhabit lakes and large river systems.
Its coral reef-like back, exposed above the Water, is camouflage. The saying goes, "No man is an island," and this creature is precisely the counter-evidence. Although mostly docile, do not provoke it, as the Sker Buffalo is extremely threatening when provoked. The two horns, growing solidly from the base of its skull, are both powerful defensive shields and formidable weapons.
Several researchers cautiously stood at a distance, continuously filming and recording data on this giant creature with their cameras. However, they soon discovered the wreckage of an armed helicopter nearby!
When they walked over, they found that the pilot inside had already died, but there were still many weapons and equipment. Although they were all researchers, they knew that in this place, the more weapons and ammunition, the better. Otherwise, once they encountered terrifying creatures, they would all face Death!
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Meanwhile, the colonel had led his soldiers to a good position. He intended to kill that monster here to avenge the other soldiers!
He ordered everyone to set up bombs around, and time passed inadvertently.
Soon it was afternoon. The prepared colonel had his soldiers detonate several bombs in the nearby forest, and even set trees on Fire to attract Kong's arrival!
Boom—!
With a loud bang, Kong was quickly alerted. Discovering that someone else had damaged the forest, Kong roared and ran towards the source of the sound. The colonel was also waiting here for Kong's arrival!
Arriving at the edge of the forest, Kong looked around furiously.
What he didn't know was that a huge Skull Crawlers appeared behind him. It looked like an adult Skull Crawlers, and taking advantage of Kong's distraction, it ambushed him from behind!
However, Kong sensed it, grabbed the Skull Crawlers's head, and violently flung it forward.
Boom—!
After seeing Kong attacked by another monster, the colonel was the first to attack Kong with his weapon.
The soldiers nearby attacked Kong with Rocket launchers and flare guns!
The explosive power of the Rocket hitting Kong caused him immense pain.
Roar—!
With a mighty roar, Kong immediately wanted to attack the colonel and his men, but was blocked by the Skull Crawlers. With a tail whip, the huge black tail struck Kong. The next second, he was whipped into the nearby mountain wall. At this moment, the colonel's eyes were filled with fanaticism and madness.
"Activate the bombs! Quick!!"
Boom—!
Boom—!
At the colonel's command, the soldiers immediately used the detonators to activate the bombs, and then the bombs placed around Kong and the Skull Crawlers were detonated.
The terrifying power and high temperature injured both Kong and the Skull Crawlers, but it was not severe.
Kong looked furiously at the colonel and his men, breaking free from the Skull Crawlers's restraint!
He charged towards the colonel and his men, clenching his fist and smashing it down hard on the colonel, striking from the head. The next second, the colonel turned into a bloody pulp.
His bones were pulverized and smashed into the ground. The surrounding soldiers, seeing this scene, frantically opened Fire at Kong!
Kong also didn't hesitate; his powerful arms furiously attacked these soldiers. Soon, all the soldiers died there, and the Skull Crawlers ambushed Kong again.
This time, Kong couldn't dodge. The Skull Crawlers used its tail to tightly wrap around Kong's neck, then used all its strength to try and suffocate Kong to Death!
Kong's hands frantically pounded the Skull Crawlers's body, trying to make the Skull Crawlers release him and turn the situation around.
Boom—!
A Rocket suddenly flew from a distance, hitting the Skull Crawlers's head. Kong seized the opportunity to break free from the Skull Crawlers's embrace. He grabbed its tail and gave a fierce tug, and the Skull Crawlers was once again thrown to the ground by Kong. Its tenacious vitality prevented it from collapsing.
Soon, it got up and fought with Kong. At this moment, Kong grabbed a thick iron chain nearby and swung it fiercely at the Skull Crawlers.
The propeller at the end of the chain struck the Skull Crawlers's head hard. The Skull Crawlers, after being hit, fell onto the nearby mountain wall.
Then Kong used the thick iron chain to wrap around the Skull Crawlers's neck, using all his strength to try and strangle the Skull Crawlers to Death. But it still broke free, though it was clear that the Skull Crawlers's stamina was now completely inferior to Kong's.
Kong clenched his fist and smashed it down hard on the Skull Crawlers's head. When the Skull Crawlers was already very weak, Kong used all his strength to start prying open the Skull Crawlers's mouth!
Finally, the Skull Crawlers's mouth was broken by Kong, and it lay motionless on the ground.
Kong also sat on the ground to rest, but his gaze turned to the side, precisely to the person who had previously attacked the Skull Crawlers with a Rocket launcher!
These were also the researchers who had encountered the Sker Buffalo. After leaving that large lake, they somehow arrived at the indigenous tribe's village.
Through the meaning recorded in the patterns on the indigenous tribe's village, they learned that this giant ape was the island's guardian deity, protecting the entire island!
It also had to prevent attacks from these giant Skull Crawlers, which is why they helped Kong.
However, the immediate priority was to leave this island. After exchanging glances, the few of them took their weapons and entered the forest to leave!
When they reached the seashore, they found that they still couldn't contact the outside world. They could only use the compressed inflatable raft from the original armed helicopter to leave the area covered by the special magnetic field before contacting the outside world.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to leave here at all. This inflatable raft was not enough for them to cross thousands of kilometers of ocean to return to the mainland.
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