Chapter 46: Under the Bridge of Wind and Clouds

Zhu Zhiquan used his arms to tightly control the monster's neck; the monster was throttled and flew about wildly, even knocking over many of its own kind surrounding the bridge.

"Ajiu, catch!" Zhao Yuxin, worried that Zhu Zhiquan would be thrown off, tossed a set of Grappling Hook to Zhu Zhiquan.

Hearing Zhao Yuxin's voice, Zhu Zhiquan caught the Grappling Hook she tossed by feel, then Zhu Zhiquan hooked it onto the monster's shoulder blade and quickly wrapped it around its neck several times.

"Hoh—"

The monster wanted to let out a miserable shriek but could not call out because its throat was throttled; it struggled incessantly, attempting to throw Zhu Zhiquan off. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhiquan held onto it in a death grip, controlling it to crash about among the swarm of monsters.

Zhao Yuxin on the bridge at this moment was pedaling the Tricycle, intending to get the vehicle to the opposite bank first. Although there were still monsters interfering, with Zhu Zhiquan causing a disturbance in the monster swarm, the monsters' attacks on the Tricycle were much fewer.

The gale lashed at the suspension bridge, causing the bridge to shake constantly. Zhao Yuxin withstood the monsters' attacks and the impact of the gale to drive the Tricycle to the opposite bank.

The moment she drove the Tricycle to the opposite bank, the dark clouds and gale that had shrouded her vanished, and the monsters that had originally attacked her turned their heads one after another to attack Zhu Zhiquan.

Listening to the movement in the dark clouds, Zhao Yuxin felt as if a giant boulder were pressing on her chest, leaving her unable to breathe, and her body could not stop trembling.

After only two seconds, Zhao Yuxin clenched her fists, picked some supplies from the carriage, made another set of Grappling Hook, changed into a suit of Fish Scale Armor, and turned to run back onto the bridge.

After arriving on the bridge, those monsters immediately split a portion to attack her. While dodging the monsters' attacks, Zhao Yuxin kept calling out Zhu Zhiquan's name.

At this time, Zhu Zhiquan had already strangled three monsters to death; as he prepared to strangle the fourth monster, he heard Zhao Yuxin calling him.

"Zhu Zhiquan, come back quickly—"

"Our vehicle has already reached the opposite bank—"

"Don't engage in battle!"

"Zhu Zhiquan, did you hear me?"

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Zhu Zhiquan recognized that the voice was coming from the bridge, so he tried to control the monster to fly toward the bridge, but the monster's violent resistance made it difficult for Zhu Zhiquan to control the flight path.

Fortunately, Zhao Yuxin accurately tossed a Grappling Hook to hook the monster Zhu Zhiquan was controlling, then Zhao Yuxin took a breath, closed her eyes, jumped off the bridge, and climbed upward along the rope of the Grappling Hook.

The surrounding monsters saw another human daring to climb onto their own kind's body and launched attacks at Zhao Yuxin one after another; if not for Zhao Yuxin having the Bat Wing Ear, she would likely have been eaten already.

Zhu Zhiquan also noticed Zhao Yuxin climbing up; for his own safety, he tied himself with a few loops to prevent himself from being thrown off, then came to the position where Zhao Yuxin had hooked on and grabbed the rope to pull her up.

"Weng wu—"

The monster roared to vent its dissatisfaction, making it difficult for Zhu Zhiquan to stand steady, so he drew the Dingtang Sword and stabbed it into the monster's body.

"Weng wu—"

The monster was stabbed by this sword and shot into the sky; Zhu Zhiquan grabbed the Grappling Hook tossed by Zhao Yuxin and gave it a forceful swing, and Zhao Yuxin was pulled up by Zhu Zhiquan, leaping past his side.

Zhu Zhiquan caught her and asked with concern: "Why did you come?"

Zhao Yuxin had her eyes tightly shut; upon feeling Zhu Zhiquan's body and voice, Zhao Yuxin slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw it was Zhu Zhiquan, she threw herself into his embrace.

Before she could answer Zhu Zhiquan's question, the monster suddenly increased its altitude, causing the two of them to almost be thrown off. Other surrounding monsters also followed and circled around them, just waiting for the two of them to fall off so they could swallow them in one gulp.

Zila—

The Dingtang Sword sliced open the monster's skin and flesh, and a large amount of fresh blood flowed down the monster's body. Just as they were about to detach from the monster's body, Zhao Yuxin grabbed Zhu Zhiquan's Grappling Hook in time, which kept them from falling off the monster's body.

Zhao Yuxin shouted: "Ajiu, let's not fight anymore, let's go back to the vehicle with me first, okay?"

Rumbling—

Lightning illuminated the surroundings; because they were close enough, the two could finally see clearly what the monster they had been fighting until now looked like.

They saw that each one had a wolf's head, a tiger's body, and eagle wings, with an average size of about six meters.

Zhu Zhiquan wiped the sword on his arm, then sheathed it and looked at the head of the monster beneath their feet.

Zhao Yuxin understood instantly and climbed up along the rope, with Zhu Zhiquan protecting her from behind at all times. Upon reaching the monster's head, Zhu Zhiquan untied the rope on his body, preparing to change mounts.

At this time, the monster was already flying level; Zhao Yuxin carefully sensed the position of the bridge, while simultaneously making another set of Grappling Hook in the crafting interface.

Zhao Yuxin seized the opportunity and stabbed a sword into the monster's neck, then jumped down together with Zhu Zhiquan, and in just an instant, they were enveloped by the monsters.

The monster that had been stabbed by Zhao Yuxin wailed as it fell, hitting several of its own kind. Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan embraced each other, and Zhao Yuxin was responsible for using the Grappling Hook to hook onto monsters along the way, swinging with Zhu Zhiquan along the cliffside like Spider-Man.

As for Zhu Zhiquan, he was specifically responsible for clearing away the monsters that actively approached them. After continuously weaving through the monster swarm, the two finally returned to the bridge.

"Ajiu, this way." Zhao Yuxin held Zhu Zhiquan's hand and sprinted on the bridge, while the monsters launched attacks on the two one after another.

Zhao Yuxin led Zhu Zhiquan to dodge the monsters; during this time, Zhu Zhiquan once wanted to risk his life against the monsters, but fortunately, he was pulled back by Zhao Yuxin in time, otherwise, no matter how many lives Zhu Zhiquan had, it wouldn't be enough.

Just as they were about to run to the opposite bank of the bridge, a monster of exceptionally huge size swooped down from the dark clouds, lunging straight at Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan.

Zhao Yuxin felt her quiver and discovered it was already empty; just as the monster was about to swallow them, Zhao Yuxin simply tossed the Grappling Hook, and it happened to land right in the monster's mouth.

Bang!

The monster crashed into them, but the tossed Grappling Hook happened to hit this monster's throat, and in just an instant, the monster died on the spot, so the two did not suffer any wounds.

And as luck would have it, the distance that originally remained to the opposite bank was just covered by the impact of this monster, and they arrived at the opposite bank.

In an instant, the suspension bridge that had originally been shrouded in dark clouds suddenly cleared, and those monsters that had originally attacked Zhu Zhiquan and the others were also gone.

Zhao Yuxin suddenly threw herself into his arms and wept bitterly. "Zhu Zhiquan, you sesame, why did you suddenly risk your life to jump onto the monster! Do you know how worried you made me!"

Zhu Zhiquan hugged Zhao Yuxin tightly, that gentle aura warming her. The two embraced each other, and soon Zhao Yuxin's emotions stabilized.

She wiped her tears and said: "Alright, Ajiu, don't be so crazy in the future, okay?"

"Alright, in the future, I will try my best to avoid such things." Zhu Zhiquan gently stroked Zhao Yuxin's cheek and promised, "Alright, we should be on our way."

Zhu Zhiquan helped Zhao Yuxin up; Zhao Yuxin grabbed Zhu Zhiquan's arm, her legs trembling as she supported her body.

"Are you still that scared? Come, let me carry you." Having said that, Zhu Zhiquan squatted down, preparing to pick her up.

Zhao Yuxin pushed Zhu Zhiquan away and scolded: "Who's scared! Just this!? Hmph, even if ten more came, I could handle them with ease!"

"Then what were you doing lying on the roof of the vehicle before?" This sentence from Zhu Zhiquan made Zhao Yuxin fly into a rage.

"What do you mean! Are you suspecting that I was scared! I'm telling you, I was lowering my center of gravity, do you understand! Do you know I still had several plans that were... ah—what are you doing? Put me down quickly! You... you're annoying—"

Zhu Zhiquan hoisted her onto his shoulder, ignoring Zhao Yuxin's feet kicking about everywhere, and Zhu Zhiquan placed her onto the Tricycle and set off on the road again.