[Explorer Assessment: Abandoned Factory Woods]
In the woods, the cameraman's detector suddenly emitted a rapid 'beep-beep' sound.
Immediately following, more than a dozen red dots appeared in the shared view he provided to Chen Kong.
These light dots were rushing towards Chen Kong and the others like meteors, moving incredibly fast.
Had the detector not suddenly sounded the alarm, an ordinary person would never have noticed them.
"They're Shadow Wolves, at least ten of them. Their presence was concealed by the black mist, which is why I didn't detect them immediately."
The cameraman calmly analyzed the situation while quickly scanning the surroundings with his lens.
"They are flanking us from the northeast and northwest. Be careful."
No sooner had he spoken than a 'swoosh-swoosh' sound came from the woods.
In the foggy light and shadows, the figures of over a dozen Shadow Wolves slowly materialized.
Their blood-red eyes fixed intently on Chen Kong and the others, black saliva dripping from their jaws. Their fur looked like melting ink, making it clear at a glance that these creatures were trouble.
Although these Shadow Wolves seemed to have known Chen Kong and his group's destination in advance and were already ambushed here, Chen Kong and the others didn't think too much of it.
After all, as the domain of the Raccoon Administrator, it was perfectly normal for the Eternal Nightmare to have made some arrangements beforehand.
[Name: Shadow Wolf]
[Level: 2~3]
[Characteristics: Can blend into shadows in stealth mode; movement speed +30%. Attacks from some elite individuals possess an 'Shadow Erosion' effect.]
[Evaluation: Afraid of bright light; no apparent weak points below the head. Star Energy attacks hitting the head can instantly destroy the body.]
"Awooo!"
After a brief exchange of glances, one Shadow Wolf was the first to attack.
Its body abruptly merged into the nearby tree shadow, and the next second, it appeared behind Chen Kong, its cold, gleaming claws swiping at the little girl!
The cameraman, quick as a flash, rushed forward.
With the roar of his engine, his right arm was instantly covered in a layer of black mech armor. His fist, carrying a whistling sound, smashed toward the Shadow Wolf's head.
Bang!
The Shadow Wolf's skull was crushed like a smashed watermelon. Black blood splattered onto the fallen leaves, instantly dissolving small holes.
However, while the cameraman dealt with one Shadow Wolf, more immediately rushed forward.
Their bodies weaved through the shadows, sometimes coalescing into form, sometimes turning into black mist, relentlessly attacking the Camera Star Envoy in the center.
Screech!
The Shadow Wolves' sharp claws scraped against the Camera Star Envoy's mech armor, producing a harsh grating sound.
But these attacks were merely annoying to the Level 3 Star Envoy.
His mech joints rotated flexibly. In a movement that defied normal human structure, he punched one Shadow Wolf away while sweeping his right leg to kick another's abdomen.
Under the powerful attacks, the black bodies of the two Shadow Wolves immediately disintegrated and shattered, transforming into a sky full of inky light points.
"I'll hold them off. The full-domain lens will mark a safe route. You take the children and go first."
As he spoke, the cameraman deliberately charged towards the densest group of Shadow Wolves, and a pale blue light illuminated his armor's surface.
Without hesitation, Chen Kong immediately led the four children beside him toward the 'safe zone' marked in the shared view.
The roars of the Shadow Wolves and the rumbling of the mech engine grew distant and quickly vanished from Chen Kong's ears.
"Big brother! That's the cave I mentioned earlier!"
After running for about a minute, the little boy suddenly pointed at a rock face not far away and shouted.
There, covered by vines, only a half-meter-wide entrance was visible. The fallen leaves around the entrance showed no signs of being disturbed, truly looking like a hidden sanctuary.
Chen Kong breathed a sigh of relief, quickened his pace, ran over, and pulled aside the vines. The cave entrance was pitch black, and he could vaguely smell the dampness of the earth, but there was no stench of Star Beasts.
He let two of the children go in first, while he stood at the entrance vigilantly observing the surroundings. After confirming that no Shadow Wolves were pursuing them, he ducked into the cave.
But just two steps inside the cave, an icy presence suddenly locked onto him!
The aura was ten times stronger than the Shadow Wolves' pressure, like a coiled viper slowly awakening from the depths of the cave.
Chen Kong abruptly spun around, shining his flashlight beam into the depths of the cave.
In the darkness, a pair of amber eyes slowly lit up. Following closely, a tail covered in gray scales lashed out from the shadows, hitting the ground with a smack and shaking loose fragments of rock.
[Star Beast Dossier: Grey-Lined Earth Lizard]
[Level: Level 3 Upper (Quasi-Calamity Grade]
[Characteristics: Skin as tough as steel; can spew high-temperature magma; skilled at burrowing underground; can detect prey location through vibrations.]
[Weakness: Scales on the abdomen are thinner; Star Energy attacks hitting there can cause massive damage.]
"Grey-Lined Earth Lizard... This is trouble."
Chen Kong instinctively shielded the two children behind him, then immediately looked towards the little boy.
His formerly timid eyes had turned cold, and the green scales on his arm glowed with an eerie light.
Under Chen Kong's complex gaze, the little boy slowly took a step back, moving away from Chen Kong and the little girl, and walked toward the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard.
The Grey-Lined Earth Lizard treated him like a companion. Not only did it not attack the little boy, but it actually protected him.
Chen Kong had heard that some Star Beasts in the fallen zones would treat mutated survivors from those zones as their 'kind,' or even 'offspring,' and foster them.
But this was the first time he had encountered such a situation in reality.
Gazing at the silent Chen Kong, the little boy slowly spoke: "Sorry, my father is hungry, and I haven't been able to find suitable food for it for days. But now you've delivered yourselves right to its doorstep."
Hearing this, Chen Kong was silent for a moment before saying, "If you want to make me food, it won't be easy."
Chen Kong's eyes hardened, and the aura around him visibly began to grow heavy.
Facing a Star Beast infinitely close to the Calamity Class.
Without summoning 'White Void' to take over his body, he could only use the trump card he had recently acquired.
The incomplete Calamity Class Star Core, copied from the Calamity Class Queen Ant.
Sensing the change in Chen Kong's aura, the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard, which had been relaxed, immediately roared and lunged at Chen Kong!
Its massive head brought a foul wind, and its claws slapped the ground, sending shattered rock flying.
Boom!
Amidst the loud noise, a surprising scene occurred.
In the picture, Chen Kong, who was usually looked down upon by the other Star Children, actually blocked the attack from the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard with a single hand.
And this kind of strength was clearly not something a typical Level 2 Star Envoy should possess!
"Hmm? Why was this guy's tone strange just now? So he used the Dream Weaver to copy a pseudo-Calamity level ability? He actually has some brains and methods."
In the lounge, Mi Yao, who had been playing a game, suddenly stopped and looked seriously at Chen Kong in the picture.
[Dream Weaver: Quicksand Ant Queen Star Core (Calamity Grade)]
[Effect 1: Quicksand Control: Objects touched can be transformed into sand; the user can freely traverse through sand (Current Range: 30 meters)]
[Effect 2: Strength Amplification: Strength increases by 500% when Star Energy is running (Duration: 3 minutes, Cooldown: 10 minutes)]
[Effect 3: Earth/Metal Affinity: Star Energy perception for Earth/Metal attributes increases by 300%]
[Special Effect: Ant-Human Transformation (Phase One): Can freely enlarge or shrink the body size (Maximum: five times), Star Energy consumption increases with body size.]
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