I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

After all, in the Green Nargacuga's view, these humans seemed easier to hunt than herbivorous dragons and crested dragons. Although the meat looked scarce, the Green Nargacuga planned to hunt a few more, which should be enough to fill its stomach.

The only problem is that the humans are far from the forest, which makes it difficult for the green velociraptors to ambush them. However, the open terrain gives a strong advantage to agile creatures like the green velociraptors.

After all, Nargacuga is an extremely agile monster, so such a hunting ground is naturally unrestricted for Green Nargacuga. Of course, the same applies to Green Nargacuga in the forest, since it is a subspecies that evolved in this environment, so its agility is not diminished.

Just as the Green Velociraptor was preparing to attack, a tremor like an earthquake caught its attention. At the same time, it also caught the attention of the herbivorous dinosaurs and crested dinosaurs in the open area, as well as the special operations team and the scientist team.

Upon hearing the commotion, the special operations team quickly directed the scientist team to leave the location. After all, it was better to stay in this open area in the forest. Soon, under the command of the special operations team, both teams hid in concealed bushes to see what kind of monster was coming.

Then they saw a huge, golden monster suddenly leap out of the forest and run towards the herbivorous dragons. Everyone tensed up at the sight, but thankfully, the golden monster didn't notice them, which relieved them. After the monster chased after the herbivorous dragons, they carefully left the clearing. They didn't want to encounter that terrifying monster again. Just looking at its muscular body, they knew it was not to be trifled with, and their mission this time wasn't about confronting monsters head-on.

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of Monsters]: Chapter 1702 [The Sudden Rescuers]

Not long after the special forces team and the scientist team left the open area, the special forces team arrived at a waterfall and were about to cross when several whooshing sounds came from behind them. The special forces members reacted quickly upon hearing the noise, but the scientists did not react as quickly. Fortunately, the first attack was aimed at the special forces soldiers.

Accompanied by the sound of a sharp object flying over, the special forces team saw the green spiky scale stuck in the ground and looked puzzled. Tong Yi also had a wary expression, after all, the creatures in this godforsaken place were not to be trifled with.

"Fire at that location!"

Upon hearing the special forces captain's words, the special forces team members opened fire on the spot where the spiky scales had just appeared. Along with the gunfire, the surrounding branches and leaves were also hit with a crackling sound.

At that moment, a green figure darted out, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound. A special forces soldier was instantly cut in half at the waist. Before they could react, the green figure whipped around and sent two others flying. Seeing this, the special forces captain immediately ordered his team to use explosive grenades. Hearing the captain's order, everyone switched their weapons to the triggers of the grenade launchers mounted on their weapons. As the special forces soldiers pulled the triggers, the special explosive grenades flew out of the grenade launchers and hit the green figure directly, causing a violent explosion.

Amidst the deafening explosion, they also heard the monster's screams, realizing their attack had been effective. They immediately reloaded explosive grenades to prepare for another attack, but to their surprise, the monster's counterattack was much faster than theirs.

As the figure burst out of the dust, the enormous monster charged directly towards the special forces team and the scientist team. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly tried to dodge, but they were currently located near a river, with a waterfall in the distance. Besides jumping down to avoid the green monster, another option was to run towards the forest.

After the monster appeared, the scientists split into two groups and fled. The less daring ones ran directly to the forest, while the more daring ones jumped straight down towards the waterfall, which clearly shows how brave they were.

The special forces team members seemed unsure of what to do in this situation. The special forces captain then ordered his men to split up and escape, and dropped a flashbang.

Upon hearing the special forces captain's words, the remaining members of the special forces team immediately split into two groups and fled. Green Swift Dragon was blinded by a flashbang and let out a scream. The rest of the special forces team took this opportunity to escape with the others.

After recovering, the Green Nargacuga let out a sharp, angry roar. Clearly, it had been enraged after being hit by the flashbang. In its enraged state, the Green Nargacuga chased after the people running through the forest with a flickering red light in its eyes. In this enraged state, the Green Nargacuga was also much faster than in its normal state.

Have we shaken them off?

One of the special forces soldiers turned around and looked at the sharp roar coming from the forest, feeling tense. The special forces captain, hearing the other's words, replied:

"Don't look back, keep running!"

Just as the special forces captain said, the sound of some creature running wildly behind them made everyone's scalp tingle. The thought of a monster chasing them made them quicken their pace. However, no matter how fast they ran, it was difficult to shake off the Green Swift Dragon's pursuit in its home territory.

In no time, the distance between the two sides closed to about 20 meters, and the distance was still decreasing. Seeing this, the special forces captain did not hesitate to take out a flashbang and throw it at the other side. However, this time the Green Swift Dragon was prepared. After seeing what the other side threw, it immediately closed its eyes. With the sound of the flashbang, the Green Swift Dragon opened its eyes and rushed towards the human team.

The special operations team leader was surprised by the intelligence of the green monster when he saw this. He originally thought that the monster would fall for the second trick without hesitation when it said "beast", but he did not expect that the monster had already recognized what the thing was. This left the special operations team leader at a loss for what to do.

One of the special operations team members turned around and pointed his grenade launcher at the approaching Green Swift Dragon, saying:

"Try this, you monster!"

With a loud "bang!" from the grenade launcher, an explosive grenade flew towards the Green Velociraptor. Unfortunately, the Green Velociraptor noticed the incoming grenade and dodged it with a quick sidestep.

Upon witnessing this, the special forces soldier couldn't help but exclaim "Damn!" He clearly hadn't expected the enemy to be able to dodge the explosive rounds he had fired.

After running for a while, they suddenly realized that the road ahead was a dead end and stopped. When they turned around to find another escape route, the Green Swift Dragon had already blocked their retreat. This forced them to take a few steps back, raise their guns, and aim at the Green Swift Dragon. The Green Swift Dragon, seeing that they had nowhere to escape, circled around them.

Clearly, they were looking for a way to attack the other side. The special forces team members couldn't help but feel nervous when they saw this, as they hadn't expected the situation to turn out this way.

However, at that moment, a figure descended from the sky and pinned the Green Velociraptor's head to the ground with a single blow. The Green Velociraptor, pinned to the ground, tried to struggle to break free, but unfortunately, it was as if it had been nailed to the ground and could not move. With a forceful tug on the spear in the figure's hand, the Green Velociraptor at the figure's feet fell to the ground motionless.

The members of the Emperor Project organization who witnessed this scene couldn't help but show expressions of surprise. After all, they hadn't expected someone to suddenly appear and kill the green monster, which caught them off guard.

Soon, the other party jumped off the green swift dragon, followed by several other figures jumping down from the tree. Looking at the suddenly appearing figure, they also noticed that the other party was wearing a strange-looking hood.

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of the Monsters]: Chapter 1703 [The Captured Science Team]

The special forces team and the scientist team were at a loss when they saw the sudden rescue. After all, what they saw in front of them were strange-looking people wearing bizarre headgear and cloaks made of parts of the carapace, fur and scales of various creatures.

If they weren't located on the Guiding Island, they might have mistaken these people for primitive people from another world, but for now, that's pretty much the case.

Seeing that the other party had rescued them from the green monster, the special operations team leader expressed his gratitude and stepped forward, saying:

"Thank you so much for saving me—"

Before the special operations team leader could finish speaking, the skeletal figure in front of him suddenly pressed a halberd-like weapon against his throat with lightning speed. Feeling a sharp object against his throat, the team leader stopped abruptly. He stared in shock at the halberd in the other's hand. To be honest, he hadn't even seen how the other had raised it. The speed was astonishing. Most importantly, the halberd in the other's hand was not the weapon he had imagined, made of sharp flint and wood, but a halberd that looked like some kind of creature.

This gave the special operations team leader a chilling feeling; he always felt that the "natives" here were not as simple as they had imagined.

When the special forces team members saw their captain being held hostage, they immediately pointed their weapons at the Alita tribesman who was holding a halberd to their captain's neck and asked her to put down the weapon. However, the woman showed no intention of doing so.

The men behind them also pointed their halberds at them, or rather, at the other end of the halberds. Unlike ordinary halberds, the halberds in the other men's hands, in addition to having sharp and pointed blades, had a club-like shape at the other end. However, the special forces captain did not think it was that simple.

After all, the special forces captain clearly saw that the weapon in the other party's hand looked like a living creature, which made the special forces captain feel that this matter was not so simple.

"Put down your weapons; if they wanted to kill me, they would be dead already."

Upon hearing the special forces captain's words, the other special forces members looked at their captain with disbelief, seemingly not expecting the other side to ask them to lay down their weapons. It was clear that they had the upper hand in the current situation.

"I said, lay down your weapons!"

Seeing his teammates' blank expressions, the special operations team leader reminded his team members again to put down their weapons, otherwise he suspected that these people would attack without hesitation.

Upon hearing their captain's words, the special forces team members cautiously lowered their weapons. Seeing this, the short-statured Alita tribesmen switched their weapons to the sharp blades of their halberds.

Upon seeing this, the captain of the special operations team realized that he had guessed correctly. If his guess was not wrong, the direction over there was definitely a weapon that could launch some kind of attack.

Meanwhile, the scientists seemed relieved to see the situation unfold. Thankfully, they hadn't started fighting, or their mission might have failed. Just as the scientists were considering how to communicate, more people wearing hoods and animal skin cloaks appeared.

Upon seeing so many people appear, the special operations team and the scientist team became tense. However, before they could react, two indigenous people who appeared to be tribal chiefs huddled together and began talking:

Are these the people?

The other person nodded and said:

"This is it, the taste is exactly right."

Upon hearing their conversation, the special operations team and the scientist team present were stunned. The main reason for their stunned reaction was that the two were speaking English, a language they were familiar with. This caught them off guard, as they hadn't expected the other party to be speaking English. The reason the other party could speak English was due to the system; in fact, the language spoken by the Alita people was their native language.

Before the people could react, the hunters of the Alita tribe shouted at them:

"You're all coming with us. If you try anything funny, we guarantee you'll suffer a terrible death. Now, let's go!"

Hearing what the Alita hunters said, the special forces team and the scientist team were at a loss for words. However, they had no choice but to follow the short indigenous people. More importantly, after the scientists learned that the indigenous people could speak English, they tried to communicate with them, but unfortunately, the indigenous people completely ignored them.

This was also to at least follow them and see if they could reach the homes of these indigenous people, as they were curious about where those indigenous people lived now.

The scientists looked helpless, while the special forces team members weren't overly tense. After all, their weapons hadn't been confiscated. They didn't know if the enemy didn't recognize their weapons or for some other reason, but in any case, the fact that their weapons hadn't been confiscated meant they still had a chance to fight back...

Of course, what wasn't taken away were their communication equipment and camera equipment, which would facilitate their contact with Project Monarch later.

While being abducted, the scientists and special forces team were taken back to the Holy Capital by the hunters of the Alita tribe. When they saw the gates of the Holy Capital, the scientists and special forces team were so shocked by the huge stone walls and stone gates that resembled a mountain range that they were speechless.

Clearly, this was the first time they had ever seen such a magnificent sight. After all, building such massive city walls and gates would not have been possible in just one or two years. Moreover, the city gates here were made of stone, which made the scientists wonder how the other side managed to open such heavy gates.

Just as the scientists were pondering this, the murals on the heavy stone gate, which resembled a mechanism, began to rotate. Accompanied by a dull creaking sound, the circular city gate split open and rolled to the sides, revealing a large circular gate.

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of Monsters]: Chapter 1704 [Became a Thief]

As the massive circular gate opened before them, the members of the Emperor Project's scientific team stared in disbelief. They clearly hadn't expected the enormous stone gate to open automatically. What kind of mechanism was this?!

Urged on by the hunters of the Alita tribe, the members of the scientific team were taken inside the Holy City. Upon entering, the eyes of the Imperial Project organization's scientific team nearly popped out of their sockets. Before them stood a massive city built from countless stones, with numerous towering stone buildings rising from the city walls. The enormous egg-shaped building in the center, in particular, made one wonder how it was constructed.

After all, it's hard to imagine that a group of technologically backward humans could build such a magnificent building. Even modern humans would need a lot of manpower, various machines, and factories to build such a magnificent building.

Most importantly, scientists also saw various patterns, textures, and murals on the surfaces of those buildings. The carving of these things requires extremely sophisticated machinery to complete well. Of course, it is not impossible for human craftsmanship to complete such a delicate task, but to make so many projects, it would basically take a lot of manpower and time.

While the science team from Project Monarch was surveying the surrounding buildings, the special agent team was observing the native inhabitants of this magnificent city. Although the natives here mostly wore different kinds of hoods and cloaks made of parts of some unknown creature.

However, there are not many differences in body shape. For example, the shortest is about 140cm and the tallest is about 170cm. Within this height range, they are usually female in appearance. Except for the short ones, there is no other difference. This puzzled the captain of the special operations team.

If that were the case, it wouldn't be a problem, but along the way they didn't see any children or elderly people, and there didn't seem to be any men either, which made the special operations team leader feel very strange.

However, the special operations team leader wasn't too concerned about that right now. What he was concerned about was whether this tribe, which seemed to be some kind of barbarian tribe, had any horrifying customs—such as cannibalism or human sacrifice.

The scientist standing nearby looked at the special operations team leader with a puzzled expression. After all, there was very little information about the Demon-Gathering Island; otherwise, they wouldn't have come here to collect data.

Upon hearing this news, the special operations team leader felt a little heavy-hearted. Although they had weapons, the number of people in the barbarian tribes here was too great, and the special operations team leader did not have enough weapons and ammunition. Moreover, seeing the enemy easily kill a monster that looked like a flying dragon, he knew that the enemy was not weak in combat.

It's difficult to analyze the gap between the two sides without a fight breaking out, but the special operations team leader also felt that they would have a hard time escaping from here.

Among the crowds coming and going on the wide road, there were various other creatures. Besides the herbivorous dragons used for transporting goods, there were other creatures that had never been seen before. The natives rode on the backs of these creatures to transport goods.

Soon, led by the hunters of the Alita tribe, these people were taken to a place resembling a gladiatorial arena. Upon seeing this, the Emperor Project team felt a sense of unease. They wondered if the other side intended to send them to the arena to fight monsters to the death.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel worried. After a stone door rose up, the hunters of the Alita tribe escorted these humans to a large prison. Well... it was more like a fully equipped room with a cell door than a prison.

The Emperor Project organization team that arrived here also looked puzzled, clearly not expecting to be here. Just as the Alita hunters were about to leave, the special operations team leader hurriedly ran to the cell door and asked the Alita hunters:

"Hey?! Wait! What are you trying to do by locking us up here?!"

Upon hearing the special forces squad leader's question, the hunting priest of the Alita tribe turned to look at the squad leader and his men and said:

"Why are you locked up here? You're quite bold to say that, being a thief."

"Thief?"

Upon hearing the hunting priest's words, the special operations team leader looked completely bewildered. He was clearly puzzled as to why he was being accused of being a thief, since he hadn't stolen anything.

However, the special operations team leader quickly realized what was going on and looked at the scientists. He also knew who had stolen their things.

The scientists, upon hearing the hunting priest's words, realized they had been imprisoned here. But all they had taken was a cup of milk tea and a few ice-like minerals! Was it really necessary to be locked in a cage?

Amidst the astonished expressions of the members of the Emperor's Plan organization, the hunting priest pointed at them and said...

"I know what tools you use to contact your companions from afar. You'd better contact your companions and return them, or you'll be food for the Deviljho."

With that, the hunting priest left, leaving the dumbfounded Imperial Project team staring blankly at him.

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Outside, the hunting priest was leading his hunters back to their lodgings. Behind him, the apprentice hunters looked at him with curiosity and asked:

"If you perform a hunting ritual, will the other party obediently return the items?"

Upon hearing the question about the students behind him working part-time as apprentice hunters, the hunting priest replied with an indifferent expression:

"It doesn't matter. It would be best if they could return the items. Of course, if they don't return them, the High Priest doesn't mind if we take back what belongs to us."

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of the Monsters]: Chapter 1705 [The Negotiation of the Exchange]

At the underground base of the Monarch Project organization, the Monarch Project organization also received news that the special forces team had been captured by the Alita tribe. To be honest, they hadn't heard that the special forces team had been captured, but the problem was that they were captured because they had stolen things from those people.

This puzzled everyone, but after the explanation from the group members, the Monarch Project organization realized that it was the mineral that lowered the surrounding temperature and the bottle of milk tea in the earthenware pot that they had taken from the hut.

The Emperor Project organization was speechless when they thought about this. Was it really necessary to use their meager possessions to imprison their people?