The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

All six men were panting, and each had some kind of injury.

"The monsters on this island are of a much higher level than those on the previous two islands." Ye Chendong sat down against a rock.

"And it gets stronger the deeper you go in." Chen Siyao looked up at the dense forest ahead, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

She took out her phone and glanced at the comments.

Go Yao Yao!

This is only the second wave, how many more are coming?

This island seems unusual.

Chen Siyao put her phone back in her pocket.

"Take a two-minute break, then continue."

Two minutes have passed.

The moment Chen Siyao stood up, a sharp shriek came from above.

She instinctively looked up—

A dark shadow swooped down from the sky, moving so fast that it created a gust of wind.

"Get down!"

All six people lay down at the same time.

The dark shadow swept past their heads, and the air currents from the edges of its wings made Qin Xiaoyu tumble over.

After it swept past, it rose in altitude and hovered in mid-air.

This is an eagle.

To be precise—it was a gigantic eagle-like monster. Its wingspan exceeded three meters, its body was entirely black, its claws were as thick as a baby's arm, and the tips gleamed coldly.

Not just one.

Chen Siyao looked around at the sky.

Three. Five.

Eight.

Eight giant eagles circled overhead, their sharp eyes fixed on the prey on the ground.

"In the air..." Ying Wenjie cursed, "I can't reach it."

He was telling the truth. Their attack methods are mostly close-quarters combat, and their ranged attack capabilities are limited.

Chen Siyao can emit energy waves, but hitting a high-speed moving target in the air is extremely difficult.

"Scattering won't work," Chen Siyao quickly analyzed. "They're faster than us. Yang Wanqing and Ying Wenjie, coordinate with me. The rest of you, find cover."

As soon as he finished speaking, the first giant eagle swooped down.

This time, it's targeting Qin Xiaoyu.

Ye Chendong pushed Qin Xiaoyu away, and his shoulder was slashed by the eagle claws, leaving three bloody marks.

"Third Senior Brother!"

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury!" Ye Chendong gritted his teeth.

Chen Siyao seized the opportunity—the giant eagle's speed would decrease the moment it ascended after its dive—and unleashed the energy ball she had been accumulating in her palm.

hit.

The giant eagle was hit on one wing, cried out in pain and tilted to the side, but did not fall. Instead, it pulled itself up despite its injury.

"Can't take it down?"

"The feathers on the wings can deflect force," Yang Wanqing observed for a moment, "You should aim for the body."

The problem is that the body is between the wings and is completely covered when diving. Only a small opening is exposed during the moment of turning.

"Lure it down," Ying Wenjie suddenly said.

"How do we induce it?"

He didn't say anything, but stood directly in the center of the open space, spreading his arms wide, completely exposing himself.

"Wenjie!" Chen Siyao's pupils contracted.

Two giant eagles swooped down at the same time.

Ying Wenjie remained completely still.

Just as the eagle's talons were about to touch his shoulder, he turned to the side and grabbed the ankles of both giant eagles with both hands.

The immense impact dragged him forward two steps, carving two deep furrows in the ground beneath his feet. But he managed to stay upright.

The two giant eagles frantically flapped their wings, trying to break free. Ying Wenjie roared and slammed his arms down—

He forcefully dragged the two giant eagles to the ground.

"Now!"

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing made their moves at the same time.

The two attacks struck the giant eagle's abdomen with pinpoint accuracy.

burst.

The two giant eagles died on the spot.

The live stream chat was filled with amazement.

Is Ying Wenjie even human? He caught an eagle with his bare hands?!

Those two eagles must weigh several hundred pounds together.

[Power-type athletes are too fierce]

But there are still six in the sky.

They became cautious, no longer swooping down recklessly, but hovering high in the sky, occasionally sending down a gust of wind that stirred up sand and stones on the ground.

"They're wearing us down." Chen Siyao wiped the sand off her face. "They're waiting for us to run out of energy."

"What should we do then? Just keep dragging this on?" Wu Tian shouted from behind the tree roots.

Chen Siyao thought for three seconds.

"Qin Xiaoyu, could you set up a small energy-gathering array to concentrate energy on me?"

Qin Xiaoyu peeked out from behind the rock: "Okay, but it will take two minutes."

"That's enough." Chen Siyao gritted her teeth. "Yang Wanqing, Ying Wenjie, buy me two minutes."

The next two minutes were extremely agonizing. The giant eagle seemed to sense something and began to accelerate its swooping attacks. Yang Wanqing and Ying Wenjie did their best to stop it, and Ye Chendong and Wu Tian also joined the battle, each of them sustaining new wounds.

"Alright!" Qin Xiaoyu shouted.

A pale blue light pattern appeared beneath Chen Siyao's feet. Energy surged from the array into her body, gathering between her palms.

She raised her head and pointed her palms toward the sky.

A pillar of energy, half a meter in diameter, shot into the sky.

The first giant eagle was unable to dodge and was pierced through.

Chen Siyao changed direction, and the energy column swept across the sky.

The second one. The third one.

The remaining giant eagles tried to flee in terror, but the area covered by the energy pillar was too large.

Within ten seconds.

All six giant eagles fell from the sky.

Chen Siyao withdrew her hands, her body swaying slightly. Qin Xiaoyu quickly stepped forward to support her.

"Aunt, are you alright?"

"I'm fine... just a little weak."

The live stream room has completely gone crazy.

[OMG, what kind of skill is that?!]

[This is a laser cannon!!! A humanoid laser cannon!]

Qin Xiaoyu's support was crucial.

Chen Siyao rested for half a minute before straightening up.

"Let's go. If we keep going, it'll be dark soon."

The six continued deeper into the area.

But a voice in Chen Siyao's mind grew louder and louder—the monsters on this island were getting stronger with each wave. Monkeys, seals, eagles… what would be the next wave?

The answer came faster than she had expected.

They walked for less than five minutes.

The bushes in front suddenly shook violently.

Then--

A figure emerged from the bushes.

He is three meters tall.

Its entire body is covered with dark green carapace.

Its two forelimbs are raised high, with two huge, serrated, sickle-shaped blades at the front.

The triangular head turned around, and the reflections of six humans were seen in its compound eyes.

Mantis.

A three-meter-tall mantis monster.

Ying Wenjie cursed.

Then the second one emerged from the left. The third one from the right. The fourth one from behind.

A dozen or so giant praying mantises, each three meters tall, surrounded them completely.

And in the bushes further away, even more green figures were moving about.

Chen Siyao's heart sank to the bottom.

The first praying mantis moved.

The speed was outrageous. Despite being three meters tall, its movements were incredibly agile. The two scythes slashed down from above, creating a whooshing sound.

Chen Siyao dodged to the side, her sickle striking the ground and cutting a half-meter-deep crack in the rock.

This attack power—

It's a level above the seal monster.

"Defense first! Don't scatter!" she shouted.

But the mantis swarm had already launched an attack at the same time.

A dozen giant praying mantises rushed in from all directions, their scythes clashing and swirling, forming a dense, green wall of blades.