Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"That thing...we've never seen it before..."

The man with claw marks on his face slumped to the ground, his lips trembling violently, his eyes filled with lingering fear.

"I only remember that thing had long limbs, a head like a donkey, but a body larger than a wolf. It was at least two meters long, and its mouth was this wide when it opened—"

As he spoke, he deliberately gestured a distance of twenty centimeters, saying, "He runs like the wind, and our hunting rifles simply can't aim at him."

"Seven people from our Aijia Village went hunting in the mountains... Of those who survived, only three of us are left."

quiet!

quiet!

quiet!

After he finished speaking, silence fell at the foot of the mountain.

Upon hearing this, Fan Shuanzhu frowned and looked at Old Man Tan. Old Man Tan looked at him as well. The two had been hunting all their lives and had seen all sorts of animals, including tigers, leopards, wolves, and jackals, but they had never heard of anything with a head like a donkey and a body like a wolf.

"Brother Bei!" Fan Ha'er suddenly leaned in excitedly, "Its head looks like a donkey's, and its body like a wolf's. Do you think it's a monster born from a male donkey in the mountains who couldn't find a female donkey and mated with a female wolf?"

He scratched his head, then changed his mind: "No, no, that thing is very fierce. It should be that the male wolf couldn't find the female wolf and killed a female donkey instead!"

"Snapped!"

Fan Shuanzhu slapped his son on the back of the head: "Shut up! We're talking about serious matters, what kind of yellow shit is in your head?"

Fan Ha'er: "..."

Suddenly, a phrase popped into Liu Bei's mind: donkey-headed wolf.

Although he was a scoundrel in his previous life, during the years he wandered around in the 1990s, he once flipped through a book called "The Wilderness of Shennongjia" at a used bookstore.

It specifically records this creature: it has the head of a donkey and the body of a wolf, is enormous, has a ferocious nature, and preys on livestock and humans.

He later saw a similar description in a local history book called "Beiwa Village Chronicle".

Unexpectedly, this thing was found deep in the Da Liu Mountain.

"Ah... Help..."

Just as Liu Bei was about to speak, a pitiful cry suddenly came from the depths of the forest.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed instantly.

Liu Bei frowned and turned to look at the three injured men: "Didn't you say only the three of you came out alive? How come there are still people inside?"

The man with claw marks on his face waved his hands repeatedly: "It's true that only the three of us from our village came out! But there were also a few hunters from your Fan Family Village inside! We ran into them when we went into the mountains, and then that thing chased after us, so we all scattered..."

"And someone from our Fan Family Village?" Li Dazhuang's expression changed. "Who? Who is it?"

"No... I don't know him, but judging from his accent, he's from your village."

Liu Bei didn't ask any more questions. He turned to Fan Shuanzhu and Old Man Tan and said, "Uncle Shuanzhu, Uncle Tan, this brother with a ruptured stomach is going to die if we don't get him to the town clinic soon. You two take him to the town clinic."

Fan Shuanzhu glanced at the mountain, then at Liu Bei: "Xiao Bei, what about you—"

"I'll take Ha'er, Dazhuang, and Tan Si inside to take a look."

"But that thing—"

"It's too late." Liu Bei took the hunting rifle off his shoulder, pulled back the bolt to check the ammunition, and then pushed it back up with a "click." "People from our village are inside. Now that we know, we can't just ignore them."

"Alright... then! You all must be careful. Don't fight them head-on!" Fan Shuanzhu warned.

"Okay. Go ahead and take them there!"

"good!"

Fan Shuanzhu bent down and lifted the injured man whose stomach had been ruptured, while Old Man Tan helped up the man with the severed arm. The group quickly headed down the mountain.

"Walk!"

Liu Bei, carrying a hunting rifle, was the first to rush up the mountain.

Fan Ha'er followed without saying a word.

Li Dazhuang and Tan Si exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and followed.

Soon, the four of them plunged into the woods.

The deeper you go, the stronger the stench of blood becomes in the air.

They hadn't gone far when they saw a corpse.

It was a middle-aged man lying face up by the bushes, his stomach ripped open, his intestines hanging out a meter long, and his body covered with disgusting flies.

"Ugh~"

Tan Si leaned against the tree trunk, bent over, and began to dry heave.

Li Dazhuang's face was ashen as he gripped his hunting rifle tightly.

Liu Bei continued walking forward, with Fan Ha'er following closely behind.

Soon, they saw a second and a third body.

One was missing its left arm, and the bone fragments at the break were stark white.

The other face had been mostly eaten away, its features completely destroyed, leaving only one intact eye wide open, clearly indicating that it died with its eyes open.

"He's not from our village." Li Dazhuang squatted down, looked at him, and shook his head.

Liu Bei squatted down, touched a pool of blood on the ground with his finger, and smelled it.

It's human blood, a little warm, but still lukewarm.

He looked up and saw that the bloodstains continued unbroken, stretching deeper into the distance, forming a discontinuous trail.

"There are still survivors." Liu Bei stood up. "Come with me."

The four people followed the trail of blood.

But the further they went, the less they saw any living people, except for bloodstains and the occasional severed finger or scrap of cloth.

Gradually, the forest became denser and the light became dimmer.

Until one moment, Liu Bei suddenly stopped.

Because the boundary of Sanlipo is ten meters ahead.

One more step forward, and you'll reach the deepest part of Da Liu Mountain.

It's what the older generation calls a place where once you go in, you can't get out.

"Brother Bei..." Tan Si swallowed hard, "We've arrived at Sanlipo."

"We can't go any further!"

Li Dazhuang frowned and reminded him.

"If Brother Bei isn't afraid, what are you guys afraid of?! Hurry up! Kill that donkey-headed wolf and sell him. With the money, I can marry a beautiful wife with a big butt and big breasts and have little Fanfan!"

"..." Tan Si and Li Dazhuang's lips twitched simultaneously.

Liu Bei glanced back at the two men: "Their fellow villagers are still inside waiting for us to rescue them. Knowing they're in danger over there and not going to help, how can you sleep soundly when you get back?"

"this……"

Tan Si lowered his head.

Li Dazhuang gripped the gun barrel even tighter.

"Keep going. As long as you stay close to me, nothing will happen."

After saying that, Liu Bei was the first to cross the Sanlipo boundary.

Fan Ha'er was the first to catch up.

Li Dazhuang took a deep breath and stepped over.

Tan Si gritted his teeth and was the last to cross the boundary line.

As soon as the four entered the depths, the temperature suddenly dropped.

It was the height of summer, yet the woods felt eerily cold.

The tree canopy overhead blocked out the sun, making it almost impossible to see a ray of sunlight.

The fallen leaves underfoot were so thick they reached above my ankles, soft and spongy, and exuded the rotten smell of leaves that had never seen the sun.

The surroundings were unnaturally quiet.

There were no birdsong, no insect chirping, not even the sound of wind.

Just then, a red dot appeared in Liu Bei's field of vision, flashing wildly.

He had never seen anything like this before.

His heart suddenly started racing.

"Ah~"

Suddenly, another terrified scream came from the dense forest ahead.

"Knock knock knock!!!"

Then came heavy footsteps from the bushes ahead, each step causing the ground to tremble.

The surrounding bushes began to shake violently, and one by one, the branches snapped with a cracking sound.

Suddenly, a gigantic creature emerged...