They clearly hadn't expected to lose members before even nearing their target. When Wáng Jùnjié shot the stone arrow, they only heard a scream from behind them. Then, they looked back in terror at their tribesman lying on the ground, already lifeless.
Suddenly, another scream erupted from beside them. After the tribesman behind him died, he instinctively looked back, only to be hit by venom spat by a Dimetrodon over two meters long. He writhed on the ground in agony, screaming his lungs out. Wáng Jùnjié didn't give them another chance and immediately drew his bow again. The moment the stone arrow left the string, another one fell.
The Dimetrodon took the lead, leaping forward to grab one person with its forelimbs and tear at him. The remaining wildmen still thought about resisting to the last, but the Dimetrodon pack had already surrounded them. One wildman swung a stone axe at a Dimetrodon in front of him. The Dimetrodon seized the opportunity, biting down on the stone axe and grappling with the wildman. A Dimetrodon attacked from behind, pouncing on the wildman and tearing at him. The other Dimetrodons swarmed in, and soon that wildman stopped breathing.
Those spearmen were more troublesome. When the charging Dimetrodons poked them, they became hesitant to approach. The Dimetrodons, having witnessed the power of the weapons, stopped their forward assault and instead circled the wildmen, constantly seeking opportunities. By the time only two wildmen remained on the field, the Dimetrodons had them completely surrounded. Both had sustained injuries to varying degrees; the most severe was a wound on one that spanned half its body, continuously bleeding.
The two wildmen nervously eyed the Dimetrodons surrounding them. These smaller Dimetrodons, they could handle, but the pressure came from the larger Dimetrodon over two meters long. Moreover, there was a human riding a Parasaurolophus nearby, preventing them from making any rash moves.
It wasn't until Wáng Jùnjié approached that the two wildmen exchanged words. Wáng Jùnjié couldn't understand them at all, but through his implant's translation, he understood their intention: they wanted to capture him and offer him as a sacrifice to some tribe. It seemed other humans had been captured before. Knowing their intentions, Wáng Jùnjié no longer held back; he didn't want to leave his fate in others' hands.
Seven Dimetrodons charged together. Knowing they had no retreat, the two wildmen erupted, attempting to capture Wáng Jùnjié first. One Dimetrodon's head was smashed by a stone axe, bleeding profusely, but the other Dimetrodons swarmed it, quickly tearing the wildman to shreds. The other wildman, holding a spear, raised his wooden spear high and threw it at Wáng Jùnjié with all his might.
Seeing the wildman raise his spear, Wáng Jùnjié was prepared. He immediately retrieved a wooden shield from his implant and placed it in front of him. The wildman's wooden spear struck Wáng Jùnjié's wooden shield with a clatter. The immense impact numbed Wáng Jùnjié's hands, causing him to lean back. He clenched his legs around the Parasaurolophus to slowly regain his balance. He hadn't expected this wildman to be so strong; without the shield, he would have been impaled and severely wounded by the spear.
After blocking the spear, Wáng Jùnjié dispersed the Dimetrodon pack. Riding the Parasaurolophus, he charged directly at the wildman like a train. The wildman had lost his spear. The wildman holding the stone axe was like a lamb to the slaughter. Just as the wildman was about to raise his stone axe to strike the Parasaurolophus, a sudden meteor hammer entangled his hands. The Parasaurolophus headbutted the wildman powerfully, sending him flying backward until he hit a tree and stopped, lying on the ground without moving. Being hit by a beast weighing several tons wasn't pleasant, even for a herbivorous dinosaur.
Wáng Jùnjié knew well that the wildman on the ground had suffered severe internal injuries. He immediately rode the Parasaurolophus to look down at the dying wildman, with the Dimetrodons behind him like an escort, tightly following.
The Parasaurolophus lifted a leg and stomped heavily on the wildman, not moving it. The wildman moaned continuously, and being bound by the meteor hammer, he was unable to break free.
"No matter what your intentions are, if it concerns my personal freedom and life, you should be prepared for the consequences," Wáng Jùnjié said fiercely to the wildman, regardless of whether he understood.
The moans gradually grew weaker, and finally, when he stopped breathing, Wáng Jùnjié had the Parasaurolophus move its right foot.
Collecting the wildmen's weapons, Wáng Jùnjié gathered the Dimetrodon pack and quickly headed for the opposite beach. Leaving the sparse trees of the beach behind, Wáng Jùnjié saw a tribal village by a swampy lake in the distance. It seemed these were a vanguard out hunting. Before they could be discovered, Wáng Jùnjié controlled the Parasaurolophus and immediately galloped away, prioritizing escape and temporarily inconveniencing the injured Dimetrodons.
After running for a while, they avoided Dāogē, who was lazily walking on the beach, and Ichthyornis. They stopped to rest by a small waterfall. The small Dimetrodons were panting, their stamina clearly no match for the Parasaurolophus. After all, Dimetrodons were smaller and agile, but not as enduring for long-distance pursuits as medium-sized dinosaurs. Parasaurolophus, in their era, had developed high endurance for long journeys to evade medium to large predators.
Waterfall Pool (Image)
Wáng Jùnjié dismounted the Parasaurolophus to drink from the small pool and fed it some berries. He took raw meat from his implant and fed all the Dimetrodons. Watching the injuries of several Dimetrodons heal at a visible rate, Wáng Jùnjié couldn't help but marvel at the power of genetic modification. After resting for a long time, seeing that the Dimetrodons had almost recovered, he prepared to set off again. Wáng Jùnjié estimated it would take him three days to reach his destination. Alas, if only he had a flying dinosaur.
Just as Wáng Jùnjié was about to mount the Parasaurolophus, his sharp eyes spotted a lone Raptor. As is well known, Raptors in Ark always move in packs. If this was truly a lone one, it was a good opportunity. Raptors have much higher combat power than Dimetrodons, plus leader buffs. If he could acquire a pack of Raptors, he would dominate the entire Southern Isles with the current combat strength he had observed.
Leaving the Dimetrodons to wait, he decided to lure the Raptor himself. Wáng Jùnjié crept forward, bending low. It was false to say he wasn't nervous; it was his first time so close to a fierce carnivorous dinosaur like the Raptor. As one of the beginner killers, Wáng Jùnjié had inevitably been killed by Raptors several times while playing the game Ark. When he got close to the Raptor, Wáng Jùnjié suddenly sprang up and ran. The Raptor only then noticed the prey in front of it and immediately took off after Wáng Jùnjié. Looking back at the rapidly approaching Raptor, Wáng Jùnjié sighed inwardly. As expected of a Raptor, its speed left him, a human, far behind.
However, humans are not comparable to beasts. Humans overcome strong opponents not just by physical prowess. The Raptor looked at the prey in front of it with an excited expression. Almost there, just a little closer and it could pounce and feast.
Wáng Jùnjié was running back to his resting spot, which wasn't far. He could already see his Parasaurolophus and Dimetrodons. Glancing back at the approaching Raptor, he thought it was almost time.
The pursuing Raptor looked confused. Why had the prey in front suddenly slowed down? Not understanding, it assumed it was exhausted. Its expression became even more excited, even drooling between its teeth. Just as the Raptor was about to leap and pounce on its prey, it saw the prey suddenly turn and throw a strange object at it.
Sir! The times have changed.
Wáng Jùnjié quickly turned and threw the meteor hammer. The Raptor, which had just leaped, was hit in the body by the meteor hammer and became entangled, losing its balance due to inertia and falling to the ground.
Watching the struggling Raptor on the ground, Wáng Jùnjié's tense heart gradually calmed down. Without a word, he immediately took out a tranquilizer arrow and shot it at the Raptor's body. The tranquilizer effect was excellent; soon the Raptor fainted. You might ask why he didn't shoot the Raptor's head. Raptors have triple headshot damage, but this is reality, not a game. Shooting the head is very easy to cause death, perhaps with just one arrow. Even with gene modification, they haven't completely transcended biology; the brain still controls life and death.
Wáng Jùnjié scanned the entire Raptor with his implant, then placed raw meat into the Raptor's mouth. After it swallowed, he continued to feed it. This was thanks to the black berries in this world. Like other berries, they were a product of genetic modification, but the anesthetic effect of black berries caused the dinosaur's body to rapidly generate hunger, wanting to eat and replenish energy even when unconscious.
After a long wait of 42 minutes, the Raptor finally woke up. It got up, let out a call, and then quietly waited for Wáng Jùnjié's command. Wáng Jùnjié had already removed the meteor hammer. Looking at the Raptor, which stood about half his height, he couldn't help but sigh. He carefully observed the Raptor in front of him.