As the three of them walked, they suddenly heard a wild and desperate beast's howl coming from somewhere in the front of the forest.

"It sounds like there's a wild beast ahead. What should we do?" Lin Shiqi asked.

After some thought, Qin Yan said, "It's better to avoid trouble. Let's go around. We have plenty of food anyway."

"Yeah, I agree," Lin Shiqi said. So, the three of them took a detour. However, not long after, they heard another sound coming from where the beast's howl had come from earlier. This time, it sounded like a human voice shouting angrily, "Damn monsters, stay away from me!"

"That voice... Could it be a human?" Qin Yan was surprised, recognizing the unmistakable sound of a human voice.

"Could there be humans living in this forest? Let's go check it out!" Lin Shiqi's face lit up with joy. Despite being here for a while, this was the first time she had heard someone other than them speaking.

"Wait, I think things might not be so simple. It's best to quietly approach and not reveal our presence. Let's figure things out first," Dream Butterfly calmly analyzed.

"I understand," Lin Shiqi agreed. The three of them, using the cover of the surrounding trees, approached quietly towards the source of the human voices.

As they got closer, the human voices became clearer. They could faintly distinguish a female voice, along with wolf-like howls and two rough male voices.

"Look there!" Lin Shiqi whispered, pointing ahead. They saw three people and three large gray wolves on an open space in the distance. One person was sitting against a tree, another, who seemed to be a woman, was fighting three gray wolves with a dagger, and the last, a tall and strange figure, stood aside watching the fight.

"It's too far to see clearly. Let's get closer," Qin Yan said. The three of them, using the cover of trees and bushes, approached a bit more. They peeked out from behind a tree to get a better look at the open space.

"What... What are they doing there!? And what are those creatures?" Lin Shiqi gasped in a low voice. By now, she had recognized the faces of the three people in the clearing. The person sitting against the tree turned out to be the leader of the Chiyou organization, Yitianchou, and the one fighting the wolves was Chiyou's Feathered Princess. The third person, a tall and strange figure with two human heads and the body of a white ape, stood on the side, watching the battle.

"What's going on? Chiyou's Yitianchou and Feathered Princess, how did they end up here?" Lin Shiqi was extremely surprised.

Qin Yan pondered and said, "They were probably brought here by Emperor Jiang and the giant feathered snake's power, just like us. Let's not worry about that for now. The Feathered Princess and those three wolves are in a fierce battle. Yitianchou seems to be injured or something, sitting there motionless. And that two-headed monster seems to be in cahoots with the wolves, trying to kill Yitianchou and the Feathered Princess."

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"Hmph, they deserve it. They've done so many bad things. It's not a bad idea to let these monsters teach them a lesson," Lin Shiqi said somewhat gleefully.

Three large gray wolves, robust in size, circled around Yitianchou and the Feathered Princess, occasionally launching attacks to bite them. For some reason, Yitianchou sat motionless on the ground without resistance, while the Feathered Princess, wielding a dagger, fiercely fought off the wolves in front of Yitianchou.

Feathered Princess had a fierce and agile demeanor as she engaged in combat with the three large gray wolves. Her dagger would occasionally stab into the wolves, but their skin was extremely tough. Although the dagger managed to pierce the wolves, it only left shallow wounds that didn't cause much harm. With the three wolves attacking her and the need to protect Yitianchou, Feathered Princess was clearly at a disadvantage in the fight. She was constantly bitten and scratched by the wolves, showing visible scars.

"Kill them! Kill them quickly and dig out their hearts," one of the heads of the two-headed monster with human heads and an ape body let out a chilling cry. This head had a fierce and terrifying expression, resembling a primitive and grotesque appearance. The other head of the two-headed monster, equally ugly, kept laughing. It laughed maniacally, saying, "Hahaha, it's been so long since we encountered humans. Finally, there are humans to eat. Haha! By eating humans, we will become even smarter, hahaha..."

Although Qin Yan, Lin Shiqi, and Dream Butterfly had encountered many monsters in the past few days, they were taken aback by this creature that could speak human language and had two human heads. It was their first time encountering such a being, and they were extremely surprised.

"It looks like Feathered Princess and Yitianchou are no match for these monsters. Their situation is very dangerous. They might really be eaten by these creatures," Qin Yan said. Even though he and Yitianchou and Feathered Princess were enemies, the thought of witnessing these two individuals being eaten alive by monsters made him feel uncomfortable.

"What should we do? Just stand by and watch?" Lin Shiqi asked.

"Yeah, let's observe for now," Dream Butterfly replied.

"Haha, this woman is quite strong. Her flesh must be delicious, and her brain must be very tasty. I really want to eat her," one of the heads of the two-headed monster spoke, laughing. Suddenly, it made a gesture, and two red fireballs appeared out of thin air, hurling towards Feathered Princess. The fireballs hit her, igniting her body. Feathered Princess quickly bent down, trying to pat out the flames on her body. Seizing this opportunity, the three huge gray wolves pounced on her, pinning her down and ferociously biting her while she screamed in agony.

"Beasts!" Suddenly, Yitianchou, who had been sitting motionless on the ground, roared angrily. He shot up from the ground and flew towards the three wolves. With a powerful kick, he sent one of the wolves flying, knocking it unconscious. He then grabbed another wolf by the neck, jumped into the air with it, reaching about twenty meters high, and then slammed the wolf's head towards the ground, causing it to crash with a loud thud. The wolf's skull shattered, instantly killing it. With Yitianchou's help, the pressure on Feathered Princess was greatly reduced. She tightly gripped one wolf's throat, using all her strength to strangle it. After about ten to twenty seconds, there was a crisp sound as she broke the wolf's neck, killing it in her hands.

"Damn humans, quite powerful," the furious face of the two-headed monster said as it watched the three wolves being defeated by Yitianchou and Feathered Princess. Suddenly, Yitianchou let out a cry of pain, clutching his heart and collapsing on the ground, writhing in agony, his body convulsing.

The two-headed monster was quick to realize that something was wrong with Yitianchou's body. It rushed towards him, stomping on his heart area while he was on the ground, and then clawed at his chest, leaving several long and deep bloody marks.

Yitianchou let out a scream of pain, shaking uncontrollably. Despite being attacked by the two-headed monster, for some unknown reason, he didn't stand up to fight back. The wounds inflicted by the two-headed monster continued to bleed, showing no signs of healing.