Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

The enormous hook leaped through the forest, its wings flapping with a tremendous gust of wind, snapping branches and creating a continuous sound of breaking along its path.

Xu Lingguang glanced back and saw the giant, strange birds stretching their necks and spreading their wings as they pounced on him.

It's really scary.

Fortunately, he had already developed courage, so he simply gave the group of hooks the middle finger and continued running towards his destination.

These hooks may seem clever, but sometimes their cleverness backfires.

They were too vengeful, or perhaps too obedient to the two-headed bird's orders. Without Xu Lingguang needing to provoke them, they eagerly followed behind him, being led by him toward the trap.

Xu Lingguang calculated the distance in his mind, and when he estimated that there were still two hundred meters left, he crushed two lightning-attracting pills.

The next instant, lightning began to flash across the dark, cloud-covered sky.

Xu Lingguang had already rushed out of the dense forest. He looked at the water reflecting the shadows of the trees ahead, and then at the lightning brewing overhead. He suddenly gathered his strength and rushed across the open water area at an unprecedented speed.

A large swarm of hooks rushed past him, their massive claws pounding through the puddles with a thud, splashing water everywhere, as the trees were gone.

Xu Lingguang didn't run far; he stopped after running about a hundred meters, just as the grappling hooks were swarming across the water.

The long-awaited tribulation lightning struck down, some hitting Jie Gou's body and some landing on the ground.

Lightning travels through the water.

The hooked creatures, wading through the puddles, pushed and shoved each other with their wings outstretched. The next moment, they were struck by lightning, their fur charred black, and they raised their necks, letting out a shrill scream.

These creatures were indeed clever; they immediately realized they couldn't stand in the water, and the hooks on the edge tried to back away.

Xu Lingguang was prepared. He immediately crushed the remaining Lightning-Attracting Pills and threw out the Blinding Pills he had prepared beforehand.

Smoke billowed, obstructing the vision of the Jie Gou, while more lightning bolts fell. Unable to find their enemies or dodge, they screamed pitifully and began attacking their own kind nearby.

Xu Lingguang waited in hiding.

When the smoke cleared, the dozens of hooks that had chased him were either dead or lying in the puddles, their skin torn and bleeding, barely alive.

Xu Lingguang stepped forward and finished them off, slitting the throats of all those who were still breathing.

He had just finished doing that when a rustling sound came from the woods. It was probably because the scorpion in the woods had heard its companion's screams and came to its aid.

Xu Lingguang immediately hid behind the book, concealing his presence to observe.

Only two fishing hooks came.

They must have come to check the situation. After seeing the corpses of their companions scattered all over the ground, the two hooked birds let out mournful cries and then turned back, probably to report to the two head birds.

Xu Lingguang followed silently behind.

After the two hooks returned, they communicated with the lead bird for a moment with their unpleasant cries. Then, apart from the two lead birds, all the hooks scattered to search for Xu Lingguang's whereabouts.

Xu Lingguang didn't rush to provoke the two-headed bird. After thinking for a while, he went to greet the cub first.

Sangzhi stared wide-eyed in surprise at the person who had appeared silently beside her.

Xu Lingguang dared not make a sound, afraid that the two-headed birds would hear him, so he gestured to him: "You wait here. I'll leave for a while and when I come back, I'll distract those two hooks. You seize the opportunity to save them."

Sangzhi stared at him intently, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Lingguang's hand.

"What's wrong?" Xu Lingguang looked at him in confusion.

Sangzhi mouthed, "Be careful."

Xu Lingguang nodded: "You be careful too."

After a brief exchange, Xu Lingguang disappeared into the woods.

He wanted to distract the hooks so they wouldn't return too quickly, allowing him to come back and lure the two-headed birds away again.

Fortunately, the corpse with the hook in the Sumeru Ring hadn't been thrown away before, which was enough for Xu Lingguang to use to confuse and distract.

After he finished setting things up, he quietly turned back and swaggered toward the two hooks.

When the two hooked creatures saw him, they raised their long necks and lowered their heads slightly, their gazes toward Xu Lingguang carrying a hint of contempt.

Xu Lingguang never imagined that one day he would be looked down upon by two ugly birds.

He thought bitterly: Humans are just at the bottom of the food chain!

Feeling annoyed, he raised his middle finger at the two ugly birds.

I know how to look down on someone.

The two hooks remained unmoved.

Xu Lingguang always felt that their gazes seemed to see right through his plans.

He licked his dry lips, knowing he had no choice but to resort to his trump card.

He took the head of the small hook out of his Sumeru Ring.

The rest of the body was used to set traps and mislead people, but he deliberately left the head intact.

He held the bloodied head in his palm and waved it at Jie Gou: "You guys have been looking for it for a long time, haven't you?"

The two hooks hissed angrily.

One of them lunged at Xu Lingguang, but Xu Lingguang had anticipated this and dodged it. He then saw the other bird's sharp beak peck a deep hole in the ground.

He gasped, picked up the bird's head and shook it, continuing to taunt, "Its meat is quite delicious, the smaller ones are tender."

The two hooked creatures clearly understood what Xu Lingguang was saying. The other hooked creature, which had been relatively calm, pushed off the ground with its claws and pounced on Xu Lingguang with its wings spread.

Xu Lingguang suddenly retreated, running away into the distance with the two hooks in his arms.

The two hooks were completely enraged and relentlessly pursued Xu Lingguang.

They are much faster than ordinary fishing hooks. Xu Lingguang can easily keep up with ordinary fishing hooks, but he has a hard time with these two-headed birds.

The two hooks tried to surround and kill him from the left and right.

Xu Lingguang was almost pecked by bird beaks several times. These hooked beaks were like sharp blades. If they really pecked him, he would definitely have several bloody holes.

Xu Lingguang dared not let his guard down, hovering around the two fishing hooks with bated breath, while also being careful not to collide with other fishing hooks.

Even though he had managed to remove dozens of hooks, half of them were still quite a few.

He was chased by the two-headed birds and fled in a sorry state through the woods, but eventually encountered other birds.

Two lead birds flanked from behind, one on the left and one on the right, while two more birds, having received the lead birds' signal, turned around and surrounded them from the front.

Xu Lingguang was caught in a pincer movement and had nowhere to escape.

"It's over."

Xu Lingguang glanced at the dense forest in the distance and thought that he had already delayed for at least ten minutes. If Sangzhi had been capable, he should have already rescued the giant white flower. Even if he hadn't, he should have obtained its roots.

Four hooks approached from four directions. Xu Lingguang's jaw tightened, and he subconsciously gripped the jade unicorn on his neck.

This thing could block a fatal attack for him; now he can only rely on it.