I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 547: Chapter 357: What a Disappointment, Just a Rabble

A waterfall cascaded down from the mountaintop, crashing against the cliffside and kicking up a spray as fine as smoke and mist.

Under the sun’s rays, a brilliant rainbow appeared in the mist, hanging halfway up the mountain.

CRASH, CRASH, CRASH...

At the foot of the mountain, the waterfall had formed a seemingly bottomless pool.

The cascading water plunged into the pool, creating a deafening roar like the battle cry of a thousand armies.

And around this pool, filled with the thunderous roar of the waterfall, a large group of humans was besieging a stout Mutant Beast.

This Mutant Beast was two meters long, its two large front teeth protruding over its lips.

It had a thick, oval-shaped body, a long tail, and was covered in white scales.

"ROAR..." The Mutant Beast, covered in numerous wounds, let out an enraged roar at the humans surrounding it.

The Mutant Beast knew the ultimate goal of these humans was to steal the Spirit Stone Mine from its lair.

"The Spiritual Energy Wave from this White-Scaled Drilling Rat is weakening! It’s about to give out! Everyone, one more push and we can finish it off!"

The one who shouted was a man in his mid-thirties. He was short, standing at 1.55 meters, with sharp, weaselly features.

"Big Bro, a lot of people are heading our way..." one of the subordinates said to Li Mai, who was directing the fight. The man had heard the dense sound of footsteps behind them and glanced back.

Hearing his subordinate’s cry, Li Mai turned to look behind him. He saw a host of Treasure Hunting Squads entering the valley.

"It’s a White-Scaled Drilling Rat!!!"

"I can’t believe the Mutant Beast is actually in this valley."

"Look! There’s a cave next to the pool..."

"That cave must be the White-Scaled Drilling Rat’s lair! There are bound to be numerous Spirit Stone Mines inside!"

The Treasure Hunting Squads that had just entered the valley saw the White-Scaled Drilling Rat being besieged by Li Mai and his men.

Their gazes swept the area, and they quickly spotted the White-Scaled Drilling Rat’s lair. Their eyes immediately lit up.

As everyone knew, if you found a White-Scaled Drilling Rat’s lair, you were guaranteed to find the Spirit Stone Mine it had accumulated.

The chance to get rich was right in front of them. All they had to do was rush into the White-Scaled Drilling Rat’s lair, and they would discover a great number of Spirit Stone Mines.

This meant they could obtain a huge fortune, so how could these Treasure Hunting Squad members, who made their living in the wilds, not be moved?

The members of the Treasure Hunting Squads stared intently at the cave beside the pool, their eyes filled with greed.

Li Mai’s expression darkened as he watched the greedy faces of the Treasure Hunting Team members. In his mind, he furiously cursed the man in the purple clothes.

’Damn it! I told that bastard Wang Gouzi to guard the valley entrance and not let anyone in! Now all these people are here. What the hell was he doing?’

The White-Scaled Drilling Rat had been fighting a bitter battle with Li Mai’s group to defend its lair. Seeing another huge crowd of humans arrive, it was instantly filled with despair.

It was already struggling to deal with Li Mai’s group alone. Now, with another large crowd of humans, it knew there was no way it could protect its lair. So, it gave up on the idea of holding its ground.

"ROAR..."

The White-Scaled Drilling Rat let out a hateful roar. A faint golden Spiritual Light appeared on its body. Then, everyone present watched as it leaped into the air and slammed headfirst into the ground.

Smashing one’s head into the ground would normally result in a bloody mess.

But the moment the head of the White-Scaled Drilling Rat, shimmering with faint golden Spiritual Light, touched the ground, it merged into the earth. In the blink of an eye, its entire body vanished.

It was a Superpower. The Superpower this White-Scaled Drilling Rat had awakened gave it the ability of Earth Escape.

The Tier Two Cultivators present could use their Perception to sense a creature, emitting Spiritual Energy Waves, moving rapidly several meters underground and away from the crowd.

No one chased after the fleeing White-Scaled Drilling Rat. First, because no one present had any means of attacking a creature that had already used Earth Escape to go several meters underground.

Second, because everyone had come here mainly for the Spirit Stone Mine in the White-Scaled Drilling Rat’s lair. Now that the rat had run off on its own, it was for the best. It saved them the effort of killing it.

Although the problem of the Mutant Beast was solved, a new one had arisen.

Everyone there knew that inside the cave by the pool was a massive fortune. Every single person wanted it all for themselves, or at the very least, a piece of the pie.

CRASH, CRASH, CRASH...

The ceaselessly flowing waterfall continued to produce a deafening sound. The members of the Treasure Hunting Team and Li Mai’s group stared each other down, locked in a silent standoff.

A short distance away, under a large, leafy tree, a young man watched the scene unfold with great interest.

"Tsk... I wonder if these guys will start a fight?" Lin Li muttered to himself. He then took out a bag of dried fish from his Mysterious Small Island and began to eat with relish, waiting for the show to begin.

He had heard the roars of a Mutant Beast and the sounds of fighting from this direction earlier, so he had run over to see what was happening. When he arrived, he was greeted by this interesting spectacle.

The silent standoff didn’t last long. Li Mai, the short man with the weaselly features, spoke up, addressing the members of the Treasure Hunting Squad whose eyes glinted with greed.

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