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Chapter 597: Chapter 599: Danger Encounter
The beastman was finally pulled out, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The three of them exerted strength continuously, and Gaiyin and the beastman had rapidly ascended to a half-height position.
At this moment, a small snap sound echoed. It was not loud, but it was extremely grating in the quiet forest.
The three of them immediately stopped their actions—
Yadang spoke first, "What happened? Whose branch has broken?"
Xi Ye turned his head cautiously to take a glance, then shook his head, "Not mine."
Subsequently, all eyes shifted to the branch tied up with the rope in Gaiyin’s hand.
The rope was tied towards the back of the branch, it was not clear whether the problem was with that branch, so for a moment, everyone dared not to act rashly.
After waiting a bit, Gaiyin whispered, "Stay still, I’m going to try pulling on it first."
Yadang and Xi Ye nodded, pulling tightly on their ropes. 𝖓𝔬𝖛𝔭𝔲𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Gaiyin watched the branch intently. The branch was long. If it broke from the middle, there was a considerable chance it could hit them.
He took a deep breath, his body was highly concentrated, and his arm muscles tensed due to the nerves.
With a tug, the sound of breaking wood echoed again, and a distinct crack had appeared on the thinner branch that everyone could see.
It really was that branch.
Yadang and Xi Ye somewhat relaxed their breath, after all, if the branch beneath them were to break, the situation would be much more troublesome!
After determining the broken branch, Gaiyin quickly loosened the rope, not applying any additional pressure to the breaking wood.
He quickly said to Yadang, "Pull us up quickly."
Yadang and Xi Ye nodded, exerting force simultaneously. Gaiyin and the beastman quickly rose upwards.
"Snap--Crack--"
They were too slow. The breaking wood fell with a devastating force towards Gaiyin and the beastman.
Su Tang, not far away, watched this unfold, her heart nearly stopped.
She clutched her hands tightly together, she bit her tongue without even realizing it.
Fortunately, Gaiyin was prepared for this situation. His hands emitted a golden glow, and with two sharp blades, the breaking wood was cut into numerous pieces before it could crush them.
The giant wood pieces crashed into the swamp with a dull thud.
The huge impact force made Gaiyin sway back and forth, a sight that was heart-wrenching.
Yadang and Xi Ye didn’t dare to waste time, they hurriedly pulled Gaiyin up, while Xi Ye on the other branch, swiftly got a hold of the beastman.
It wasn’t until everyone was safely perched on a tree branch, that they dared to take a breath.
Yadang, who was rather heartless, glanced downwards and noticed that the few broken wood pieces had been half swallowed by the swamp. He estimated that it wouldn’t take long for them to be completely devoured.
He laughed uncontrollably, patting Gaiyin on the shoulder, "You are really lucky!"
A faint smile lingered on Gaiyin’s face as well, he nodded at the two, "Thank you!"
Xi Ye sighed and looked at the still unconscious beastman, "I think he’s the lucky one. Otherwise, how could he have run into us?"
Yadang also looked curiously at the beastman, he scoffed, "With his clean appearance like a female and such long hair, tsk tsk."
Xi Ye scratched his chin, looking curiously at the unconscious beastman, he suddenly voiced, "Do you think he could be a beastman from the Western Ming Deer Clan?"
Besides this speculation, Xi Ye couldn’t imagine any other possibility.
