Chapter 2: Jungle Adventurer

He muttered a few curses in frustration—he usually read military novels online and had only read a couple of fantasy novels, just two or three at most. Those books were all about glamorous time travel, where one either stumbled upon a treasure trove or transformed into a noble of royal blood! But when it came to him, why did he end up with such a miserable and destitute experience of time travel?! It was always about those damn man-eating monsters, primitive jungles, and flesh-eating swamps, and his camouflage uniform had inexplicably vanished! All that was left was this tattered outfit with frayed cuffs and pant hems, what a damn misfortune!

Among the various corpses seen later, there were human warriors clad in heavy armor, a peculiar old woman entirely wrapped in a black cloak, a "leopard man" with a face covered in leopard-like patterns and a long golden tail behind him, and humanoid beings covered in bluish-gray scales...! ... There was even a corpse of a "elephant man" nearly four meters tall, with an extremely robust and massive physique

Hua Tianxing's expression suddenly turned to one of horror—this creature was clearly a ferocious large carnivore! From a distance, the skeleton was evidently missing some parts and showed signs of damage, with numerous chaotic and deep bite marks in several places. If these marks of damage and bite marks on the skeleton were not left after death... what kind of terrifying creature could kill such a massive beast!

The two tusks, each over one meter long, were exceptionally sharp at the tips. Although they were quite heavy, they undoubtedly made for an excellent self-defense weapon. Unfortunately, after several attempts, he found that the tusks would not budge at all and could not be broken off.

The ground all around was soft and muddy, and there were no larger piles of stones available for polishing. He looked around and pulled out some dry grass leaves and roots, tightly wrapping them around a dull section of the rib to prevent slipping while holding it. Soon, two nearly two-meter-long "curved bone knives" were born.

Hua Tianxing stared in astonishment at a towering tree before him, its trunk and leaves all tinged with a purplish-red hue, resembling a gigantic beer barrel in its rotundity, his expression akin to that of a startled hippopotamus

Fortunately, his mental fortitude was exceptionally strong. With his head hung low, he sat silently on the ground for a long time. After a while, Hua Tianxing slowly stood up, and the once dull and lifeless gaze in his eyes rekindled with a chilling sharpness—so be it, if I have crossed over, I damn well accept it! But no matter what, I must survive!

A completely unfamiliar primeval jungle, still an unknown world. As a highly professional special reconnaissance soldier, Hua Tianxing understands better than anyone what this means—danger! Ubiquitous and unpredictable danger!

Although Huatianxing still found it hard to believe, this was clearly the only explanation he could think of that was somewhat "reasonable"

How are the brothers doing? ... Lei Zi's left arm has been injured by a stray bullet ... ... His last memory is of Tie Tou crouching and rushing towards him ... ... Tie Tou has a very impulsive temperament; he must have rushed over upon seeing him injured! ... And there’s Gang Pao, Lao Mao ...

Despite his annoyance, he did not let his guard down in the slightest. After quietly observing for a moment and confirming that there was no danger nearby, he swiftly and cautiously approached the massive skeleton

Hua Tianxing glanced at the several small stones nearby and shook his head helplessly. He realized that he could not remove the two tusks no matter how hard he tried; even striking them with stones would be futile. As a compromise, his gaze shifted to a few rib bones nearby, which were as thick as his arms, long and curved.

After smashing for half a day with a stone, producing a cacophony of "ping ping pang pang," his efforts were finally rewarded as he managed to break two ribs. Hua Tianxing examined the fracture points of the ribs; they were quite satisfactory—each had a relatively sharp and clean break. Moreover, the ribs of this giant beast were rather peculiar—one side was wide while the other was narrow, with the narrow side even comparable to the edge of a dull knife! With just a little tidying up, wouldn't this make a fine "curved bone knife"?

Hua Tianxing is too lazy to delve deeply into these issues, but one thing is beyond doubt—just as he thought, this is an extremely dangerous primeval jungle

Having walked less than fifty meters, Hua Tianxing suddenly stopped, for he had spotted an exceptionally large animal skeleton not far away.

After staring up for a long time, his originally astonished and dazed face gradually turned dark and foul.

Hua Tianxing's gaze did not linger long on the imposing corpse of the "elephant man," for he had already heard faint sounds of fighting coming from a distance ahead, occasionally interspersed with heavy and fierce roars

Hua Tianxing suppressed his longing for his comrades, gathered all his spirit, and cautiously made his way deeper into the jungle with a vigilant expression

Crossing over? I don't believe it!

Survive! You must survive!

It is evident that there are certainly no such "purple" trees on Earth. Moreover, he has never heard of any secret biological base in the world that has undertaken a project for the modification of plants—animal gene modification technology is still in its nascent stages at www.hetushucom.com, let alone that of plants

What has become of these three brothers, bound by life and death? Damn it! I estimate I will never see them again. Just thinking about this causes a faint pain in Hua Tianxing's heart

Those who have spent time on the China-Myanmar border know that each year, the number of people consumed by the vast and endless primitive jungle of that border far exceeds the number of those who lose their lives due to drug smuggling or gang-related killings

Hua Tianxing's primary goal is to find a few suitable self-defense weapons. He glanced at his clothing—on his upper body, he wore a tattered jacket made of dark gray coarse linen, underneath which was a three-gun undershirt. His lower body was clad in a pair of already tattered cotton pants. The camouflage uniform he originally wore, along with the military knife and machine gun he had carried, were nowhere to be found

At this moment, the hazy mist had almost completely dissipated, and the warm, gentle sunlight filtered through the lush branches and leaves above, casting scattered patches of light on the forest floor

This pristine jungle is beautiful, filled with vividly colored and uniquely shaped plants, yet Hua Tianxing's face remains tense, even growing increasingly solemn. For along the way deeper into the jungle, there are various corpses and skeletons everywhere! ... Some belong to birds and beasts, while others are human...

Next door to Mali, he suddenly slammed his fist hard into the muddy ground, looking extremely frustrated: "I actually... really crossed over!"

It is referred to as "the elephant man" because, although the body below the neck is human, the enormous head resembles that of an elephant—rough and unsightly, with a long trunk covered in dense wrinkles extending down to the chest, two large ears resembling fans, and even the two curved tusks protruding from the mouth are identical!

Since he had confirmed that he had crossed over to another world, Hua Tianxing naturally had some subconscious judgments in his mind—although he could not identify the fire-breathing bird and the giant worm, the tall "gorilla" was clearly a type of beastman. The one wearing a purple robe and a purple hat should be a human like himself! ... And that female corpse with a fluffy orange-red tail ...? ... Should also be a type of beastman, perhaps a fox-type beastman? But the tall "gorilla" was clearly a type of beastman, and the one wearing a purple robe and a purple hat should be a human like himself! ... And that female corpse with a fluffy orange-red tail ...? ... Should also be a type of beastman, perhaps a fox-type beastman?

This individual must have been a colossal figure in life—judging by the shape and size of the skeleton, this creature was likely around 4 meters tall and nearly 10 meters long, with an exceptionally thick long tail and two sharp tusks nearly 1 meter in length

With these two long "curved knives" in hand, Hua Tianxing clearly gained some confidence, and his pace of advancement gradually quickened