At the moment Dennis was snatched away, Xia Chuan clearly saw the sneak attacker that suddenly appeared. With a pointed head and short arms, it looked like the most common and ordinary type, much smaller in size than the previous dinosaur, but much faster.

Almost as a reflex, he kicked off the towering tree beside him, using the momentum to leap up and pounce directly onto the dinosaur. As he landed, the dagger tightly gripped in his left hand accurately pierced the junction between the dinosaur's neck and back, while his right hand grabbed onto Dennis' clothes.

Dinosaur hide is very tough and the flesh is thick, not easily penetrated. So Xia Chuan chose the spot behind the neck where the skin and flesh are thinnest, closest to the bone.

After the military dagger went straight into the gap between the vertebrae, Xia Chuan gave it a fierce twist. The dinosaur under him let out a painful howl, its feet stumbling. Its body, still enormous to Xia Chuan and the others, lost balance and was about to crash to the ground.

When it opened its mouth, Dennis and his backpack that were clamped in its jaws were freed from restraint and tumbled to the ground.

"Run!" Xia Chuan shouted at Dennis. At the same time, he braced himself against the dinosaur's back, trying to use leverage to pull out the dagger. However, the blade was caught between the dinosaur's vertebrae. Due to its thrashing movements, it seemed to be stuck and wouldn't come out no matter how much force he used.

The dinosaur, due to the pain between its bones, became like a drunkard. It looked like it was about to heavily slam into a tree with Xia Chuan on its back. With the dinosaur's weight and force, Xia Chuan would undoubtedly be crushed to death if he cushioned its impact.

So he decisively let go, abandoning the military dagger. Using the momentum of the dinosaur's backward toss, he did a back flip. After landing, he immediately rolled to the side behind a tall tree.

From his position, he could see Dennis not far away behind another tall tree, clutching his backpack and hiding there. He was gripping one arm with his other hand, probably injured. With his back tightly against the tree trunk and a worried look on his face, only after confirming Xia Chuan had also gotten off the dinosaur's back did he breathe a sigh of relief and give Xia Chuan a safe gesture.

Xia Chuan nodded, then leaned against the tree trunk and slightly peeked out, wanting to see the situation with that dinosaur in order to find an opportune moment to leave this area.

But as soon as he was about to turn his head, he heard a howl, like a mixture of a lion's roar and an elephant's trumpet, startling the surrounding insect chirps into silence.

Xia Chuan was also taken aback. He thought to himself that his stab shouldn't have caused a fatal wound to the dinosaur, so how could it be howling like this?

However, the howling still didn't stop, crying out several times in succession. The "bang bang" of impacts kept ringing out, as if the dinosaur was stumbling and bumping into tree trunks in its struggle. The branches and leaves in the forest rustled violently, adding a few more degrees of chaos and intensity.

He frowned and listened for a while with his back against the tree, his doubts deepening. He calmed his mind and couldn't help peeking out again to look in that direction.

As a result, he saw that the dinosaur that had been charging around the forest for a long time had now collapsed some distance away. Its body was still heaving and he could hear its heavy breathing, mixed with rumbling sounds from its throat, only getting weaker with each breath, clearly on its last gasp.

Several tall tree branches were smeared with blood, and a heavy, musky, bloody smell permeated this part of the forest.

And at a slightly closer spot, a tall and strong figure was striding over this way. The black vest was tightly stretched over his body, outlining his sturdy muscular contours, not thick and exaggerated, just making him look broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with long straight legs full of power.

It was indeed Shen Lan.

Xia Chuan felt it was a matter of course, yet couldn't help feeling a bit shocked.

Although both had great skills and lean, beautifully defined muscles that were not overly bulky, Shen Lan and Xia Chuan exuded completely different auras.

Xia Chuan had formally served in the military. Even though he later left due to some reasons and became a mercenary, he still gave people a sense of strictness. Although his features were clean and handsome, he couldn't help constantly emitting a cold air, with a 'keep away' aura all over.

Shen Lan, on the other hand, was the opposite. When he walked, his posture was also very straight. His every move looked like he had received professional training, yet he didn't have a shred of seriousness. When interacting, he was obviously more approachable than Xia Chuan, but still made people very wary, probably because his entire being exuded a fierce, wild aura.

This was how he looked as he walked over at this moment, his expression lazy and casual, as if he hadn't just been in a fight but had taken a nap, yet making people not dare to approach him carelessly.

A moment later, he arrived at where Xia Chuan was, paused his steps, then raised his hand in front of Xia Chuan and lifted his chin, saying, "Here - your dagger."

The quality of this dagger was quite good. After being twisted in dinosaur bones, there were no nicks on the blade. The dark red bloodstains on the shiny blade surface couldn't hold on and flowed down in several streaks, dripping clean.

Xia Chuan was stunned for a moment, then reached out to grip the dagger handle and took it.

"Thanks."

Dennis, seeing the crisis temporarily resolved, immediately rushed over and looked Xia Chuan and Shen Lan up and down, front and back. After confirming there were no injuries, he took off his backpack and hung it on his chest.

He first took out the black box and straightforwardly handed it to Xia Chuan, saying, "It's still safer with you. Didn't you say there's a saying in your hometown about bullies picking on the weak? I'm probably the weakest target in this hellish place. Don't know if I can safely make it to the exit. With this universal oscilloscope on you, even if I have terrible luck, you'll at least have a direction."

Xia Chuan glanced at the oscilloscope but didn't take it. Instead, he casually flicked off the last few drops of blood on the dagger while surveying the forest.

He coldly said, "Give it to me and where do I tie it? Can't be a hitter, forget it, but still want to slack off carrying something. Don't push your luck. Keep your life-saving charm safe. Lose it and I'll use you as food."

As soon as he said this, before Dennis could feel moved, they heard another set of footsteps approaching nearby, still sounding like a big fellow.

Dennis let out a low cry of "Geez, here we go again!" and darted behind Xia Chuan.

The three of them stared at the source of the sound and saw the newcomer looked a bit familiar. It was clearly the dinosaur that had confronted and communicated with Shen Lan at the edge of the forest earlier.

It walked closer, and when it clearly saw Shen Lan, its steps hesitated slightly. Seeing that Shen Lan had no intention of moving, it felt at ease and put its feet down.

At its feet, the dinosaur lying on the ground was obviously no longer breathing. It glanced at Shen Lan, then lowered its head and bit the dead dinosaur's neck, half-lifting it up, and dragged it forward a couple of steps.

However, after walking a few steps, it stopped, turned its head to look in the direction of Shen Lan and Xia Chuan, moved its head, and then continued walking forward. After a few more steps, it stopped again, turned back, and moved its head towards the three of them.

Dennis blinked and muttered in a low voice, "Oh no, I must have been scared out of my mind. I actually feel like it's signaling us to follow it."

Xia Chuan, for once, did not coldly refute his words, but instead frowned.

Then Shen Lan said, "Mm, you're not crazy. That's exactly what it means."

With that, he crooked his finger at Xia Chuan, "Come on, let's follow it and see."