Cave Refuge

Hearing the other party's shout, Dong Tianyu no longer continued to conceal himself. From the other's behavior, it was clear that he had been spotted, so there was no point in hiding any longer.

Watching Dong Tianyu standing in the air on a longsword, the face of the giant mech's pilot showed a very strange expression.

Before Dong Tianyu appeared, he had many guesses about the person hiding, but he had not expected Dong Tianyu to appear before him in such a form.

Seeing Dong Tianyu gradually lowering his flying altitude until he landed beside him, the pilot finally reacted and continued to inquire in Chinese, "Who are you, why are you here, and what are you thinking by hiding in the sky?"

Hearing the other party's accusatory words, Dong Tianyu was also amused and irritated, "What do you mean what am I thinking? I was the first to battle that monster, and just as I was about to slay it, you suddenly descended from the sky and took my trophy. What right do you have to question me now?"

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu's words, the pilot was momentarily stunned, recalling his arrival, seeing the waters dyed red with blood, and realizing that the monster he had fished out indeed had a deep gash in its belly. He then realized that Dong Tianyu might be right, and it seemed like he had indeed snatched Dong Tianyu's prey.

If it were another pilot, even if Dong Tianyu were right, they would be kind enough not to attack him outright and simply ignore his thoughts.

But this pilot was different, a fan of Chinese novels before the disaster, and seeing Dong Tianyu's posture in Sword Flight, he instantly thought of the Sword Immortals often depicted in the novels.

Though he was a traditional redneck, he had taken the effort to teach himself Chinese in order to read authentic Chinese novels. He hadn't tried to take a Chinese proficiency test, but if it was anything related to the novels, he believed he understood them better than many native Chinese who didn't read novels often.

Realizing that he might have stolen the other's prey, he began somewhat apologetically, "Sorry, when I first got here, I didn't notice you. But this creature has been on our radar for a long time and has already been taken away by Falcon, so I can only say I'm sorry."

Although the pilot's apology was very respectful, it did not compensate for Dong Tianyu's losses. Not to mention, Dong Tianyu had invested a medium-sized vessel and a full store of fuel to bring it down, a significant cost both before and after the disaster.

Even though he was inside a giant mech resembling an EVA, through the observation screen in the cockpit, he saw Dong Tianyu's increasingly grim expression.

If he did not frequently read Rabbit's Home web novels, he would not have cared about Dong Tianyu's thoughts and would likely have ignored him and left.

However, as a frequent reader of Chinese novels, he knew roughly what Sword Immortals and other Cultivators were capable of, just as the old saying goes, 'Ignorance is bold.'

Though his mech was enormous, the more he understood Chinese Cultivation novels, the more he knew the consequences of offending Cultivators and how bizarre their methods of retaliation could be.

Because he understood this, he did not want to become enemies with Dong Tianyu. As a novel enthusiast, he knew his organization was powerful, but only as an organization. Perhaps Dong Tianyu could not confront them directly, but targeting him personally would be quite simple.

This also goes to show that reading more novels can indeed enhance one's worldliness.

Although the pilot's apology was sincere and his attitude decent, it still could not make up for Dong Tianyu's losses.

When the pilot saw Dong Tianyu sizing up the Giant God Soldier he was piloting, he seemed to guess Dong Tianyu's thoughts and immediately spoke up, trying to interrupt the impractical ideas in Dong Tianyu's mind:

"My name is Peter, the same as the protagonist in the Spider-Man movies. Perhaps for this reason, you should believe that a person named Peter is not a bad person.

And I feel I might have abilities similar to Spider-Man in the movies, just like 'Peter's gut feeling' often mentioned in your Chinese novels.

Just now, this ability suddenly kicked in, sensing the thought that just emerged in your mind, and I think what you are thinking right now isn't good."

Hearing this, Dong Tianyu, intrigued, asked him back, "Then tell me, what am I thinking right now?"

Although he felt Dong Tianyu's thoughts were about using the Giant God Soldier he piloted to replace the eight-headed hydra monster that had been taken away, he could not speak openly.

As a frequent reader of novels, he knew, if he said it directly, it would be fine if he was wrong, but if he was right, then it would really mean burning bridges.

Even though he often read Chinese novels and did not want to be Dong Tianyu's enemy, this did not mean he was afraid of Dong Tianyu.