He glanced to his left and right, and happened to spot a broken log of just the right size nearby. James Grant grabbed it in his hand, weighed it, and found it quite heavy. Judging by the fresh marks at the end, this piece of wood was clearly the handiwork of the monster before him, left behind when it swept through the trees.

With a weapon in hand, James Grant finally felt his fear subside a little.

“Look for a chance to hit its weak spot!” With a burly man like James Grant by her side, the girl’s mood also eased, and her tone was no longer so shaky.

After saying this, the girl hesitated no longer. She began muttering something under her breath, and then a subtle energy suddenly shot out from her, targeting the mutated gorilla.

James Grant didn’t know how he sensed this energy, but he could feel it—it was a sensation that could only be grasped intuitively.

The next moment, James Grant’s eyes widened in disbelief at the scene unfolding before him.

The trees around Graham Riley suddenly surged wildly. The branches, like snakes awakening from slumber, twisted and layered over each other, winding toward Graham Riley. In the blink of an eye, Graham Riley was bound up like a zongzi.

Damn! This is incredible!

James Grant forgot to even blink! Although he didn’t understand why the trees were behaving this way, it was clear that the girl’s actions were directly related.

Magic? In just a few moments, this word filled all of James Grant’s thoughts! There really is magic in this world!

“Hurry up! What are you standing there for? I can’t hold it for long.” Seeing James Grant’s dazed expression, the girl couldn’t help but remind him.

James Grant quickly shook off his nearly numb thoughts, gripped his newly acquired weapon, and charged at the mutated gorilla, gritting his teeth. It was either kill or be killed—James Grant had no choice.

To bolster his courage, James Grant let out a loud roar, pushed off the ground with all his might, and leapt upward, raising the wooden stick high.

James Grant’s original target was Graham Riley’s toes! After all, the monster was so tall that even with his best jump, James Grant couldn’t reach its armpit, so he settled for attacking its toes instead.

But after jumping, James Grant was startled by his own action.

Looking down at the ground more than ten meters below, James Grant almost lost his balance in midair. He had jumped this high!

There was no time for James Grant to think. As the monster loomed closer, Young Master Grant gritted his teeth, braced the stick against its end, and thrust it forward with all his might.

Graham Riley’s huge, upturned nostrils were so conspicuous that James Grant immediately picked them as his target.

The stick, splintered at the end when it was broken, was fresh and full of sharp barbs. With the force of James Grant’s leap, it was driven straight into Graham Riley’s nostril.

Young Master Grant wasn’t satisfied yet. When he landed on Graham Riley’s head, he pressed down hard on the stick.

In the blink of an eye, Graham Riley’s nostril gushed blood like a breached dam, the stench instantly filling the air.

“Roar～～～” The mutated gorilla went completely berserk. The branches and sticks binding it were torn apart by a surge of strength, turning into countless splinters. Freed from restraint, Graham Riley raised its massive paw and swiped straight at James Grant, who was still pressing down on the stick atop its head.

“Watch out!” the girl cried out, quickly changing her incantation.

James Grant didn’t understand what was happening to him, but his hearing and reflexes were now countless times better than before. Just look at that jump—he’d leapt over ten meters high, something utterly impossible before, unless gravity on Earth had vanished.

But now, James Grant had done it.

And Graham Riley’s reaction was just as Young Master Grant had expected. If it could be taken down so easily, the girl wouldn’t have been so panicked.

He tugged at the stick, but found that this makeshift weapon was now firmly lodged in Graham Riley’s nostril. James Grant had no choice but to give up, stepping on the gorilla’s nose and leaping back toward the girl.

Graham Riley reacted even faster than James Grant had anticipated. Seeing its attacker leap away right under its nose, Graham Riley immediately changed the direction of its paw, swiping diagonally.

With nowhere to push off from, James Grant had no way to dodge.

His foot was suddenly gripped tight—James Grant knew he’d been caught in Graham Riley’s paw. The intense pain in his ankle told him that even his bones had been crushed.

A flash of anxiety and helplessness appeared in the green-haired girl’s eyes. Her already panicked expression grew even more desperate, and tears welled up in her eyes without warning, warming James Grant’s heart as he saw it.

That energy he’d sensed earlier appeared again.

Suddenly, several spiked wooden stakes shot up beneath Graham Riley’s feet, causing the ten-meter-tall mutated gorilla to stagger, nearly toppling over.

The spikes were so sharp, yet still failed to pierce the gorilla’s sole.