However, despite their banter, in reality, if Ye Chen were truly asked to accept this, he might not be able to do so immediately.

But no matter what, now there's an alien species that has started to invade their area, so Ye Chen must fight back and completely eliminate this alien species.

Ye Chen tried, slowly approaching, and he noticed that the lizard seemed to have spotted him and was on high alert.

Then, the lizard slowly opened its mouth. It was obvious it wanted to attack, but how could the formidable Ye Chen give it such a chance?

Now, there were no obstacles around, so Ye Chen just used his speed to run forward quickly.

At that moment, the lizard immediately reacted, ready to use its tail to attack Ye Chen. Just as it turned its body, it felt its tail being tightly restrained.

When it turned its head to look, it found that its tail was already tightly in Ye Chen's grasp. Ye Chen swiftly swung and the tail was chopped off and fell to the ground.

At this point, the lizard seemed to realize it was no match for this human. It turned around and suddenly disappeared right in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was quite puzzled by what happened. How could it just vanish out of the blue?

So, Ye Chen quickly walked forward and found a small hole in the ground, clearly indicating that the lizard had crawled down through there.

Ye Chen bent down and dug around with his hands, discovering that it was all soil underneath. With his current capabilities, he couldn't pass through there.

In that moment, Ye Chen seemed to understand. This wasn't a lizard, but something more akin to a pangolin.

Only the tail was left, but he believed that with the regenerative abilities of a pangolin, the tail could regrow quickly.

Finally, he picked up the binoculars and took a look from afar.

Seeing these things, Ye Chen honestly felt a bit disgusted, so he quickly returned to the others.

"What's going on? It seemed like it had already escaped."

"Moreover, it should be a pangolin, and it was extremely fast. I couldn't catch it; it's already burrowed under the soil."

"There's nothing we can do. These creatures naturally have burrowing abilities, so we can't break through all of this. Now that we've defeated it, I believe it won't reappear for a while."

"What a mess. We've only just arrived on this island and moved about 10 kilometers, and already encountered such a large python and a huge pangolin. It seems the island has many other dangers."

After witnessing all these things, Ye Chen started to worry a bit.

But there's no choice. Currently, he doesn't have any better options. The only thing he can do is do his best to protect himself.

"Don't worry about that. Since I'm here to protect you, I won't let you suffer any interference. Alright, this lizard is no longer a threat. We've reached this open space. Hey, look over there, what is that?"

While speaking, he suddenly glanced forward and noticed some shimmering reflections in the distance.

"It looks like a lake. If that's the case, does this mean we've found a water source?"

"But it doesn't make sense. The surrounding area is all muddy land, so how could there be a lake in the middle? If that's true, how did this lake form here?"

"Well, it doesn't matter now. On this island, unusual terrains appear, which shouldn't be too surprising. Let's go check it out. If it's really a lake, at least we've found a water source and can store some water for later."

This was exactly what Ye Chen was thinking, but it seemed Anying was still a bit uneasy. However, they had no other better options at this point.

They gradually quickened their pace and felt safer while crossing this barren land.

At least they wouldn't have to worry about unknown creatures suddenly jumping out from the jungle, and the view was mostly unobstructed.

Looking further ahead, they could vaguely see something green, proving they were in a clearing, which was also surrounded.

Yet, when they eagerly reached the so-called lakeside, their spirits plummeted.

In front of them was a patch of yellow substance, which appeared to be a swamp.

If they hadn't seen the reflections here earlier, they might have thought this place was just an ordinary muddy ground.

Furthermore, this area was almost level with the ground. If they weren't careful, they might sink deeply into the mud with one step.

Anying seemed to be in disbelief, so he bent down cautiously, picked up a stone, and threw it into the yellow mud ahead.

In an instant, it completely disappeared into the swamp.

"As expected, it's a swamp. Generally, for a swamp to form here, it would have taken at least a hundred years."