On the ground, the originally green grass and leaves started to turn grey from bottom to top. They did not look as flexible as before and became as still as stone. Not even the slightest tremor could be seen.
No, it was not just the grass. On the ground, whether it was the soil or the flowers and trees, all of them were undergoing the same change.
The brown bark, the green leaves, the yellow soil, all of them became the same color. Like the mutated grass, they became stiff.
What was going on?
How could it cause such a terrifying change to occur in this area?
Manpower?
No, they had never seen anyone who could change everything in such a large area like this.
No matter what, the horrifying scene in front of them was beyond their knowledge.
Looking at the changes that were spreading up from the ground, a cold chill penetrated the soles of their feet and spread to their entire bodies. It was as if they were not in the forest, but trapped in a vast glacier. The trembling from their bones stimulated their nerves.
They could not stay here any longer!
Run!
The people who reacted the fastest had already exploded with their greatest power. At this time, they could not think of hiding anymore. They tried their best to raise their totemic power to the limit.
The aura that appeared on their bodies with the increase of their totemic power, if it was in the past, would be as obvious as a fire in the dark night. But at this moment, under the suffocating aura, it was like smoke rising in the wind. Before anyone could see it clearly, it had already disappeared.
Pale, tiny!
They were originally staying on the tree, but now they were jumping to other branches like monkeys running in a panic in the forest. The great fear made them unconsciously let out some meaningless screams. Other than running for their lives, they didn't even have the time to think about anything else.
From the corner of their eyes, they saw that the ground under their feet was no longer a land of life with a mixture of colors. It was a land of death full of grey!
All the plants, the insects hidden in the ground and the insects in the leaves, none of them were spared!
They had already felt some changes in their bodies. It was only because of the strong resistance of the totemic power in their bodies that the changes were slowed down. But with the rapid approach of the huge aura that came from nowhere, the totemic power in their bodies would soon be useless like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The trees around them had already started to turn grayish-white, as if an invisible hand was smearing the surroundings with grayish-white paint. Now, that pair of large hands was sweeping towards them.
Quick!
Quick, quick, quick!
"Ahhh!"
A hysterical scream suddenly rang out. Those whose hearts were already filled with fear felt their hearts jump to their throats, and the chill on their backs became even more intense.
Not only did the strong-willed people not stop, they even roared and ran even faster. He didn't dare to look back. He was worried that the little bit of courage and the courage to run for his life would be completely destroyed after he turned back.
However, among these people, there were also some who turned their heads to look.
After hearing the scream, they turned their heads to look at the place where the scream came from. They could naturally tell who the scream came from. Before this accident happened, that person was still hiding in the grass, squatting comfortably. However, when they turned their heads, they only saw a person whose legs had turned grayish-white on the ground. His hands that were supporting him on the ground were also rapidly undergoing the same change as his legs. The part of his body that was close to the ground was not spared. Moreover, this change was rapidly spreading to his entire body.
The person who was lying on the ground, unable to escape, raised his head and looked in the direction that his companions had left. His eyes were filled with pain, fear and despair. But soon, that pair of eyes became deathly still. Then, they were covered with a layer of grayish-white, until his entire body turned grayish-white like the surroundings. He was like a lifeless human statue!
The top half of a grayish-white tree next to him snapped and fell, smashing onto the "human statue".
Bam!
The "human statue" cracked. A crack that stretched from the left shoulder to the right waist split the "human statue" into two halves.
Only the center of the crack had some red color. It looked like blood, but before the blood dripped, the only red color turned grayish-white.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
The people who saw this felt their minds explode. The little bit of air in their chest was suddenly diverted. They even forgot to breathe. Their legs turned to jelly and the totemic power in their bodies became chaotic.
In their panic, they neglected the branches in front of them and tripped. Two of them staggered and fell from the tree.
If they were on the tree, they still had a chance to escape. However, after falling on the ground, their chances were slim.
The fall just now did not feel like they had fallen on grass or mud. It felt more like they had fallen on a rock!
If they did not look back, would they not have fallen?
They did not care about the pain from the fall, nor did they have time to regret. They could only try their best to escape this place. They even swore in their hearts that they would never come to the Flaming River Trading Point again!
However, they felt their legs getting weaker and weaker. They became heavy and stiff. They could not feel anything, as if they had lost control of their bodies.
Thud!
Finally, they could no longer run and fell.
"No —"
"Save me!"
They had also experienced what their comrade had felt before he died.
However, this time, no one would slow down.
The people who were running at the front had already disappeared. Those who were slow to escape had the same fate as them.
Soon, there were no more sounds in the forest. There was only an expanding grayish-white color.
— —
At the same time, Zheng Luo, who was guarding the Flaming River Trading Point, was thinking absent-mindedly. He already knew that Shao Xuan and the rest had noticed the bat leader and the king stoneworm's strange movements. His biggest worry now was not the people who had sneaked into the Flaming River Trading Point, but the elusive king beast.
They had worked so hard to build a trading zone with a bright future. If a beast king were to show up, everything would be ruined.
"Boss, those people you mentioned, some of them went to look for Yi Si," Duo Kang came in and said.
When Zheng Luo noticed that people suspected to be from the other side of the sea had snuck into the trading point, he had asked Duo Kang to keep an eye on them. The weaker warriors were not up to this task. The other party's disguise could fool many warriors, but people at Zheng Luo and Duo Kang's level could tell. However, before they knew the other party's motive, they did not want to alert them. After all, there were a lot of problems at hand.
After hearing Duo Kang's report, Zheng Luo wiped his face in annoyance. "What did they do?"
"I don't think they did anything. They just sat together and talked. They seem to know we're watching them, but they didn't try to avoid us. "Duo Kang did not know why they were here.
"Ignore them for now. Keep an eye on the surroundings."
"Boss, do you think that king stoneworm will come here?" Duo Kang was worried too.
"I don't know. Wait for news. Shao Xuan and the rest have already gone to track it. The forest is so big. It probably won't come here. "
"Oh." Duo Kang scratched his ears and cheeks. He could not calm down. The experience of facing a king beast was a nightmare. He would rather die than go through it again.
After sitting for a while, Duo Kang left again. Instead of waiting here, he would rather keep an eye on the suspicious people.
The person that Duo Kang and Zheng Luo thought was suspicious was sitting in Yi Si's house.
He was wearing a hairless sleeveless shirt made of animal hide, coarse linen pants, and a colorful snakeskin belt around his waist. Several bags made of linen and animal hide were hanging from the belt. He wore an ornament made of animal bones around his neck. His exposed arm was painted with some dark green paint. His unkempt and coarse hair was casually tied up with a straw rope. Because his hair was not long, after it was tied up, it stood straight up towards the sky. His dressing was quite characteristic of the tribes who often came to the trading point.
The man sized up Yi Si's house with a critical gaze. He smacked his lips and concluded, "This place is even better than the one you're living in."
"Of course. Why else would I come here?" Yi Si took out a ceramic cup and poured some water into it. He made this cup himself after coming here. The painting on it was also done by him. It was the same as the utensils he used on the other side of the sea. It was still more convenient to use something familiar.
The person didn't hold back either. After drinking the water in the cup, he said, "Another cup! I ran around in the morning. It's so hot. But Yanjiao's trading point is not to be underestimated. The style is to my liking! "
"Don't tell me you're here to steal Yanjiao's place?" Yi Si asked.
"Of course not. I don't care about such a big place. But I do want to cause some trouble for Yanjiao. I want to see how capable they are. "
"You guys sure know how to make fun of yourselves. But Yanjiao people aren't easy to provoke. Once they get angry, it'll be hard to stop," Yi Si said.
The person sitting across from him pursed his lips. He didn't take Yi Si's words to heart. "We're from Changle. Why would we be afraid of them getting angry? Getting angry is the fun part. "
"Wu He, since you lent me your long-winged bird, I'll give you a word of advice," Yi Si said slowly.
"Speak." The person sitting there swung his feet that were covered with tattered straw sandals, looking relaxed and at ease.
"Don't provoke Yanjiao people. Even if you want to provoke them, now is not the time."
"Hey, kid. I thought you didn't know the Yi family's divination skills? Why does it seem like you know something? "Wu He didn't take Yi Si's words to heart.
He was from Changle. Perhaps no one here knew about it, but he was quite well-known on the other side of the sea.
Changle wasn't just a tribe. It was a special group of people with different backgrounds. They liked to take risks and were very curious. In their words, most of the things in the world were boring, so they wanted to use their sharp eyes to find some fun.
To put it more simply, they were a group of curious adventurers. They were also the first group of people to come from the other side of the sea.
As for why they rarely showed themselves, it was because most of them hadn't mastered the language here. If they couldn't even communicate, how could they find any fun? If they wanted to ask for directions, it would be like a chicken talking to a duck. They wouldn't understand.
If the tribesmen here were the most disgusted with "robbers," then on the other side of the sea, whether it was the tribes or the slave masters, the most disgusted were the Changle people. They were a group of lunatics. When they were bored, they would go and provoke others. They built their own happiness on other people's troubles.
When the people on the other side of the sea learned that the Changle people had crossed the sea and were heading here, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They felt like the flies that had been buzzing around them had finally disappeared.
But now, no one knew that the Changle people's first target was Yanjiao. However, not all of them had crossed the sea. They were all holed up somewhere to train, learn the language, and gather information. One needed skills to be able to attract the ire of others.
Wu He was just one of the people who had mastered the language here.
Yi Si wasn't angry at Wu He's sarcastic words. "It's up to you to believe it or not. Since you lent me two long-winged birds, I'll say it again. You should leave this place as soon as possible. Something big is going to happen here. "
"Aha, something big? That's even better! You shouldn't leave! "
As soon as Wu He finished speaking, he suddenly paused and looked in a direction.
Yi Si glanced at the sky outside the window, then looked at Grasshopper, who had been hiding in the corner. "It's here."
"What's here? What do you mean? "Wu He looked at Yi Si, then at Grasshopper.
Grasshopper had beast blood, so his control over his totemic power wasn't very precise. Normally, he couldn't completely hide his totemic patterns. But now, the patterns on his body were even clearer, like those on a beast. His thick hair stood up like stone needles.
Puchi —
Short spikes protruded from Qing Fu's back. His sunken eyes were filled with fear. He shrank into a corner. He was so big that he could touch the roof with a single jump. But now, he wanted nothing more than to bury himself in the ground.
"Why are you so scared?" Wu He raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction of the strange aura.
Because he was far away, he didn't feel it very strongly. But even so, it was enough to make his heart jump.
It wasn't just them. Zheng Luo and the others in the Flaming River Castle, as well as the sharper people in the trading point, all felt it.
What was going on?
At the entrance of the trading point, Kun Tu and the others were guarding the entrance, cautiously watching the people going in and out. Zheng Luo said there were suspicious people moving around the Flaming River Trading Point these two days, but they couldn't find out who they were. This could only mean that the other party was very skilled at disguising themselves.
Suddenly, there was a sharp and urgent whistle from the patrol team.
This was a warning signal.
"Someone's coming!" Kun Tu stared in that direction.
Soon, they saw seven people running out of the forest.
But these seven people were very strange. Their bodies were covered in different degrees of grey. At first, they thought it was paint, but when they got closer, they realised it was more like stone.
These seven people looked crazy, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying. They roared hoarsely as they ran.
When they saw Kun Tu and the others, their eyes lit up and they shouted, "Help!"
Not long ago, they said they would never enter the Flaming River Trading Point again. But when they ran for their lives, they split into two groups. One group ran to another place, but the seven of them felt safer with more people. If there were more people, even if they ran, there would be others to share the burden.
In this area, the only place with more people was Yanjiao's trading point. That was why they ran all the way here.
Of course, Kun Tu wouldn't let them enter the trading point so he tied them up with the others. But the people who were tied up were still struggling, shouting at the top of their lungs, "They're coming! They're behind us, behind us! "
Kun Tu didn't know what they were talking about. He wanted to knock them out but even though they looked crazy, they might know something. So he sent them to Zheng Luo.
When these people were struggling, the grayish-white stone-like things on their bodies seemed to be growing in their flesh. As they struggled and pulled, those stone-like places separated from their flesh. However, the seven people did not care about the bleeding wounds on their bodies and continued to madly repeat those words.
"Boss, what did they see?" Duo Kang's voice was shaking.
Kun Tu didn't understand but Duo Kang already had a guess. He just didn't want to believe it.
How could this be?
How could he be so unlucky?
No, it couldn't be what he thought.
Duo Kang tried to brainwash himself.
But in the next moment, Zheng Luo shattered Duo Kang's hope.
Zheng Luo's voice was hoarse. He gripped his knife so hard his knuckles turned white.
"Spread the word, there's a king beast nearby!"
Thud!
Kun Tu let go and the people who were tied up fell to the ground.
"King … king beast?" Kun Tu felt a chill run down his spine.
The people who were tied up heard Zheng Luo's words and struggled even harder. Their hoarse voices sounded like they were going to bleed. "Let me go! I want to leave! Leave! "Why were they stupid enough to come here? They should've run as far as they could!
Duo Kang didn't care about those people anymore. With Zheng Luo's words in mind, he walked to the top of the Flaming River Tower, took a deep breath, and shouted.
"All of you, listen up! There's a king beast nearby! Everyone, be careful! "
Zheng Luo was an advanced totemic warrior. With his full strength, almost everyone in the trading area could hear his words.
The bustling trading point froze for a moment, as if digesting this sudden news.
But very soon, it was an uproar.
The king beast was here!
This was like a bomb thrown into the water, creating huge waves in the Flaming River Trading Point.
The king beast was here. What should they do?
Run, of course!
Stay here and wait for death?
Wu He, who was drinking water in Yi Si's room, spat out the water in his mouth, threw the cup away and jumped out the window.
"Why are you running? Didn't you want to watch the show? Didn't you want to have fun here? "Yi Si shouted at Wu He's back.
"We're here to have fun, not to die! You can stay here if you want! "
F * ck, no wonder I'm trembling. It's a king beast! Wu He immediately ran out of the Trading Point.
The trading point was in chaos. People were screaming and yelling as they packed their things and left. For people who rarely saw living Ferocious Beasts, Beast Kings were legendary creatures. But that didn't stop them from fearing Beast Kings. In the stories passed down by their ancestors, Beast Kings were invincible. Almost all people who went up against Beast Kings would die.
However, there were also some exceptions among them.
"Hahaha, I've waited for so many years and it's finally here! I'm not leaving, I want to see the king beast! "Someone clenched his fists and shouted, his face red with excitement.
The people around him looked at him as if he was crazy.
"You'll die if you don't run!" His companions tried to persuade him again.
"So be it! What's there to be afraid of? I want to see what a king beast looks like! I want to stay! Don't stop me! "
He was hopeless!
Seeing how stubborn he was, the people around him gave up. There was no time to waste here. They quickly packed their things and left. Let the idiots who wanted to see the beast king throw away their lives die there!
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