Because of Duo Kang's roar, all the traveling teams that were trading in the Flaming River Trading Point, as well as the tribesmen who had set up their stalls along the river, all packed up and left.
They closed their windows and doors, took all their goods out, and rushed towards the three main doors.
Some people did not have a clear idea of what a king beast was, but when they saw the others running for their lives, they were moved by the atmosphere. According to the others, it was not good to stay, so they should just run for their lives.
Yanjiao's patrols and gatekeepers were summoned to the open space inside the Flaming River Castle. Zheng Luo would tell them what to do next.
Even with Zheng Luo and Duo Kang here, the word "king beast" was the biggest source of fear.
"Boss, what do we do now?" Duo Kang asked Zheng Luo anxiously.
Zheng Luo couldn't make up his mind. Who knew they would encounter something like this?
"Let's see if there's any news from the tribe." Zheng Luo had already sent someone back to the headquarters to inform them of what happened here. They would definitely send someone over immediately. "No matter what, there's no use panicking now. Guard the trading point well and don't let anyone take advantage of us."
Duo Kang could only order his men to clear the trading point. Most of the outsiders would definitely leave, but only a few would stay. They had to keep an eye on those who stayed behind. Plus, they definitely wouldn't let those people run around at a time like this. They had to restrict their movements and send people to keep an eye on them.
Soon, Guigou brought his men over. When he heard the news, he wanted to slam the table. The thing he was most worried about had happened.
"Where's Shao Xuan and the others?" Duo Kang had been waiting for them. When they encountered the salt beast in the salt mines, it was Shao Xuan who blocked it for them. Now, the person he trusted the most was not Guigou, the current chief, or Shao Xuan, the former chief, but Shao Xuan, the Grand Elder.
The others who had the same experience as Duo Kang also looked at Guigou, wanting to hear from him about Shao Xuan.
"They … haven't returned yet." Guigou had never faced a king stoneworm before, so he couldn't make the decision on his own. "This time, it was the king stoneworm. In the entire Yanjiao tribe, Xuan was the only one who had come into close contact with the king stoneworm."
"What should we do now? They were still in the forest and had not returned. If the king stoneworm came directly to the Trading Point, should we fight it? Or should I avoid it? "Duo Kang was anxious.
It was not hard to imagine the consequences of fighting the beast king head-on. He might be able to stop the beast king, but he would have to pay a heavy price. On the other hand, if he chose to run away, he would have to give up on the trading zone.
Since the establishment of the Flaming River Trading Point, they had put in a lot of effort. No one could bear to give it up just like that.
"Prepare for both scenarios," Guigou said. "If there's no other choice, we can only endure it. If we can't, we can only give up."
It was impossible for more people to lose their lives because of this trading area.
"Let's hope that the king stoneworm is only there and will leave soon. I hope it doesn't come towards us," Guang Yi sighed.
At this moment, someone said, "If there's a fire seed …"
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
If the ancient fire seed was still there, it would definitely be a deterrent to fearsome beasts. Even if it was a king beast, it should still be effective. After all, Yanjiao's fire seed was stronger than the average small to medium sized tribe.
However, the ancient fire seed was about to disappear. There was always a price to pay. It was impossible for everything to be perfect. When it came to the fire seed, they could only choose one. They chose to merge.
"But didn't the Grand Elder say that as long as there are people, there will be a fire seed? There are many of us. When we gather together, we can release the fire seed's aura. Maybe it'll be useful? "Kun Tu said from nearby.
"Makes sense." Zheng Luo looked in the direction where the king beast had appeared. The aura did not come closer, but it did not leave either. Its presence was only getting stronger. Even the dullest people could feel the oppressive aura that made their legs tremble.
Whoosh —
Guigou whistled. He gestured towards the sky. "Keep an eye on that direction!"
A snow-white shadow flew across the sky. It was Guigou's snow-white falcon. Chacha was not here so they had to let it go. After all, the sky was much safer than the ground. They could also observe the king stoneworm's movements clearly.
While Guigou and Zheng Luo were discussing, the people who had rushed out of the trading point were all running away from the king beast. Of course, there were also people who wanted to take the opportunity to rob. After all, everyone had brought a lot of things with them. Some greedy people would inevitably have evil thoughts when they saw this.
"I can't believe they're still thinking of robbing at a time like this." In the sky, Wu He sat on a long-winged bird, looking down at the panicking crowd.
However, those who could come here were not kind people. They might not lose to the fearsome beasts in the forest when they were angry. They did not hold back against robbers. You want to rob me? Fine, I'll at least leave an arm behind!
Wu He patted his long-winged bird, gesturing for it to fly towards the king beast. Although he did not have the guts to stay in the trading point, he wanted to see what the king beast looked like from afar.
"Coo —"
The long-winged bird chirped unwillingly. It did not want to fly there. All beasts would not want to go there. Why would they go there? Did they want to die?
"I won't go near it. I'll just take a look from afar. You want to see what the king beast looks like too, right?" On the other side of the sea, Wu He had gone deep into the forest with the Changle people when he was young. He had once felt the king beast's aura up close. Although he did not see what the king beast looked like, that soul-stirring feeling was still engraved in his mind.
He remembered that the Changle old man who had brought him around had warned him to run as far as he could if he encountered a king beast in the future. Of course, suicidal people were a different story. Apart from that, those who did not want to commit suicide but still went to the king beast were true warriors!
Don't think that was a compliment. To the Changle people, 'true warriors' meant the same thing as' brainless idiots'.
Now, Wu He had just arrived and he had encountered another one. He could not help but sigh at his luck. Moreover, he did not want to commit suicide and he did not want to be a 'true warrior'. That was why he did not stay in the trading point like Yi Si. Instead, he summoned his long-winged bird and flew away.
However, Wu He was like the other Changle people. He had an incomparably curious heart and was afraid of death. That was why he would not go near the source of danger. Instead, he would sneak a peek from afar to satisfy his curiosity so that he could show off when he met the other Changle people in the future.
"Eh, Yanjiao even tamed a bird!" Wu He watched as the white figure flew out of the Flaming River Castle like lightning towards the king beast.
Wu He retracted his gaze and slapped the long-winged bird's neck. "Did you see that? It's not even afraid of that size. What are you afraid of? "
"Coo —" The long-winged bird let out an aggrieved cry.
Others might not understand, but Wu He knew what it meant.
The long-winged bird was saying that although the bird that flew out of the Flaming River Castle was small, it was fast and could escape much faster than them.
Although the long-winged bird was unwilling, it could only listen to its master's orders. It flapped its wings and flew towards the king beast.
After flying through a forest, they could see a path opened up in the forest. Compared to the other direction, there was not a single person here. Even flying beasts were nowhere to be seen. The king beast's deterrence was still quite strong. Wherever the king beast was, all other beasts would retreat.
"What kind of king beast is it?" Wu He looked down curiously until he saw a grey-white forest.
Yes, a grey-white forest!
The long-winged bird was already trembling. Even if it was in the air and would not come into close contact with the king beast, the king beast's aura made it feel suppressed even in the air.
After flying in that direction for a while, it did not go any closer. Instead, it flew around the forest.
The forest in front of it was all grey-white. There were no other colors.
"That's … turned into stone?!" Wu He was shocked.
Such a large forest had actually turned into stone!
As the long-winged bird flew around the forest, Wu He saw the king beast that caused all this commotion.
The king beast looked like a giant wriggling worm. Its color was not grey-white like the forest, but more like the color of melted rocks.
Wu He had been to a volcano before. The volcano's mouth had melted rocks all year round, but they were not crimson red like during an eruption. The only difference was that the color was different from normal rocks.
Now, this king beast's color was the same as the grey melted rocks he saw at the volcano's mouth.
However, unlike the crater of a volcano, there wasn't any heat here. The temperature was still high, but when they approached the petrified forest, they felt a chill rolling around their bodies. The hair on the back of their necks was about to stand up from the wind.
Wu He did not go any closer. He just watched from afar. The king beast wriggled on the ground, making a rumbling sound. Everything in the forest, be it trees or rocks, was crushed into a smooth stone path. There were some bumps on the stone path left behind by the king stoneworm's wriggling.
It was as if nothing here was an obstacle. As long as it wanted to go, it could go anywhere it wanted.
If a king beast like this ran towards the Flaming River Trading Point, could the Yanjiao really stop it? Would the trading point that they had worked so hard to build be destroyed?
But Wu He thought about it again. He was just here to have fun. Who cared how the Yanjiao fought? He just needed to watch from the side. Now that he thought about it, he was looking forward to the battle between the Flaming Horns and the beast king.
However, the king beast did not seem to want to go to the Flaming River Trading Point immediately. Instead, it wriggled around in circles. Occasionally, it would raise its upper body and spit out a cloud of dust. Wu He looked at the ground again. It had flattened a large part of the forest. As the king beast wriggled around, the petrified forest continued to expand. Wu He could see the greenery turning into stone at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing the King Beast turn the forest into stone, Wu He couldn't help but shiver. The rhythm of the Long Winged Bird's wings also became chaotic.
"What is it doing?" Wu He could not understand the king beast's actions.
The long-winged bird chirped anxiously again. It was not loud, as if it was afraid others would hear it. It wanted to leave this uncomfortable place as soon as possible.
"Wait, let me take a look." Wu He was really curious now. The king beast must have a purpose for appearing here, right? Was it looking for food? Or something else?
Wu He scanned the grey-white petrified area. In the flattened forest, there was a small hill protruding from the ground. There was a large hole in the middle of the hill. The king beast must have come out from there.
"It came from underground?! No wonder it appeared so suddenly. "
Just as Wu He was talking to himself, he suddenly saw three people running out of the pitch black hole at the top of the short mountain.
Yes, they were definitely humans!
Even if he was a little far away, with Wu He's eyesight, even if he couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly, he was still certain that the three people who jumped out of the hole were indeed people!
Who was so brave to come out of the king beast's hole?
Thinking about how he didn't even want to get close to them, Wu He concluded, "They're really fierce warriors!"
Even though the king beast was quite a distance away from the hill, it was the first time Wu He had seen someone brave enough to come so close.
The three people who jumped out of the hole ran away like the wind. They did not even look at the king beetle.
The person in the lead paused for a moment. At the same time, the wriggling king beetle stood up and looked in the direction of the three people.
But that was all there was to it. After that, the beast king went back to the ground and wriggled around the area. The rumbling noise was deafening in the forest.
As for the three of them, it was inevitable that there would be some changes in their appearance when they were escaping. The reason why Wu He couldn't see their appearances clearly was because most of their bodies were covered in a layer of greyish-white stone powder.
Were these changes caused by the king beast?
"They're really brave!" Wu He said again. If they ran a little slower and the king beast was a little closer to the hole, the three people might not have been able to escape so easily. The petrification of their bodies would have severely restricted their movements.
"Follow them!" Wu He patted the long-winged bird and said.
"Caw —" The long-winged bird chirped happily. It could finally leave this place!
Wu He looked at the three people who jumped out of the hole and ran out of the petrified forest. After running for some distance, they turned around and ran in another direction. That was the direction of the Flaming River Trading Point.
While following the trio, the leader looked up at the sky. Wu He knew that he had been discovered, but he didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, he smiled. He didn't know if the other party could see him. In any case, it was useless even if they knew that he was following them. Who asked him to be in the sky?
This feeling of looking down on the ground from above, this feeling of greeting their ancestors, this feeling of not being able to touch a single hair on his body …
This was f * cking awesome!
Wu He ordered the long-winged bird to fly lower. He wanted to greet the three people who had just escaped from the king beast.
But before he could say anything, the person in the lead put a finger in his mouth and whistled.
Wu He raised an eyebrow. What was the meaning of this?
Calling for reinforcements?
"I'm not afraid …"
Before he could finish his sentence, the long-winged bird screeched and turned to leave. Its sudden reaction almost threw Wu He off.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? You're not listening! Wrong direction! "
Wu He wanted the long-winged bird to continue following the three people but he sensed something and turned to look at the sky.
An eagle that was twice the size of the long-winged bird was flying towards them from a higher altitude.
F * ck!
"Run, run!" Wu He urged.
Thinking back to the news he heard, Wu He looked at the eagle that was chasing them. Was that the Yanjiao's giant mountain eagle?
Did that mean the three people below were from the Flaming Horn tribe?
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