On the stone table, the person who was sitting up twisted his neck, making a cracking sound. The dry and hard skin on his neck made his movements a little stiff, like a rusty machine. His movements were halting.
The water moonstones were placed in the secret underground room. Perhaps it was because of the light, the person who sat up on the stone table turned his neck to look at the place where the water moonstones were placed. His sunken eyes moved and his eyelids opened bit by bit like a stuck window.
It was like a beast that had been sleeping for a long time. The moment he opened his eyes, an invisible murderous aura and bloodthirsty aura surged out. His blood-red eyes stared straight ahead.
The pterosaur in the corner didn't dare to make a sound. It tried its best to reduce its presence. It wanted to leave this place as far as possible, but other than the ventilation hole, there was no other place connected to the outside. And it couldn't crawl out of the ventilation hole.
The person who sat up stared in the direction of the Water Moon Stone. His red eyes moved, and then he twisted his neck and looked around. No emotion could be seen on his dry and hard face. Combined with this scene, it was quite a strange scene.
Crack crack crack —
Following the strange movements, the person who sat up turned around and got down from the stone table. When he stood on the ground, he seemed to be a little uncomfortable. His movements were very slow, and he even paused for a moment after he steadied himself.
He looked at himself, and then looked around. His gaze stopped at some of the tools in the room, such as a water jar, a metal ware, and the cage in which the pterosaur slept. Finally, he retracted his gaze and lowered his head to look at what he was wearing. He raised his hand and picked up the necklace that he was wearing.
The animal bones and stones on it were no longer the same as before. The changes were great. Some parts of the necklace were empty, and some parts were broken. He used his stiff fingers to pinch an irregularly shaped ornament on the necklace. His fingers exerted force, and with a cracking sound, the stone ornament was broken into pieces. Stone powder fell to the ground.
The person looked at the stone fragments in his hand. No one knew what he was thinking, or he seemed to be in a daze. After a while, he raised his head and looked around again.
The Yanjiao soldier standing guard outside the secret chamber didn't know what was going on inside, nor did he sense anything out of the ordinary. He only felt a chill run down his spine, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Inside the secret chamber, the strange man's field of vision became wider after he stood up. He could see every corner of the secret chamber clearly. Finally, the strange man's eyes stopped on the pterosaur that was huddled in the corner.
The pupils in those crimson eyes seemed to have widened as they stared straight at the pterosaur.
The pterosaur's entire body was trembling. It had already sensed extreme danger. It also wanted to quickly dodge, but when that pair of eyes looked over, it felt as if a mountain was pressing down on it, making it difficult for it to move. Even the movement of moving its wings was difficult.
As the strange man got closer, the pressure became more and more obvious. It was as if the pressure on its body was increasing. It could still move its wings earlier, but when the man walked in front of it, it felt as if it was frozen again. It could only tremble in despair.
The man walked in front of the pterosaur, bent down, and stretched out his hand towards the pterosaur.
No matter how hard the pterosaur shook its wings, it couldn't avoid being caught by this hand. Its folded wings and body were gripped by this large hand, and then it was lifted into the air.
It wanted to struggle, but it couldn't loosen its grip at all. The skin and flesh of the shriveled fingers were pressed tightly against the bones, but the strength was immense. The pterosaur, who had already gained a lot of weight, felt as if it was going to vomit out the food it had just eaten. It felt the threat of death.
In a moment of desperation, it broke free from the restraints of the strong pressure. No longer frozen, it bit down on the hand that was strangling it.
The sharp teeth that could bite the piranhas in the Flaming River into a bloody mess only left a shallow mark on this greenish-black hand. Perhaps the skin was broken, perhaps it wasn't. The dry and hard flesh had changed slightly compared to before, but it wasn't much. It was still very different from a normal person's skin. However, after being bitten by the pterosaur, this strange man didn't have any wounds on his hand. There was no blood. Other than the teeth marks, there was nothing else. It was as if the pterosaur hadn't bitten a human hand, but an abnormally hard piece of wood.
The pterosaur panicked. This person's skin was very hard. That was fine, at least it could bite down. However, when its sharp teeth bit down, it felt as if it had touched a hard metal object. It couldn't go any deeper.
Sensing that death was approaching, the pterosaur hurriedly bit down. Suddenly, a series of knocking sounds could be heard in the secret room. That was the sound of its teeth hitting the bones of the other party.
However, the other party didn't seem to feel anything. He retracted his hand that was strangling the pterosaur, looked at it, and was about to put it into his mouth.
Seeing that it was about to be eaten, the pterosaur finally screamed.
It was very noisy.
The skin on the strange man's brow bone was squeezed towards the middle. This was because his face was stiff. If it was a normal person, their brows would be tightly furrowed.
He raised his other hand, planning to break the neck of the present in front of him first.
Screech —
The secret room's stone door opened.
The commotion at the door made the strange man stop. He opened his mouth but didn't bite the pterosaur in his hand. Instead, he twisted his neck to look at the door.
Shao Xuan stood at the door. Behind him were Zheng Luo and the Yanjiao warrior who had been guarding here earlier.
Shao Xuan had been talking to Gongjia Ren about crafting crystal gold when he suddenly sensed movement in the secret room. He immediately left Gongjia Ren behind and rushed over here. Zheng Luo also realised that something might have happened to the strange man downstairs so he followed him.
When he saw the scene in the secret room, Zheng Luo couldn't help but suck in a deep breath.
The person he thought had been dead for a long time was standing there, looking like he was going to eat the pterosaur raw. When the strange man heard the commotion and looked over, Zheng Luo felt like he was looking at the most ferocious beast in the forest. The air seemed to be dyed with an invisible stench of blood.
The Flaming Horn warrior who was guarding the door gulped. He heard the commotion and wanted to open the stone door himself. Fortunately, the Grand Elder was here. Otherwise, he would have to face this person alone. This person looked very difficult to deal with. This … should be considered a human, right?
Zheng Luo wanted to ask Shao Xuan if this was one of the strange men in the desert but he quickly realised that this was different. Even if he had never seen a strange man in the desert, he had heard from others that those strange men had no consciousness of their own and were completely controlled by others. However, this strange man not far away clearly had his own consciousness. When he wasn't being controlled, he moved on his own and even knew how to hunt!
When the pterosaur saw Shao Xuan, it was as if it had seen the light in the darkness. Its cries became louder and more urgent.
Shao Xuan glanced at the pterosaur, then observed the shriveled, greenish-black monster.
There was no breath, no heartbeat, but he moved like a living person. Moreover, Shao Xuan could clearly feel the energy waves from this strange man. The energy that existed in this strange man's body was the energy that Shao Xuan had injected into his body when he tried to control him.
Everything was the same as the last time he controlled the enslavement. The only difference was the amount of energy used. However, the result was different. The biggest reason was probably because of the test subject.
This man was strange.
Zheng Luo took a step forward. The strange man's eyes became more alert and hostile. The red in his eyes deepened, as if a bloody battle was about to break out.
Zheng Luo's eyes asked Shao Xuan if he should make a move. Shao Xuan shook his head slightly. He gestured with his hand, indicating that he should test the waters first.
Shao Xuan couldn't control this strange man like he did with the pterosaur. They didn't know anything about this strange man's temper or strength. If they made a move now, what if the strange man got agitated and strangled the pterosaur to death? Shao Xuan still had a use for it.
"Put it down," Shao Xuan said.
When the strange man looked at Shao Xuan, the wariness in his eyes lessened. He was much calmer. However, he didn't seem to understand Shao Xuan's words. His eyes were filled with confusion. If it wasn't for his dry skin, his expression would be much more expressive.
Shao Xuan looked at the strange man strangling the pterosaur, then met the strange man's eyes. He raised his hand and gestured for him to let go. He tried his best not to show any killing intent. He couldn't treat this strange man the same way he treated puppets without self-awareness. He chose to treat him the same way he treated other tribesmen. He wanted to negotiate. If negotiation didn't work, then he could only use brute force. The tribe wouldn't allow an uncontrollable threat to exist.
As if understanding Shao Xuan's intentions, the strange man let go of the pterosaur.
The freed pterosaur scrambled towards Shao Xuan. It was so nervous that it couldn't fly. It scuttled behind Shao Xuan and stared at the strange man in the secret room.
"Ka … ha …"
The strange man made some sounds. Perhaps it was because his vocal cords were damaged or because of other reasons, but the strange man's words sounded like meaningless syllables.
However, there was no murderous intent in his eyes. Instead, he seemed a little anxious. Of course, this was only for Shao Xuan. When he looked at Zheng Luo and the Yanjiao warrior, his red eyes were filled with wariness and an oppressive aura.
"Is he hungry?" asked Zheng Luo.
When Shao Xuan opened the stone door, they saw the strange man already opening his cracked mouth at the pterosaur. He looked like he was about to eat it raw. Moreover, if a beast in the forest hadn't eaten for a long time, the first thing it would do after waking up would be to hunt for food.
Shao Xuan thought so too. When the pterosaur first woke up, it also ate a huge meal. Although he couldn't tell if this strange man was alive or dead, if he could eat the pterosaur, then he should be able to eat other animals.
He turned his head and said a few words to the Yanjiao warrior who had been staring blankly inside. The warrior nodded and quickly left.
The strange man was still making 'ka ka ah ah ah' sounds at Shao Xuan. Shao Xuan couldn't understand what he was saying at all. He seemed to be having a hard time speaking too. The more he spoke, the more anxious he became. After taking a few steps towards the door, Zheng Luo's entire body tensed up. His hand went to the hilt of his sword at his waist.
Shao Xuan was also on guard, but he didn't feel any murderous intent from the strange man. That was why he didn't make a move. The strange man's movements were stiff. It was probably because he had been lying down for a long time.
The warrior who had left quickly returned. He was carrying a freshly chopped beast leg. The blood was still dripping from the leg as he carried it over. Other than the beast leg, he also brought a plate of freshly cut cooked meat.
The beast leg was brought over by Duo Kang. It was the leg of a large fearsome beast that had been hunted in the forest. When the Yanjiao warrior carried the beast leg over, it almost blocked the staircase. He had no choice. When he went to the butchering area, he saw the beast leg being cut off. Because he was in a hurry, he didn't think about anything else and just carried it over. After all, the Great Elder wanted it, so he carried a large one.
When Shao Xuan saw the large beast leg, he realized that he didn't make it clear. There was no need to bring such a large beast leg over. But since it was brought over, there was no need to say anything more.
When Shao Xuan took the two items, he exchanged glances with the warrior. The warrior nodded. Shao Xuan knew that he had done what he said.
He didn't just send the warrior out to take these things. He also told him to briefly explain the situation downstairs to Duo Kang. Duo Kang was now standing guard upstairs with his men. They didn't come down directly. That would make the atmosphere even worse. They were guarding the staircase exit. If the situation here was out of Shao Xuan and Zheng Luo's control, the people upstairs could quickly come down to help. They could also block the exit.
However, the strange man didn't seem to want to run out. When he saw the fearsome beast, his eyes were glued to the food. Not the plate of cooked meat, but the beast leg that was still dripping with blood.
Shao Xuan handed the plate of cooked meat to the warrior next to him. He held the beast leg with one hand and handed it to the strange man. His other hand hung down and rested on the hilt of his sword.
The strange man didn't notice Shao Xuan's movements. He only stared at the beast leg that Shao Xuan handed over. He slowly walked over and reached out to take the beast leg. When he looked at Shao Xuan, his face twitched. Perhaps he was smiling, but this smile was too creepy. His entire stiff face cracked.
When he saw the strange man holding the beast leg, Shao Xuan and the other two's hearts skipped a beat.
This strange man was very strong. Fearsome beast meat and bones were much heavier than normal beasts. Normally, only Yanjiao people could easily carry such a large beast leg while running. However, the strange man held the beast leg just as easily. His arms were steady and his body didn't sway. Instead, he seemed to be studying the beast leg, turning it up and down to examine it.
After looking at it, the strange man opened his mouth and bit down. Like a wild beast in the forest, he used brute force to rip the meat off. Blood splattered out, but the strange man didn't care. He continued to eat. After a few bites, he chewed casually and swallowed.
Yanjiao people would eat raw food in the forest when it wasn't convenient to light a fire. However, this man was different. He looked even more barbaric.
It was so quiet that only the sound of meat crunching could be heard. After eating for a while, the strange man looked at Zheng Luo and the Yanjiao soldiers behind him. Zheng Luo understood that look. It was the look of a wild beast protecting its food. If Zheng Luo took one step closer, they would immediately fight.
The strange man's dry face was now covered in blood. When he looked at this face, the hairs on the back of Zheng Luo's neck stood on end.
Crack crack crack —
The strange sound rang again. This time, it came from all over the strange man's body.
The dry and hard flesh on his body began to swell as if it had absorbed water. His biting and gnawing movements gradually became smoother.
Suddenly, the strange man stopped biting the beast leg. He held the beast leg tightly with one hand and clutched his abdomen with the other, as if he was puzzled by something.
Just as Shao Xuan and the others were wondering what was going on, the strange man lowered his head and vomited.
To Shao Xuan's surprise, the strange man had indeed vomited beast meat. However, it looked like it had been dried in the sun. It was slightly white. Most of the blood and water had been sucked out. This was all that was left. When the bloody meat went into the man's stomach, what came out was dried white meat.
The severely dehydrated meat had shrunk a lot. However, it seemed like the strange man had vomited everything he ate, except for blood and water.
Shao Xuan guessed that the strange man had been in this mummified state for too long. His digestive organs had changed. He could still use them, but they were different from normal people. His heart was still there. It was even functioning, but it wasn't beating.
How strange.
Shao Xuan had never heard of a tribe like this. Where did the people from Rock Hill City find these people?
After vomiting, the strange man stood there and stared at the thing he had vomited. No one knew what he was thinking. After a while, he continued to bite and eat.
Just like that, he ate and vomited. Gradually, the huge beast leg was reduced to two-thirds, half, one-third, and finally, only bones were left.
Shao Xuan and the others were speechless.
Holy shit, this was the first time they had seen someone who could eat more than the Yanjiao people!
The strange man looked at the remaining leg bone in his hand. Then, he grabbed the beast leg bone with both hands. Because the leg bone was too thick, he couldn't grab it with his hands. Even so, the man held it firmly.
With a cracking sound, the thick leg bone of the ferocious beast was broken.
Shao Xuan's eyelids twitched. This man had actually broken the beast leg bone like it was a sugarcane!
Although the beast's bone was not one of the toughest beasts, it was still much tougher than other beasts. Although the Flaming Horns could also break a beast's bone, they couldn't do it as easily as this strange man.
Zheng Luo and the other Yanjiao warrior weren't as calm as Shao Xuan. Their eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.
This, this, this …
The Yanjiao people used to be called barbaric by other tribes, but this strange man in the secret room was much more barbaric than the Yanjiao people!
After breaking the beast leg bone, the strange man began to suck on the bone marrow. If he wasn't satisfied with the fracture, he would break it again, or use two beast leg bones to knock against each other.
The series of actions of breaking bones and extracting marrow seemed to be an instinct of his body. Everything was done very skillfully.
Thinking back to his appearance and the accessories he wore, Shao Xuan had a guess. This was an ancient person who had lived for an unknown period of time.
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