On the shore, the mountains were replaced by sand. Past the tall barrier, the greenery disappeared. The sandy soil was filled with the smell of death. Even near the sea, the air was drier than anywhere else.
This was the climate here. Past this area, they would enter a true desert.
Shao Xuan had planned to enter land. Whether it was the mountains or the desert, it was better than not being able to rest on the sea. But just as he sent Chacha in that direction, Shao Xuan sensed more danger.
It was not safe on land.
In the distance, densely packed dots rose into the air. They gathered together like a huge dark cloud, bearing down on Shao Xuan.
A flock of birds!
It was coming from the flock of birds, and there was an obvious smell of death.
Puppets!
They came prepared!
Shao Xuan did not expect Yi Xiang to be able to control so many birds. The dried corpses in the desert aside, even the giant sea monsters in the deep sea had been turned into puppets. Now, even the flock of birds were puppets!
Shao Xuan did not know how many birds Yi Xiang could control, or what was waiting for him ahead. But at least for now, he knew that flying towards land was not a wise choice. Yi Xiang had set up a huge net to trap Shao Xuan on land, trapping him at sea!
Head for land? There must be more danger waiting there. The flock of birds was not the only thing hiding there. Shao Xuan's instincts told him so.
Shao Xuan had an advantage on land. But in his current situation, heading for land was not a wise choice. Further ahead was the desert. The desert was even more advantageous to Yi Xiang.
Retreat? Back to the mountains?
That was not a good idea either.
Was he really going to be forced to the sea?
Looking at the figures still following him, Shao Xuan slapped Chacha. "Keep going!"
Shao Xuan didn't know what he would encounter if he continued to move forward, but he could feel that he had the best chance of survival.
The yellow of the desert and the blue of the ocean were distinct. From time to time, one could see half-masked men in tattered clothes hurrying around. They were not from Rock Hill City, but from the scattered desert bandits that were active at the border of the desert.
Further ahead, there were no longer any figures of those people. Instead, there were some stone houses built along the coastline. Near the house, there were people in golden armour moving about. Others stood motionless like wooden pillars. They were the famous puppet army of Rock Hill City.
Shao Xuan had heard that the two sides had stopped fighting for a while, so he hadn't seen any intense fighting.
It wasn't just the desert. Shao Xuan could also see the coastline of the other continent. In this direction, the further one flew from the sea, the closer the two continents were to each other. However, many people would rather travel by sea than pass this area because of the fighting. Even during the ceasefire, any suspicious person would be mercilessly attacked by both sides.
The Royal City's army obeyed orders to the death. They would rather kill an unknown person than let them go. The desert's army was even crueler than the Royal City's.
The closer the two continents were to each other, the more people from Rock Hill City and the army stationed along the coastline. At the closest point, both sides could clearly see each other's movements.
When Shao Xuan passed by in the air, he naturally attracted the attention of both sides.
A team of archers appeared on both sides, watching Shao Xuan cautiously. If it wasn't for the fact that the eagle was flying too high, they would've drawn their bows the moment they saw him.
"Should we send someone to take a look?" In the army, a man with a bow asked the leader. They sometimes encountered such situations. When it was difficult to hit the target with a bow and arrow, they would send out some cavalry — soldiers riding birds. They also had teams that could fly.
However, the leader only stared at the sea with a serious expression. He didn't answer, nor did he look at the figure flying in the air.
The leader didn't say anything, and the people below didn't dare to act on their own. They all waited quietly for orders. The people who had been observing the leader noticed that his expression was changing. At first, it was just a cautious and serious look, but then it became a little doubtful. Soon, his eyes were full of surprise. His face quickly turned pale, as if he had seen something terrible.
"Retreat!!"
The leader used all his strength to roar. The archers were so frightened that their hands trembled and they shot a few arrows.
However, no one cared about that. The leaders retreated first. At that speed, it was as if they would lose their lives if they were one step slower.
On the other side of the shore, on the other side of the desert, a dense crowd of people had already started moving before the leader of this side had given the order. Everyone was retreating in the direction away from the shore, leaving not a single person behind. They had completely retreated.
Some people who didn't know what was going on wanted to ask what happened, but when they saw the sea in the distance, they were so scared that their hair stood on end.
"Look, what is that?!" Someone asked in a trembling voice.
"Sea beasts! Sea beasts! "
"Why are there so many sea beasts coming?!"
"Don't look, run!"
Whoosh —
Waves many times higher than the walls of the Royal City rose and slapped at the people on the shore who didn't have time to evacuate. Huge figures broke through the waves and leaped out. Rotten flesh mixed with the fishy smell of the sea water and was slapped ashore.
The barracks built on the shore were washed away by the water. Those that didn't collapse were crushed by the giant sea beasts when they jumped ashore.
Many people thought that these deep-sea giant beasts would be stranded once they came ashore. However, when they saw the giant beasts moving their developed pectoral fins and caudal fins, they were all dumbfounded.
There were also many fish that didn't look like ordinary fish. They were covered in scales and had thick hard skin and claws. They were more similar to lizards and crocodiles, but their bodies were flatter. These giant beasts moved faster on land than other sea beasts with fins and caudal fins. Everywhere they passed, the barracks were razed.
What scared them even more was that none of these giant beasts were alive! They were just like the puppet army in the desert that should have been dead!
Other than retreating, they didn't know what to do.
In front of such giant beasts, he didn't even have the courage to draw his sword.
A bird that was shot down by someone landed on the ground and flapped. A soldier waved his sword and cut off the bird's wings. The wingless bird continued flapping as if it couldn't feel the pain. Its gray eyes and the aura of death proved that it wasn't a living creature. However, it could still move. If its wings hadn't been cut off, it would have flown up long ago, even if it had been shot by an arrow.
"Sha … Desert! It's the people from the desert! " Their voices were filled with fear. They had fought with the people from Rock Hill City many times and naturally knew that these half-dead creatures were created by the people from Rock Hill City. However, they had never seen such a formation before. Even if they had seen some Puppet Beasts, they were never at this level. Whether it was the size or the formation, they were far inferior to this.
Could it be that the people from Rock Hill City were going to launch an all-out attack?
Everyone shuddered at the thought of this. A chill ran down their spine.
Were they really going to face such a terrifying scene? With their small bodies, wouldn't they be crushed to death if they went up?
However, as the Royal City's army waited nervously for orders from above, they realized that the giant beasts that came ashore didn't seem to care about them at all. Instead, they continued to move forward mechanically in a straight line. They crawled across the land area where the two continents were closer to each other until they entered the sea again.
The flock of birds in the sky gradually disappeared. The giant beasts that came ashore also crawled across the land and entered the sea.
When the last giant beast entered the sea and no other sea beasts appeared for a long time, the Royal City soldiers who were guarding the coast finally let out a sigh of relief. There was still a rotting stench in the air. Large stones were rarely seen on the ground. They were all crushed stones. The barracks were all gone.
Only the messy footprints on the ground proved what kind of frightening event they had just experienced.
Compared to this, the puppets they had faced in the past were like child's play.
"Boss, those sea beasts won't appear again, right?" A soldier asked in a trembling voice.
"I don't know." The leader's hand that was holding the hilt of his sword was still trembling. He didn't know who was controlling those dead beasts, but it definitely had something to do with the people from Rock Hill City. At the same time, they were also puzzled. If the people from Rock Hill City had such power, why didn't they do it before? Who was the person who flew across the sky just now?
No one would be able to resist such a lineup. Even the power of a city would not be able to resist it. That was probably beyond the range of what a human could withstand.
On the other side of the river, at Rock Hill City, Shi Shu looked at the herd of beasts in silence. He had rushed over as soon as he received the report. He knew that Yi Xiang was going to hunt down Shao Xuan. Yi Xiang had been injured in the battle with the Yi family. The one who had injured him was not the Yi family, but Yanjiao's Shao Xuan.
Rock Hill City's greatest threat was not the Royal City, but Yanjiao. In this day and age, the only one who could threaten Yi Xiang was Yanjiao's Shao Xuan! What happened just now meant that Yi Xiang had decided to go all out to hunt down Shao Xuan.
There were many ways to get rid of a threat, direct, indirect, direct or indirect. If Shi Shu wanted to get rid of someone who threatened his position, he would choose indirect or indirect methods. But Yi Xiang was different. Whether it was the Yi family or Shao Xuan, Yi Xiang's choice was always direct and direct. At most, he would play a few tricks, such as forcing Shao Xuan out of hiding.
However, for the Yi family, direct confrontations like this in the real world were extremely taxing and draining. Yi Xiang had paid a heavy price to survive until now. He would not have spent so much effort unless it was something really important. Even the war between Rock Hill City and the six tribes was not something that Yi Xiang cared about as much as others thought. This was why Yi Xiang had never done anything like this before.
However, Shi Shu was confident that with Yi Xiang's abilities, if he set his mind to something, he would definitely succeed. The Yi family was an example.
Once Yi Xiang killed Shao Xuan, Yanjiao would no longer be a threat. Even if Yanjiao allied with Royal City in the future, Rock Hill City would have nothing to fear!
There were still tens of thousands of puppets waiting to be enslaved in the underground palace. Yi Xiang did not need to do it himself as Rock Hill City had already trained a group of shamans who could control the puppets.
Shi Shu thought to himself that once Shao Xuan was taken care of, he would send someone out of the desert. Rock Hill City's reputation should not be limited to the desert.
Shao Xuan did not know what Royal City's coastal garrison and Rock Hill City's people were thinking. He was only following his instincts. He had no idea what was waiting for him ahead. He was like a hunted prey. He would only know how to escape if he kept moving forward.
Ahead was an endless ocean. To everyone's surprise, Shao Xuan did not go ashore or seek help elsewhere. Instead, he kept moving forward.
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