The attack had come and gone as suddenly as it had gone.
Before the hustle and bustle could disperse, the giant beast that was embedded in the ground broke free and crawled away. Four golden eyeballs looked at Keller angrily through the dust and smoke, but they turned around and left. When it left, it naturally stepped on another path to the heavens in the forest. Keller did not order the pursuit, but the general frowned deeply, seemingly preoccupied.
This sudden attack almost caused the front line of the battle formation to be crossed by the giant beast. If it weren\'t for General Keller, the consequences would have been unimaginable. After the battle, there were more than thirty dead and more than a hundred seriously injured. The most tragic ones were the soldiers who had been sprayed with the poisonous water of the giant beast. The nameplates on their bodies had even melted into iron juice, and they couldn\'t even distinguish their identities. Keller had no choice but to order the corpses to be buried together. It was already dusk by the time he was done with these things.
In the wooden shed, Ku Lu stared blankly at the working area at the bottom of the lake. In the faint red light of dusk, the mud in the lake was like a dark red magma. Ku Lu sighed. The excavation of the ruins was obstructed one after another, as if there was something in the dark that didn\'t want him to unveil the mysterious veil of the ruins.
The sound of footsteps rang out, and Ku Lu saw a pair of muddy iron boots stepping into the wooden shed. Raising his head again, he saw Keller with a bitter smile on his face. Keller sat down beside Ku Lu and went straight to the point, "I have something to discuss with you, Mr. Ku Lu."
"Please speak."
"I have a hunch that the snake infestation a few days ago and the giant beast today are not accidental." Keller narrowed his eyes and said, "I always felt that there was an invisible hand behind these things that was pushing them to happen. If we don\'t deal with it at the source, I\'m sure that what happened today will happen one after another. "
Kuru said "Oh" and nodded, "General Keller is thinking the same thing as me. I was just thinking that since there are lords everywhere in the empire, would there be lords in places like the Wilderness Highlands? "
"Lord? Do you mean some kind of vicious beast? "
"Judging from the current situation, it might be a vicious beast with some kind of intelligence."
Keller gasped, "Is there such a thing? It's not Elinar. Only the primeval forest where the garden of the Goddess of Vengeance is located would have such a ferocious creature … "
"Who knows? This world is constantly changing. The Savage Highlands are sparsely populated. Even if a vicious creature of that level were to appear, it wouldn't be strange for it to use the highlands as its nest. " Kuru drank a mouthful of ale and shook his head with a smile, "This is the most reasonable explanation. We are like a group of invaders to the Highland Lords we have never met." I'm sure General Keller is no stranger to dealing with intruders, right? "
"In that case, I have a suggestion." Keller said solemnly, "Tomorrow, I want to leave with four hundred elite soldiers and follow the traces left behind by the giant beast to find the so-called Highland Lord, if there is one. Hell, if there is such a thing, then we need to destroy it. Otherwise, it would be troublesome the next time it sent such a huge beast or ferocious creature. Don't forget, according to the current situation, the ruins seemed to be in the belly of the mountain. "It's not difficult for a giant beast like the one that attacked us today to collapse the mountain …"
"Just think about it. If a giant beast suddenly attacked and crashed into the mountain while we were investigating the ruins, I don't think Mr. Kuru would want to meet that result, right?"
Ku Lu shivered and smiled bitterly, "Who wants to be buried alive? Well, General Keller, please solve this danger at the source. We won't enter the ruins until you come back. "
Keller nodded, still worried, "If we encounter another vicious beast attack, Mr. Kuru, I will have you sent out of the highlands if necessary."
"I know."
That night, Ku Lu slept very uneasily. He woke up frequently from his sleep, fearing that the giant beasts of the day would attack the camp again. Fortunately, during the day, the camp was calm. Keller organized an army of four hundred men, mixed several types of soldiers, and led the team out of the camp. As he had promised yesterday, Ku Lu was not in a hurry to enter the ruins to investigate.
Whether it was Keller or Ku Lu, they didn't know that although the ground was calm, it was very lively underground. Some Highland Iron Teeth Ants were advancing underground. These ants were densely packed, numbering in the tens of thousands. If the ground was pried open, one would find that the ants underground were as dense as a tide. The sea of ants split into more than a dozen rivers, rolling towards the mountain where the ruins were located along the natural cracks in the ground.
Not long after, the ant colony entered the inner space of the Royal Snake Base. This was the beginning of the ant colony's separation, as if there was an invisible will directing them. The Iron Teeth Ants that were separated out were like an army, heading towards various parts of the base with clear goals. They entered the weapons warehouse, the main control room, the power room, and other rooms that were relatively intact. Following that was destruction. The ant colony bit off the energy pipes, brains, cables, and everything that could still function. During this process, ants were constantly blasted by electric currents, so their small bodies would splash out extremely corrosive acid. This acid increased the destructive power, turning the base into a true ruin.
Throughout the process, the division of labor of the ant colony was clear and efficient. If someone witnessed all of this, they would definitely tremble in fear. The work lasted all day, and by the time the ant colony retreated, there was nothing of value left in the base. At this time, even if Ku Lu could enter the base, he would not be able to obtain any information or knowledge.
However, at this moment, Ku Lu did not know that an earth-shattering change had occurred in the ruins. He was still in the wooden shed fantasizing about the unimaginable ancient knowledge he would obtain after opening the ruins. He didn't know that everything he had hoped for had been destroyed by the ant colony.
Keller advanced through the jungle, and the traces left behind by the giant beast were very obvious. Along the way, flattened ancient trees, shattered rocks, and even the feces left behind by the giant beast were all leading Keller and his army deeper and deeper into the northwest side of the highlands. In the evening, Keller and the others camped on a high slope. Not far from the high slope was a natural valley. The traces of the giant beast disappeared here.
If nothing unexpected happened, the giant beast should have entered the valley. Keller didn't know how deep this valley was, but to be able to accommodate a giant beast, it wouldn't be small. Looking in the direction of the valley from the camp, Keller always felt like he was being watched, as if a pair of eyes were staring at him from the depths of the valley.
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