"What's going on?"
Three Blades Lin was following Jiang He's group of six in the wildlands, frowning with a puzzled look. "Changed course? We're in the Red Toad King's territory if we go any further. "
The Red Toad King …
Three Blades Lin was very familiar with it.
He had been guarding Mount Kunlun before, and had come to Lake Kanas several times to fight the Red Toad King.
If the Red Toad King came ashore, Three Blades Lin could beat it down.
But if it ran into the lake, Three Blades Lin would be helpless.
Still, that was a fleeting thought in Three Blades Lin's mind.
After all …
It was marked out on the map, and Jiang He and the others were no fools. They would not provoke the Red Toad King for no reason, would they?
If they did not provoke the Red Toad King or provoke it by the shores of Lake Kanas, the Red Toad King would not attack Jiang He and the others on its own, and the rank-nine and rank-eight aquatic monsters at Lake Kanas alone might not be able to do anything to Jiang He and the others.
…
The sky was beginning to brighten.
The sun was about to rise.
Jiang He whipped out his phone for a look … it was already eight in the morning.
The sun would be rising at eight in Lingzhou City. Still, there was a two-hour time difference between the Western Frontier and Lingzhou City, and the sun would rise around ten past nine.
Taking another look at the map, Jiang He said, "Everyone, keep your spirits up and move faster. We'll rest when we reach Lake Kanas."
Chen Jingzhou's face dropped and he exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang He, are we going to keep going? Right now, we're only forty to fifty miles away from Lake Kanas. If we keep going forward, we'll reach the forbidden zone, the territory of the Red Toad King. Although a King-level ferocious beast won't take the initiative to attack a human warrior or an Awakened one below the Transcendent realm, going into its territory is considered as provoking it. "
The others appeared somber as well, with Cheng Dongfeng saying, "Should we change our course, Jiang He? We'd just run another fifty kilometers and we'd bypass Lake Kanas. "
He Litong said nothing.
Even so, his eyes kept studying Jiang He.
That Jiang He …
What was he up to?
Both Zhou Rui and Yang Chengwu were panting heavily. After running over seven hundred kilometers in a single breath and encountering multiple Feral ambushes along the way, they were certainly a little tired despite their cultivation.
"Go!"
Jiang He kicked the ground with both feet, swinging a branch he snapped off and slapping it on the black panther's rump, driving it forward as he said, "We haven't rested for an entire night. Let's rest by the shores of Lake Kanas and catch some fishes and prawns for a sumptuous meal. The Red Toad King wouldn't be unreasonable and attack us, would it?"
"…"
Chen Jingzhou and the others trembled in shock. They stopped and did not dare to move forward.
Holy shit!
You're going to their house to catch fish and prawns. Isn't it perfectly justified for them to kill you?
Unreasonable?
Trying to reason with a King Direbeast... I'm afraid you're just courting death, right?
Jiang He went 'yu ~ ~ ~', and the black panther stopped scowling. Being Jiang He's mount, it felt that it had to resist, and so pleaded through spirit acoustics, "Master, I'm a panther!"
I'm a leopard, not a horse. I can't take your "ride" and "* *" anymore.
"What the hell? Don't I know you're a panther?"
Jiang He slapped the black panther on the head and sneered, "A mount should have the resolve of a mount. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you and barbecue you later."
The black panther king shuddered.
Meanwhile, Jiang He leapt off the black panther's back and walked towards Chen Jingzhou and the others, asking in surprise, "Commander Chen, Battalion Commander He, Master Cheng … why aren't you guys leaving?"
"Leave, my foot."
Cheng Dongfeng plopped down on the ground, grumbling, "I'm still young and unmarried. I don't want to die. Let's change our path, Jiang He."
Jiang He did a double take.
He had always assumed that Cheng Dongfeng was' widowed ', and did not expect that he was still single … Moreover, you're already in your forties. How shameless can you be to call yourself young?
Jiang He then turned towards Chen Jingzhou and asked, "What do you think, Commander Chen?"
Chen Jingzhou seethed, "We can't take the risk, Jiang He!"
"Fine!"
Jiang He leapt onto the black panther's back and whipped it with a tree branch. The panther leapt away in pain.
Panther-type Ferals were adept at speed in the first place, and being a rank-seven advanced Feral, the Black Panther King's speed was close to that of rank-nine martial artists. All that could be seen was a black silhouette disappearing into the mountain forest in a few flashes. Jiang He's voice could be heard from the distance, saying, "Commander Chen, wait for me here. I'll be right back!"
Cheng Dongfeng jumped up from the ground and stared at the direction where Jiang He disappeared for a while, frowning. "Do you guys think … that brat Jiang He really went to Lake Kanas to catch fish and shrimps?"
"I don't think so?"
Chen Jingzhou did not know Jiang He as well as Cheng Dongfeng did, and flashed a pained smile. "Jiang He might just be joking. Why would he deliberately provoke a Feral King if he knew that there was one in Lake Kanas?"
What a … joke!
Remembering Jiang He's feats over the last month or so, Cheng Dongfeng moved his feet and chased after Jiang He.
Is there anything this kid doesn't dare to do?
He said he was going to Lake Kanas to catch fish and prawns.
Was it really possible to catch them?
"Old Cheng!"
Seeing that Cheng Dongfeng was giving chase, Chen Jingzhou casted his form technique as well, yelling, "Where are you going, Old Cheng?"
"I'm going to get Jiang He back!"
Even so, would Cheng Dongfeng's speed compare to the black panther in the mountain forests even if he was adept at form and speed?
The black panther soon covered the forty-kilometer distance.
After passing through the mountain forests, a massive lake appeared before them.
The bluish waters of the lake rippled in the breeze, with cliffs and peaks standing on both sides of the lake, as well as many abandoned buildings. Lake Kanas was a 5A national tourist attraction, a national geopark, a national forest park, a national nature preserve, a national natural heritage, and a national low-carbon tourism experimental zone. It was also known as the most beautiful lake in the Hua Nation.
For example, Lake Kanas's Color-Changing Lake was especially famous.
Located at the center of Lake Kanas, the Color-Changing Lake would show various colors such as greenish-gray, azure, milky white, dark green, and emerald depending on the season.
Jiang He deduced that his current location might be around the Color-Changing Lake.
Leaping off the black panther's back, Jiang He strode directly towards the lake. He walked over the water, and only came to a realization after walking over a dozen meters —
"Hold on …"
"Since Chen Jingzhou and the others aren't here, the Red Toad King wouldn't attack them on its own, would it? So … they are safe now. Why should I waste time fighting the Red Toad King? "
"I should save time and go to Mount Tian to kill the Golden-Crowned Black Eagle, and then hurry to the Tantra Sect."
Jiang He hence returned to the shore.
Just as he was about to leave, he remembered that he seemed to have seen something on the map before … the fine-scale salmon, pollock, arctic catfish, and red perch of Lake Kanas were all very unique.
He stared at the lake.
Jiang He's spirit could even sense the many large fish swimming in the lake.
Whipping out a handful of pea bombs and nonchalantly throwing them at the lake, he thought, 'I'm just blowing up a few fish for a sumptuous meal. The Red Toad King wouldn't mind, would it? Moreover, Lake Kanas is so vast. It wouldn't even notice what's going on here if it's downstream. '
In the next instant —
Rumble!
A huge handful of pea bombs exploded in the lake.
The shockwave from the explosion kicked up veins of waves, with the flames rising into the air along with the waves. It was quite a sight.
"Most of the fishes and shrimps in this lake have evolved into Ferals. There's no telling if a handful of pea bombs could blow them up, so just in case …"
Jiang He whipped out two more pea bombs and threw them into the lake.
Jiang He could not help chuckling as he listened to the rumble of the explosion.
Lake Kanas used to be a 5A tourist attraction and a national environmental protection zone. Forget about exploding fish here, even fishing … was considered poaching.
He was probably the only person who would dare to blow up fish here.
…
Cheng Dongfeng and Chen Jingzhou, who had caught up to Jiang He were left dumbstruck when they heard the rumble of the explosion.
In the distant skies, Three Blades Lin looked utterly shocked as well.
What the hell!
What was Jiang He doing?
Was he …
Throwing bombs into Lake Kanas?
Soon, Three Blades Lin's face dropped as he looked towards the distant lower reaches of Lake Kanas …
A horrific aura was bursting out of the lake, rapidly approaching Jiang He's direction.
…
Beside the lake.
Jiang He's expression twitched as he looked into the distance. He could not help being furious as he sensed the Feral King's aura approaching from afar.
That animal, the Red Toad King actually dares to intimidate and frighten him with its aura?
I'm just blowing up a few fish in your territory. Is there a need to do that?
That Red Toad King …
Was a little unreasonable!
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