In the water, the stench of blood was spreading. The smell traveled very quickly in the water. The dwarves knew this, so they abandoned the corpse of the Skeletal Dragon and fled on their own.
The corpse floated slowly in the water. Suddenly, there was a gurgle, and the corpse sank into the water.
In the furball's field of vision, she could see something huge swimming in the water. It was about ten meters long, and Lin was very familiar with its appearance.
The furball slowly descended into the water. In the river, Lin saw the creature's full appearance — it was a huge shark.
There was a shark here? The shark was gray all over. Lin was still not sure if it was a saltwater shark. If it was, it meant that the river led to the sea.
Some saltwater creatures could also move in fresh water. It was not surprising that sharks had this ability.
This shark had just swallowed the corpse of the Skeletal Dragon. If the dwarves had been carrying the Skeletal Dragon's corpse, they would have been the ones swallowed. Perhaps the dwarves had seen this shark before... Of course, they might not have run away because they knew that it would attract the shark. Some other creatures would be attracted too.
In this river, there were quite a few strange creatures.
The shark began to swim upstream. Lin planned to follow it and observe the upper reaches of the river. She should be able to encounter other groups of Skeletal Dragons...
The furball used its tentacles to grab the shark's exposed dorsal fin and slowly moved forward. The upper reaches of the river were wider, about two hundred meters long. The water was very turbid, but it did not seem to be deep. Large dinosaurs could often be seen drinking from the banks on both sides of the river. So far, there were no Skeletal Dragons.
Lin looked at the surrounding scenery. She recorded the terrain here. Speaking of which, Lin had not explored the entire continent yet, mainly because she had other things to do. Now, she could be said to be more "free".
"Gurgle..." Just then, Lin heard some noise in the water in front of her. Something white floated down.
This was... a Skeletal Dragon? Why was there another Skeletal Dragon floating down?
The shark seemed to have noticed it and dove into the water. Lin floated above the Skeletal Dragon and looked carefully. This one looked like a corpse, unlike the previous one that was still alive.
This smell was...
Lin suddenly smelled something. Then, the furball flew higher. Lin saw many corpses floating down. Some of them emitted a rotting smell, while others had no smell.
It was a strange feeling. Did something happen to the White Skeleton Dragon up there? But according to this situation, it didn't seem to be the same … Why was it a little rotten and tasteless?
The shark was very happy as it swallowed the first corpse in one gulp. Then, it swam upstream and devoured all the corpses one by one. But as it swam towards the last body, Lin noticed that there was another huge shadow in the water opposite the shark.
The shadow was very long. It looked like a creature called a crocodile. It was about the same size as a shark, but Lin believed that the shark was heavier …
In the murky water, the two huge figures faced each other for a while. Then, the shark suddenly rushed forward! The crocodiles also retaliated. Their shadows in the river were mixed together, swaying along with the muddy water …
The battle didn't last long. Lin saw a large amount of blood flowing on the river. One of them seemed to have had its abdomen bitten off. She could see some organs and undigested body parts floating on the surface of the river.
Amidst the fishy smell, a huge dorsal fin emerged from the water. It was a shark! The shark had won!
And it didn't seem to be injured. It was eating the crocodile's corpse. Lin found a lot of White Skeleton Dragon limbs among the organs and debris. It seemed that the crocodile had eaten a lot of corpses upstream.
This was …
Lin suddenly saw a forelimb that wasn't so white floating in the water. It seemed to be a White Skeleton Dragon's limb. Was there a White Skeleton Dragon up there too?
The pompom left the shark that was still devouring the crocodile carcass and continued to float up the river. From this point onwards, corpses would often appear on the river. Some of them belonged to Skeletal Dragons, while some belonged to Skeletal Dragons. Many small fish surrounded their corpses, which was a very sumptuous meal for them.
But who had thrown the food down?
The pompom had now entered a valley. There were tall and steep rock walls on both sides. Some pterosaurs lived in some cracks on the rock walls. This place was similar to the cliffs in the forest. It should be a suitable place for gnomes to live. Why didn't they choose this place? Was it because they didn't find it? Or was there some other reason?
Lin also saw some square holes on the rock wall on the left …
Square holes? That was very suspicious.
The pompom flew to the left side of the cave. It was about five meters away from the top of the cave. There were many similar square caves in the surroundings, and they were all arranged in the same way. Lin randomly chose one of them and went in.
The pompom's body was just enough to fit into the hole. It was a small cave. There were a lot of wood, stones, and other things scattered on the ground.
Something must have lived here before. But why would a White Skeleton Dragon dig a room like this in the rock wall?
There was also a passage leading upwards. The pompom floated out of the passage. When she came out of the passage, Lin found that it was still … a wasteland.
There was nothing around, but there were many neatly arranged passages on the ground. They should all lead to the 'rooms' in the rock wall.
However, there was no White Skeleton Dragon in sight. Then, the pompom went into the surrounding passageways. Basically, the things in every room were scattered as if they had been attacked by something. Could it be that the White Skeleton Dragon that lived here had been killed and thrown into the river? But what about the attackers? Where did they all go?
"Caw!" Lin suddenly heard a very familiar sound coming from afar.
The pompom immediately flew in the direction of the sound. The sound seemed to be very far away, probably several kilometers away. But in such a vast and quiet place, it was easy to hear.
The pompom flew over the plains of the wasteland. There were a lot of thorny plants here. Compared to the various trap plants, these plants were much more 'plain'.
As she got closer to the place where the sound came from, Lin could see a white figure lying in the shadow of a large rock. The White Skeleton Dragon seemed to be very weak, as if it was about to die …
But Lin was more concerned about the thing behind it.
Behind the feeble White Skeleton Dragon was a white "hill". It was not a real hill, but a pile of White Skeleton Dragon corpses. There were probably more than a dozen of them, and many pterosaurs were feasting on the corpses …
Under the pile of corpses was a piece of tree bark. There was also a long drag mark on the ground behind it …
It seemed that the White Skeleton Dragon had piled the corpses on the tree bark and dragged them towards the river? Why would it do that?
The pompom continued to fly upwards, following the drag mark. Soon, Lin found other White Skeleton Dragons dragging corpses. They were all putting the corpses on tree bark and dragging the tree bark, but they were all exhausted. There was no way they could drag the corpses to the river.
A large group of small pterosaurs flew in the sky. Some of them could not wait any longer and flew up to eat the corpses. Some of the White Skeleton Dragons tried to drive the pterosaurs away, but some were too weak to do so.
Skeletal dragons did not have the habit of eating their own kind, but there was no need to deliberately throw the corpses into the river. They could just throw them into the wilderness and the pterosaurs would eat them up quickly. There would not be any signs of disease spreading.
Speaking of which, pygmies would eat the dead of their own kind. They would even use the bones of their own kind to make 'art'. However, this habit did not seem to affect their unity.
The White Skeleton Dragons looked very determined. It was as if as long as the heart could still beat, they would drag the corpses to the river.
Seeing them like this, Lin felt that it might have something to do with 'worship'. Skeletal dragons liked to worship all kinds of things, which led to their strange behavior.
The pompom did not disturb the diligent White Skeleton Dragons. It continued to fly forward, hoping to find the reason why they were dragging the corpses.
The pompom flew higher and higher, and its field of vision widened. Soon, Lin saw something strange in the distance. It looked like …
The pompom immediately flew over. In the vast wilderness, a large group of White Skeleton Dragons had gathered. Lin saw that they were all moving stones of various sizes. It seemed like they were building a huge building. Lin saw that the White Skeleton Dragons had surrounded the stones in huge circles. It looked like the pits made by the Inca bugs. The outermost circle was about fifty meters in diameter. They were now trying to stack the circles higher. The White Skeleton Dragons were moving the stones one by one …
Why were they stacking these things? Moreover, the stones used to stack them were quite large. Every White Skeleton Dragon looked very tired. Some of them directly fell to the ground. At this time, other White Skeleton Dragons would drag the fallen ones away and stack them together. It looked like they were responsible for dealing with the corpses.
Looking at the piles of corpses nearby, a lot of them must have died. They must be doing this because they were worshipping something. They did not stop even after so many of them died. It was hard to understand their thoughts …
Lin Huang did not see any leader among them. Perhaps the leader was also moving the stones, so he could not be seen. It seemed like they would drag the corpses to the river and throw them away when the number of corpses reached a certain level …
The pompom flew past them. Lin noticed that there was a White Skeleton Dragon hut not far from the construction site.
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