"Don't panic. Everyone, stand back to back."
Senior Brother Cheng commanded everyone to stand in formation while he drew his sword again to help Ceng A 'niu kill the big rat. However, Ceng A 'niu kept screaming and shaking his hand, making it difficult for Senior Brother Cheng to determine his position. He was afraid of accidentally hurting his junior brother.
"Whoosh!"
The big rat's eyes flashed red as it suddenly jumped into Ceng A 'niu's open mouth. Then, like the key to a magic box, rats, snakes, and toads appeared in his arms. The snakes chased after the rats and the toads followed closely behind, all of them drilling into their open mouths.
"Blergh …"
The law enforcement disciples were used to living like princes and had never seen such a scene. They originally wanted to go forward and help, but they were so disgusted by the scene that they vomited, and their hands went limp. Senior Brother Cheng was the only one who could hold his sword, but he didn't know what to do.
Because those disgusting things had already entered Ceng A 'niu's stomach and couldn't be taken out. He suddenly remembered the legend of the Adjudicator: "Those who have sexual intercourse indiscriminately will be burned by fire." "Those who are jealous will have their eyes sewn." "Those who are gluttons will have their stomachs inflated."
"Bang!"
Just as he thought of this, there was a sudden explosion. Ceng A 'niu's body was filled to the limit by those disgusting things, and his stomach exploded like a ball. Because he ate too much, the oil in his stomach flowed all over the ground. Those rats, snakes, and toads seemed to have seen some treasure and kept nibbling on the disgusting oil. Their mouths made a hissing sound that made people's hair stand on end.
"The Adjudicator, the Adjudicator is here."
Other than Senior Brother Cheng, the other law enforcement disciples also thought of the legend of the Adjudicator. He was so scared that he dropped his sword and knelt on the ground, unable to muster the courage to resist. The Vermillion Bird team had already lost four people, and their law enforcement team had also lost one person in the blink of an eye. Moreover, it was a miserable death. Sure enough, they were killed by snakes, rats, and toads. It was exactly the same punishment as the legend said.
"Ah!"
The person kneeling on the ground was called Sun Baikang. Among the law enforcement disciples, he had the best relationship with Ceng A 'niu. The two often ate and drank together. However, no matter how much Sun Baikang ate, he didn't get fat, so he didn't have a big belly like Ceng Aniu.
"Get up and take the sword."
A man of seven feet would rather die standing than live kneeling. Seeing Sun Baikang's cowardly appearance as he begged for mercy, Senior Brother Cheng was so angry that he wished he could slash him with his sword. However, as the Senior Brother leading the team, he had to first complete the task given to him by his master. People were already dying before they even reached the Skeleton Crypt. How were they supposed to complete the rest of the quest?
"No, I don't want to get up. I'm not going anywhere."
Sun Baikang knelt on the ground and refused to pick up his sword. He could tell that Senior Apprentice Brother Cheng wasn't leading them on an adventure to find treasures, but to complete a mission. This mission probably required a lot of people to participate. Weaklings like Ceng Aniu and himself were likely to be cannon fodder. Rather than throwing his life away, he might as well stay here and wait for the right time to leave the Land of the Buried Dragon.
"Don't tell me you want to be a deserter like Sun Boyi? Get up quickly."
The Sun Boyi that Senior Brother Cheng was talking about was the person that Du Feng had impersonated. In reality, Sun Boyi himself hadn't even entered the Land of the Buried Dragon. As for whether he had found a place to hide or had already been silenced by the Law Enforcement Hall Master, no one knew.
Although he hadn't entered the Land of the Buried Dragon, his disciple's token had entered. Senior Brother Cheng tried to call Sun Boyi, but discovered that he had already cut off all communication. This guy was clearly in the Land of the Buried Dragon, so why didn't he contact everyone? Could it be that he had some shameful secret? Senior Brother Cheng began to suspect Sun Boyi, who had never appeared, but he didn't know that the person with the token was actually Du Feng.
Du Feng was carrying someone else's token, so of course he had to cut off all communication. Otherwise, he would be exposed the moment he picked up and spoke. The reason why he hadn't thrown it away was because he wanted to wait for the spatial crack to reappear so that he could teleport out of the Land of the Buried Dragon.
At this moment, he and the wood spirit had already arrived at the periphery of the Spring of Life. This spring water was very different from what he had imagined. It didn't gush out gently like other spring water. Instead, it gushed out from the ground and shot up high into the mountains, then splashed down to form an umbrella-shaped waterfall.
It could only be seen from afar that it was spring water. If one walked closer, they would think that it was a waterfall left behind by a tall mountain. After the spring water flowed down, it fell into a pool on the ground. There were many small streams that connected to it. Through the crisscrossing small streams, the water flowed in all directions of the Dark Forest, irrigating the living beings of this land.
This spring water was indeed extraordinary. Even from afar, Du Feng could smell the dense life force in the humid air. This Spring of Life was very interesting. The closer one was to the mouth of the spring, the stronger the aura of life contained in the water. As the small streams flowed outwards, the aura of life would continuously weaken.
Therefore, the closer one was to the pool, the more luxuriant they would be. There were a few large emerald green trees with fresh and juicy fruits growing on them. However, there were no wild beasts nibbling on them, nor were there any monkeys picking them. Du Feng was certain that this was definitely a trap. If there really was a monkey that dared to come and pick the fruits, it would be killed by the tree monsters in a matter of minutes.
When Du Feng arrived at the periphery, the water column of the spring was already lowering. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to approach, and instead quietly observed. Once the Spring of Life completely disappeared into the deep pool, it meant that the next eruption was about to begin.
"Rumble …"
The ground began to tremble for no reason, and the trees all swayed violently. Wood Spirit tightly grabbed onto Du Feng's arm in order to maintain her balance. Meanwhile, Du Feng himself was like a leopard, crouching on a tree branch and staring fixedly at the Spring of Life, ready to attack at any time.
"Roar …"
A bestial roar rang out, bringing with it a whirlwind. A three-meter tall saber-toothed tiger swayed its body as it walked out of the forest. Its two fangs extended like swords, glowing with a metallic luster. It was said that clouds followed dragons, and wind followed tigers. Indeed, as soon as it appeared, a whirlwind blew non-stop.
The branches shook violently, and Du Feng was in danger of being exposed at any moment. But it was in times like this that he was even more calm and collected. He even put a hand on Wood Spirit's shoulder to calm her down. If he had known earlier, he would have told Wood Spirit to hide further away. After all, she was a girl.
"Roar …"
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