The night was too dark and dense. It was impossible to clearly see what was in the darkness below. However, the aura coming from the space below him was abnormally majestic and powerful, causing Lu Chen to involuntarily have the illusion that he was as small as an ant.
At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lu Chen's mind, and he also thought of the most important reason that made the Great Snow Mountain a forbidden place in the human world. In addition to the harsh and cold wind and snow in the mountain, there were also those unimaginably powerful and mysterious monsters.
According to the legends, the most powerful demon beasts were primordial mutants that hid in the hidden corners of the Great Snow Mountain. They were extremely powerful, and they were not inferior to the Perfected Monarchs of the Soul Formation Realm, and might even be stronger.
Lu Chen didn't know if there was such a terrifying monster in the canyon under him at the moment, but in terms of feeling, he felt that it was very likely, because he had never seen such a terrifying aura and huge momentum in his life.
At this moment, it seemed that the whole canyon was trembling, and Lu Chen clearly felt that the stone wall behind him was also trembling non-stop.
For a moment, he almost subconsciously wanted to run back to the mysterious tree hole in the seed with Atsu in his arms, but when this thought flashed through his mind, he quickly suppressed it.
This place was too dangerous!
The small stone platform they were on looked so fragile and narrow. Lu Chen had no confidence in what would happen to the lone seed after they hid in the tree hole to take refuge.
Perhaps the terrifying monster that was about to come out would not care about this tiny thing, but in the chaos, there was a great possibility that this seed would fall into the bottomless abyss underground.
At that time, perhaps it would be the truly terrifying place. Lu Chen also didn't want to find out what kind of strange things were in the depths of the dark underground. Therefore, at that critical moment, he suppressed all his fear and impulsiveness in the end, and with unimaginable determination, he hugged Ah-Tu tightly against the cold stone wall, widened his eyes, and looked at the dark world in front of him.
The darkness was rolling like a tide, and a terrible roar came from afar, making people tremble. The mountains began to tremble, and then, a rumbling sound like thunder came from the depths of the earth, as if something was climbing up step by step from the depths of the earth.
Every step seemed to cross a large stone wall, making the darkness thicker and the black tide more turbulent.
Atsu's body began to tremble, as if it was instinctively afraid. Lu Chen could even feel that its muscles were twisting and trembling, and its blood flow was speeding up. It even had a feeling that it was going to jump up and run for its life in the next moment.
However, in such a dark night, which mysterious and terrifying monster was nearby, running away at this moment was almost equivalent to seeking death. So, Lu Chen suddenly grabbed Ah-Tu's head and hugged it tightly in his arms. Then, he lowered his body and covered Ah-Tu's head with his chest.
In the darkness, he looked like a father, using his body to block all the dangers for his child, blocking all the darkness outside.
Atsu's body, which was about to go berserk, suddenly trembled. Perhaps it felt the warmth of Lu Chen's chest, or perhaps it heard the heartbeat of this man's chest, or perhaps it was comforted by the embrace.
Atsu quieted down and no longer made any movements. It just silently nestled in Lu Chen's arms.
The night was dark and cold, the black tide was dancing wildly, and the black shadows were going crazy. In the corner of the shadow, two tiny ant-like shadows were still holding on, silently enduring.
…
When the darkness boiled to its limit and the mountain shook violently, an indescribable aura suddenly burst out of the ground. Lu Chen looked at it closely, but he couldn't see it clearly no matter how hard he tried. Everything was covered in darkness, but the darkness itself seemed to have merged into one, slowly rising from the crack in the ground not far away from him.
It felt like if Lu Chen stretched out his hand, he might be able to touch the monster in the darkness. They were so close, as if there was only a thin line between life and death.
Lu Chen held Atsu, gritted his teeth, and remained motionless. The terrifying monster in the darkness didn't seem to notice that there were two tiny creatures on the cliff of the canyon, or to it, those two things were not much different from real ants.
The huge shadow was almost impossible to see in the night, and Lu Chen couldn't tell how big the monster was. Perhaps the darkness itself increased people's fear, making people imagine the monster to be even more terrifying. However, he could sense that the monster had left the crevice and was climbing upwards. Then, it left the canyon.
When the boundless darkness surged to the top of the mysterious canyon, a terrifying howl came from the top of the mountain. The howl shook the surrounding wilderness and the mountains.
Rocks of all sizes began to fall from the precipice. Lu Chen endured the pain of being smashed by the rocks as he tried his best to maintain his balance. Suddenly, he muttered a curse, but no one could hear what he was cursing.
The unknown underground monster appeared in the night, of course, it couldn't just stand on the top of the mountain and howl a few times. Soon, Lu Chen felt that the breath started to go away. At the same time, there was a burst of indescribable strange sounds in the mountains further away. It sounded like a fight, a howl, a shout, and a cry of despair.
"Is it looking for food?" This was the first thought that came to Lu Chen's mind. But in this world of ice and snow, the only food that could be found were those equally powerful and fierce monsters.
Lu Chen sucked in a breath of cold air and sat still in his original spot.
The dark night seemed to be particularly desolate and long. He didn't know how long he had waited, but at a certain moment in the night, suddenly, the terrifying and powerful breath returned again. In an instant, the same scene of the earth shaking and the mountains boiling happened again.
Atsu was a little excited again, but under Lu Chen's comfort, he held back. Then, Lu Chen watched the huge shadow slowly return to the bottomless abyss under the cliff in the darkness until everything calmed down.
The night was cold, and he couldn't see his fingers in front of him. It was as if nothing had happened in the darkness.
However, there was a different breath here, and Lu Chen could feel it.
It was the faint smell of blood that came with the wind.
…
No one knew when Atsu fell asleep, lying on Lu Chen's lap and sleeping soundly. But Lu Chen didn't sleep. His eyes were always open, looking at the darkness in front of him …
Until dawn.
When the sun rose, the first ray of light dispelled the darkness here, and Lu Chen saw the canyon again.
It was quiet in the canyon, and it seemed to be exactly the same as yesterday. It was so quiet as if there were no living creatures here at all.
Lu Chen sighed softly, then patted Atsu's head, and woke the big black dog up from its dream.
Ah-Tu woke up with sleepy eyes. He first looked left and right, then looked up at the sky. After staring blankly for a while, he suddenly let out a happy cry. He then jumped up and ran forward while wagging his tail. After running for a while, he even turned back and barked at Lu Chen, as if urging him to hurry up.
Lu Chen also stood up with a smile, and let out a long sigh of relief. Then, after stretching his body, he continued to walk forward.
They walked forward for about a hundred feet. Suddenly, Atsu stopped. It didn't bark, nor did it walk. It just looked up at the high mountain cliff in front of it. Lu Chen walked behind it, and was slightly surprised. He also looked up, and then his body also trembled.
On the towering precipice of the canyon, under the illumination of the rare sunlight, there were a few huge claw marks on the stone walls, like sharp blades directly cutting open the incomparably hard stone walls. And at a higher place, at the peak of the mountain, there was a large mass of shocking blood stains. Some places had dried up, but there was still more blood dripping down from the stone walls of the mountain, like a blood waterfall, so frighteningly displayed in front of their eyes.
The smell of blood in the air suddenly became extremely strong.
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