The cold river water flowed out from the mountain. The bright moonlight shone on the river, causing it to shimmer like fish scales.
Although the moonlight was bright, it was still terrifyingly dark under the water. The distant mountain pass was like a huge abyss that could devour everything at any moment.
By the river bank, there was a fortification made of reinforced concrete. Soldiers held binoculars and kept monitoring the mountain pass.
"It's been more than ten days, but there hasn't been any commotion in Chess Mountain. Is it really as terrifying as you say?" a soldier muttered.
"You were transferred here too late. That's because you didn't see the situation back then. Otherwise, you would have peed your pants," another middle-aged soldier said with a chuckle.
"Tch, what's there to be afraid of? It's not like I haven't entered dimensional zones before. What haven't I seen? Last month, our platoon was ordered to explore a dimensional zone and killed countless dimensional creatures, "the soldier from before said with a twitch of his lips.
The middle-aged soldier curled his lips and said, "I've been a soldier for so many years. The dimensional creatures I've entered and seen are more than the women you have seen. But that day, I nearly peed my pants from fright. If you had really seen it, you would probably have peed your pants on the spot."
"What did you see that day?" the soldier asked curiously.
"That day, we were ordered to guard the mountain pass. We were planning on entering the mountain early the next morning to explore the dimensional zone in Chess Mountain, but that night, the Qihe River's water suddenly turned into blood …" As the middle-aged soldier spoke, he subconsciously pointed at the river.
However, when his gaze met the river's surface, he suddenly widened his eyes and stammered, "Just … Just like now …"
The young soldier turned his head and saw that under the moonlight, the originally sparkling surface of the lake had turned blood-red at some point. The blood-red color quickly spread out from the mountain pass, and in just a moment, the entire river had turned into a deep blood-red like the color of blood.
The alarm in the base sounded as all the soldiers and officers who were on duty or resting got up.
As the highest-ranking officer here, Zhao Muye immediately rushed to the periphery of the fortifications. When he saw the slowly flowing blood river, his expression turned abnormally solemn.
"General Zhao, something has come out from Chess Mountain's mountain pass," shouted a soldier who had been using binoculars to monitor the mountain pass.
Zhao Muye took the binoculars and looked over. Sure enough, he saw something walking over the river from the mountain pass. He adjusted the focus of the night vision binoculars, and when he saw what it was, his expression changed drastically.
He saw a humanoid creature walking over the blood river. The clothes he wore were very strange. It should be a product of an ancient era.
But that was not the main point. The main point was that his shoulder was empty. There was no head, but in his hand, there was a head.
The head did not look like that of a human either. It had a green face and sharp fangs. It had a head of scarlet hair and a pair of strange horns on its head.
The headless monster held its head in one hand and stepped on the river of blood. It walked out of Chess Mountain and gradually approached the fortifications by the river bank.
"Fire." Zhao Muye waited for the headless monster to enter the firing range before calmly giving the order.
"Fire … Fire … Hit it hard …" The soldiers who received the order raised their guns and aimed at the headless monster on the river. They fired crazily.
The raindrop-like bullets hit the headless monster's body, immediately tearing his clothes apart. In the blink of an eye, his clothes were riddled with holes.
The headless monster stood motionless on the river. The soldiers couldn't help but stop shooting, but they soon realized that something was amiss.
The headless monster's clothes were riddled with holes, but no blood flowed out.
Suddenly, the head in the headless monster's hand opened its eyes. Its eyes were crimson like blood, as though they contained an endless river of blood.
"No good!" Zhao Muye's expression changed as he summoned his Companion Beast, Guardian Spirit Eagle. It transformed into a barrier of light that protected the nearby area.
The headless monster's body shook violently, and the bullets that were supposed to have entered its body shot back like raindrops. Moreover, those bullets followed their original trajectories and returned to the headless monster's body without any deviation.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The barrier of light formed by the Guardian Spirit Eagle failed to block the bullets that shot back. It was riddled with holes.
Instantly, there were screams as the bullets shot back and penetrated the soldiers' bodies. In a moment, more than half of the soldiers who had fired were injured.
"Change to the latest Essence Gold bullets and continue shooting." Zhao Muye gave the order, but when he looked at the river again, he realized that the headless monster had vanished. Apart from the moonlight that scattered across the river, there was nothing else.
Zhao Muye cursed inwardly as he summoned his Companion Beast armor and weapon. When he turned around, he realized that the headless monster was holding the head. At some point in time, it was already standing in the fortifications.
The ghastly head and blood-red eyes stared at Zhao Muye and the soldiers with a bloodthirsty gaze.
"Inform the Overseer and the others to prepare for battle." As Zhao Muye spoke, he raised his saber and slashed at the headless monster. The saber beam streaked across dozens of meters like a rainbow.
To his surprise, the headless monster didn't dodge. Instead, it raised the head in its hand and blocked Zhao Muye's saber beam.
Clang!
The saber beam slashed at the ghastly face, but it failed to slice through its skin. The pair of blood-red eyes stared at Zhao Muye under the saber as a strange smile appeared on its face.
"Ah!"
Blood splattered as gunshots rang out everywhere. The silent night was completely broken.
"Qihe River Base requesting reinforcements … Qihe River Base requesting reinforcements … A dimensional creature has rushed out of Chess Mountain … It has already rushed into the base … Please provide immediate support …"
When Ah Sheng received the news, his expression, which seemed as if he was unfazed by the collapse of the sky, changed. He immediately sought An Tianzuo's advice.
"Hold on for twenty minutes. Reinforcements will be here soon," An Tianzuo answered.
"Something happened to Chess Mountain after all. Muye is there …" Ah Sheng said worriedly.
"Let's go." An Tianzuo interrupted Ah Sheng and only said one word.
Several helicopters quickly took off, carrying An Tianzuo, Ah Sheng, and a portion of the vanguard towards Chess Mountain.
When they arrived at Qihe River Base, they saw severed limbs everywhere. From the wounds, it looked like they had been bitten off by something.
From afar, he could still hear the sounds of collision. Ah Sheng rushed over impatiently and saw the situation in front of him. Immediately, his eyes turned red.
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