Sunier had been hiding nearby, observing the protracted battle between the tigers and the thick black fog. She remembered very clearly that a full twenty days had passed.
The seven-colored datura flowers that grew in the valley suffered an unprecedented disaster. Countless figures hovered above the valley, spreading their wings to cover the sky. When they flapped their wings, they brought up a gust of wind that blew the sand and stones on the ground. Some of the datura flowers with weak roots were even directly uprooted from the ground.
The tigers were very smart and no longer rushed directly into the black fog. Instead, they repeatedly shuttled around the black fog, using the wind pressure to disperse the thick fog.
The black fog seemed to have a life of its own. As soon as it was dispersed here, it immediately gathered again. However, every time it gathered again, the density of the fog became thinner.
Gradually, under the tireless efforts of the tigers, the fog became thinner and thinner, and the bottomless hole could be vaguely seen.
A huge white tiger roared angrily, emitting an invisible sound wave. Then, all the white tigers seemed to have received an order and opened their bloody mouths in unison.
Countless sound waves blasted into the hole almost at the same time, and the next moment, a deafening explosion sounded. The air waves formed by dust soared into the sky. A few tigers that couldn't dodge in time were hit by the air waves. It was as if they were suddenly hit by a sledgehammer, and they were sent flying.
After the smoke and dust dissipated, the original big hole had disappeared and was replaced by a huge pit. However, at the bottom of the pit, there was a dark hole, like an eye, coldly staring at the tigers.
This time, no one needed to command. All the tigers were angry. At the same time, they opened their bloody mouths in the direction of the hole. Wherever the sound wave passed, the air seemed to boil and become distorted.
The huge shock wave made the ground tremble. After two attacks, there was no longer a complete datura flower in the valley. Countless broken branches and leaves rushed into the sky along with the dust. From afar, it looked like a huge mushroom cloud.
Sunier looked at the smoke and dust in front of her and couldn't help but stop and suck in a breath of cold air. What kind of joke was this? Was this a forbidden spell? For the first time, Sunier felt a sense of helplessness in her heart. She slowly turned around and looked at the endless forest. Was she going to go back just like that?
Am I really that useless? Sunier asked herself silently. She seemed to see a mocking smile on her face. 'Look, you're just so-so.' However, with that level of attack, even if he went, he would only be sending himself to his death.
Just as Sunier was hesitating, the tigers were circling around and looking at their masterpiece with satisfaction. The pit below had expanded a lot, and more importantly, the dark hole had disappeared.
The tigers were overjoyed. They roared as they shuttled back and forth in the valley. From time to time, they would emit sound waves, which made the already uneven ground even more uneven. A few mandala flowers that were originally incomplete became fragmented and fragmented.
At this time, at the bottom of the pit, where the hole was originally located, the ground suddenly wriggled, as if something was arching out.
A tiger with sharp eyes immediately flew over to see what was going on. However, just as it flew over, a few tentacle-like things suddenly broke out of the ground. They easily pierced into the tiger's abdomen like sharp blades and came out from the back, bringing with them a rain of blood!
The tiger didn't even have time to scream before it was dragged into the ground by the tentacles. At the same time, the sand at the bottom of the pit collapsed as if someone had placed a funnel below.
The tigers couldn't figure out the situation for a moment and were all stunned.
The ground was collapsing little by little. Not long after, a hole with black fog appeared in front of the tigers.
This was simply a naked provocation! The huge white tiger let out a roar towards the sky. It suddenly rose into the air and flew to the top of the cave. An almost substantial shockwave was released from its mouth, causing ripples in the air. The shockwave blasted into the cave.
A shrill scream came from the hole. A few tentacles that were still stained with blood shot out from the hole and pierced straight into the sky.
The rest of the tigers opened their mouths without hesitation. Waves of sound waves bombarded the tentacles like dense raindrops. In just an instant, those tentacles were blown into minced meat.
Continuous screams came from the hole, each louder than the last. The tigers nervously circled around the hole, not daring to let down their guard.
A thing that looked like a flower bud the size of a human head suddenly flew out of the hole. Before the tigers could react, it exploded with a bang. Countless black liquid sputtered in all directions with the explosion.
With such a dense attack, even if the tigers had wings that could soar in the sky, it was useless. There was no way to dodge at all. Every tiger's body was more or less splashed with some of the black liquid.
Wherever the black liquid touched, wisps of black smoke would immediately come out from that place and make a sizzling sound. All the tigers roared in pain. The contaminated places were corroded in a short period of time to reveal eerie white bones. Then, immediately, the white bones were contaminated and turned black. Some of the tigers could no longer maintain their balance and fell diagonally to the ground.
After a moment, there was no longer a soaring figure in the sky. All the tigers were rolling on the ground. The more serious ones were lying there weakly, dying.
Amidst the continuous screams of the tigers, a strange-looking thing emerged from the hole. From the outside, it looked like a seven-colored datura flower that had been magnified many times. The petals were covered with small holes, and traces of faint black mist were constantly emitting from these holes. What was even more strange was that where the stamen should have been, there was a human face. It had complete facial features and was fleshy, looking extremely disgusting.
A few tentacle-like things drooped in the mouth of the human face. From the broken parts, sticky liquid was still dripping out.
At this time, a tiger was rolling on the ground because of the pain. It rolled near the hole. The tentacles in the mouth of the human face suddenly extended a lot and pierced into the tiger's body. The tiger's huge body suddenly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, the black mist emitted from the holes on the petals became thicker.
However, the other tigers did not notice this. When they were in extreme pain, who would care about something that had nothing to do with them?
Such a scene appeared in front of Sunier's eyes. The valley was full of white tigers rolling on the ground. The wings that were originally used to soar in the sky were heavily bent on the ground, constantly letting out teeth-numbing sounds of bones breaking. However, the tigers did not seem to notice. At most, they were constantly letting out miserable cries, as if this was the only way to reduce their pain.
Then, Sunier saw the monster. As if it was taking a leisurely stroll, it pulled out the tentacles in its mouth from the body of a tiger and pierced into the body of the next tiger. All the tigers that were attacked by it had shriveled up, as if all their energy had been sucked dry.
This was not enough to constitute a reason for Sunier to take the initiative to attack. It was just that the monsters were killing each other.
The tentacles in the monster's mouth stretched out to more than ten meters long. Sunier also noticed that after every tiger was sucked dry, not only did the mist become thicker, even the tentacles became thicker. The distance that they stretched out was also further than the previous time.
It was not the first time Sunier had heard of a monster that relied on devouring others to strengthen itself. It was obvious that the monster in front of her was using this method.
Glancing at the valley, she saw that it was full of desolation. There was not a single complete seven-colored datura flower in sight. Sunier could not help but feel a trace of resentment in her heart. If she wanted to leave through the entrance, she had to have the datura flower. Otherwise, she might be trapped here forever.
The resentment that had been accumulated for a long time exploded at this moment. Sunier did not even think about how terrifying an existence that could make so many white tigers on the verge of death was.
Drawing the bow, nocking the arrow, and shooting furiously, this series of actions was completed in an instant.
It could also be said that when Sunier found that there were no more complete datura flowers and that there was no possibility of her completing the trial, she was already prepared to shoot this arrow.
The monster's reaction speed was not very fast. It only had time to raise its head when Sunier's arrow was about to pierce its body.
With a 'poof', Sunier's arrow shot between the monster's eyes.
* * *
After three days, Han Jin and Yalina finally walked out of the swamp area thousands of miles away and arrived at the Hamara Plain, which was famous for its richness. However, it was a little different from what Yalina had described. Han Jin could not see the beauty of the Hamara Plain, only the smoke rising from the four directions.
Along the way, Han Jin encountered countless orc warrior squads. There were not many of them, and they were in groups of three or five. Although they could not pose any threat to Han Jin and Yalina, if they were attacking ordinary people, a few orc warriors would be enough to completely destroy a small village. Han Jin believed that the orcs' tactic of breaking up into smaller groups would definitely cause great losses to the Capital of Elements, but Yalina did not think so. From her, Han Jin gained a deeper understanding of the Capital of Elements.
Before Grand Duke Solomon built the Capital of Elements, the Hamara Plain was the world of the orcs. In fact, Wild Willow City, the Beitman City, and other cities were originally part of the Orc Federation. However, after the elite orc warriors were all annihilated by the Holy See at the Mountain of the Unsetting Sun, their power declined day by day. Their territory gradually shrank, and the Hamara Plain became their last base.
The orcs did not like to do production, nor did they like to do ordinary jobs such as forging, brewing, weaving, and so on. They thought that doing these jobs was a disgrace to their warrior's dignity, but they also had their own way, which was to amass wealth and population through plundering, then make the slaves work for them. During the period when the empire was unified, the orcs had to abide by certain rules. They rented out their land for people to farm. Although this was also a form of exploitation, there were laws and principles to follow. After the empire collapsed, the orcs were no longer willing to abide by the rules. It must be admitted that although there were wise orcs, the probability of them being born was pitifully small. Therefore, most of them were unwilling to control their greed.
To give a simple example, if they let the humans farm the land, they would be able to harvest more than 200 pounds of wheat per mu. The Orcs would only be able to get 20 percent of that, which was 40 pounds of wheat. The remaining 160 pounds of wheat would be given to the humans to buy seeds for the next year, change farming tools, feed their families, and so on. At that time, the lives of the humans were still quite good. However, the orcs were not satisfied. Why can I only get 20 percent? Can't I get 80 percent and you guys get 20 percent? It's fine as long as you don't starve to death and can continue working.
The orcs increased the rent step by step, which aroused the resistance of the Farmer. However, the orcs were even angrier. They used force to turn all the Farmer into their slaves, killing anyone who resisted. If they killed everyone, there would be no one left to farm. It was fine. They could go out and plunder at any time.
At that time, the continent hadn't fallen into total chaos yet. Many wise people stood up and attacked the cruel behavior of the beastmen. Their unbridled plundering was a kind of robbery-like logic that broke the rules to obtain things. And any act of breaking the rules to obtain things would cause irreparable and destructive damage to society. However, the orcs did not care about this. They continued to do what they were supposed to do and lived a leisurely and happy life. However, as time passed, the orcs realized that their happy and prosperous lives were getting further and further away from them. They had already taken all the resources, but their lives were still not as good as before. With the orcs' intelligence, they could not understand why. The only thing they could do was to plunder even more crazily. Almost every orc had a large amount of gold and silver in their home, but their standard of living plummeted. All the merchants on the continent regarded the Hamara Plain as hell. No one was willing to do business with the orcs, because not only did the orcs lose their wealth, but even their lives were not guaranteed. Their own material production was decreasing day by day, and they could not replenish it from the outside world. It was not hard to imagine the orcs' lives. In the end, Solomon, the Star of Magic, raised his arm and gathered hundreds of thousands of human slaves around him, driving the orcs out of the Hamara Plain.
Because they had lived together with the orcs for a long time and resisted their rule, the humans living in the Hamara Plain were brave and aggressive. Of course, the quality of the strong people here was far less than in Isolated Cliff City, but the population was large. They were either loyal to Grand Duke Solomon or returned to their hometowns to protect their homes. Moreover, the people in the Capital of Elements lived a nomadic life. Every early spring, they would leave the town and rush to the countryside. At this time, Grand Duke Solomon would attack Fatto City to contain the main forces of Forza. At the end of autumn, when the wheat fields were almost harvested, the Farmer would gather in the town and take away everything that could be taken away, including farm tools, cattle, sheep, and so on. Grand Duke Solomon would also withdraw his army and give up the Hamara Plain. The orcs could do whatever they wanted.
Facts proved Yalina's words. Han Jin passed by several small villages, but there was nothing in them. It was like a dead village. Then, he passed by a heavily fortified town surrounded by a wall more than ten meters high. Inside, he could even faintly see two Master Towers. In order to capture such a big town, the orcs could only send out their main forces. It was absolutely impossible to rely on those stragglers.
Han Jin just wanted to get to the Capital of Elements as soon as possible. He had no interest in observing and learning, so he directly flew past the town.
Another three days passed in the blink of an eye. When the travel-worn Han Jin and Yalina crossed a stone bridge, they finally saw a majestic city in front of them. Yalina let out a long sigh as if she was in a dream. She had finally returned home after more than a year of traveling!
Although what she had seen and experienced in the past year was more colorful than what she had experienced in the past ten years, home was always home. The feeling of home was irreplaceable.
Han Jin slowed down the unicorn's speed. When they were about to reach the city gate, they met a patrol team. The patrol team didn't make any trouble, but only looked at the intimate young couple with curious eyes before passing by them.
After entering the East Gate of the Capital of Elements, a majestic momentum hit them in the face. The straight streets were much more spacious than those in the Holy Crown City, and they were also very clean. Han Jin paid attention to the complexion of the pedestrians on both sides. Most of them looked very good. It was useless to listen to other people's praises. He had to see and feel it himself. The complexion of the people living at the bottom was enough to prove the vitality of the city, whether they lived and worked in peace, and whether they were willing to accept the rule of Solomon.
With so many people, Yalina naturally felt embarrassed to continue leaning in Han Jin's arms. She jumped off the unicorn, and Han Jin also jumped down. The two walked side by side on the street. In fact, at this moment, Yalina wished she could grow wings and fly back to the person who was so strict and unreasonable, but she missed him very much. However, she also wanted Han Jin to be more familiar with the city and recognize it, so she tried to control herself and slowed down.
Han Jin had been observing both sides. When he heard Yalina say that the Capital of Elements had been expanded four times, he was shocked because he saw that the layout of the houses and streets on both sides was very reasonable. There was no trace of expansion, which proved that when Solomon dug the first shovel of soil here, he already had a complete idea in his mind. He didn't want to build a stronghold, but a large city!
No matter how long the road was, it would eventually end. After walking for half a day, Yalina was already feeling tired. Another tall city wall appeared in front of them, even taller than the one outside. Under the city gate, there were more than twenty fully armed soldiers standing there like nails.
Han Jin remembered that when they stepped into the Capital of Elements, no one came to check them. However, this place seemed to be heavily guarded, and there was no pedestrian in sight.
"Here we are." Yalina whispered, and then turned to look at Han Jin. She looked at him very seriously, or rather, it was a kind of gaze.
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