Chapter 909 - 704: Holy Land
The changes in the environment became increasingly apparent as they continued forward.
The mountains gradually leveled out, but the vegetation grew taller and denser, while the mutant beasts and beastmen encountered on the way were fewer.
Compared to the numerous ambushes and battles on the road here, as they approached their destination, an eerie serenity permeated the atmosphere.
The lower half of Xue Yinzhou had transformed into a silver-white snake tail, gently swaying, sweeping away the stones and thorns along the path, traversing the difficult forest with ease.
He noticed Shen Tang’s pace slowing and matched her speed, reaching out to wipe the sweat from her forehead, softly saying, "Let’s find a place to rest and eat something."
"Okay, I’m hungry too. Let’s go over there." Shen Tang agreed, sitting on a slightly flat area nearby, taking out dry rations and jerky from space, sharing with Xue Yinzhou.
They quickly finished eating and rested briefly before continuing their journey.
"Chirp—"
Long bird calls occasionally echoed from the sky.
Shen Tang sensed something, looking up to see several feathered beasts hovering above.
It seemed that since leaving the city, there were always bird beasts flying overhead.
Perplexed, she asked, "Yin Zhou, do you feel like feathered beasts are constantly following us on this journey?"
Xue Yinzhou had also noticed.
His sense of danger and malice was keen, indeed a powerful group of feathered beasts were following them, but he didn’t sense malice from them, posing no threat.
He nodded, "This area is still under Sky City’s jurisdiction, there are feathered beasts patrolling everywhere, don’t worry too much."
Shen Tang acknowledged and didn’t dwell on it, continuing forward with haste.
As the forest grew more dense, their quick pace soon concealed them in layers of green shadows, disappearing from sight.
Baron panicked, quickly flapping his wings to lead his men to catch up.
They were assigned by the higher-ups to protect, any mistakes were unacceptable.
After leaving Sky City’s boundaries completely, Shen Tang and Xue Yinzhou continued southwest for several days.
The surrounding vegetation became unfamiliar and lush, the air full of a humid, slightly sweet scent of greenery. Silence was abnormal, the sounds of insects and birds were scarce.
Shen Tang frowned, unease creeping into her mind.
The prime forest seemed teeming with life, but upon closer sense, it was excessively quiet, as if a hard to describe lifelessness lurked in the vibrant scene.
"Ahead should be the boundary of the Parasite Clan’s domain."
Shen Tang looked at the crude map in her hand and warily scanned the overly "quiet" forest.
She pushed aside the brush in front, about to step forward, when Xue Yinzhou’s face changed suddenly, his long arm drawing her close, his voice low, "Careful, something’s off here."
Suddenly, mutation occurred!
The seemingly ordinary grass suddenly shot out several dark green vines, swift as lightning, aiming straight at their ankles!
The vines were covered in purple-black spikes, the tips seeping suspicious liquid, clearly poisonous.
Xue Yinzhou reacted swiftly, a thin yet solid black fog sweeping over, precisely "devouring" the first few attacking vines without leaving a trace.
Shen Tang was startled, her face turning cold.
If she had stepped forward just now, she would have been caught.
Truly dangerous.
This confirmed that they had truly stepped into the Parasite Clan’s territory, and this was just the beginning.
It was as if they had triggered a switch.
The surrounding trees, shrubs, and even the ground "came to life"!
More vines shot from the shadows, like sharp blades tearing through air, their edges lined with sharp thorns.
Shen Tang quickly entered combat mode, swinging her hand to release several ice blades, cutting down the attacking vines.
However, the ground trembled, and more thick vines burst forth, interwoven into a net, trying to trap the two.
Xue Yinzhou’s violet eyes turned cold, pulling Shen Tang swiftly away, releasing more black fog to form a barrier that incessantly devoured anything nearing.
Shen Tang, meanwhile, was conjuring thousands of ice blades in the air, directing them at the vines.
Wherever the ice blades passed, vines were cut into pieces, falling to the ground and swiftly withering.
Yet the plant attacks seemed endless, the broken vines rapidly sprouting new buds, regrowing visibly, their assault increasingly frantic.
Damn it.
It feels like they’re never-ending.
Shen Tang, fighting alongside Xue Yinzhou to sever the vines, simultaneously activated her earth element ability, solidifying the ground into hard rock, creating a stable foothold, temporarily averting the underground assault.