Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Calm Before the Storm

When Xia Jian and his party of four followed the footprints left by the flame giant on the ground, they tracked all the way to the edge of a big river......

Traces of a fight were finally found again at the scene......

Apparently......

If there is no accident, the Flame Giant should be here, catching up with the man in Cao Lei's mouth who was saved by him and was responsible for luring the Flame Giant away!

As for the final result, according to the traces left at the scene, Xia Jian can't judge it for the time being!!

However, there was a strange phenomenon at the scene that caught Xia Jian's attention......

From the traces left by the Flame Giant along the way, it is not difficult to judge that the flame temperature emanating from this Flame Giant should be very high!!

This can be seen from the scorched black footprints left by the high temperature everywhere it goes!!

Here's the blame......

It stands to reason that the Flame Giant is covered in flames, and the temperature is extremely high, and if you fight fiercely in this jungle, it will definitely cause a large-scale fire!!

However, the actual situation is that although some trees were burned at the scene, the fire seemed to be restrained by some kind of force, and it was strictly controlled in a small area!!

Other than that......

On the ice of the big river, Xia Jian also found several huge holes......

I don't know if it was left behind by the Flame Giant's attack, or if it was left behind for some other reason......

In the surrounding lush jungle, Xia Jian also found grass and trees in several places. It seems to be the marks left by some kind of large creature......

When he saw these traces, Xia Jiandang frowned......

No doubt......

These traces must have been left by the Flame Giant. And it was left behind when it fell......

It was precisely because of these traces at the scene that Xia Jian suddenly became interested in the man Cao Lei saved!!

Now Xia Jian is basically sure......

At the last moment, the man who agreed to lure away the flame giant for Cao Lei was not only an evolutionary. And it is very likely to be a powerful king-level powerhouse!!

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To the southeast of Yanjing, there is an unknown small village......

It's a very ordinary village......

As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water. Perhaps due to the proximity to Yanjing City, before the Great Destruction Day, the villagers in the entire village were basically planting greenhouse vegetables as their main business!!

It is for this reason that ......

Before the Great Destruction. Stand on a high place and look down on the past. The whole village is full of neat rows of glass greenhouses, flashing dazzling reflections in the sun!!

It feels spectacular!

Of course......

This was only before the Day of Apocalypse......

Now, at a glance, the endless greenhouses have been crushed by thick snow or broken by lush plants, and there are not many that are still intact......

The night is like ink......

The whole world. Return to the embrace of the goddess of the night......

I can't see my fingers everywhere!!

The sky was black, although there were flashes of lightning from time to time. But after a brief flash of lightning, the land will soon be completely black again......

But by this brief electric light......

It can be seen that in the outer area to the north of the village, black figures spread all over the mountains are slowly moving towards the village......

These black figures probably still maintain their human form, but the stiff and slow body movements clearly reveal their identities......

No doubt......

These black figures moving towards the village are all the tide of dark chasers in the apocalypse!!

It's just that......

In the direction of this village, there are neither large numbers of survivors, nor large human settlements!

Why are these dark chasers moving in this direction?

Could it be that there is something here that attracts them?!!

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Meanwhile......

To the southeast of this unknown village......

There is a park with lush trees and verdant foliage......

While blocking out most of the snow, it also blocked out the small amount of light that was left in the sky......

This makes this forest look even darker and more gloomy!!

Park at the foot of the mountain......

If you look closely, you can see an extremely hidden building......

Before the Great Apocalypse, this building was supposed to be a small shop or something, but now it has long been completely abandoned......

The walls painted with a layer of dark red stone powder are now covered with emerald green vines, which look vibrant at first glance, but if you sink down, you will feel that this place is extremely desolate and dilapidated!!

It gives an eerie feel......

I can't help but think of a haunted house!!

But such an abandoned house that has almost been completely forgotten by people, tonight, on the roof full of holes, there is a slight glimmer of warmth!!

That's firelight!!

Originally......

In this dilapidated house, a bonfire is now lit......

The orange light of the fire will illuminate a huge room, flickering and dimming......

The burning wood is trying its best to release light and heat, bringing a little hope to this cold world!!

It's just that......

It's weird......

In this house, although a bonfire was lit, there were no survivors in sight!!

Well?

Wrong!

It's not that there are no survivors in the house!

If you take a closer look, you will find that in the dark corners of this room, there are actually a group of figures in black robes!!

It's just these survivors in black robes, sitting there. Motionless, as if asleep, the sense of presence is very low!

And where each of them is. It is also very particular......

At first glance, it seems to blend in with the darkness around you!!

If it weren't for the knowledge of the Tao in advance, or if you paid a little attention, it would be really difficult for ordinary people to find them......

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If it weren't for the campfire in the center of the room, it would be getting darker and darker as time went on......

It's really hard to feel the passage of time from these people......

It's like a lifeless sculpture!!

Until......

Outside the room. Suddenly, there was a series of creepy and creepy sounds......

It feels as if there are countless crawlers crawling through the grass......

The sound of the soo was getting louder and louder. Becoming clearer......

Soon I arrived at the door of the room!!

Followed by......

A dark shadow flashed through the doorway, and it seemed to burrow into the room like lightning......

After discerning the direction for a moment, he picked up speed again and crossed an arc in mid-air. It's like a black arrow. Shoot straight into the dark shadow in a corner!

Next Second......

The dark figure in the corner stretched out his arm......

The little thing that appeared just now, with a body as fast as lightning, crossed an arc in mid-air and landed firmly on the palm of this person!

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Finally see it clearly......

What landed on the palm of the man in black was a rat the size of a fist!

The little mouse has shaggy, jet-black hair, shiny oil. It looks very cute......

Especially the pair of smart little eyes, dripping and turning. It looks very spiritual!!

Apparently......

If there is no accident, this little mouse should be the little pet that the man in black has subdued!!

And, if someone is going outside the house at this time......

You will be shocked to find that a little mouse like this is actually not one, but a group!!

A dense swarm!!

"Squeak ......"

At this time, the little mouse that fell on the palm of the man in black let out a few screams, and its fluffy little head rubbed a few times on the palm of the man in black, giving people the feeling of being coquettish, very cute!!

"Squeak ......"

When the little mouse stopped, the man in black also imitated the voice of the little mouse just now, and let out a series of screams!!

Next......

One person, one rat, just keep going back and forth!

It's like communicating!!

And in this process, the other people in black in the room just listened patiently, and no one made a sound to disturb the communication between this person and the mouse......

Until......

After four or five minutes......

The man in black took out a small piece of black magic crystal from his pocket and fed it to the little mouse in the palm of his hand!!

Immediately, after stroking the little mouse on the head a few times, he put the little mouse back on the ground!!

"Squeak ......"

The little mouse barked a few times and glanced back at the man in black......

Next Second......

The fist-sized body accelerated abruptly, and soon merged into the rat colony outside the house......

Soon after......

With a series of sounds, the swarm of rats that were dense before disappeared again, as if they had never appeared!!

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Wait until the rat colony is far away......

Among those sculpture-like figures, someone finally moved......

Then I saw a man in black come out of the dark corner where he had just been, sat down next to the campfire, and added a few sticks of firewood to the fire that was about to be extinguished......

"Xiao Mu-kun, how is the situation?"

Kogi-kun?

Could it be that the man in black who was able to control the rat colony just now was the Japanese who slaughtered a village some time ago, Xiao Mu?

And the man in black who spoke?

The Japanese who had been replaced with Kogi-kun also came out of the darkness and sat back in front of the campfire......

His voice was very hoarse, and it sounded like a sharp knife cutting through the metal surface, which was very ugly......

"Night Wolf Lord......"

"The target went to the city this evening, but he had already left before dark......"

"Blackie has confirmed the location of the target, in an abandoned village to the north of us......"

"And ......"

Speaking of this, Xiao Mu paused. Shen Sheng said: "According to Xiao Hei's observation, the strength of the target should be even stronger than we expected before......"

"Except for the strength that can't be targeted. I can't judge it for the time being......"

"Around him, there are already general-level evolutionaries who can be confirmed, and there are almost a hundred......

"...... above"

"Yo Si!!"

Nightwolf nodded......

His face was so cold that he could almost freeze, "Sure enough, it was as I expected......"

"There are so many general-level evolutionaries who are willing to gather around the target, if the target is allowed to continue to grow, it will definitely become the great enemy of our empire in the future......"

"And ......"

"I doubt the target. Possess the ability of the Dao that we don't know, and this ability is likely to be an evolutionary to others. Extremely attractive ......"

"Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to gather so many general-level evolutionaries around him in a very short period of time......

"Do you still question my decision?"

With that, the night wolf coldly glanced at the black figures in the other corners of the room......

Feel the night wolf's grim gaze......

These are very much, and they all hang their heads. Don't dare to make eye contact with the night wolf's gaze......

Originally......

Since the Night Wolf. A week ago, I accidentally learned that a king-level evolutionary suddenly appeared in the Lianyang base......

He advocated changing the main task of the operation......

You must know that their first task was just to obtain confidential information related to the protective shield of the Lianyang base!!

And after getting the news of Xia Jian......

Night Wolf immediately applied to the headquarters for support!!

In his opinion, although it is also very important to obtain information related to the shield of the Lianyang base, Lianyang is there. It's impossible not to see ......

So relatively speaking, solve Xia Jian. It has become the top priority of this mission!!

After all, Xia Jian is a big living person!

And it's a big living person who is likely to have king-level strength!

Once he is made aware of it, it is almost impossible to kill him!

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But it's a pity......

Although the Night Wolf conveyed his views to the headquarters, the headquarters also sent support......

But those bigwigs in the headquarters don't fully support it, and the night wolf asks for Xia Jian to be eliminated as the first priority task!!

In the eyes of those bigwigs......

It's still the matter of the Lianyang base shield, which is more important!!

And now......

Night Wolf obviously wanted to use reality to convince these colleagues who came to support......

For the time being, Night Wolf's efforts have made a lot of progress!

At least in the face of his questioning, those colleagues who came to support did not openly oppose it, but chose to remain silent......

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I have to say......

The dwarf people are sometimes such a strange people......

They are united! Absolute obedience!! It's hard to tolerate people of the same kind who have a mind of their own......

Can be ...... at the same time

They worship the strong very much, and from their bones, they have such a rebellious spirit!!

So......

Whenever there is an extremely powerful person, their nation will often appear, and the following will be guilty of such things......

Now, the situation in this room is moving in this direction!!

As the only king-level powerhouse in the team......

Nightwolf can't help but have other different thoughts in this team......

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"Very good......

Seeing that this time, no one was openly opposing his decision, Night Wolf nodded with satisfaction......

As long as no one objects, that's enough!!

But it is very natural to see this as a decision that everyone has acquiesced in!

Forthwith......

Night Wolf's tone changed, and a chilling smile appeared on his face......

"Hey......

"But don't worry about ......"

"If the information I get is not wrong, at the moment, there should be a great danger and it is approaching the goal......"

"Maybe, we won't have to do it ourselves tonight......"

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At the same time......

In that small village that is unknown......

It was also a small and inconspicuous house, and in the middle of the room, a large bonfire was lit......

The same number of people sat around the campfire......

But in the house where the night wolf was located, the atmosphere was eerie and infiltrating!

The atmosphere in this house is exceptionally warm!!

The few people present also looked relaxed......

And the person who is the leader is the target of the Night Wolf and his party this time - Xia Jian!!

I have to say......

Although Xia Jian is an extremely powerful king-level powerhouse......

Although Xia Jian has a strong spiritual perception ability, he can easily perceive everything near him......

But Xia Jian is not a god after all......

As for what happened a few miles away, naturally there was no way to know what was happening!

It is impossible to predict in advance who will calculate themselves......

It is even more impossible to know the Tao......

In the endless darkness of the night, there is a great danger, which is rapidly approaching in the direction where it is......

"Boss ......"

There weren't many people in the room......

In addition to the fifteen people who followed Xia Jian this time, such as Fenfeng, Yasha, Shi Hu, and Xiong Aiguo, there were only Cao Lei and Lu Hongjun's grandson......

It was the storm that spoke......

"Do you think that monster is likely to fly?"

The monster that the storm said was naturally the flame giant that Xia Jian went to find in the evening......

As for the storm, what does that flame giant say......

Originally......

This evening, when Xia Jian led Storm, Xiong Aiguo, and Cao Lei and his party of four to track the flame giant to the vicinity of the big river......

Although in that jungle, traces of the battle were found!!

But except for those traces of battle......

At the scene, and nearby, Xia Jian and the four of them did not find any traces left by the flame giant when he left......

No corpse of the Flame Giant was found!!

It feels as if after that battle, the flame giant seems to have disappeared out of thin air!!

Because of this......

Since there was really no way to track it down, and seeing that it was getting dark, Xia Jian had to take everyone back to this temporary place of settlement......

Let's see if we can brainstorm ways to find the traces of the Flame Giant!!

It's just that......

The situation at the scene is really weird!

As Storm had just guessed......

Now all you can think of, since the flame giant can leave that area without leaving a trace, it seems that only it can fly, which is the most reasonable!!

"Can you fly?"

Xia Jian gently leaned against the wall and tried to make himself more comfortable!!

Although it is extremely likely that Zhilu Dao Storm said this......

But subconsciously......

Xia Jian is not willing to accept this result!!

………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)