Chapter 718

Many people present were seeing a lord-level Danube Beast for the first time. Its body length exceeded five zhang (over sixteen meters), shaped like a giant rhinoceros, its body as majestic as a mountain, running like a locomotive, shaking the earth. It even had a shield-shaped bone plate on its forehead; whether it was arching trees or rocks, it would shatter them in one hit.

The Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast's size might not be larger than the Danube Beasts behind it, but its whole body was covered in crimson flames and lightning, with countless electric balls exploding every second, which was truly astonishing.

Its skin was also covered with crystals of various sizes and colors, as if they had grown out of its body.

This group of monsters ran in a herd, colliding with each other, dust and mud flying behind them, and the momentum was truly unstoppable. Even the experienced garrison troops were only being chased and running; how could they dare to step forward and block them?

Two unlucky guys with short legs demonstrated for everyone on the spot:

Whoever is slow dies!

The legion behind the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast was not limited to its own kind.

A so-called "lord" can usually command other Danube Beasts within its territory.

The previous time the headless beast horde gathered to attack the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast's nest, it was because they seized an opportunity; after the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast laid its eggs, it didn't allow any Danube Beasts to approach the nest, including its own subjects, so the nest didn't get a response from the subjects when it was attacked.

Now it was different; the eggs were all lost, and the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast no longer had any descendants to protect.

National Master Qingyang noticed that the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast's eyes were bloodshot, white foam was coming out of the corners of its mouth, and its panting sound was deafening.

This guy was in a state of rage.

Who could easily anger it and lure it into the Eye of the Storm? She immediately thought of the Mount Xu intruder. Those reckless guys seemed capable of doing such a thing.

But the Danube Beast herd led by the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast was very fast, and in at most a few breaths, they would crash into the crowd.

Several soldiers were unfortunately killed, either trampled into mud or kicked into the water, and the rest scattered like birds and beasts.

National Master Qingyang and Baili Zhantian didn't have time to think and had to dodge to the side.

Lingxu City had dealt with Danube Beasts for hundreds of years and knew that these big guys were most terrifying when in a herd, but as long as you lured them away from the herd and attacked them one by one, the danger would be greatly reduced.

Although Baili Zhantian was impatient to deal with these uninvited guests, where could she go to chase the intruder when everyone was in a panic? Besides, this skin had already begun to deteriorate, and she didn't want to waste extra effort.

National Master Qingyang suddenly said: "Go into the water."

Danube Beasts didn't have the ability to float, and deep water would only slow down their forward speed. Besides, water sources in the Fu Realm were scarce, and they didn't like water to begin with, so naturally, they wouldn't go deep into the Grass Sea.

Baili Zhantian nodded and was about to jump into the deep water area, but just then, there was a splash in the water, and the Water Spirit popped out:

"Found it."

There were many people in the water, but there was only one giant spider, so it was quite easy to find.

Before the giant eel finished speaking, another figure jumped out of the water and slammed into it.

Zhu Xiuer! She was indeed hiding in the lake.

The giant eel blurted out her whereabouts, and Zhu Xiuer immediately retaliated; the spikes on her claws poked out the giant eel's eyes, and her mouthparts pierced the fish skin, injecting venom!

This happened suddenly; to others, it looked like the giant spider just jumped onto the eel demon's head, retracted its eight claws, and then used the momentum to jump again, landing on the shore.

With a splash, water sprayed everyone's head and face, accompanied by the eel demon's hissing.

The Spider Immortal's dissolving toxin wasn't something just any water spirit could withstand.

At this time, the giant spider spread its eight claws and flew toward the shore without looking back, faster than a steed.

Baili Zhantian chased without hesitation.

It almost brushed past the giant hooves of the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast as it rushed over.

"Don't..." National Master Qingyang frowned. The Grass Sea had suffered such a change, and the giant spider and the intruder could have escaped; why appear at this time?

No matter how she smelled it, it tasted like a conspiracy.

But could she tell Baili Zhantian not to chase? This Heavenly God only had eyes for the intruder and couldn't be bothered to spare an extra glance for the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast.

She also saw clearly in the water that the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast hadn't just summoned these two or three hundred little brothers; hundreds more Danube Beasts were jumping out of the Eye of the Storm one after another, chasing toward here.

The leader effect of this overlord was very significant.

"You stay!" Baili Zhantian's voice came, but she had already gone far away. "That kid is still in the water!"

Although the giant spider's movements were fast just now, Baili Zhantian's eyesight was amazing, and she had already seen that He Lingchuan was not on the giant spider.

The intruder was still in the water? At this time, the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast also stopped, sniffing left and right, as if looking for something. Other Danube Beasts also slowed down, but their tempers were particularly irritable, and they would butt anyone they saw.

The air in the human world made them very uncomfortable.

Seeing this, National Master Qingyang was even more certain that it had been lured here by someone.

She looked around and saw seven or eight soldiers struggling in the water; these were the smart ones who knew the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast didn't like deep water.

But only one of them was swimming with his back to her, and he was far away, at least one hundred and thirty or forty zhang.

That was just a small dot in the water; it wasn't dawn yet, and it was dark all around, so if it weren't for her good eyesight, she would have almost ignored it.

This person was actually swimming against the Danube Beast herd toward the Eye of the Storm.

The more National Master Qingyang looked at the back of this person's head, the more suspicious she felt.

This was intuition; no evidence was needed.

She focused her mind, and the details of this person quickly magnified in her field of vision. The armor plate on his left arm was gone, and there was a large hole in his sleeve. That's right, a soldier had just been butted into the water by a Danube Beast, and his arm armor had fallen off; was it probably this guy? In other words, this person had been hiding in the army all along, leading the Thunder-Bearing Giant Beast here? She stepped on the waves to chase without a sound. Green light swirled under her feet, preventing her from sinking into the lake.

That person also seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Just as she started, he dived into the bottom of the water, as if he had finished catching his breath.

By the time National Master Qingyang arrived, only clear waves were rippling here.

The Grass Sea garrison troops who had been scattered by the Danube Beast herd earlier gathered again in front of the Eye of the Storm, and many soldiers climbed ashore from the water, wet and going to rejoin their teams.

The intruder shouldn't have mixed into the army; that would be throwing himself into the net. When the team was reorganized, a new face would be very conspicuous.

Moreover, National Master Qingyang didn't see any soldier coming ashore missing his left arm armor.

She suddenly heard a strange sound from afar and immediately turned her head to look:

Ten zhang away from the shore, there were several sandbars, also covered with long grass and dense dwarf trees. The Danube Beasts' movements were all on the shore and didn't disturb the sandbars. But at this time, several birds in the forest were startled and flew up with a flutter; what National Master Qingyang heard was their dissatisfied screeching.

What startled them? National Master Qingyang immediately turned and ran toward the sandbar.

She had a strong premonition that the target was probably here.

Sure enough, after jumping over a fir tree, she saw a person standing ahead, the light leather armor on his body wet, and he was wearing that mask on his face.

This person stood straight, half of him hidden in the tree shadow, and said unhurriedly: "National Master Qingyang!"

Finally caught him! National Master Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief in secret, stepped forward, and grabbed him!

No matter what the other party said, she would capture him first as a courtesy.

This guy had committed such a huge crime that he must be taken down immediately.

When she made her move, she anticipated the other party's counterattack, so this move also hid several follow-up moves, any of which would make the other party suffer.

This guy daring to stop was the biggest mistake of his life.

Who knew this person didn't dodge or hide, but suddenly raised his hands high and shouted "I surrender"! —then he was poked in the chest by her staff and sat down staggering.

Fortunately, National Master Qingyang held back her strength at the end, otherwise, he would have died if it were heavy, or half-disabled if it were light.

National Master Qingyang's gaze swept over him, leaning on her long staff, and she drew a circle around him on the ground: "This restriction is called 'Drawing a Circle as a Prison.' If you want to get out of the circle, you will end up with a broken head and bleeding."

In the scratches on the ground, faint green light was indeed flowing.

This person raised his hands: "I said I surrender, so I won't struggle."

National Master Qingyang ignored him, channeled her movement technique, and turned around the sandbar in the blink of an eye.

This sandbar wasn't large, three or four thousand square meters, covered with vines. National Master Qingyang didn't give up and didn't miss any corner, startling countless gulls and herons, but she didn't see half a person.

This sandbar only had that one captive who had surrendered.

Just a little bit, just a little bit!

She was unwilling! National Master Qingyang punched a tree, and with a crack, the small tree didn't have a chance to break at the waist, but turned into powder as a whole.

She walked back, and the captive was still obediently in the circle, not moving at all.

National Master Qingyang suppressed her anger and said: "Take off the mask!"

This person's hand was raised in mid-air, and before he touched the mask, he put it down and suddenly said: "National Master Qingyang, I have a question to ask."

National Master Qingyang hit a large stone on the side with her staff, and without seeing how she used her strength, the latter suddenly collapsed and turned into rock sand on the ground: "Take off the mask."

Looking at her face and hearing her voice, she was already on the verge of exploding. This person had to reach out and take off the mask, revealing a young face.

National Master Qingyang's gaze seemed to want to burn a hole in his face: "You are not him."

"Him" was the intruder, the culprit who wreaked havoc on the entire Mount Xu, and also the key to her atonement.

The captive asked strangely: "How do you know?"

National Master Qingyang naturally didn't answer. This captive's arm armor was intact, and although he was wearing a lava mask, it wasn't the main person she was looking for.

Confirming this, her heart sank to the bottom.

Damn it, that guy actually slipped away!

"Are you his accomplice? Where is he?" Was this a diversion? At least she caught a live one, hoping to ask for some useful clues.

The captive smiled again. He smiled a bit strangely because his facial muscles were stiff: "Gone, already gone, you can't catch him."

His tone was also dry: "I want to ask, do you have a flute made of Heavenly Centipede bone?"

Bone flute? National Master Qingyang's gaze hardened: "How do you know?"

Did this person see her wearing it and playing it with his own eyes, or did he learn it from Xi Yunhe's paintings? If it were the latter, at least he had seen the portrait Xi Yunhe painted for her.

This was one of the pieces of evidence for the Elixir of Immortality case; rumors were flying outside, but how many people had actually seen it?

The captive stared straight at her, with a bit of nervousness hidden under his voice: "I want to ask, where did this bone flute come from?"

(End of Chapter)