Chapter 488: Dark King

Old Man Shi held the map made of animal skin with both hands; this was exchanged by his ancestors with blood and life.

The black mist around the Black Forest wasn't receding for the first time. During specific times, this kind of black mist would disappear for a period, short as three to five days, long as half a month.

The interval of each disappearance of the black mist was very long, coupled with the increasingly backward civilization of the Asenman tribe, leading to the loss of information. In the later period, it was all word of mouth, coupled with the appearance of the Zerg, the lifespan of the Asenman people shortened sharply, so by Old Man Shi's generation, the situation inside the Black Forest was only half-understood.

Cold disaster, undead, Dark King, assimilation, this was all the information Old Man Shi knew. However, the Asenman tribe had recorded the terrain inside the Black Forest very clearly.

"We are temporarily not in danger."

Old Man Shi spoke.

"Not in danger?"

Wusan Brother looked at the dagger riddled with holes on the ground, with an expression of "Are you kidding me."

"Relatively speaking."

Old Man Shi's words made Wusan Brother and Xiao Mihu feel tight in their hearts. If this didn't count as danger, then what would they encounter later?

"Roar!!"

Just as the few people were talking, a roar came from the distance.

"What... what is that."

Xiao Mihu swallowed hard, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was always cheerful, also tucked his tail.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the roar of the undead. Let's go, that is what we are about to face."

Old Man Shi lowered his eyelids. He understood the Black Forest better than everyone else, so he had already prepared himself to die.

Although Wusan Brother was a bit guilty, he still walked at the very front; this was the responsibility of a main tank.

Su Xiao's position was behind Wusan Brother, followed by Xiao Mihu, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and finally Old Man Shi bringing up the rear.

The squad went deep into the Black Forest quickly. Moving forward quickly was dangerous, but the few people had no choice. Although Old Man Shi said the time was enough, one shouldn't be afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. If the Primordial Seed was exhausted before leaving the Black Forest, even Su Xiao would die. After being eroded for half an hour, there would be an instant death judgment every five seconds. That was what kind of desperate situation.

The squad stopped after moving forward for ten minutes, because a group of "rhinos" appeared ahead.

Although it wasn't certain whether this was a rhino, the appearance of this animal was similar to a rhino, but its build was more massive.

A group of more than three hundred rhinos gathered together. These rhinos were gnawing on the tender grass on the ground, raising their heads from time to time to observe the surroundings, their ears erect.

The more Su Xiao looked at this group of rhinos, the stranger he felt. Rhinos didn't have many natural enemies, so they always showed a lazy appearance, but these rhinos in front of him were different.

"Should we go around? This number of rhinos is a bit troublesome."

Wusan Brother's suggestion was very pertinent, but Su Xiao walked out of the hiding bushes directly.

All the rhinos raised their heads to look at Su Xiao, stopped eating, and their large eyes were full of panic.

Su Xiao continued to move forward. If this were on Earth, the rhino group might have rushed up.

An unexpected situation occurred. The rhino group scattered and fled like frightened little deer, having no intention of fighting Su Xiao at all.

Su Xiao neither drew his blade nor released his aura; he stood in front of the rhino group with the aura of an ordinary person.

"These rhinos are so timid."

Xiao Mihu also stood up from the bushes, with a few leaves on her head.

"These might be animals at the bottom of the food chain, similar to rabbits and deer on Earth."

This wasn't good news. This kind of deformed ecological environment explained that this place was very dangerous.

After moving forward for half an hour, the trees around gradually became sparse, and a tall stone wall appeared ahead.

The stone wall was grayish-brown, and the surface was uneven. This stone wall was piled up by intelligent creatures, and it had become its current appearance after being eroded by time.

This was a ruin, full of stones and half-collapsed circular stone pillars.

Walking into the ruins, the few people dispersed to check the situation around.

"Come here."

Old Man Shi's shout came, and the few people leaned toward Old Man Shi.

Old Man Shi squatted in front of a low stone tablet, on which words could be vaguely seen. These words were too blurry and only a small part could be seen clearly.

"What is written on it?"

Although Su Xiao didn't recognize the words on it, he had seen this kind of writing; this was the writing of the Asenman people.

"Thirteenth Star, Cold, Experiment, Failure..."

Old Man Shi shook his head: "The handwriting is too blurry, only these can be identified."

This information was useless, and the few people dispersed again.

Five minutes later, the few people gathered at the other end of the ruins and continued to head deep into the Black Forest.

"Is there any information that can be shared?"

Wusan Brother still walked at the front, steam rising from the gauntlets on his hands.

"No."

Su Xiao was on guard around him at all times.

"..."

No one spoke behind.

"Xiao Mihu, Xiao Mihu!"

Wusan Brother shouted twice in a row.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Mihu, who was lowering her head and thinking, looked at Wusan Brother in confusion.

"Any discoveries?"

"No."

Xiao Mihu scratched her head and smiled apologetically.

"Woof, woof woof woof~."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked a few times, but Wusan Brother and the others didn't understand what it meant.

"It said it smelled a strange smell."

Su Xiao helped Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang translate, and Wusan Brother and the others looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, then at Su Xiao.

"How did you hear it 'speak', no, the meaning of its bark."

Wusan Brother and the others clicked their tongues in wonder.

"Eyes."

Su Xiao's expression was calm. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's meaning was easy to understand, but this required long-term companionship.

Old Man Shi at the end of the team shook his head to indicate that he hadn't discovered anything.

The squad became unusually quiet. Except for the sound of stepping on dead branches and rotten leaves, there was no sound at all.

Unlike the danger imagined, except for the poisonous insect encountered at the beginning, the few people hadn't encountered any danger after going deep into the Black Forest for three hours.

At first, they could hear the roar of animals, or occasionally beasts running past. These beasts had one characteristic, which was that they couldn't be eaten. They could survive under the erosion of the Source of Black Mist, and there were more or less toxins in their bodies.

After traveling for four hours, the surroundings became quieter, and there was not even the sound of wind. It could only be described as a pin dropping could be heard. In this quiet situation, Su Xiao could hear everyone's breathing.

The veins on Wusan Brother's forehead bulged. The current situation was not as good as having one or two beasts attacking. At this moment, he was under huge psychological pressure.

"Fuck."

Wusan Brother cursed in a low voice, his eyes full of bloodshot.

Under this torment, the squad went deep into the Black Forest for five hours.

"More and more."

Su Xiao suddenly spoke, and Xiao Mihu behind him shrank her body in fright.

"Scared... scared me to death, don't speak suddenly."

Xiao Mihu wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, pressing her chest with lingering fear.

"What is getting more and more?"

Wusan Brother looked at Su Xiao with bloodshot eyes.

"The things following us around. Otherwise, why do you think it would be so quiet? It's those things that scared away the beasts."

Su Xiao placed one hand on the hilt of his blade. His perception was the most sensitive, so he was the first to discover the abnormality around him. ===== CHAPTER 489 =====