CHAPTER 565: CHAPTER 556: STRANGE SKELETON_1

Soon they discovered that the Image Crystal Stone couldn’t transmit messages either.

This was undoubtedly adding insult to injury!

"Since we are already here, we might as well make the best of it."

After a while, Dongfang Wuheng shifted his gaze back to the plain ahead and said, "Let’s go. Everyone, be careful."

The group set off again. Having suffered a significant setback, Murong Xiong no longer contradicted Dongfang Wuheng.

As for Xui Yang, due to his previous ignorant behavior, he appeared somewhat like a buffoon in everyone’s eyes.

The plain was unfathomably vast. They walked until darkness fell without seeing any sign of its end.

Dongfang Wuheng scanned the area ahead and pointed towards a small hill several hundred meters away. "Let’s rest there for the night and set off tomorrow morning," he said.

No one objected.

When they reached the foot of the small hill, everyone sat cross-legged on the ground, meditating to recover.

Dongfang Wuheng, meanwhile, walked up the small hill to carefully observe the surroundings.

Fatty slumped on the side of the hill, hands behind his head, staring at the blood-red sky. "I must admit," he said, "walking all day is really tiring."

After speaking, he yawned, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

Qin Feiyang looked at him, a wave of helplessness washing over him.

Right now, probably only this guy could sleep so soundly.

But... Qin Feiyang scanned his surroundings.

Not only was flying impossible here, but the Essence was also scarce. Without enough Battle Intent, it would be hard to reach the end.

Then, he too sat cross-legged next to Fatty, meditating to recover from his injuries.

Gradually, the blood sun set, and a blood moon rose, plunging the land into darkness.

"Junior Brother Qin, can you come up here?"

Suddenly, Dongfang Wuheng’s voice echoed in Qin Feiyang’s mind.

Qin Feiyang opened his eyes and looked up at Dongfang Wuheng in confusion. He then got up, walked up the small hill, and asked with a slight smile, "What’s the matter?"

Dongfang Wuheng said, "Actually, I know that the Boss’s real choice for team leader was you."

Qin Feiyang was startled. What on earth is this man trying to say?

"Even though I rarely show my face and have never interacted with you, I am well aware of your affairs."

"I sincerely hope we can cooperate wholeheartedly and lead everyone to the other shore first," Dongfang Wuheng said, a sincere plea in his eyes.

"I’m afraid I don’t have that ability."

"Senior Brother Wuhen, rather than trying to persuade me, you should talk to Dong Zhengyang and Murong Xiong."

"After all, their strength surpasses mine."

"However, if we truly encounter trouble, I certainly won’t sit by and do nothing," Qin Feiyang said with a smile.

Hearing Qin Feiyang’s first two sentences, Dongfang Wuheng felt a little displeased, thinking Qin Feiyang was putting on airs and refusing to cooperate.

But upon hearing the last sentence, he felt much more relieved. Cupping his hands, he said with a laugh, "In that case, I’ll thank Junior Brother Qin in advance."

Qin Feiyang smiled and was about to turn and go down.

"Junior Brother Qin, wait a moment," Dongfang Wuheng called out again.

"Is there something else?" Qin Feiyang turned back, looking at him quizzically.

Dongfang Wuheng scanned the surroundings and said in a low voice, "I feel there’s something strange about this plain."

"Strange?" Qin Feiyang was taken aback.

Dongfang Wuheng explained, "We’ve walked all this way without encountering a single anomaly. Don’t you find that unsettling?"

Qin Feiyang had also pondered this.

Logically, the plain shouldn’t be this calm; after all, it was a place even Wang Hong and the Boss deeply feared.

Yet, nothing had actually happened.

So he speculated that the plain might just be a transitional area.

CRACK!

Suddenly, a faint sound came from the distance, as if something was breaking out of the ground.

Both Qin Feiyang and Dongfang Wuheng detected the sound at once, a hint of surprise immediately showing on their faces.

But the blood mist pervading the air, combined with the faint light of the blood moon, made it impossible to see clearly.

Qin Feiyang whispered, "Should we alert everyone?"

Dongfang Wuheng shook his head. "We’re not sure what it is yet, so let’s not alarm them."

After a moment’s hesitation, he added, "Junior Brother Qin, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you to go check it out. If you actually find something, signal immediately."

"Alright." Qin Feiyang nodded, walked down the small hill, woke Fatty, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Fatty, who had just woken up, was still drowsy, but the moment he heard something was up, he jolted awake, all sleepiness gone.

Then, the two of them walked up the small hill.

Dongfang Wuheng cupped his hands. "I’ll be troubling you both. Remember to be extremely careful."

The two nodded, then leaped down and silently crept towards the source of the sound.

After they had walked some distance, Fatty whispered, "Boss, this Dongfang Wuheng seems like a decent guy."

"Mm," Qin Feiyang nodded. Although he didn’t know Dongfang Wuheng well, at least his polite attitude when asking for help was noted.

CRACK!

Suddenly, the faint sound echoed again.

At first listen, it sounded like someone gnawing on a bone, which instantly gave Fatty goosebumps.

The two proceeded with extreme caution, concealing their auras to the utmost.

Shortly after, a hill came into view.

The sound seemed to originate from behind that hill.

They stealthily climbed the hill and peered over the top.

Instantly! Shock filled their eyes.

Tens of meters beyond the hill, there was a white figure!

Although the blood mist in the air made the figure somewhat blurry, they could definitively tell it was a person!

But that’s not right! Everyone else was currently at the small hill; no one had left on their own, and no one had fallen behind during the day.

Then why would there be a person here?

Could it be... The two looked at each other, the same thought dawning in their minds.

It must be someone from the other eight prefectures!

Fatty whispered, "Should we take him out?"

Qin Feiyang nodded, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

WHOOSH!!

Almost simultaneously, the two shot out like arrows from the hilltop, making a beeline for the white figure.

WHOOSH!

The white figure also sensed Qin Feiyang and Fatty and abruptly turned to face them.

But as the figure turned, Qin Feiyang and Fatty suddenly screeched to a halt, their faces deathly pale as if they had seen a ghost!

At that moment, they were only about twenty meters away from the figure and could clearly see its true appearance.

The figure’s face had no flesh on it; it was a complete skeleton!

And within its eye sockets, instead of eyeballs, two orbs of blood-red light flickered like flames!

Looking at that skeletal face, Fatty’s body trembled uncontrollably, an overwhelming fear gripping him.

"Ghost!!" Suddenly, he let out a horrified yell and turned to flee.

"Coward!" Qin Feiyang glared at him, then turned his gaze to the skeletal face, his eyes glinting with resolve as he charged forward without hesitation.

Seeing this, Fatty immediately stopped in his tracks and yelled in surprise and anger, "Boss, do you have a death wish?"

Without turning his head, Qin Feiyang retorted, "It’s not like we haven’t seen skeletons before. What’s there to be afraid of?"

As he spoke, he had already dashed in front of the skeleton.

"H...u...m...a...n..."

"HEH HEH HEH... ROAR..."

Its jawbone clicked open and shut, emitting broken sounds—what seemed like a sinister cackle, or perhaps the low growl of a ferocious beast.

The flames within its eye sockets blazed brighter, a terrifying sight.

Its upper and lower jawbones clacked together, producing a harsh, grating sound.

Qin Feiyang suddenly realized, So this was the source of that sound.

"I’d like to see if you’re human or ghost." His gaze turned cold as he clenched his fist and aimed a punch at the skeleton’s face.

But at that very moment, the skeleton also raised its arm, and the hand hidden within its sleeve was revealed.

It was a skeletal hand! Bare, chilling white bones, yet a blood-red light pulsed on their surface.

This blood-red light felt like Battle Intent to Qin Feiyang.

He raised an eyebrow, but his fist didn’t falter, slamming into the skeletal hand.

BOOM!

CRACK!

With a loud crash, the skeletal hand shattered on impact.

The powerful shockwave instantly shredded the clothes on the skeleton.

There wasn’t a trace of flesh on its body; it was, unequivocally, a skeleton.

But in the skeleton’s lower abdomen, a palm-sized, blood-red flame floated, emitting a dazzling light.

"Bloody hell, what’s going on?" Fatty, standing behind, stammered in disbelief. "Bones can talk and attack people?"

"HEH... HEH..." The skeleton let out another grating cackle.

The hand bone Qin Feiyang had shattered with his punch now floated up and reconnected at the break. As the blood-red light flickered, it was instantly restored to its original state!

This time, even Qin Feiyang was taken aback.

BOOM!

He threw another punch, putting even more force into it this time.

The skeleton didn’t back down at all, clashing with Qin Feiyang once more.

CRACK!

The skeleton’s arm broke again, shattered into pieces this time.

However, the same thing happened again: no matter how small the fragments, they all floated up automatically and rapidly reformed.

Indestructible? Qin Feiyang was stunned; this seemed unreasonable!

CRACK!

At that moment, the ground around them began to crack.

Qin Feiyang and Fatty exchanged uneasy glances, looking at the cracking ground.

Suddenly, skeletal arms, chillingly white, began to push up from the earth.

"There’s more?" Fatty watched this scene, his face drained of color.

"Let’s get out of here!" Qin Feiyang didn’t linger, turning to race towards the small hill.

Fatty didn’t dare hesitate and hurriedly followed.

BOOM!!!

As soon as the two turned to leave, a series of loud bangs erupted, the ground continuously exploding upwards.

Skeletons emerged one after another from beneath the ground.

"HEH HEH HEH..." They were all dressed in tattered white clothes, and the same two flames flickered within their eye sockets.

As soon as they emerged, they let out chilling cackles and pursued Qin Feiyang and Fatty.

Could this place truly be the Yellow Springs? Fatty thought, his heart pounding with alarm.

Is it really like that? Qin Feiyang murmured, his expression grim.

Although these skeletons weren’t overwhelmingly powerful, they were enough to threaten everyone, primarily because there seemed to be no way to destroy them completely.

As they ran, the ground before them suddenly exploded, sending dirt flying.

Immediately after, scores of skeletons burst out, blocking their path.

At the same time, groups of skeletons also clawed their way out of the earth to their left and right.

At a glance, there were hundreds of skeletons surrounding them!

"Isn’t this too many?" Fatty stared, dumbfounded.

"HEH HEH HEH..." The moment these skeletons appeared, they began to encircle Qin Feiyang and Fatty, their menacing cackles echoing through the night sky.