The fleet in the demonic cloud set sail again, moving forward continuously along the depths of the cave. After slanting down about a hundred feet, the old cow circled the formation flag backwards, and the rocks and soil above the cave began to slowly wriggle, and the roots of the surrounding vegetation continued to extend, completely covering up the existence of the upper cave.
but
Many of the mortals on the boats were crying secretly, but they didn't dare to cry out loud. The monsters, on the other hand, were obviously smiling, and they seemed to feel a lot more relaxed after entering this place.
As these large ships held up by the demonic clouds continued to go deeper, they finally entered the underground void and reached an underground river. The speed of sailing in the water was actually faster than flying.
Ji Yuan and the old beggar's attention were attracted by the underground river. When the monster activated his magic to steer the wooden boat, a faint stream of light passed through the water, as if a small wave was pushing it. In addition to the spirit of water, it also contained rich earth power, which allowed Ji Yuan and the old beggar to experience the feeling of mountain and water spirits traveling through the land under their control.
Judging from this guiding formation alone, the demons in the Apocalypse Alliance or the Black Wasteland should not be underestimated. Anyone who can create such a formation is definitely a master of formations even among the immortals.
“Woo woo woo… woo woo…”
On the big boat where Ji Yuan and others were, a child kept sobbing, but there were no tears in his eyes. It must be because he had cried for a long time and his eyes had dried up.
"Stop crying, or I'll eat you first!"
A monster next to him cursed the child viciously and licked his lips with his long tongue. He could only scare the child, otherwise he really wanted to eat the child. After all, children's meat was his favorite.
The child tried hard to hold back his tears, but his body twitched involuntarily. An old woman nearby quickly hugged the child and patted his back gently.
"Don't be afraid, child, don't be afraid..."
Ji Yuan and the old beggar frowned as they watched the scene not far away. They could understand the despair of these people, but they could not save them now. Fortunately, through observation, they found that these monsters did not seem to dare to eat these people privately, at least most of them.
Many people on the boat were also looking at these two beautiful girls. They had fair faces and neat clothes. They were hiding behind the monster and being protected by the monster. People looked at them with disgust and hatred as well as a hint of complexity.
Following the formation, the fleet's speed was not slow. They stayed in the dark underground regardless of day or night. It was unknown how long it had passed before the fleet came out of an underwater ravine, and then moved from bottom to top to the side of an island.
If they had not been captured by the monster, the people on the boat might have been amazed at the wonders of the underground rivers and the seabed. However, the more they see these things, they realize that the farther they are from home, the slimmer their hope of survival.
There are still many people on that island, and you can see traces of some people staying there? It must have served as a temporary transit point.
"Hahaha? Now that I'm here, I can feel more at ease. This ground vein is truly magical? It actually extends so far, and it's also the fastest shortcut among the many secret passages I know of. It only takes less than half a month to go south? To get back to Lingzhou, it saves several times more time!"
The old cow grinned and said to the monster who looked relaxed.
"Where are the people from the previous trips? Have they all been transported away?"
"Hahaha? Of course someone helped transported it away first? After all, a round trip takes quite a while, and time is so precious? How can we waste it? But this time, there is no need to worry about anything, we can just go back to Lingzhou!"
…
There are mountains and rivers everywhere in Heimeng Lingzhou, and various natural wonders. If it weren't for the monsters everywhere, the scenery alone would really be worthy of the name of Lingzhou with beautiful mountains and rivers.
In the northwest of Heimenglingzhou, there are several vast mountains. Except for a few places between the mountains, many locations are covered by swamps. This is the area under the jurisdiction of the so-called King Wenyan. The entrance to the new human and animal kingdom is in a valley submerged by the swamp.
It was a little different from what Ji Yuan had expected. The King with Tattooed Eyes and the other co-owners of the Human-Animal Kingdom were not very careful. Perhaps because this was already the Dark Desert, they only gave a simple inspection to a "cargo" fleet returning from Tianyu Continent and allowed the ships to enter the Human-Animal Kingdom.
These large ships slowly landed in the swamp valley, and the smell of corruption in the swamp almost made the already hungry mortals on the ships faint.
One after another, the large ships continued to sink with the ripples of the swamp, and finally completely submerged in the water. They slowly rose again after a dozen breaths, but when they rose again, it seemed like a completely different world.
'Is this really a secret cave?'
Ji Yuan and the old beggar on one of the boats had similar thoughts in their minds, and they didn't know what kind of afterimage was inside.
In contrast to the old beggar's complex and angry feeling, Ji Yuan had another feeling. He could sense that there was a chess piece in this cave.
Beside them, the horse demon had already begun to tell Niu Batian the rules of the cave. He could choose ten beauties, even the most beautiful ones, but he was not allowed to slaughter the mortals inside at will, especially children and young women. If he wanted to eat people, he had to tell him first and could not just swallow them himself.
Listening to these rules, it seemed that he had figured out a wealth of breeding experience, which was definitely not acquired overnight. Later, he began to tell Niu Batian with a smile about various ways of eating by mortals.
"Hehehe... The people captured from Tianyuzhou this time are all good stuff. Those people and animals in Lingzhou have long lost the spirit of mortals and are as tasteless as chewing wax. The kings are going to hold a banquet for all kinds of monsters to entertain all kinds of monsters. They will also invite the heroes who went to Tianyuzhou this time. It can be regarded as a grand celebration!"
Lao Niu subconsciously glanced at the two girls beside him, with an excited look on his face.
"Then can I eat as much as I want?"
"Hahaha, that's right. By then, we only need to leave hundreds of thousands of people behind, and millions of people and animals will be able to enjoy it. I tell you..."
The horse demon continued with a smile.
"The main thing is, based on past experience, when these people come here, even if they don't eat, many of them won't live long. Some starve to death, some get injured while fighting over things, some die of illness, and of course there are many who commit suicide, or die of despair in their sleep. There are many ways to die, but once a person dies, their meat turns sour and becomes inedible. So, while most of them are still alive, let's hold a feast for all the monsters!"
Ji Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the horse monster, and the old beggar on the side also had a grim expression. But when the horse monster felt a slight chill on his body, he looked around but could not see anything.
The boat was still sailing in a large river in the cave, and finally stopped at a port that looked like a real port, and the monsters began to drive people away.
"Go down, go down, all of you!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, get out of here!"
People got off the boat crying, and Ji Yuan and others also got off the boat. From their sight, they could see the outlines of some cities from far and near, with quite a few people and even some farmland.
The so-called country of humans and beasts actually really is a country that abducts people for its own benefit and treats the whole country as beasts.
However, this cave is obviously not newly built, because the historical traces of those cities are very obvious, at least more than a hundred years old. After a quick calculation here, we can still understand that there is a "new country" and many "old countries" in this cave.
Ji Yuan looked towards the north, and the chess piece he sensed was right there.
For the chess piece over there, it should have been in a truly desperate situation, and it didn't know that Ji Yuan had arrived. However, in Ji Yuan's perception, the light of the chess piece seemed to be brighter.
…
In a ruined city, there were people with lifeless eyes everywhere, and on the top of the city, there were some monsters without human form.
Zuo Wuji lowered his head and walked quickly along a street. When he passed a wasteland covered with weeds in the city, he saw a few plants and his face suddenly showed joy. He quickly went over and pulled them up one by one, then returned the same way.
Zuo Wuji returned to a room with tiles that were still intact. Yan Fei was lying on the bed with a pale face. The sword that he never let go of was gone. Lu Chengfeng was sitting cross-legged beside the bed, but there was blood oozing from his shoulder.
"Master Chef, Fourth Master, I found the herbs!"
When Lu Chengfeng immediately opened his eyes and stood up, Zuo Wuji had already run into the house, chewing something in his mouth and holding a handful of herbs in his hand.
"Hurry up and apply medicine to Brother Yan!"
Lu Chengfeng didn't care about himself, and together with Zuo Wuji, he untied the bloodstained clothes on Yan Fei, revealing the terrible wounds on his chest and abdomen. Although he was protected by the innate true qi, it was still horrible to look at.
Zuo Wuji and Lu Chengfeng's faces looked extremely ugly, but their hands were steady. After chewing the herbs, they gently applied them on Yan Fei's wound. Even though the latter had fainted, he still frowned at this moment.
“Sizzle…”
The herbs applied on the wound actually caused faint green smoke to rise from the wound.
"Hiss... Uh..."
Yan Fei was awakened by the pain.
"Master chef!" "Brother Yan, how do you feel?"
"You're not going to die yet! Hoo... Hoo..."
Yan Fei took a breath, looked at Lu Chengfeng, and then looked at Zuo Wuji.
"I didn't expect that we would end up dying in a place like this. Even Wuji..."
"Master, why fear death? Wuji is not afraid of it!"
Lu Chengfeng shook his head.
"It's a pity that this martial arts skill and the heavy burden of the prosperity of martial arts, alas..."
"Masters, please save your energy. As long as we are still alive, demons and monsters can't catch us. Moreover, there are many warriors who have been captured in this city alone. If all..."
"Why!"
Lu Chengfeng shook his head.
"They have lost their spirit and will to fight. They have no weapons, so they can't even use 10% of their martial arts to fight against monsters."
Zuo Wuji looked to one side of the room. His flat stick was still there. Perhaps in the eyes of the monster, this thing was just used for farm work and was not a weapon at all.