68: Chapter 68 Unexpected Change! Lin Yuan Got It Too Far...

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

A dull heartbeat echoed through the ruins.

The cracks on the surface of the snow egg grew more numerous, and blood-red light shone through the fissures.

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue stood at the edge of the deep pit, their expressions grave.

"It seems we... poked a hornet's nest."

Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

His Danger Perception Ability began to sound a frantic warning!

It was no longer a faint warning, but an intense sense of crisis!

Something... is coming!

"Qingxue, prepare for battle."

Lin Yuan said in a deep voice.

Ye Qingxue nodded, the black vortex in her eyes rotating once again.

Shadow power surged around her, ready to strike at any moment.

Just then.

"Roar—!!!"

"Hiss—!!!"

"Awoo—!!!"

From all directions, a dense chorus of beast roars suddenly erupted!

The ground began to shake violently!

"Rumble—"

Countless Evolved Beasts poured out of the ruins!

From the shattered buildings!

From the snow-covered streets!

From beneath abandoned vehicles!

Dense and numerous!

Hundreds of them!

Lin Yuan made a rough estimate; there were at least a hundred D-Class Evolved Beasts!

Mutated rat swarms, mutated dogs, mutated cats, mutated birds...

All kinds of Evolved Beasts were crazily surging toward this side!

Their eyes were fanatical, staring fixedly at the snow egg!

As if they were guarding some supreme treasure!

Ye Qingxue's eyes turned cold: "So many..."

Although she possessed an S-rank Ability and these D-Class Evolved Beasts meant nothing to her,

The real threat was...

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed as he looked toward the back of the beast horde.

Two terrifying figures slowly walked out!

Based on the information Lin Yuan had gathered from Qin Ziyan, these two definitely possessed the characteristics of C-Class Evolved Beasts!

The first was a giant mantis! It was a full six meters long!

Its body seemed to be carved from white crystal, flashing with dazzling light in the setting sun!

Its arms had transformed into two frost battle blades; the blades glinted with cold light, emitting an aura of extreme cold!

Every time it swung them, ice crystals would condense in the air! It was a Frost Crystal Giant Mantis!

The second was a giant bat! Its wingspan was a full twelve meters!

Its entire body was pitch black as ink, and when its wings spread, it blotted out the sky!

It hovered in the air, its eyes glowing with an eerie red light! The surrounding light was actually being devoured by it!

With it as the center, a dark domain had formed! It was a Shadow-Devouring Bat King!

Two C-Class Evolved Beasts, plus over a hundred D-Class Evolved Beasts! This force was enough to sweep through the entire villa area!

Lin Yuan's expression darkened. He and Ye Qingxue were surrounded!

"These Evolved Beasts... were they attracted by the snow egg?" Ye Qingxue asked in a low voice.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Likely. They are guarding the snow egg."

"Our attack instead accelerated the hatching of the snow egg and alerted these guardians."

He grew vigilant in his heart. Two C-Class Evolved Beasts, over a hundred D-Class Evolved Beasts... these were not too great a threat to Ye Qingxue.

But the truly dangerous thing was the snow egg that could hatch at any moment!

"Screech—!" The Frost Crystal Giant Mantis let out a piercing cry.

It brandished its frost battle blades, the blades slicing through the air and condensing trails of frost!

"Whoosh—" A frost storm swept over!

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue quickly dodged!

"Boom—" The frost storm slammed into the ground, instantly freezing a patch of ruins into ice sculptures!

That terrifying chill made even Lin Yuan feel a bone-piercing cold!

Meanwhile, the Shadow-Devouring Bat King in the air opened its giant maw! "Hum—" An invisible ultrasonic wave struck toward Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue!

Lin Yuan felt his mind shake, as if struck by a heavy hammer! His internal organs were vibrating!

"Ngh!" He let out a muffled groan, his constitution allowing him to quickly suppress the discomfort.

But Ye Qingxue... Her eyes were calm. The ultrasonic impact hit her shield and was instantly devoured!

Ye Qingxue's terrifying Spiritual Power made her nearly immune to this kind of mental attack!

"This level of attack is ineffective against me," Ye Qingxue said coldly, the black vortex in her eyes spinning frantically.

"Shhh—!" Countless shadow blades pierced up from the ground, shredding the approaching D-Class Evolved Beasts!

But there were too many Evolved Beasts! After killing one batch, another surged up! They came wave after wave, fearless of death!

With a thought, Lin Yuan's shadow began to squirm. Three shadow puppets crawled out from the shadow! A Mutated Wolf, a mutated spider, and a mutated tiger!

"Kill!" Lin Yuan ordered. The three shadow puppets charged into the beast horde, slaughtering crazily!

At the same time, he raised both hands toward the ground! "Rumble—!!!" Countless vines burst through the soil, sweeping through the beast horde!

The two of them joined forces, barely holding back the charge of the D-Class Evolved Beasts. But the two C-Class Evolved Beasts were the true threat!

The Frost Crystal Giant Mantis was extremely fast, charging at Lin Yuan like white lightning! "Swish—" The frost battle blade slashed down!

Lin Yuan quickly used vines to parry! "Crack—" The vines were instantly frozen, then severed!

So fast! What powerful destructive force! Lin Yuan's expression changed, and his figure retreated violently!

"Boom—" The frost battle blade struck the ground, leaving a deep gully! The edges of the gully were all solid ice!

Meanwhile, the Shadow-Devouring Bat King in the air flapped its wings! The surrounding light was devoured, forming a dark domain! In this darkness, it was like a fish in water!

"Hum—" Another ultrasonic wave struck! Lin Yuan was impacted again, his expression slightly darkening.

But Ye Qingxue remained unaffected, her shadow shield blocking all attacks. She scanned the surrounding beast horde with cold eyes.

"These Evolved Beasts... I can handle them." Although she had consumed quite a bit of Spiritual Power attacking the snow egg earlier, Ye Qingxue's reserves of Spiritual Power were more than enough to deal with these D-Class and C-Class Evolved Beasts.

The only thing she truly feared... was that snow egg!

Lin Yuan looked at Ye Qingxue's confident eyes and nodded slightly. But he remained vigilant in his heart. These Evolved Beasts were not the biggest threat...

He activated his Danger Perception Ability, searching for a route to break through. Just then, the snow egg suddenly began to vibrate violently!

"Crack—" The cracks on the surface expanded rapidly! "Thump-thump-thump—" The heartbeat became increasingly rapid! It was as if something was about to break out of the shell!

All the Evolved Beasts stopped their attacks. They stared fanatically at the snow egg, their eyes full of worship and awe.

The Frost Crystal Giant Mantis and the Shadow-Devouring Bat King also stopped in place. They were waiting... waiting for the "King" inside the snow egg to descend!

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue took the opportunity to catch their breath. They stood back-to-back, looking around vigilantly.

The Evolved Beast horde had formed a massive encirclement. It was dense and impenetrable.

The Frost Crystal Giant Mantis's frost battle blades glinted with cold light. The Shadow-Devouring Bat King's wings blotted out the sky. But at this moment, none of the Evolved Beasts attacked. They were just quietly watching the snow egg. As if waiting... waiting for some ritual to be completed.

"Thump-thump-thump—" "Thump-thump-thump—" "Thump-thump-thump—" The heartbeat became increasingly rapid and louder!

Lin Yuan's Danger Perception Ability began to sound a frantic warning! It wasn't the faint warning from before! It was an unprecedented, terrifying warning! It was as if something extremely horrifying was waking up!

"Qingxue... do you feel it..." Lin Yuan's voice was low, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Ye Qingxue nodded, her expression grave: "A terrifying aura... is brewing inside the snow egg."

Just then. "BOOM—!!!" A dull, thunderous sound!

The cracks on the surface of the snow egg instantly expanded several times over! Blood-red light gushed out from the fissures! The entire ruin was dyed blood-red!

All the Evolved Beasts simultaneously lowered their heads! They prostrated themselves on the ground, their bodies trembling, their eyes filled with fanatical worship!

The Frost Crystal Giant Mantis and the Shadow-Devouring Bat King also knelt on one knee! This scene was shocking to the extreme! Hundreds of Evolved Beasts, collectively kneeling! As if welcoming their monarch!

Lin Yuan's pupils constricted, and an unprecedented sense of crisis rose in his heart! This thing... what kind of monster is it?!

"Crack—crack—crack—" The cracks on the snow egg became more numerous and denser! The blood-red light became increasingly blinding!

But just when everyone thought it was about to break out of the shell, "Thump—" The heartbeat suddenly stopped! The snow egg went still!

The blood-red light slowly receded! The cracks stopped expanding! As if... it was waiting for something! Or perhaps... it wasn't strong enough yet!

A deathly silence. Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue held their breath, not daring to make a move. All the Evolved Beasts remained prostrate on the ground. The snow egg stood quietly in the deep pit.

But Lin Yuan could clearly feel... this thing had only temporarily stopped hatching!

Lin Yuan whispered to Ye Qingxue: "We... must leave now."

Ye Qingxue nodded, a trace of fear flashing in her eyes as well. Although her S-rank Ability was strong, facing this unknown existence... she had no certainty.

The two of them slowly retreated, wanting to leave this dangerous area. But just then, "Awoo—" A beast roar suddenly came from the distance! Following that, dense footsteps! The ground shook!

Lin Yuan's expression changed drastically, and he activated his Danger Perception Ability. From all directions... more Evolved Beasts were rushing toward this place!

Because the distance was a bit far, they couldn't arrive here immediately. But the number was at least a thousand! They were attracted by the aura of the snow egg! They were coming to worship their "King"!

Lin Yuan and Ye Qingxue exchanged a look, both seeing the hidden meaning in each other's eyes. They could not wait any longer; they had to leave this place as soon as possible.