143: The terrifying inner perimeter of the infamous land
Before the group had gone far, they encountered a creature about seven or eight stories tall, resembling a Stick Insect.
With a slender body and legs as thin as bamboo, its gait was surprisingly steady.
Behind it followed one bug after another, smaller in size and of different types.
A Thousand-Foot Centipede over ten meters long; a Blood-Sucking Yao Mosquito larger than a human; a Ghost-Faced Mole Cricket whose head alone was larger than a car as it poked out from the soil; a Disc Beetle carrying colorful Ores on its back... The Zerg race, which they once looked down upon, could only be looked up to in this mysterious space.
Everyone instinctively held their breath, fearing that the slightest movement would attract the attention of these bugs.
There was no other way!
These bugs were enough to give anyone megalophobia.
Moreover, Chen Fei had said that in this special environment, they could manifest into reality at any time.
Who knew if these bugs would become real in the next second.
Just as everyone was lost in thought, a slender, massive leg descended from the sky, stomping out a large crater.
That foot landed just a meter away from Nangong Xingchen, scaring him so much that his legs trembled and he could barely stand.
If that had been a direct hit, Nangong Xingchen would have been gone instantly.
After walking for a bit, the giant bug slowly turned illusory again.
From beginning to end, it only appeared for three seconds, but in that short time, it nearly scared the souls out of everyone.
"My god, this place really isn't for humans!"
"It's too creepy. I feel like I could lose my life here at any moment."
"If I don't die this time, I can brag about this for the rest of my life when I get out."
The next second, he was snatched away by a bee-type Yao Beast.
The most terrifying part was that the moment he disappeared with the bee Yao, he also turned into nothingness, as if they were no longer in the same dimension.
Everyone was as quiet as cicadas in winter, their eyes filled with dread.
Even Chen Fei, who had been here before, was as tense as a fully drawn bowstring, ready to crush Tuoba Zhiyuan's Spatial Barrier at any moment.
Last time, Chen Fei had made it through without incident; he didn't know if he would be so lucky this time.
They walked another distance!
Those giant bugs vanished, and ahead was a vast expanse of fog, making it hard to see clearly.
Suddenly, a faint light caught everyone's attention.
If they weren't mistaken, it was a blue moon.
And the moon was slowly disappearing, being swallowed bit by bit.
Because behind the moon, there was an incredibly massive phantom, even more exaggerated than the giant Stick Insect by several times.
It took the form of a dog, with a spiral-shaped mark on its head.
Its fur was black with a hint of red, and it floated in mid-air stepping on black clouds. Red-black light particles drifted from its body, making it look incomparably overbearing.
"Could this be the legendary Tiangou Swallowing the Moon?"
"It's very likely. Many legends aren't just legends; most are things that once happened."
"I'm wondering what level of strength is needed to swallow the moon. In any case, a Yao King level existence certainly couldn't do it."
Suddenly!
That Tiangou seemed to sense something and glanced in the direction of Chen Fei and the others.
With just one glance!
Everyone collapsed to the ground, having no strength at all to resist.
The horror in the hearts of Chen Fei, Ximen Lingyun, and the others surpassed anything they had felt before.
When terror reaches its peak, people don't scream; they go mute. They find they can't make a sound, and even their thoughts go blank.
It wasn't until several seconds later that this pressure completely vanished.
Looking back, the Tiangou Swallowing the Moon was also obscured by the thick fog.
When Chen Fei and the others found they could move, they just lay sluggishly on the ground, not wanting to move a single finger.
"What kind of existence was that? I feel like I've just walked the edge of life and death."
"Fortunately, the other party didn't manifest into reality. Otherwise, a single claw would have been enough to wipe us out."
Everyone quickly covered his mouth!
"Don't jinx it!"
In this environment, the more you fear something and the more you talk about it, the more likely it is to appear.
Chen Fei urged them, "Everyone get up. Now is not the time to rest."
He saw through the vision of the Third-Generation Bugs that the second wave of Evil Beast troops had already crossed the Red Spider Lilies and were preparing to enter the inner perimeter.
Time was running out for them!
The group packed up and followed in Chen Fei's footsteps once more.
However, everything before them was quite different from what Chen Fei remembered.
Previously, when he reached this point, there were two forks in the road, but now there were three.
What was going on?
Was there a problem with my memory? Or was something at work here?
No!
The timing of his entry into the Nine Nether Fierce Land was wrong.
It was several years earlier than in his previous life.
That was why this cognitive discrepancy appeared.
Seeing Chen Fei stop at the three-way junction without moving, Ximen Lingyun quickly asked, "What happened? Do you not know which way to go?"
Chen Fei didn't hide anything and explained the situation fully.
For a moment, everyone was stumped. In this environment, picking the wrong direction could mean death.
They couldn't afford to be careless!
They had to be extremely cautious!
Seeing everyone hesitating, Shen Lin stepped forward. "At a time like this, we still have to rely on Little Fellow's ability."
With that, Shen Lin pulled out the Treasure-Seeking Mouse.
Chen Fei's eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten this?
In the inner perimeter, the Bone Temple was the only building; everything else was a trap.
So, if there were good things, they would undoubtedly be in the Bone Temple.
This coincided with his destination.
The appearance of the Treasure-Seeking Mouse caught everyone's attention.
However, there was no greed in their eyes.
Whether they could get out alive was still a question; being greedy for the Treasure-Seeking Mouse now didn't make much sense.
"Squeak, squeak~~~"
The Treasure-Seeking Mouse's excitement surpassed anything seen before.
"Wait!" Chen Fei stopped Shen Lin. "Wait a moment before letting the Treasure-Seeking Mouse go."
Then, Chen Fei pulled Tang Jian over. "You received a luck boost in the Secret Realm. Your luck is definitely stronger than average. So you pick first. If you were to choose, which path would you take?"
Under everyone's curious gazes, Tang Jian scratched his head. "Brother Chen, why are you being so loud? This is so embarrassing!"
"Hurry up!" Chen Fei kicked him. Was this the time to worry about that?
Tang Jian glanced at the three-way junction and then pointed to the path on the far right without any hesitation.
"My intuition tells me that going this way is the safest."
Chen Fei nodded. "Shen Lin, you can release the Treasure-Seeking Mouse now."
As soon as the Treasure-Seeking Mouse hit the ground, it rushed toward the path on the far right.
Since the directions chosen by both were the same, the group no longer hesitated and quickly followed.
The moment after everyone left.
At the three-way junction they just left, the path on the far left... actually squirmed slightly.
This caused Chen Fei, who was running at the front, to pause.
Chen Fei had deliberately left some Third Generation Gu Worms at that junction.
From the vision they transmitted, Chen Fei felt that the path seemed to shake.
He originally thought it was an illusion caused by his nervous state.
But to his surprise, when Chen Fei observed closely, he discovered that the path could actually squirm.
It was actually a living thing, not an inanimate object!
Judging by its size, it was even more massive than the Earth-Splitting Demon Worm King.
Could it be a Yao King level existence?