Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 490 Gathering
Mansen, the moonlight tonight seems particularly dim, and even the atmosphere of the entire forest seems to be becoming more solemn and murderous.

The moonlight was mottled under the layers of branches and leaves, and between these scattered lights and shadows, two ragged and disheveled figures appeared out of thin air with a slight fluctuation in space, and then they leaned against both sides of a thick tree trunk, almost exhausted, and began to gasp for breath.

After taking a short breath, the rapid breathing gradually calmed down, but the panicked expressions of the two did not relax at all, but looked even more nervous.

"Damn, those goblins are crazy..."

On the left side of the tree trunk, Shadow Thorn, wearing leather armor, looked back at the gloomy darkness deep in the forest. He breathed a sigh of relief briefly, but then he was overwhelmed by the strong fear that made him unable to help but curse out loud.

Just after the moon rose high in the sky, the adventure team they belonged to suffered more than ten waves of continuous attacks from all kinds of goblins in this wild forest. In less than a few hours, nearly half of the team members of the fleeing adventure team were killed or injured at a very fast speed.

What was even more terrifying was that even with such heavy casualties, they still had no idea how many hunters were still hiding in the darkness, eyeing them covetously. They also didn't understand why Mansen, who was relatively calm last night, suddenly became so "manic" after nightfall today.

The goblins and beasts living in this wild forest were like crazy. It seemed that as long as they sensed the traces of outsiders, they would attack them one after another in a crazy manner without caring about casualties. Even if the price of the attack was mutual destruction, it still could not extinguish the cold murderous intent in those pairs of scarlet beast eyes.

Especially the seemingly endless pack of terrifying wolves not long ago. Even though they had killed countless wolves in the siege, the green tide that spread all around them did not seem to weaken at all, and its number and scale were even becoming increasingly dense.

Even the strongest captain among them, Ying Ci, witnessed with his own eyes the opponent's throat being torn open by a gray wolf beast that pounced out from the darkness in the chaos. The spurting blood not only announced the tragic end of the team's destruction, but also successfully drowned out the last bit of courage in Ying Ci's eyes.

In fact, if he didn't have a space-transportation item hidden in his hand that could save his life in times of crisis, he might have turned into a pile of hot wolf dung waiting to be digested.

Of course, a short escape does not mean permanent safety, especially after leaving the team. As long as they have not left this wild forest full of dangers, what awaits them is another fatal attack at any time.

Without having time to feel sorry for his life-saving item that had turned to ashes, after venting his anger by muttering a few words, Shadow Thorn finally managed to calm his panic-stricken mind, and turned to look sideways at his contractor companion who had luckily escaped from the wolf pack.

Unlike Ying Ci who was venting his anger, Sen Yu who majored in magic was undoubtedly calmer. After making sure that the surroundings were temporarily safe, he immediately opened the 'Derived World Contact Platform' to seek help. Since the leader of the adventure group had already passed away, the team was obviously no longer counted, and if they wanted to continue to survive, they could only gamble on their luck.

[The derivative world contact platform has been opened. This function is free. The remaining number of speeches is 5/5. 】

Sen Yu (Member of the Mercenary Hunting Adventure Team): The wild forest goblins are rioting and are madly strangling all outsiders. I beg the nearby big guys for help. I am willing to pay any price and sign a paradise contract. The specific coordinates are: 92°36' east longitude, 2...

Red Scarf (Sanren): Any price? Does that include selling your ass?

Molten Fire (member of the Burning World Adventure Group): Hey, isn’t this Senyu? You’ve been so quiet for a few days. What’s up with your big, stupid leader?

Luo Gu (Sanren): Fishing?
Niu Laosi (member of the Aoba Adventure Team): I'm not fishing. There is indeed a riot going on over there in Mansen. If you look back at the records, this is the third person who has asked for help on the platform. I don't know if anyone was rescued, but there have been heavy casualties. It is said that a third-level boss is involved.

Bone Flute (Sanren): Tsk, there's no hope, just wait to die!
Cross (member of the God-Emperor Adventure Group): There’s no hope. Just wait to die!

Minute Hand (Deputy Leader of the Song Bell Adventure Group): There’s no hope. Just wait to die!
Glassmaker (Random Player): There's no hope. Just wait to die!
Shadow Thorn (member of the mercenary hunting adventure team): Damn, stop spamming the screen, is there any big guy who can help me?
…………

Inside the dense forest, Shadow Ci first angrily withdrew his gaze from the virtual light screen in front of him, then swung his fist and smashed heavily on the tall tree beside him.

Lies don't hurt people, and the truth is often the sharpest knife. The group of gloating scum on the communication platform are right. Given their current state, if there is no external help, death is only a matter of time.

At his side, Sen Yu glanced at his companion who was somewhat distracted, but did not speak. Instead, he continued to type something quickly on the communication platform.

Meaningless anger cannot solve any difficulties. Since he cannot seek external support, he must at least find out the root cause of the riot.

Senyu (Member of the Mercenary Hunting Adventure Team): Looking for information about the riot in the Savage Forest. Does anyone know why those goblins are so crazy about killing all outsiders? You can pay the corresponding information fee.

Wulf (member of the Nature's Whisper Adventure Team): No need to pay, it's not precious information anyway. First of all, the fairies in the Savage Forest are not targeting all outsiders, they are only targeting all humans. In the afternoon, an unknown human (note: most likely a certain contractor boss) almost wiped out the entire Savage Forest Tiger Clan, and stole a divine beast cub after burning the forest and the mountain. This is an extreme provocation, so now most of the demon beast tribes in the Savage Forest have come out in full force. Before finding the cub, they will frantically slaughter all humans in this forest until they are completely bloodbathed. You have only suffered an unprovoked disaster, don't think you can hide from it, you will definitely not be able to hide from the group of omnipresent hunters in this forest. Finally, if you want to survive, you must either leave the Savage Forest as soon as possible, or find a way to completely and permanently eliminate all human auras from your body...

Bone Flute (Sanren): Wow, it’s so comprehensive, how did you get it?

Wulf (Nature's Whisper Adventure Team Member): I am a noble druid. It is not easy for me to transform into a beast and break into the forest. I heard this from a mountain bear girl. I have to say that the fairies in this wild forest are very cunning... By the way, does anyone want to join the Nature's Whisper Adventure Team? Lots of benefits~
Bone Flute (Sanren): Big Brother Beifeng is awesome, goodbye Big Brother Beifeng!
The leader of the Chinese national football team (Sanren): Brother Beifeng is awesome, goodbye Brother Beifeng!
The third player of the national football team (Sanren): Boss, there is no need to boost others’ ambitions. I think you can do it too. The female gorilla before ＃＆￥＠＠￥#$＊＃＊＆……

The second player of the Chinese national football team (Sanren): Ahem, everyone keep maintaining the formation, Big Brother Beifeng is awesome, goodbye Big Brother Beifeng!
Ulwen (member of the Nature's Whisper Adventure Group): Get lost, my name is Ulwen, not Beifeng.

Crow Feather (Deputy Leader of the Nature's Whisper Adventure Team): Ulwen, you are finished. I have taken a screenshot and sent it to the leader. He said that once we leave this world, he will kick you out of the team for ruining the reputation of the adventure team!
…………

The content of the conversation on the communication platform began to go off track, but at this moment, Senyu and the other person in Maolin who had already learned the relevant information still looked solemn.

According to Wolf, simply hiding their tracks is ultimately just chronic suicide. As for the only two ways to survive, escaping from the forest quickly is undoubtedly a pipe dream for them. However, completely eliminating the aura may have some possibility of being realized.

"How is it? Can you do it to the extent that Wulf described?"

After closing the virtual screen in front of him, Senyu glanced at Shadow Assassin standing beside him. When it comes to concealing his aura, the assassin is definitely much better than him, a wood mage.

After saying this, Ying Ci hesitated for a moment, but eventually shook his head and said:

"It's possible to conceal it temporarily, as long as you hide in the shadows. But it's basically impossible to eliminate it for a long time or even completely change it. Aura is not smell, that thing is something deeper. Besides... you and I are almost out of mana now. If we are targeted by those goblins again, the consequences will be..."

There was no need to continue talking, the last way out was also declared over, and the moment their eyes met, a lingering strong despair soon emerged in their eyes. However, in the next moment, when a particularly familiar wolf howl came from afar, the two of them changed their expressions at the same time, and the despair in their eyes was immediately replaced by a more ardent desire to survive. Although they all knew that the possibility of surviving in the end was very small, when death was really approaching, no one would really be willing to surrender.

"Escape! As long as you can hold on until dawn, you still have a chance to escape!"

Before he finished his words, Ying Ci grabbed Sen Yu who was beside him. With a flash of black light, the two of them instantly disappeared into the shadows in the distance. Only a bunch of rapidly growing thorns was left in their place, covering all traces of their presence.

A moment later, a huge blue wolf slowly walked out of the darkness. Its dark green eyes just glanced at the large patch of thorns that had stopped growing beside the trees, and then it raised its eyes and locked onto the direction where Ying Ci and the other man were fleeing.

"Ouch~"

The wolf raised its head high, and a long, high-pitched wolf howl suddenly rang out. The next moment, countless pairs of dark green eyes lit up from the surrounding darkness, and then rushed out like a wave.

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"stop!"

Deep in the woods, two pale figures fell out in a panic from the shadows cast by the trees. As soon as they stabilized their bodies, Ying Ci, whose mental strength was almost overdrawn, immediately took out the last remaining potion and threw it straight into his mouth.

The edible transparent colored glass was easily crushed by the teeth. The potion went down the throat, and the warm current spreading throughout the body quickly dispelled the severe pain in the skull. When the discomfort subsided a little, Ying Ci looked at Sen Yu who was closing his eyes and sensing beside him, and asked anxiously:

"How's it going? Did you get rid of those damn wolves?"

"We've gotten rid of them for now, but..." As he spoke, Sen Yu raised his eyes and looked around. Unlike the faint roars of wild beasts that had been heard before, this area was too quiet, so quiet that it even made his scalp tingle.

"what happened?"

"Something is wrong. The trees around me tell me that they seem to be afraid."

"fear?"

He repeated it softly, and when Ying Ci wanted to ask something else, the rolling heat waves coming from not far away directly answered all his doubts.

"Undead?!"

Looking in the direction of the source, they saw a giant skeleton beast shaped like a tiger or leopard slowly walking out from the thick shadows in front of them on the right. As the strange dark red flames spread, the ferocious beast body that was several meters tall soon came into their sight.

The giant beast, made entirely of bones, was surrounded by flames, and its empty eye sockets were occupied by two leaping dark red soul fires. Their eyes met, and even though there was only the flames in the eyes and no emotion could be seen, Shadow Ci could still sense that an icy and extreme malice was locking onto him, as if it would pounce on him in the next second.

"No... not just one, but a tide of undead..."

Sen Yu's slightly trembling voice rang in his ears. Through the wide gaps between the bones, he could clearly see that in the shadow behind the giant beast, there were countless densely packed dark red soul fires blooming one after another.

"run!!"

The loud shouts instantly pierced the silence around, and then hundreds of thick thorns suddenly emerged from the ground and pounced fiercely towards the giant skeleton beast in front.

However, at the moment when the thick thorns bound the giant beast, the hellfire lingering on its body surface suddenly broke out, and in just a few seconds, hundreds of whistling thorns were reduced to black ashes on the ground.

The ashes on the ground were crushed by the sharp white claws. Amidst the smoke and dust, a tiger-like and leopard-like skeleton beast glanced in the direction where Ying Ci and the other man were fleeing madly. Dozens or even hundreds of hell beasts were rushing out on both sides. Even the sky above their heads was covered by huge skeleton birds with wings that could cover the moon.

It is one of the many outposts at the front of the death tide. As long as it finds any trace of the living, the surging undead tide will completely crush all the living along the way under its guidance.

It goes on and on until the fire is extinguished, or it all becomes firewood!
The surging tide of death was mighty and powerful. Soon, Shadow Thorn and the other man, who had not escaped far, were snatched out from a shadow by a swooping skeletal bird. The shadow could conceal their figures, but it could not hide their sinful souls that had been locked up long ago.

In the center of the death tide, Xu Yue, who was sitting astride a hell wolf king, simply glanced at the two unlucky contractors who were about to be torn apart miserably, then turned his gaze away with a calm expression.

Along the way, although the number of contractors swallowed by the growing death tide was not large, it exceeded the number of his hands. He was no longer surprised.

In the distance, three silverback gorillas emitting a faint holy light were hiding in the crown of a tall tree, looking down at the endless tide of undead below and the blood-red flowers that kept blooming at the front of the tide.

"Tsk, those should be the two guys who asked for help on the communication platform before. They died tragically."

.........

Farther away, the wolves that were chasing the prey suddenly stopped in their tracks. Through the shadowy forest, a spreading dark red fire in front of them became increasingly clear in the wolf's dark green eyes.

"Ouch~"

(End of this chapter)