Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

"A formation similar to Dongyue's, it seems that it was that snake, Xiaoyinghua, who made the move!" Xia Wudi said in a low voice.

"There is definitely the scent of snakes!" Big Yellow nodded and transmitted his voice to everyone.

Since even the authoritative rhubarb has made this judgment, then all things considered, the culprit in this matter is undoubtedly the snake.

"Damn it, I wish I could storm Sakura Island right now, those sons of bitches!" Ma Dongcan was so angry that his face was trembling.

"The best course of action now is to find that giant snake. We can settle the score with Sakura later. That creature came here to collect blood offerings, perhaps to prepare for a breakthrough. The danger will not be over until we find it!" Master Shikaku said thoughtfully.

"That's right. If it wanted to prepare for a breakthrough by feeding on blood, its target would probably be more than just one city, and it wouldn't bother setting up a shielding formation!" Xia Wudi nodded.

"Big Yellow, Little Black, can you track down where that big snake went?"

Xiao Qi looked at the two dogs and asked.

Big Yellow carefully sensed it for a moment, then pouted and said, "Its scent permeates almost the entire city, but ultimately it extends towards the sea!"

The group followed Big Yellow's trail and indeed caught up with it at the beach.

"The serpent's aura fades here, and I can't track it anymore. But since it can go into the sea, I guess its next attack will definitely be on a coastal city!" Big Yellow said, stating his judgment.

This is something that everyone has already thought of.

"Our Dragon Country has such a long coastline and so many coastal cities, how are we supposed to find them? We only have a few people, we can't possibly defend against them all!"

Xia Wudi rubbed his chin, frowning in deep thought.

"Since it needs blood as food, it will definitely choose the most populous cities. If we focus our attention on densely populated coastal cities, we might be able to find it!" Vivi pondered and said.

"That's right!" Everyone's eyes lit up.

"There are only a handful of coastal cities with a population of over ten million, and Shenzhen is one of the fewest, even fewer than Shanghai. Do you think the giant snake's next target might be Shenzhen?" Ma Dongcan suggested a destination.

"But Shenzhen is a bit far. Will it go the long way around? Or will it follow the principle of proximity? Ningcheng has a large population, so there's no need to go south!" Xiao Qi shook his head.

"Well... to be honest, that possibility isn't small." Ma Dongcan opened his mouth.

Now everyone was a bit at a loss.

Both scenarios are indeed possible.

It's like a psychological and behavioral game; no one knows when or where the giant snake will reappear.

Now the giant snake is the hunter, and its hunting depends entirely on its mood, leaving everyone else in a passive position.

It all depends on luck!

"Since the other side has set up a shielding array, it means they don't want to be found out too quickly. But these things can't be kept secret for long, so they should act as soon as possible. Otherwise, there would be no need for the Bush-Yao array. So, they probably won't go to the trouble of going south instead of going to the nearest place," Weiwei added with her analysis.

Everyone nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

And I must say, this explanation is quite plausible.

"In that case, Ningcheng is more likely to be the one!" Taiyi Thirteen frowned.

Xia Wudi picked up the phone and said, "I'll send out the message from here first, telling all areas to strengthen their defenses. Let's go back to the Hecheng teleportation point first, and wait and see. Even if their target is Ningcheng, it's on the way!"

Xia Wudi quickly finished the call, and then the group flew back to Hecheng.

......

"Look! I see people flying in the sky again, and it looks like the same group of people!"

"Holy crap, it really is..."

"What's going on? The big shots have flown back again?"

"I don't know. There's no related news online. Does anyone know anything about this?"

"I've been following this for a while now, and we should have news soon. A lot of bloggers are already heading there!"

"Hey, look! There it is! There's a live stream, it looks like the drone live stream from Shanghai!"

"Really? They can even do live streaming with drones? Didn't they get shot down?"

"But something feels off to me."

"Let me see, something does seem a bit off, there's a bit of silence..."

"Wow~, zoom in on the camera, it looks like something really happened!"

"No, what did I just see? Was that a dried-up corpse?"

"You know what, you're right, it really sounds plausible! Holy crap, I finally know what's wrong—it's too quiet!"

"Yeah, there's no life here at all. This isn't a metropolis. It looks like something really happened."

"Ah, are you serious? Do you know what it means if something happens to this city?"

"Holy crap, I can't see a single living person. Why does this feel like the end of the world?"

"Look, there's a live stream from the ground! Ah, those really are mummified corpses, so many... Are they props?"

"..."

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever, and no cat that isn't curious.

As long as people are curious, the truth will eventually be revealed.

Due to the urgency of the situation, Xia Wudi and the others did not deliberately clean up the scene, so Shanghai largely retained its original appearance.

Some bloggers and people in the vicinity sensed an unusual opportunity and started various live streams to explore the truth.

Then, the scene of the incident was presented to the online audience.

People who directly carry their phones to do live streams aren't that brave.

When they saw the mummified corpses on the outskirts of the city, they almost peed their pants!

They dared not venture further into the live stream; the events unfolding here were far too bizarre, and unknown dangers awaited them.

Not running away immediately was already a great favor to the viewers in the live stream.

However, they still presented the audience with a realistic ground perspective, a direct first-person view of the apocalypse.

Drone live streaming is fine because the drone operator is in a safe area, so the drone can boldly venture into urban areas.

This was the first time that Shanghai was presented on the screen in this kind of exploration.

The number of online viewers quickly surpassed one million, becoming the biggest buzzword.

People have become somewhat accustomed to supernatural events.

After all, the fact that they can cultivate proves the existence of extraordinary power.

Isn't it normal for supernatural phenomena to occur?

But everyone who saw this scene was still utterly shocked.

That's a megacity with tens of millions of people.

The golden-winged bird already caused enough damage to this city last time; the shadow hasn't even completely faded yet, and now it's back again...

This time, no one was spared!

Everyone was heavy-hearted!

At the same time, a sense of panic is inevitably spreading!

Judging from several incidents, many ordinary people have realized that the denser the population, the greater the danger.

If anything uncontrollable happens, they'll definitely be the first to be eliminated.

It's still the most reliable and safest place to live in my old rural house.

Eating local vegetables, free-range chicken and duck—organic living is simple yet healthy.

What's the point of a salary of 10,000 or 20,000 if you're dead?

Many people who were ready to leave immediately packed their bags and prepared to return home!

This sparked a wave of people returning to their hometowns.