I have an Apocalypse City-Chapter 941 - 942 Stone Forest_1
Chapter 941: Chapter 942 Stone Forest_1
Chapter 941: Chapter 942 Stone Forest_1
“Oh, so you are just ordinary friends, hahaha, I guess it’s just an old turtle’s rambling, my apologies, Ling’er, my apologies!” the old turtle laughed heartily, his maw full of gleaming sharp teeth, clearly showing that this turtle demon wasn’t as friendly as he appeared to be;
After giving Song Jian a meaningful glance, the old turtle shouted, “Hurry up, board the boat, if we wait any longer the winds will start, and it’s very bad news if the winds come while we are on the Wangyue River!”
Lan Ling muttered softly, “He calls himself a boat and yet doesn’t let others say it…”
Song Jian kept silent. During the journey, Lan Ling hadn’t shown any intention of secrecy or concealment, speaking out whatever came to his mind. With just a few prompts from Song Jian, Lan Ling had blurted out everything about his home;
As it turned out, the so-called Jiuli Clan was the Demon Clan. In the game, the demons and those monsters were almost indistinguishable in appearance, the only difference being that demons possessed a human-like intelligence, understanding right from wrong, making clear judgments, and thereby not much different from humans — in fact, they even formed powers of various sizes due to geographic regions;
Xuanyue Cave was a top-tier power among the Jiuli Clan, controlling a territory that spanned over three thousand li. Crossing the Wangyue River and heading west, everything as far as the eye could see was the territory of Xuanyue Cave;
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This old turtle, on the other hand, was the Guardian of the Wangyue River. Other humans or players who wanted to swim across or take a boat over the Wangyue River would be secretly killed by this old turtle;
Sitting on the old turtle’s back, Song Jian felt the pressure growing heavier, making him feel like a small insect trapped in amber, struggling even for the slightest movement under the weight of an immense force;
Song Jian understood in his heart that this was the old turtle’s way of showing his dominance, warning him not to harbor improper thoughts towards Lan Ling;
“At least a peak third-tier Combat Power!” Song Jian thought to himself;
When he passed the first-tier Combat Power assessment previously, Song Jian had encountered strong beings with third-tier Combat Power. The aura emanating from the old turtle was no less intimidating than that of those strong beings;
To Song Jian, the Wangyue River seemed less a river but an ocean, as the water was not brackish. Looking around, all he saw was the gently rippling water, with no land in sight;
“This is practically no different from the legendary Tongtian River!” Song Jian muttered to himself; the Tongtian River in “Journey to the West” was eight hundred li wide, and Song Jian felt that this Wangyue River in front of him was not much inferior to that Tongtian River in any way;
And indeed, in the Tongtian River, there was also an old turtle!
“Tongtian River? Boy, have you been to the Tongtian River?” The old turtle heard Song Jian’s muttering and said with slight surprise, “The Tongtian River stretches eight hundred li, a difficult crossing even for birds and fish, and only those with great powers can get close; you, young man, with such meager strength, how could you possibly know its name?”
“I heard it mentioned in passing…” Song Jian wiped the cold sweat from his brow, not expecting that in this game, there would be an actual Tongtian River;
“Wasn’t this originally a post-apocalyptic survival game? How did the style change so abruptly?” Song Jian didn’t dare to make a sound, just muttering in his heart, “Now it’s turned into a game with immortals and strange creatures. No wonder the Jiuli Clan is a hidden race; ordinary players probably have no clue they exist!”
The Wangyue River was no match for the legendary Tongtian River, being only about a hundred miles long. The old turtle moved swiftly in the water, with the wind howling over the river, but during the swim, a thin, semi-transparent light screen formed over its shell, keeping the wind out. All the way there, apart from the somewhat monotonous scenery, Song Jian didn’t feel any suffocation or other discomfort;
“Haha, young man, look at this place. Aside from the river water, it’s desolate, with no land ahead or behind. If I throw you down here, do you think you could survive?” The old turtle rocked its body slightly and laughed loudly;
Upon hearing this, Song Jian gave a faint smile, pretended to be very afraid, and said, “Please don’t joke, sir. Surrounding me is vast nothingness; no heaven above, no earth below. If you threw me down here, I would surely plummet to the river’s depths, lost forever!”
Lan Ling couldn’t help rolling her eyes at this and huffed softly at Song Jian, but she didn’t speak up; Lan Ling and Song Jian had been traveling together, with Lan Ling riding the Dragon Lizard Beast, while Song Jian used the Sword Flight Art. After two days and nights, neither of them showed any signs of fatigue. It would have been easy for Song Jian to cross the Wangyue River using the Sword Flight Art if it weren’t for the Dragon Lizard Beast’s inability to swim;
“Hahahahaha~” The old turtle seemed very amused, shaking its head but keeping its body steady. After a few more hours, Song Jian finally saw a dark outline in the distance—the land on the other side had been reached;
“Alright, Grandpa Turtle, we’ll go on by ourselves from here. Don’t stay in the Wangyue River these next few days, you should head back to your cave. Don’t be late for mother’s birthday banquet like last time!” Lan Ling jumped off the turtle’s back, gave a few instructions, then mounted the Dragon Lizard Beast and hurried forward;
After bowing to the old turtle, Song Jian summoned the Sky-breaking Sword, took flight into the midair, and followed closely behind Lan Ling;
The old turtle watched Song Jian, shook its head softly, and sighed to itself, “This young man is lucky, to be favored by the Third Princess of the Jiuli. But he’s too timid and his skills are lacking; I wonder if he can be relied on in the future… However, his skill in Sword Flight Art isn’t bad. I seem to remember someone else crossed the Wangyue River flying on a sword—when was that?”
The old turtle shook its head; as a great demon, it had lived for thousands of years and experienced too many things. Sometimes it tended to forget certain events;
Turning, the old turtle slowly headed towards the Wangyue River. As half its body submerged in the water, something suddenly dawned on it. With an “ah,” it stretched its long neck out of its shell, turned its head back, and, staring at the fading figure of Song Jian flying on his sword, muttered under its breath, “Damn youngster, playing tricks on the old turtle. Hmph, wait till the Demon Emperor’s birthday banquet—I’ll get you back for this!”
“Song Jian, once we cross this stone forest, we’ll be at my place. Then, I’ll make sure to treat you well!” Lan Ling boasted proudly; Song Jian looked up and indeed, before them was a large stone forest. Stone pillars stood erect, resembling cones with a wide base and narrow top, shooting up from the ground. Some were three to four meters tall, others seven to eight meters, and the tallest reached nearly a hundred meters, like skyscrapers. As the wind blew, a ghastly howling, like the cries and howls of ghosts and wolves, arose from the forest;
This place must be the source of the Windswept Stone Forest’s name!
In this stone forest, there were also plenty of Level 50 monsters, which looked ferocious, with horns on their heads and green faces with sharp teeth, about the size of a small calf. Their limbs had sharp claws that gleamed coldly; a casual scratch on the stone pillars would leave deep gouges, with stone dust falling all around;
These creatures were not of the Demon Clan but ordinary monsters called the “Wind Howling Stone Devouring Beast,” Level 50. The entire stone forest was their territory, replete with them, feeding on the stone pillars within the forest;
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