This situation was not good for me. I took a gulp of the water of life, then gave some to the other few who had cultivated.
This would restore my Shepherd’s Power on one hand, and on the other, alleviate the severity of my physical exhaustion.
“Why do these guys feel like they’ve gone mad?” Lin Chun asked again as it was his turn. He stood beside me.
“They must have been stimulated by something…” I replied slowly.
“This feels just like some of the branches we saw before…” Lin Chun said casually as he killed a few birds.
His words were casual, but to me, they struck like thunder.
Ever since these creatures started their attack, I had been wondering why they were so madly assaulting this place.
Logically, this city had existed for such a long time that there shouldn’t be any notion of territorial disputes.
Even if it were about territory, why would these wildly disparate animals – tigers, wolves, lions, wild boars…
Why would they, a disorganized and unrelated group, unite to launch an attack?
Unless something was directing them.
But who would be directing them?
Moreover, these savages had lived in this place for so long. If such a situation truly existed, they should have encountered it long ago.
Yet, judging by the savages’ reactions before, it seemed like this was their first time encountering such a thing.
From any angle, it didn’t make sense.
Until Lin Chun mentioned the word “branches.”
These beasts gave me the feeling of being utterly insane, just like those violently attacking branches, weren’t they also insane?
I clearly remembered that the day Shi Quan leaked, a figure flickered past.
Because I searched for a long time without finding it, I had always thought I had imagined it.
Now, it seemed the situation was not that simple.
“Hold on, I have something to deal with!” I couldn’t bother with anything else and jumped off the city wall.
Shen Zhi quickly came to fill the gap I left.
I ran back to my room.
Luo Yaqin was cultivating. She had previously expressed a desire to participate in the fight, but I refused, telling her to stay and guard our things.
I carefully checked. The several plastic bottles containing Shi Quan were not leaking.
“Ziye, what’s wrong?” Luo Yaqin asked when she saw me return.
“Has there been any abnormality here?” I asked.
“What abnormality could there be here?” Luo Yaqin chuckled. “You’ve already dealt with the most dangerous thing. I’m just here to guard these items…”
“You must guard these things well. I suspect this beast tide might be related to them!” I said with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this, Luo Yaqin frowned. “That shouldn’t be the case, right? Can’t these things restore your condition?”
“That’s true, but I’m not sure. What can restore our condition might be something else for other creatures…” I said seriously.
Luo Yaqin immediately stood up and cautiously guarded the plastic bottles. “Then I’ll keep a close watch…”
“Your task is very important. If anything abnormal happens, you must ask for help immediately!” I said with a stern face.
Luo Yaqin nodded. “I understand…”
Now, I needed one more thing to confirm my hypothesis.
I went to the city wall from another direction and jumped down.
By this time, countless beast carcasses were piled up at the base of the city wall.
It looked extremely bloody and ferocious.
However, the number of beasts had greatly reduced by now.
I quickly ran over and pulled out a wild boar.
Upon careful examination, I found two small holes on the boar’s leg, as if it had been bitten by something.
I threw the boar aside and then pulled over a dead tiger.
On the tiger’s neck, I also found two small holes.
I examined nearly ten beast corpses. All these beasts had one symptom: two bloody holes on their bodies.
Although they were not very large and their positions varied, every beast had them.
The scene I witnessed that day reappeared in my mind.
The reason these beasts had gone mad was definitely related to that thing.
However, why would that thing make these beasts attack the city?
Logically, that thing shouldn’t be aiming for our destruction…
But what benefit would attacking the city bring to that creature?
As I was thinking, a bad premonition suddenly struck me.
“No, Luo Yaqin!” My face turned pale, and I quickly jumped back onto the city wall, then rushed towards the room.
When I reached the main entrance, I suddenly heard a loud noise coming from inside the room.
Immediately after, Luo Yaqin’s pained cry followed.
Without a second word, I burst in. When I saw what had happened inside the room, I froze!