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Chapter 176 [Unexpected Turn of Events]

Chapter 171 [Unexpected Turn of Events]

The pale golden sunlight looked somewhat eerie and strange.

Chen Yan stared at it for a few more moments before realizing what was happening—although the sun was bright, it wasn't dazzling, and even staring at it didn't cause eye discomfort. Moreover, its pale golden color looked like a low-powered emergency light, lacking both brightness and energy.

The temperature remained low, showing little improvement despite the sunshine. The madness was still accompanied by a bone-chilling cold.

Chen Yan shivered slightly, took one last look at the sun, pressed the seven-day countdown button on his wristwatch, and turned to disappear into the cave.

Big White has disappeared again, and I don't know where it went.

However, at the entrance of the cave, Chen Yan saw half of a wild beast's carcass that had been gnawed to pieces. It was so badly mutilated that it was impossible to tell what kind of animal it was.

In such a low-temperature environment, the carcass is not very decomposed, so it can be roughly determined that it was hunted by Big White not long ago.

That big guy doesn't seem to lack food.

Chen Yan felt a little relieved.

It's not in the cave right now; it's probably just gone out for a stroll or out on patrol.

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Chen Yan organized his equipment in the cave.

I brought two backpacks this time. One of them was full of firearms and ammunition, and the other was full of supplies.

Open the bag of supplies first.

Chen Yan left 20 jin of beef at the cave entrance where it was ventilated.

Chen Yan took off his thick winter coat, revealing a tactical vest underneath. He pulled a rifle from a backpack and slung it behind his back, tucked two spare magazines into his waistband, took out some weapons and equipment, packed them into a bag, slung it over his shoulder, and turned to walk deeper into the cave.

An hour later, relying on his memory from last time, Chen Yan arrived at the cave entrance in the mountain wall, which was halfway up the mountain.

He lay on the ground and looked down to observe for a while... thankfully, everything was alright!
Everything was pretty much the same as when I left last time.

Miners were still chiseling away at the bulges of the sacred tree's roots, with overseers walking around from time to time, and miners pushing carts to transport the mined ore.

The sacred tree that Chen Yan cared about most still stood in the very center of the mountain's interior.

Around the massive tree roots, eight warriors of the Beast Clan still sat on the ground, their swords planted in the earth in front of them.

Right at the base of the tree, the jar was still there, and the roots and tendrils of the sacred tree were still slowly secreting sap.

Chen Yan observed quietly for a long time, but the rate at which the divine tree secreted sap was still only one drop every half hour.

And the jar was clearly far from full.

Chen Yan was relieved.

There's still plenty of time!

He was in no hurry to make a move—this was not the right time.

The best time to act is just before the seven-day teleportation period ends.

If you act at that time, grab the sap from the sacred tree, and escape immediately, you can also use the teleportation at the end of the time limit to get away.

He waited there for a full three hours.

During this time, a change occurred: the warriors guarding the roots of the sacred tree underwent a shift change.

Eight fierce beastmen warriors emerged from the bottom cave, replacing the original eight.

This change made Chen Yan, who had originally planned to leave, immediately change his mind.

After thinking for a moment, he decided not to leave. He took out an energy bar from his pocket, tore it open, put it in his mouth, and slowly chewed and swallowed it.

After lying there for several more hours, Chen Yan waited for the guards to change shifts again.

He glanced at the time in his mind.

They change shifts approximately every five hours.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Chen Yan quietly left.

When Chen Yan returned to the cave entrance, before he even got close, he heard a gurgling sound coming from near the entrance.

Big White was lying on the rock at the cave entrance, its paws pressing down on the beef on the ground, tearing it apart with great effort.

Chen Yan's approach caused Da Bai to immediately bend over. After turning his head to look at Chen Yan, Da Bai visibly lowered his guard.

The big guy ran over affectionately and rubbed against Chen Yan for a while.

"You eat with such confidence and daring. You dare to eat beef while I'm not around? Aren't you afraid it's just bait set up by outsiders?"

Chen Yan hugged Da Bai's neck and said with a smile.

Da Bai just rubbed against Chen Yan, making gurgling sounds in its throat, and seemed completely indifferent in its eyes.

"You know that I left this meat behind?" Chen Yan asked in surprise.

Big White turned his head and looked at a backpack that was still inside the cave near the mountain wall.

Chen Yan laughed and patted Da Bai's head: "Smart fellow!"

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The rest of the time seemed rather boring. Since Chen Yan didn't intend to act immediately, he could only observe and wait in the shadows.

Every day, he would sneak into the depths of the cave, observe the exit of the cave wall inside the mountain for several hours, and then return to the outside cave entrance to rest and eat.

He simply put his sleeping bag in the cave, and when he slept, Big White would come up to him.

There was another thing that Chen Yan found very interesting.

The polar night in this place has disappeared, and now the sun is out, but the weather has turned into polar day.

What used to be an eternal night now seems like the sun will never set again, and the night will never come again.

Chen Yan secretly observed and waited for three whole days.

On the fourth day at noon, Chen Yan climbed up to the entrance of the cave in the mountain's interior to observe again.

Big White came over this time too. This clever big cat crawled very nimbly, close to the ground, and obediently nestled beside Chen Yan without making a sound.

Chen Yan had lost count of how many times he had secretly used his binoculars to spy on the situation on the ground inside the mountain.

But this time... suddenly!
Chen Yan's fingers, gripping the binoculars, suddenly tightened.

He frowned, and his expression changed slightly.

In the telescope's field of view, the ground inside the mountain is located southeast of the sacred tree, near the cave.

A ferocious beast was pushing a dilapidated-looking cart slowly into the mountainside.

These monsters pushing carts are not uncommon in the mountains. Because hundreds of miners are mining ore at the same time, these carts responsible for transporting ore are always going in and out on the ground inside the mountains.

However, to Chen Yan's surprise...

There was clearly something in the cart's cargo box—by the dim light of the torches around him, Chen Yan, from his elevated position, could just see that there was a gleaming sword in the cargo box!

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The monster pushing the cart seemed to be heading towards the roots of the divine tree in the center of the mountain, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Soon it pushed its cart past a mound where miners were already loading the mined ore, but it didn't stop; instead, it quickly moved onward.

Just as it reached a distance of several dozen steps from the divine tree, Chen Yan noticed that the ferocious beast-like monster pushing the cart had noticeably slowed its pace.

It walks in a strange way, as if it is secretly adjusting its posture.

My steps, rhythm, and breathing were all being adjusted step by step!

Chen Yan's eyes lit up, but at the same time his expression changed!
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"Hey!!"

Just as the monster pushing the cart passed another bulge, a voice suddenly came from behind.

The miner initially ignored him, but after pushing the cart forward a couple more steps, a harsher shout came from behind him: "Hey!!!"

The overseers and guards under the tree all looked over, and the monster pushing the cart reluctantly stopped.

Behind it, a foreman stared coldly at it, holding a whip in his hand. He pointed at it, then at the pile of already mined ore beside him.

"Come here and install it! What are you doing running around like that!" the foreman shouted angrily. "Are you blind?! There are so many people here, can't you see them?!"

The monster pushing the cart paused noticeably for a moment, its posture stiffening slightly, but it quickly relaxed again.

It took a deep look at the pile of ore that the overseer was pointing to.

In an instant, its eyes darted around, but it gripped the handles of the cart tightly with both hands, while its feet remained motionless in place.

The foreman became even more dissatisfied, and walked over, brandishing his whip and cursing.

When they were less than three steps away from the cart monster, the foreman cursed and lashed out with his whip at the monster's head!

Swish!
The whip didn't land on the cart monster. Instead, the cart monster suddenly dodged to the side and grabbed the whip in mid-air.

Before the supervisor could react, the monster pushing the cart had already twitched its lips and grinned.

Suddenly, it yanked the whip hard, pulling the overseer towards itself.

In the next instant, it had already grabbed the overseer by the neck, and before the overseer could finish his angry rant, the guy was lifted above his head with one hand.

The cart-pushing monster threw its paw, and the overseer was thrown out, heading straight for the guardian monster closest to it under the sacred tree!

With a scream, the overseer's figure landed on the head of the guardian monster.

The guardian monster was shocked. Before it could even jump up, it hastily drew the sword in front of it, roared, and slashed down with the sword!
After a scream, blood rained down, and the overseer was cleaved in two mid-air, his body cut in two by a single stroke!

The two pieces of the body fell to the ground, splattering internal organs and blood everywhere.

The monster warrior wielding the knife roared, and the other seven guardian monsters also shouted and drew their longswords as they charged forward.

But the cart monster was even faster!
Crouching low, it grabbed the sword from the cart bed, then, keeping its body low, it leaped forward and was in front of the guardian warrior in the blink of an eye!
The opponent let out a low growl, took a step back, and was about to raise its sword to strike again when, with a soft thud, the sword pierced its throat.

Thrust in, then pull out!
A spray of blood gushed out, but the cart-pushing monster simply sidestepped it, its movements as agile as a feline. It swiftly brushed past the corpse, slipping past the man whose neck had been pierced.

Its goal is clear: the Central Divine Tree!

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[Some things took a backseat today, so I'll only post 3,000 words for now. I still have 3,000 words left to write, which I'm currently working on and will post later.]

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(End of this chapter)