As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

Chapter 145 Locals

Outside the Jueling Grassland, the artillery fire has temporarily ceased.

The air still smelled of gunpowder, and the grass and trees that had just been blasted flat grew back to the height of a person in just a few hours.

Despite the absence of spiritual energy, the vitality here is unbelievably abundant.

"Set off."

Thirty seventh-rank supernatural beings were divided into three groups of ten and began to enter the grassland from different directions.

Director Xu stood at the entrance of the command center, watching the backs of the crowd, without making a move for a long time.

In just half a month, he looked as if he had aged more than ten years, with white hair growing wildly at his temples and his eyes becoming sunken.

The previous deputy director was seriously injured in the demon incident and had not yet recovered when the new acting deputy director, the most promising supernatural being in Xia Kingdom, disappeared.

Thinking of this, Director Xu couldn't help but close his eyes.

"Director Xu."

Army representative Liu Lin came over and comforted him, saying, "Lieutenant Colonel Shen is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with a sixth-rank ape demon; he might not be in any danger."

Moreover, as mentioned above, other helpers have also been arranged.

Upon hearing this, Director Xu simply nodded slightly without saying anything.

He said that, but he knew very well that it was just a comforting remark.

Shen Qing's ability to fight a sixth-grade demon with only an eighth-grade cultivation level is truly astonishing, making him undoubtedly the top demon in Xia Kingdom.

However, it could only barely hold its own against that sixth-rank demon, and was always at a disadvantage.

Now they've been captured by a flying sixth-rank demon, and so much time has passed. Everyone knows how high their chances of survival are.

As for the other helpers?

Director Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly. Among the thirty seventh-rank supernatural beings, apart from the sixth-rank, who could be stronger than them?

It's not that we can't find a sixth-rank official, but that we can't enter to rescue them; that's what's most despairing.

Director Xu shook his head.

Although reluctant, he still had to consider how to talk to Shen Qing's family about this matter.

It hadn't been long since the last funeral—he turned and went back into the tent.

Liu Lin sighed, took one last look in the direction of the grassland, and then turned and left.

However, no one noticed.

After the thirty seventh-rank supernatural beings disappeared into the grassy forest, a girl with a lollipop in her mouth and wearing a cat-themed hoodie also walked out of the grassy forest.

"Uncle, you really cause me a lot of worry."

The girl's tone was a mix of complaint and helplessness, "You've alarmed the entire Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs."

She shook her head and suddenly flew up, but no one noticed, and she disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

On the other side, the giant bird's nest.

Shen Qing had just finished cooking those big, fat chickens. The oil dripped onto the flames, and the aroma immediately filled the air. It looked much better than the elephant meat.

"Now this is what meat should be like."

Before they could even taste it, a soft, rustling sound suddenly came from the direction of the nest entrance.

Are there other demons?

Shen Qing frowned, gripped the spear tightly, and carefully walked towards the entrance.

At the edge of the bird's nest, a series of clear, incomprehensible chirping sounds came from within. Although it was uncertain, it clearly did not sound like the roar of a demon.

It sounds more like an unintelligible language—are there other humans?!

Shen Qing strode out of the nest. On the platform outside, a thin, handsome young man dressed entirely in animal skins was kneeling on the ground.

Facing the corpse of the giant bird, he mumbled something and kowtowed.

Several Blood Essence Fruits were scattered at his feet.

"Locals?!"

Shen Qing blurted out, completely unexpected to encounter residents of the so-called world of supernatural powers in this place.

After all, according to Li Jianghan, this place of absolute spirituality is located in a remote area, and few people usually come here, let alone live here.

But if he's not a local or a supernatural being, how come he's here, speaking a language he can't understand?

This commotion naturally caught the boy's attention.

The boy looked up and saw Shen Qingyi, a man who had emerged from the lair, armed with a weapon. Shen Qingyi was shirtless, holding a blood-stained spear, and had unhealed wounds on his body.

Then he looked at the giant bird that had already died beside him.

The next second, the boy changed the direction of his kowtow without hesitation.

He started kowtowing to Shen Qing, making a series of "bang bang bang" sounds, babbling incoherently in a language Shen Qing couldn't understand, but his expression clearly showed that he was begging for mercy.

The boy banged his head against the ground with great force, and blood began to flow from his head after only a few blows, yet he continued as if he felt no pain.

Shen Qing frowned, walked over and tried to pull him up, "Don't kowtow anymore."

But they couldn't communicate because of the language barrier. When the boy saw him approaching, he seemed to think that he was going to do something, so he took a step back in fear and continued to kowtow and beg for mercy.

It made a whimpering sound.

Shen Qing's hand froze on the spot, and she felt a headache coming on. She scratched her messy hair.

Li Jianghan and the female knight could clearly have a normal conversation, but if Shen Qingtang had come up, she would have just spouted a string of incomprehensible gibberish.

Even if she had the protection of the dead, he couldn't just take her in as if nothing had happened.

Seeing the boy's bewildered and frightened appearance, Shen Qing frowned slightly. Surely he couldn't be more frightening than this demon?

He looked down at his attire.

Except for the pants, although they have changed from trousers to shorts, they are at least still relatively intact; the top has long been stripped down.

His body was covered in blood and grime, and he was certainly not in a good state.

On the contrary, although the boy was dressed simply, he was at least cleaner than him, only covered in dust and a little blood when he knelt on the ground.

Shen Qing turned and walked deeper into the Bird's Nest.

The boy was somewhat at a loss, but dared not make any move and could only continue to kneel on the spot.

A short while later, Shen Qing came out again, this time with a piece of roasted meat in his hand, still sizzling with oil. Even though they couldn't communicate verbally, food could always represent friendship, right?

He handed over half of the roast meat.

The boy's eyes widened even more, and he backed away repeatedly, muttering to himself and waving his hands haphazardly in front of him, seemingly too afraid to take it.

He finally accepted it only after Shen Qing forcibly shoved it into his hand.

The aroma of the barbecue kept wafting into his nose, and although the boy still didn't dare to make any moves, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Shen Qing didn't say anything more. He picked up the other half of the roasted meat, took a big bite, and then bent down to collect the few blood essence fruits at the boy's feet.

Watching his actions, the boy seemed to understand something and finally tentatively took a small bite.

Then his eyes lit up, and he began to wolf down his food.

Shen Qing tossed the blood essence fruit in his hand up and down, sizing up the other person. Judging from the young man's appearance, he had come to deliver tribute.

This young man was not a supernatural being; he was merely an ordinary person with a slightly stronger physique.

But he clearly knew there was a demon on it, and he was carrying the Blood Essence Fruit. He couldn't possibly be here to die, could he?

With Li Jianghan's explanation, it's highly likely that the other party was a human being kept as a pet by that giant bird, receiving regular offerings.

So here's the question: how did they get up here from at least several thousand meters in the air?

If there's a way up, then that proves there's also a way down.