Rotten God Kingdom

help me!

This thing, whose origins are unknown, actually got Jiang Wang to save him.

Jiang Wang subconsciously looked at Wang Jin.

Wang Jin pointed to the camera, then to the little boy, and gave an OK sign.

It means the photo has been taken and you can leave.

Jiang Wang no longer hesitated. Leaving after obtaining the information was undoubtedly the right decision. If Jiang Wang were alone underwater, he might have chosen to take the risk and test the waters, but now Wang Jin was by his side.

The suction from behind grew stronger, the dark red patterns on the lake bottom were shrinking, and the amber-colored lake water was rapidly solidifying, crystallizing from the edges to the center, and a translucent wall was slowly closing in.

Jiang Wang grabbed Wang Jin's arm and swam out with all his might.

He swam with all his might, and with each swing of his arm, more water behind him solidified.

The water surface was sealed by a layer of amber, and Jiang Wang tried his best to punch, but he couldn't leave a trace on the "shell" that had formed on the lake surface.

He retrieved an automatic rifle from the armory and fired a burst underwater. (Some special rifles can be used for emergency underwater firing, but not for extended periods.)

The hard shell was riddled with cracks. Jiang Wang put away his rifle, mustered all his strength, and slammed his shoulder into it. The two of them finally managed to escape from the lake.

The entire lake was frozen in amber, and Jiang Wang could even run on the crystallized layer.

The people on the shore breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Jiang Wang and Wang Jin appear.

The tour guide waved to them: "This way!"

After Jiang Wang ran to the shore and caught his breath, the guide asked, "Did you find anything?"

"Yes." Jiang Wang took a deep breath to calm his racing heart. "At the center of the lake bottom, there is a blood vessel-like tissue converging. Where those blood vessels converge, there is a huge piece of amber, and inside the amber is a human boy who is seven or eight years old."

I didn't see the amber at first. I don't know if it was because the light was bad and I didn't see it, or if the amber just appeared suddenly.

The amber emitted a powerful suction force, drawing many monsters out of the water and merging with it.

The guide, gathering the information, said, "The small monsters you saw in the water were transformed from the corpses of the monsters on the shore."

Jiang Wang nodded, indicating that he understood.

After all, he also had a fragment in his pocket, which also turned into a monster and led Jiang Wang to the right path, so it wasn't difficult to reach this conclusion.

"So, what do we say now?" Jiang Wang asked.

The best option now is to leave immediately.

This area has begun to change, like a frightened wild beast; no one knows what will happen next.

Wang Jin struggled to free himself from the diving suit and handed over the camera: "I took pictures."

The guide took the wet camera and turned on the electronic screen.

The photo album he was holding was slowly turned over, and at the bottom of the last page, a photo appeared out of nowhere.

The photo is surrounded by deep darkness, with a beam of light in the center that has a clearly visible boundary, illuminating the surrounding amber-colored lake water. At the end of the light, a huge oval-shaped piece of amber stands quietly.

Its color is darker than the surrounding lake water, and the boundaries and size of this amber can be determined from the photo.

Inside the amber is a small boy, his mouth slightly open, his gaze quietly fixed on this side.

The fact that a photo appears in an album means that the album recognizes the value of the photo.

"I've gained a new superpower," Wang Jin said silently after sensing it for a moment.

"What?"

"It seems so. You can breathe underwater, and the energy expenditure will be reduced when swimming."

reasonable.

Travelers inevitably trek through mountains and rivers; how could a seasoned traveler not know how to swim?

However, this special ability still couldn't change Wang Jin's situation in the Traveler's City.

"We've taken everything we're entitled to; let's retreat immediately."

The guide put away his camera and looked at the lake. He quickly realized that the area was undergoing a change. The lake water was still slowly shrinking towards the center, and the crystalline layers were becoming harder and thicker. The longer one stayed nearby, the greater the risk.

Director Xiang believed that photo albums wouldn't lie, but the current situation was complicated, and he couldn't gamble with the lives of ordinary people.

"The boy in the amber seemed to be alive, and he spoke, saying, 'Save me.'"

Listening to Jiang Wang's description, Director Xiang struggled for a moment.

"Perhaps what you saw was just a special monster, and everything it did was to deceive you."

In the wilderness, monsters that can transform into human form to deceive humans are not uncommon.

Director Xiang once heard of a monster whose true form was a lake. Its tentacles would transform into the appearance of human women, bathing in the lake and then killing any humans who approached.

Jiang Wang felt that what the guide said made some sense, so he stopped worrying about it, got on his motorcycle, and prepared to leave.

The lake froze completely after Jiang Wang and the others left, and the air seemed to quiet down, as if the Traveler's City had never been here.

Shortly after Jiang Wang and the others left, a crack appeared on the surface of the lake, and something crawled out from the bottom of the lake.

It's that boy.

His body seemed to have been weathered over countless years, with skin and body tissue falling off with every step he took.

He looked around, his eyes seemingly filled with disappointment, and finally, with heavy steps, he walked into the monster's lair.

Inside the nest, the egg that the travelers had broken contained not a trace of egg white. The people who broke it saw that there was nothing of value inside, so they left it there and didn't bother with it.

Now, the broken parts of the egg are being repaired naturally, and the cracks on the eggshell surface are being filled by naturally growing amber.

The boy climbed inside, and the cracks in the eggshell were quickly repaired.

About a minute later, a clear heartbeat could be heard coming from inside the eggshell.

Not long after, a violent knocking sound came from inside the eggshell, and clear cracks appeared on the surface of the eggshell.

With a snap, the eggshell cracked open.

A hand emerged from the gap, followed by the entire body.

What hatches from the eggshell is not a monster.

It was that human boy.

The lake water gradually became clearer, and the golden color gathered on the boy, gradually giving his left eye a hint of amber.

All the strange occurrences in this area were concentrated on the boy.

The boy struggled to his feet and stared blankly in the direction Jiang Wang had left, calling out softly.

"dad."

Why didn't you save me?

……

"Damn it, is this thing broken?"

Jiang Wang looked at the map displayed in the photo album and cursed.

The route shown on the map was actually for them to go back the way they came!

"Could we have overlooked something? The destination indicated by the photo album must contain what the Traveler's City needs most right now. At first, I thought that the monster corpses were what we needed, and that the next destination might have someone who likes to study or collect monster corpses."

It seems that's not the case now.

Director Xiang was also filled with doubts.

If there's anything missing, it's definitely the giant amber Jiang Wang mentioned, or the boy sealed inside the amber.

What is truly valuable?

Director Xiang was having a bit of a headache; he couldn't make up his mind to take people back to check on things.

Jiang Wang and his group had just caught up with the tail end of the Traveler's City when they discovered that the Traveler's City's progress was extremely chaotic.

Some continued forward, while others returned the way they came, dividing the entire city into two distinct groups.

Sitting on the back of Jiang Wang's motorcycle, the guide shouted hoarsely into the wind, "What's wrong? Why are we turning back?"

The rumors were too strong, and no one gave the director an answer.

Immediately afterwards, the guide saw a cloud of dust rising directly in front of them, and the ground shook at least twice as much as when they were traveling through the Traveler's City.

Jiang Wang now knew why the travelers had returned.

Monster Tide!