50: Chapter 50 Rush to Save People 50: Chapter 50 Rush to Save People “Nine Towns at the southern foot of Moao Mountain, Beishuo Town, large camps with over a hundred thousand people, Ice Abyss, Ancient Abyss Era, five kinds of deceitful monsters, Artisan Deceitful Monster, Wood Puppet Monster, Yang Ning, Li Hu, Luo Ming…”
Shi Qing’s response was very long, and even after the three of them descended Tower Mountain, he hadn’t finished speaking.
What he described truly broadened Xia Hong’s horizons.
Even though Xia Hong had been in this world for over four months.
But in reality, even up until now, aside from his own small patch of land, Xia Hong knew nothing about the outside world.
He didn’t even know the specific time or year.
Of course, humanity has degenerated to this point, so there’s probably no formal calendar.
It wasn’t until today, hearing these contents from Shi Qing’s mouth.
A large camp with over a hundred thousand people, Beishuo Town, and the other Eight Towns.
And those two gentlemen, Yang and Li, from Beishuo Town, referred to the Great Lord Yang Zhun; what kind of powerful realm must he be in…
Hearing this suddenly, a hint of longing flashed in Xia Hong’s eyes.
Of course, he hadn’t forgotten the main matter.
Learning that although Shi Qing encountered a puppet Xia Ding that night, he was rescued later by Yang, Li, and Luo, and had seen that Wood Puppet Monster, he hurriedly asked:
“What exactly does that Wood Puppet Monster look like?”
A flash of hatred crossed Shi Qing’s eyes, and he whispered: “An old man’s appearance, pupils blood-red, devoid of human emotions.
It holds a small knife in its left hand and a bunch of transparent threads in its right hand, both are its weapons.”
Xia Hong firmly memorized these features in his mind, looked up, and glanced forward.
Traveling at night with a group close to two hundred was too large, and they dared not make too much noise, so their progress was always slow.
Fortunately, Tower Mountain was less than a kilometer from the Great Xia Camp’s hill, so even at this pace, it wouldn’t take too long, estimated within a quarter of an hour.
Xia Chuan and Yuancheng vigilantly watched the surroundings, while Xia Hong trailed at the back of the group with Shi Qing and his son.
Recalling Shi Qing’s account of the events over at the Great Xia Territory, Xia Hong furrowed his brows slightly and continued asking: “You just said, including Wang Ming, a total of eight people died that night.
So shouldn’t there be five of you left, why did only you and Shi Dong return, and when was Shi Dong replaced by the Wood Puppet Monster?”
Shi Qing then recounted how Luo Ming gathered everyone to cooperate with Yang and Li to deal with the Wood Puppet Monster, including using people from various camps as bait.
Hearing that the bait strategy to lure the Wood Puppet Monster failed four times, Xia Hong’s expression turned somber.
And when he heard that Shi Dong was replaced during the bait process and even entered Rogel Camp with Shi Qing, his face changed drastically.
Not only him, but at this point, Shi Qing clearly realized something too, his face changed abruptly, looking north with fear on his face.
“You mean, that Wood Puppet Monster not only infiltrated Rogel Camp through Shi Dong but also watched you all plan against it the whole time…”
“It’s over, something happened at Rogel Camp…
something happened…!”
Shi Qing didn’t even hear what Xia Hong was asking, his eyes fixed on the northern Rogel Camp, muttering incessantly that something had happened.
Xia Hong’s face also showed urgency, and he loudly asked, “How many people are there at Rogel Camp?”
Shi Qing snapped back and quickly replied: “I’m not sure exactly, more than a thousand.”
More than a thousand…
Xia Hong instantly felt his scalp numb, a trace of struggle flashing across his face.
As Shi Qing said, deciding on one last attempt to lure out the Wood Puppet Monster, Yang Ning and Li Hu had taken nearly ninety percent of the strong individuals from several camps.
This means that those remaining at Rogel Camp are basically ordinary people.
The Wood Puppet Monster grows stronger the more it kills.
Moreover, according to Xia Hong’s observations, the opponent’s control over both the quantity and quality of puppets is rapidly improving.
“It might be a complete massacre!
No, we must rescue people.”
This thought crossed Xia Hong’s mind, and his expression of hesitation was instantly replaced by determination.
Regardless of whether they have all been killed, they must act quickly.
That Wood Puppet Monster already has a grudge against Great Xia; watching it grow stronger will surely lead to their doom.
However, they cannot proceed rashly.
Xia Hong carefully organized his thoughts and then turned to ask Shi Qing:
“You just mentioned that Yang Ning and Li Hu are very strong and surely can deal with the Wood Puppet Monster, right?”
Shi Qing nodded, realizing from Xia Hong’s expression that he intended to go to Rogel Camp, quickly adding: “No, leader, Yang Ning, and Li Hu are strong, but the Wood Puppet Monster has escaped from them four times and even infiltrated Rogel Camp.
This shows it is not only strong but also cunning and deceitful, so we should not venture to Ro…”
“If we don’t, are we just going to watch everyone at Rogel Camp die?”
Xia Hong interrupted Shi Qing, letting out a deep breath and looking at him seriously:
“No matter how many we can save, we can’t just let it recklessly kill people.
Didn’t those two gentlemen Yang and Li say, once the deceitful monster advances to intermediate, there will be no future for humans around Redwood Ridge.”
“But, with that deceitful monster’s power…”
“Rest assured, I have means to deal with it!”
After saying this, Xia Hong didn’t continue speaking with Shi Qing but called over the nine who were watching the surroundings.
Ignoring their puzzled expressions, Xia Hong gave direct instructions:
“Xu An, Liu Yuan, Li Yuankun, the three of you take the team back to the camp right away.
We’re almost there, and with this short distance, there shouldn’t be any issues.
Once back, seal the entrance as before; anyone without the passphrase, do not expose yourself to anyone.”
Xu An, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuankun had just broken through the Logging Realm, and their strength wasn’t yet stable, so they were left at the camp.
Though curious, they quickly nodded in compliance.
“The remaining six of you, follow me to Rogel Camp.
If that Wood Puppet Monster is there, it’s causing chaos now.”
Hearing this, Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others readily agreed with no hesitation.
No, it wasn’t just hesitation they lacked.
In fact, they were somewhat…
Shi Qing, lying on Shi Ping’s back, silently watched everyone, wondering if he had seen wrong, but upon confirming that Xia Chuan and the others indeed showed not fear but excitement, he was baffled with one thought.
Are these young people ignorant of danger or do they indeed have something to rely on?
“Shi Leader, tell me the exact location of Rogel Camp.”
Knowing he couldn’t dissuade Xia Hong, Shi Qing also felt a flicker of hope for this group, promptly providing the exact location of Rogel Camp.
After finishing, seeing Xia Hong ready to set off, he quickly tapped his son, indicating to take out the backpack they had packed.
He swiftly pulled two curved bows from it, along with two arrow quivers, stopping Xia Hong:
“Leader, these bow and arrows are no use staying with me, take them and see if they are useful.”
Upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Xia Hong’s face as he quickly accepted the bows.
“Thank you, Shi Leader!”
Without further words, he led Xia Chuan and the six others through Redwood Ridge, charging northward.