Eternal Country - Chapter 56

Translator: SumTLMan

This time, from seeing this message. Yi Tianxing knows very well the Digging Insect Field is not easy to deal with. Or even quite difficult to deal with. The most frightening aspect of the Digging Insect Field is that it travels underground. Where it was going to pop up or where it is going to attack is unclear. It is possible it could appear at any time. If so, it will certainly cause great panic among the people.

It is useless to know this. The key point is the Digging Insect Fiend is a major threat to the village. With its ability to hide or escape, it is impossible to find any trace of the Digging Insect Fiend. This is a great problem. If not resolved, it will directly affect Yi Tianxing’s prestige in Xuan Huang Village.

This is a problem that cannot be ignored.

“We must find a way to draw this Digging Insect Fiend out. Otherwise, as long as it continues hiding, this is a sword hanging over all our heads. This creature poses too great of a threat. But the question now is how to draw it out.”

There are many people in Xuan Huang Village for the Digging Insect Fiend to hunt and kill. Any person can become a target. With so many people, it is obviously not easy to determine how the other party will target their prey.

It may not even be possible to determine a single target.

But the Digging Insect Fiend is too difficult to draw out and find. Only when the Digging Insect Fiend finally directly drags down its prey into the ground and doesn’t let go, will it be possible to kill this beast?

The hole in front of everyone is filled with high concentrations of sulfuric acid-like venom, and the ground around the area is corroded. The only fear is that ordinary people will immediately turn into a pile of bones and die on the spot if they get near the holes.

“No… Village head, in the river… strange fish have appeared in the river. Someone washing clothes by the river was dragged into the river by those monsters. Their whole body… was eaten clean. Only the bones are left which sunk to the bottom of the river.”

A woman in her thirties came running quickly from the river while shouting.

“Dahu, you take some men here to seal the cave with stone so that no one can come near this place. I will go to the river.”

As soon as Yi Tianxing spoke, his heart sank again. He could only put the matter of the Digging Insect Fiend aside for the time being and hurry towards the river. The Digging Insect Fiend could not be located on the surface. Before he could come up with a way, there was no way to find it. He could only go and see what kind of monsters have appeared in the river first.

When Xuan Huang Village was established, part of its value came from the fact that it was close to a river. And this river is huge as well. Rivers and streams are precious and support many lives. Here, there are rich and abundant water resources. In the future, whether planting or other goals, such as the establishment of shipyards and so on. It will naturally bring great benefits to the village. Nearby, natural ports can be built. All of these things added together can make this area a top human gathering place.

But now it seems that in this new world, danger is everywhere. Whether Xuan Huang Village can survive this ordeal after establishment is a huge question. Survival here does not have a simple solution.

The mood becomes heavy.

Coming to the river, he realized the river had no name.

Looking at the rapid river, the people by the river unconsciously moved as far away as possible from the water. They can even see a very thin layer of blood on the water’s surface near the riverbank dissipating quickly.

There is a fishy smell of blood in the air.

Many people were pale and frightened. Many of the women who washed clothes on the shore were also in a state of panic and uncertainty. Obviously, the recent changes have brought them a great deal of shock.

“Village head, there are weird fish in the river. Those fish are very ferocious. Just after Cui Hua was accidentally bitten on her arm, she was directly dragged into the water. After, she was eaten clean in a twinkling of an eye and turned into a white skeleton. Her death was very brutal.”

“Village head, what should we do now? There are strange fish in the river. We dare not approach the river at all anymore.”

When the people around saw Yi Tianxing coming. They all looked at him with eyes of hope.

In their minds, it is clear Yi Tianxing is the only support and spiritual pillar in their hearts.

“Let’s go and get some of the bodies of the green-skinned monster that were killed yesterday.” Yi Tianxing looked at the river in front of him, frowned slightly and commanded the soldiers who followed him.

As the soldiers ran back to get the bodies of the green-skinned monsters. Huang Chengyuan also came to the river.

“This world is too dangerous. There are monsters underground, and now there are monsters in the river. It’s not easy to survive here.” Huang Chengyuan also knows about what happened to the villagers. It was unexpected that just after a quiet night. Early in the morning, they would receive a head-on blow. There is absolutely no safe place in this new world. There are dangers everywhere. A person may die accidentally at any time or in any place.

Such an era is too cruel for ordinary people.

“There is no promised land in this world. Even if there is a promised land, it is accumulated through flesh, blood and killings with both hands. This is destined to be an extremely cruel era. No one can save us. All we can do is depend on ourselves. We need to save ourselves before we can save others. As long as Xuan Huang Village grows stronger, more people can be saved. In this day and age, we have no choice. This is a new era.”

Yi Tianxing said with a heavy mood. Building a place to live is not such a simple thing.

Nowadays, not only are they the only ones facing the pressure of survival, but all the other humans coming to this new world are facing this endless pressure. Every moment, there will be people dying all the time. Moreover, the number of deaths is absolutely astronomical.

“Village head…”

When Huang Chengyuan heard this, a flicker of hesitation flashed across his face, and he finally made up his mind and opened his mouth to utter his words.

Behind him came people rushing through. Soldiers had carried over the bodies of three green-skinned monsters who had their arms just cut off. No one had any intention of eating these creatures. They were going to throw these bodies out today, but now these bodies are useful. The only difference is these bodies were cold.

“My lord, the bodies have been brought over.” A soldier opened his mouth to report.

“What’s your name?” Yi Tianxing looked at the warrior-like tough burly man in front of him. He seemed to be reticent during ordinary times, but he was a veteran with a good straight posture and calluses on his hand.

“My name is Feng Yumo.” The soldier replied at once.

“Well, throw a corpse in. Throw it straight into the river.” Yi Tianxing nodded without further inquiry and directly ordered.

Plop!!

Throwing the corpse into the waters. The blood of the corpse had solidified. The corpse is cold, but in the end, there was still a trace of bloody smell. Falling into the waters, it tumbles in the waves.

Poof!!

But in a few breaths, everyone can see that a strange fish with sharp serrated teeth suddenly leaps out of the water. It opens its jaws and bites the body of the monster, tearing off a huge chunk of flesh while swallowing it without hesitation. There was no hesitation at all. It doesn’t matter if the body was cold or not. When it sees food, it will take a bite without any scruples.

What’s more, this was not the end. There wasn’t just one fish, but a group of them.

One by one, the weird fish surfaced on the waters and began tearing chunks of flesh all around the corpse. It was so frightening at this moment. A corpse of flesh and blood was gnawed to the point of leaving a skeleton remaining to slowly sink to the bottom of the river.

What! From throwing the corpse into the river to being chewed into a white skeleton. The whole process took only ten breaths to completely finish. This scene made the people’s face on the shore became pale. They have never seen such a ferocious and strange fish before.

“Piranha!”

Yi Tianxing had a dignified look on his face.

Piranha, he thinks these fish are piranha. Bigheaded, sharp teeth, and bloodthirsty eyes. This kind of violent and destructive process is definitely caused by piranhas. But the bodies of these piranhas are larger than normal piranhas. Some even measuring one meter in length. It was a shocking sight. These piranhas are definitely predators in the water. If they smell blood in the water, they will go wild immediately!

Even other water overlords will shy away from the waters when they encounter these piranhas.

Because a piranha never appears alone. Once one appears, then it must be in a group. With this emergence of a large school of predatory fish, it is powerful detergence to a large number of overlords in the water.

What’s more, the piranhas in front of them are larger, more terrible and more ferocious than the legendary creatures.

Yi Tianxing’s face turned very ugly at the thought of there being a single piranha or a large school of piranhas in the waters.

“Humph!! I don’t care if you’re a piranha or whatever, but if you plan to stay here, then die for me! Even if I can’t get rid of the Digging Insect Fiend yet… I can at least take care of you piranhas. Eating my people, now it’s my turn to eat you. I happen to have a good treasure among all the exotic treasures I received. I planned to keep it to see if I could use it in the future. Now it seems that I must improve my strength as soon as possible!”

Yi Tianxing looked into the river with a sneer and muttered to himself.

“You are bound to die if you go into the water with these ferocious fish in there. Such ferocious fish can hardly be dealt with in the water unless they come onto land. We can’t even shoot them with bows and arrows.” Huang Chengyuan almost pulled off his beard. In his heart, the desire for strength has also become stronger. He used to think it was reasonable to only read and do things that ordinary people are unable to do.

Now, he feels so powerless.

His eyes fell on Yi Tianxing, and he has made up his mind through his eyes.

“Feng Yumo, you will immediately take the people to look for some big poles, and then find some ropes. Before all of this, move all the green-skinned monster corpses to me. I don’t believe we can be intimidated by a school of piranhas. No matter how strong they are, they are just a bunch of animals. Today, piranhas are on the menu.”

Yi Tianxing waved his hand and shouted.

There was a touch of chill in his voice.

The successive encounters have intensified the killing intent in Yi Tianxing’s heart.

“Is village head preparing to deal with these piranhas? If they are not eradicated, then the threat to the villagers would be too great.” Huang Chengyuan inquired curiously. It seemed that Yi Tianxing had a way of dealing with these piranhas.

“No other choice, we have to bait them. Elder Huang… Today we will have feast of fish tonight.”

Yi Tianxing said in a deep voice.

The light in his eyes is getting colder and colder.

If he can’t deal with the Digging Insect Fiend… then he will take out this bunch of piranhas.

The people around him are also looking forward to it. The expectations they have on Yi Tianxing are still big. After all, the abilities he has shown so far have already conquered them completely.