Chapter 1106 - 798: Blood Clan Ancestor (Part 1)

Chapter 1106: Chapter 798: Blood Clan Ancestor (Part 1)

He cursed under his breath, "What the hell is this thing? It’s disgusting!"

"Stop babbling and watch the ground. This thing can create sand whirlpools to swallow living creatures."

Shen Tang and the beastmen started to grapple with the monsters that lurked under the sand.

However, they were in the open, while the enemy was hidden, and this was the enemy’s home turf. Their attacks were clearly not as effective as usual.

They had to attack while constantly watching the ever-present quicksand underfoot, ready to swallow them into the abyss under the yellow sand at any moment.

Shen Tang realized that continuing to battle this unknown creature was not beneficial and would just waste their energy.

She decisively instructed, "Let’s leave here and find another route."

Lu Xiao, Xiao Jin, and Shen Li didn’t mind engaging the creature, and they might not be its match.

But now, they were together with the female, and they couldn’t let her face any risk of injury. Thus, they chose not to linger in the fight and turned to retreat in another direction, attempting to distance themselves from the creature.

The monster kept pursuing them, but as it chased, it seemed to gradually disappear.

They must’ve... successfully shaken it off.

Shen Tang was about to breathe a sigh of relief when suddenly her spiritual power hit a wall, losing all perception.

The system map went black at that instant too.

"Not good. It seems some ancient boundary has been set here, suppressing superpowers." Shen Li sensed it too; the fox fire in her palm dimmed noticeably.

Lu Xiao and Xiao Jin’s superpowers were similarly weakened significantly, feeling the extremely strong suppression force.

Xiao Jin clenched his fists and ground his teeth, saying, "That monster must’ve deliberately led us to such a place."

"That’s what it looks like." Lu Xiao said in a deep voice.

No wonder this part of the desert is marked as a Death Forbidden Zone. It is indeed fraught with danger, far more perilous than they imagined.

Shen Tang felt a heaviness in her heart; without spiritual power and the system map, she was effectively blind in this desert, with her greatest trump card suppressed.

The sand behind them surged again, the monster chasing once more.

Just then, a troop suddenly appeared from behind a sand dune ahead.

They seemed to be a merchant caravan, with a dozen beastmen riding sand beasts. Their gear looked weathered but they moved methodically, likely seasoned desert travelers.

They simultaneously noticed Shen Tang’s group and the fast-approaching sand ridge behind them.

"It’s a sand bottom beast! Run this way!" shouted a middle-aged beastman at the front of the caravan.

It seemed the caravan was prepared; two beastmen pulled out round objects from their packs and flung them into the sand.

The spheres exploded instantly, releasing a pungent smell.

As the smell spread, the writhing under the sand visibly hesitated, as if choking, slowing down and even showing a retreating tendency.

"Quick, over here! There’s a rock flat ahead, the sand worm won’t come this way!" the middle-aged beastman shouted.

Shen Tang, Lu Xiao, Shen Li, and Xiao Jin brightened, surprised to encounter help in such a situation.

Though strangers, they had no choice but to heed the call.

They immediately followed the merchant caravan, running swiftly forward.

They followed the caravan over a sand ridge, and the soft sand beneath finally turned into firm stone ground.

Looking back, the sand ridge circled the edge of the sand but eventually withdrew slowly into the desert depth.

"We are really grateful to you. Had it not been for your timely appearance, we wouldn’t have escaped so easily."

Shen Tang leapt off Xiao Jin and offered her thanks to the beastmen of the caravan.

Xiao Jin, Lu Xiao, and Shen Li also transformed into their human forms and bowed in appreciation.

"Haha, no need to thank us! Meeting you was fate, lending a hand is no big deal," the middle-aged beastman who seemed to be the captain said brightly.

A young beastman in the caravan gazed at them for several moments, suddenly frowning as if recalling something, "You look a bit familiar. Wait, aren’t you wanted..."

Before he could finish, Shen Li glanced sharply at him.

Her narrow, shimmering fox eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of red flashing within.

Immediately, the young beastman’s gaze grew confused, his words caught in his throat.

At the same time, a subtle wave emanated from Shen Li, silently enveloping every member of the caravan.