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Translator: Silavin
The clearer Lu Fan saw the true face of the Blood Moon, the more shocked he became. That feeling of his blood freezing returned, even stronger than before.
An indescribable sense of pressure descended upon Lu Fan, leaving him astounded.
‘That thing’ in front of Lu Fan was truly too shocking!
Because, even after getting so close, the Blood Moon in front of him was now as large as a small mountain, and the true face of the Blood Moon was revealed.
It was just an eye!
It was merely the eye of an enormous creature!
Lu Fan now noticed what was lying on the horizon. It was an indescribable Monster. It had seven or eight parts similar to Dragons, but it had some key differences.
It was like a corpse that had died countless years ago, frozen here for who knows how long. Its entire body was buried under the accumulated snow. But one could see from where Lu Fan was, as far as the eye could reach, it was all its enormous body. It was almost impossible to estimate how big it was. It might even be as large as a major province of Dragon Country!
Almost all those continuous snow-capped mountains were parts of its body. In fact, it was so big that even after a year of exploration, the Griffin Legion had yet to fully uncovered and explored it.
Now, Lu Fan noticed. The exploration paths he had seen drawn on the map earlier were the outline of this enormous creature.
What exactly it looked like, no one could say clearly even now.
But right now, Lu Fan and Tu Jing were at the location of its head, which at least could still be seen in its entirety.
It indeed looked like a Dragon, but it was most likely not an actual Dragon. After all, even true members of the Dragon Race did not necessarily have such an enormous body.
Since there was no vitality in this body, it was no different from being dead. However, if it was truly dead, no matter how enormous its body, it would not be able to give others such a strong sense of pressure.
The strange part was that its left eye was always open, blood-red in colour. It was very eye-catching even in the polar night of the Far North.
Looking from the direction of the camp, it looked like a Blood Moon hanging on the horizon.
Such an enormous creature, without any vitality, yet staring ahead with open eyes was just eerie. It made one’s back go cold just thinking about it.
Seeing such a thing exist, Lu Fan remained silent for a long time.
After a while, Tu Jing, sitting on the Arctic Griffin King, took out a flask of alcohol, took a swig, and while looking at the blood-red eye, laughed and said. “Shocking, isn’t it? When I first saw this thing, I was also scared out of my wits!”
Lu Fan wanted to cast Appraisal Eye on it, but Tu Jing seemed to know what he was going to do and directly said. “Don’t waste your effort. If Appraisal Eye worked on it, we wouldn’t always be calling it ‘that thing’. But still, Appraisal Eye determines that it’s not some natural scenery, but a living thing. It is unfortunate that the information given by the Appraisal Eye is all blank. Either ‘that thing’ is in some special state, or it’s too terrifying and we simply don’t have the qualifications to probe into its status.”
“Or…” Tu Jing took another swig of alcohol, “Both.”
Lu Fan did not believe it and cast Appraisal Eye. Indeed, all the information that he could see was ‘???’. Nothing else could be seen.
But since his Appraisal Eye had some effect on it, it proved that it indeed was not a natural formation, but really some kind of creature.
Lu Fan was shocked as he asked Tu Jing. “Senior Tu, what exactly is this thing? How did you discover it?”
Tu Jing chuckled and said. “If I knew what ‘that thing’ is, I wouldn’t still be leading people to guard this place. As for discovering it, it was really just a coincidence. You also know that this world is vast. Although there are hundreds of countries and countless cities, the land we Humans have set foot on is only one-tenth of the world. More places are still unexplored Wilderness and Forbidden Areas. Every country is also actively exploring the unknown, expanding their territory.”
“As the Northern Marquis, I was also actively developing the northern frontier of the country, which is the Far North.”
“In the Far North, I discovered the Griffin Nest, created the Griffin Legion, and at the same time, realising that the resources in the Far North should be very rich, kept exploring in this direction until I discovered the existence of ‘that thing’.”
At this point, Tu Jing closed his eyes, seeming to fall into his memories. “At that time, ‘that thing’ was different from now. This eye was not open. I even thought at the time that this was just a masterpiece of nature’s creation. After all, there were no signs of life. However, when a squad from my Griffin Legion set foot on an area of its body to explore, this eye opened at some unknown time.”
“That squad of ten people, none of them came back. What they experienced, no one knows.” Tu Jing sighed and took another sip of alcohol. But at this time, his hand was slightly trembling.
“At that time we knew it was not as simple as it seems. But no matter how many scholars and professors I consulted from all over Dragon Country, no one knew what it was. We don’t even have a single lead.”
“This world is too vast, and it’s normal that there are many existences we Humans don’t know about. The only thing I can do is stay here, and lead those in my Griffin Legion to explore the area. That is so far the only hope of uncovering any clues about ‘that thing‘.”
“If one day it really wakes up, my Griffin Legion and I will be the first line of defence to stop it from attacking the cities of Dragon Country!”
In the last sentence, there was already a kind of resolute determination to face death.
Perhaps once Tu Jing led 500 men from Griffin Legion to be stationed in this barren land, he never thought about leaving alive.
Lu Fan was moved, and at the same time felt an invisible pressure. [This world is not as stable as I thought. Who knows if this is just a ticking time bomb, and who knows when it would detonate?]
Seeing Lu Fan fall into deep thought, Tu Jing smiled and said to him, “So, do you still want to explore that exploration route you chose yesterday? That route will directly cross over its head and continue to advance along its body. The dangers encountered along this route are far more than any other route. We’ve already lost nearly twenty good men on this route alone. Even with experienced Seniors leading you, it’ll be hard to guarantee your safety.”
Lu Fan weighed it in his mind several times, and finally nodded “No matter how dangerous this route is, I’ve chosen it. Perhaps the secrets of ‘that thing’ will be uncovered by me?”
Tu Jing shook his head and laughed, “Kid, you sure are stubborn. Even this doesn’t scare you away! Alright, have it your way. We should go back now. I’ll take you to find the team responsible for this route. You can set out with them in the afternoon.”
“No problem.” Lu Fan agreed.
Afterwards, the two were about to return to the camp. However, at this moment, a series of howls, which clearly did not belong to the cold winds, came from the head of ‘that thing’.
Lu Fan looked back and saw three figures flying towards him extremely quickly in the snow-covered night.
All three figures were wearing Griffin Legion Uniforms and were riding Griffins. They truly looked like people from the Griffin Legion.
Lu Fan was about to ask Tu Jing if these were comrades from the Griffin Legion, who had completed their mission and were coming back to report. However, he saw that Tu Jing had already taken out his spear.
“Senior Tu, aren’t they from the Griffin Legion?” Lu Fan asked in confusion.
Tu Jing coldly replied, “They used to be, but not anymore. These things are troublesome to deal with. We need to go, quickly. I don’t want to kill them.”
Almost as soon as Tu Jing finished speaking, the three figures riding Griffins had charged in front of him and Tu Jing.
At this time, Lu Fan saw that they were clearly no longer human.
Their entire bodies were purplish black, like people who had frozen to death in the icy snow. At the same time, these three people, and their Griffins, each had some kind of fatal wound.
However, the cold weather had long since congealed their wounds. So, from a distance, no one would be able to tell if they were dead of alive.
[These people should have been soldiers from Griffin Legion who came to explore the exploration route. It’s just after their death, for some reason, they became like this.]
Lu Fan cast Appraisal Eye on them and found that it actually worked on them!
They had now become Mini Bosses, with Attributes and Levels slightly enhanced compared to when they were alive. At the same time, their names also had suffixes. For example, the one charging at the front, according to the Appraisal Eye, was now named ‘Chen Guang (Fallen Corpse Puppet)’.
Chen Guang should have been his name when he was alive. As for how the ‘Fallen Corpse Puppet’ came about, it probably had some connection with ‘that thing’.
But what connection? Even Tu Jing was not sure, let alone Lu Fan.
The three Fallen Corpse Puppets charged in front of Lu Fan and Tu Jing, raising their Dragon Spears to stab.
The spear tips of all three had Spear Qi flowing, clearly containing a lot of destructive power.
Tu Jing did not let Lu Fan take action. He directly sweeps out with the spear in his hand, immediately blasting back the three Fallen Corpse Puppets.
Tu Jing patted his Mount and shouted low, “Frigid Net!”
The Arctic Griffin King immediately clawed with its front paws, gathering a stream of cold air. With a swipe of its claws, a large net flew out, directly netting the three Fallen Corpse Puppets together, making them fall from mid-air.
“Go!” After capturing the opponents, Tu Jing did not stay on to fight. He ride the Arctic Griffin King to leave, and Lu Fan naturally closely followed behind.
Lu Fan could see that Tu Jing definitely had the ability to deal with these three Fallen Corpse Puppets. However, facing former comrades, Tu Jing could not bring himself to kill them a second time, so he chose to avoid battle.
After Lu Fan and Tu Jing escaped, the Arctic Griffin King’s Frigid Net was quickly torn open by the three Fallen Corpse Puppets. However, seeing that Lu Fan and Tu Jing had already flown far away, they did not continue to give chase. Instead, they rode their Griffins, which were also Fallen Corpse Puppets, back to ‘that thing’s’ body, disappearing into the dark snowy night.
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