In the live stream, the swamp fell silent, perhaps due to Jiang Lin's swift and decisive actions, or the repeated failures of their attacks. The gurgling bubbles and pairs of scarlet eyes vanished. Only the corpses littered across the ground served as a reminder that this swamp was no ordinary place.
Jiang Lin circled overhead for a while longer, but the swamp remained still. The shadowy figures seemed to have disappeared.
"Gone? Or are they too afraid to come out?" Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow.
This space blocked most sensory abilities, so conventional methods couldn't be used to thoroughly scan the entire swamp. However, directly blowing up the whole swamp seemed impossible. The destructive power would be too immense.
After some thought, Jiang Lin raised his hand, and wisps of ghost energy began to seep into the swamp below.
The next moment, the viewers in the live stream felt the swamp below stir. The entire swamp seemed to be enveloped by something and lifted into the air. It ascended slowly, blocking out the sunlight. The sheer scale of it was like a Sky City rising from the ground.
At a height of thirty meters above the ground, the 'Sky City' suddenly stopped. The scene was so astonishing that the viewers were stunned into silence. The last time they had seen such a grand spectacle was in a ghost realm for someone with a broken heart. But this was reality, not a ghost realm!
Good heavens!
As the viewers watched in disbelief, the 'Sky City' began to shake. To be precise, it shook as if they were sifting beans, swaying back and forth, left and right.
...
Within the swamp, numerous basketball-sized creatures were obeying orders, hiding well. Suddenly, they felt the surroundings begin to shake, and a squeezing force came from above. For a moment, there was a distinct sense of falling.
Chirp? Chirp? Chirp?
The little creatures exchanged information within the swamp, confused and bewildered. There was also a sense of impending danger, though they didn't know its source. A smaller creature, not paying attention, slid like it was skiing from the center of the swamp all the way down. In no time, it appeared at the edge of the swamp.
Chirp? Chirp chirp!
Upon seeing the situation below, the little creature panicked, its four claws desperately trying to grip the edge of the swamp. In its panic, it bared its sharp teeth, displaying a fierce look towards the direction of the greatest danger. However, the swamp, which usually served as its hiding place, offered no chance of survival at this moment. After gripping for two seconds, it felt its claws slowly slipping from the swamp. It tried to jump upwards. As soon as it exerted force, it fell from the air.
Thump!
One, two... More basketball-sized little monsters with scarlet pupils fell like rain, swishing downwards. Falling from a height of thirty meters, they still had the energy to escape. But the moment they moved, they were struck by a beam of ghost energy and pinned to the ground. After a few struggles, they became still.
The viewers in the live stream, with slightly parted mouths, slowly came back to their senses.
"I bow to no one but the streamer!"
"I never thought I'd see a real-life 'Sky City' in my lifetime, 666! If you ignore those little monsters, it's like a dream coming true."
"My grandma just passed by and glanced over, praising, 'This young man is good at sifting beans!' Me: ... (facepalm.jpg)"
"Little monster: Who am I? Where am I? What just happened? Why did I fall?"
Looking from afar, didn't those little monsters resemble a rain of beans?
...
Thump!
Amidst the 'bean rain,' a bulky body gradually appeared at the edge of the swamp. The first to emerge was a tail nearly a meter long, followed by its hind legs. It used all four claws, trying to burrow back in.
Bang!
The entire swamp suddenly shuddered. The bulky creature, almost as large as a bathtub, detached from the swamp and slid straight down. Just as the viewers thought it would smash onto the ground like the other rats, or be pierced in mid-air, the bulky body stomped its four claws in the air, executing a double jump!
In the live stream, some gaming enthusiasts' eyes widened.
"Could this guy do a Soul Shattering Claw?"
"Do you think it might do a triple combo, a nine-hit combo?"
"I'm just curious, how can such a bulky body be so agile?"
Smack!
Before the viewers could guess anything, they saw the fleeing creature being slapped back by the streamer's ghost energy.
Chirp chirp!
The bathtub-sized monster bared its teeth at Jiang Lin, its voice sharper than that of the ordinary little monsters. Its scarlet pupils were filled with an eerie gaze. Every movement signaled an attack. Suddenly, the monster's eyes narrowed, and its bulky body began to roll on the ground. It seemed to be in immense pain, its cries becoming increasingly shrill. As it rolled, it was vaguely visible that something was wriggling inside its abdomen.
Moments later—
Bang!
That thing exploded, and something sprang out from its abdomen. A second before the loud explosion, Jiang Lin also made his move. A large sack appeared above the bulky monster, enveloping it completely. At the same time, it obscured the horrifying scene of flesh and blood. The viewers could only see bulges on the sack. Inside, it seemed as if small things were constantly hitting and colliding, trying to get out.
"Holy crap, I'm numb!"
"Did that thing explode? Could it be moving pieces of meat inside?"
"I suddenly feel... compared to this thing, ghosts are more acceptable..."
"Ugh—! I was wrong, I shouldn't have watched the stream while eating."
Some viewers started to vomit as they watched, while veteran viewers even felt fortunate to have prepared basins in advance. Those who hadn't finished their meals were even worse off, vomiting directly into their bowls. How could they eat anything now?
"..."
The thought that these creatures actually existed in reality made the viewers' scalps tingle. It felt like a movie coming to life. Some people, fearing certain things, couldn't help but think of them. Their minds repeatedly replayed terrifying scenes from zombies and doomsday scenarios.
However, after calming down, the viewers also came to some understanding. They had lived for so many years without seeing these things, and now that they were seeing them, it was only because the streamer had opened the live stream. This showed that the defensive walls built by the ghost messengers were quite strong.
"All that said... I'm not getting any sleep tonight."
"Big rat: See you tonight??"
"Are you a devil upstairs? ΨΨ(•́へ•́╬)!!!"
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