Two days later,
In a certain village, stillness reigned, and not a single living creature could be found.
Inside the village, ruins lay everywhere, with collapsed structures littering the area.
Beneath one of these ruins, two figures were resting comfortably.
With no apparent danger around, Chen Shu felt a sense of relaxation, no longer as tense as before.
"Dali, this thing of yours is really something, huh?"
Chen Shu patted the Gray Spirit Rat beside him. Although restrained, the creature's eyes were fixed intently in a specific direction, locked onto the Savior Church.
"Of course!"
Dali smiled slightly, a hint of pride in his eyes.
"Going by these people's efficiency, it will probably take another month or two."
Chen Shu stroked his chin, making a rough estimation.
Space rabbits possessed teleportation skills. With sufficient medicinal aid, they could traverse the entire Free Alliance continent in less than a day.
However, it was different for others. The beast tamers assisting the church with resource transportation were only Black Iron and Silver ranked. They had to rush along, load, and unload resources, which took considerable time.
"Are we staying here?"
Dali glanced at the dim ruins and said, "I have no interest in staying for a month or two."
"Of course not."
Chen Shu shook his head and replied, "I'm planning to..."
At that very moment, the space rabbit beside him teleported to the top of the ruins.
A crawling creature was shaking its head and swaying, occasionally extending its dark red, colossal tongue, seemingly sensing human presence.
As this happened, it felt a premonition, instinctively looking up.
An invisible spatial blade appeared, instantly slicing through its neck and easily cleaving it open. Its life force vanished in an instant.
"A fierce beast has arrived?"
Chen Shu and Dali also emerged from the ruins.
"It seems to be a Demon Blood Lizard..."
A faint impression surfaced in his mind. He then looked towards the sky and murmured,
"Has the 'Demon's Nest' of the Free State already emerged?"
He was still a distance away from the Free State but had encountered scattered demon-type fierce beasts.
This indicated that the Free State was likely overrun by fierce beasts, and they were even expanding their territories outwards.
"Let's go! We'll check out the Free State!"
A glint of greed appeared in Chen Shu's eyes, and he began to miss the treasures of the Demon Bat King...
"Are you sure? There will definitely be legendary creatures there now!"
"We're targeting legendary creatures!"
Chen Shu licked his lips and said, "I'm not interested in ordinary treasures!"
"..."
Dali shrugged, saying nothing further.
...
An hour later,
Chen Shu stealthily arrived near the Free State.
"As expected, there's been a major change!"
He gazed at the prosperous city in the distance, where not a single person could be seen. Only various demon fierce beasts crawled over the city walls, seemingly proclaiming the change in ownership of this city!
"Let's go!"
Chen Shu teleported, arriving at the former southern defense line of the Free State.
Almost immediately upon arrival, a Silver mutated fierce beast roared at him, its eyes filled with bloodlust, as if it had spotted food.
The other fierce beasts nearby also displayed ferocious expressions and soon surrounded Chen Shu.
But the next moment, the space rabbit, carrying a carrot, blinked and annihilated the strongest fierce beast!
Instantly, the remaining fierce beasts regarded him with apprehension, instinctively retreating about ten meters, daring not to provoke such a powerful being.
Chen Shu paid them no mind, leading his contract spirits, and calmly ascended the city walls, surveying the entire city.
Inside the Free State, ruins were also everywhere. What met the eye were broken bodies and dark bloodstains, a scene of utter devastation.
His brow furrowed. He smelled the lingering scent of blood in the air and heard ferocious roars.
What was even more astonishing was that the entire sky above the Free State was filled with black mist, as if consumed by darkness. This was the manifestation of the 'Demon's Nest'!
Clearly, the Free State had been completely invaded!
"There's no Purple Moon, is there..."
Chen Shu looked towards the sky, confirming he saw no purple light, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The Purple Moon of the 'Demon's Nest' could enhance the all-around abilities of fierce beasts, a characteristic of this other dimension. Fortunately, the Purple Moon had not descended upon Blue Star.
However, it was also possible that it was merely daytime, and night had not yet officially fallen...
As Chen Shu observed his surroundings, the sound of combat echoed from a distance, faintly carrying human voices.
His expression shifted. He looked towards a small alley in the distance and then teleported to the top of a nearby ruin.
Below, a man was riding a Golden contract spirit, engaged in a fierce battle with a large group of fierce beasts.
The alley was slick with blood, and countless fierce beasts lay dead. Among them, two Golden contract spirits had also perished.
At this moment, the man's expression was calm, as if the current situation no longer stirred any emotions within him.
He had foreseen his own death but showed no fear, continuing to fight with all his might, only wishing to kill a few more fierce beasts.
Killing one was no loss, killing two was a significant gain!
Just then, the leading Golden Lord seemed to detect an unusual aura and suddenly looked towards the ruins to its rear left!
On top of the ruins, two humans were looking down at them, as if watching a play.
"Roar!"
The Golden Lord's eyes showed a hint of vigilance, and it repeatedly summoned other fierce beasts to surround the ruins, all of them extremely wary.
The beast tamer fighting below also froze.
In this chaotic era, he hadn't expected the two individuals above to be so pristine, so out of place amidst the current scene.
"Hmm?"
He wiped the blood from his eyes, vaguely feeling that Chen Shu was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
At that moment, a husky appeared beside the other individual.
The next second, scorching fire element diffused, even dispersing some of the black mist in the sky.
Boom!
As the fierce beasts watched with vigilant eyes, a terrifying pillar of fire erupted, like a dragon breathing out its fiery breath.
The fierce beasts shuddered, and in the next moment, they turned to ash, utterly incapable of resistance.
For a time, the husky turned its head and began to systematically eliminate the fierce beasts below...
Even the Golden fierce beasts couldn't withstand this attack, turning to ash without leaving a trace.
Such a simple and unpretentious instant-kill scene instantly shocked the hearts of every fierce beast!
They were not unfamiliar with death, but such a monstrous instant kill was truly rare...