Chapter 688 - Usurping authority (1/2)

Chapter 688: Usurping authority

“Be careful of the situation outside the campsite when you’re keeping watch at night,” Ren Xiaosu reminded Yang Xiaojin before he went to sleep, “The sound of footsteps last night really did happen. It can’t be that so many people heard it wrong. If you sense any problems, just fire your gun. The sound of the gunshots will wake everyone up.”

Yang Xiaojin nodded. “Mhm. Do you feel the situation right now is very similar to the time when we were in the Jing Mountains?”

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. “We’re still taking turns to keep watch for each other, but our relationship this time—”

“I’m saying it’s as strange as back then,” interrupted Yang Xiaojin. “We don’t know who the real enemies are.”

“Oh, you’re talking about that?” Ren Xiaosu said, “I feel the changes at this place happened much earlier than in the Jing Mountains, so it might be more dangerous here.”

“Hallowed ground.” Yang Xiaojin pondered things for a moment. “There’s only two hallowed grounds in the entire Alliance of Strongholds. But if the Qing Consortium said it was because a god was born here, why have we never come across any gods before?”

“We probably won’t recognize a god even if we see one.” Ren Xiaosu said, “But I don’t think the truth can be kept under wraps for long. The truth will be revealed sooner or later.”

“Mhm, go and get some sleep,” Yang Xiaojin said softly.

On this night, no one was able to get a good sleep, including Ren Xiaosu.

Everyone reckoned that if something were really following them, it would only be a matter of time before the enemy made its move.

On the surface, no one was nervous. When everyone was asked during the gathering earlier if they were afraid, all of them laughed it off and said there was nothing to be scared of.

But as the night continued, everyone stopped hydrating. It was as though they were afraid they would have to head out of the camp to relieve themselves at night.

Thus, on this night, everyone was waiting for that strange creature to approach again. Regardless of whether they were keeping watch or not, everyone was waiting.

However, nothing happened even after dawn broke.

But even at this moment, everyone was unable to sleep. They were worried Ren Xiaosu would wake everyone up again the moment they fell asleep.

Therefore, Cheng Yu was thinking he should only get some rest after Ren Xiaosu’s morning antics were over.

As he waited, there was still no movement from Ren Xiaosu even though it was already daybreak.

Cheng Yu came out of his tent with two dark circles under his eyes. He found the experience of leading the team this time to be extremely terrible!

Just as everyone was getting out of bed to wash up, they saw Cheng Yu walk to the middle of the campsite with a heavy expression. “Something happened to the other team.”

Everyone immediately turned to look at Cheng Yu. Someone asked, “What happened? Did they all get wiped out?”

“No.” Cheng Yu shook his head and said, “They said an unknown creature attacked someone who went out to relieve himself during the night. Only one person had died, and they all went out this morning to look for him. They just found his corpse and discovered his organs had all been consumed.”

Someone asked, “Did they see what it was? If it only ate the internal organs, could it be a scavenger?”

When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he frowned. It was probably a misunderstanding that many people had about scavengers. In fact, most carnivores in the wilderness would prioritize eating the internal organs of their prey first. This was because the internal organs had the most nutritional value, especially the cholesterol heavy ones, and were easier to digest. They would usually finish eating the internal organs before feeding on the other parts.

Therefore, it would be impossible to determine the type of animal based on its feeding preference.