Chapter 699 - The monster in the mountains (1/2)

Of course, Yang Xiaojin knew where Ren Xiaosu had gone, but why would she tell Cheng Yu?

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was trailing “Old Xu” from a distance. Meanwhile, Old Xu was following the retreating tarantulas. Gradually, Ren Xiaosu realized the fog was getting lighter and lighter in the direction he was heading. When he entered a small valley, his vision became much clearer.

Earlier, Ren Xiaosu had realized something very strange. Although a lot of the people in the group had been attacked by the tarantulas, he did not see any corpses or bloodstains on the ground. There was something that did not make sense about it.

Therefore, under the assumption that these tarantulas were deliberately released into Mt. Shenchi by the Pyro Company, Ren Xiaosu felt that there were probably some other secrets to them.

Of course, if it got too dangerous, he would immediately return and bring Yang Xiaojin, Luo Lan, and the others out of Mt. Shenchi.

Ren Xiaosu was making his way cautiously inside the valley. The stone walls on either side of the valley were very dark. In fact, this valley was very similar to that slot canyon[1] back at the Jing Mountains. When he looked up, he could only see a tiny sliver of light shining through.

While he was looking up, Ren Xiaosu was surprised to see countless white silk sacs hanging from the stone walls. They looked like huge, tattered cocoons.

Ren Xiaosu was careful not to make a sound. Old Xu was watching the tarantulas from a short distance in front. If Old Xu got too close, it could get really dangerous.

Moreover, Old Xu could already see the tarantulas dragging some new cocoons up the stone walls and hanging the humans they had just captured.

The people in the cocoons were no longer visible. They were all wrapped in the thick spider silk and did not put up a struggle or resistance. It was as though they were already dead.

Ren Xiaosu scrutinized these “cocoons.” Perhaps this was how the tarantulas stored their food?

Therefore, the reason he did not see any bloodstains or corpses around just now was because the tarantulas had to drag their prey back to their nest before slowly consuming them.

At the spot where Old Xu was hiding, there were dark caves packed densely on both sides of the stone walls. No one knew where they led to.

Ren Xiaosu wondered whether those people who were captured by the tarantulas were still alive. He did not intend to take the risk to save them. Earlier, he had made a rough estimate of there being about a few hundred tarantulas in here.

Animals in the wilderness had a habit of guarding their food, and it looked like there was very little difference between tarantulas and wild animals. If he tried to rescue those people and the tarantulas started regarding him as an enemy stealing their food, things could get really bad.

Faced with these tarantulas, even Ren Xiaosu had no choice but to turn and flee.

But just as Ren Xiaosu was about to leave, he could see through Old Xu’s vision that some powerful flashlights were shining from the other end of the small valley.

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Who were the people who were approaching? Why were they coming to such a place at a time like this?

When the powerful flashlights were shone against the stone walls, it made the tarantulas restless. Someone inside the dark valley said, “Looks like there’s a new batch of meat again. I wonder if there’s any superhumans among them this time.”

Another person complained, “As if superhumans are so readily available. The higher-ups are really asking for the impossible.”

“I heard a group of people from Mt. Wuzhai have just arrived. We might get some good stuff today.”

Ren Xiaosu listened quietly to their conversation. It was clear these people were part of the Pyro Company. Furthermore, the tarantulas here were probably kept by them for their hunting purposes.

Ren Xiaosu had been wondering about something. Even though the Anjing House had issued an order to intercept the Pyro Company, and even wantonly organized groups to head into the Sacred Mountains later, why didn’t the Pyro Company retaliate but simply allowed them in like that?

Ren Xiaosu surmised the Pyro Company might be using this opportunity to collect the DNA of supernatural beings!

Outside of the Sacred Mountains, the Pyro Company would have to spend a lot of effort in order to capture a supernatural being. Moreover, they might even suffer heavy casualties if they tried to do so in someone else’s territory.