Chapter 332 (2/2)

Shao Xuan’s eye twitched. Did the other tribes have some hidden intentions? He had guessed that they were looking for metal ores. Had they succeeded?

The Feather and Tianshan tribesmen who returned with them had already left in the middle of last night. They did not even bid the Fallen Leaves people farewell.

“If this really is related to you tribespeople, you should leave soon. Us, the Fallen Leaves City, cannot accept much tribespeoples,” said Su Gu.

Just as Su Gu mentioned, in the late afternoon, the Fallen Leaves lord summoned all people and their horses and left. Not a single person was left in the base.

Initially, Shao Xuan wanted Chacha to bring Lei and Tuo away from this place. However, Su Gu had offered to let Lei and Tuo leave with them. The desert was a dangerous place two days before and after a full moon. It was best to be careful.

After some thought, Shao Xuan agreed.

On the day they left Beast Battle Desert, the Fallen Leaves Lord did not say a word even after he saw the three of them.

As for the White Stone City, after their lord had been assassinated, the young master plus their slave masters left with the slaves. This place was too dangerous. It was better to return to their city first, they would fight for the throne then.

Not just White Stone and Fallen Leaves- people of other cities started to leave too. As if they could sense a storm coming, they all scrambled to leave.

After the people left, only the original guards of Beast Battle City were left. The guards from the three major cities were left guarding the place.

At night, a guard from Snow Plains City who’d stayed behind went out to pee. The desert night was lit by the bright full moon.

This guard walked towards a spot near a pit. There were many carcasses piled here, most of these animals had lost battles from the past two days. In the past, these carcasses would’ve been cut up and distributed to slaves to be eaten. However, everyone had left now. The carcasses piled up, all of them left in various pits. In ten days, they would be bones. Birds and worms would eat them up.

Yawning, the guard looked around. Other than his compatriots nearby, he did not see people from other cities. He decided to pee here.

Just as he was about to pee, he heard a sound. He quickly looked around but did not see anything unusual. He stopped to listen closely. The sound was coming from underneath a pit.

Perhaps there was an animal still alive?

As he recalled how chaotic this city previously was, the guard gulped. With a knife in his hand, he craned his neck, looking into the pit. In the end, he saw a few black beetles coming out of the ground. One by one, then quickly, they covered the topmost carcass.

It would’ve been fine, but the guard realised the carcass in the pit was shrinking at an alarming speed. Its robust muscles were shrivelling at a speed detectable by the naked eye.

He had seen animals quickly devour carcasses but that was with the cooperation of many birds and animals of different sizes. In the pit, there was only one type of beetle, eating into the bodies, their black armour reflecting the dim moonlight. There was a dense layer of beetles on the carcass.

This guard had been in the city for many years but he’d never seen anything like this. In the past, it would’ve taken at least ten days for so many carcasses to disappear. However, from the looks of it, this pile would not need ten days. Maybe even before sunrise, these carcasses would be reduced to dry bone and scales.

The guard could feel sweat dripping down his back and felt as if his skin had been frozen. Shrieking, he ran back to his compatriots and told them about the situation in the pit.

“Insects? You’re talking about the little beetles? How’s that possible?” someone questioned.

“It’s true, it’s true! Go look if you don’t believe me!”

Highly doubtful, the guards planned to go look in a group. They had been thoroughly terrified by recent events hence they did not dare walk alone.

However, when they arrived in a group, there were no beetles in the pit, not even one. However, the carcasses had obviously been eaten by something, for they’d shrivelled and dried up.

“Wh-Why aren’t they here? They were here just now!” The guard walked along the edge of the pit but did not find one beetle.

Under the sandy ground, a swarm of beetles, who’d just eaten beast meat, were leaving. They were all following a huge, blue beetle as they left Beast Battle City.