Chapter 837 - Surrounded (1/2)

Chapter 837

Surrounded

The hills by the coast slowly faded into sandy lands, the greenery engulfed by yellow sandy soil that came with the scent of death. The air here was dry, despite being so close to the ocean.

Such was the climate here. After this area, one would truly enter the desert region.

Shao Xuan planned to get on land, regardless of the sandy desert or rolling hills. Definitely better than the ocean without a place to rest your feet. However, Shoa Xuan sensed even more threats as Chacha continued to fly ahead.

Land was not safe either.

Dense little dots appeared from far, grouped together into a sudden emerging cloud of grey as they swarmed towards Shao Xuan.

A flock of birds!

The same scent of death came from these birds.

Reanimated corpses!

The enemy was prepared!

Shao Xuan did not expect Yi Xiang to be able to enslave this many birds. Forget about the desert people, or the giant deep-sea monsters, now this flock of birds too?!

Shao Xuan did not know the extent of Yi Xiang’s abilities or what lay ahead of him. At least, now he knew that flying towards land was still not a smart choice. Yi Xiang had cast a large net to trap Shao Xuan out in the ocean!

Should he force his way towards land? More threats must lie ahead. His gut told him there were more things waiting for him.

Shao Xuan was definitely stronger on land but forcing his way in was not a good idea either. And the desert was just ahead, a place even better for Yi Xiang.

Retreat? Towards the hills?

Also not a good idea.

Should he retreat to the ocean, just as his enemy wanted?

Looking at the figures chasing after him on the surface of the ocean, he patted Chacha, “Continue straight ahead!”

Shao Xuan did not know what was in front but he felt like he had a higher chance of survival there.

The yellow desert and blue sea formed an eye-catching boundary. Sometimes, one could see people in tattered clothing moving about. Those were not Rock Hill people but scattered desert robbers.

Further ahead, there were no more of these people, only stone houses built by the coast. There were people clad in golden armour walking around these houses while others stood, unmoving. Those were the famous undead soldiers.

He heard that there was a temporary ceasefire so right now there was no intense battle going on.

Not just the desert, Shao Xuan could also see the coast of the other side. In this direction, the gap between both mainlands would grow closer though most people did not use this place to cross to the other side due to the ongoing war. They would just become collateral damage.

King City’s troops were ordered to kill whoever they did not recognise while the desert’s troops were even more merciless.

The closer the two mainlands were, the more soldiers could be seen. At the closest point between both mainlands, one could clearly see army camps.

When Shao Xuan passed through, he naturally attracted attention from both sides.

A team of archers from both sides appeared, watching Shao Xuan closely. If it was not for the fact that he flew too high, they would have fired immediately.

“Should we send people to check that out?” An archer asked the leader. They sometimes met situations like that. When they could not shoot, they would send riders— soldiers riding on birds. They too had air forces.

The leader merely stared at the ocean solemnly. He did not answer nor did he look up at the figure.

Since their leader did not answer, his subordinates did not dare do anything either, merely waiting quietly for an order. Those observing the leader noticed a change in his expression from caution to confusion, then quickly to shock. He had turned a ghostly white, as if he had seen something terrifying.

“Retreat!!”

The leader roared with all the strength in his body, startling the archers so much they accidentally fired a few arrows.

No one had time to care. The troops in front quickly retreat. The way they ran looked like they were running for their lives.

On the other side, on the desert, the crowd had received the order to retreat from the coast. Not a single person remained.

Some people wanted to ask what happened but when they looked at the ocean, their hairs stood on end.