"What crisis?" Xu Xin put down the control panel in his hand and asked.

He knew that this second stage was definitely not just a cold winter.

"In the prophecy, I not only saw a world of ice and snow, but also wild beasts roaming around." Ji Chaoyang's voice became a little solemn. "And, not just ordinary beasts, but also mutant beasts!"

His words startled Xu Xin. "After winter arrives, will all the wild beasts in the jungle return? Will there be wild mutant beasts?"

Apart from those giant beasts and the monsters guarding the golden treasure chest, Xu Xin had never seen any wild mutant creatures active on the ground.

The blood-patterned rabbit and blood-patterned cat were both summoned by him from the altar, while the blood-patterned swordfish emerged from the whirlpool. They were not ordinary beasts.

"...Not only have they returned, but there are a lot of wild beasts, very many of them. It's just like... the first beast tide we experienced." Ji Chaoyang was eating something while talking, probably oranges that could restore his mental strength.

"You mean, we might have to face a wave of...mutated beasts?" Xu Xin asked after a moment of silence.

"Yes, that's what I mean. The beast tide may come again, and this time the enemy will be much stronger than last time."

Beast Tide...

The last beast tide was the first activity after the end of the Novice Protection Area, and also the first disaster they experienced. In that beast tide, the average death rate in all areas exceeded 30%, which was probably the activity with the most casualties.

It dealt a heavy blow to all the survivors right from the start.

This time, the beast tide appeared after a few days of calm.

Xu Xin suddenly realized that this time, including today, was the third consecutive day when nothing happened.

The last novice protection period was also three days.

Could it be that these three days are actually the second stage of protection period?

Once these three days are over, the second stage will truly begin and the real disaster will come?

Very likely.

However, the survivors now were no longer the ignorant ones who had just passed the novice protection period. They could now fight against the beast tide head-on.

But relatively speaking, this beast tide is definitely much stronger than the last one.

Xu Xin glanced at the lake outside the window and felt a slight chill in his heart.

During the last beast tide, a giant anaconda emerged from the lake, frightening him so much that his hands and feet turned cold.

That was the first time he saw the terrifying beasts of this world.

If it is another beast tide this time, the giant anaconda in the center of the lake is likely to return again!

...I hope it doesn't attack the tree house.

As long as the giant beast doesn't take action, at least he himself will not be in any danger. Instead, he can allow the plant heart to attack and absorb to its heart's content.

"Speaking of which, how did you see the new prophecy scene? Can't you only see one scene?" Xu Xin was a little puzzled. "Didn't you say last time that if a prophecy hasn't been fulfilled yet, you can't proceed to the next one?"

"It's indeed the same scene, but the time has been extended." Ji Chaoyang explained, "In Qi Xuefei's tree house, the prophecy only lasted a dozen seconds. But if I return to my own tree house, in my prophecy room, the prophecy will last longer."

"Prophecy room? That sounds pretty impressive." Xu Xin raised his eyebrows. This thing sounded so mysterious.

"My special functional area, most of my decorations are on it. Today I made some more decorations, which brought the prophecy room's increase to a new level. Only then did I see these things." Ji Chaoyang's voice was a little helpless, "It really consumes decorations."

Just like his alchemy room, it consumes amplification points. It seems that the functional areas of special abilities have a very high demand for decorative amplification points.

"In Qi Xuefei's tree house, my ability can only last for a dozen seconds, but in the prophecy room, I can predict for nearly a minute." Ji Chaoyang explained.

"In the last few seconds of that minute, I saw countless wild beasts and mutant beasts emerge from behind the snow-covered trees, as if they had been lying in ambush there long ago. The tree house was instantly surrounded by the beasts. And... I don't know if I saw it wrong..."

Ji Chaoyang's voice suddenly became hesitant, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

"What's wrong?"

"At the end of the prophecy, I seemed to see... humans?"

Human?

Xu Xin was shocked. "What do you mean? Are you saying there are humans among the beast tide?"

"It's not an ordinary human, hmm... not necessarily a human either. It's covered in fur, blood-streaked, walks upright, and holds a tool in its hand... It doesn't look like a chimpanzee either. Perhaps it's a unique animal from this world?" Ji Chaoyang wasn't entirely sure. "I've predicted it many times, hoping to get a clearer picture, but each time it flashes by at the end, leaving me only a few distant outlines. I can't make out the whole thing."

A body covered in fur and blood...

Xu Xin took a deep breath.

He thought of the first survivors in the dungeon who were forcibly mutated by Changyin and his men using mutation potions.

Aren’t they all covered in fur and blood?

Really human? Mutated human?

And also using tools...

"What tools are they holding in their hands?" Xu Xin asked immediately.

"It should be an axe, but I can't see it clearly and can't be 100% sure." Ji Chaoyang said.

ax……

Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

It doesn't sound like a very powerful weapon.

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