'Gurgle'.
Su Luo didn't know how long she had been standing there, but she felt extremely hungry, her stomach was growling and even her chest was sticking to her back.
The bodies before her were all testing and tempting Su Luo, exuding a rich fragrance, as if beckoning to her!
But beneath that aroma, Su Luo knew, Su Luo understood, that these were the corpses of strange creatures, the remains of monsters, and should not be considered food, much less so tempting!
With a heavy heart, Su Luo turned around, wanting to leave this area. But even though her mind was set on leaving, her feet wouldn't obey her commands, remaining rooted to the spot and unwilling to move an inch.
'Sizzle, sizzle'.
Behind him, it seemed as if some oil was dripping into the fire, making a captivating sound. Su Luo felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was back in the apocalypse, sitting in his own little house. Beside him was a gourmet wearing a chef's apron, and in front of him was a large pot where the gourmet was grilling some fragrant roasted meat.
Am I... going back?
Su Luo looked at the chopsticks and fork in her hand with a puzzled expression, then at the chili powder beside her, her stomach churning with desire... She wanted to eat it all!
"Boss, it's been a long time since I've been back. Let's see if my cooking skills have gotten worse?"
A large piece of grilled meat wrapped in lettuce and coated with chili powder was handed to Su Luo. Looking at the grilled meat in front of her, Su Luo felt that the aroma was so enticing that she couldn't take her eyes off it.
...
Meanwhile, in the forbidden area of the Holy Land.
"So, what did you find?"
"No."
"No."
Beneath the trees, a group of strange creatures, randomly assigned to this area, led by the eldest daughter of the Yu family from the main city of Fengyu, began to band together and venture out in twos and threes.
"Which teams haven't returned yet?" Time passed by, and half an hour later, Yu Yu, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, looked around and asked.
As soon as the words were spoken, the ghosts around them subconsciously looked at each other. After a few seconds, one of them tentatively raised his hand and said, "Miss Yu, the team that went to explore that place in the east has not returned."
With just one sentence, all the strange things fell silent.
East?
All the monsters looked eastward. Among them were some who had entered the forbidden area a second time. The eastward direction should be very safe. Apart from some broken walls and ruins, there was nothing there. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent a few novices to explore that area. There should be nothing to be found!
But now, the intelligence seems to have changed a bit. The ghost who went to the east hasn't returned yet.
What's going on here?
Could it be that those ruins have changed locations? Or perhaps, over the years, powerful forbidden monsters have sprung up within them?
Regardless of the reason, for a team that has gained nothing elsewhere, heading east seems to be the right path.
Thinking of this, Yu Yu raised her hand and looked eastward. "Let's go take a look!"
If powerful forbidden monsters can indeed be spawned beneath those destroyed buildings, it means that some kind of mutation must have occurred in that place to cause this series of changes.
Mutations mean... there's treasure!
...
Su Luo felt extremely satisfied with the meal. The gourmet had prepared a variety of sweet, spicy, sour, and fragrant dishes for her, and they were all grilled over a campfire. Each piece exuded a rich aroma, and the skin and meat inside were perfectly matched. Every bite was a soul-satisfying experience.
It feels like... it's been a very, very long time since I've had such delicious barbecue.
Satisfied, extremely satisfied!
'Squeak'.
A sound like a broken tree branch came from behind. Su Luo turned around sharply and saw a strange creature dressed in shabby clothes, wrapped in bandages all over its body, with not a single patch of good skin on its head. It was holding a hammer that looked like a toy and stood there blankly when it met Su Luo's gaze.
A strange object?
Su Luo's muddled mind began to clear a little. Looking at the grilled meat in his hand and then at the pitiful appearance of the other person, who probably didn't have a single penny to his name, he suddenly felt a surge of kindness and handed the other person a piece of grilled meat wrapped in lettuce.
"Here, have a taste?"
"The gourmet's cooking is superb!"
Upon hearing Su Luo's words, the bandaged monster trembled violently. After hesitating for a few moments, it shakily reached out and took the roasted meat from Su Luo, its expression unusual.
Su Luo didn't notice this anomaly. After handing the grilled meat to the other person, Su Luo turned back to continue enjoying the food. Whether the other person ate it or not, Su Luo didn't care; he had already done his best.
Watching Su Luo continue enjoying her meal, and then looking at what was in her hand, the bandaged ghost felt a chill run down her spine, and an overwhelming fear spread from the bottom of her heart.
In the bandaged ghost's hand, an arm that had just been cut off and wrapped in charred, bloody ghost skin appeared. Ghost marks were still faintly visible on the arm. If he remembered correctly, it was the same ghost that had come with them to explore the eastern region.
Drip, drip, blood mixed with slightly scorched marks, like a medium-rare steak in a pre-apocalyptic Western restaurant, even thoughtfully cut for you!
This... monster is actually devouring other creatures, even its own kind?
She even ate with such relish, as if she never tired. Moreover, there wasn't just one corpse of a strange creature nearby; now the area was littered with white bones, all eaten by this woman.
Thinking of this, the bandaged ghost couldn't help but take a few steps back, gasped, and watched as the woman in front of him bit down again, seemingly biting his vital spot!
That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying!
No one had told him before that the forbidden area of the Holy Land was like this!
The roasted meat in his hand rolled off the ground, and the bandage screamed as it left the area, running faster than a rabbit, even leaving a blur.
"Hmm? What's that light and shadow over there...?"
"It looks like that bandaged kid who went east before. Could it be that they're back?"
In a panic, the bandaged ghost crashed into the Rain Whisper team that had come looking for them. It wasn't until he was surrounded by a number of ghosts that the bandaged boy regained some of his senses.
"Why are you acting so recklessly? You're a six-star monster, after all. What could possibly be on the edge of the Holy Domain that would scare you like this?" One of the monsters, who seemed a bit more composed and had probably been here twice before, frowned unhappily and said with a hint of contempt.
"No, I..."
The bandaged monster, gradually regaining its senses, calmed down slightly. Then, remembering something, it trembled uncontrollably and screamed, "Monster! Monster! There's a monster that eats monsters over there! It's terrifying, so terrifying!"
"She took her companion's arm, covered it with the freshly peeled ghost skin, and handed it to me, smiling and inviting me to eat with her!"
The Deceitful Ones: ...
After hearing what the bandaged ghost said, the other ghosts in the team were stunned and silent, their voices deafening!
What is all this? A monster that eats ghosts?
Has the edge of the Holy Land developed to this terrifying extent in just a few years?
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