The entire world seemed to tremble.
Sound waves continuously reverberate in the air.
Everyone was startled by the sudden loud noise.
They all stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction from which the sound came from, filled with fear.
"Old Zhao, Old Zhao, can you hear me?"
Cai Xiaokun turned around in horror and shouted at Zhao Jingguo next to him.
"I'm not fucking deaf!"
Zhao Jingguo replied with a solemn expression.
His gaze, too, was filled with fear as he looked toward the swirling vortex.
The shock he felt from that roar was several times greater than that from the large Soul-Devouring Beast he had encountered in the resource area earlier that day.
"What kind of monster lives in here?!"
Zhao Jingguo swallowed hard, a chill creeping into his heart.
However, Cai Xiaokun had no time to think about these issues.
His brain was working at lightning speed.
Imagine what kind of monster could emit such a terrifying, thunderous roar.
As for the rest of the convoy, they all hunched over, cautiously huddled in the driver's seat, too nervous to make a sound.
His eyes revealed deep fear and unease.
"Damn it, what kind of place is this? Let's get out of here! There's a bunch of monsters over there. If they spot us and charge at us, even ten times as many people wouldn't be enough to fill their teeth!"
Cai Xiaokun took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"What's there to be afraid of? Even if we break through, Ye Li is still there to block our way!"
Zhao Jingguo looked at the RV in front of him, but there was still no movement.
"Can it be blocked?"
Cai Xiaokun said worriedly.
"If we can't hold them off, why don't we just run? Get everyone to start fires and cook, load your guns, and tonight, take turns on guard duty. Even those who are sleeping have to turn a blind eye!"
Zhao Jingguo said.
Ye Li, also looking in surprise in the direction of the swirling vortex from the car, asked, "What's going on?"
"Rent is due!"
Bai Yuekui Dao.
"Pay rent?"
Ye Li asked in confusion.
"Didn't I tell you before that after these Soul-Devouring Beasts absorb the life essence outside, they will return on specific days to give back to the Earth Vine? We call this behavior 'paying rent'!"
Bai Yuekui explained.
"That cry just now... came from the earth vines? Is it a beast or a plant?"
Ye Li asked, puzzled.
"It's the cry of the Soul-Devouring Beast Emperor responsible for protecting the Earth Mantle Vine within this vortex of blood! Each vortex contains a most powerful Soul-Devouring Beast Emperor, and only it is qualified to communicate with the Earth Mantle Vine. Therefore, it is the one who organizes the rent payments every time!"
Bai Yuekui explained.
"Soul-devouring beast... Emperor?"
Ye Li murmured to himself, then couldn't help but ask, "So, which is more powerful, the Soul-Devouring Beast Emperor or the Earth Vine?"
"Who's more powerful, you or your mother?"
Bai Yuekui suddenly asked.
"Maybe, probably, I'm a little better, after all, I'm a boy."
Ye Li answered with a serious expression.
"Should we leave quickly? Every time it's rent day, all the relatives of those Soul-Devouring Beasts come here. We're blocking their way home..."
Bai Yuekui reminded him.
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