The commotion on the river attracted the attention of countless creatures. No animal noticed that the night sky, which had been twinkling with stars, was growing darker and darker, and that the bright moon, which hung high in the sky, was gradually losing its brilliance and being obscured by dark clouds.
The hunting of the herds did not change due to the absence of moonlight. The beasts' vision at night was basically unaffected by the moonlight. They were not afraid of the night or the darkness, and their eyes were only on the delicious deer.
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Human cities.
The thick, dark clouds that had accumulated completely swallowed the sky the moment the moonlight was completely obscured.
The bustling city, illuminated by countless lights as if it were daytime, was plunged into darkness in an instant; the power had been cut off.
"Damn! What's going on? The power's out?"
"Hey, look! The power's out outside too!"
"The entire city is shut down?"
"Damn it! Why did the power go out out of nowhere?!"
"That's right, there was no notification whatsoever!"
People stared in astonishment at the dark city. The familiar buildings and structures seemed to have transformed into giant beasts lurking in the darkness, coldly watching them and observing their every move.
"That's strange, why are the streetlights gone? Even if they're being repaired, they wouldn't shut down public facilities like that..."
"Boom boom—!!!" Amidst people's astonishment, cursing, and confusion, a muffled thunderclap suddenly resounded in the dark sky.
The awe-inspiring thunder, like the roar of a god, resounded in the hearts of countless beings.
Then countless green lightning bolts suddenly appeared, flashing frequently in the dark sky.
The flickering arcs of electricity were accompanied by muffled thunder, with an eerie frequency.
"Snap—Snap—"
After the initial panic and surprise, people in the city tacitly raised their phones, curiously watching the rare celestial phenomenon, their fingers frequently tapping, and flashes of light went off one after another.
No one thought about the origin of this shocking change, nor did anyone worry about this strange celestial phenomenon. People only thought about taking pictures of this rare spectacle and sending them to various communication platforms to attract attention.
"Huh? Why is there no signal?! How am I supposed to upload this video?!"
"I've lost signal too!"
"Damn it! I finally encountered something interesting! And there's still no signal?!"
"Holy crap! What's going on? First, the whole city suddenly lost power, and now this weird lightning?!"
"Don't panic! Let's hear what the experts have to say first."
"Don't worry, the expert said it's a piece of cake. Nobody knows more about this than him."
"Hahaha……"
Some people joked around, completely unconcerned about the dangers posed by the dark, ominous clouds and green lightning. Laughter echoed throughout the city as if nothing had happened.
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Meanwhile, in the primeval forest.
After observing for a long time, Tiger Dad finally spotted a plump and robust male stag that was about to approach.
However, a muffled clap of thunder interrupted its actions. The tigress looked up in alarm at the lightning-streaked night sky, her wild instincts screaming warnings.
Tiger Dad's alarm bells rang loudly. He roared, turned sharply, and ran towards the forest.
The wild animals on the riverbank suddenly stopped moving, raised their heads to the sky, and roared in unison.
"Roar!!!"
"howl!!"
"cracking--!"
Most of them cannot see the changes in the color of the lightning, nor can they perceive the differences in the thick dark clouds, but their innate wild intuition makes them sense a great crisis.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, the beasts, no longer concerned with getting a full meal, roared and fled in all directions.
The massive herd of deer was bewildered and panicked; many reindeer had already fled into the forest in a panic, forgetting their mission of migration.
The stag king roared hoarsely, trying to calm the restlessness of its kin, but its heart-wrenching cries were ultimately drowned out by the continuous rumbling thunder.
Herds of deer stampeded, beasts scattered in disarray, and the forest was thrown into chaos.
"Caw! Caw!" Countless black crows flapped their wings and flew aimlessly in the air.
Even the birds of prey lost their way under the dark clouds. Countless birds circled in the air, forming dense lines, as if trying to convey some message.
Lin Qian raised his head and stared at the dark clouds in the sky, which resembled an abyss. A sense of crisis, fueled by his wild instincts, continued to rise.
He clearly sensed a very strange aura gathering around the riverbank, an aura containing the alluring power that had once healed him and made him stronger.
He could sense that once he absorbed that energy, he would undergo a tremendous change!
But at the same time, there were also things he had never encountered before that made him feel very uncomfortable.
He couldn't explain what it was, nor did he know what changes this aura would bring, but his wild intuition told him that it was no good and that touching it would kill him!
Fear and temptation are constantly pulling each other apart.
Lin Qian's thoughts began to become increasingly muddled. He was losing control of his mind and could no longer maintain a clear and analytical perspective.
At this moment, he could only feel a suffocating sense of oppression washing over him like a tidal wave.
The allure of venison was amplified countless times, violently stimulating the desires in one's blood.
As the energy grew stronger, a white mist rose from the center of the riverbank. The thin mist quickly condensed and flowed slowly, like a whirlpool.
The fragrance emanating from it was fresh and alluring, drawing back the beasts that had just fled.
Even though their intuition told them that there was danger hidden in this temptation, the beasts couldn't help but approach step by step until they entered the range of the white mist vortex.
Lin Qian roared and shrank even further under Tiger Mom.
His rationality remained; this bizarre change, this deadly temptation, could never be anything good!
Moreover, he sensed that the danger outweighed the benefits!
Birds circling in the sky cried out in disarray, and many of them had already bravely swooped down, plunging headlong into the white mist.
The reindeer herd had long since fallen apart, and the massive reindeer king was exhausted, but it still steadfastly fulfilled its duty, roaring and calling to its kin, its high-pitched and piercing cries awakening the few remaining survival instincts of the herd.
Now, less than half of the reindeer have gathered around it; those that had fled earlier have long since disappeared, and many more have been drawn into the white mist.
The reindeer that entered the white fog seemed to have entered another world. They could not hear the leader's calls and warnings, nor the worried cries of their kin, and had no way of perceiving anything outside the white fog.
They even forgot the warnings that came from their very nature.
At that moment, almost all animals, except humans, felt both deadly danger and immense temptation within the mist!
Death or opportunity, it all lies within that thick, white fog!
Courage clung tightly to its mother, its four paws gripping the grass, growling softly. Had its mother not held it back, the little tiger cub would have already charged off without a second thought.
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