Chapter 172 Violent Road Clearing
Chapter 172 Violent Road Clearing
The group exchanged bewildered glances, a sense of unease creeping into their hearts. This tree just so happened to completely block their path.
Longwu stood in front of the tree, carefully examining the giant tree. He tried to go around it, but found that its branches and leaves were too dense to pass through.
Moving it away is even more impossible.
He and Xika could only stand there helplessly, wondering what to do next.
"Are you confident?" Snake Ink suddenly asked Tiger Roar beside the car. Though his voice was low, it was exceptionally clear in the night.
Hu Xiao laughed heartily, patted his chest, and replied, "Don't worry!" His answer was extremely confident.
"Snake Ink, what's going on?" Xi Ka asked, puzzled. They couldn't leave now, so why didn't these two seem worried at all?
"Don't worry, Hu Xiao has a plan. You all get in the car first!"
Although the group was full of doubts, they still listened to Shemo's words and got into the car parked next to them.
After everyone was on the bus, Shemo gave Huxiao a wink, and Huxiao understood.
He took a deep breath, and his body began to change. It was as if light was flowing beneath his skin, his bones made a slight "creaking" sound, and his body gradually swelled up.
In the blink of an eye, a tall and mighty white tiger appeared. Its fur shimmered with a silvery-white luster under the moonlight, as if covered with a layer of frost, making it exceptionally dazzling. The tiger's eyes were like two burning embers, flashing with a fierce light.
The white tiger let out a low roar, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly. It strode towards the ancient tree. Each step caused the ground to sink slightly, as if the earth itself trembled.
Upon reaching the ancient tree, the giant tiger stopped, raised its head slightly, and fixed its gaze on the trunk. Its body crouched slightly, its muscles taut, like a fully drawn bow, ready to unleash its power at any moment.
Suddenly, the giant tiger let out a deafening roar, a sound like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, causing leaves to fall and the moonlight to shimmer.
Immediately afterwards, it leaped up and slammed its huge claws down on the ancient tree with a sharp whistling sound.
The moment the claws struck the tree trunk, a loud "bang" resounded. Wood chips flew everywhere, and the bark was torn with a deep gash by the sharp claws.
The giant tiger seemed quite dissatisfied with the effect and did not stop. It roared again and its body, like a white lightning bolt, pounced on the ancient tree once more.
This time, its claws pierced directly into the tree trunk, the immense force tearing a huge gash in the ancient tree. The ancient tree seemed to struggle, its branches and leaves dancing wildly in the wind. However, faced with the giant tiger's overwhelming power, it appeared somewhat powerless.
Tiger Roar's attacks were like a storm, claw after claw landing mercilessly on the ancient tree.
The trunk of the ancient tree began to sway, as if it would fall at any moment.
Finally, with a tremendous roar, the trunk of the ancient tree was completely torn apart by the power of the giant tiger, and the trunk crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
Dust flew everywhere, and the moonlight was briefly obscured.
When the dust settled, the ancient tree had been snapped in half, and the obstacle that had blocked the way was no longer there.
Tiger Roar transformed back into human form, standing beside the broken tree, slightly panting, but with a satisfied smile on his face.
He turned around and waved at the big tree on the car, saying, "Alright, the road is open, you can go now!"
The night was as dark as ink. Shemo sat by the window, gazing at the darkness outside through the half-open wooden window.
When he saw a fleeting green light outside the window, a sly glint appeared in his eyes, and a mysterious smile seemed to linger on his lips.
"Mo, what's making you so happy?" Chu Xinyao's voice came from behind, tinged with a hint of languor. She didn't know when she had woken up, and rubbing her eyes groggily, her gaze fell on She Mo's profile, full of confusion.
She Mo turned her head, a tender look in her eyes, and asked softly, "Yao, why are you awake? Are you cold?"
He and Yu Paopao already had low body temperatures, and they could still sleep with Chu Xinyao during the rainy season, but when the cold season came, they would have to go as far away as possible.
"I'm not cold," Chu Xinyao said, but she still unconsciously pulled the animal skin on her body up a little, trying to wrap herself up tighter.
She frowned slightly, recalling everything that had just happened. She seemed to have heard a deep tiger's roar, the sound echoing in the night and waking her from her sleep. "What just happened?"
When I woke up, I saw Shemo looking out the window with a cold smile on his face, as if he had everything happening outside the window under his control.
She yawned, her fatigue not yet completely gone, but she felt a pang of regret. How could she have been so foolish as to let Yu Paopao coax her into taking the fertility pill?
She looked down at her abdomen, which was still flat as always, but in reality, there were five more mermaid cubs.
With Shemo's help, she moved to the window and peered out, but it was still pitch black; she couldn't see anything. She muttered somewhat disgruntledly, "It's pitch black, what's there to see?"
Shemo didn't answer immediately, but gently put his arm around her shoulder, pulled her into his arms, and whispered, "Yao, don't worry, no matter what happens, I won't let you get hurt."
Holding her in his arms, Chu Xinyao looked puzzled. She was just curious about what he was looking at and why he had suddenly become so sentimental.
However, Snake Ink's actions only aroused her curiosity more, and she looked up, staring straight into Snake Ink's eyes.
"What have you done now?"
She Mo smiled slightly, his eyes full of cunning. "Yao, there are some things you'll worry about if you know them. Don't worry, it's something that's in our best interest."
Chu Xinyao, however, was not buying it. She gently broke free from She Mo's embrace and said somewhat angrily, "I'm not a cub anymore. You can't keep it from me all the time. I also want to know what happened."
Seeing her stubborn expression, Shemo sighed helplessly and finally said, "Alright, I'll tell you..."
Two orcs appeared where the ancient tree had been: the leader of the Twilight Wolf Clan wearing a wolf's head and a burly man who was still slightly injured. Both of them had expressions of shock on their faces.
The burly man stammered, his voice trembling, "Chief...Chief, they are too strong!" His gaze kept glancing into the distance, where a convoy was leaving the area.
The leader of the Twilight Wolf Clan did not speak, but stood there quietly, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's, fixed on the departing convoy.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Yes, they are very strong, so strong that we had to pay a heavy price."
Upon hearing this, the burly man trembled slightly. He lowered his head and said, "Chief, should we...should we give chase?"
The leader of the Twilight Wolf Clan shook his head, his movements slow and deliberate, as if each action had been carefully considered. He said in a low voice, "No, we cannot pursue them. Their power far surpasses ours. If we rashly chase after them, we will end up like this ancient tree."
In his hand was a broken branch, a remnant left by an ancient tree.
"We should move!"
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