The team set off again.
Song Siwen was in a predicament, forced to move forward, while Wang Shuang was determined to vent his frustration.
Along the way, everyone felt much more relaxed, their nerves no longer taut. They had traveled for dozens of miles, and the landscape remained the same desolate wilderness, with no ferocious beasts encountered.
Suddenly, a large mountain appeared ahead, with a canyon in its center, directly blocking their path.
"Look, there's a stone tablet in front of the canyon!"
They hurried forward and indeed found a stone tablet.
Someone read the characters on the stone tablet aloud!
Gui Xu!
Beneath the two large characters "Gui Xu," there was a line of smaller text.
[Gui Xu outside the canyon, turn back quickly!]
At that moment, they all froze. It turned out the place they had just been was not Gui Xu after all.
Song Siwen said to the viewers in his live stream, "Everyone, the stone tablet says that if we pass through the canyon, we will reach Gui Xu. Shall we climb over this mountain?"
The viewers in the live stream urged him on.
"Hurry, don't dawdle, I'll send you more gifts!"
"Everyone, please support the streamer. It's not easy for him to debunk fake claims."
"I think this stone tablet is just a scare tactic. Streamer, go ahead and expose their trick."
As they commented, they sent gifts.
Before long, Song Siwen received a large wave of gifts. His mood soared. He took a deep breath and headed forward.
Seeing him lead the way, the others no longer hesitated and followed.
Wang Shuang's heart was a mix of emotions, but thinking of Lu Li behind him, he steeled himself and followed.
Just wait, you'll regret this.
The canyon was long, but as they were all awakened individuals, they felt no fatigue.
Lu Li watched this scene with a cold smile. He led his subordinates and walked leisurely behind.
After about ten minutes of walking, the scene opened up.
A vast, endless river came into view first, followed by countless ferocious beasts by the river, either hunting each other or cautiously drinking water.
As far as the eye could see, the riverbank gave way to endless grasslands and an innumerable host of ferocious beasts.
And on the grassland, packs of ferocious beasts, as if they had discovered their arrival, let out roars.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
The roars, one after another, shook the heavens, leaving them stunned, and the viewers in the live stream equally astonished.
There were too many ferocious beasts ahead, and their sounds were too loud and awe-inspiring.
Their numbers were overwhelming, far beyond counting. Wherever their eyes could reach, there were ferocious beasts. Some were dozens of meters long, while others had lightning crackling above their heads, clearly not to be trifled with.
These beasts fought amongst themselves, and when they did, the scenes were grand, with the ground collapsing by several meters.
Especially the battles between packs of beasts were brutal, often resulting in tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of casualties.
The ground was littered with carcasses, and swarms of flies circled above them like tornadoes, a spectacle of awe-inspiring grandeur.
"This is Gui Xu! Look, as soon as we enter Gui Xu, there are so many ferocious beasts, it's magnificent."
"Who said Gui Xu wasn't dangerous just now? Step forward, and I'll have a good chat with you."
"Hahaha, we won! With this many ferocious beasts, it couldn't possibly be safe."
The tide of public opinion online began to turn, but netizens, after all, loved a spectacle.
Some fell silent, some defected, changing their stance to continue their keyboard warrior careers.
At this, Song Siwen's face turned green.
The people around him also wore angry expressions, looking at him with extreme unfriendliness.
"Everyone, look at these ferocious beasts. They don't react much to our arrival. What does that tell you? It means there's no danger!" he shouted loudly.
"I stand corrected on my previous statement. Gui Xu may have dangers, but not extreme ones. These are just minor dangers. Look, those beasts are eating grass, how gentle they are."
His words had some effect. Some who were wavering began to agree with him and support his viewpoint.
Lu Li smiled, but he quickly turned his head away, preventing them from capturing his smile. These people were truly beyond saving.
Seeing that he still had supporters, Song Siwen held his head high again.
The audience began to egg him on, and gifts flooded the screen.
"Streamer, go to the river quickly and show those people that the beasts aren't fierce at all, they're very kind."
"That's right, streamer, don't be a coward. We support you spiritually."
"Streamer, I'm sending you gifts. Be brave, we all support you, you are right."
These flattering words gave Song Siwen the thought of "seeking death."
He walked forward with his head held high, chest puffed out, a smug expression on his face.
Just as he approached within a kilometer of the river, the previously calm beasts suddenly let out a cacophony of roars. Then, countless beasts with blood-red eyes fixed their gaze on Song Siwen.
"Ah~"
The stares were too ferocious, too terrifying. He immediately wet himself. As an office worker, he had never witnessed such a frightening scene. At that moment, he felt as if death itself was caressing his neck.
He slumped to the ground, too terrified to move.
Seeing this, the people in the live stream became even more excited, constantly cheering him on, encouraging him to gather his courage and press on.
He took a deep breath, ashamed of his earlier behavior. He gritted his teeth and walked forward.
Suddenly—
Boom!
Stomp!
Roar!
The ground began to shake violently.
He looked up and was so terrified he almost lost his soul.
"Oh my god, why did they suddenly riot!"
"Run, streamer, you'll die if you don't run now."
"Alas, streamer's short legs aren't good enough. It's over, you're going to be eaten!"
The viewers in the live stream were truly enjoying the show, but at this moment, they knew things had gotten serious and were urging the streamer to escape.
However, a ferocious beast resembling a giraffe suddenly lowered its neck from the sky, opened its mouth filled with sharp teeth, bit down on Song Siwen, chewed a few times, and swallowed him.
This scene was witnessed by all.
Their blood ran cold. They no longer dared to hesitate and fled back along the path.
Wang Shuang and the others were also startled and turned to flee.
Lu Li moved aside to let them pass, then also ran back the way they came.
Without Lu Li's intervention, these people were no match. In this stampede, there were tens of thousands of ferocious beasts, a sea of them as far as the eye could see.
They were only a few hundred people, how could they possibly contend with the beasts? They couldn't outrun them, and in the end, most of them became food for the beasts.
After they fled the canyon.
Only one person survived from the Gui Xu Safety Faction, and even the Gui Xu Danger Faction lost twenty percent of its people.
Wang Shuang, panting, looked at the canyon passage, which resembled a gaping maw, and trembled all over.
It was too dangerous. If it weren't for General Lu helping him, he would have surely died.
At this moment, the internet was surprisingly quiet.
They had all witnessed the scene just now.
And the sudden stampede of beasts was only a small portion, yet when they charged, the ground shook.
"It's too terrifying. Those people were such fools, why did they go challenge it?"
"And that Song Siwen. Before his parents named him, they must have consulted a fortune teller. They even predicted his fate. I really want to ask who did the divination."
"They were so brainless, having lost their basic reason. It's mainly because they usually just work and don't go out hunting, so they don't know the dangers outside."
"They have no sense of crisis, yet they complain about this and that, envy the adventurers for earning more, but they themselves dare not take risks."
"Now they've learned their lesson, haha."
"It's good they died, at least it's quiet now!"