Pretending To Be A Boss

Tang Xian had not intended to hide anything, but he planned to spend more time with his teammates before revealing some secrets to them.

The complexity of the civilization in the mining world might be beyond their imagination. Revealing it now held no particular significance.

Seeing how obediently Tang Xiaojiu listened to Tang Xian, Dong Ran did not press the matter and had simply asked on a whim.

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After a night passed, Tang Xian and his group emerged from the mountain cave in the low hills.

The borderland between the Blood Wasteland and Waning Time Valley had become a mess.

Amidst the scattered trees and stone forests, the area was half valley, half plain, offering some coverage from prying eyes.

But after being trampled by forty Zudun Giants, it had been utterly flattened.

Even the immense footprints left behind shocked Dong Ran and the others. Gazing through the pupil, they could not imagine the full size of the giants.

After all, the cave was only so big; it was possible their entire heads were nothing but eyes.

Upon seeing the terrifying footprints, they felt like ants trapped within them.

The hard soil had been stamped down to half their height.

Tang Xian laughed and said, "This place could be turned into a cluster of swimming pools."

Dong Ran was still in shock:

"This world... actually has creatures so colossal?"

This prompted everyone to think of another question.

"The eye stuck to the cave yesterday... probably belonged to a Zudun person lying down with its face to the ground, right? It must have seen someone in the cave, so why did it leave?" Qiao Shanshan asked.

These questions were usually answered by Tang Xian.

But he had been avoiding the past few questions.

The Zudun Giant had spoken. Its voice echoed in his own mind.

But it might not have been directed at him, right?

Perhaps it was addressing Tang Xiaojiu?

Tang Xian was uncertain; he had been facing away from the eye and could not ascertain more details.

He couldn't see the attribute panel either.

He couldn't discern the needs of these ancient creatures.

Tang Xian shook his head and said:

"Let's keep moving. This is not the largest creature in the mining area. The truly massive creatures of the mining area... are so large they cannot be fully seen with the naked eye."

Akasi said, "What creature is it? The Cleveland from Red Lotus Hell?"

Tang Xian was surprised and responded, "You've been to such distant places?"

"I've been to both the poles, north and south."

Speed might not grant Akasi overwhelming attack power, but at least, it allowed him to easily escape from any danger.

Tang Xian thought for a moment; this was the principle of using one's strength to overcome many challenges.

"I've never seen Cleveland. If I were on that island, I might have been able to determine its existence through some methods. But Cleveland is not the largest creature in this world."

"The largest creature known to date should be the Sea Demon. If the recorded texts are true, then the size of a Zudun Giant is about equivalent to a small flea on the body of a Sea Demon."

"..."

Everyone was astonished; the enormity was indeed unimaginable.

In the uninteresting pursuit on their journey, Tang Xiaojiu and Akasi were actually quite fond of hearing about these "largest creatures in the world."

Tang Xian did not keep it to himself and shared as they continued their journey.

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The broken trees and remains of stones gradually vanished, and beneath the Blood Wasteland, the weeds somehow thrived.

Without the animals, the silence here resembled the end of the world.

The morning sun gave way to the setting sun.

The red afterglow lent the Blood Wasteland a gloss like fresh blood.

Although the strongest scent in Tang Xian's nostrils was still that of cow dung, indeed the removal of the massive herds had left the north with far fewer odors.

Along the way, he spoke of the Sea Demon, Cleveland, Titan Beast, and even the nine-tailed fox, among other cataclysmic boss creatures.

Each creature was shrouded in legend, making the long journey somewhat more fascinating.

Akasi actually had a good amount of knowledge about the mining area, accumulated through countless survival challenges, but many secrets held in human history were beyond his reach.

Night fell once again, and the group initially planned to continue their trek, seeking high ground to camp out in the deep night.

But Tang Xian said: "Qiao Shanshan, you and Dong Ran return to the Pyramid, rest for ten hours, then come back here. Akasi and I will wait for you here."

"Why?"

"Just do as you're told without any backtalk," he retorted.

"Tch, you're the leader so what you say goes," she replied.

"As it should be," he affirmed.

Qiao Shanshan thus opened a teleportation fissure, taking with her a puzzled Dong Ran.

After the two women left, Akasi struck a match and asked, "Are we hunting tonight?"

"North of the Blood Wasteland, there are some Bone Jackals. I don't know why they haven't left, but I've picked up their scent. Later, you will join me in hunting them down, and Xiaojiu will come along."

"Meow!"

"Screech!"

The two small animals made their presence felt, as if saying 'don't forget about us.'

Tang Xian reconsidered and said, "Never mind, Xiaojiu can stay to look after these two burdens."

"Leaving Xiaojiu alone... isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Akasi remarked.

Tang Xian had not intended to keep secrets from Akasi and revealed:

"She's just like your Tang Suoye."

Akasi paused for a long moment before slowly nodding.

"Why do we need to hunt Bone Jackals at this time?"

"Without the vast herds, there's much less to interfere with my sense of smell. I'm starting to sense some vague directions, but it's still not enough."

"What does this have to do with killing dogs?"