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nChapter 22

nAt this moment, the Naga warrior beside him suddenly became slightly restless. His cold eyes were stained with a trace of blood red, revealing a murderous intent.

nMilitary characteristic: Out of control (once a Naga smells blood, it will lose control to a certain extent and even ignore orders to attack the enemy crazily)

nThe characteristics of the Naga Warriors had been triggered!

nJi Chen frowned slightly, but he quickly reacted.

nCould it be…The river was polluted by blood?

nHow much blood must have been spilled to turn the entire river red?

nJi Chen realized the severity of the situation, and his expression gradually turned grave.

nHe quickly made the decision to follow the river upstream and investigate the situation at the waterfall pool.

nAs expected, the previously clear green pond was now dyed red.

nEven the clear waterfall had turned into a red one.

nIn the northeast direction of the territory, the waterfall pool was the farthest he had been to in the past few days. He had not explored further places.

nThey only knew that the further northeast they went, the higher the terrain. If they kept going, they would eventually reach the mountains northeast of the main island.

nCould it be that something strange had happened in the mountains?

nHe had only explored less than one-tenth of the entire island. The rest of the island was still a mystery to him.

n“My Lord, what’s wrong?”

nAlice’s sapphire-like eyes were filled with worry as she looked at Ji Chen, who was frowning.

n“I’m fine.” He shook his head. “Something must have happened upstream. Let’s go and take a look now. ”

nAlice nodded gently, raised her head, and patted her chest confidently. “No matter what happens, leave it to me! ”

nJi Chen smiled.

nWith Alice’s mesmerizing singing voice and the assistance of the powerful Naga Warrior, there was no monster that couldn’t be dealt with. Ji Chen simply had to charge through and slash his way to victory.

nIn an instant, his confidence swelled.

nThey went around the waterfall from the forest on the side and continued to advance by the river above.

nCompared to downstream, the river widened above the waterfall, and the forest on both sides of the river thinned out. The water was also even redder, and he could even detect the faint smell of blood.

nHe surveyed the distance to the river. “It seems like we’re getting closer to the site of the incident.”

nAfter half an hour, Ji Chen leaned against a rock and gazed up at the river, two to three hundred meters away, with a look of astonishment in his eyes.

nDozens of dog-headed creatures with scales and tails were slaughtering a large number of animals by the riverbank. The fresh blood of the animals flowed into the river, dyeing the flowing water red in an instant.

nSo it was this group of dog-headed creatures that caused the river to turn red!

nA moment of realization flashed in his mind, and he continued to observe.

nThese dog-headed creatures appeared to have a certain level of civilization.

nIn addition to the bone knives stained with blood, they also held sharpened obsidian spears and wore coverings made of animal skins and fibers, like early humans in the primitive stages of civilization.

nCould the traces he found in the jungle yesterday have been left by them?

nHowever, the next scene made Ji Chen doubt this idea.

nHe saw several dog-headed creatures waiting for a deer to finish bleeding before eagerly cutting a piece of meat with their bone knives and stuffing it into their mouths to chew on.

nBlood flowed down from their mouths, giving off a savage and bloody appearance.

nHowever, the presence of remains of bonfires in the jungle suggested that the indigenous people who had left the tracks knew how to use fire. But these dog-headed creatures drank blood and ate meat raw, indicating that they had not reached that level of civilization yet.

nKobold

nLevel: 6

nTier: 2, 3-star

nSkill: Bloodline power (green skill, has a trace of extremely weak dragon bloodline, has good strength)

nNight Vision (Green skill, has good night vision, can walk freely in dark caves)

nTrap (Green skill, knows how to make all kinds of traps)

nMilitary characteristic: Cunning and treacherous (Kobolds are cunning by nature and will not easily submit to other creatures)

nOh, the great dragon, please bestow upon the Kobolds a drop of bloodline!

nIts tier was the same as the Murloc’s, at Tier 2, 3-star.

nHowever, there were at least 70 to 80 of them at a glance, which was much more than the Murlocs and Naga Warriors combined.

nBut he was not worried at all.

nAs long as the strength difference wasn’t too great and the number wasn’t overwhelming, they could be defeated. With Alice’s singing voice, no monster was unbeatable.

nWere the Kobolds native to this island?

nJi Chen pondered this as he observed them.

nRather than immediately attacking and killing the group of kobolds, he instructed the Naga Warrior and Alice to hide on the side while he brought out the Murlocs openly.

nThe Kobolds quickly discovered his existence and barked in alarm, their faces full of vigilance.

nJi Chen walked over slowly with a kind look on his face.

n“Hello, my name is …”

n“It’s that damned human! Kill him! ”

n“Skin him alive! Human meat is delicious!”

nBefore he could finish his sentence, the eyes of the Kobolds in front of him suddenly turned red as they said angrily.

nWithout giving him a chance to speak, they all rushed over with their weapons.

nJi Chen’s face turned cold.

nHe had originally thought about trying to subdue these dog-headed creatures, just like the cave miners, since the territory was currently in dire need of labor.

nBut now, it seemed that he had to win a battle first before he could convince them.

nPersuasion through reasoning!

n“Alice!”

nA beautiful and alluring singing voice came from the nearby jungle.

nAn extremely beautiful and alluring song came from the forest beside him.

nIn an instant, these Kobolds fell into a daze, and illusions appeared in front of their eyes.

nTheir behavior was even worse than the trolls. Drool dripped from the corners of their mouths, as if they were hallucinating about some delicious food.

nThe Murlocs rushed forward the moment the song sounded, killing the Kobolds who did not resist as if they were cutting melons and vegetables.

nAs soon as only half of the Kobolds remained, Ji Chen signaled Alice to stop singing.

nAs the enchanting melody faded away, the Kobolds slowly returned to their senses. They licked their lips, reminiscing about how they had made all the creatures on the island submit to them, even creating an illusion of a great existence.

nHowever, in the next moment, their expressions turned to horror.

nLess than half of their comrades were still standing!

nThe rest of them were lying on the ground, with a strange smile on their lips, but their bodies were riddled with holes and their blood was almost drained.

n“Human, what have you done?! ”

n“What just happened?! ”

nJi Chen stood with his hands behind his back and glanced at them coldly.

n“I’ll give you two choices now. One is to submit, and the other is to die.”

n“Which one do you choose?”

nThe Kobolds were extremely shocked by what had just happened and looked at each other.

nSeeing that Ji Chen was so close to them, they didn’t dare to attack recklessly, afraid that they would become corpses on the ground the next time they woke up.

nFinally, the Kobolds bowed their heads and half-knelt on the ground, speaking in a tone of utmost respect. “We are willing to submit to you, great human.”

nBut from a hidden angle, a glimpse of cunning and hatred flickered in their lowered eyes.

nJi Chen saw them kneel down to show their submission and nodded gently.

nHe casually opened the territory panel, but when he saw the column of subjects.

nHis expression turned cold again.

nThere were only humans and cave miners in the column of residents.

nThere were no Kobolds at all.

nIn other words, these Kobolds were pretending to submit.

nHe realized that he had made a mistake in his approach. In the past, he had used force and killing to make the cave miners submit to him.

nBut now, even though he saw that the Kobolds were not easy to submit, he still thought that he could use the same method.

nThe result was clear.

nThis method would not work on the Kobolds.

nSince there was no value in subduing them, the only path left was to slaughter them.

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