At first, there were only sparse black dots in the sky.
Many people thought they were fragments falling from beyond the heavens.
Those black dots expanded rapidly, revealing dense triangular shadows. They almost blotted out the sky above the mining area.
They were the trolls' mounts, Arrow Bats.
The trolls had come.
The new Miners were so frightened they all tried to run, but the Iron ring locks tangled them up, making them trip over one another and fall in a heap. The overseers raised their whips and began lashing those who left their posts without permission.
"Don't panic. Stay calm. This is nothing."
"Why are you running around, you idiots!"
The old Miners, on the other hand, were not particularly afraid. They simply sat down where they were at an unhurried pace.
The trolls came once every ten or twenty years.
The Border Zone was different from the Leap Zone. There was no God's Divine Might shrouding it, and the deterrent force of the Flame of Faith was greatly reduced.
In this place, the gods were outsiders. It was difficult for them to establish and maintain stable world clusters, and all kinds of powerful Void Creatures were always appearing. This fringe area close to the Leap Zone was the trolls' hunting ground.
The troll race counted as a lower-ranked race in the Border Zone, but they were numerous, tightly united, and fierce and combative. Once they fought, they threw their lives away, making them a band of troublesome, difficult raiders.
Their attitude when they appeared was simple.
Either I rob you today, or you beat me to death today!
Taking Hao Shan as an example, mining areas like this one established in the Border Zone usually gave these desperadoes something to send them off. There was no need to