The night passed.
Morning sunlight slanted in, grazing the horizon and casting faint shadows from the Gold Hemp Stone across the ground.
The Exploration Team members had all awakened long ago.
They had been roused by the sounds of the scorpion swarm feeding.
At this moment, not a trace of joy or anger showed on Sir Zhen Jin's face. He looked calm, but disappointment inevitably filled his heart.
Contrary to what he had hoped, the sun had risen, yet reality remained cruel.
The lizard swarm had not come.
Perhaps the lizards had lost their Silver-level leader. Or perhaps the scorpion swarm's slaughter last time had frightened them out of their wits, robbing them of the will to fight and leaving them afraid to return.
The entire scorpion swarm was feeding.
Though Cang Xu had heard Sir Zhen Jin's description before, this was his first time witnessing it himself. The old scholar could not help exclaiming, "Nature truly is magnificent. It created such wondrous creatures. These Gun Scorpions eat stone, but in truth, they feed on metal. Their digestive systems are incredibly powerful and unique, able to consume all kinds of metals and incorporate them into their shells. That is why their Scorpion Shells are so tough."
"Wait a moment." One Exploration Team member raised an objection. "Isn't there a powerful mage on this island? Weren't all these bizarre monsters created by that mage?"
Cang Xu smiled and shook his head. "In fact, that is impossible. No matter how powerful the Sea Island Master may be, he or she can only make use of life found in nature and piece it together. Just as mages make puppet golems: they use metal to create a golem's body, then take a soul and instill it into the golem, giving it intelligence. It is