Two days later, a group of Abominations appeared on the riverbank where Chu Han and the others had been the day before.
They numbered roughly a thousand. Each was draped in a black robe that concealed every inch of skin and their faces, making them appear no different from one another.
At the same time, this group of Abominations was exceptionally quiet. Beyond the instinctive savagery in their scarlet eyes, they looked at the Abomination walking at the very front with submission.
Clearly, this Abomination was the leader of the group. Unlike the leaders of previous Abomination forces, however, she was not particularly large. The body hidden beneath her cloak was instead somewhat petite.
"Stop." The Abomination leader suddenly spoke and stood still. Unexpectedly, her voice belonged to a woman.
"What is it?" A tall male Abomination stepped forward from behind her, his scarlet eyes fixed on the female Abomination with obvious possessiveness.
"There is something strange here." The female Abomination leader spoke coldly, pointing at the marks on the ground.
"Of course." The male Abomination smiled, feeling that she was making a fuss over nothing. "We've seen scattered traces like these all along the way. Clearly, those wild Abominations were attacked. Some may already be dead. Chu Han and the others are probably somewhere in these mountains."
The female Abomination frowned. "I'm afraid it isn't that simple."
"Wu Lingqing, you're just too cautious. Sometimes things don't need so many explanations. With a thousand elite Abominations and two peak seventh-rank Abominations—you and me—are you really afraid we can't deal with Chu Han?" The male Abomination spoke with a laugh, utterly unconcerned.
"Di Dong, I am the leader of this operation." Wu Lingqing turned around and looked at the male Abomination with an imposing expression.
Di Dong immediately grew dissatisfied. He