Uchiha Hiko's attention had never left the herd of divine beasts.
Especially now that the divine beasts had gone from quiet to restless, it all pointed to one possibility: The Second Prince was very likely not dead, and had become even stronger.
Boom.
Just as the herd of divine beasts grew restless, the fences surrounding them were instantly shattered by some powerful energy wave, vanishing as though they had turned into air.
"Ah! What was that? It actually shattered the fences used to pen the divine beasts?"
"What are you waiting for? Divine beasts aren't something we can provoke. I'm getting out of here." One man who had snatched the clothes had still been gleefully calculating how much the items in his hands could sell for. The next moment, he was so frightened that he wet his pants.
The wetness below him stunned everyone. Wasn't he supposed to be so tough? How had such a small disturbance scared him into pissing himself? Wasn't that a little too unmanly?
The middle-aged man who had wet himself ignored the strange looks around him and rushed out at top speed. He then swallowed something, and his speed abruptly doubled. With a whoosh, he vanished without a trace.
All the divine beasts had also been startled by the disturbance. They no longer cared whether there were people around them and simply trampled straight through.
The scene instantly spiraled out of control. Everyone who had dreamed of becoming rich suddenly wanted to stay alive instead, and an even stronger desire to survive was written across every ordinary person's face.
"Ah! I don't want to die! Whoever saves my life, I'll work like an ox and horse for him!" A man seemed to panic, his eyes filled with fear and regret. The change in his gaze