"Wait! What's that over there?"
All of a sudden, a man from Swordwind Valley cried out in alarm.
They had already drawn close to Heavenly Oracle City when they made this unexpected discovery.
The people from Swordwind Valley were the first to notice something amiss, and everyone else looked in the direction he pointed.
They saw a dense mass of figures charging toward Heavenly Oracle City.
Yet at that moment, the hybrid giant beast avatar high in the sky let out an enraged roar.
It raised its thick, bloated arm. Terrifying black aura coiled around it, shaking the void as it smashed down with violent force!
Its massive five fingers crushed down like a mountain crashing to earth. Most of the dark mass of figures was pulverized, and screams rang out without end.
The scene was incomparably shocking. The enormous palm descended again, collapsing the ground and leaving behind a deep crater as it slaughtered countless living beings in the blink of an eye.
"What's going on? There are actually living beings that have retained their intelligence?" Mu Qing looked over in surprise.
It seemed that the hybrid giant beast had not come for them.
Rather, a group of living beings had attempted to force their way into Heavenly Oracle City, which was why the hybrid giant beast's avatar had appeared and unleashed its immense power to slaughter them.
Mu Qing and the others were all curious and moved closer.
Only after approaching did they discover that the dense mass of figures was actually a vast army of dried corpses!
Red light flickered in the eyes of these dried corpses, and they all wore identical armor.
It was clear that this was an army!
Death aura swirled around the dried corpse army. They had clearly been corrupted by the power