Chapter 442: Kasluopa's last meteor shower
A little later than the Insect Person Akrodos had expected, the Highland finally began bustling again at the end of July, Earth time.
Only then did the magic beings and magical creatures who had gone out on one last search begin returning in large numbers.
Around July 20, when few had returned, Qin Xiaoxia and the Insect Person had thought most of them had met with disaster.
Fortunately, after another four or five days, their numbers gradually increased, setting Akrodos's mind at ease.
Akrodos's fragile mystic realm could not accommodate tens of thousands of living beings, so everyone simply worked out on the Highland.
The stench of decay still permeated the breeze. The ground was dark red, like dried blood, and the scarcity of light left the world dim. Spending too long in such surroundings could make anyone feel oppressed.
Qin Xiaoxia stood on the same rock as before, watching the many survivors of Kasluopa, large and small, on the plain.
He remembered that at the last gathering, setting aside those infected by corruption, seven or eight thousand had arrived in total, including roughly two hundred magic beings.
This time, over ten thousand had returned to the Highland, with around three hundred magic beings among them.
But Qin Xiaoxia knew this was not simply an increase in numbers. In fact, nearly half of those who had attended the previous gathering had not returned.
Some of the missing had been trapped or killed by the various accidents and dangers along the way. Perhaps even now, beings stranded far away were desperately trying to return but could not. Another large portion were those already infected by corruption, who might have succumbed to temptation along the way and rushed toward the contact points.
Aside from the magic