Billowing black smoke and raging flames had turned a once-peaceful village into a hell on earth. Countless mutilated corpses lay amid the shattered ruins; there were scarcely even a few intact bodies among them. Clearly, these people had suffered inhuman abuse before they died.
The air reeked of blood. Cries from the distance and flames everywhere left no doubt that a brutal massacre had just taken place here. This village lay on the outskirts of Stone Desert City, less than ten li away. For something like this to have happened here meant that the Snake-People Tribe had already drawn close to the city.
Although Qing Lin had heard of Snake-People attacking human villages, seeing the scene with her own eyes still drained all color from her little face. Her stomach churned. Had Xiao Yan not been standing beside her, she would probably have vomited on the spot. She had never imagined that a village attacked by Snake-People could be so bloody and brutal.
Xiao Yan showed no particular reaction. He had seen plenty of scenes like this in his previous life-even scenes a hundred times bloodier. All he cared about was where Mo Bass and the others had gone, and whether they were still in this village.
Just then, several Snake-People still searching the village spotted the two of them. At the sight of them, especially Qing Lin hiding beside Xiao Yan, a flicker of greed flashed through their eyes. "There are two more brats here! Kill the boy. As for the girl..."
Before the leader could finish speaking, his head burst apart. Blood mixed with brain matter splashed over the other Snake-People. The sudden sight froze them in place, their wild grins still on their faces. Naturally, they were not foolish enough to believe that their companion had blown