Sitting at the edge of the lake, Yu Sheng was lost for a moment, unsure what to do next.
The dangerous Divine Ruins seemed perfectly peaceful.
He had not found any of the treasures supposedly scattered everywhere, either.
Perhaps he should venture farther afield?
At least, there was probably little more to gain in this area...
Fortunately, Yu Sheng had never been one to give up. Having made up his mind, he silently rose, ready to leave.
"Yu Sheng?"
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the distance.
Yu Sheng instinctively looked toward its source, his brow furrowing.
That was a... what was that thing?
Its body was almost entirely stained red with blood, including its hair, which looked gelled after the blood had congealed.
Its face was a mass of red, its features completely unrecognizable!
Upon spotting Yu Sheng from afar, this humanlike creature could not help letting out a shout, as though venting the indignation he had bottled up all day!
In this wretched state, he limped toward Yu Sheng!
Yu Sheng watched silently.
Then...
A vine whipped up from the grass, abruptly coiling toward Sun Wen's waist.
But the man seemed accustomed to this sudden turn of events. He rolled across the ground, narrowly dodging it, then struggled to his feet again and kept running.
Over a mere 300 meters, he suffered at least five attacks!
This miserable outcome completely overturned Yu Sheng's understanding.
Wasn't this place... perfectly peaceful?
What puzzled Yu Sheng most was when a vine flung the man into a tree trunk.
The tree was thick and sturdy, with lush branches and leaves. Under the impact, a dull-colored, inconspicuous fruit hidden among countless leaves drifted down, landing right in his hand.
Seemingly unsurprised by this, he coughed hard a few times and kept running. Reaching