After about ten seconds, a small figure suddenly emerged halfway from the ground.
It was a mole-like mutated beast, but normal moles had gray-black eyes, while this one had eerily blood-red eyes.
"Squeak!"
The red-eyed mole suddenly let out a sharp cry, then completely emerged from the rubble. What followed was a hair-raising sight.
Right behind it, almost touching its tail, a second, then a third, emerged from the same spot.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of red-eyed moles burst forth from a single hole!
If one were to pull back the view, to a俯视perspective, this scene wasn't isolated. The entire ground was covered in countless small black shadows!
Zooming out further, expanding the visual range by another half, not only were there these small figures, but even some colossal creatures, all with blood-red eyes, were stampeding in the same direction.
From north to south!
On the other side, Li Zhonglou, who had been heading back for a while, sensed something abnormal. First, it was the unusual vibration, as if a Hulk-like being was charging towards him, immediately raising his guard to the highest level.
"What happened?"
Li Zhonglou stopped. Unfortunately, he couldn't fly yet, and after losing his strength, he had no chance to even try. He could only stand there and observe carefully.
Before he could determine the direction of this commotion, he dared not move forward rashly. Who knew if there was danger ahead?
Before coming out, Li Zhonglou had some confidence in his secret techniques, but after encountering the black snake, he quickly came to his senses.
What a joke, he had only been out for so long and already encountered such a terrifying existence. Who dared say there weren't even more monstrous ones nearby?
Elder An also said, "Do you think it might be a beast tide?"
Li Zhonglou was a bit surprised. "Elder An, you know about beast tides?"
The most a beast tide had amounted to in the Colosseum of the Lost Land was only a few hundred mutated beasts, far from a true beast tide. Li Zhonglou himself was the one who had truly experienced a beast tide, and yet now he wasn't as quick to react as Elder An?
Perhaps sensing his disbelief, Elder An explained slightly, "Before I became a soul body, I experienced several beast tides, and it was precisely because of a beast tide that I eventually hid in the Lost Land."
Li Zhonglou suddenly understood. No wonder Elder An was so sensitive to beast tides. Wait, does that mean…
Li Zhonglou's eyes lit up. Upon hearing the words "beast tide," his first reaction wasn't fear or the urge to flee, but a wealth of remnant souls!
However, he first needed to confirm if it was indeed a beast tide and what its strength was. If the general strength of the beasts was around forty to fifty percent or even higher, then he would still stay as far away as possible.
Then, Elder An, relying on his experience, confirmed the direction of the vibrations. There were actually three of them, no wonder he couldn't pinpoint it. Li Zhonglou looked straight ahead.
"Strange, isn't that the safe zone? Are there mutated beasts in the safe zone too?"
After all, when he arrived, he hadn't encountered a single mutated beast. He couldn't understand why there was a vibration coming from this direction.
However, this doubt was soon resolved.
A black line suddenly appeared at the edge of his vision. Although not very long, it was enough to surprise Li Zhonglou.
"No way, it's actually here?"
Li Zhonglou was both surprised and delighted. However, for safety's sake, he first headed towards the edge.
The direction of a beast tide was generally fixed. They didn't attack aimlessly, meaning their direction of advance usually wouldn't change.
As long as Li Zhonglou could reach the vicinity of the edge, if this beast tide was too strong, he could make a swift exit.
Conversely, if it wasn't too strong, he could immediately join in and begin his soul-grinding journey!
"Hope it's not too strong."
When he had reached a safe position, the beast tide was less than half the distance away. However, even at this distance, it was difficult to judge its strength. Li Zhonglou could only rub his hands, silently praying.
After another ten minutes, the beast tide finally approached, and Li Zhonglou could clearly see the primary species of this beast tide.
They were dog-sized creatures covered in stones, somewhat resembling pangolins. However, unlike pangolins, they had no tails, but a long, hooked appendage.
The cold glint at the tip of the hook clearly indicated its killer move.
However, Li Zhonglou's expression turned to great joy.
"Only third-level strength! I can farm!"
Although Elder An had witnessed Li Zhonglou's ability to fight continuously even with a mortal body in the Colosseum, that was limited to hundreds or thousands of beasts.
The number visible now was no less than fifty thousand, a completely different scale compared to before!
One must remember that quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. Even ants, in large numbers, can kill an elephant. Elder An asked with some concern, "Can you really do it, little Li? You know, while the direction of a beast tide doesn't change, once it's obstructed…"
Li Zhonglou grinned, "Don't worry, Elder An. Perhaps I can even heal my injuries later."
Ever since he obtained the soul bottle, he hadn't truly displayed the full potential of his pulse ability in front of others. And this might not be him bragging.
The Tai Chi he developed for healing in the beast tide within Ironwood, although it had only been effective for internal organ injuries before, he now understood his pulse ability on another level!
If he got lucky, he might even develop a Tai Chi capable of healing soul injuries. Li Zhonglou was very confident in his talent.
Moreover, even without these, the ones before him were pure remnant souls. Although only third-level, their sheer numbers were immense. Perhaps in one go, he could satisfy the requirements of Old Lin and all the others!
The more Li Zhonglou thought about it, the more excited he became. He directly moved to the center of the beast tide's path, adopting a defensive stance.
In his mind, Elder An watched with a hint of worry and tension. He had even made up his mind to persuade Li Zhonglou to leave at the slightest sign of trouble.
Facing a beast tide alone, he had never heard of such a thing!
It wasn't that Elder An's reaction was unreasonable. In this world, perhaps only this person would feel excited when facing a beast tide.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Elder Tie, a hidden master of the General Bureau, who even the camp leader dared not offend, was fleeing frantically with Old Wang, their scalps tingling.
"Damn it, why didn't you warn me earlier!"
Elder Tie cursed as he ran. Although his speed had reached the limit that Old Wang could endure, it was still far from enough to outrun the long black line.
Old Wang replied aggrievedly, "Senior Elder Tie, you are more familiar with this place than I am."