"Hmm? What was that sound? Did you hear it?" Xiao Feifei suddenly asked.
Ye Feng turned his head towards the other side of Twin Snake Island, his brow furrowed as if recalling something.
Twin Snake Island had two parts. Ye Feng and his group had been on the left island since the beginning and hadn't explored the right one.
The sound was coming from the right island. Ye Feng remembered that the snake people they encountered earlier had come from that direction.
"Could it be that there are more of those strange snake people over there?" Ye Feng muttered.
Hearing this, Xiao Feifei was startled and quickly said, "What? More snake people? Then let's hurry and leave!"
Ye Feng nodded and quickly took the two of them to the speedboat by the shore. He said, "Feifei, you stay on the boat. I'll go take a look!"
"Ah! How can that be?" Xiao Feifei immediately worried.
Ye Feng smiled, "It's fine, I'll be back soon! If things get dangerous, take Ling Yu and go back first!"
Without waiting for Xiao Feifei to object, Ye Feng immediately headed towards the other island.
At the same time, far away in the ocean, an unknown distance from China's waters, there was a massive underwater rift. Buildings were spread out in all directions.
If Ye Feng were to see this, he would be utterly speechless.
These buildings were enclosed by a giant, balloon-like light shield, creating a vacuum-like space within.
The center of the rift was pitch black, surrounded by mysterious and obscure runes that flickered in and out of existence, forming a massive formation pattern that seemed to be suppressing something.
On the edge of the rift, an old snake man led a group of snake people carrying human corpses.
Upon closer inspection, it would be evident that these humans were not dead, but merely unconscious.
The next moment, the old snake man commanded, "Quick, throw all these humans down!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the snake people immediately tossed the unconscious humans into the rift.
Within seconds of being thrown down, screams of agony echoed from the depths of the rift.
After a long while, a sinister and terrifying laugh erupted from below, "Haha! So satisfying! Such delicious flesh and souls..."
However, by then, all dozens of humans had been thrown down, and the laughter abruptly ceased.
The next second, a terrifying black mist emerged from the rift, instantly transforming into a giant skull.
It glared at the snake people on the edge of the rift and roared, "What are you all doing? Why have the humans sent recently been decreasing! With this situation, when will I ever break through the seal?"
Hearing this, the snake people on the side trembled and broke out in a cold sweat.
The old snake man spoke, "Ancestor, please calm down. This is just the beginning. More will come later!"
"Hmph, I hope so! Better bring them quickly!" the skull snorted coldly.
The old snake man wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "Understood, Ancestor!"
Hearing this, the black skull transformed into black smoke and slowly dissipated.
Seeing this, the old snake man finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the area.
On the way back, the old snake man asked, "How were the harvests from the other outposts? Why haven't they sent anyone for so long!"
A snake man replied, "Reporting to Elder, it is said that the harvest along China's coast was good. Deacon Qinglin has gone to investigate, and it is estimated that he will bring people back today or tomorrow!"
"Alright! Urge them to hurry, otherwise, if the Ancestor gets angry, no one can bear the consequences..."
On Twin Snake Island, Ye Feng soon arrived at the other island, and the sound grew clearer.
"Help! Is anyone there!"
"Someone, please save us! We don't want to die!"
"Heaven, please, send someone to save us! I have elders at home and children to care for, I can't die..."
Listening to the voices, Ye Feng immediately quickened his pace.
Soon, he saw a huge cave on the back of the island, and the voices were coming from inside.
Ye Feng first observed from the outside, ensuring there were no snake people inside, before sneaking in.
Upon entering the cave, the scene inside stunned Ye Feng.
He saw that the cave walls were lined with iron chains, and each chain was bound to a human.
There were twenty to thirty people, both men and women, and even two children.
However, the majority were men. They were all in tattered clothes, emaciated to the bone, and covered in wounds, clearly having suffered inhuman abuse.
Seeing this, Ye Feng was enraged, and he said coldly, "Those beasts! How could they do such a thing!"
However, the people bound by the chains were instantly frightened into silence upon seeing Ye Feng, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at him.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. I'm here to save you!" Ye Feng said.
Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, then they began to size up Ye Feng.
"Hmm? You, you don't have a snake tail! Are you human?" A man among them said excitedly, looking at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng nodded, "That's right, I'm human, and I'm here to save you!"
Upon hearing that Ye Feng was here to save them, the people immediately showed signs of wild joy.
"Really? Are you really here to save us?"
"Oh my god! Am I seeing things? Someone is actually here to save us!"
"He doesn't have a snake tail, he's really here to save us, we're saved, we're saved..."
In an instant, the entire cave was filled with cheers.
Seeing this, Ye Feng was about to step forward to break the chains.
But at this moment, Ye Feng suddenly felt a terrifying aura rapidly approaching Twin Snake Island.
"Hmm? This aura... Damn it, a snake person expert is approaching rapidly!" Ye Feng immediately realized something was wrong.
The next second, Ye Feng said to them, "Everyone, it seems some snake people are returning. Wait here for now, I'll find a way to save you later!"
With that, Ye Feng didn't bother with them and turned to run out.
As Ye Feng exited the cave, he saw a figure rushing towards him.
As Ye Feng had predicted, the figure had a human head and a snake body – a snake person expert.
However, unlike the previous ones, this one was covered in green scales, clearly more powerful than the others.
The snake person also saw Ye Feng, and their eyes met, causing both to freeze in place.
Ye Feng slightly sensed the opponent's aura and his eyes widened.
Because the opponent's aura was extremely powerful, beyond the late stage of Grandmaster, possibly even reaching the peak of Grandmaster.
"Damn it, the situation is not good. The best strategy is to retreat!"
With that, Ye Feng turned and fled, sprinting towards where Xiao Feifei and the others were.
Seeing this, the snake person expert let out a furious roar, "Hmph, trying to escape, where do you think you're going..."