"Strange!"
"Very strange!"
Ao Yuan could smell a very peculiar scent.
This scent was something he hadn't encountered before, and it was accompanied by a subtle sense of danger.
"What exactly is it?"
Ao Yuan murmured, then immediately moved in the direction of the strange scent.
"Let's go see!"
As Ao Yuan spoke, he swayed his body and soon arrived at the mountainside on the other side of Mount Taibai.
Seeing it now, Ao Yuan was momentarily stunned.
Ahead was a void, like a vortex gate, reflecting starlight, ethereal and dreamlike, as if connecting to a celestial realm.
Looking around, the surroundings were chaotic, with some bloodstains mixed with dirt, and a few weapons and equipment.
"Did a fight happen here?"
Ao Yuan looked at the vortex gate before him, analyzing it quietly.
Sniffing the air, he could sense that the strange scent was emanating from within.
Ao Guang's scent had completely vanished from this area, clearly... it must have entered this strange vortex gate.
"Let's go in and see."
A few minutes later, after careful consideration, Ao Yuan made his decision.
He stepped directly into the vortex gate.
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over him.
The next moment, Ao Yuan passed through the vortex gate and entered it.
Looking around, Ao Yuan took a deep breath.
The sky was a murky gray, and the trees were tall, the smallest being dozens of meters high.
This scene was utterly terrifying.
What was most horrifying, however, was the black and gray.
It seemed as if this world only had two colors, black and gray. Even the lush trees on Blue Star appeared a peculiar black here.
"Another world?"
Ao Yuan looked at the scene, not daring to be reckless. He could only follow Ao Guang's scent, walking very cautiously.
After all, this was not Blue Star, but an unknown world, and Ao Yuan had no idea what he might encounter here.
After walking for about several thousand meters, Ao Yuan suddenly heard the sound of intense fighting.
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
Roars echoed continuously, causing Ao Yuan's heart to tighten slightly. He also quickened his pace towards the area.
Because... he could distinguish that the sound was coming from his subordinate Ao Guang.
When Ao Yuan arrived at the scene, he saw not far away.
Several strange humanoid bats, about five or six meters in size, were soaring in the air, hunting a fierce beast in the center.
And this fierce beast was clearly Ao Guang!
At this moment.
Under their hunt, Ao Guang's body was covered in wounds.
Blood streamed down.
But it did not give up, still fighting against these strange humanoid bats.
Looking down at the ground below, several figures with blond hair and blue eyes lay there.
Blood constantly spurted from them. One humanoid bat, seeing this, swooped down, its sharp teeth piercing their bodies and sucking the slowly flowing blood.
A strange human face was filled with ecstasy.
Beside these blond-haired, blue-eyed figures were scattered some modern weapons and bullet casings.
"What kind of monsters are these?"
Ao Yuan wondered in his heart.
"Roar!"
Following another roar, Ao Yuan looked up and saw a humanoid bat with huge black wings open, letting out a sharp shriek as it flew towards Ao Guang.
Its speed was astonishing, and in the blink of an eye, it reached Ao Guang's body.
It bit down on Ao Guang's already injured body.
With a 'squelch', its sharp teeth instantly pierced Ao Guang's scales and embedded themselves within.
Ao Guang let out a cry of pain. Its massive tail lashed out, immediately sending this humanoid bat flying away.
Immediately after, Ao Guang twisted its head and, opening its huge mouth, bit down on the humanoid bat.
*Squish!*
The humanoid bat let out a sharp scream. It tried to struggle, but Ao Guang's venomous fangs were deeply embedded in its body.
In just a moment, this humanoid bat completely lost its breath.
"Roar~" Ao Guang opened its giant mouth and swallowed the humanoid bat in one gulp, its pupils casting a cold, eerie glance at the surrounding humanoid bats.
But this action clearly did not scare the swarm of humanoid bats; instead, it made them even more frenzied.
Several humanoid bats let out a piercing shriek and then surged towards Ao Guang to attack.
Ao Guang!
Even though it was very strong.
It was ultimately dragging a heavily injured body and outnumbered.
In a short period, several more wounds appeared on its body.
"Roar~"
Ao Guang let out roars of anger. During this time, it also killed several humanoid bats.
But this did not reduce the number of humanoid bats. Instead, under their sharp shrieks, more humanoid bats appeared. They seemed intelligent, joining the hunt for Ao Guang in waves.
"Roar roar roar!"
Ao Guang let out roars of anger, filled with unwillingness.
But surrounded and hunted by so many humanoid bats, it was completely helpless.
It could not break through the encirclement at all, and could only passively fend them off.
"These things... they're quite intelligent."
Ao Yuan, watching the scene from afar, murmured in his heart.
Just then, Ao Yuan saw several humanoid bats stealthily approach Ao Guang's back, about to launch an attack while Ao Guang was engaged with the other bats.
"Roar~"
Ao Guang seemed to sense this and turned its head to look, intending to turn its body.
But it was tightly entangled by the other humanoid bats, unable to make any resistance.
Seeing these humanoid bats about to reach its back, Ao Guang let out a roar of unwillingness.
If these humanoid bats managed to latch on, and it couldn't eliminate them immediately.
The subsequent outcome would only get worse.
It might even result in its death under their attack!
"Roar~"
The thought of this possibility caused Ao Guang's pupils to be tinged with a hint of fear.
But the next second!
"Aow~"
A loud cry suddenly reached the ears of all the beasts present.
Ao Guang's massive body froze, and then a surge of intense hope erupted.
That was Ao Yuan's voice!
It would not misjudge this!
Turning its head, it saw Ao Yuan charging forward from afar.
Seeing this, Ao Guang let out an excited roar and immediately resisted with all its might.
With Ao Yuan here, what were these humanoid bats?
At the same time, these humanoid bats let out sharp shrieks.
Their gazes turned towards Ao Yuan, and immediately several humanoid bats flapped their huge black wings and charged towards the approaching Ao Yuan!
How could they give up on food that was already within reach?
Was this a joke?
On the contrary, these creatures that had appeared from nowhere dared to disturb them.
They wouldn't mind adding a snack to their meal of this giant, strange serpent!