Chapter 25: The Lizard Horde
Seconds and minutes passed by, and eventually, the surrounding forest fell silent. Deeper into the night, the exhausted people finally began to fall asleep slowly due to the piled-up fatigue.
Holding a huge round shield, Jin Shi was lying on his side behind a big tree trunk that fell sideways. It was already midnight, which was supposed to be Xiao Yu’s time to keep watch, but he didn’t go wake him just yet, and in fact, he didn’t want to. Jin Shi knew very well that Xiao Yu was definitely the most injured and the most tired one amongst them. He needed to rest now since no one else could lead this bunch of people out of the wilderness but him.
Beside him, five other people were responsible for the night watch, and four of them already fell asleep as they couldn’t keep up, but Jin Shi didn’t blame them, and he just let them rest. He was still holding into the big shield, and he tried harder to perk up, listening to the movement around him with bated breath, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
The forest shrouded in darkness felt a bit cold. The full moon hung high in the dark sky, casting a dim frigid glow and bringing a thin coating of light with it. The trees and leaves slowly swayed with the wind while the ground got mottled with a light shade. Watching all of that, Jin Shi’s consciousness began to wobble slightly before he realized it, and then he instantly pinched his legs hard to keep himself awake.
At this time, the second-night watchman who was seated next to him gently rose up from his kneeling position, habitually stuck his head out, and took a few glances outside to see if anything was amiss, but this time just as he pushed his head out, he was greeted with a weird scene.
And without warning!
Puchi!
A thorny pink rope-like object shot straight through his eye socket, blood burst out, and with a huge penetrating force, the attack made a small hole in the back of his head. The unlucky man couldn’t even scream; he convulsed a few times and then fell silent. Jin Shi, who was half lying on the bottom, just happened to see the scene where his teammate’s head got pierced, as red and white matter flew all over the surroundings. The thick blood even splashed over his face, and the warm liquid full of bloody smell instantly dispelled his drowsiness. His eyes widened, and he let out a loud roar.
“monsters—!”