Chapter 135: Fading stars
Demons and monsters were the first to discover the changes of the Border Forest, much earlier than humans.
It was a bloody human arm that was thrown away by the garrison of Roadside Town into the damp shrubs. It would have rotted quickly and then turn into a broken piece of corpse that wasn’t an uncommon sight in the Border Forest, but instead of rotting, it remained in its original state in the hot and humid woods, faintly exuding an aura that made demons extremely uncomfortable. Even ordinary insects and beasts without demon blood subconsciously avoided the strange flesh.
It laid there quietly among the rotting leaves and dirt. Its growing powers seduced the surrounding creatures, but aggressive fluctuations pushed them away.
Until an injured earth dragon swallowed it.
The earth dragons had a medium IQ and a big head, but their reaction wasn’t very responsive. It didn’t have an overly complex mind. People didn’t have much interest in this kind of intermediate demon. The earth dragons lived in the deep dark lairs of the Border Forest. Their flesh was rough and poisonous, and their scales, skins, and bones were of little practical use. They only move in groups in small areas of activity, looking for other creatures’ eggs, rotting meat, and juicy water mushrooms, the latter in particular.
They often pass through shrubs in droves, sniffing at rotten roots and marking stumps where the mushrooms may grow. They’re extreme cautious and once a powerful predator approached, the earth dragons would quickly evacuate under the command of the leader.
It all started with an accident.
Humans held testing activities in the forest from time to time, and the life in the forest had long been accustomed to it. Not long ago, a superior demon appeared inexplicably in this event, but fortunately, it took the initiative to dedicate its flesh and blood. The active predators successfully got a piece of the action and their strength soared, causing the balance in the forest to begin to tilt.
Unfortunately, this didn’t include the cautious earth dragons and it was because of this that after Pandorater left its collapsed flesh and blood, this caution became the cause of the disaster— With their leader’s judgement, no earth dragon took a piece of Pandorater’s flesh so none could resist the sudden strengthening of their natural enemies. The number of earth dragons had declined sharply, and the survivors had to run around daily to escape with their lives.