Chapter 530 - 509 First Update
Wen Sheng, although he did not understand what the soldier meant by "in the cliff ravine," already felt a bad premonition creeping up on him, but his heart was still unwilling to accept it and made excuses.
Perhaps they were just resting below the ravine, Wen Sheng reasoned as his gaze turned toward the nearby cliff ravine. Even though the light remained dim, one could vaguely make out the ravine resembling a monster with its gaping maw open wide, the sparsely distributed pine trees clinging to one side of the cliff face, and the dark, black-colored, stunted forest at the bottom, its height unknown.
"Take me to see it—" Wen Sheng steadied his mind, and the soldier immediately got up to lead the way ahead.
The bottom of the cliff the soldier spoke of was nearly a hundred meters away from their current location, twice as wide, and as they approached, the dark shadows at the base became increasingly dense.
"Vomit—" One soldier was retching at the side of the mountain path, with his comrades beside him clearly not faring much better. A few steps more, and the sounds of muffled crying could no longer be stopped; the soldiers huddled together, trembling uncontrollably.
Wen Sheng quickened his pace, the shadows below the ravine seemingly confirming his suspicions. Suddenly, Wen Sheng stopped, his gaze fixated on the stacked black masses within the ravine. At the same time, the sunlight broke through the last cloud, casting the first beam of light, and the entire valley was instantly illuminated. Wen Sheng’s eyes, stimulated by the light, recoiled two steps, nearly losing his balance.
"Wuwuwu—" The soldiers, who were ordered to stop crying, could not contain their voices and began to cry out loud again, and those who had gone down to investigate kept vomiting so violently they were nearly willing to expel their own intestines.
His subordinate grabbed Wen Sheng’s arm, helping him to stand as he swayed.
"General—"