Chapter 585

Chapter 585: The Great Forest to the South

Days passed one by one.

To the south of Yellow Sand City’s outer perimeter lay a vast forest covering an extremely large area.

Towering trees stood one after another, their branches and leaves lush and dense.

Even during the daytime, the scorching sunlight found it difficult to penetrate the layers of foliage and shine into the forest.

This made the entire forest appear exceptionally quiet.

It felt distinctly out of place compared to the blazing sun outside.

Today, however, as a group entered the forest, that silence was broken.

As Yellow Sand City was currently the southern border of Myriad Worlds Civilization.

Luo Ji naturally intended to develop it properly.

Other matters aside.

The city’s defensive facilities clearly needed to be strengthened.

At the same time, the city walls should ideally be raised by several more meters.

During this process, a massive amount of stone and timber would undoubtedly be consumed.

As for stone, Hot Sand City already had sufficient reserves.

As for timber, there was such a large forest right in front of them.

Obtaining materials locally was undoubtedly the most convenient and time-saving method.

Yellow Sand City’s garrison dispatched 50 soldiers to protect the logging team.

Allowing them to head outside the city to gather timber.

After briefly patrolling the forest’s perimeter, the soldiers directly spread out and stood guard in various positions.

Meanwhile, the loggers diligently swung their axes and began their work.

Because sunlight barely reached inside.

The forest was quite cool.

Occasionally, a gentle breeze would pass through.

For the soldiers, this was unexpectedly a rather comfortable assignment.

It was far better than standing guard inside Yellow Sand City, where sand was all one could see.

From time to time, they could even chat with nearby brothers or slack off a bit.

It could be said to be extremely relaxed.

Halfway through their conversation, one soldier rubbed his stomach.

“You guys keep chatting. I’m going to take a piss.”

Hearing this, the other soldiers didn’t think much of it.

They casually waved their hands, signaling him to hurry up and go.

He jogged a short distance away.

Then casually found a patch of bushes to take care of it.

Unexpectedly, at that very moment, accompanied by a black shadow flashing behind him, a miserable scream echoed throughout the entire forest!

At the forest’s outskirts, the soldiers who heard the scream immediately tensed up.

They subconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons.

Five or six soldiers quickly moved toward the direction the scream came from, intending to confirm the situation.

The entire situation instantly became tense.

The logging team members working inside the forest felt even more at a loss.

“The logging team will temporarily stop work and retreat outside the forest!”

Faced with this situation, the squad leader was decisive.

He directly ordered the logging team to withdraw.

If they really ran into enemies or ferocious beasts, these loggers would only be a hindrance if they stayed.

As it turned out, before everyone could even finish retreating.

From deep within the forest, another shrill scream rang out…

“Ahhhhhhh!!!”

“Fuck, Old Zhang is dead!”

“There’s a body over here too!”

“Over there! I saw a black shadow flash past!”

“No, it went that way!”

“There’s one over there too!”

“Fuck, watch your backs!!”

Hearing the chaotic noise coming from within, the squad leader was burning with anxiety.

He turned his head to look at the loggers who were frozen in fear.

Unable to hold back, he roared on the spot…

“What are you still standing there for!? Run back to the city and tell the general to send reinforcements, now!”

Snapping back to their senses, the loggers began sprinting for their lives.

Meanwhile, the squad leader drew the bronze battle saber from his waist and rushed toward the direction the sounds were coming from.

As he ran, he shouted loudly…

“Don’t panic! Everyone, gather together!”

Being able to command 50 soldiers under him.

That meant he did have some ability.

The moment he regrouped with the other soldiers, he immediately became their backbone.

And it was precisely at this moment.

The black shadows that had attacked them finally revealed their true forms!

“Wolfmen, it’s Wolfmen!!”

Looking at the Wolfmen who had surrounded them.

The squad leader’s expression turned grave.

At the same time, his eyes swept back and forth over their bodies.

Those Wolfmen were wrapped in worn beast hides, and the weapons in their hands were backward bone weapons.

It was obvious that they were native tribes from outside.

Not the Wolfman tribes within Myriad Worlds Civilization.

However, this realization did nothing to ease the squad leader’s mood.

Judging by their numbers, there were roughly over 20 Wolfmen.

Beastmen possessed stronger physiques than ordinary Humans.

Facing this number of Wolfmen.

Even with a weapon advantage, the squad leader felt little confidence of victory.

The soldiers under his command were all pale-faced.

Those Wolfmen clearly had no intention of wasting time with them.

Accompanied by a wolf howl, the battle instantly erupted.

Over 20 Wolfmen charged toward them simultaneously.

Their assault was both swift and ferocious.

The complex forest terrain did not hinder them in the slightest.

In just a single clash, several more soldiers on their side were killed.

While killing those soldiers, the Wolfmen even snatched away the weapons from their hands.

This action made the squad leader’s eyelids twitch violently.

Then he shouted repeatedly…

“Retreat, retreat now!!”

That brief exchange made the squad leader even more clearly realize the gap in strength between both sides.

This battle was impossible to fight.

The enemy held an overwhelming advantage.

If they fought head-on, it would only end in total annihilation.

Fortunately, they had not gone too deep into the forest.

Daring not to look back.

After a frantic sprint with their heads down.

The moment they felt the blazing sunlight beating down from above.

The surviving soldiers finally broke free from the forested area.

Likely wary of Yellow Sand City in the distance.

Those Wolfmen did not chase after them.

As the soldiers escaped the forest, the Wolfmen withdrew back inside.

The discovery of Wolfman traces in the forest outside Yellow Sand City, along with the deaths of 37 soldiers, was quickly reported to Luo Ji.

Looking at the urgent report in his hand, Luo Ji forcefully rubbed his temples.

He really had been a bit too lax lately.

After activating the “Civilization Conqueror” skill, the traits of the Beastman world had already merged with his own world.

In other words, anomalies had long since occurred all over the world.

Beastmen existed in many other places as well.

The Hyenamen encountered back then in the Northern Mountain Forest were the best proof of this.

It was just that those Beastmen had not shown themselves for a long time afterward.

And during this period, Luo Ji had focused all his attention on the construction of his civilization.

As time went on, he had instead forgotten about this threat.

What happened this time undoubtedly rang an alarm bell for him.

When expanding territory, one really could not afford to be careless.

Who knew whether there was a large group of “enthusiastic” Beastman neighbors nearby.

As his thoughts raced, Luo Ji pondered for a moment.

Since Wolfmen had been discovered in that great forest.

Then let Li Kuo handle it.

As the chieftain of the Wolfman tribe, once Li Kuo stepped in, he might be able to incorporate the other side relatively easily.