Chapter 57

Lin Yiming and his two companions had just rushed into the Yuanyang Mountain, and they hadn't had time to observe their surroundings when a series of intense vibrations began to spread from far away, shaking Lin Yiming's body.

"An earthquake?"

Just as the thought crossed Lin Yiming's mind, a large, dark mass appeared in his field of vision.

Due to the distance, it was impossible to see what the dark mass was. It looked like a dark cloud had fallen to the ground and was moving quickly with the wind.

The dark mass moved at an incredibly fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it had advanced a great deal. Lin Yiming could vaguely see that there seemed to be a few strange beasts mixed in.

"Bad, we've encountered a beast tide!" Sun Pingyang, who had years of experience in adventures, immediately recognized the situation. His face turned grim.

"Beast tide!" Lin Yiming also understood. He could now see that the large, dark mass in the distance was entirely made up of strange beasts.

No wonder the ground was shaking so much. With so many strange beasts running, it would be strange if the ground didn't shake. His luck was really too good; he had just entered Yuanyang Mountain and already encountered a beast tide.

There were so many strange beasts that it was impossible to see the edge. If these beasts charged over, even a Wu Fa realm expert would only have one path to death, let alone the three of them.

They had barely managed to escape from Bai Tong and his group and hide in Yuanyang Mountain, but now they had encountered a beast tide, which was thousands of times more dangerous.

Even if they wanted to run now, they couldn't. The strange beasts moved much faster than humans. Could it be that his life would end like this?

Lin Yiming's heart tightened. Before he could think of a solution, he suddenly felt a tightness on his body. Turning his head, he saw that Sun Pingyang had extended a hand and grabbed his waist.

"Hold on tight."

Sun Pingyang's stern voice echoed in his ear. Lin Yiming looked at Sun Pingyang in confusion and was surprised to see him point to a nearby, exceptionally tall tree, about as high as a ten-story building from his previous life. Sun Pingyang swung his arm, and a silver light flashed, shooting straight toward a branch of the tree and wrapping around it.

In the next moment, Lin Yiming suddenly felt his body fly up, and with Sun Pingyang's help, he was carried up to the tree.

Only then did he realize that Sun Pingyang had thrown a silver hook attached to a long rope. Lin Yiming immediately understood that Sun Pingyang had used this to bring him and Guoguo up the tree. He had seen such things in many movies in his previous life; it was a special tool used by thieves. He never thought it would become a lifesaver for the three of them in Sun Pingyang's hands.

"Really didn't expect you to have such a skill, Brother Sun." Lin Yiming looked at Sun Pingyang with admiration.

"It's nothing. When you spend a lot of time adventuring, you naturally need to be prepared. When you have more adventures in the future, you'll also prepare these seemingly insignificant things." Sun Pingyang shook his head indifferently and looked down.

From the moment they saw the beast tide to the moment they flew up the tree, only a short time had passed. But in that short time, the leading strange beasts of the tide had already reached them.

Lin Yiming had been in this world for over a decade, and this was the first time he had seen a beast tide.

Even now, standing on the tall tree, he still couldn't see the edge of the beast tide. The massive strange beasts moved past, shaking the ground with a rumbling sound. Even standing on the high tree, he could feel the vibrations from the ground.

"Is this a beast tide?" Lin Yiming stared at the ground in amazement. There were so many strange beasts that he finally understood why this situation was called a beast tide.

So many strange beasts, like a surging ocean. And these strange beasts were so large that almost any one of them was much bigger than an elephant on Earth.

The tree he was standing on was so large that even twenty adults might not be able to encircle it. The tree was almost as big as a small hill. But under the impact of the beast tide, even though the strange beasts didn't directly hit the tree, it still shook violently. The rumbling sound was so loud that it hurt his ears, and his eardrums felt like they might burst.

"Aoouu..."

Suddenly, a tragic sound echoed. Next to the tree, a strange beast, about three zhang long and one zhang high, resembling a rhinoceros, used its hard horn to gore a strange beast in front of it. The gored beast had a body like a kangaroo but a head like a tyrannosaurus rex, which was extremely disproportionate to its body.

This strange beast was very noticeable in the beast tide because it was so small. It was only the size of a lion on Earth, but in the beast tide, it was almost the smallest strange beast.

Gored by the rhinoceros-like beast, the strange beast let out a mournful cry, then turned around and, with its powerful legs, leaped onto the rhinoceros-like beast.

Then, it used its sharp front claws to dig into the rhinoceros-like beast's body. The thick, tough skin of the rhinoceros-like beast, which would have taken a sword half an hour to cut through, was pierced in an instant.

Hanging onto the rhinoceros-like beast with its front claws, the strange beast opened its mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and bit into the rhinoceros-like beast's neck.

Instantly, a gush of fresh blood spurted out like a river breaking its banks.

The blood attracted several strange beasts that resembled wolves or leopards. They smelled the blood, stopped, and pounced on the rhinoceros-like beast.

More and more strange beasts rushed over.

In the blink of an eye, the massive rhinoceros-like beast was torn into pieces.

Lin Yiming stood on the branch, his heart pounding with fear. If he fell, his fate would be the same.

Opening his mouth, he finally managed to say, "This Yuanyang Mountain is terrifying. This is just the outer area, and the strange beasts are already so powerful. If we go deeper, how powerful would the strange beasts be?"

"You're wrong! These aren't just the strange beasts from the outer area." Sun Pingyang corrected him, "The beast tide is caused by the battle between the Sun Swallowing Golden Crow and the Three-Element Bird. They are very high-level demonic beasts. They should be in the deeper parts of Yuanyang Mountain, but they are fighting in the outer area. Their battle has caused panic among other strange beasts, leading to the beast tide. They seem to have fought their way from the deeper parts to the outer area, so the panic isn't limited to the outer area."

After saying this, Sun Pingyang clenched his teeth, as if making a decision, and said solemnly, "Yiming, I can't go on. I can't be a burden to you anymore. I'll jump down. Without me, you must be careful in Yuanyang Mountain."

"What? You want to die!" Lin Yiming was shocked and his face turned red. He shouted at Sun Pingyang, "We barely escaped here. We're safe on this tree. Why do you want to die?"

"I'm human too. I don't want to die, but now, my death is the best choice. The strange beast that was gored, it bled, and the other strange beasts smelled the blood and instinctively killed it. I'm bleeding too!"

Sun Pingyang gestured to the distance from the ground and said, "Now, because we are far from the ground and the strange beasts are in a panic, they haven't noticed us. If a flying strange beast passes by and smells the blood, we will meet the same fate as the gored beast."

"If you're injured, stop the bleeding." Lin Yiming's voice was loud. He had to speak loudly because the sound of the strange beasts running was so loud that Sun Pingyang might not hear him otherwise.

"No, stopping the bleeding takes time. What if a flying strange beast comes during that time? My death is for the best!" Sun Pingyang shouted, not wanting to endanger Lin Yiming and Guoguo.

"That's just a hypothesis. Don't waste time. Stop the bleeding first." Lin Yiming waved his hand decisively. "Brother Sun, since we came together, we should go back together. If you jump, I'll jump too. So, don't think too much. Stop the bleeding first."

"You..." Sun Pingyang looked at Lin Yiming's determined face and didn't doubt his words. Moved, he quickly took out a hemostatic medicine and began to stop the bleeding.

It was clear that Sun Pingyang had treated his injuries many times before. His actions were very熟练,最后他扯下一块布条，当作绷带，绑住了伤口。

Sun Pingyang's bleeding stopped, but the three of them still looked grim.

The tree, though thick and tall, began to sway and even tilt slightly as the massive strange beasts ran past, unintentionally colliding with it.

"This is bad. The tree might be damaged. If it keeps getting hit like this, it will fall, and we will all die!" Sun Pingyang held onto a branch, his face ashen.