Chapter 620: Chapter 620: The Bull-like Giant Toad

Fabian's expression was filled with a barely contained joy. Everyone else also felt that it was truly unbelievable.

Once people were forced into a corner, they would often be able to unleash a power that they could not believe they ever had.

Previously, the reason why Fabian had asked everyone to run was that he was afraid of alerting the monsters in the Dark Nether Cave. Moreover, he was not sure if they could successfully deal with the Swallowing Birds.

In the end, without any other way to escape, they had fought to the death and had actually triumphed.

There were still a few Swallowing Birds circling restlessly in the air above them. These Swallowing Birds were not completely senseless, and they had soon realized that these top-level war lords below them were not an easy meal.

However, they also clearly knew that there were no monsters in the Dark Nether Cave which were easy to slay. These birds belonged to the bottom of the food chain, so compared to the monsters who dwelt in the Dark Nether Cave, these humans were far easier prey to hunt.

So they continued circling around the group of humans, refusing to leave. At the same time, they kept singing their eerie call, hoping to summon more of their own kind.

“They are calling for their companions. Let's leave, quickly.” Hearing the cries of those strange birds, Fabian frowned and his expression darkened as he led the rest of the group away from the area, though the birds continued tagging along.

Zen still remained in the middle of the group. This Dark Nether Cave was just like what Miguel had said; it was simply too dangerous! Even if Zen's luck was incredibly good, it still wouldn't be easy for him to successfully obtain the inheritance.

No matter how fast they ran on the ground, their speed would definitely be inferior to the birds skimming easily through the air. It was simply impossible for them to shake off these strange birds.

This was proving to be a bit troublesome. Everyone was afraid that the strange birds would summon more birds, while they were also concerned that the noisy birds would attract the monsters in the Dark Nether Cave.

They couldn't keep running like this. Every time the creatures of the Tower of Sin entered the Dark Nether Cave, they would have to be very careful and cautious. They didn't dare to cause such a ruckus as surely they would become prey to the dangerous monsters. It was pure luck that they hadn't attracted powerful monsters yet, after those birds had made such a ruckus for so long.

Their luck might be good for a while, but it couldn't hold forever. Sooner or later, it would run out and then they would be in trouble.

“Let's kill these birds first!” Fabian coldly said as he stopped and stared at the Swallowing Birds winging through the air above them.

“Sure!”

“I agree!”

Actually, several others of the top-level war lords had wanted to stop and kill those birds. It was just that Fabian was the one leading the group, and they had waited to follow his orders. Now that Fabian had made this decision, they immediately shot like arrows towards the birds in the sky.

The birds were no fools. Upon seeing the people below suddenly shooting up towards the sky, they too started flying up.

Although the top-level war lords' flying speed was not slow, it was far from being as swift and agile as that of these birds. They circled through the air several times, but it was impossible for them to even touch the birds.

When the foiled top-level war lords landed on the ground again, the birds flew back closer again. Their cries had taken on a mocking tone, as they continued circling their prey.

“What bad luck!” Fabian sighed, and a look of deep worry appeared on his face.

He would rather have these birds charge at them. Now they were unable to drive them away, nor were they able to kill them. These birds would certainly attract even more of their companions in the near future.

“Quack, quack, quack, quack...”

As the saying went, “If anything can possibly go wrong, it will go wrong.”

Suddenly, a large stain of tumbling black clouds appeared in the not too distant sky, and the disorderly sounds of many birds' chirping could be heard from them. ṛ𝙖ɴỔ𝐛Ёṧ

The party turned their faces up to the sky and bleakly looked at the dense mass of the strange birds approaching. With so many of them, enough to blacken the sky, they could be at least a thousand strong.

Everyone's expression darkened. This was an ill-boding prospect.

Even a single bird had been a challenge for them to deal with. How could they possibly deal with a thousand birds appearing at the same time?

In the blink of an eye, the inky formation of the strange birds rushed over. Their squawking presence in the sky almost blocked out the weak Dark Nether Death Light.

“Wh-what should we do?” a top-level war lord asked in a trembling voice.

“Scatter! Run away in all directions!” Fabian suggested in a timorous tone.

“Even if we split up, we are not likely to escape. There are too many strange birds,”

Zen interjected and looked at the flock of strange birds with a steely glint flashing in his eyes. He then asked, “In the outer area of the Dark Nether Cave, where would the most ferocious monster be?”

“What do you mean?”

Fabian asked, confused.

“We lure these birds over there!” Determination showed on Zen's face.

At this point, the only thing left to do was take a risk. Although it was difficult to deal with so many birds, there must definitely be an even more powerful monster in existence inside the Dark Nether Cave. Besides, they would surely be killed by the birds if they stayed here. However, if they led the birds to another ferocious monster, they might be able to survive.

Fabian's mind was spinning very fast. There was no time left for him to even think about it, and Zen's plan was the only feasible option.

Per chance, Fabian remembered that there was a forbidden area in the west of this area.

The creatures who shared the Tower of Sin had constantly been drawing a map according to each's experiences in exploring the Dark Nether Cave. The map was shared among all the races. Of course, there were some creatures who were not willing to share some of their fortunes or opportunities with the others and neglected to mark these on the map. They would not even tell the members of their own race.

However, most races were quite generous when it came to informing others of areas of danger. After all, if one was able to mark out an additional forbidden area on the map, the others would have a better chance of survival.

However, these dangers and forbidden areas were constantly changing. For example, if there was a ferocious monster lurking somewhere in the outer area, then it was very likely that by the next year, the monster would have moved its location so that the map would become inaccurate.

It was rumored there was a Bull-like Giant Toad in the forbidden area to the west.

That Bull-like Giant Toad had been there for a long time. While many races had ventured into that forbidden area, they had all been swept away by the Bull-like Giant Toad's huge tongue. From then on, none of the warriors that entered the Dark Nether Cave dared to approach that forbidden area.

Given the Bull-like Giant Toad's strength, none of the warriors at the Soul Sea Realm, not to mention a war sage or a top-level war lord, dared to antagonize the beast as they were not able to deal with it.

On any normal given day, Fabian wouldn't have gone there, even if he was threatened with being beaten to death. Only hours earlier, he had safely guided everyone around the territory of the Bull-like Giant Toad, but now, he had no choice except to go there with these strange birds in tow.

If they stayed here, they would surely die. But if they took the birds there, there might be a slim chance of surviving.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Many top-level war lords, including Zen, had all transformed into streams of light and swiftly advanced, following behind Fabian.

As for the over a thousand Swallowing Birds in the sky, they chased closely behind, occasionally diving down to snatch at their prey.

“Ahhh...”

As they made their way, another human war general was snatched up by a bird when he was unable to dodge in time.

“Kid!”

one of the top-level war lords roared. However, he could not turn his head to look or try to save him. Behind him flocked countless birds. As soon as he turned his head back, he would be eaten by them. He would die a savage death of dismemberment.

The war general who had just been devoured by the birds was also a divine-level talent, inferior only to Dylon and Olivia. This time, when they had entered the Dark Nether Cave, Dylon and Olivia didn't get a license, but instead this kid had followed them in. He was the nephew of the top-level war lord. Clearly he had thought that simply wandering the outer area of the Dark Nether Cave while following behind his uncle wouldn't be too dangerous.

But this time, given the level of danger, everyone was too busy taking care of themselves. How could they take care of this war general?

While everyone was rushing forward, they suddenly heard and felt the reverberation of a strong sound wave.

“Croak!”

The sound wave was very deep and powerful. When it rang out, it immediately caused many of the nearby trees to shake and fall to the ground.

Caught off-guard, war lords who were not at the top level, and even some of the top-level war lords failed to protect their ears. Their eardrums were immediately ruptured by the terrifying sound waves, and blood flowed out from their ears while they cried out in pain, holding their heads.

“Cover your ears! Don't get your ears damaged by the shock wave of the Bull-like Giant Toad!” Fabian shouted.

“Idiot! Fabian Zhao, why didn't you say so earlier?” someone cursed angrily.

Instantly, everyone used their life vitality to protect their own ears, as they saw that the trees in front of them were once again being bent over, as the invisible sound wave was made visible by the damage that preceded it.

“Croak!”

Even though they took steps to protect their ears, the extremely terrifying sound still reached their hearing, shocking everyone's minds. However, with everyone's cultivation stages being advanced enough, they were able to protect themselves from further harm.

But at the same time, they were all deeply worried.

The Bull-like Giant Toad was truly a monster! Just its cry alone was already so terrifying. So how powerful was the Bull-like Giant Toad really?

Was it really a good idea for everyone to charge at the Bull-like Giant Toad in order to avoid the birds in the sky? Were they not merely going to make a bad situation worse?

Whether it was a good idea or a bad one, they had no other choice now. They could only charge forward. The strange birds' speed was much faster than that of most of the top-level war lords. At this point, they all ran as fast as they could. Their hearts were beating in their chests, whether from physical exertion or fear made no difference.

“Quack, quack, quack...”

The sound waves being emitted by the Bull-like Giant Toad had spread out in all directions, and those birds in the sky were obviously affected as well. They seemed to hesitate momentarily before they continued flying closer.

At this point, the flock of birds had almost reached the sky above the humans. If they were to dive down now, they would be able to cut off their path.