Chapter 340
Hu Yun’s handsome face flushed slightly, and he lowered his head, speaking honestly, “I led the team to search the forest and discovered some scattered bones. It seemed like they hadn’t been dead for long and didn’t look like they were eaten by ordinary beasts, so we followed the old traces to search further. Unexpectedly, we were attacked by an extremely terrifying creature p>
By the time he finished speaking, his voice was trembling slightly as he tried his best to describe the appearance of the monster to the Beastmen present.
Shen Tang, Xiao Jin, and Lu Xiao remained silent after listening, almost certain it was a contaminated Mutant Species.
The situation is much worse than imagined!
Hu Yun is a genuine person; he led his team to investigate despite knowing the danger. He has always been loyal and worked hard, but his natural talent was too ordinary, nearly resulting in his death at the hands of the mutant species.
Shen Tang called Hu Yun into the room alone and handed him a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, “This elixir is for you. It can cleanse your body, enhance your innate talent, and elevate your strength to a higher level p>
“Your Majesty, this Hu Yun was so shocked he didn’t know what to say.
He regarded Shen Tang as a goddess-like presence in his heart, capable of producing such miraculous things! But this was too precious, and he couldn’t accept it.
Shen Tang smiled and said, “Didn’t you say you’d give your life to me? Your current strength is too low and can’t help me much p>
Upon hearing this, Hu Yun hesitated no longer, accepted the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, and consumed it.
He felt a powerful force impacting his meridians, expelling a large amount of impurities from his body. The young man, blushing, quickly ran outside and jumped into the river.
By the next morning, when Shen Tang saw Hu Yun again, his strength had risen from the Fifth Rank to the Sixth Rank, and his talent level had increased from B-level to A-level!
Although he couldn’t yet compare to prodigies like Xiao Jin, among ordinary people, Hu Yun had definitely become a powerful figure with boundless prospects!
Breaking through a major realm in just one night left Hu Yun elated, and his loyalty and admiration for Shen Tang grew even stronger.
After this incident, Shen Tang also resolved to place the fortress core on the walls of Greenfield City.
The fortress core transformed into a transparent energy barrier, shielding the entire Greenfield City, making it impenetrable to the rebel army and the mutant species!
Unfortunately, Shen Tang could only protect one Greenfield City. Other regions along the border were still under threat, and the number of missing Beastmen increased daily.
She recalled how Xue Yinzhou, when in the Contaminated Land, had a mysterious Devouring Ability that could swallow the polluted mutant species, effectively countering them. So she dispatched him to clear the mutant species within the territory and investigate the cause of the events.
During this time, Greenfield City also welcomed a large influx of refugees, becoming a sanctuary in the eyes of the border residents.
“Your Majesty, there are wounded people outside the city seeking treatment and shelter! But they don’t have passes and not even identification, making them very suspicious. We suspect they might be spies sent by a neighboring country. Should we drive them away or detain them?” someone rushed to report.
Shen Tang walked to the city gate and found familiar faces!
It was Song Fang, her Beast Husband, and Lang Xiao, her neighbors from back in the day in the Contaminated Land.
She remembered how Song Fang was reluctant to part when she left the Contaminated Land, saying their family was close to redeeming themselves and would look for her once they left the Contaminated Land. Unexpectedly, they met again today.
Song Fang’s condition was very poor now, with her abdomen pierced and still bleeding, her skin turning a ghastly blue and white, held in the arms of a tall and strong male beast.
They were missing one Beast Husband, which meant he likely didn’t make it along the way.
The guards stopped them outside the city, and Lang Xiao knelt on the ground, kowtowing and pleading, “Please let us into the city, we’re not spies! My Female Master is about to die, please save her, without treatment she’ll really die p>
The guards at the city gate straightened up when they saw Shen Tang approaching and hesitantly said, “Your Majesty, what should we do p>
Upon hearing this, Lang Xiao turned his head, and upon recognizing Shen Tang, his eyes widened in disbelief, thinking he had seen it wrong.
“Shen Tang, is that you p>
Someone shouted angrily, “A nameless and rankless refugee dared to call Your Majesty by her name! Show some respect p>
Lang Xiao and his companions were utterly dumbfounded, what on earth was going on?
This wasn’t the time for explanations; Shen Tang’s gaze fell on Song Fang, her brows furrowing as she said firmly, “I know this family, they aren’t spies. Let them in p>
The guards, hearing this, dared not block them and quickly let them in.
Shen Tang retrieved the Anti-pollution Serum from her space and injected it into Song Fang, using her Healing Ability to treat her.
Before long, Song Fang slowly regained consciousness.
“Oh my god, I’m still alive, I clearly saw my great-grandmother p>
Shen Tang smiled bitterly, “Rest assured, you’re fine. I pulled you back from your great-grandmother’s hands, don’t blame me p>
Song Fang, hearing this familiar yet slightly unfamiliar voice, trembled in her heart, turned to Shen Tang, and after a few seconds of scrutiny, she jumped up excitedly, her face flushed, “Tangtang?! It’s really you; I didn’t see it wrong p>
“I thought I’d never see you again in this life p>
Lang Xiao and the others, seeing Song Fang revived, changed their despair into shock and joy at regaining what they thought was lost, recounting to Song Fang what had happened at the city gate.
Shen Tang also, in a concise manner, told them what had happened in the past six months.
Song Fang and her Beast Husbands were so shocked they didn’t know what to say; who would’ve thought their former neighbor would become the Monarch of the Empire!
They were also extremely lucky to have encountered Shen Tang at their desperate moment; it felt like heaven’s blessing!
Song Fang quickly calmed herself from joy, holding Shen Tang’s hand with deep sorrow, “Tangtang, congratulations on becoming the Monarch, but I have to tell you something bad p>
“During the time you were gone, there were great changes in the Contaminated Land, and many contaminated mutant species escaped. Intrusive pollutants have appeared within the Empire, and my Beast Husband Lu Yun, to protect me… lost his life. You must be on high alert p>
Shen Tang held her hand in return, offering comfort, and nodded firmly, “Fangfang, thank you for telling me this. The Empire will respond to this crisis with all its might p>
She continued, “If you and Lang Xiao don’t have a place to stay for now, you can live in Greenfield City. It’s safe here, and I’ll have someone take care of the documents for you p>
“Okay! Thank you, Tangtang!” Song Fang wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with gratitude, “If we hadn’t met you, we really wouldn’t know what to do p>
The news of the pollutant invasion also formally sounded national alarms.
The citizens of Greenfield City were deeply moved; some had previously opposed Shen Tang’s decision to build the city walls, only now realizing how wise her decision was!
Fortunately, the city walls were built; otherwise, Greenfield City, located on the border, might have long been overrun!
Meanwhile, Xue Yinzhou arrived at the border where the Night Glow Empire met the Contaminated Land.
This was the southernmost part of the Empire, just a step away from crossing into the Contaminated Land.
The area on the Contaminated Land side was deathly still, devoid of vitality.
The contrast with the scenery on the other side was like heaven versus hell.
The boundaries between the two lands had become extremely blurred, where once an imperial army was stationed at the border, was now empty, with not a person in sight.
It’s uncertain if the people had fled or were already in the stomachs of mutant species or had themselves become mutant species.
“Whew p>
From not far away came faint sounds of breathing, seemingly mingled with weak cries for help.
Xue Yinzhou stepped forward.
On the ground not far ahead lay a beastman, covered in bruises.
The beastman, hearing someone approaching, sharply cried, “Help me, please save me p>
Xue Yinzhou slowly walked to his side.
At less than half a meter away, the beastman suddenly lifted his head, revealing a vicious, toothy face, and lunged at Xue Yinzhou with a wide mouth.
Xue Yinzhou’s expression remained unmoved, as terrifying black fog instantly erupted, engulfing him and dissolving him into a pool of blood.
In the next moment, hundreds of hideous and grotesque mutants crawled out from all directions, screeching and rushing towards Xue Yinzhou, only to be swallowed by the black fog, vanishing without a trace.
Xue Yinzhou, without glancing aside, walked deeper ahead.
Finally.
He discovered the truth.