Chapter 65: A Vast Grassland

This place was littered with corpses, with bone fragments of various animals scattered everywhere, resembling a living purgatory.

No one knew what had happened here to leave behind such a vast amount of skeletons.

However, one thing was certain: this was definitely not a good place.

They had thought there would be no monsters in this迷林 (misty forest), but how could they explain these dead monsters?

"What on earth happened here? Why are there so many monster skeletons?"

"These monsters have been dead for a long time, everyone rest assured."

"A major event definitely took place here in the past."

"Qinchuan and Shangguan Ruoyun walked through this forest for so long without catching a glimpse of a single monster, so it's impossible for living monsters to appear here. These bones are completely weathered—who knows how long ago this happened."

"Holy cow, look at that! Why is that skeleton so huge?!"

The viewers in the livestream looked ahead and were instantly shocked. o(ﾟДﾟ)っ!

A gigantic skeleton frame presented itself before them!

Although many parts were fractured, one could still tell that this was the corpse of a massive monster.

Had anyone ever seen a giant beast dozens of meters tall and a hundred meters long?

One such creature appeared right before their eyes.

It was literally a real-life version of a legendary monster!

Countless people stared at this sight in utter terror.

Following this, they even began to speculate: since the Forbidden Land contained skeletal remains of this magnitude, did that mean there were still living monsters of this size roaming the Forbidden Land?

If one were to encounter such a colossal monster, what would the fate of the chosen champion be...

No matter how powerful humans were, could they possibly defeat such a gigantic monster?

That was simply impossible.

Therefore, encountering a giant beast like this meant they could only flee as far as possible.

This made people draw comparisons between themselves and ants.

In front of such a monster, humans were probably no different from ants.

"Oh god! How could such massive monster skeletons even exist in the world?"

"You just said these are skeletons; it's still uncertain whether any are left alive in the Forbidden Land right now."

"I wonder how these monsters died, to be collectively buried right here."

Seeing skeletons like this really made one realize how insignificant human beings truly were.

"I used to think these monsters only existed in movies; I never expected them to actually be real."

"You should thank your lucky stars that these monsters didn't appear on the planet of Kyushu, or humanity would have had zero room for survival."

......

Qinchuan and Shangguan Ruoyun were equally astonished by the gigantic monster skeleton that suddenly appeared before them.

How could the Forbidden Land harbor such a colossal monster?

This was simply too terrifying.

If they were to run into something like this... just thinking about it sent chills down their spines.

In front of these monsters, they appeared so insignificant, like mere toys that could be easily crushed and kneaded at the monster's whim.

This was entirely a Forbidden Land version of a prehistoric beast.

"Let's be careful. I have a bad feeling about the atmosphere here."

Shangguan Ruoyun swallowed hard; anyone who saw such a colossal monster skeleton would find it impossible to stay calm.

Moreover, they both felt an invisible pressure bearing down on them, making them feel thoroughly uncomfortable, as if their minds were under a specific kind of threat.

"It's the pressure emanating from that monster skeleton!"

Qinchuan's perception was still very keen, and he quickly sensed that the mental pressure was radiating from the monster's remains.

"It's just a skeleton! How can it still emit mental pressure?"

Shangguan Ruoyun was extremely puzzled. Having been dead for so long, how could it possibly still project mental pressure?

"My perception isn't wrong. It's coming from it. Although I don't know how this is possible, this is the reality."

Both of them were deeply shocked.

They never expected that inside the Forbidden Land, even the skeleton of a dead monster would still possess such mental pressure.

This Forbidden Land was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

The journey ahead would undoubtedly be even more difficult.

Yet, they had no choice but to keep moving forward.

"Let's leave this place quickly. It feels quite oppressive here."

Shangguan Ruoyun took Qinchuan's small hand and quickly led him away. After walking a kilometer, they finally felt the heavy sensation pressing on their chests dissipate.

They looked back and could still see the carcass of the giant beast, and they noticed that the area emitted a faint fluorescent glow. Perhaps it was because they had been enveloped by that glow earlier that they had experienced that unsettling feeling in their hearts.

[Forbidden Land Announcement: The chosen champion of the Great Bear Country, Agelina, has discovered a One-Star Forest. This resource will appear in the Great Bear Country region with a tenfold reward.]

"Someone else has acquired resources," Shangguan Ruoyun muttered.

"Where should we go now?"

Qinchuan looked ahead and noticed that the vegetation had thinned out significantly. It was no longer a dense, cloud-like primeval forest, and patches of open sunlight were visible.

Furthermore, the further they walked, the sparser the fog became. They knew they had completely left that Misty Forest behind.

"It's a relief to get out of that forest. Just thinking about how we kept walking in circles gives me lingering fear."

Shangguan Ruoyun sighed. If even someone like her, a special forces operative, found the Forbidden Land this difficult, one could easily imagine how everyone else was faring.

"Let's head east. There's less timber over there, and we should be able to find a relatively safe spot to make camp before nightfall."

Shangguan Ruoyun led Qinchuan toward the east. Up to this point, they still hadn't encountered a single monster, nor could even the Divine Leopard sense any traces of monster activity.

The Forbidden Land couldn't possibly be this peaceful; much like the Poison Fog Forest they had entered previously, something unusual definitely existed here.

They walked a few more kilometers and found that the terrain ahead flattened out into a vast expanse of grassland.

"Have we emerged from the primeval forest?" Shangguan Ruoyun asked, looking ahead in confusion.

Ahead of them lay clear blue skies, white clouds, green grass, and wild flowers—everything made them feel as though they had arrived on a grand prairie.

"It's so beautiful."

Qinchuan also let out a sigh of admiration and said, "This is my first time seeing such a vast grassland."

Whether in his past life or this one, Qinchuan had never visited a grassland, let alone one of this immense scale.

Boundless and breathtakingly gorgeous, it was no wonder so many people yearned for prairie life. Anyone looking at such beautiful scenery would instantly feel joyful.

"Look, it's a grassland!"

"Wow! The chosen champions of our country have finally discovered a new map! Could they have really walked out of the primeval forest?"

"Who knows? Maybe there's another forest right ahead. After all, nobody has a map of the Forbidden Land, and nobody even knows how vast the Forbidden Land actually is."

"What a gorgeous grassland! If it were on the planet of Kyushu, I'd definitely want to visit it."

"Qinchuan and the others finally made it out. Let's hope this grassland brings them good luck."