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Here comes the juncture.

Without any delay or hesitation, Nana told An Le all the information she knew about the "great and strange thing".

"Great strange things can continuously produce strange stones."

"Like a certain crop, you can harvest fruit regularly."

Nana rested her head on An Le's arms, her eyes were still full of uneasiness, as if she was reminded of some bad images.

"However, just as crops need irrigation and fertilization, the process of producing strange stones from great wonders also requires some costs."

An Le narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.

"For example, the corpses of the Stone Clan people?"

Nana's expression froze, but she still nodded honestly: "Doctor, you can guess it, I'm not surprised."

In her opinion, An Le is also a loyal believer of Yishi God, the closest and most trustworthy partner, and there is no need to hide some secrets about Yishi.

Nana continued.

"Actually, the living Stone Race people are more effective."

Seeing the slight change in An Le's eyes, she quickly explained: "Of course, we can't force the people to do that kind of thing."

"Only those who are seriously injured and dying, or who are old enough to die, will shoulder this sacred mission and dedicate themselves to the great wonder, so that the fire of the Stone Race can continue."

"mission……"

An Le chewed this heavy word silently, feeling that this absurd existence was always shrouded in the hearts of the Stone Clan people.

It may be too much to call it "absurd", but this is An Le's true thoughts.

Again, he can understand this approach, but it is difficult to accept it.

"What happened to the different stone worms?"

An Le quickened her pace and asked at the same time.

"They shouldn't just be the accompanying creatures of Yishi?"

In the process of flipping through the "History of the Yishi Clan", An Le accidentally discovered something. The descriptions of the Yishi worms are pitifully few, usually only a few records.

For example——[Medium-scale alien rock worm swarm, eleven people were killed or injured. 】

Most of them are in such a scribbled form, sometimes even unwilling to write down the word "different stone worm".

[Small-scale insect infestation, no casualties. 】

Give An Le a feeling: In the eyes of those who record history, Yishi Worm seems to be a taboo, even if the name is mentioned, something bad will happen.

The surroundings seemed to be getting quieter, and the closer she got to that existence, the more uneasiness in Nana's heart became heavier, just like this dark night.

I don't know when it started, the moon and stars in the sky dimmed.

Nana unconsciously lowered her volume and said, "I don't know much about the different stone worms."

"It's just based on the knowledge passed down by the high priest from ancient times to the present - the different stone worms, it seems that they only appeared after the great strange things were brought down by the different stone gods."

"Before that, there had never been such a creature in the world."

"And it is also a taboo to mention them too much and frequently."

"The previous high priest once warned the clansmen like this, but now..."

To be honest, in the Stone Clan today, An Le doesn't feel that there is such a note, and the Stone Clan people have no taboos when talking about the different stone insects, as if they are talking about a very common thing.

This kind of mentality is not difficult to understand. With the continuous growth of the stone clan and the powerful strength brought by the different stone craftsmanship, the originally dangerous foreign stone insects have gradually become ordinary enemies.

It seems that after mastering cutting-edge technology, people always have a sense of superiority towards the earth and nature.

This may not be a bad thing, but it may not be a good thing either.

An Le suddenly thought of it.

‘Maybe it is because of this that the frequency and growth of the different stone insect swarms are so frequent? '

He couldn't help but have some ominous premonition: "If at this time, the swarm of alien stone insects suddenly comes..."

Maybe it's the so-called Murphy's theorem.

Or maybe it's just a crow's mouth.

When An Le had this thought, his sensitive hearing heard some screeching sounds, resounding in the dark night, exuding a penetrating chill.

It's a swarm of alien stone insects!

And this scale is definitely not small.

An Le's expression immediately became ugly.

In the case of losing the help of the different stones, what will be the result of the collision between the stone tribe and the different stone insect swarm.

You can guess without thinking too much.

An Le quickened his pace again.

*****

Not long after.

An Le came to the place where Nana said, the great wonder.

At first, he needed Nana's guidance, but when he got close, An Le could easily know its direction.

the reason is.

At this moment, An Le saw the blazing flame in front of his eyes.

The flames burst into the sky.

The entire Yishi Fortress was engulfed in flames.

Huo Miao was licking the strange stone to his heart's content, baring his teeth and claws ferociously.

The air smelled of burning ore, and some burnt, denatured proteins.

It's like...the corpse was set on fire!

An Le had a bad guess.

Near the flames, he finally saw some Stone Clan people.

An Le recognized that this group of people was the group of elite fighters with B-level strength after wearing the Yishi armor.

Even without the different stone armor, it has quite impressive strength.

It can be said that this is the most powerful force of the Stone Clan.

However, the eyes they looked at An Le were unexpectedly cold and full of guard.

That's obviously not the way to treat your companions.

An Le vaguely guessed something.

Five different stone warriors walked towards him, presenting a posture of encircling him to prevent him from escaping.

An Le didn't intend to run away, but asked, "What happened? Where's Patriarch Su?"

The soldiers did not speak.

The tension is becoming more and more obvious.

Seeing that they were about to make a move, there was a clear shout from the side.

"stop!"

"Doctors... are not enemies!"

It was Shi Yi who said this, this girl like a leopard, her eyes were reddish and her mood was unstable, but she still said.

"Doctor, please follow me."

The stone clan warriors relaxed a little now, but their eyes were still a little wary.

An Le put down Nana, and followed Shi Yi towards the place that was closely guarded by the soldiers.

But Shi Yi's first sentence made both of them feel stunned.

"The great wonder...was stolen."

"Stolen?"

Nana's beautiful eyes widened, and she quickly understood the situation, and murmured.

"No wonder... no wonder... we will lose control of Yishi."

"What about the prisoner? Who is the prisoner?"

Shi Yi said a name coldly: "Joseph."

"Captain Hunter, Joseph."

An Le understood everything in an instant.

No matter why Joseph cared so much about the Stone Clan, or the hostility of the Stone Clan fighters, he could understand everything.

From the very beginning, this was probably a premeditated operation.

Joseph's goal when he came to the wasteland was never other prey, but the great strange thing of the Stone Clan!

An Le had no idea what kind of means he had used.

But the result is obvious, Joseph succeeded!

Moreover, An Le, who was traveling with him, and other hunters were undoubtedly regarded as accomplices.

It's no wonder that these Stone Race people have such an attitude.

Not long after, An Le saw two male hunters and Melinda tied up with ropes, except Bai Jie.

Maybe he was trapped in a stone clan fortress and couldn't get out.

The hunters were guarded by Shi clan people, and they couldn't even talk nonsense.

Seeing An Le's arrival, expressions of sympathy and sympathy immediately appeared on their faces.

It can be seen that these hunters are completely ignorant of Joseph's actions.

It is really the unlucky egg among the unlucky eggs.

However, the possibility of their disguise and concealment is not ruled out.

The three thought that An Le was also a suspect who had been arrested, but they didn't expect that An Le was taken to a deeper place just passing by their eyes.

They groaned in their hearts.

‘Is this also an advantage of good looks? '

This is of course not the case.

An Le first informed the news that the insect swarm was approaching. Although Shi Yi was surprised and disturbed, she still said, "Compared to this matter, I have something more important to ask you."

Soon, An Le was brought to...

In front of Su Dai.

It's just that Su Dai at the moment doesn't have the majesty of the day, but is dying.

Her body showed a large number of plaques of different stones.

The face is even more so, half of Su Dai's face has already turned into stone.

One eyeball seemed to be frozen, unable to move at all.

Su Dai looked at An Le with her only remaining eye, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Doctor...cough cough, it's really rude to let you see this...look."

Her vocal cords also seemed to be eroded by foreign stones, and her voice seemed to be blocked by something.

An Le could tell at a glance that Su Dai's condition was particularly bad.

The erosion of different stones is still second.

The most important thing is that there is an indescribable strange aura left on her body.

It seems to be a side effect left after close contact with some horrible existence.

——If An Le's guess is correct, that existence is exactly the lost great wonder!

This makes Su Dai's vitality flow away rapidly, like quicksand that cannot be grasped by the fingertips, or like a water bag with a hole broken, from which the water that symbolizes vitality is leaking out.

"Mother……"

Shi Yi's eyes turned red again, and she cried out in a trembling voice.

Su Dai gave a difficult smile: "Shi Yi, the following words... need you to be a witness."

Shi Yi nodded heavily: "Yes!"

"Doctor, sure enough... until now, I still don't want to give up on them..."

"Ahem!"

Su Dai coughed twice violently, the blood she coughed up was thick and silver-gray.

Yishi has penetrated into her blood!

Even if she didn't want to hit the current Su Dai, An Le couldn't cure the group of patients with foreign stone disease, let alone make a promise about it.

However, Su Dai seemed to see what he was thinking, and said before he spoke.

"I already know... the way to undo that curse..."

"Find that great wonder...destroy it!"

Speaking of this, Su Dai's voice became softer and softer, like a crow's feather falling from the sky.

But it also carries a firm meaning.

When they heard this, the faces of the people present were shocked.

Su Dai's tone suddenly turned high, and she recovered a little strength like a flashback. At this moment, she turned back into that fierce lioness again.

"Shi Yi, Nana, did you hear that?"

"This is my... Su Dai... the order of the Patriarch of the Stone Clan!"

Frightened by the momentum, the two nodded at the same time: "Yes."

Su Dai finally turned her gaze to her daughter, and said softly.

"You have grown up...you can no longer be as willful as before..."

"Be good..."

When the last word came out of Su Dai's mouth, her expression was frozen at this moment.

At the end of her life, Su Dai was no longer the patriarch of the Stone Clan, but just the mother of a daughter.

*****

Right now, there is no time for sadness.

The swarm of different stone insects is rapidly emerging from under the surface.

Surrounded by chariots assembled by the entire Stone Race.

Unlike the usual irrational attacks, this group of different stone worms seems to have a certain amount of intelligence.

Their numbers are constantly accumulating, waiting for the arrival of a large force, and then charge together.

However, just the gathered figures of the bugs gave the Stone Clan people a great sense of oppression.

under the night.

Hundreds and thousands of different stone worms were crawling, and the combined sound was like a mournful cry, or like a flute blending with the tide.

This is probably a dirge.

An elegy to Su Dai and to the entire Stone Clan.

The tentacles of the black shadow can easily be mistaken for fine waves, the hard carapaces squeeze and collide with each other, and the densely packed bugs rush like waves.

If the Yishi Cannon could still be used, there would have been a few rounds of ruthless rounds by now.

It's a pity that they are all useless dead things now.

And the different stone armor cannot be used.

The strength of these stone warriors has also been greatly restricted.

Not to mention.

At this time, the number of insect swarms was far more exaggerated than what they encountered during the day.

Even An Le would feel his scalp tingling when he saw it.

Now, An Le has broken through the walls of several fortresses, gathering all the Stone Race people together.

The total population of the Stone Clan is over a thousand.

Excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are only a few hundred people who can barely be called combat effectiveness.

Facing this swarm of alien stone insects, it is really not enough.

To Anle's surprise, until now, he has not found Bai Jie.

Reminiscent of his attitude towards Joseph, An Le would not be surprised when he said that they belonged together.

The most urgent task now is to find Joseph and that great wonder.

Although, Su Dai's request is to destroy the great wonder to undo the curse of the foreign stone disease.

But the current situation is that without that strange item, the Shizu people might not even be able to survive tonight.

Obviously.

Joseph certainly didn't run away.

This is a wasteland.

And at the same time as he shot, the swarm of insects also sealed off the nearby area.

The greatest possibility is that Joseph is still hiding somewhere in these Stone Race chariots, but he just uses special means to hide his breath and change his appearance.

Thinking of this, An Le suddenly thought of his pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

When they first met, An Le noticed that the glasses were a bit weird.

Thinking about it now, that was probably Joseph's hidden method.

It's a race against time!

Before the different stone worms really started to attack, only by regaining control over the different stones could they gain a chance of survival.

'Joseph, where will it be? '

An Le thought of a way, and said to Nana.

"Do you have... a way to communicate with Yishishen?"