Chapter 404 - 185 Stone Heap Monster, Anesthetic Divine Medicine

"No, it’s not, these are not stones, these are mutated fruits! Look, such a big fruit!"

"They’re glowing, can’t you see?"

Old Ma shouted excitedly, then pushed Liang Yuan away and started digging frantically again.

Liang Yuan’s expression was solemn as he looked at the others around him.

Everyone was frantically digging into these stone mounds.

The stone mounds here were over two meters high at the tallest, and at least half a meter at the shortest.

Liang Yuan quickly walked to Cai Zhi’s side, grabbed him, and shouted, "Brother Cai! Stop!"

Cai Zhi looked up, his face full of excitement. Seeing Liang Yuan, he immediately showed an ecstatic expression.

"Liang Yuan! You’re just in time, look, look! I found it, I found the mutated fruit! Once we dig it out, I can awaken my mutant ability!"

"Then, I’ll be able to protect everyone too. I can be like you all, protecting everyone. I won’t be a burden to the team anymore."

"Let me, once I dig it out, once I eat it, I will become a superpower user."

He excitedly pushed Liang Yuan away and started digging rapidly again.

Song Wen, Ding Yan, Yang Shenmin, and Shi Haizhu each found others.

However, those people were like possessed, only knowing to dig stones, completely ignoring their persuasion.

The few of them couldn’t help but look increasingly grim.

They gathered together again.

Yang Shenmin said grimly, "There’s a problem here, definitely."

Shi Haizhu asked curiously, "Why don’t we have any issues?"

Song Wen also said, "Is it because we have already awakened?"

Liang Yuan looked around and said grimly, "Let’s take them out first, see what happens outside the Stone Forest."

Ding Yan immediately said, "Yes, everyone separate and start taking people out."

This suggestion won unanimous approval, and they quickly split up and began pulling people away.

But those digging the stones began to struggle madly once pulled away.

Thrusting their arms and legs about, even clinging to the stones, refusing to leave.

Fortunately, Liang Yuan and the others were superpower users, with much greater strength than ordinary people.

They easily pulled them from the stones, dragging them forcefully into the grass outside the Stone Forest.

Once out of the Stone Forest, these originally excited people suddenly became listless.

Old Ma, being older, even rolled his eyes and fell asleep on the ground due to exhaustion.

Liang Yuan looked solemnly at the Stone Forest and said, "There’s definitely a problem here. They’re all influenced by some force, focused only on digging stones."

"Could it be there’s a monster under the stones?" Ding Yan held Cai Zhi and couldn’t help but say.

On the other side, Song Wen tied up two or three people with vines, making them unable to struggle.

Hearing Ding Yan’s words, she also said, "What kind of monster would need them to dig stones?"

"Could it be a monster trapped underground, controlling their spirit to make them help it dig out?" Shi Haizhu had a sudden thought.

His suggestion wasn’t without reason, everyone’s expressions grew solemn.

Liang Yuan said, "No matter what, let’s pull everyone out first. Let’s go."

They had only pulled out seven or eight people, there were still six or seven inside.

Just as they were about to go in, suddenly a loud crash came from the Stone Forest.

Liang Yuan and the others quickly turned to look.

Only to see a conical stone mound suddenly fall.

Three people nearby were dancing and shouting excitedly.

"Hahaha, we did it, we did it! We dug it out!"

"Quick, quick, eat it! Let’s see what ability we can awaken!"

"Don’t fight, don’t fight, I dug it out first."

Several people scrambled, lying on the ground, desperately grabbing something and stuffing it into their mouths.

Liang Yuan and the other five’s expressions changed slightly, they exchanged glances.

"I’ll go and see, you all stay here." Liang Yuan quickly said.

"I’ll go with you!"

"Me too!"

Almost instantly, Song Wen and Ding Yan spoke at the same time, each stepping forward.

Both women paused, then looked at each other.

Their gazes collided and then moved apart, both looking at Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, but he kept a calm face, saying, "No need for you both. It’s dangerous inside, and we don’t know what’s happening. I’ll go and take a look."

"More people will make it inconvenient."

With that, he quickly turned and carefully entered the Stone Forest.

Inside the Stone Forest, the sound of clanking digging continued.

Others were still digging vigorously, and the three who had overturned the stone heap were scrambling for something.

As Liang Yuan approached, his pupils shrank.

He saw a large pit dug in the ground, with blood-colored liquid flowing out from it.

The stone heap next to it, shaped like a cone, had an outer shell like stone, but the inside was white, soft flesh!

The people were scrambling for this soft flesh!

They were frantically pulling and snatching at the soft flesh with their hands; one even directly bit it.

The crunching sound of chewing came, and the soft flesh inside the stone mound squirmed, seeming to sense pain, secreting a large amount of liquid.

As the liquid seeped out, short tentacles stuck to several people’s arms, thighs, and backs.

Yet they didn’t notice, still biting into the soft flesh.

Liang Yuan clearly saw that the short tentacles were absorbing blood from their bodies, visibly drawing it out.

Their bodies grew increasingly emaciated, yet they remained unaware, continuing to bite into the soft flesh.