91: Chapter 91 Mysterious Clues! The Lurking Third Force

"A reptile that walks on two legs?"

Qin Yu took the animal hide, his gaze instantly becoming sharp.

On the hide, a clear and complete footprint was imprinted using black mud.

The footprint was as large as two palms of an adult man!

It was three-toed in shape, and at the end of each toe was a deep, sharp claw mark, as if it could easily tear through steel!

Most importantly, the structure of this footprint was completely different from dinosaurs or crocodiles that crawled on all fours!

Its heel had a clear point of pressure!

This proved that the creature that left this footprint possessed extremely strong lower limbs capable of supporting its massive body to walk upright!

This was... a bipedal, giant intelligent creature!

"Take me to see it."

Qin Yu's voice betrayed no emotional fluctuations.

He carefully handed Su Qingyao, who was in his arms, to Lin Waner, whispering instructions: "Watch over her. No matter what happens, her safety is the top priority."

"Yes, Patriarch!" Lin Waner nodded heavily.

Qin Yu said no more and stomped his foot violently against the ground!

Boom!

Like a cannonball fired from its barrel, he instantly shot up from the ground, turning into an afterimage difficult for the naked eye to catch, blasting towards the east!

After obtaining the 20% all-attribute bonus from "Kings Blessing," his speed had reached an inconceivable level!

The Valkyrie who had come to report hadn't even had time to mount her Swift Dragon before she saw a gust of wild wind sweep past; the Patriarch's figure had already vanished into the depths of the rainforest.

Endless admiration and fervor once again flickered in the Valkyrie's eyes.

This was their King!

A god-like existence!

...

Just five minutes later.

Qin Yu's figure appeared like a ghost on the First Line of Defense, thirty kilometers away.

Chen Xiao was leading a squad of Valkyries, solemnly cordoning off an area.

Seeing Qin Yu appear, Chen Xiao immediately stepped forward.

"Patriarch!"

Qin Yu didn't speak, only nodding slightly, his gaze directed straight at the center of the cordoned-off area.

A thick scent of blood hung in the air.

Along with a... faint, peculiar body odor that carried a hint of stench.

On the ground, a massive adult Saber-toothed Tiger lay in a pool of blood in an extremely distorted posture.

Its body was covered in claw and bite marks of various sizes, but none were fatal wounds.

Its two proudest features, giant dagger-like canines, had been snapped clean in half!

Its limbs were all snapped backwards, revealing ghastly white bone!

Its abdomen had been sliced open with a huge gash, and its internal organs were spilled across the ground.

But what was most hair-raising were its eyes!

Those beastly pupils, which should have been ferocious, were now wide and round, filled with endless... fear and humiliation!

It was as if before death, it had undergone unimaginable torture and... been toyed with!

Qin Yu's brow furrowed tightly.

With his extensive hunting experience, he saw the problem at a glance.

This wasn't for food.

This was purely for... sadistic slaughter!

It was to show off martial might, to gain pleasure from the prey's agony!

This proved the killer possessed high intelligence and a... twisted, cruel personality!

Qin Yu crouched down, extending two fingers to lightly dab a bit of blood from the Saber-toothed Tiger's wound.

[Totem Eye, Activate!]

Buzz!

In his vision, the composition of that drop of blood began to be analyzed rapidly.

[Detected unknown biological DNA residue...]

[DNA sequence matching... Match failed!]

[This creature does not belong to the known biological atlas of this world!]

[Warning! This creature's DNA contains extremely strong aggression and mutation factors!]

[Comprehensive Assessment: Extremely dangerous! Extremely bloodthirsty!]

Qin Yu's gaze became more solemn than ever before.

Even his system atlas couldn't identify it!

This meant the creature most likely came from... a world beyond the Space-time Turbulence, just like them!

His gaze slowly scanned the ground.

Aside from the Saber-toothed Tiger's corpse, the surrounding ground was covered in those giant, three-toed footprints.

The footprints were disorganized and scattered everywhere, as if a bloody carnival had taken place.

From the number and distribution of footprints, the other side was at least a squad of five to ten "people"!

"Patriarch, look over here!"

Chen Xiao pointed to a giant tree not far away.

On that towering tree, which was over two meters in diameter, several terrifying claw marks half a foot deep had been left!

The claw marks extended from the roots all the way up the trunk to over five meters above the ground, as if they were... sharpening claws!

"Such powerful strength..."

Qin Yu walked to the tree and reached out to touch the deep, bone-revealing claw marks.

From the depth and angle of the marks, he could judge that the creature that left them possessed a striking force no less than his own before he obtained "Kings Blessing"!

And this was just something the other party had done casually!

If they struck with full force, just how terrifying would it be?

An unknown race with high intelligence, cruel bloodthirstiness, team coordination, and extremely powerful individual strength!

In Qin Yu's mind, a portrait of a new enemy was instantly sketched.

This was definitely no uncivilized beast!

This was a true... civilization predator, a hundred times more dangerous than the Hope Barrier!

"Besides here, have their traces been found anywhere else?" Qin Yu asked in a low voice.

"Yes!" Chen Xiao's expression looked even worse.

"Just now, scouts from the Second Line of Defense sent word that in the west, near the Hope Barrier, the same footprints were found! Along with the corpses of sadistically slaughtered beasts!"

"And... in greater numbers! On a larger scale!"

"They... they seem to be coming from the west, conducting a kind of... tentative sweep and reconnaissance towards our Tribe!"

Qin Yu's pupils shrank violently!

Coming from the west?

Passing through the Hope Barrier's defense zone and approaching his own Tribe?

A terrifying thought instantly flashed through his mind!

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

This group of mysterious "Lizardmen" had probably been eyeing this area for a long time!

They had been observing in secret!

Observing him and the Hope Barrier, these two "prey"!

Now, on the eve of the full-scale war about to break out between him and the Hope Barrier, they had finally bared their fangs!

Do they want to wait for me and the Hope Barrier to fight until both sides are wounded, and then come out to reap the benefits?

"Hmph, interesting."

The corner of Qin Yu's mouth curled into a cold, cruel arc.

Instead of feeling fear, he felt a surge of... excitement!

The excitement of a top predator meeting a worthy opponent!

Want to be the oriole?

Then we'll have to see if your teeth are sharp enough!

Just then.

"Patriarch!!!"

Another Valkyrie in charge of communications, riding a Swift Dragon, charged over like crazy, her face filled with terror and panic!

"This is bad! Patriarch!"

"Our... our Slave Mine in the west... has just lost contact!!!"