23: Guardians

Chapter 23: Guardian

An hour later, Chen Mo returned to the Lion Pride territory with three humans and an Ice Crystal Rat.

"Roar!" (Great King, you actually captured three humans!)

Frost Lion Xiong Ba walked towards the three, skillfully flattering.

"Roar!"

Xiong Ba roared at the three.

He did not like humans, in fact, he could be said to detest them.

One of his mates had been hunted and shot by humans.

Just then, the Fat Officer, who had been scared unconscious by Chen Mo earlier, woke up in the car.

Then he saw a lion face, even more ferocious and terrifying than before, coming straight at him.

"Ah!!!"

A repeat performance, the Fat Officer let out a scream and was once again scared unconscious.

Seeing the Frost Lion's fierce and menacing face, the other two soldiers couldn't help but feel that Chen Mo next to them had become much friendlier and kinder.

In fact, whether from a human or a lion's aesthetic, Chen Mo's looks could be rated a perfect 10.

From his snow-white fur to the sapphire-like ice crystals between his claws and on his chest, to his sleek body curves and explosive muscles.

"Roar!" (You can go down first! I need to interrogate them.)

Chen Mo roared at Xiong Ba.

He was a little worried that the slightly rugged-looking Xiong Ba would scare the other two Black Bros unconscious as well.

Although Frost Lion Xiong Ba didn't understand the specific meaning of the word 'interrogation', he still nodded and silently retreated to the Lion Pride, guarding not far from the Lion King.

【Who are you?】

Chen Mo wrote on the snow, communicating with the remaining two soldiers.

His main purpose in adventuring to attack and capture humans this time was to learn more about this world!

"We are from the Tanzanian Army. After the Great Snow Mountain appeared, our superiors ordered us to hunt Extraordinary Creatures for research."

The young soldier Sangi answered intermittently.

【How many teams like yours are there?】

"As for hunting teams, there are probably more than 20."

Sangi replied.

He had gradually recovered from the shock and fear.

【Lend me your hand】

Chen Mo wrote on the snow again, then took out a Huawei phone, held the Black Guy's right hand with his lion claw, and controlled one of his fingers to type on the screen.

Chen Mo's paws were too big to type at all.

Sangi dared not move, watching the Lion King control his finger to slide across the screen, cold sweat pouring down.

This world was too crazy!

Chen Mo primarily wanted to check the background and structure of the current world, as well as information about the Spiritual Qi Awakening and Extraordinary Creatures.

Due to the "second-hand" operation, it was good if half of the 10 characters were typed correctly, which wasted a lot of time.

There was no way around it; ordinary phones were simply too small for the current Lion King.

"I must get a tablet later if I have the chance, and the one with the biggest screen!"

Chen Mo thought to himself.

After some difficult operations, he finally found the information he wanted.

Good news: he was still on Earth.

The location was Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Africa. The time was 2035. Although his Rebirth as a lion was only an instant, 10 years had actually passed.

Bad news: a year ago, various parts of the world successively entered version 2.0, the Spiritual Qi Awakening era!

Anomalies similar to the Great Snow Mountain appearing out of nowhere were happening all over the globe!

A year ago, a primeval forest spanning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers suddenly appeared in Yunnan, Dongxia Country, even covering many cities!

Half a month ago, a giant lake surprisingly appeared in the Egyptian desert, and three months ago, three cities in North America were engulfed and buried by yellow sand.

Humans called these anomalies "Ancient Secret Realms."

The "Great Snow Mountain" now appearing over the African savanna was already the 12th Ancient Secret Realm to emerge.

These "Ancient Secret Realms" would bring enormous changes to the nearby ecosystem.

For example, the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm caused the temperature of the original African savanna to plummet below zero, with continuous heavy snowfall!

This was merely a sign that the Secret Realm was about to descend!

About 2 months after an "Ancient Secret Realm" appeared, it would fully descend upon Blue Star, completely covering the original landscape!

In addition, along with the Ancient Secret Realm, a special energy that could not be seen by the naked eye or instruments also appeared.

Extraordinary Energy!

Also known as Spiritual Qi!

Extraordinary Creatures are beings that possess Extraordinary power.

There are two main types of Extraordinary Creatures: one type consists of native Blue Star creatures that have either consumed treasures like energy crystals or undergone spontaneous Awakening.

Within the current Great Snow Mountain area, many Extraordinary Creatures have already been nurtured.

The other type consists of "natives" from the Ancient Secret Realm; they slumber within the Secret Realm.

They will only awaken once the Secret Realm officially descends into the real world.

The Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm has not fully descended yet, so all the Extraordinary Creatures Chen Mo has encountered so far are native creatures.

"But what the hell is that Sky Curtain Ice Spider!? It doesn't look like a newly Awakened Extraordinary life form at all!"

Chen Mo thought silently, then slowly wrote a line of chinese characters on the snow with his claw and looked at the Black Guy.

【How much do you know about that giant spider beast?】

"This... I'm not too sure either."

Sangi said somewhat flustered, seemingly worried that the Lion King in front of him wouldn't believe him, he quickly added:

"But our officer might know!"

Chen Mo nodded, not making things difficult for him, but only asked a few other questions to deepen his understanding of this world.

Ten minutes later, the Fat Officer slowly woke up.

He wished his previous encounter was just a dream, but upon waking and seeing that familiar lion face, he wished he could faint again.

【I ask, you answer. Otherwise, death.】

Chen Mo wrote chinese characters one by one on the snow.

Seeing the Ice Lion writing chinese, the Fat Officer patted his head, feeling that he was probably hallucinating.

"Officer, hurry up and tell him! As long as we confess honestly, Lion King will surely spare us!"

Seeing the Fat Officer looking scared senseless, Sangi quickly said.

Chen Mo couldn't help but glance at him.

This Black Guy was a talent!

Once the Fat Officer realized that the Ice Lion possessed intelligence, his desire to survive reignited, and his expression instantly became fawning as he replied:

"Lion King, I, I don't know much either. I only know that the giant spider beast is not an Extraordinary Creature from our world, but from an Ancient Secret Realm."

After speaking, he paused and did not continue.

Seeing the Fat Officer suddenly stop, Chen Mo slowly walked towards him.

"Lion King, if I tell you everything, will you spare my life!"

Chen Mo did not speak, but just stared at the Fat Officer expressionlessly, his lion eyes cold.

"I'll tell, I'll tell."

Sweat beaded on the Fat Officer's forehead. He knew he had no room to bargain, so he quickly continued:

"They are called Guardians. Almost every Ancient Secret Realm will have at least 2 Guardians appearing before it descends."

"These Guardians guard the entrance to the Inner World of the Ancient Secret Realm. Any life form attempting to enter the Inner World will be mercilessly slaughtered by them."

Under the threat of death, the Fat Officer blurted out everything he knew.

At the same time, he was filled with immense regret.

If he had known that the giant spider was a Guardian, he would never have dared to covet it!