# Chapter 749: The Devouring Beast Army?
"Boom!"
With a deafening explosion, the alloy door was completely shattered, revealing the space gate inside.
The seventh layer wasn't a resource layer either. China had only possessed it for half a year, and the core was brought back by Xiao Zhen himself!
Even the map hadn't been fully explored yet!
Since the seventh layer had no spirit-binding mines, Jiangnan's group didn't need to make any special preparations.
The priority was still to rescue the Chinese exploration team!
As early as when the Abyss first started having trouble, the exploration team had already laid out an "SOS" distress signal on the ground.
And this signal was captured by China's Heavenly Eye System, which is why Jiangnan and his group traveled thousands of miles to the Abyss for rescue!
But now Jiangnan was in the Abyss, completely unable to contact home. He had no idea what had happened to the seventh layer's team!
Xiao Zhen said seriously, "Boss Nan, when my squad searched for the core back then, we stayed on the seventh layer for over a month!"
"The seventh layer only appeared half a year ago. It's a new Spirit Ruins, and we haven't finished pioneering it yet! There are abundant resources inside, and a huge number of spirit beasts!"
"You can even see Diamond-rank spirit beasts. Be careful!"
Jiangnan nodded solemnly. This kind of unpioneered Spirit Ruins was completely different from the other six layers he'd been through!
Take America's third layer, for example. They'd had it for over a decade, and they'd pretty much cleared out all the spirit-binding beasts.
Humans could fully control the situation there!
But the seventh layer, which had only been in China's hands for half a year, hadn't even been fully explored yet!
Jiangnan turned his head and said, "Once we get to the seventh layer, we're going to carry out the rescue mission. We won't go to the eighth layer first!"
"What about your Fish Country? What are your plans? Still following us, or will you go down to the eighth layer on your own?"
Haid shook her head: "I want to rescue our people too. They also went down to the seventh layer. I'll go with you guys!"
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Adams.
Adams turned his head away and said sarcastically, "You're in charge. You don't need to care about me as the captain."
But inside, he was going crazy!
Of course, I have to follow them! Otherwise, how can I cooperate with Fito?
But he couldn't seem too eager, or Jiangnan would get suspicious!
Haiti's eyes were red from Adams's words, her teeth clenched. She still decided to follow Jiangnan for now, and find the Fish Country people later!
Jiangnan didn't care at all and immediately led everyone into the space gate!
As soon as they got down to the seventh layer, everyone felt the rich spiritual energy hitting their faces.
But looking at the scene before them, everyone was stunned on the spot!
In front of them was a low-lying small valley, everywhere exposed rock mountains and night-light stones!
Not a single tree, grass, or shrub. There was no vegetation at all!
Looking around, everything they could see was either dirt or rocks!
Even the moon probably wasn't as barren as this place, right?
Jiangnan: ∑(°口°๑)?
"Rich in resources? Are you kidding me? This is clearly starvation!"
"Are you sure this is the seventh layer and not Mars?"
Xiao Zhen's eyes also widened: "Damn? That's not right! This is definitely the seventh layer. I remember this valley!"
"There was a river next to it... sss—how come everything's bald? Boss Nan, did you secretly pour some Dali on the seventh layer?"
Jiangnan: (◜◡‾)
Do I have resentment points to burn or something?
Just then, Xia Yao pointed at a large rock by the valley entrance and said, "Xiao Nan, look?"
On the huge rock, there were enormous teeth marks, with many broken teeth on the ground.
Three white teeth were stuck in the stone!
Jiangnan: Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ
"Wha... what kind of beast bit this? Did it want to take a bite out of the rock too?"
How savage was that? It used its own teeth to prove that rocks really weren't edible!
Giant Centipede: (*•.•*)?
Huh? Rocks aren't edible?
But I grew up eating rocks!
At this moment, everyone noticed that there were bite marks everywhere in the valley...
Xiao Zhen shuddered: "Sss—could it be that the vegetation on the seventh layer has been completely eaten away?"
"Among the seven deadly sins, we've seen all the others. Only gluttony remains. Could the sin covering the seventh layer be gluttony?"
Jiangnan was stunned. The whole army of devourers?
They ate all the vegetation and still wanted to bite rocks?
How hungry were they? Was this really that exaggerated?
Mila's little stomach let out a "gurgle" sound, and her small face wrinkled.
(๐･᷄～･᷅): "Mila wants a little snack~"
Everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva!
Whether humans or spirit beasts, as long as they were living creatures, eating was the most primitive need!
Especially for spirit beasts, most of their lives were spent hunting and eating. It was instinct for survival!
Right now, the Giant Centipede's eyes were glowing green, drooling as it looked at Ling Feng and the others!
(๐☆ཀ☆) slurp~
Jiangnan (๑≖_≖): "If you dare look at us while drooling again, I'll cut off your head and tail, roll you in breadcrumbs!"
"Deep fry at 70% heat until golden brown. The neighbor Wang Ba would be crying from craving!"
At this moment, everyone looked at the Giant Centipede and started drooling too...
Jiangnan actually made them crave it!
The Giant Centipede shrank its neck in fear, full of terror!
You'd eat something as ugly as me?
What a heavy taste!
Just then, the ground at the valley entrance trembled, and stone strips rose up to form words!
Ling Feng's eyes lit up: "Home base saw us on the seventh layer? They're sending us a message!"
The seventh layer's core was at the Kyoto Spirit Martial Research Institute. Through the Heavenly Eye System, they could naturally see the situation on the seventh layer!
Stone strip words:
"Wild Hill Fortress has been destroyed! The exploration team is in grave danger! Beast tide incoming! Run!"
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Arrows even marked out an escape route!
The sentences were concise but conveyed important information!
Jiangnan's heart jumped. Wild Hill Fortress was the Chinese explorer's base!
Already destroyed?
Just then, the earth began to tremble violently!
Looking around, a pitch-black tide of spirit beasts charged from all directions!
Their bellies were bulging, eyes blood-red, running wildly, drool flying far behind!
The number was terrifyingly large—far more than just tens of thousands!
And Gold-rank and Platinum-rank spirit beasts were everywhere!
Among the beast group, Jiangnan spotted four Diamond-rank spirit beasts at a glance...
Everyone's faces turned pale. What kind of massive beast tide was this?
The devouring army that had eaten the seventh layer bald—was it them?
"Hurry and retreat! There's no way to fight this. Even if we stood still and let them come at us one by one, we'd be exhausted from chopping!"
Jiangnan grinned: "Come on, stop struggling. It's time to put on a protective buff!"
Everyone was stunned. Yeah!
They still had the Diamond Giant Durian! As long as they turned into little yellow people, the spirit beasts wouldn't attack them.
Even though it smelled a bit, it was still better than fighting these devouring beasts to the death!
Despite their unwillingness, everyone gathered together. Jiangnan pulled out 30 Diamond Giant Durians and detonated them!
They didn't get rolled in breadcrumbs, but they did get coated in durian pulp!
Everyone became little yellow people!
At this moment, everyone stood outside the valley, facing the charging devouring beast army without any fear!
Jiangnan spread his arms, full of pride!
☚(๑¯ิٹ¯ิ๑)☛
"Let's see how you can take a bite now!"
...
In the Kyoto Spirit Martial Research Institute, at the center of the Abyss Laboratory!
A black stone tablet carved with dense incantations was soaked in a special liquid!
Countless cables extended from it, connecting to various instruments.
Hundreds of staff members were busy back and forth, with dozens of large screens playing footage sent back from the Abyss's seventh layer!
Without exception, they all showed barren wasteland!
At this moment, Han Menglu, wearing a white lab coat, stared intently at the screen!
She had huge dark circles under her eyes!
The screen was playing Jiangnan's group standing on the valley, looking smug in the face of the beast tide!
Han Menglu anxiously pounded the table: "Brother Jiangnan, why aren't you moving? Are you stuck?"
As the top domestic expert in the incantation field, as soon as the Abyss incident happened, Han Menglu took over the Abyss Laboratory!
For a month, she had been monitoring the seventh layer's situation, using the core's power to help the explorers trapped inside!
Just then, the laboratory door opened!
Yang Jian walked in quickly with Nightingale, Red Dragon, and a group of Dragon Abyss troops!
"Jiangnan and them successfully made it to the seventh layer?"
As soon as he received the news, Yang Jian put aside all his work and rushed to the lab!
This past month, he hadn't slept well a single day!
Han Menglu said urgently, "Secretary-General, Jiangnan and them have arrived!"
"Except for the Fish Country explorers who escaped to the seventh layer a week ago, Jiangnan's team is the first to reach the seventh layer! I checked—no one is missing!"
Yang Jian's eyes sparkled, and he slammed the table in excitement: "Good job, kid!"
A few days ago, through the mole planted in the Decker lab, he learned that Jiangnan had flattened the Nova Fortress on the third layer!
Yang Jian was completely stunned, thinking the information was wrong!
But now Jiangnan leading his team to be the first to appear on the seventh layer was enough to verify the information!
Jiangnan was playing way too big this time—he even flattened the Nova Fortress?
"Good, you're here! The trapped people on our seventh layer have hope!"
Han Menglu said anxiously, "No, a massive beast tide is coming! Brother Jiangnan isn't running; he's looking all smug! If he keeps this up, something will happen!"
Yang Jian and the others looked at the screen, and their faces darkened when they saw Jiangnan's signature smile!
Red Dragon grinned: "Brother wants to fight the beast tide head-on?"
Nightingale's scalp tingled: "How many tens of thousands of spirit beasts is this? Is that bad guy Jiang crazy?"
But Jiangnan wasn't afraid at all!
I stink, so what?
Try biting me!
(๐･᷄3･᷅) nyeah nyeah~