Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 509 - 483: Is It Fragrant or Not?

"No... it’s nothing!" Chen Shouyi comforted, quickly pulling back his body, and disengaging from his divine state.

At this moment, a thought struck him as he glanced at the Shell Lady, with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Good giant, why are you looking at little one?" the Shell Lady asked.

"Weren’t you affected just now?" Chen Shouyi asked in confusion. Earlier, during the eye’s mental attack, the Shell Lady was hidden in his hand. Logically, she should have been affected, but she appeared completely unfazed.

"What effect?" The Shell Lady looked puzzled, then thought for a moment and said: "It just hurt when I fell!"

She showed a pitiful expression.

Chen Shouyi didn’t really want to deal with her.

Forget it, pretend he didn’t ask.

However, she seems to be immune to mental attacks; even licking divine blood didn’t show any effect on her.

Chen Shouyi struggled to stand up shakily, spurting out another mouthful of fresh blood.

He glanced at the many bloodstains and bruises all over his body and sighed.

When the human body faces extreme fear, it self-destructs and cells collapse. Apparently, even though he survived this terrifying attack, his body was already on the verge of collapse.

Everything hurt... Fortunately, they were just minor injuries!

"I was really too careless this time. Those shadow creatures are probably an extension of the Barbarian God’s power.

When I killed the first shadow creature, it might have already alerted the Barbarian God. As the number of shadow creatures killed increased, their attention grew, yet we remained oblivious, stepping closer to the edge of a cliff.

Until that cult leader finally revealed His presence, utterly enraging Him."

Chen Shouyi looked toward the distant mountain forest, deep in thought:

"If humans are like sheep herded by the Barbarian God, in some ways, the shadow creatures are the sheepdogs. There must be very few shadow creatures in places rare for humans!"

He gathered his energy, stumbling forward.

The atmosphere filled with fear and despair had already lightened significantly. Clearly, this super long-range attack spanning tens of kilometers was also a significant consumption for the Barbarian God.

But he couldn’t gamble at all. If he was attacked again, he wasn’t sure he could survive.

Moreover, what if the real body was provoked to appear...

He estimated in his mind that only two outcomes were possible: either he might luckily leave an intact corpse, or be crushed into a mess unrecognizable to family.

"Damn it, one day, I’ll make you kneel and cry Daddy!" Chen Shouyi thought fiercely amidst the intense pain all over his body.

A rush of cold wind blew.

"Bang,"

He shivered all over, nervously looking around, only to find that it was the snow falling from a nearby tree.

He hurriedly moved his heavy steps, staggering forward.

He took out a piece of demigod flesh, trying to replenish bodily energy and accelerate recovery.

But upon putting it in his mouth, he found it impossible to chew.

He steeled himself and simply forcefully stuffed a large piece of meat into his mouth, swallowing it whole.

"Cough cough cough..."

The meat got stuck just before reaching the throat.

Couldn’t come out or go in?

After managing his throat’s movements, he finally managed to swallow it with great effort, breaking out in a sweat.

"Whew..."

"In the future, I must cut a large heap of meat into pieces and store them in my space as a precaution."

Although the effect of the demigod meat was getting weaker, it still provided significant nourishment, higher than any high-energy food. As the demigod meat gradually digested in his stomach, his condition quickly improved.

The mountain forest was piled with thick snow, over half a meter deep.

It looked like waves of white cream as Chen Shouyi trudged through with difficulty. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

A few minutes later, despite a lingering sense of weakness, his injuries were completely healed.

He climbed onto a tall tree, looking back into the distance, over a dozen kilometers away. The demigod’s corpse lay there still, gold-red blood soaking the ground.

Chen Shouyi felt no desire for it at all. Under the Barbarian God’s watch, it was tantamount to seeking death.

Moreover, the demigod’s corpse in his space had only been partially consumed. The remaining might last him a year, so he withdrew his gaze without hesitation, continuing forward.

He dared not run at full speed or fly, fearing any noise that might draw the horrific Barbarian God’s attention.

This Barbarian God was far more terrifying than the God of Hunting, unimaginably powerful.

Being weak requires caution.

There’s no shame in it!

The Shell Lady suddenly grabbed Chen Shouyi’s ear, whispering, "Good giant, there’s a bad guy coming."

"Where?" Chen Shouyi asked.

The Shell Lady pointed with her little hand.

Standing high, Chen Shouyi followed where the Shell Lady pointed, quickly spotting a distant black dot, which upon close scrutiny, turned out to be a shadow creature.

"What a persistent haunt!"

He hastened his steps to avoid it.

Earlier, he and Wang Lie and Zhu Xueqing had discussed how these shadow creatures automatically found them, but they couldn’t figure it out. In the end, they attributed it to being marked by some aura due to their relentless killing.

It seems that was indeed the case.

In fact, deities aligned with fear also needed sustainable development, ensuring basic biological reproduction. Without this foundation, they would have perished, while mutual slaughter among the flock would be like losing wealth from thin air, strictly prohibited.

...

With the keen senses and carefulness of the little one as a guide,

Chen Shouyi cautiously avoided several shadow creatures for hours, finally leaving the Barbarian God’s domain of fear.

The oppressive feeling on his chest finally vanished.

He completely relaxed, exhaling deeply, "Finally out."

"Good giant, did little one help the good giant? Little one discovered a b-b-bad guy that the good giant didn’t notice." The Shell Lady became lively again, chirping excitedly with a look saying "Praise me."

"Yes, little one is amazing, all thanks to you." Chen Shouyi grinned and grabbed the Shell Lady, giving her a hearty kiss on the face.

The Shell Lady wiped the slobber from her face indiscriminately, eagerly asking, "Good giant, does little one’s face smell nice?"

"Nice, little one smells nice!" Chen Shouyi chuckled, "Your face smells the nicest."

The Shell Lady was delighted, a blush of excitement on her face, "Then good giant, kiss here, does it smell nice here?"

"Yes, everywhere smells nice."

"Hehe..." The Shell Lady giggled nonstop, "You’re all slobber."

Chen Shouyi and the Shell Lady played around for a while, then he pushed hard with his feet.

With a boom, the snow was blasted apart. He soared into the sky, flying swiftly upwards.