After a short rest, the group set off again. Gray continued to follow them. After an hour, Gray saw the group arrive near a stone hill that was dozens of meters tall. It seemed that this stone hill was their target.
Unexpectedly, the group didn't climb up the stone hill. Instead, they followed the middle-aged man and crashed into the stone hill after he took out a metal plate.
An unexpected scene occurred. It was as if all of them had earth abilities. The group actually penetrated the stone hill and entered the interior.
"A runic array disguised as a stone hill."
Gray looked at this scene with interest. If the runic standards of the Empire were one level higher than that of the Four Kingdoms, then the runic standards of the Origin World were one level higher than that of the Empire.
Gray chose a secluded place outside to wait for the group. For four days, the group didn't come out of the runic array.
Because he was too far away, he couldn't hear the group's conversation. However, for a runic array to be set up in the forest, this place must have some kind of secret.
He thought of capturing the group and forcing them to reveal the secret. He was confident that with his current strength, the runic array outside wouldn't be able to stop him.
In the end, he gave up. These people had no enmity with him, so he couldn't kill them and rob them. This was a matter of principle. Although he wasn't a good person, he absolutely couldn't be without a bottom line.
Another day passed. Just as Gray was getting impatient from waiting, a change occurred.
Gray discovered that some blood fiends were gathering in the forest. Finally, they came near the stone hill and tried to attack it. However, they were blocked by the runic array's defensive barrier.
"Looks like it's some kind of magic herb, and it's about to mature!"
Seeing this, Gray immediately deduced that these Blood Fiends must have been attracted by some kind of smell, and the only thing that could attract Blood Fiends in this dense forest was some kind of precious mana herb.
This kind of magic herb should be on the verge of maturity. It emitted a smell that only blood fiends could smell, attracting these blood fiends.
"Since the magic herbs are about to mature, then it's almost time for them to leave the forest."
Gray waited patiently. The group of people was not far away from leaving the forest. When the time came, all he had to do was follow them and he would be able to leave the forest and enter the human city.
Over the next two days, more and more blood fiends were attracted. Dozens of blood fiends had already been attracted. Among them, Gray saw two ten-meter-tall blood fiends. They should be king-level blood fiends.
At noon, a rich fragrance filled the air. Even Gray smelled it, he knew that this magic herb should have matured.
"Father, many blood fiends have already gathered outside. Among them, there are even two king-level blood fiends. When the magic herbs are fully matured, they will definitely launch a fierce attack. Will the formation patterns be able to withstand them?"
Kenza looked worriedly at her father.
"Don't worry, it's just two ordinary king-level blood fiends. With their strength, they won't be able to break the formation."
The middle-aged man, Edmund, shook his head. He had spent a lot of money to purchase this rune array disc from a rune master. Ordinary king-level blood fiends would not be able to break it.
"Master, Miss, the star fruit has matured!"
At this moment, a young man's voice sounded excitedly.
The surface of a black fruit suddenly blossomed with starry light. It looked like the stars in the night sky. This was the reason why this fruit was called the Star Fruit.
Rumble, rumble!
At this moment, there was a loud noise. The blood fiends outside the formation patterns were attracted by the scent of the star fruit. They went berserk and began to attack the defensive barrier.
Among the two king-level blood fiends, one spat out a huge chunk of ice, while the other spat out sharp water blades. The defensive barrier immediately began to tremble.
"Kenza, prepare the wooden box made of jade wood. Once the star fruit's glow fades, immediately harvest it. Otherwise, the medicinal effect will be lost!"
Although the formation patterns were being attacked by many blood fiends, Edmund displayed an unparalleled calmness. He calmly gave the order.
His calmness also affected the others, and the tension in their hearts eased a little. A few middle-aged men were thinking about where they should go after this trip, and a few young men's eyes involuntarily drifted to Ken Sha, and the tension in their hearts lessened.
Rumble!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise louder than the one before. The defensive barrier began to tremble violently. Even the outermost layer of rock camouflage disappeared under this attack.
"Not good!"
The middle-aged man's expression did not change, but his heart became heavy. He looked at a blood fiend that was exactly ten meters long and covered in grey fur.
This was a king-level blood fiend that had just appeared after being attracted by the scent. It was this king-level blood fiend that had used a black liquid to cause the defensive barrier to tremble violently.
He recognized this type of blood fiend. It was a king-level blood fiend that had mastered both water and metal elemental abilities. It had the Heavy Water ability, which was a combination of water and metal elemental abilities.
Just a small ball of water produced by this ability weighed more than a thousand kilograms. It looked weak, but it had a terrifying impact. He was not sure if the defensive barrier could withstand it.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
Sounds of impact rang out one after another. The defensive barrier began to tremble violently. Every hit seemed to be hitting the dozens of people's chests. They could not help but worry that the barrier would shatter in the next moment.
Kacha!
With a crisp sound, cracks appeared on the surface of the defensive barrier. Everyone who saw this scene turned pale. The appearance of cracks meant that the defensive barrier had exceeded its limit. In other words, the defensive barrier was on the verge of collapse.
At this moment, it was too late to give up on the galactic fruit. After all, the crazy blood fiends would definitely not care if you gave up on the galactic fruit. As long as you blocked their path, you would definitely be attacked.
Patter!
With a crisp sound, the defensive barrier shattered like glass. The blood fiends that were surrounding the barrier immediately rushed in and attacked the people who were blocking their path.
"Ah — —"
A young man's battle blade was wrapped around the blood fiend's ability. He slashed at the blood fiend that was attacking him, but his neck was bitten by the blood fiend. Blood flowed out, and it seemed that he would not survive.
"No — —"
A middle-aged man slashed at the claws of a blood fiend that was pouncing at him. He blocked this blood fiend, but another blood fiend pounced at him from the side and pounced on him.
Bang!
A young man was sent flying by a king-level blood fiend. He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward. No one knew if he was dead or alive.
More and more people were killed. In a short period of time, the team of dozens of people had been greatly reduced. The middle-aged man, Edmund, was anxious. However, he was currently entangled by a king-level blood fiend and could not escape. He had already given the order to give up on the galactic fruit, but even so, it was too late.
With a king-level blood fiend, their team was not weak. However, it was a pity that they were facing a pack of stronger blood fiends. There were three king-level blood fiends, and one of them even had a mixed ability. They were being slaughtered one-sidedly.
The target of their trip was also swallowed by a king-level blood fiend that could control heavy water. No one dared to stop it, not even the middle-aged man, Edmund.
"It seems that they are in trouble!"
Looking at the massacre from afar, Gray pondered for a moment. In the end, he still flew over.
Judging from the situation, these people would definitely not be able to stop the blood fiends from slaughtering them. In the end, they would all die here. This was not what he wanted to see. He still wanted this group of people to lead the way.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Activating his plant ability, a large number of plants grew wildly and attacked the blood fiends.
Poof, poof!
More than a dozen blood fiends were entangled by the madly growing vines. Like a cocoon, the vines grew tighter and tighter. In the end, the blood fiends were squeezed into a pile of meat paste.
Gray was only using his wood ability. However, now that he had reached the third stage of the king-level, even though he was only using his wood ability, he was able to crush the blood fiends that were not even king-level.
Poof, poof!
In just three attacks, all the blood fiends below the king-level had been crushed into meat paste by Gray's plant ability.
Then, he attacked the three king-level blood fiends with his plant ability. Green vines covered the sky and covered the earth like a green carpet, sweeping towards the three king-level blood fiends.
The three king-level blood fiends immediately spat out their blood fiends' energy to attack the vines. Under the attack of the three king-level blood fiends, the vines were destroyed. However, more vines grew out and attacked the three king-level blood fiends.
Patter!
In the face of the endless green vines, two of the king-level blood fiends were finally unable to resist. They were wrapped up by the vines and turned into two green cocoons.
Only the king-level blood fiend, which possessed a hybrid ability, was able to block the green vines and dodge them. It roared at Gray and fled without looking back.
The enemy's strength was not something it could contend with. Now that it had swallowed the magic herbs and obtained the benefits, it naturally did not hesitate to escape.
Gray had no intention of chasing after the blood fiends. He was only here to save people, not to torture and kill the blood fiends. The vines parted on their own, and he walked out from the mass of vines, appearing in front of the survivors.