Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 593: Volcano
Although there were dead bodies, the people of the king kong ape clan didn’t hesitate. They moved forward, and along the way, many dropped dead. However, the pride of the orc royal family prevented the king kong ape clan from retreating. They buried their loved ones and continued onward, embarking on a true journey of death.
The scene shocked Zhao Hai; it was no wonder the king kong ape clan was the strongest within the orc tribe. Their determination and forcefulness were remarkable.
Laura and the others were equally shaken. They couldn’t believe that a race could have such a strong obsession, knowing they were heading to their deaths yet still forging ahead without hesitation; such spirit was incredibly precious.
Zhao Hai calmly controlled his staff as he advanced, collecting more and more corpses of the king kong ape clan along the way. He no longer desired to turn these bodies into undead beings; instead, he wanted to bring them back to the grasslands for burial. They originally belonged to the grasslands and deserved to return there.
It had been ten days since Zhao Hai first found a corpse of a king kong ape clan member, and in that time, he had collected over ten thousand corpses, mostly of the elderly and children.
Zhao Hai didn’t need to go anywhere else; the bodies of the king kong ape clan served as signposts, guiding him along the right path. He simply followed the direction of the corpses.
A month had passed, and during this time, he had collected nearly five hundred thousand king kong ape clan corpses. This number was not small.
A major clan within the orc race had a population of around a million. For a Great War Tribe like the tiger tribe, the number might even be smaller, as the stronger the race, the more difficult it was for them to reproduce. Conversely, weaker races had astonishing reproductive capabilities.
As the king kong ape clan was once a royal family of the orc tribe, their reproductive capacity couldn’t be too strong, and their numbers couldn’t be too many. Now, with Zhao Hai having collected five hundred thousand corpses, the bodies he found had transitioned from mostly elderly and children to primarily young and robust adults.
Although Zhao Hai had spent considerable time collecting these corpses, he moved much faster than the living on the icefield. Given that it had taken him over a month, one could imagine how long the king kong ape clan must have spent traveling, never resting, continuing onward until they perished. It was unimaginable how much willpower that required.
Zhao Hai found it hard to believe how these members of the king kong ape clan had managed to survive in such depth within the Extreme North Icefield, showcasing their tribe's strength.
Three more days passed, and suddenly Zhao Hai spotted a black dot in the distance on his screen. He quickly zoomed in, and upon closer inspection, he was shocked to find it was a mountain. While mountains weren’t surprising, what astonished him was that there were trees growing on it—green trees!
This wouldn’t be extraordinary on the mainland, but in this place, it left Zhao Hai utterly amazed. Where was this? This was the Extreme North Icefield, nearly devoid of life besides ice and snow. Who would have thought there would be a mountain here with trees?
Excitedly, Zhao Hai commanded his staff to fly toward the mountain while continuously collecting king kong ape clan corpses. He was nearing seventy thousand corpses at this point.
Due to the time spent collecting the bodies, it took Zhao Hai over two hours to reach the vicinity of the mountain. He also discovered that there were no longer any king kong ape clan corpses nearby.
This revelation thrilled Zhao Hai. He did not believe that the king kong ape clan was completely extinct. The presence of trees on the mountain suggested that the environment could be suitable for life, and it was highly likely that some survivors were living there. The absence of corpses in the area indicated that they had likely been gathered by those survivors.