Chapter 171: Death Scourge
"Boom!"
Li Meng fell from the sky and crashed onto the ground with a "thud."
The ground beneath him immediately sunk into a large pit.
The moment he landed, Li Meng's figure flashed and shot out like a cannonball.
Carrying Vanessa and holding Wangwang, he sprinted wildly through the valley.
From time to time, he leaped into the air, crossing obstacles.
He soared hundreds of meters and then landed heavily back on the ground.
He looked just like the Hulk in Earth movies.
In less than half an hour, the Death Domain was already close at hand.
"Ammon, go up the mountain!"
The moment Li Meng charged into the Death Domain, he shivered.
A bone-chilling cold wrapped around his entire body.
That cold wasn't physical; it was a cold that struck his soul.
The surrounding space instantly turned black and white.
Everything gave off an ominous and eerie sensation.
Vanessa's reminder made Li Meng turn and run up the mountain.
The rugged terrain could not stop Li Meng's footsteps.
At times he ran, at times he leaped upward to reach even higher ground.
"Ammon, put me down!"
On the summit of a great mountain, Li Meng set down Vanessa from his shoulders.
He also dropped Wangwang from his hand.
"Woof! Woof!"
Wangwang landed on the ground, happily barking at Li Meng.
It seemed to enjoy being carried while running.
"Ammon, look over there!"
Vanessa walked a few steps forward and approached the cliff edge.
Li Meng also took two steps forward, coming to Vanessa's side.
A large and small figure stood side by side, gazing into the distance at the vast canyon.
In the canyon, a wave of green ghost fire surged like a tide.
The owners of the ghost fire were undead creatures of various strange shapes.
There were human skeletons and Pigmen skeletons.
There were Beastmen skeletons and Centaur skeletons.
Aside from skeletons, there were some corpses that hadn't fully decayed into skeletons.
Their heads burned with clusters of green soul fire.
Countless clusters of green flame formed a long dragon sweeping toward the distance.
The countless undead creatures of various forms formed an undead army.
"Ever since the Demons invaded the Southern Continent and occupied the Southern Wastelands, there have been many wars over the past ten years in the Ogre Mountains between humans and other races. Death becomes nourishment for the God of Death. When the God of Death laughs as he feasts upon souls, his power spills out, and the dead are revived. Ammon, this is both a scourge and a disaster caused by man."
Vanessa's voice rang beside Li Meng.
She gazed expressionlessly at the sea of green fire in the distant canyon.
She was already over two thousand years old and had seen much life and death.
She had also witnessed countless wars between different races.
On the Augus Continent, countless lives perished every day.
Some died in war, others of natural causes.
The God of Death's power was omnipresent; the Death Scourge was always brewing.
"System, begin Life Simulation!"
A new event had been triggered; the future was already changing.
This was the perfect opportunity for a life simulation.
[Life Simulation Started]
[You and Vanessa entered the Ogre Mountains searching for Benben, but you accidentally discovered the outbreak of the 'Death Scourge.']
[You and Vanessa continued deeper into the Ogre Mountains.]
[Wangwang caught Benben's scent.]
[Under Wangwang's lead, you discovered a battlefield.]
[You found Benben leading the Cave Ogres to fight against the Undead Army.]
[Please make a choice:]
[1. Return to the tribe, gather the Goblin army, and wipe out the 'Undead Scourge.']
[2. Support Benben and look for an opportunity to assassinate the Deathspeaker Archmage.]
[3. Inform the Demons about the Death Scourge in the Ogre Mountains and seek their support.]
"Option Two!"
Returning to the tribe to gather the army would take too much time.
Benben might not have that much time left.
The third option was no different from the first.
Even though the battlefield was close to the Southern Wastelands, traveling back and forth would still take significant time.
Li Meng wouldn't gamble Benben's life on "luck."
[You chose to join the battle and support Benben.]
[Because of your presence, the Undead Army could not breach the cave.]
[The long battle left you feeling exhausted.]
[Faced with the endless undead, a sense of powerlessness welled up within you.]
[Just as you decided to flee with Benben, the Deathspeaker Archmage appeared.]
[Vanessa shot an arrow and killed the Deathspeaker Archmage.]
[Without their leader, the undead wandered aimlessly through the mountains.]
[As the death cloud dispersed, the undead were reduced to ash under the sunlight.]
[You claimed victory and gained the allegiance of the Cave Ogres.]
[You returned to the tribe, and the tribe grew stronger.]
[One day, a Centaur messenger arrived at the Throne Tribe.]
[Demon General Douglas invited you to attend an important military conference.]
[You followed the Centaur messenger to the Southern Wastelands.]
[On the journey, you met the Centaur Queen, Margarita.]
[Curious about Centaur anatomy, you made an inappropriate request to Queen Margarita.]
[Queen Margarita was enraged, and you subdued her.]
[You used 'Word Spirit' on Queen Margarita.]
[Queen Margarita looked at you meaningfully.]
[You and Queen Margarita arrived at the Demon stronghold fortress.]
[You made another inappropriate request to Queen Margarita.]
[Queen Margarita looked at you meaningfully and refused.]
[You used 'Word Spirit' on Queen Margarita again.]
[You met Demon General Douglas.]
[Douglas invited you to join the attack on the Irisis Principality.]
[You agreed to the Demon's proposal to send troops together.]
[As you left the fortress, Queen Margarita stopped you.]
[Queen Margarita invited you to her tribe as a guest.]
[You made another inappropriate request to Queen Margarita.]
[Queen Margarita looked at you meaningfully and refused.]
[Growing impatient, you subdued Queen Margarita.]
[On the plains, you used 'Word Spirit' and told Queen Margarita a small story.]
[Queen Margarita fell madly in love with you.]
[You made another inappropriate request to Queen Margarita.]
[Queen Margarita gladly agreed.]
[In the thick grass, Queen Margarita removed her bindings.]
[You satisfied your curiosity and were amazed by the Centaur's body structure.]
[You returned to the tribe.]
[You gathered your army and marched downstream into the Twilight Forest.]
[Your Goblin army swept through the Twilight Forest, plundering many humans.]
[You surrounded Twilight Town and broke through its defenses.]
[You occupied Twilight Town but stopped advancing.]
[One day, a Demon messenger came to find you.]