C10 Set Fire to the Mountain Reservoir and Fry the Fish

They're coming.

On the horizon in the distance, water began to appear. The water splashed higher and higher, and in the end, it turned into heaven overflowing waves.

The waves were filled with greyish green color. The scaled ridge split open the waves, and the shadows of death could be vaguely seen amidst the surging waves.

Shrimp Leader retracted his gaze and looked at the empty room in front of him.

The evil Alien was becoming more and more cunning. Shrimp Leader pondered silently. Not only did the long war leave enough corpses for both sides, but it also deepened their understanding of each other. This could be seen from the fact that the other side did not choose to enter the valley entrance and instead chose to drive the waves to surround the city.

The preparation that they had prepared in advance had miscalculated. The other party did not have any intention of taking advantage of the situation. Instead, he was prepared to use the simplest and most violent method to achieve his goal. The seemingly brave and unscheming attack had hit the weak spot of the people who were on fire.

The people of the fire were not prepared to welcome the war. Shrimp Leader's strong limbs unconsciously tapped on his carapace.

In the square, the gods fell into a deep sleep after enjoying the sacrifice. The prawns were still praying and worshipping day and night. They thought that as long as they asked for help from the gods, all problems would be solved.

Shrimp Leader knew that the situation was not what the prawns thought. The gods were very generous. But that was after passing the trial of the gods. As for the prawns who had placed all their hopes on the gods... Shrimp Leader could no longer give them any orders. So what if they were the inheritors of the flames? They could be compared to the living mountain-like gods in front of him.

Warriors were unwilling to temper themselves through battle, and the power of the runes had not been inherited, even after Shrimp Leader had displayed the power of the runes. The shrimp people still believed that they could get more from the gods, and the resources they had prepared for the war were used up on sacrifices and living lives. And the harvest of food was getting lesser and lesser.

This was not normal, and all of this was not normal. The gods would not give any additional help because of some kind of sacrifice. When the gods made the oracle of the "sea," Shrimp Leader understood this point. This was the trial of the people of the fire. If they could not pass, the gods would only watch them die.

And now, Shrimp Leader looked at the empty room in front of him.

He was the only one left among the thirteen Inheritor who had sworn to restore the glory of Fire here.

"Great God Father, is this another trial for you?"

However, time did not allow Shrimp Leader to continue comprehending the deeper meaning of God.

A wave came.

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Du Kang was woken up by the water.

Looking around, the valley that was once full of trees had been submerged by the water. On the walls of the valley, in the caves that looked like the residences of shrimp people, water was flowing out. The square that he was in had also been flooded by water. Only the flames on the altar that was still burning in the center of the square were left.

Corpses floated everywhere in the water, including shrimp people. There was also a strange creature that had the skin of a frog and a fish head. These creatures were not large. They were about the size of a third of a shrimp man, with two legs and two arms. This made Du Kang think of the Horrifying Upright Ape. Strange creatures had webbed limbs, without exception.

Ear-piercing and hoarse screams could be heard everywhere. Du Kang saw some still alive shrimp people. They were fighting with these fish-headed creatures. Compared to these fish-headed creatures, these shrimp people were much taller and waved their forelimbs. The spikes on the forelimbs of the prawns were the sharpest blades. After the spikes were closed, their forelimbs would turn into the most powerful hammers. The hard shell covering their bodies was their natural armor, giving them the most effective protection. They were natural heavy-armored warriors. Every time their forelimbs swung, a fish-headed monster would be split into two.

However, all of this was useless. There were too many fish-headed monsters. The shrimp people were split apart by the fish-headed monsters. Each shrimp person was being attacked by more than ten fish-headed monsters. The fish-headed monsters held spears, tridents, and heavy hammers made of unknown metal in their hands. The slightly rusted weapons were quite powerful. The shrimps' shells were quickly shattered and their bodies were pierced through. They became one of the corpses floating in the water.

Du Kang, who was in the middle of the square, still did not understand what had happened. In fact, he did not understand what had happened. After all, he had just woken up for less than a minute.

While Du Kang's consciousness was still hazy, the water in the valley was slowly and firmly rising. Slowly, slowly.

There was no more altar.

Zzzt - -

The fire was extinguished.

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He waved his forelimbs and turned the upper body of a fish-headed monster into a cloud of blood mist. Then, he popped out the spikes and cut down the next monster. Shrimp Leader let go of his thoughts and allowed his body to be immersed in the battle.

The defensive line was destroyed after only defending against one wave. The inheritance left behind by the ancestors could no longer bear the burden. The power of the Three Cornerstones had long been exhausted - before the power of the new runes could be put into use, the soldiers bravely fought in the face of the threat of death. However, this did not change anything. The soldiers in the warehouse had too many inadequacies in experience and technique. Very quickly, they were split apart by the enemy and broken through one by one. The surging waves beat against the defensive line and went deep into it. Finally, they flowed out of the rock wall and gathered into a vast ocean.

Then, the flames were extinguished.

There was nowhere to run.

Shrimp Leader rushed towards the altar, and even more fish-headed monsters surrounded him.

Unlike most shrimp people, Shrimp Leader was not afraid of fighting in the water, as he had experienced the harsh cultivation of the Inheritor. He attacked with his front limbs, and one fish-headed monster after another turned into broken corpses. Soon, Shrimp Leader rushed to the altar.

The flames on the altar that was carved with cloud patterns were no longer burning.

The flame was extinguished.

Shrimp Leader raised his forelimbs.

He remembered that when he was still an ordinary warrior, he had also thought of becoming the inheritor of the flame. Of course, at that time, he didn't think highly of himself. He only thought that after becoming the inheritor of the flame, he should be able to eat more of the sacrificial offerings. That kind of grilled meat.

"Directly start a fire out of thin air?" As the next generation's Inheritor, he looked at his mentor with a puzzled expression. He waved his appendages and said, "How could this be possible?"

"For so long, our ancestors have ignited their flames like this." The mentor raised his forelimbs and gathered his strength. He struck out a large amount of flames in the air. " Even in the era of the sages who used the power of runes, this method was still not abandoned. "

"Because this is not only a method of igniting the flames, it is also a type of spiritual inheritance" The instructor stared into his eyes. "It is precisely because it is difficult to achieve, that the Inheritor that is able to grasp this technique through hard work is revered."

"The power of day and night rotation is so powerful that even the power of runes will slowly dissipate. However, as long as there is still an Inheritor that can ignite flames, the flames will not be extinguished."

The flame hasn't been extinguished yet?

"Bang!"

A violent explosion sounded out as the carapace of the forelimbs rubbed against the air, causing a large cluster of flames to burst forth.

The altar was not ignited.

The fire was extinguished.

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Du Kang had yet to wake up, or rather, he was still in a half-awake state.

When he was still in the Horrifying Upright Ape state, there were similar times. When he slept, he didn't know why, but he woke up for a moment. After that, he raised his head in a daze, turned around, and continued sleeping.

Being on the battlefield did not make Du Kang feel anything. Those things were harmless to him. The surrounding water did not make him feel uncomfortable. The Mantis shrimp was originally a water product.

However, the noise coming from the altar still attracted his attention.

"Oh, fire it out, I know how to do it too."

Du Kang raised his legs and gathered his strength.

"Bang!!"

It was as if thunder had exploded from the nine heavens above the ground, and raging flames surged into the sky.

The world was silent.

On the altar, the flames ignited once again.

Du Kang kept his legs and continued sleeping.