Otherworldly Desert Dust

Chapter 185 - 147 Human Bait_2

However, the species inhabiting the island seemed unaffected by the magnetism of Magnetic Island. They ran extremely fast and could fly freely, almost as if they had an organ that could counteract this magnetic pressure.

"Don’t waste your energy, let my mechanical beast handle it," Wang Rui seemed eager to showcase the results of his five years of training.

He tossed a foldable metal box into the air. Upon contact with the air, it underwent a chemical reaction, rapidly unfolding and expanding. A metal box that could fit in one’s hand released a majestic Mechanical Black Panther!

The Mechanical Black Panther was even less affected by the magnetic pressure. Its body emitted steaming hot vapor and, in an instant, it dashed hundreds of meters away, pinning down a Big Horned Demon Beast! Stay connected through NovelBin.Côm

The Big Horned Demon Beast was no weakling either. Its muscles were like rocks, and its towering horns gave it an ancient war beast’s vibe. Yet, the Mechanical Black Panther easily subdued it.

"Impressive, this Mechanical Black Panther has the strength of Cang Xia, doesn’t it?" Wu Hen couldn’t help but praise.

"Hehe, the top mechanical beast master of humanity, I wasn’t joking. One day, I’ll create a mechanical beast more powerful than the Twelve Zodiac Beasts... Well, actually, if we have some success today, I’ll consider it an evolution!" Wang Rui said.

After seeing the robust demon beasts caught in the Red Tide, Wu Hen realized that the creatures within the Red Tide were no trifling matter.

The Scroll Realm didn’t have many lakes and its rivers were turbulent. Wu Hen hadn’t learned many hunting skills, but he knew how to fish, whereas Wang Rui was a fishing enthusiast who couldn’t spend a weekend without casting a line.

Who knew his skills would come in handy in the Otherworldly Dust.

"This should be enough. We have bait beasts for fishing Golden Fins. Let’s hope Lady Nuwa blesses us!" Wang Rui said eagerly.

Just after Wang Rui spoke, Wu Hen heard a high-pitched sound from afar, coming from the dark distant domain. It wasn’t moving particularly fast, but it was undoubtedly enormous!

Scarlet!

Suddenly, a streak of scarlet appeared in the distant dark domain.

At first, it looked like the boundary between heaven and earth.

Gradually, it looked more like the silhouette of an imposing mountain range in the distance.

When it finally arrived at the Infinite Red Port, Wu Hen was shocked to see the scarlet tide’s overwhelming size. It looked like a vast scarlet cosmic wave set to engulf the whole Red Port and its surroundings!

There was no clear sound.

But all other sounds were drowned out.

Wu Hen saw Wang Rui speaking to him, but couldn’t hear a word despite their close distance.

Wang Rui gestured to Wu Hen not to move, not to struggle, and not to resist, otherwise, they would suffer physical harm!

Taking after Wang Rui’s example, Wu Hen closed his eyes, stood still, and let the grand scarlet wave wash over him.

There was no smell.

There was no impact.

It even felt like there was no substance, only an exaggerated scarlet light tide sweeping over them without any sensation of collision or hitting the body. The sound-blocking effect, as if in a vacuum, made Wu Hen acutely aware that it indeed swept over the island and towards the Infinite Red Port.

This was equivalent to a boundary power of the Infinite Red Port.

When you were within the Infinite Red Port or its nearby islands, you wouldn’t be affected, but if you tried to leave or escape, it would forcefully bring you back!

"Did you see it? A thin layer of scarlet light will appear under our feet. Don’t be fooled by how thin it is. That’s the Red Plane. If something from beneath the Red Plane grabs you and drags you under, it’s like being pulled into the deep sea, where no god can save you!" Wang Rui immediately warned Wu Hen.

Wu Hen looked and saw the Red Plane beneath the island and the dark domain. It resembled a thin scarlet sea surface, shimmering lightly, yet nothing was visible underneath it.

Wang Rui had also warned Wu Hen that the Red Tide’s waters held the Space Law, so even a thin layer could connect to a terrifying abyss!

The sensation was bizarre.

It was like a city after a heavy rainstorm, where reflections in puddles on a sunny day showed another deep world... And stepping on such a puddle could send you plummeting into that abyss!

This was the Red Plane.

It formed patches like a swamp, spreading across the Infinite Red Port. People walking through Infinite City would deliberately avoid these puddles to prevent falling in or from being dragged out by something from within!

"With the Red Tide washing over, it feels like numerous dimensional gates appeared on Red Port’s roads. Things from that side might show up in Infinite City," Wu Hen said.

"Exactly, which is why you can fish directly in the city by finding a nearby Red Pond. But our goal is outside the island; the true big catches are out there!" Wang Rui said.

It was clear Wang Rui wasn’t a novice at sea fishing.

The two headed to the harbor, intending to rent a floating boat to venture out.

But four men wearing light armor stopped them, their expressions unfriendly.

"You brat, did you forget to pay your respects?" One man in light armor said, his purple skin hinting at an unknown human clan heritage.

"We’ve already checked with the Marquis. This is an unclaimed area," Wang Rui seemed familiar with dealing with these purple-skinned men.

"Don’t you understand respect? I’m not asking about your bait beast hunting. When lower seed people see us, they should kneel and bow. But since we don’t care for such empty gestures, isn’t it better to pay your respects properly?" the purple-skinned man said.

Wang Rui hesitated a moment.

After a pause, he decided that avoiding conflict was wiser and planned to give them some Yuan You Fragments.

But as Wang Rui was about to hand them over, a red-skinned man walked to the floating boat and kicked the bait beast off into the Red Plane.

In an instant, numerous silver fish swarmed. They resembled glowing piranhas, devouring the bait beast the moment it touched the Red Plane, leaving not even a bone behind, including the one Wu Hen intended to use to fish the Golden Fins!

"What the heck? Are you guys insane?" Wang Rui fumed.

Such a hard-caught bait beast was ruined just like that!

"Hmph, do you think we’re beggars? Properly pay a high-quality Yuan You Fragment. You should know that the creatures in the sea prefer eating humans over bait beasts. They’d love someone like you, nice and plump!" the purple-skinned man sneered.

Wang Rui could no longer contain his anger and was about to confront them.

Wu Hen stepped in front of Wang Rui, focusing his gaze on the arrogant purple-skinned man.

"Is what you said true?" Wu Hen asked.

"Of course, it’s true. A high-quality Yuan You Fragment, and we’ll let you go, lower seeds!" the purple-skinned man said.

"I wasn’t asking about that. You said the creatures in the sea prefer eating humans?" Wu Hen asked.

The purple-skinned man was momentarily stunned by the question.

Was this guy okay?

Didn’t he understand that paying respects would prevent being thrown into the sea as bait?

"Brother Hen, let it go. Without the bait beast, we can’t fish," Wang Rui restrained his anger and sighed deeply.

Nuwa God’s descendants had low status in Red Port, and Wang Rui was used to this treatment.

"We can still fish. We have fresher bait now," Wu Hen smiled.

...

Ten minutes later

Wu Hen and Wang Rui set out to sea.

But tied up on the floating boat were no longer Big Horned Demon Beasts.

Instead, four distinctly colored men: a purple-skinned man, a red-skinned man, a green-skinned man, and a blue-skinned man, resembling the purple worm, red worm, green worm, and blue worm that fishermen favored as bait.

"Brother Hen, we’re sure to get a big catch today!" Wang Rui shouted excitedly.

The sea creatures of the Red Plane were highly cunning, easily distinguishing between human bait and genuine sea food.

But no matter how smart or cunning the sea creatures were, seeing living human bait would surely confuse them!

What’s going on??

These people aren’t acting??

They have to try it!