When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 272 Hunger

After a long and magnanimous speech by Zhu Chongjiu, amidst another round of praise from the crowd, he recounted his analysis of the monster that had suddenly appeared the previous night.

He also shared his insights on how he had slain many demonic beasts.

Seeing the state of Zhu Chongjiu and his group, some people in the crowd questioned whether he had really killed the demon beast.

Is he pretending to deceive everyone here to maintain his previous invincible image?

Upon hearing that some people did not believe Zhu Chongjiu, Hu Lie, who had a rather straightforward personality, suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of the crowd.

He raised the demonic beast's fangs in his hand to prove his ninth brother's innocence.

Upon seeing the monster's fangs, everyone fell silent.

Then came another round of praise.

And then some people started to say, "We want to join Zhu Chongjiu's team."

To seek protection!

However, Zhu Chongjiu's next words silenced those who had just been shouting for enlistment.

"The second thing I mentioned is that because I broke the rules of this continent, the rats doubled the difficulty of my mission."

The exact multiplier is currently unclear.

Seeing the crowd in front of him whispering among themselves after hearing his words, Zhu Chongjiu continued;

Of course, I still welcome anyone who wants to join my team.

However, I must inform you in advance of the risks involved in joining my team.

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu say this again, some people in the crowd began to chime in, saying, "Brother Jiu is right."

However, since Ninth Brother just said that the monster was only slightly stronger than an ordinary murderer.

It's a bit rough and thick-skinned.

Let's not trouble Brother Jiu to protect us anymore.

So I decided it would be better to team up with a few friends and tackle the remaining levels on our own.

Seeing that someone had made a decision, many others immediately echoed that they wanted to form their own teams.

"I don't want to cause Zhu Chongjiu any trouble."

As the crowd slowly dispersed, Zhu Chongjiu didn't forget to call out to them, "If you encounter any trouble, feel free to ask me for help!"

In the end, fewer than twenty people remained in the arena.

Looking at the remaining twenty or so people, Zhu Chongjiu asked them what they meant.

Several leaders then told Zhu Chongjiu.

They had seen his figure from afar before even entering this continent.

Some are on the Crimson Flame Planet, some are in the Dead Black Sea, and others have recently been in the Divine Tree Palace.

Their purpose in coming here is to join his Ancient God Alliance and to be respected by Zhu Chongjiu!

Looking at the humans, demons, and other races before him, Zhu Chongjiu smiled and said to them;

"You can follow me if you really decide to."

You can also join the Ancient God Alliance if you wish.

However, I want to make it clear beforehand that following me doesn't guarantee your survival.

Second.

To formally join the Ancient God Alliance, we must wait until we leave this continent.

It's not that I'm heartless.

Because the true members of my Ancient God Alliance are the elite of the elite.

But the "elite" I'm referring to doesn't all refer to strength.

Your character, your intellect, your special skills, and so on...!

At this point, Zhu Chongjiu paused for a moment before looking at the twenty or so people and asking, "After all I've said, do you still want to follow me?"

Seeing this, several others, after discussing amongst themselves, bowed to Zhu Chongjiu and left the group.

In the end, only thirteen people remained who persisted in staying in the same place.

Seeing the resolute gazes of the thirteen people, Zhu Chongjiu nodded and then turned to Xiao Jin, saying, "Xiao Jin, go and record this person's identity information."

It's clear that these thirteen brothers are all brave and skilled warriors.

From now on, they will be under your command!

Seeing this, Xiao Jin happily walked towards the person below.

At the same time, he muttered to himself, "Haha, I never thought that I, the future 'Golden God,' would be the first one in the Ancient God Alliance to have subordinates!"

After saying that, he began registering the information of those people, while introducing himself and his Ancient God Alliance in a high-profile manner!

Zhu Chongjiu watched as Xiao Jin quickly became one of the people.

Furthermore, those thirteen people were named the "Thirteen Protectors".

There are no personal names; the thirteen people are given code names.

He turned to the crowd and said, "Let's take advantage of the daylight."

We need to hurry and head deeper into the mountains.

Although the rat didn't tell us about the mission.

But I have a feeling that the mission's end must be at the edge of these mountains.

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

After Xiao Jin recorded the information of the thirteen people, everyone began to head deeper into the mountains.

As time goes by.

During their journey, Zhu Chongjiu and his group encountered many people who shared the same thoughts as them.

They also encountered several groups of immortals.

But no one clashed with anyone else.

On this continent fraught with unknown dangers, minimizing casualties and preserving one's own strength is the best course of action.

Those enemies will eventually be eliminated and swallowed up by this continent.

This was said by Zhu Chongjiu when he met the first group of immortals, and Xiao Jin was about to lead his newly recruited followers to kill them. Zhu Chongjiu then comforted them.

Without any unexpected incidents, Zhu Chongjiu led the group for over a hundred kilometers before the sky began to gradually darken.

At the same time, the roar of the monster began to faintly reach everyone's minds as the sky darkened.

After glancing at the sky, Zhu Chongjiu said to everyone, "From now on, our goal is to find caves that emit light."

After finding it, they set up camp there.

That concludes our task for today!

A moment later, the tenth of the Thirteen Protectors discovered the cave on a small hill about 500 meters away from everyone.

When everyone entered, they found that although it was not as spacious as their original dwelling, there were still quite a few glowing minerals.

The entire cave was brightly lit.

However, just after everyone had settled in, a gurgling sound suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw Xiong Da awkwardly clutching his stomach.

"Big Bear, are you hungry?"

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's question, Xiong Da replied sheepishly, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Ninth Brother!"

No sooner had Xiong Da finished speaking than one of the Thirteen Protectors' stomachs began to rumble.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu asked everyone.

Are you feeling hungry?

Seeing everyone nod, and Xiao Jin even jumping out to ask Zhu Chongjiu, "Ninth Brother, aren't you hungry?"

I've been starving for ages.

If everyone weren't so hungry right now, I would have thought it was just my imagination.

After hearing Xiao Jin's explanation, Zhu Chongjiu checked himself and found that he did not feel hungry.

But my mouth feels quite dry.

Although I'm not thirsty, it would be very good to have a couple of sips of water at this moment.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Chongjiu said in a deep voice, "It seems that the real test for us on this continent has only just begun."

Now everyone's storage rings are locked.

They couldn't find a solution for food and water.

If they were truly like ordinary people, these people wouldn't last much longer.

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, Xiao Lei continued, "It's a good thing we were talking about this last night."

Fortunately, there is no feeling of hunger like that of ordinary people here!

Well, this time it's not even lasted a day.

"These mountains are barren, not a single leaf in sight. Where are we supposed to find food?"

Speaking of storage rings, Zhu Chongjiu thought of the rat guard and the soldier king Xiaofeng inside the storage ring.

The reason why Zhu Chongjiu did not take the two into his dantian at the beginning was because of his opinion.

The little ones were all brought out little by little from within the Azure God Realm.

Those who have shared life and death are also connected to one's own dantian (lower abdomen).

Needless to say, Xiong Da and Xiao Hei are even more so.

The two were the people who had followed him from the very beginning, the people who would protect him from death.

For the time being, both Haozi Guangwei and Xiaofeng are considered outsiders.

Zhu Chongjiu had made a decision when the Void Ship arrived.

If the Void Ship manages to exclude the two of them, then they will remain in the Wood God Palace.

Waiting for Xiaomu to emerge from seclusion, and then following Xiaomu.

If we really can't expel them, then we'll wait until we reach the continent of the Ancient God Alliance before making any decisions.

Looking back now, the fact that they didn't expel the living creature from the storage ring shows that they simply didn't care.

Fortunately, I listened to Mu Zu's advice and took the little ones into my dantian.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to come out right now and would have to wait inside the storage ring.

Okay, let's get back to the main topic.

After recalling the past, Zhu Chongjiu began to think about the issue of food.

Although he already had an idea for obtaining food, the water problem remained unsolved.

Moreover, it's still unknown whether this food is safe to eat.

Seeing Zhu Chongjiu's furrowed brows, Xiao Hei, who rarely spoke, suddenly said, "Brother Jiu, if all else fails, shall we just eat the monsters here?"

Hearing Xiao Hei say that he ate monsters.

Xiao Jin exclaimed anxiously, "Brother Hei, you really aren't picky about food!"

Didn't you see that the monster we killed last night was spitting out black blood?

Seeing Xiao Jin contradict him, Xiao Hei replied, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

Judging from the current situation, even a fool could guess it.

That rat certainly won't let us rest comfortably at night and travel during the day.

Then everything went smoothly for them as they made their way out of the mountains!

After hearing this, Xiao Jin was at a loss for words.

Zhu Chongjiu then continued Xiao Hei's words, saying, "Xiao Hei is right."

This is the only thing we can do for now.

"Whether it's edible or not, why don't we just catch one and try it?"