Dragon Tamer
Chapter 1112 - Chapter 1112 Chapter 1116 The Silent Forest

Chapter 1112: Chapter 1116: The Silent Forest Chapter 1112: Chapter 1116: The Silent Forest The Xuange God comforted Wei Huan, yet she herself remained at a loss where she stood.

Though she was known as the All-knowing God, she was just as ignorant about Ghost Mark Star. Moreover, in such a purely barbaric slaughter environment, even as a Mechanist, she wasn’t omnipotent. When every step forward was filled with death, all she could do was choose the path with the least death…

Passing through the resting crowd, the Xuange God found Zhu Minglang sitting under a large banyan tree.

Zhu Minglang was seated cross-legged, seemingly practicing some breathing technique, and not far from him lay an opened corpse of a Dark Ancient Dragon. It was unclear what purpose carrying this now-stinking corpse had served Zhu Minglang on his journey.

“Are you dissecting them?” asked the Xuange God.

“Yes, there aren’t any valuable clues. These Dark Ancient Dragons belong to the Ancient Dragon Clan. There are no records about them in current books. The closest thing I’ve encountered is the Mourning Dragon Species I once met…” Zhu Minglang opened his eyes, and from this angle, the Xuange God had an imposing and prideful air.

“They will come again; they’ll arrive tonight. But there’s one thing I don’t understand: how do they find us? In my premonitions, no matter where we hide, they seem to catch up,” said the Xuange God.

“Sit.” Zhu Minglang gestured to the grass beside him.

Seeing the Xuange God hesitate, Zhu Minglang had the Little Gold Dragon stretch its tail over to serve as a bench.

The Xuange God then sat on the tail of the Little Gold Dragon. She shared some details of the visions she could foresee with Zhu Minglang, allowing him to analyze the tracking methods of the Dark Ancient Dragons.

“When we entered the Banyan Forest, I kept wondering: Are there really no birds, beasts, insects, birds, frogs, snakes here? Because there are no sounds of their calls. Anyone who has camped in the wild knows that the night in the forest is usually filled with bizarre sounds–the wolf howls affirming territory to their pack, the calls of insects seeking mates, the sharp cries of nocturnal birds warding off predators… All these sounds should accompany any jungle, but they are absent here–not because they don’t exist, but because they are all silent,” Zhu Minglang said.

“What are they afraid of?” the Xuange God asked.

“At first, I thought the same, that they might sense a strong predator nearby and thus dare not make a sound, but as we retreated, I maintained an extended Divine Sense perception and found that the Dark Ancient Dragons weren’t tracking us at all; they might have even retreated to their own lairs. At this time, there aren’t any strong predators around us, yet we still hear no sounds. Doesn’t it seem too quiet for this Banyan Forest?” Zhu Minglang said to the Xuange God.

The Xuange God listened intently, filtering out the other people’s conversations…

Indeed, apart from them, it seemed no other creature in the ancient banyan forest made a sound!

The Silent Banyan Forest!

“They may be using sound to locate us. The entire Banyan Forest is too quiet, so that our every move is clearly transmitted to them, while the other creatures all follow the tacit rules of silence. Only we, in fear and unease, keep talking, hurrying along, and maintaining a noisy state of alert…” said the Xuange God.

“Yes, use your foresight again. Don’t try to find a safe place for us; just see if they can still find us at night if we travel as silently as possible,” Zhu Minglang told the Xuange God.

“I don’t have such an ability,” the Xuange God said.

“Oh, I mistook you for a Prophet. Then, is there any alternative method?” Zhu Minglang asked.

Clues of fate were important to Prophets, but Mechanists seemed to follow other ways.

“Your reasoning must be correct. I see a new path. We can safely get through tonight,” the Xuange God said with a hint of a smile.

“That’s good. Next, let’s keep everyone else silent, especially those formations that emit thunderous tremors; they need to stop,” said Zhu Minglang.

“Mhm, thank you for the guidance, Zhu Shou Zun…”

“Shh!” Zhu Minglang put a finger to his lips.

The Xuange God smiled but said, “We still need to inform everyone first.”

…

The Xuange God’s estimation of the voice told everyone, and for a moment, the male guardians immediately halted the Flying Swords that were emitting warning sounds in mid-air…

Those who had been whispering sobs for the death of their companions also quickly covered their mouths.

Everyone began to stare at each other, and the method of communication turned into the most basic sign language, even their movements had to be very slight, to prevent any sound from being made.

Soon, the entire team entered a state of silence.

Night fell quickly, very fast, and as they also ceased making any noise, the entire Banyan Forest became even more silent!

The silence made everyone’s heart race; anxiety and unease could be seen on the faces of Lu Ying, Bai Qin’an, Kong Qiao, Lou Qian, and other women as Zhu Minglang looked at them.

“Gra~~~~~”

Suddenly, from a distance in the ancient banyan forest came the cry of a dragon, the exact sound of a Dark Ancient Dragon!

Sikong Yuantu’s face changed, about to curse Zhu Minglang and claim that his method was simply unworkable, but Wei Huan by his side glared at Sikong Yuantu fiercely, silencing him instantaneously!

Silence!!

Clearly, there were hundreds of people, but every single one remained motionless, daring not to make even the slightest sound.

Everyone maintained absolute silence, so quiet that they could even hear their own hearts pounding rapidly, the tension causing a gnawing pain in their chest and stomach muscles!!

The excessive silence seemed to stretch time itself…

“Gra~~~~~~~~~~~~”

Finally, another dragon cry rang out; the calls of the Dark Ancient Dragons were some of the few sounds in the entire Banyan Forest, and this time the dragon’s cry was clearly farther away!

The sound being more distant indicated they had gone in the wrong direction!

They too were searching aimlessly, no longer encircling them as swiftly as before.

The Xuange God stood ten steps away from Zhu Minglang, her gaze looking towards him, her eyes revealing a hint of pleasure.

Zhu Minglang also smiled back at her.

Effective!

Those Dark Ancient Dragons indeed used sounds to locate their prey!

As long as no noise was made, not even the sound of footsteps, they could no longer relentlessly chase them down like vicious wolves!

After the great battle, everyone had not recovered their strength, and if they were to be hunted again this night, many people with a cultivation base lower than that of a God principal might lose their lives.

At last, they could safely get through the night…

Of course, standing still was not a solution; they still needed to continue on their way, so for now, they just had a moment to catch their breath, and to completely get rid of these Dark Ancient Dragons they had to find another way.