Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 11 The Arrival of the Terrifying Demon King

Looking up at the sun that had just reached its zenith, Yun Ce took out his phone and adjusted the time, setting the time when the sun would be directly overhead to noon.

He had previously discovered that the days here are much longer than on Earth, basically more than twice as long, and the nights are the same. Assuming that this planet rotates at the same speed as Earth, then could we conclude that this planet is larger than Earth?

Of course, "much more" is not simply a matter of doubling.

Yun Ce felt there was no need to do overly detailed calculations; besides, he wouldn't be able to do them well. As a pioneer, exploring whether there was civilized life in this world was what he needed to do now.

Anyone who bears a heavy responsibility is afraid of death.

So Yun Ce returned to the tree hole to prepare for sleep. He felt that his body was not quite stable. Just now, he discovered that his left hand was twice the size of his right hand, but it returned to normal immediately.

After lying down, his hands didn't move much, but his tailbone was burning hot, as if something was trying to crawl out. Yun Ce thought it was probably a tail.

Humans actually have tails, but they evolved to lose them over a long period of evolution. However, the necessary factors for growing a tail are still hidden deep in our genes, and they might reappear once the conditions are right.

The best way to recover is through sleep, especially quality sleep.

After being baked by the campfire for five or six hours, the damp tree hollow had become quite dry. In particular, the areas close to the fire source had seeped out a lot of resin. This resin seemed to have the effect of aiding combustion. Some of the tree cores that were originally on fire burned even more fiercely after coming into contact with the resin. The resin also emitted a faint jasmine-like fragrance after coming into contact with the fire, which was very refreshing.

Yun Ce scraped seven or eight strips off the wall of the tree hole and casually tossed them into the Dragon Ball. He then pulled out two blankets, preparing to lay one under himself and cover himself with the other. He leaned against the door of the tree hole to sleep, thinking that it would take at least several more hours for the entire tree hole to be set on fire.

Leave a gap at the entrance to create a chimney effect, so you don't get suffocated by the smoke.

When the full moon, one of the three moons, illuminated the night sky in pure white, Yun Ce stood on a branch of a giant tree, gazing at the burning tree before him, his eyes filled with sorrow.

He knew his own nature all too well; he would never take a risk unless he was pushed to the brink.

He knew that it was unsafe to start a fire in the tree hole, and he also knew that resin could help it burn.

He understood even more clearly that after seeing the poisonous insects on the ground, he would find it difficult to make up his mind to truly set foot on the most real land in this world unless he destroyed the Giant Tree, which was his haven.

Therefore, it is imperative to create a disaster for oneself to force oneself, just like those toucans who are always thinking about suicide.

Just like how Yun Linchuan only told him the truth when the time came.

In fact, Yun Linchuan understood Yun Ce's weaknesses better than Yun Ce himself.

The full moon at night appears much larger than it does during the day. It is hundreds of times larger than the full moon on Earth. It stands there enormously on the horizon, neither rising nor moving, like a giant eye coldly staring at the world.

There is a huge black dot in the middle of the moon. Yun Ce deduced from the shape of the black dot that it should be a meteorite crater. However, this meteorite crater is too big, so it has become the pupil of the moon.

The light produced by the burning giant wood was far less than that of the unusually large moon, but it did illuminate the places the moon could not reach.

The wood in this world seems to burn very well. After the giant tree burned for a while, the flames climbed up and reached the canopy, thus turning the giant tree into a burning torch.

Fortunately, flames tend to burn upwards and erode downwards very slowly, which gives Yun Ce enough time and space to be safe.

After the giant tree burned, a wind arose on this side because it needed oxygen to fuel the combustion and for the convection of hot and cold air. At first, it was just a weak air movement that created some friction. Before long, the wind was drawn into the burning process, and the breeze turned into an occasional swirling wind. As more air participated in the combustion, a whirlwind climbed up from the tree roots.

The air Yun Ce breathed into his lungs was scorching hot, so he had to move away from the tree for a while until a faint warmth enveloped his body before he stopped.

It wasn't too cold tonight, Yun Ce guessed, and he guessed it was related to the large moon in the sky. A full moon reflects more light to the world, while a crescent moon provides only limited light. As for what a half-moon would look like when it ruled the night, Yun Ce hadn't experienced it and couldn't explain it. He didn't even know the cyclical pattern of these three moons. The spot where Yun Ce dug the tree hole burned the fastest because it had a ventilation opening, so the wind made the fire much brighter than other places.

He really hoped the giant tree would break at that spot...

That's right. After discovering that the ground was too dangerous, Yun Ce planned to set a wildfire in this world to create a relatively safe area for himself.

If they're lucky, they might even be able to use this wildfire to escape this desolate place.

Of course, leaving the wilderness requires that there are traces of civilization in this world.

As for what kind of biological disaster this fire would cause, Yun Ce didn't care. He felt that he had just arrived in this world and was not very familiar with the various creatures in this world, so there was no need to think too much. He would just take it one step at a time.

At this moment, broken branches began to fall from the giant tree. Yun Ce chose to hide under a thick branch, hoping that the giant tree would be burned down soon.
The burning branches tore through the dark forest, eventually igniting the thick layer of dead branches and leaves at the tree roots. The fire spread rapidly, and in a short time, a fire covering more than ten acres appeared.

At this moment, the tree trunk above Yun Ce's head was burning fiercely, and the fire at the base of the tree beneath his feet was spreading like wildfire. If the tree hadn't been tall enough, he would have been a roast duck in an oven, roasted on both sides.

The law of the earth still applies here: no other tree can survive near a giant tree. After the dead branches and leaves on the ground have burned away, the fire ring begins to spread outward. This small amount of fire is simply not enough to ignite the thick giant tree.

Yun Ce, who was pretending to doze off against the tree trunk, heard a creaking sound that made his teeth ache. The thick tree trunk, which was so thick that a dozen people couldn't wrap their arms around it, began to tremble slightly. Seeing that the trunk was tilting to the left, Yun Ce hid on the right side of the giant tree and pressed himself against the trunk.

When Yun Ce was on the right, he could see the huge bright moon. Because it was so big, even when the sun shone on it, the moon, which was like an eyeball, was not very white. The dark soil on the moon made the eyeball look somewhat cloudy.

The enormous eyeball, which the sun could not disguise, was altered by the wildfire before it. As the fire continued to spread outward, the color of the flames also stained the eyeball red, adding a touch of ferocity to this world controlled by the giant eyeball moon.

The birds perched in the trees were the first to feel uneasy. They took flight in flocks, emitting mournful cries, and flew towards the giant eyeball moon without looking back.

The giant tree where Yun Ce was sheltering suddenly snapped in half, making a loud bang as it hit the ground in the dead of night. The massive trunk smashed down on the other trees, and because of the fire, the broken trunk instantly carved a fire path through the dark forest.

Everyone knows that it is easy for flames to burn upwards, but very difficult to burn downwards. Since the burning trunk at the top broke, the fire on this giant tree has become very small. Not long after, the flame at the very top of the trunk went out, but the embers remained. When the wind blew, the black embers turned red, like an incense stick burning for heaven and earth.

The giant tree carved a fire path through the forest, essentially creating a ventilation channel. Fresh air entered the fire path, instantly increasing the fire's area significantly. Then, the wind propelled the fireball, causing it to spread far and wide.

Yun Ce slept soundly against the warm tree trunk, planning to leave at dawn.

In his sleep, he seemed to hear many strange cries, some high-pitched and soaring, some deep and muffled like thunder, and some like the lament of a wronged woman. Of course, there were also cries as loud as a child's.

Invasive alien species are a disaster for native species. This law applies to Earth and it applies to Yun Ce as well. He doesn't know if native species would do something so heinous for their own safety, but he certainly would, and he would do it without a care in the world.

Long ago, there was a prophecy on Earth that said: A terrifying demon king would descend from the sky, wielding a burning wooden stick and sweeping away everything, and Mars would rule over all directions in the name of happiness.

Of course, Yun Ce didn't think that far ahead. At this moment, he was only thinking about conserving his energy to prepare for the huge challenges that were about to come.

When the sun rises, the giant moon has not yet set, but has only shrunk slightly. However, by observing the rate at which it shrinks per unit of time, we can deduce that the giant moon is rapidly moving away from the planet. From this, we can also deduce that the moon is in an elliptical orbit around the planet.

Ancient myths always compare the sun to a messenger of light and the night to a malevolent demon. Every sunrise is a day of victory for light. It can also be said that in places unreachable by people, there are always great people or gods who are fighting tirelessly for us insignificant humans.

It's impossible to expect Yun Ce to be grateful. The Yun clan has no tradition of gratitude, and most of the male members of their clan have the potential to be ungrateful.

(End of this chapter)