Chapter 75

Liu Hong's graceful figure darted swiftly through the dense undergrowth, like a dancing flame of red.

"Damn weather!"

Muttering a complaint, Liu Hong's brows knitted tightly, her heart burning with anxiety.

Due to the torrential rain, the already weakened "Netherworld Perception" was further diminished.

More infuriatingly, the rain blurred her vision.

If not for this sudden downpour, she could have used her "Netherworld Perception" to determine what was happening at the location where the water magic was cast.

The mage who could cast such powerful water magic was likely already at the level of a "Grand Mage."

Liu Hong could hardly imagine why such a powerful mage would be in this ordinary forest, devoid of precious herbs and rare minerals.

Was it a coincidence, or...?

Regardless of the reason, Liu Hong hoped the mage was not an enemy!

"What?" Her expression suddenly changed.

"What's going on? That water dragon..."

Suddenly seeing the massive water dragon dive from the sky, even the usually composed Liu Hong was startled.

"Damn! Why now of all times!"

She abruptly stopped, leaped onto the tallest nearby tree, and gazed in the direction the water dragon had disappeared.

If the water dragon attacked, Liu Hong, at her current distance, would inevitably be affected.

Ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds... a minute passed.

Apart from the sound of the rain, there was no abnormality, and there was no flooding as Liu Hong had imagined!

"Could the water dragon not have attacked?"

Liu Hong remembered clearly that the water dragon had indeed dived rapidly from the sky. Given its size and acceleration, even if the caster was a Grand Mage, it would be impossible to stop it so suddenly!

Since that wasn't the reason, what was going on?

"The speed of the water should have already reached here. Even if it was slower, it should have appeared within the range of my 'Netherworld Perception.' Why has there been no sign of it for so long?"

This was truly bizarre!

"Could the magic have been just for show?"

Shaking her head vigorously to dispel the chaotic thoughts, now was not the time to consider these things; finding Qiqi was the most important!

Just as Liu Hong was about to jump down from the treetop to continue, a faint but clear scream reached her ears.

Her expression suddenly changed, and her body stiffened.

Just from the scream, one could imagine the extraordinary pain the person was experiencing!

What slightly reassured Liu Hong was that the voice was unfamiliar, not someone she knew.

However, what she didn't know was that the voice belonged to the Corpse-Dissector, one of the Three Corpse-Eaters, who had already turned into a ghost by the time she jumped down from the tree.

Liu Hong would never have thought that as she continued forward, the Skin-Stripper, another of the Three Corpse-Eaters, had also become a ghost.

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Holding a massive hammer, Dong Fang Xiu Zhe looked at the pit left by the Gut-Slitter's escape, a mocking smile on his lips.

"Not even a basic earth escape, at best it can be called a tunnel. Do you really think you can escape from me with this?"

Dong Fang Xiu Zhe couldn't describe this ignorant fool; it was like showing off a big knife in front of Guan Yu!

Shifting his gaze, Dong Fang Xiu Zhe looked at the massive hammer he had taken from his storage ring, growing more satisfied the more he looked at it. He couldn't help but feel proud that he had managed to snatch this item from that big fool.

"This thing is really heavy!"

He swung it casually; without using his true essence, it was quite a strain for Dong Fang Xiu Zhe to use it.

"Let's test your power today!"

After a brief warm-up, his originally bright eyes suddenly shot out a cold light.

The Gut-Slitter, like a frightened bird, released his aura at maximum speed. His hands, like the pincers of a crab, moved frantically, each movement digging large chunks of soil from in front of him.

This was his unique combat skill—Crab Pincer Tunneling Hands.

Using this skill, he had化解了无数危险。这次为了逃生，他不惜冒着斗气过度消耗的危险，将这项技能发挥到极限，只为彻底远离那个杀人不眨眼的小怪物。

那个小屁孩，真他妈不是人！

因为是在地下，四周漆黑一片，看不清前方的道路，Gut-Slitter只能根据自己的经验，尽可能地往地下深处跑。

这让他觉得更安全一些。

对于那个眨眼间便杀了他两个兄弟的小恶魔，他实在不知道那小恶魔还有什么做不出来。

“太变态了，这世上怎么会有这么变态的小孩？他真的是小孩吗，还是说他是一个披着稚嫩外表的老怪物？”

今天这件事，给了Gut-Slitter一个教训，他决定以后再找下手目标的时候，绝不找小孩下手。

只这一次，他就被吓出根来了。

因为是在极度紧张和恐慌的情况下，Gut-Slitter的斗气消耗非常大，他现在必须停下来休息一下，否则的话，他除了按原路返回外，将没有力气钻出地面！

蜷缩着身子，竖起耳朵，仔细聆听了一下，没有任何声音，四周安静得只能听到自己的心跳声，就连雷鸣声都消失不见了。

阴冷地笑了笑，Gut-Slitter有些得意地暗道：“我已经钻入地下，就算你再厉害也不可能追过来了吧，哈哈，没想到还是我最厉害！”

对于已经死去的Corpse-Dissector和Skin-Stripper，他没有任何心痛的感觉，更别说要为他们报仇了，他几乎连想都没有想过。

“同伴”、“兄弟”、“朋友”这些词汇对他来说，和衣服没有什么区别！

旧的不去，新的不来！

Gut-Slitter相信，只要自己能够活下来，找到臭味相同的人绝不会是一件难事，到时候别说“三尸鬼”的名号会重建，甚至“五尸鬼”、“六尸鬼”……都有可能！

就在Gut-Slitter对自己的未来开始遐想时，一阵异样的声响，突兀地从身后响了起来。

起初声音很微弱，渐渐地，变得越来越清晰，好像什么东西正在以极快的速度接近这里。

“是什么？难道那个小恶魔真的追上来了？”

Gut-Slitter的脸色瞬间变得惨白，手掌有些颤抖地从怀中掏出一颗火光石，然后向着身后的洞穴弹射了出去……