LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 170: How Come I Didn't Hear It?
The situation suddenly became eerie and unsettling.
The old general, who had just been chatting and catching up a second ago, became an empty husk the next second, standing still with a vacant look in his eyes.
Strange sounds came from behind his back and beneath his feet.
A strong malice drifted over with the wind through the mountains.
The scene was incredibly horrifying.
But Li Muyang, looking at the old man in front of him, spat and showed no fear.
"A couple of evil spirits playing tricks, acting like big bad wolves," he scoffed.
"If you've got the guts, come out and show me your true ghostly nature!"
"Could it be that you dare not appear in the sunlight?"
Li Muyang taunted, ready to activate his skills at the same time.
The Nameless character card, coming from the tutorial, had a skill set that could almost be described as cheating.
He wasn't afraid of having enemies; he was afraid they wouldn't show themselves!
As long as you have a health bar, I will show you how the Evil God kills!
In the sunlight, Li Muyang stared intently at the old man before him.
But from the bushes beside the road, there suddenly arose the crying of another child.
"Mysterious Sword Sect... I hate the Mysterious Sword Sect..."
Not far off, on a roadside fir tree, whose canopy shook, came the tired coughing of the old man.
"This kid isn't from the Mysterious Sword Sect... but the scent on him is even more detestable..."
Then, the laughter of a young woman, the curses of an old woman, the taunts of a reckless man, and the calm sighs of a monk... more and more voices surrounded Li Muyang and Glass Immortal Maiden.
It seemed that the wilderness they were in was silently surrounded by countless people.
Glass Immortal Maiden looked uncertain, and Li Muyang frowned deeply.
The voices became louder, but there were no health bars in sight.
The only change was with General Zhong, who stood rooted to the spot, transformed into a hollow husk.
The health bar above his head turned a hostile blood red.
And the length of the health bar suddenly increased many times over.
Seeing this, Li Muyang didn't hesitate and directly launched his skill at the old general.
Sword Hidden Within!
A streak of cold light spit out by Li Muyang pierced straight through the void, striking the old man.
The old man's body trembled, but no damage numbers floated above his head.
This was a sign of an instant death trigger.
However, the surroundings didn't quiet down; those voices still persisted.
Only the crying voice of a boisterous child suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, the red health bar above the old man's head seemed to shorten slightly.
Li Muyang blinked, seeming to understand something.
"Did hundreds of evil spirits parasitize General Zhong's body?"
The next second, the world on the barren mountain path twisted.
The noisy voices suddenly became extremely intense; Li Muyang had killed one of their kind, enraging the group of evil spirits.
"Kill him!"
"Avenge! Avenge!"
Amid the mournful and furious howling of the evil spirits, Li Muyang faintly heard an extremely weak old man's voice struggling to shout.
"Run away!"
"In my study..."
"Within the secret compartment..."
"Run away!"
The old man's voice was extremely weak as he struggled to shout.
But amidst the dozens upon hundreds of noisy and piercing shouts around him, the old man's voice was quickly drowned out.
Glass Immortal Maiden looked uncertain.
"General Zhong seemed to be speaking..."
She couldn't hear clearly what the old man said, as the voices of the evil spirits were too noisy, completely overwhelming General Zhong's shouts.
Honestly, Li Muyang didn't hear it clearly either.
But the system gave him a hint.
[Main Mission: Escape from the ancient well of grudges, return to the human world, find the notes inside General Zhong's study]
"General Zhong wants us to return to the human world and find the notes he left in his study!"
As he spoke, Li Muyang immediately stopped resisting and, grabbing Glass Immortal Maiden, started running.
The number of these demonic creatures was too great, and the instant-death flying sword immediately lost its effect.
Nameless, the constable with the instant-death skill, feared encountering these enemies with numerous lives the most.
Even the system yelled at him to run… Clearly, he was no match!
The Glass Immortal Maiden was only a moment too slow and got shredded by the distorted space around her, bursting into a spray of blood.
"Damn it…"
Seeing the Glass Immortal Maiden die, Li Muyang also gave up on escaping.
[You have died, game over]
The moment the failure pop-up appeared, Li Muyang swiftly switched to the loading screen.
Restart!
Chu Qingxue, wielding the Glazed Fairy Sword, was instantly killed facing these strange demonic creatures… Could it be that General Zhong had also transformed into an Evil God-level being?
Putting that aside, his terrifying appearance enveloped in demonic creatures was seriously sanity-dropping.
Experience new stories with empire
Li Muyang re-entered the game and completed the old man's dialogue event with the Glass Immortal Maiden.
As soon as the demonic creatures appeared, this time Li Muyang didn't hesitate for a second, grabbing Chu Qingxue and running.
The first two demonic creatures that emerged were still speaking, but Li Muyang had already sprinted ten yards away.
The voice that was initially mocking in an attempt to provoke suddenly faltered.
"… Who is this person?"
How can he run so fast?
Under the sunlight, Li Muyang, holding the Glass Immortal Maiden's hand, ran wildly.
The Glass Immortal Maiden hadn't even realized what was happening when they started fleeing.
The noisy sounds from behind got closer and closer, yet the Glass Immortal Maiden still seemed bewildered.
"Lord Nameless, we…"
What are we running from!
Li Muyang, without turning his head, said, "Run fast! We need to get back to the world of the living quickly!"
"General Zhong said, he left notes in a secret compartment in his study, and told us to find his notes!"
As he spoke, Li Muyang ran even faster.
Chu Qingxue, subconsciously quickening her pace, followed closely behind Li Muyang, yet her expression was still somewhat bewildered.
"Ah? Did General Zhong say that?"
When did that happen? How come I didn't hear it?
The Glass Immortal Maiden felt somewhat lost.
And behind them, the noisy sounds kept chasing and closing in.
In a daze, she thought she heard General Zhong's weak voice amidst the shrill howls of the demonic creatures.
Although it wasn't very clear, it indeed seemed like he was directing them to look for something…
…
The setting sun's afterglow spilled over the streets of Tianjiao City.
In the guest room of the inn, Li Muyang, failed in the game again, was bounced back to reality, somewhat at a loss for words.
"Died again."
These demonic creatures were like damn sticky candy, impossible to shake off.
He and the Glass Immortal Maiden had already run as fast as they could, but they were always caught by some bizarre methods used by the group of demonic creatures.
Once caught, it was a matter of being killed instantly.
A perfectly good game turned into a temple run by the final act.
All Li Muyang and the Glass Immortal Maiden needed to do was run, keep running forward.
After failing more than a dozen times, Li Muyang was somewhat frustrated.
As it was already late, he irritably quit the game and stepped out of the inn.
"Time to interrogate that young Valley Master first."
Li Muyang clicked his tongue in annoyance.
The young Valley Master from Chaotic Soul Valley had been being tortured by them for over ten days.
They had been sending a few Inner Sect Disciples every evening to interrogate and torture her, and tonight it was Li Muyang's turn on duty.
That crazy woman from Chaotic Soul Valley, though not to mention anything else, was indeed tough.
Despite being tortured for so many days, she still managed to curse daily, her tongue was sharp, not showing any signs of weakness.
When Li Muyang last tortured her, this crazy woman was still spewing nonsense, threatening to kill Li Muyang's entire family, suggesting selling the women of Li Muyang's family into a brothel, and so on.
Though it was merely bravado like a dog's bark, such disgusting words still annoyed Li Muyang.
He had already borrowed a set of the latest torture devices from Ning Wan'er.
Tonight was a good opportunity to test the intensity on this crazy woman, to see just how tough her mouth could be.