Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

What is that?

Is there really such a person?

How did you come up with such a name?

wrong……

As Qi Xie's thoughts raced, a smile crept across his lips, and he let out a soft "heh":

"Keep a low profile and don't make a fuss. This is the disguise I'm using."

Yes, he shifted the blame onto a complete stranger without any psychological burden whatsoever.

As for what kind of trouble it would bring to the person in question... he didn't care too much.

Regardless of whether the other person is a good person or not, they definitely have a mouth.

When the people he offended arrive, a simple comparison of accounts will reveal the truth, and nothing serious should happen.

At this moment, Chen Mu looked at Qi Xie and was secretly alarmed:

"It's actually Lu Renjia, the 'Silent Hunter'? What bad luck to run into this high-level assassin from the 'Hunting Sanctuary'. No wonder he has such terrifying strength and malice... But he doesn't look like him at all..."

Hiss... The "Hunter's Sanctuary" is a dark force on par with the "Black Saint Guild." It's reasonable for Lu Renjia to disguise himself, since as a member of a dark organization, appearing under one's real name would easily attract unwanted attention.

But... I heard that Lu Renjia is mute, right? And because he was born mute, he has never been able to speak, even though he has a strange ability to repair his vocal cords, he still can't speak...

Uh, was it all an act before? Or have you recently learned how to speak properly?

Chen Mu probably believed what the "passerby" in front of him said.

After all, who in their right mind would casually mention the name of such an obscure member of a dark force?

Of course, he remained cautious, keeping an eye on any points of doubt.

Furthermore, he was even more convinced that the member of this dark force who had traveled with him had ulterior motives.

If this bloodthirsty, silent hunter were to come into contact with my team members, wouldn't they be in danger?!

"No... I have to protect my team..."

Chen Mu clenched his fists.

"Why have you stopped?"

Qi Xie took a few steps forward, then turned back and gave Chen Mu, who was standing still, a cold look.

"Hey~ Mr. Lu is here~"

Chen Mu's mouth was faster than his brain; he only thought of slapping himself after the words were out.

All I wanted was to live!

Walking dejectedly ahead to continue leading the way, Chen Mu tried to soothe his guilty conscience.

Qi Xie followed leisurely behind, deciding to avoid using his signature abilities, such as the Blood Axe and Shadow Tentacles, in this instance as much as possible.

They hadn't gone very far.

The two suddenly stopped, hearing a weak cry from their right:

"Is...is anyone there? Help...help me..."

"Um?"

Qi Xie glanced to the side and saw a figure waving at them from a collapsed ruin on his right.

She was a girl who looked to be in her early twenties. She had fair skin and a delicate nose. Her small, oval face was pale from blood loss, and her puppy-dog eyes with slightly droopy corners were cute and endearing.

The girl was covered in blood, her lower body was trapped under the collapsed rubble, and there was also a lot of blood on the stones that were pressing on her waist and legs.

"You two in front... could you please help me...?"

The girl also noticed Qi Xie and his companion. Her upper body was slumped over the rubble, and she struggled to reach out her hand towards them, weakly saying:

Clearly, the girl had an accident when she fell from the sky. Although she survived, she is now in a critical condition with severe injuries.

"Help me..."

The girl made a faint sound.

But neither Qi Xie nor Chen Mu made a move.

At the same time, dark light flowed from every corner under Qi Xie's clothes, gradually solidifying beside him and transforming into the Ghost Sword, a sword with a white hilt and a black blade bearing an illusory ghost face.

"Well?"

The girl was clearly taken aback for a moment.

Clang—!

The next second, a sword's cry, mixed with ghostly howls, rang out.

The girl's skull flew off, and the contents inside burst out, filling the air with dark green liquid.

"ah---!"

The girl, whose skull was now only half intact, let out a sharp, inhuman shriek.

At the same time, several dark green tentacles covered with fine scales, like snakes, shot out from her half-open head.

The tentacles flailing wildly, seemingly trying to pounce on the two of them in a final, desperate struggle.

At this moment, Chen Mu made his move.

The image in his eyes as he looked at the monster girl was that of a 'vengeful druid' with short limbs, a thick beard, and sharp fangs.

The ground around the monster girl suddenly softened like ice, then burst up and transformed into sharp spikes that surrounded her from all sides, piercing her instantly.

The monster girl, who had been severely injured, struggled stiffly for a few moments before collapsing, suspended in mid-air by spikes.

"That's impressive. I didn't expect you to have the ability to identify the strange."

Chen Mu looked at the young man beside him and sincerely praised him.

After all, the girl's disguise was so convincing that even he was initially fooled.

If it weren't for the eerie warning system on his body that detected the other party's malice and issued a warning, he would have been severely injured by the other party if he had approached to offer assistance.

"Fortunately, even without any malicious warnings from the strange entity, Lu Renjia next to me seems to have the ability to detect strange things. Hmm... I've never heard of him having this ability before?"

Just as Chen Mu was pondering.

Qi Xie glanced at him sideways:

"What skill?"

Chen Mu was taken aback.

"I just want to kill her and take her loot."

Qi Xie spoke calmly, while taking a strange step towards the girl:

"I just didn't expect it to be such a weirdo."

"A cold-blooded madman!"

Hearing this, Chen Mu felt his blood run cold, and he gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly:

"Truly befitting the style of the dark forces."

He was now even more convinced that the person opposite him was Lu Renjia.

With his back to Chen Mu, Qi Xie felt the faint, fearful gaze behind him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The stories about murder and looting were obviously made up by him.

Judging from Chen Mu's expression when he was mistaken for Lu Renjia, Lu Renjia himself is probably not a good person.

Since it's not him who's being smeared, he can just act like a beast too.

Before making a move, he naturally relied on the low-frequency echo of the [Ghost Sword] to confirm that the opponent was indeed strange.

"Hmm... It's rather ordinary, only a restricted-level weirdness, but it can still be used as a sample to understand the situation of this instance."

Qi Xie had already arrived beside the pierced monster, the red light beneath his dark, beautiful eyes intensifying slightly.

"Hiss...no...this is..."

The next second, Qi Xie frowned slightly, suddenly reached out and grabbed the monster girl by the neck, pulling hard.

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