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

just--!

The tiny, dorit-like insect on my fingertip let out a sharp cry and struggled and writhed.

Qi Xie then noticed that the sharp part that was gleaming with cold light was the head of the insect.

"Why is your head so pointy?"

He raised an eyebrow and brought the insect closer to his eyes for a closer look.

Although for ordinary people, these things are really a bit of a sanity drain.

But for Qi Xie, whose sanity was locked, these things were basically equivalent to snacks—at least compared to the mantises, they looked much more appetizing.

The next second, right before Chen Mu's dazed eyes, he popped the pointed Doritos into his mouth.

Chen Mu's eyes gradually changed from blank to terrified.

Qi Xie: Chew, chew, chew...

"Hmm... This is a strange energy at the restricted level. The quantity is very small. Although it's possible to catch more and accumulate them, it's too troublesome. The workload is not proportional to the income... But it's much better than ordinary insects. It's okay as a snack, as it imitates some of the texture and taste of food?"

After a brief taste, Qi Xie abandoned the idea of ​​catching insects to feed the evil god.

A single insect contains far too little of the strange energy; it would probably take dozens of them to equal the power of a complete strange being of the same level.

"vomit……"

Chen Mu gagged a few times, then stared blankly at Qi Xie and stammered:

"You...you...ate it?! Don't you...don't you feel disgusted?!"

Qi Xie slowly swallowed the crispy snack and looked at Chen Mu:

"Then let me ask you."

"Is there a big difference between eating food from a dungeon and eating insects?"

Chen Mu swallowed, feeling a lingering nausea rising in waves from his throat.

"Hmm...it seems...not very big..."

So that's why.

Qi Xie shrugged and said matter-of-factly:

"Wouldn't it be easier to just eat the bugs?"

"Is that how it's said?!"

Chen Mu's eye twitched, increasingly convinced that the young man in front of him was mentally unstable.

"This guy's been gnawing on mushrooms and bugs... Could he have pica? Does he really enjoy eating things even dogs wouldn't touch?"

Boom boom boom...

Just then, the tremor from the soles of his feet finally brought Chen Mu back to his senses.

Hundreds of monsters surged up from downstairs through several single-floor elevators, their terrifying numbers sending chills down Chen Mu's spine.

The monsters at the forefront had already rushed up to the fourth floor and were running wildly down the corridor, like a tidal wave in a zombie disaster movie.

Although he escaped from the underground parking garage, danger followed closely behind!

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and subconsciously unleashed the strange power he controlled, preparing to fight a desperate battle alongside Qi Xie.

"You're in charge of those main roads, don't let these things get behind me."

Qi Xie's gaze was calm as he gave Chen Mu a brief instruction.

"what?"

Chen Mu, who was just about to help deal with the situation head-on, was taken aback.

This mall is huge, with a maze of passageways, but it's clear that the main passage is the widest and also the most challenging, because it's where the most monsters are.

He actually wants to shoulder all the pressure alone?

Chen Mu was moved for a moment:

"Mr. Lu, aren't you afraid?"

Qi Xie turned around and glanced at him in confusion:

"What am I afraid of? These corpses can't fly. At worst, I'll just throw them here and they'll fly away on their own."

Chen Mu: ...

Seeing Chen Mu's expression, as if he had just eaten a bite of authentic pork intestine sashimi, Qi Xie turned back with satisfaction, a wicked smile creeping across his face.

The next second, he faced the monster horde alone, taking a step forward instead of retreating.

Seeing this, Chen Mu no longer hesitated and turned to rush towards the monsters rushing towards the main road.

"roar--!"

A deafening howl exploded, and black streams of light slid out from every gap in Qi Xie's sleeves, coalescing around him into a sword with a bone-white hilt, a jet-black blade, and a shrill ghost face on it: the Ghost Sword.

Puff puff puff!!

Amidst the ghostly howls interspersed with the cries of swords.

Each slash accompanied by a sonic boom sent the heads of the dozen or so monsters in the front row flying into the sky.

The glass of the shops facing the aisle was shattered instantly, and sword marks were left on the ground, ceiling, and walls of the corridor.

The monster, its head severed, swayed a few times, its posture becoming even more bizarre and twisted, but it still relentlessly lunged forward.

These monsters are essentially corpses controlled by insects. They don't die from having their heads chopped off; instead, their nervous systems are damaged, making them even more difficult to move.

"To be on the safe side, chop it into mincemeat to prevent it from coming back to life."

Qi Xie muttered to himself, then flicked the black sword again, causing the ghost face on it to open its mouth and scream.

The next second, bloody gashes burst open on the bodies of the monsters at the front, peeling away layers of old clothes, flesh, and bones, eventually turning into a bloody mist carrying fragments of flesh and blood that scattered away.

In theory, no matter how well an item is replicated using [Imagination], it will still be inferior to the original.

However, when Jiang Zhengyi uses the Ghost Sword, he needs to be careful not to be corrupted by the strange power due to overuse.

Qi Xie doesn't need to worry about this. In fact, if he wanted, he could even learn from the evil god's method of eating sealed objects, gradually nibbling away at the sword's body and then digesting it through the evil god's corruption.

As long as he doesn't overuse [Shadow's Gaze] or [Flesh Reforging], and avoids excessive activation due to the corruption of evil gods, he can easily overload ordinary sealed artifacts.

This means that his [Ghost Sword] actually performs almost as well as his original body.

Clang—!

Another sword rang out, and several monsters exploded on the spot into a bloody mist and a bloody pulp.

boom--! ! !

Kicking away the nearest monsters, Qi Xie didn't waste any words. He raised his hand, gripped the Ghost Sword, and activated it again, producing a resounding boom as he shattered more than a dozen monsters in front of him. At the same time, he charged forward, plunging into the monster horde and raising his sword to strike.

puff--!

Amidst the chilling sound of flesh being sliced ​​apart, the Ghost Sword pierced directly into a monster's head, before being forcefully pulled by Qi Xie and cleaved in two from head to tail.

Chen Mu, who was guarding the main road with the help of medicine and grenades, noticed this scene and shuddered.

What kind of sword is that!

This fighting style is distinctly closer to the use of a halberd, a Guan Dao, or a two-handed axe.

While Chen Mu was internally complaining, little did he know that Qi Xie was also sighing inwardly, feeling rather awkward.

The Ghost Swordsman is indeed versatile, but in terms of sheer destructive power, it is still not as fierce as when he swings the Blood Axe.

If he goes all out, he can easily and efficiently shred the monsters in front of him using the Blood Axe and Shadow Tentacles.

Of course, he hasn't reached the point where he has to expose himself yet, because he is also testing the lurking people in the mall.

"Mr. Lu! There are too many monsters, and they're coming up too fast! We can't defeat them all!"

Chen Mu was starting to falter and let out a shout.

"Go up to the fifth floor."

Qi Xie replied simply:

"I noticed earlier on the fifth floor that all the escape routes were locked. Go up to the fifth floor and blow up the remaining single-floor elevators. I'll hold off these monsters to give you time to set up."

Chen Mu was startled, then gritted his teeth:

"Mr. Lu, if you can't take it anymore, don't worry about me, I'll find a way to get a divorce myself..."

"Don't worry, I have hands and feet. If I can't hold on any longer, I'll fly away and leave you to feed the bugs alone."

Qi Xie calmly interrupted Chen Mu's impassioned words.

Chen Mu: ...

With that look of having just eaten a large intestine thorn... or a mushroom, he turned and rushed toward the single-floor elevator to the fifth floor.

"Wait a minute."

Qi Xie's voice came from behind.

"I knew we'd developed some kind of camaraderie after spending this day together..."

Chen Mu turned around with delight.

"Give me the snakeskin bag, it'll make it easier for me to run away later."

Qi Xie reached out his hand to him.

Chen Mu: ...

Gritting his teeth, Chen Mu untied the urea snakeskin bag tied around his waist and handed it to Qi Xie. This time, he rushed up to the fifth floor without looking back.

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