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

"What?"

Before the blond man could react, Qi Xie reached out and took the crystal ball from his hand, then lifted him up and slammed him to the side.

The blond man crashed through the dusty window and fell from the thirtieth floor.

The screams were gradually carried away by the wind, which carried the smell of decay.

Qi Xie stood by the window with the gaping hole, letting the howling wind in the sky whip his trench coat around. He calmly looked down, confirming that his opponent was already dead and there was no need for a follow-up attack.

According to his usual practice, he should have chopped the other person into minced meat and fed it to the evil god.

But now he's deliberately not playing himself, so this is the only way to confirm that no hidden dangers remain.

"What happened? How could someone kill someone in front of so many people?"

"It's alright, that thing we threw down wasn't good, just now..."

"This guy has a really big heart. He just killed someone in front of so many people..."

In the live stream, some viewers who arrived earlier explained the situation to those who arrived later, but basically no one at the scene knew what had happened.

"Oh My God……"

"Why did he suddenly kill someone?"

"Who is this person? Someone who can instantly kill a wandering monk shouldn't be an unknown figure, but his face is unfamiliar... Is he disguised?"

The onlookers whispered among themselves, but most just watched and no one stepped forward to criticize them.

If you don't know what happened and the other person just committed murder, and you're going up to them to show malice, isn't that just brainless?

We are all normal people, without any domineering will, and no one is willing to risk their life to bully a murderer.

"What happened?"

A man wearing a baseball cap squeezed out from the crowd, speaking in a serious tone; he was none other than the official traveler {Water Ghost} Mo Ze.

He established this stronghold, so naturally he didn't want any fighting to happen in his sanctuary.

He walked over to Qi Xie, glanced down at him, and frowned slightly.

However, he quickly calmed down and looked at Qi Xie, speaking in a calm tone without any kindness or malice:

"Can you give me an explanation?"

This strange young man killed someone as soon as he arrived; both morally and logically, he should have asked him about it.

Qi Xie tossed the crystal ball in his hand to Mo Ze and said calmly:

"You can ask around; I reckon more than one idiot bought his fake crystal ball and is planning to deliver it to some dangerous place in the east."

Mo Ze understood the reason from Qi Xie's simple words and couldn't help but look at Qi Xie a few more times.

He didn't think Qi Xie was lying to him, because it was easy to confirm.

Simply ask anyone present to confirm the status of the team located on the east side, and you can confirm whether there is indeed a problem on the east side.

After stroking the crystal ball in his hand and confirming the trickery involved, Mo Ze looked at Qi Xie with a complicated expression:

"You shouldn't have killed him on the spot. We could have handled this quietly."

The existence of something that disrupts order is always unsettling.

When everyone has finally escaped danger and entered a relatively stable environment, the sudden death of one of their kind will instinctively make them feel wary and repulsed, regardless of the cause.

This is not a good thing for either the public or Qi Xie, because Qi Xie's purpose in collecting information and resources will also be affected.

"It's okay, I don't care..."

Qi Xie said casually.

But before he could finish speaking, his relaxed expression gradually froze on his face:

"Yeah...why...?"

Qi Xie lowered his head slightly, pondering in his heart:

"From both a moral and logical standpoint, I had better ways to handle this. Rushing into killing him wouldn't have brought any benefit and would have jeopardized my subsequent plans... So why did I kill him on the spot?"

"When I was with Chen Mu before, why did I automatically treat him as a reserve food as soon as I found out he had a dangerous level of supernatural power? I clearly still have a 'Flesh Nightmare' that I hunted from 'Ghost House', so I'm not worried about not meeting the target, and I shouldn't be in a hurry..."

"And while I was in the mall, I even deliberately put those mimicry insects in my mouth... Even though those things didn't have any weird energy that appealed to me, they still tasted worse than normal food..."

Qi Xie's expression gradually became serious:

"Have I developed a craving for the eerie? Or have I become more indifferent to other life forms?"

Having figured out the reason, Qi Xie closed his eyes briefly and let out a soft breath:

"The evil god's corruption and influence on me have become even greater..."

Whether it's developing a craving for the bizarre or disregarding other life forms, it aligns with the characteristics of an evil god.

This is undoubtedly related to Qi Xie's recent repeated activation of the evil spirits within his body to fight enemies, including dealing with the "Painted Skin Ghost" and subduing the "Ghost Eye".

But Qi Xie strongly suspects that the resurgence of the evil god itself is also a contributing factor.

This is not hard to understand. With the resurgence of the evil god, only He still has a connection with Qi Xie. The pollution left in the bodies of his followers is part of Him, so it will naturally become more active.

"Now it really is going to take the form of an evil god..."

Qi Xie chuckled to himself.

If they are the kind of fanatical followers who are willing to dedicate themselves to the doctrine, they certainly wouldn't mind sacrificing themselves for their god, even as a vessel or a sacrifice.

But he wasn't; he was a very selfish person.

He just wanted to live for himself, get rid of all this, take all the money and leave to live a good life. He'd never had a good life in his twenties.

"If we can't stop or slow down the resurgence of the evil god, we can only start by corrupting ourselves..."

Qi Xie muttered to himself, then turned to see Mo Ze casting a questioning glance at him.

"It's okay, I'll leave soon and won't stay in this shelter."

The attempt to create an evil god was certainly not suitable for a crowded place, and he was only there to gather intelligence and resources.

Upon hearing this, Mo Ze breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said nothing more. He then turned to explain the unexpected situation to everyone and told them to remain calm.

The crowd dispersed, leaving only one person standing in place—Chen Mu.

"We couldn't find anyone who could heal the soul, and Xiaolingtong also said he didn't see the two people who stole the fragments."

Chen Mu glanced at Qi Xie and asked curiously:

"What was that just now?"

Qi Xie shrugged and said:

"A salesperson..."

He summarized the key points of what had happened, concluding, "He claimed that the crystal ball was a sealed artifact with prophetic abilities."

"You bought it?" Chen Mu was taken aback.

"Do I look like an idiot to you?" Qi Xie retorted.

Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his temples with a wry smile, and said:

"That's how these unregulated, temporary trading markets are; they're full of all sorts of scammers. I just ran into one selling fucking lucky charms."

"A damn lucky charm?" Qi Xie repeated.

"Literal meaning." Chen Mu cursed, "That bastard lied to me, saying it was a useful talisman. After I saw through his lie, I found out it was made by his mother. He dared to sell it to me for 400 weird points for forty yuan apiece!!"

"What kind of idiot would believe that someone would be willing to sell such a powerful sealing artifact?" Qi Xie chuckled.

"Captain! I've found a way to save Old Wu!" At that moment, Lin Tong, carrying Old Wu on his back, appeared from another direction, his expression excited.

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