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

"Ah—Ugh!!!"

The terrifying screams echoed through the corridor, but then abruptly stopped, turning into a sobbing sound.

Far from the battlefield, around a corner, Bai Yiyi and Wang Shan were hiding to avoid being caught in the crossfire, carefully listening to the sounds of the battle.

The distant roars and various indistinguishable sounds of smashing and crashing blended together and hadn't stopped since they started.

The battle had been going on for nearly half an hour.

Wang Shan listened intently for a while:

"What was that scream just now?"

Bai Yiyi squatted to one side, hugging her knees, and pondered for a moment:

"Judging from the sound, it seems that when the ghost bride screamed, Mr. Qi stabbed her directly in the throat with the handle of an axe."

Wang Shan imagined the thick, long club with the handle of the Blood Axe, and his body trembled slightly.

Having that thing shoved all the way from your mouth to your throat must not be a fun experience.

{Bloodaxe Butcher} still plays a ruthless style.

Wang Shan had watched Qi Xie's walkthrough video of the inn instance, and Qi Xie's fighting style left him with only one impression—brutal!

That wasn't something they learned through systematic training; it was something they honed through countless battles, a mix of various unorthodox styles.

There was no element of performance involved; every move was designed to kill.

This made Wang Shan even more curious.

Such a mysterious young powerhouse possessed a wealth of combat experience even before entering the bizarre dungeon.

Where did this person come from?

"Who exactly is Mr. Qi?"

Wang Shan looked at Bai Yiyi with a curious expression.

"have no idea."

Bai Yiyi shook her head, then glanced meaningfully at Wang Shan:

Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you.

Wang Shan paused for a moment, realizing his excessive curiosity, then pushed up his glasses and said somewhat apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."

"You don't need to apologize to me, and I really didn't know."

Bai Yiyi said earnestly.

"Um?"

Wang Shan was taken aback:

"You really didn't know? But you teamed up with Mr. Qi?"

"I really don't understand, do you think he's cooperating with me because he trusts me?"

Bai Yiyi chuckled softly and shook her head with a smile:

"What a joke! We've only known each other for a short time, how could we possibly have that kind of trust?"

The reason for forming a team was simply that Mr. Qi was short of money, and I needed help, so we reached a cooperation agreement.

He was willing to cooperate for two reasons: first, I'm a smart man and never get involved in anything outside of business; second, neither I nor my family are part of the Traveler faction.

Wang Shan suddenly realized:

"Understood."

Why did Qi Xie, who was short of money, choose Bai Yiyi instead of cooperating with other forces?

It's very simple. It's not because of trust, but because Bai Yiyi and her family are rich and pose no threat to Qi Xie.

Jia Yu had only been at odds with someone for less than a day when they came knocking on his door. Did they think he was so powerful and wealthy that he couldn't move?

To put it bluntly...

Qi Xie can control the Bai family's money bag.

Of course, saying it that way would be a bit of an exaggeration.

If it were someone like Tiger or Jia Yu, they might use various methods to semi-coercely exploit the Bai family.

Qi Xie simply wanted to find a partner who could make money easily and pose no threat; he had no malicious intent.

"You... no, I should say, your family is quite lucky to have met Mr. Qi during this period..."

Wang Shan let out a long sigh, his eyes carrying a somewhat inscrutable meaning.

"This period?"

Bai Yiyi was taken aback:

"What's wrong? Has anything changed in the real world?"

"I don't know either, but some unsubstantiated rumors have been circulating within the guild."

Wang Shan's expression turned serious:

"Some say that the supernatural is invading the real world, and that supernatural energy is permeating our lives."

"What?!"

Bai Yiyi's eyes widened.

"Over the years, you must have seen all sorts of half-true, half-false paranormal stories online, like the alleyway ghost incident in Shangjing City, the midnight student ghost incident in Yingchuan City..."

"That's not fake. These so-called paranormal events are just the effects of eerie energy seeping into the real world. And the frequency of paranormal events has been increasing in recent years, which shows that the degree of penetration of eerie energy is also slowly deepening."

"The real world is not absolutely safe either."

"It's just that in order to avoid causing social panic, the authorities are working with various forces to deal with and cover up these things."

After Wang Shan finished speaking, he sighed:

"That's why I say your family is lucky to have met Mr. Qi and reached a cooperation agreement during this period."

Bai Yiyi's eyes widened, and her small mouth was slightly open.

It took her several minutes to process the massive amount of information.

I was just about to say something more.

But then I heard...

Tap, tap, tap...

In the darkness, a series of echoing footsteps approached.

Bai Yiyi swallowed her words, and Wang Shan subconsciously turned his head to look.

In the deep darkness, a small light appeared, and then a tall, robust figure emerged.

The young man looked as if he had just been pulled from a pool of blood; even the ends of his hair on his forehead were dripping with blood, and there were several splattered bloodstains on his cheeks.

His clothes were torn in several places, and the clothes on his right abdomen were completely ripped, revealing his strong abdominal muscles and clear waistline.

Clearly, the battle that just took place was extremely fierce.

Wow...

The sound of a heavy object being dragged could be heard.

A young man emerged from the darkness, a cigarette dangling from his lips, the embers flickering in the shadows. His blood-stained right hand dragged a blood-stained axe, while his left hand carried four severed heads.

The four heads had terrified and ferocious expressions, and they all looked exactly the same; they were all the heads of the ghost bride.

Qi Xie was holding the long hair of four heads, which from a distance looked like he was carrying takeout.

"What are you talking about?"

Wang Shan's eyes twitched as he looked at the severed head in Qi Xie's hand.

"Mr. Qi, what's this in your hand...?"

"It's just a late-night snack I brought for someone, don't worry about it."

Qi Xie tossed the four heads into the shadows at his feet, speaking in a flat tone.

After sharing power, the Ghost Bride, whose strength has increased dramatically and who is fearless of death, is indeed not easy to deal with.

However, he was still no match for him.

He has just killed the ghost bride four times.

Each time the Ghost Bride is resurrected, the eerie energy on her corpse disappears.

As for the head, perhaps because it was the core of the strange energy circulation, a tiny bit remained.

Perfect timing, I'll bring some snacks back for his partner.

"Ask me anything later. Come with me first. I feel something's not right."

Qi Xie pulled a colorful ball from the shadows, threw it in the direction they were coming from, and quickened his pace to catch up.

The reason he didn't rush to proceed was that he wanted to kill more ghost brides and accumulate more heads to boost his performance.

But after being killed four times, the ghost bride suddenly stopped regenerating.

This change struck the perceptive Qi Xie as somewhat unusual.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yiyi and Wang Shan did not hesitate and followed after them.

We passed by the place where Qi Xie and the Ghost Bride had just fought.

The dimly lit corridor was a mess, with sawdust and dents scattered all over the floor, and countless thin marks on the walls, as if they had been made by a sharp steel whip.

Of course, there are also countless knife marks deeply embedded in the wall.

That was chopped out by the Blood Axe.

Such a horrific scene shows how fierce the battle was just now; even if Qi Xie could kill the Ghost Bride, it would still take him a lot of effort.

After all, it was a combination of two restricted-level bizarre forces.

Passing by the uneven battlefield, the three quickened their pace and followed behind the flowery ball, heading towards the bridal chamber.

However, after walking for a short while, Qi Xie suddenly stopped again.

Before the two people behind him could ask, a cry rang out first, and at the same time a figure appeared in front.