Chapter 175: Raid

Gu Rongjin, who had been to the Black Sea, deeply believed that.

Indeed dangerous.

"You can beat the retreat drum." The monk then said: "After all, your lives are more important, right?"

"Who wants to beat the retreat drum?!" Qilin couldn't help but get angry; he originally thought it would be better if the Symbiotic Gu couldn't be solved, and this Black Sea wasn't absolutely necessary to go to, but this stinking monk looking down on people made him unhappy.

We must go to the Black Sea!

Mu Yuanzhi: "We go to the Black Sea to find Reed Wood, Fish Scale Wood, and Giant Vein Dragonfly that can dispel the Symbiotic Gu; besides the Black Sea, we don't know where else they might be."

"If that's the case, then don't ask about the future." The monk put down his wine cup, stood up, and said: "Let's go; today is an auspicious day."

The National Teacher smiled and said: "Indeed, today everything is auspicious."

"Let's go." Mu Yuanzhi also stood up.

Don't think too much; just go and it'll be done.

The sooner we go and return, the better; the border affairs always worry her.

No news has come from the Capital again; we don't know what the Son of Heaven plans.

They traveled day and night, and on the tenth day they finally reached the town near the Black Sea, Rakshasa Town.

Mu Yuanzhi looked at the three grayish characters and felt the town was a bit sinister and scary.

Even in broad daylight, there were hardly any people in the town; it didn't look like a town at all, but rather like an uninhabited place.

"Strange, doesn't anyone here do business?" Qilin looked around curiously, "It feels like there aren't many living people in the whole town."

"Aren't those two people in the inn saying anything? The residents near the Black Sea have all moved away." Mu Yuanzhi said.

It seems the rumor is not false.

"It feels like ghosts could appear at any moment!" Qilin unconsciously shrank behind Mu Yuanzhi.

"You little ghost, aren't you supposed to protect your senior sister? How did you end up behind her?" Gu Rongjin teased.

Qilin's face turned red instantly, and he argued: "I don't! I'm cold, that's why I dodge a bit!"

At this moment, a faint human silhouette suddenly appeared ahead, and everyone immediately became alert.

Gu Rongjin immediately stepped in front of Mu Yuanzhi and went on guard.

The National Teacher also looked solemn; only the monk remained calm.

It seemed foggy ahead; the silhouette was unclear, and all we could hear were heavy footsteps and the sound of something being dragged on the ground.

"Does it look like a giant?" Mu Yuanzhi said uncertainly.

Who has a shadow that big?

Too tall and sturdy!

"Maybe it's just a reflection of something connected, making it look like a giant?" Qilin, who only fears ghosts, isn't afraid if it's not a ghost; he immediately stepped in front of Mu Yuanzhi, one hand gripping his hidden weapon, the other gripping his sword.

Possible.

Gu Rongjin shouted loudly: "Who's there ahead?!"

No one answered, and the tall, sturdy silhouette continued walking over at a leisurely pace; its heavy footsteps felt like they were treading on everyone's nerves, and the sound of something being dragged on the ground sounded like a piece of iron? Anyway, it made people's scalps go numb.

Getting closer and closer, we could gradually make out its appearance.

"It really is a giant!" Mu Yuanzhi widened her eyes and instinctively clenched her skirt.

This was still her first time seeing a giant.

At least it was two of her heights tall and four to five times her width!

So sturdy that one hand could choke a person to death!

Moreover, not only was it huge, its appearance wasn't human; it resembled a monster from storybooks, covered in hair and with fangs!

The giant stopped upon seeing them and began swinging the iron hammer in its hand.

This must be what it was dragging just now.

"Be careful!" Gu Rongjin drew his sword.

Mu Yuanzhi also gripped the hidden-weapon arrow in her hand, ready to attack at any moment.

"Big guy, we're not here to pick a fight, just passing through." Qilin shouted loudly.

The giant heard it, its eyes turned toward Qilin; Qilin swallowed a mouthful of saliva and did not retreat.

Then we saw the giant suddenly go mad, raising its iron hammer and smashing it down!

"Waaah, he doesn't observe martial ethics!" Qilin, panicking, threw hidden weapons randomly, not knowing what he threw.

Seeing this, Mu Yuanzhi also fired hidden-weapon arrows.

Boom——!

The explosion met Qilin's hidden weapons, increasing the power, and dust filled the sky!

Gu Rongjin almost instantly grabbed Mu Yuanzhi and pulled her into his embrace.

The monk raised his arm, using his robe to block; the Qilin hiding behind him exclaimed delightedly: "Your robe's quality is great; do you have another set?"

The National Teacher had at some point already flashed to a safe place, unnoticed and unseen by anyone.

The monk said nothing, merely staring at the smoke ahead.

He narrowed his eyes and fiddled with the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.

After confirming that Mu Yuanzhi was safe in his embrace, Gu Rongjin also looked toward the giant's direction.

"How come there are no screams? Could it be that he's unharmed?" Mu Yuanzhi asked doubtfully.

The monk curled his lips and smiled: "Maybe it's because he can't cry out."

"What do you mean 'can't cry out'?" Qilin puzzled, he poked his head out.

At this moment, the sky-full of dust dissipated, and the giant collapsed straight onto the ground, without blood.

Gu Rongjin went over and squatted to examine it, and Qilin also went over and kicked the giant.

Mu Yuanzhi noticed something off about the giant's waist; she drew her dagger and, without a word, stabbed down to cut it open.

The monk raised an eyebrow: "You're really bold, patron."

As soon as her knife sliced down, blood immediately flowed out!

"Senior sister, you've wounded him badly?!" The Qilin exclaimed in shock.

Gu Rongjin was speechless: "How embarrassing, you're supposed to be half a doctor—look, listen, ask, feel the pulse—but all you do is shout and fuss."

The Qilin let out a sound— isn't that just look, listen, ask, feel the pulse?

"I get it—he's not human!" The Qilin said, then shook his head: "No, there's a person hidden inside him; this isn't really a giant, it's just a skin suit!"

Mu Yuanzhi nodded: "Exactly, look."

The giant's skin was thick; her knife struggled to cut it, so Gu Rongjin used his sword to help slice through this substantial layer of giant hide.

"The earlier explosion must have blown the person inside to pieces..." the Qilin frowned.

The reason there was no blood is because it had all pooled inside; when the senior sister sliced, it finally flowed out.

Maybe he didn't scream because he couldn't make a sound to begin with?

After Gu Rongjin finally peeled off the giant's skin, he wiped the sweat from his face, dissatisfied, and looked at the monk and the National Teacher: "You guys didn't even have one person come help."

National Teacher: "I thought this was your turf."

The monk nodded: "Now is the time to display Patron Gu's strength."

Gu Rongjin's mouth twitched; then he thought, his earlier appearance was indeed quite handsome! Moreover, working with Little Mu Yuanzhi as a couple wasn't tiring!

"Patron Gu, look—this person's mouth is already sealed shut." Mu Yuanzhi gestured for Gu Rongjin to look inside.

One could see that this person's mouth had been sewn shut with thread, just like sewing clothes; the scar on the mouth was extremely hideous.

Accustomed to poisonous insects, Mu Yuanzhi and the Qilin both found it extraordinarily grotesque.

This is too horrible!

"Is he dead?" the Qilin went to check his breath.