Chapter 25

Wang Hai put on his gloves and didn't wait for the big cat to come to the door, directly getting up and walking to the door.

Bang!

He kicked the door open.

He came face to face with the big cat stepping onto the steps.

Meow!!!

The big cat hissed, without a moment's hesitation, leaped up, and pounced straight at Wang Hai's face!

Strength comes from the ground; when experts fight, unless they have no choice or have unique moves, the biggest taboo is being in the air with nowhere to borrow strength.

Beasts don't understand this, but Wang Hai wouldn't let this opportunity go.

His footsteps were swift, he lowered his body to dodge the pounce, slashed with the hooks on his hands along the big cat's belly, and used the legendary move "I'm a sliding shovel."

Clatter!

A huge gash was cut in the big cat's belly, and red, yellow, and green things rolled out together, spilling in mid-air.

"Tsk!"

Having succeeded in one strike, Wang Hai cursed secretly in his heart, pressed one hand on the ground, and his whole body spun like a top, moving sideways to dodge the flesh and blood splashing from the big cat's wound.

Only to see the flesh and blood falling from the big cat's belly, landing on the ground, actually sizzling, bubbling on the floor tiles.

And the internal organs on the ground were also slowly squirming, occasionally bulging with a outline, as if a pile of living things were hidden inside.

The big cat landed and stumbled, then stood still, turned around, and arched its back at Wang Hai, making a hissing sound.

With such injuries, the internal organs in the belly had fallen to the ground; if it were a living thing, it would definitely be twitching on the ground, unable to move, but it was completely fine, as if it had just bumped into something.

Because it was already a dead thing.

Or rather, it was just another living thing wearing an "outer coat."

Wang Hai clenched his palms, moved his hands and feet, and beckoned to the big cat.

"Come."

He only knew a little about the root of this thing and was facing it for the first time. So he was a bit ruthless in the first encounter, almost getting splashed by the flesh and blood that he knew was bad news.

The reason the old guard could break the cat corpse with one stick was that the "outer coat" had been dead for too long, the flesh and blood were dry, and the bones were brittle.

And the one in front of Wang Hai had not been dead for long; the flesh and blood were still fresh, and the bones and tendons were not much different from when it was alive, so it was agile, making it much more troublesome to deal with.

However, for Wang Hai, it was just right.

As mentioned earlier, the claw technique Wang Hai practiced was called "Removing Leaves," taking the meaning of "pruning the branches and leaves of living things."

It was best at dismantling living things bit by bit.

Li Miao often teased him, "If you don't work as an Embroidered Uniform Guard one day, opening a stall for dismantling meat would be a unique skill."

The big cat paused, still hissed, and leaped to pounce on Wang Hai's neck.

Wang Hai dodged sideways, his hands gently brushing over the big cat's right leg.

The big cat missed, and after landing, it stumbled, its right leg hanging limply behind it, swinging like a soft rope.

With that gentle brush, Wang Hai had transmitted his strength into the skin and flesh, loosening the joints, shattering the bones, and tearing the tendons.

Now, what was under the big cat's right leg fur was a mass of mushy broken meat.

Beasts cannot practice martial arts, and flesh and blood without true energy protection were just rubber that could be kneaded into any shape in front of Wang Hai.

Wang Hai smiled: "If I can't touch your flesh and blood, then I won't move your fur, and I'll just make you into a flesh and blood bag."

Of course, the big cat couldn't understand these words; it would only act according to instinct.

The big cat lost a leg to exert force, its body was already unstable, and it struggled on the ground for a long time before standing up, trying to pounce on Wang Hai.

Wang Hai was not polite, leaped forward, and his hands constantly brushed over the big cat's body.

Before long, the big cat fell softly to the ground, its bones and muscles below the neck dismantled by Wang Hai, barely covered by the fur, and it could no longer move.

Only a pair of eyes remained, staring fixedly at Wang Hai.

Wang Hai didn't step forward, but stomped his right foot hard on the ground.

Bang!

With a dull sound, the bluestone bricks on the ground were shattered, and the stone slabs flipped up.

Whoosh!

Wang Hai kicked out, and a stone the size of a human head rose in response, making a shrill sound as it smashed toward the big cat's head.

Slap!

It directly exploded the big cat's entire head into a paste, splashing it open.

No more sound.

Wang Hai waited for a while, seeing no movement, and thought to himself: "Smashed to death?"

"Shouldn't be."

"This thing has eaten the flesh and blood of at least three people, not to mention countless livestock; it shouldn't be so fragile."

Although this thing is not human, it wouldn't be very cunning. But it is not rare for wild beasts to feign death and then pounce to hurt people after the hunter approaches.

Wang Hai kicked a stone again, sending the corpse flying.

The corpse flew up, rolled on the ground a few times, and didn't move.

"Not in the corpse."

"Then... it must be underground!"

A rustling sound came from behind Wang Hai.

Clang!!!

Wang Hai reached back with his right hand, just in time to collide with something pouncing on him!

He reached out with his claws and grabbed the thing in his hand!

It was a centipede, blood-red all over, with gray-white and emerald-green spots, as long as a human forearm!

The centipede collided with the hooks on Wang Hai's gloves, actually making a clanging sound of weapons clashing!

"Li Xiaosi! Caught it!"

The centipede kept twisting and struggling in Wang Hai's hand, stretching its body to bite Wang Hai's arm.

Wang Hai's soft technique was good at unloading force in a small space, his arm constantly twisting with the centipede's movements, his strength changing accordingly. The centipede was like a bird wanting to fly out of a cage in his hand, difficult to break free.

Li Xiaosi heard Wang Hai's shout, pushed the door open, and ran over.

Tap tap tap tap.

She ran to Wang Hai with small steps.

Wang Hai held the centipede with one hand and stretched the other toward Li Xiaosi.

Li Xiaosi reached out and wiped her hand on the hooks of Wang Hai's gloves, and a wound cracked open in her palm, blood gushing out.

There was no expression of pain on her face, as if she were used to this feeling, and she reached out and grabbed the head of the struggling centipede.

The centipede loved flesh and blood most, opened its mouthparts, and wanted to break Li Xiaosi's hand and drill into her body.

But it touched Li Xiaosi's blood, paused, and hung limply, fainting.

Once it stopped moving, the big cat's internal organs that Wang Hai had dug out on the ground stopped squirming, slowly emitting smoke, turning black and rotting.

Wang Hai let go.

Li Xiaosi picked up the centipede, swung it in a circle in the air, wrapped it around her wrist, and turned to give Wang Hai a sweet smile.

"Brother Hai is amazing!"

Mei Qinghe walked out of the room and happened to see Li Xiaosi wrapping that eerie centipede around her hand, feeling a chill.

"This... what is it?"

Wang Hai reached out and touched Li Xiaosi's head, and hearing Mei Qinghe's question, turned and smiled at her.

"Right, Miss Mei has been practicing at the Huashan Sect. This thing usually only appears in the Miao territory and rarely in the Central Plains Jianghu, so it's reasonable not to know."

"If it weren't for Li Xiaosi, we wouldn't know this thing either."

"Gu, this thing is a Gu insect."

"This one should be the mother Gu that has already become a climate."

Wang Hai was about to explain in detail to Mei Qinghe, but heard Li Xiaosi speak from the side.

"Not right, Brother Hai."

"This mother Gu has an owner."

(End of chapter)