Chapter 30

What, what's wrong?

Suddenly, a Da Xiong Mao's call came from behind, startling Ling Xue'er.

This Da Xiong Mao probably doesn't think I taste good and wants to catch me to serve as dinner for its owner, right?

You can understand panda language, right? Then can you help me?

……

Hearing that, Ling Xue'er let out a sigh of relief, but also found herself somewhat speechless.

It's just helping out, why get so worked up? You almost scared me to death...

After a moment of silence, Ling Xue'er adjusted her mindset and a smile reappeared on her face.

What is it? Just say it!

It's like this: my master doesn't understand panda language; when you see my master later, could you tell him my name is Biri Bala·Bu Lu Da La·Di Li Gu Wu……

Ah? You, you wait a moment.

Listening to the Da Xiong Mao babble out a long string of names, Ling Xue'er couldn't help but twitch at the corners of her eyes twice.

What the hell kind of name is this? It's way too long!

Ling Xue'er thought her memory was decent, but she really couldn't remember such a long string of names.

After taking out paper and pen from her Storage Bag, she nodded and said:

Go ahead.

Mm-hmm, my name is Biri Bala·Bu Lu Da La·Di Li Gu Wu…… Gu lu gu lu qi, how's that? If you didn't catch it, I'll say it again.

Hmm… no problem, I've already noted it down; when I meet your master, I'll tell him your name.

Thanks, next time I'll treat you to purple-gold bamboo; uh… after eating purple-gold bamboo, you'll become as smart as me!

Ling Xue'er: ……

I'm so angry! I really am not an idiot!

Definitely next time! I still need to go nearby to continue searching for survivors, and I'll come back in the evening.

Having said that, Ling Xue'er waved her hand, boarded the helicopter, and left.

Roar. (That foolish human female won't not come back, will she?)

The Da Xiong Mao watched the receding helicopter and couldn't help but show a hint of worry.

……

Su Hao was unaware of what happened at the shelter.

At that moment, he stored the Lethally Poisoned Arrows in the passage into his Storage Bag while walking toward the end of the passage.

After he had collected all the Lethally Poisoned Arrows, Su Hao had also arrived in a spacious hall.

By the light of the awakening god's lantern, Su Hao roughly made out the layout of the hall.

The hall overall is rectangular, about eight meters high, with a huge crystal lamp hanging from the ceiling.

On the wall directly in front of the passage entrance hangs an oil painting over five meters tall.

In the oil painting is depicted an old man wearing a black silk robe, his complexion pallid and bloodless, with a strange smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

His left hand is tucked inside his sleeve, while his right hand wears a red gemstone ring, placed over his left sleeve.

But on his right hand, there is not a scrap of flesh—only pale bone!

In the dim light, it looks somewhat gloomy and terrifying.

To the left of the passage exit is a small corridor where a few doors can be vaguely seen.

To the right of the passage is a wooden staircase leading to the second floor.

Roar!

Just as Su Hao was surveying the hall, a roar suddenly came from the left-side corridor.

A figure burst through a wooden door with a 'bang' and came flying toward Su Hao.

Stitching Monster?

After that figure rushed out of the corridor, Su Hao got a clear look at its appearance.

It is a two-meter-tall, bulky figure wielding an iron spiked club, its flesh appearing as if stitched together, with many dark red lines.

The Stitching Monster's overall appearance somewhat resembles a sumo wrestler from Sakura Country, except its left hand is a white wolf's head, eyes half-closed as if asleep.

Obviously, this is a Stitching Monster composed mainly of a human body, stitched together with large amounts of unknown flesh and a white wolf skull.

Stitching Monsters are a special kind of monster, usually artificially created by beings such as necromancers.

Stitching Monsters are considered special because their lower limit is very low, yet their upper limit is absurdly high.

If only ordinary severed limbs are used for the stitching, the resulting Stitching Monster might not even be able to beat an ordinary person.

But if the corpses of extraordinary beings like dragons and giants are used, such a Stitching Monster could very well match a dragon in combat!

Wait a moment! Necromancer?

Could it be that this castle was once the dwelling of a necromancer?

Thinking of this, Su Hao's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he looked forward to exploring the castle even more.

As he knew, necromancers are high-level extraordinary beings, at least Third Tier.

If this castle truly is a necromancer's abode, then the things obtainable here are likely far richer than Su Hao originally anticipated.

Now is not the time to dwell on this; we must first deal with the enemy before us.

Watching the Stitching Monster brandish its spiked club and suddenly charge forward at speed...

Whether due to the Stitching Monster's left hand having been fused with a wolf's head, or because its stitched flesh possesses some extraordinary trait, its sudden surge increased its speed manifold.

If it were another First Rank extraordinary being, unless it had a significant speed boost, it would likely be unable to dodge such an ambush at this distance.

If Su Hao had come yesterday, facing the Stitching Monster's ambush, he could only have taken the spiked club head-on.

However, today is different; after synthesizing the Clear Wind Boots this morning, Su Hao's movement speed increased considerably.

All that could be seen was him pushing off the ground with both feet, sticking to the wall, and stepping back two steps to the right.

Boom!

The Stitching Monster waved its Wolf Tooth Club, stirring up a strong gust; it fell down before Su Hao's eyes and smashed heavily onto the ground, blasting out a large pit, with stone fragments flying several meters away.

One can see how tremendous the force contained in this Wolf Tooth Club is; if it were to strike Su Hao's head directly, it would probably blast his brains out.

"This Stitching Monster should have First Rank strength!"

Su Hao's gaze narrowed slightly, and his expression became a bit more solemn.

From this simple move, Su Hao could tell that, whether in speed, strength, or combat experience, this Stitching Monster far surpassed Ye Xiu and the others.

However, this only made Su Hao take it seriously, without causing him excessive worry.

Watching the Stitching Monster raise its Wolf Tooth Club again and smash toward him, Su Hao calmly stepped back, widening his stance, and once again avoided the Stitching Monster's attack.

As long as it's not in a confined space, with the Clear Wind Boots, Su Hao is fully confident he can dodge the Stitching Monster's close-range attacks.

Indeed, just as he had thought, the Stitching Monster's next three attacks were easily dodged by him, and the distance between him and the Stitching Monster had already been widened to over ten meters.

"This distance is about right!"

Su Hao's mouth curled slightly upward; while keeping his feet retreating, the Blood Flame Technique runes in his mind flickered faintly.

But just then, the wolf head on the Stitching Monster's left hand, which had been motionless, suddenly opened its eyes, a flash of cunning crossing its gaze.

Upon noticing Su Hao's distraction as he prepared a skill, it unleashed a wind blade that had been readied for a long time, shooting toward his neck.

This wind blade was extremely fast; in the blink of an eye it reached Su Hao, with a 'pfft' sound it sliced across his neck, leaving a circle of tiny wounds.

Immediately after.

Drops of blood flowed from this wound, Su Hao's head tilted backward and fell from his neck, revealing an extremely clean incision, yet no blood flowed from it!