"Still can't get in touch?"

The earline for communication was broken. Then, the instrument used to detect the surrounding environment was also broken.

"Mhmm."

She didn't know how to operate such a sophisticated instrument. She had to follow Zongxiang's instructions to understand the most basic operation.

But now, all of these things were broken.

Uneasiness.

The long-lost uneasiness slowly crept into her heart. Compared to the helplessness of arriving in a foreign world, not being able to return to that world made her feel even more uneasy …?

Touching the pendant on her neck, Huaguo took a deep breath.

It's okay.

It's okay.

"Are we still going out today?" Wuji was wiping her body.

Although because of the previous deterrence, most people avoided this place, but there were still a few who were not afraid of death and would sneak up on them at night.

They had been here for three days and didn't know much about this world. After using the vines to suppress the mayor of this district, they took the opportunity to occupy this seemingly decent place.

But only for this district, it was a decent place to live.

A simple container was converted into a one-room apartment. The outside looked miserable and broken, but the inside was relatively clean.

There was no running water, and the remaining food was also expired.

Although it was much better than the moldy and spoiled food here, she had enough food. Although Huaguo kept it, she didn't plan to eat it.

It wasn't that she didn't want to continue to move forward, but the people she saw before made her realize the difference between her and the residents here.

Compared to those ferocious adults who would cower at the sight of the vines, which were also known as telekinesis, Lin Sanjiu was much more fearsome.

It was better to ask a younger child who was relatively less experienced and shrewd.

Until then.

She looked at the food in the room. She could take it out as a reward.

But.

She didn't know if it was because they didn't go out much, or because there were no children here, but in the past few days, she didn't see any children younger than her.

Most of them were around 20 years old.

Did the survival of the fittest eliminate the old and the weak?

No.

That was not right.

Huaguo stopped fiddling with the instrument and tapped his knuckles on the table in front of him thoughtfully. 'It's understandable if the old people are eliminated. Speaking of which, it's still a question whether there are any old people here who can live to a ripe old age.'

But if there are no children, then why are the people here thrown in midway? "

'… You know too little about this place.'

"You may leave."

In such a confused situation, it was best to quickly find out the relevant information. Hanaguo rummaged through the equipment in the warehouse.

"You stay here."

Previously, Huaguo didn't want to expose his warehouse because of the detection equipment. Therefore, he tried his best to avoid using it.

But things were different now.

Wuji was one of them. As a non-human species that didn't like to talk too much, even if they went back, they probably wouldn't expose the existence of the warehouse.

"Why don't I go with you?"

After learning about the environment here, Wuji was always worried.

At the end of the day, he was just an assistant. If, if — he was a tachi, no, a katana was fine too!

Would there be no more mistakes like the previous one?

Huaguo stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Wuji, who was clearly much more disheartened.

Ever since he was injured, although she didn't know what he was thinking about.

However, it was still possible to make a rough guess.

"Wuji, you …" She pursed her lips and didn't know what to say. "Then let's go together."

Anyway, if this house was gone, she could just find a new one.

She had a clean water source and enough food.

She had everything here.

The most important thing now was to find someone she could communicate with and trust.

But living in a place full of garbage, would there really be such a person?

With this thought, Wuji held the sword in one hand and held Huaguo's hand tightly with the other. The two of them still followed the directions of the previous few people and walked to the next few districts.

Regarding this place, they had only heard that it was called Meteor Street, and that it was divided into different areas. The deeper the area was, the cleaner it was, and the stronger the residents were. As for the deeper level, there was more information, but they did not know anything.

They had already wasted three days' time.

Huaguo, who only heard this little information, couldn't help but feel a little irritated. If there were no results today, no matter what, they could only bite the bullet and go to the next few districts.

But.

Today might be different.

This was the only reaction the two of them had after seeing the giant cocoon that fell from the sky.

Chimera ants.

A group of monsters that could speak human language came to Meteor Street.

"I, the Queen of Extermination, am the ruler of this place from today onwards!"

"As the Queen, I allow you to become my subjects and offer me the greatest loyalty and respect."

The woman who looked the closest to a human but had a scorpion-like tail sat on the throne wrapped in spider silk and said arrogantly.

Not to mention the group of strange-looking 'aliens' behind her. Their eyes were as though they had seen a treasure as they rushed forward dauntlessly.

The crowd that looked very vigilant in the past was like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They were torn apart on the spot.

They …

They were preying on humans …

The sound of a sharp weapon cutting through flesh, the smell of blood that burst out in an instant, and the low and inaudible cry of pain.

The stench of blood clearly showed that this was another world.

There were many people who resisted. In the face of a life-threatening situation, the people who were like scattered sand instantly united.

But —

It was still not enough.

Not strong enough.

The smell of blood permeated everywhere, shrouding the already rancid garbage mountain with a thick layer of bloody smell.

People of the same age in different worlds, one was still lamenting the mediocrity and incompetence of life, the other had already paid the price of blood and even life in order to survive.

How unfair, but there was nothing they could do.

Why?

What — exactly — was this?

An unexpected scene appeared.

Even though she had seen the crowd killing each other before, such a one-sided slaughter still made Huaguo's pupils tremble.

This was the first time she faced such a strong malice.

The thick evil thoughts that were about to materialize had almost completely swallowed her whole body.

She couldn't move.

Never before.

Even if she 'jumped' countless times.

She had never done it.

She had always accepted kindness and peace. She had always been gentle and even had an innate ability to escape. Looking at the scene in front of her, she had no way to retreat. She could only face it head-on …

She faced the person lying on the garbage pile, who had been split into inconspicuous pieces. The facial features that could still be vaguely recognized were soaked in a thick pool of blood. The half-opened back of the head could still be vaguely seen inside … the brain.

And those monsters who spoke human language just ate on the spot without a care.

Disgusting.

Her pupils constricted.

Her breathing was rapid.

She couldn't control her fingers that were hanging on both sides of her body began to tremble slightly. Her face was so pale that she could clearly hear the cold sweat sliding down from her forehead.

Why?

In the end, why?

This was completely different from the world she had experienced before.

There was no clearer understanding than this.

As long as she took a wrong step, as long as she was slightly weaker, she would immediately end up like that.

Run!

Even though her body was covered in cold sweat, her brain, which was working extremely fast, immediately gave the order.

Run away from here!

"Lord Huaguo!"

Her body was moving faster than her brain.

By the time she came back to her senses, she was already dragging Wuji and running away.

She didn't have time to explain. She took advantage of the fact that those people hadn't noticed her and that this place hadn't completely fallen. "Run!"

She was born from trees. What she had learned in her life were mostly related to the wood element.

Although she was gentle and powerful, and she was also very good at healing and defense, in contrast, she didn't have a strong offensive style. That was an unavoidable shortcoming.

This was the area at the edge of Meteor Street. The woman who called herself the queen seemed to know this place very well.

She started an indiscriminate massacre without a second word. It was definitely not a joke.

She came to this world to find the so-called liquid ore that could repair the Damocles Sword. It wasn't easy for her to survive in so many worlds. She didn't want to die in this place just like that!

Huaguo used the vine to send another Mutant flying. He counted the strange creatures scattered on the ground. He was starting to feel a little tired.

It was like a war of attrition. Even though he sent every one of them flying, soon, new ones would appear.

He didn't feel tired. He didn't stop.

He didn't know how long he could last.

Moreover —

Time passed.

The monster who called herself the queen seemed to have noticed this corner.

The vine wasn't a powerful attack. She was very clear about her position. It was fine if she was a healer or a healer, but it wasn't so easy to be a damage dealer.

She saw that the tide of people was gradually surging over.

Huaguo couldn't help but drag the area in front of him. He subconsciously pushed Wuji beside him. "You go first."

"Lord Huaguo!" Wuji widened his eyes. He was unwilling to go first.

He knew that Huaguo's vines could only knock people out. So, he helped kill the monsters that were scattered here.

After making sure that they were dead, he turned to the next one.

If he left, what would happen if the fainted monsters woke up?

"Go!

I can't hold on for long! "

Although he knew that Wuji came out of the sword, Huaguo couldn't let him stay when he saw him bleeding after being injured.

"But —"

"This is an order!" This was the first time she used the power of 'Lord Huaguo'. "Run!"

The Queen's arrival was faster than she had expected.

Compared to before, she could rely on the vines to finish off the monsters?

Qi?

Grey Lie?

Qi's relatives played with Qi Na?

U?

Huang Shuo's lips?

She took the initiative to use the vines that filled the sky to form a huge wall, completely sealing off the retreat behind her. However, she also completely exposed herself in front of the queen.

You're not the one who dies —

I'm the one who dies.

This kind of desperate approach made her more determined.

Although the array that she took out in a hurry from the void warehouse was not enough, as long as she could stall for time, it was not a wishful thinking to completely kill these monsters in front of her.

As long as —

As long as she could stall for time!

But —

So fast!

The barrier formed by the interwoven vines began to shake violently with the continuous attack. The scattered rubbish and 'parts' on the ground were swept up by the storm, heavily hitting the surrounding people.

The smell of blood, which was already very strong, immediately surged several times.

In an instant, cracks began to appear on the originally unbreakable vines. As the force of the impact increased, the cracks gradually began to spread.

The Queen of Death's attack was very fast. Her strength and speed were very strong. Every move brought about a strong wind.

A few people who were accidentally injured by the scorpion tail turned into monsters almost immediately after the poison from the tail tip was injected.

It was very scary.

Huaguo was wary of the scorpion tail behind her, which was shining with a strange light, and tried to see her movements clearly. Gradually, he could no longer keep up with her speed.

She defended numbly. She didn't know how long she could hold on.

There were a few times when she was almost stabbed by the tail tip, but she was saved by the vines.

The remaining monsters did not have such good treatment. As meat shields who were accidentally injured, they were entangled by the layers of vines. The damage they received also caused wounds to appear on their solid skin.

Cries of pain were endless.

Huaguo forced himself to support his waist. He stared at the Queen in front of him without blinking. His ears could clearly hear his own drumming heartbeat.

In the end, Huaguo's combat experience was still too little.

As time went on, such a high-intensity battle gradually weakened.

The Queen of Death did not advance. Instead, she retreated. Looking at Huaguo who was gradually becoming dispirited, the next moment, she dealt a full blow.

Not good!

He looked at his arm that was instantly twisted into light and scattered in the air.

But in the next moment, it immediately gathered into a brand new arm.

The piercing pain had not yet dissipated. Huaguo, who had no time to think about this, was in a daze. Only then did he realize that his current body was born from his original body.

No matter how close his appearance was to a human, and how he was used to it, in essence, it was just the most successful of the many incarnations that were experimented.

There was no blood.

There was no substance.

A pure body of energy.

Only the pain of being injured was 100%.

In other words.

Even if his entire body was twisted, burned, or pierced, he would be able to recover 100%.

As long as he could endure —

The pain of that moment!

He could escape.

There was no clearer understanding than this moment.

He no longer wanted to fight.

He was almost able to complete the array in his hands.

Huaguo gritted his teeth. In one breath, he pasted five or six charms on his body.

At the same time, he threw a lock of hair that he had just cut off from the Queen of Death's head to the center of the array.

The last step.

Completed.

With the establishment of the array, the sky above Meteor Street, which had been shrouded in fog, began to fill with a scarlet color. It was wrapped in an indescribable force and attacked the interior of the array.

The Queen of Death looked at this rare scene. Out of her animal nature, she subconsciously wanted to retreat.

She was fast.

The array was even faster.

Before they could escape from the inside, the layer of surging power had already descended. With the Queen of Fatal Blow as the center, it concentrated its killing intent to its heart's content, treating all the monsters in the center of the formation as its prey.

"Roar —!"

"Ah —!"

The roars of the monsters were incessant. They were even more violent than the screams of the humans from before.

The black fog lingered and covered the entire range of the array. The scene inside could not be seen at all. Only the smell of blood, which was ten times, a hundred times stronger, surged in front of him.

It was obviously a stronger smell than before. But in this situation, it made Huaguo feel relieved.

While knowing that he had escaped, his legs could not help but feel a little weak.

With a shiver, he could not help but sit cross-legged on the spot.

Finally.

It was all over.

With this thought in mind, he did not wait for him to catch his breath.

The array in front of him, which was about to be settled, suddenly surged. What followed was the familiar roar of the Queen of Death.

This …

This …

He was still alive?!

He could not care less about continuing to sit cross-legged on the ground. Huaguo struggled to stand up with his hands on the ground. He stumbled to leave this place.

However, because of the previous exhaustion, his crooked walking posture was not much better than a child who had just learned to walk.

"Master Huaguo — here!

Here — "

This idiot …

He had clearly told him to leave first.

He actually came back to look for him —

"Master Huaguo, you, you're crying?"

"It's just sweat dripping into my eyes. It stings." He rubbed his eyes carelessly. "Stop talking. Let's get out of here."

There was still some time before the array lost its effect. The streets behind had all fallen. They had to escape to the first few streets immediately.

As expected, he still could not adapt to the environment here.

In this place, even a child would be much colder than them.

It was precisely because he was not cold enough that he and Wuji ended up in this situation.

In other words, being merciful to one's enemy was being cruel to oneself.

But fortunately —

He still had enough ability to redeem himself.

Huaguo recalled the ability he had copied. Although he had never used it, from the literal meaning of the copied ability, it should be more reliable, right?!

"Master Huaguo, that's a child."

On the way in a hurry to escape, the two of them found the child that they had not been able to find before.

Even though he was in a sorry state, Wuji could not help but cry out in joy.

However, following Wuji's gaze, the child's situation was not good.

Although his silver hair was very beautiful, he did not know if it was because of the environment, whether it was the color or the brightness, it was not as bright as Wuji's.

Only the eyes hidden in the silver hair were still bright.

Silver hair and red eyes.

He was thin and small, and his face was dirty. He looked to be about five or six years old.

Compared to the adults around him, although they were older than him, their faces and eyes were gray and silent, he looked much better.

However, the environment in the field did not improve at all.

The child was already on the verge of death, surrounded by several aliens at the foot of the garbage mountain. It seemed that he would die soon.

"Master Huaguo, should we save him or not?"

Before setting off, Riyo Awashima had warned many times that the place they were going to was very dangerous. Except for the two of them, other people and things were not to meddle in other people's business. It was better not to get into trouble.

However —

That child had obviously been forced into a desperate situation.

"Little brat, you smell delicious."

Because of excessive blood loss, he gradually felt cold. He trembled and bit the corner of his mouth. Even his originally accurate throwing was affected.

Was it over?

He was going to die in the hands of this monster, just like those people he had seen before.

He had thought that he would be able to live a little longer.

Looking at the person pouncing on him, his originally fast movements seemed to have been slowed down countless times in his eyes.

He could clearly see all the details at this moment that he had not noticed.

Whether it was the fly that flew away, the moldy wood under his feet, the fine dust in the air, or the smiling face in front of him that was determined to win.

Everything …