Chapter 82: Terror from the Sewers

Crickets and ants, yet they dare to be so reckless!

A surge of furious rage burst forth as the Grey Giant grabbed a player off the ground with one hand, crushing his bones until they shattered, nearly causing his intestines to spill out.

Its other hand swung violently toward Ye Lian.

The attack hadn’t landed yet, but the terrifying gust of wind it generated was enough to send a person flying.

Ye Lian used the momentum to retreat, avoiding a direct clash.

But that meant the player was completely doomed.

In truth, even if Ye Lian rushed forward now, she wouldn’t be able to save him.

The Grey Giant’s strength far exceeded expectations.

For a moment, Ye Lian was at a loss against it.

Her strike missed, and the Grey Giant didn’t pursue.

Instead, it shoved the captured player into its mouth.

“No, noooo—!”

With a crunch, the player’s screams were abruptly cut off as blood gushed from his body.

Witnessing this, all the players present changed expressions, their stomachs churning, and terror exploding within their hearts.

“……” Bai Xue stood frozen, sword in hand.

Even though she was no stranger to death, seeing a player devoured alive unsettled her deeply.

“Hurry and run for your lives!” Ye Lian landed gracefully and shouted at the four players nearby.

She couldn’t save everyone, but she could at least distract the Grey Giant and rescue some.

Hearing this, the others snapped out of their daze and fled in panic.

The Grey Giant didn’t chase them, its gaze locked solely on Ye Lian.

To it, this audacious little ant who dared offend it was the priority target to eliminate immediately.

As for those others — the food — it could catch and devour them later.

Glug!

After swallowing the player’s corpse, the Grey Giant took a step forward with its left foot and charged out like a giant dump truck barreling at full speed.

The overwhelming pressure crashed down, causing Bai Xue to shudder involuntarily.

If it hit her even once, she would surely be pulverized, torn apart!

This was an opponent she could not handle.

“Bai Xue, get to a safe place.”

Ye Lian calmly watched the charging Grey Giant.

“Yes, Master!” Bai Xue nodded obediently.

One must know their limits; if she couldn’t win, staying here would only get in the way.

So she quickly retreated.

In the blink of an eye, the Grey Giant reached Ye Lian, accelerating rather than slowing.

It intended to crush this presumptuous ant to death!

But Ye Lian wouldn’t let it succeed so easily.

With a light touch of her toes, she leapt high, nimbly dodging the charge.

The Grey Giant missed and slammed its brakes hard, smashing the ground into shards and sending sand flying.

At the same moment, Ye Lian, as if equipped with a super thruster, kicked out a lightning-fast and mountain-heavy blow toward the Grey Giant.

Sensing the threat from above, the Grey Giant spun around sharply — only to be struck head-on by that devastating flying kick!

Bang!

A thunderous explosion sounded.

The massive body crashed violently onto the ground, sending a deafening shockwave.

The plaza couldn’t bear the impact; it cracked instantly, sending countless stones flying and dust billowing.

“Gaaaaaaaah!” Then, the agonized screams came, delayed but unmistakable.

Ye Lian landed, compressing a gust blade energy orb in her hand and without hesitation fired it at the Grey Giant.

Before it could get up, the orb hit precisely.

Immediately, the wind power fully unleashed, ripping countless wounds across its body.

This strike was clearly far stronger than the wind blades wielded by the Wind King Spearman.

The Grey Giant howled in pain, its enormous body thrashing violently on the ground.

Seeing the attack was effective, Ye Lian’s expression remained calm as she lightly tapped her toes and leapt onto a nearby rooftop, avoiding the giant’s rampage.

Far off, the members of the Dancing Elephants and others felt the tremors beneath them, their faces etched with tension and worry.

If the White Knight hadn’t successfully blocked that giant, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Bai Xue stepped back a bit to avoid the residual shockwave from the Grey Giant.

She didn’t stray too far from Ye Lian because being alone would only be more dangerous.

After all, there was more than just one giant enemy in Mocheng!

***

Underground Waterway.

Mulin wielded her horizontal blade, Silent Death, and pressed into the central area.

Here converged dozens of waterways, with a flat clearing roughly half the size of a standard soccer field at the center.

“Something’s wrong. Why are there so many Octopus Monsters?”

Ahead floated over a hundred Octopus Monsters, densely packed, making her uneasy.

These Octopus Monsters were low level; even killing them all wouldn’t grant much experience.

But the problem wasn’t their level.

They possessed a terrifying trait.

Not only were they difficult to kill, but they could invade a host’s body and replace them.

If they managed to infiltrate a group of players, tragedy was inevitable.

“Could it be that some change happened without me knowing?”

Mulin’s face paled slightly as she stared at the Octopus Monsters, deeply uneasy.

Her current level still led all the players, reaching an astonishing level 19.

But it was precisely because of this that she felt so unsettled.

The last time, the highest was only level 15.

Though the difference was only four levels, the experience required was vastly greater.

To gain this much experience in the Underground Waterway was very telling.

Something was extremely wrong here.

At least far more wrong than she knew.

The reason lay with those Octopus Monsters!

Mulin had spotted them.

They had spotted her.

Immediately, they surged forward excitedly.

If an ordinary person saw a swarm of Octopus Monsters covered in countless eyes rushing toward them, they’d probably collapse in terror, maybe even faint.

“Looking for death!” But to Mulin, these Octopus Monsters were targets to be eliminated.

Whether disgusting or terrifying meant nothing!

With a flash of her blade, the jet-black edge sliced like a waning moon, instantly cutting down a dozen Octopus Monsters.

Those struck by Silent Death would, like ordinary monsters, return to nothingness.

This was one of the properties of the artifact.

In a swift slaughter, she cut through over a hundred Octopus Monsters.

Even after killing so many, Mulin’s level still didn’t increase.

The experience needed to reach level 20 was extraordinary.

At this moment, she didn’t care about experience changes, her eyes fixed intensely on the center.

Suddenly, a small Octopus Monster floated up!

No, it was summoned from the Magic Circle!

The central clearing was inscribed with a huge Scarlet Array.

“There really is a problem!” Mulin stepped onto the ground and shot forward like a black bullet, aiming at the small Octopus Monster.

With a turn of her body and a strike of her blade, she killed the small Octopus Monster while landing on the array itself.

In an instant, red light flashed, and thick, dark gray-black tentacles erupted from the giant Magic Circle, lunging toward her.

“This isn’t good. This is very different from anything I’ve experienced before. The White Knight is in danger!”

Mulin’s eyes sharpened as she rapidly retreated, shouting in alarm.