Li Bing deeply regretted entering that Corridor at this very moment.
At first, he had no idea what was in that Corridor; he simply saw a few flying strange bugs and got so excited that he lost all sense of reason.
What happened next was only natural—he led his own team into the Corridor, catching strange bugs along the way.
After that, the bugs disappeared. Or rather, it was as if they had a will of their own, deliberately luring Li Bing and his team right to the Mantis Monster.
When he saw the half-eaten corpse left by the Mantis Monster on the ground, all the blood in Li Bing’s body froze.
Only then did he realize that the job of a scavenger was far from as easy as it looked on the surface, and that the Subway was not just filled with bugs as easy to catch as gold.
There were all kinds of deadly dangers, hiding in the darkness of the Subway, watching and waiting for intruders!
The stench of rot spread throughout the Corridor, and the passing air carried the breath of death, filling their lungs with its foulness.
Breathing became increasingly difficult, and every time the scene of that corpse flashed in his mind, Li Bing felt genuinely nauseated, his stomach acid rising and the urge to vomit surging up.
He did, in fact, vomit—the sour liquid surged up his throat, spilling from his mouth and nose, choking him as the yellowish mucus dripped onto his clothes and shoes and then flowed into the filthy water at his feet, mixing with the blood and grime.
It wasn’t just him; every member of C Group was vomiting to some extent.
If not for the Mantis Monster frantically pursuing them from behind, they would have liked nothing better than to lean against a wall and puke their guts out.
“Bro, help me!”
As Li Bing was running, he suddenly heard a cry for help from behind.
He turned to see the Mantis Monster already pinning down one of his teammates, its sharp mandibles pressing down hard, already at the person’s throat.
The person below gazed at Li Bing in utter despair.
“Damn it!”
With a fierce determination, Li Bing spun around and rammed straight into the Mantis Monster.
Seizing the moment while the monster was stunned, he shouted at his teammate:
“Damn it, run!”
The Mantis Monster soon recovered and, enraged, pressed its insect body down on Li Bing.
“Li-ge!” The Dujing Group members accompanying him were terrified, scrambling to grab anything nearby that could be used as a weapon to attack the Mantis Monster.
But pipes and the like struck the monster’s body as if they were banging on marble.
“Don’t worry about me! Run!”
Seeing that his teammates hadn’t abandoned him, Li Bing felt both moved and regretful.
Gritting his teeth, he roared:
“If you don’t run now, none of you will get out! While I’m holding it off, get out first—tell Boss to look after my Mother for me, the house number is—”
Thud!
Before he could finish, the manhole cover above his head was suddenly shifted aside, and blinding sunlight shone in.
The next instant, a nimble figure jumped down from the opening, landing steadily on the filthy water.
The sudden change made the Mantis Monster freeze for a second:
“That was close, I almost didn’t make it in time.”
Glancing around, Lu Liang’s pupils contracted sharply when he saw the Mantis Monster pinning down Li Bing.
Just a little later, and he’d have had to pay out a hefty compensation in gold coins to Li Bing’s family.
If one of his people really got injured or died, it would cost at least a million or two to settle things.
It would even shake the morale of the newly established Dujing Group.
With a cold glance at the Mantis Monster that almost made him pay compensation, Lu Liang raised his foot and kicked the monster.
In an instant, Li Bing felt a huge force surge through him; before he could react, the Mantis Monster clinging to him was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.
Swallowing hard, Li Bing suddenly realized that their Boss was far stronger than he had imagined.
Just as he wanted to say something to Lu Liang, he heard Lu Liang speak:
“What are you dawdling for? Get everyone out of here!”
“Then, Boss, what about you?”
“Me? Don’t worry. You all would only drag me down if you stayed.”
Li Bing thought that did make sense, so he led the others out of the Subway.
Before leaving, he shouted back to Lu Liang:
“Boss, this is my fault, I owe you my life! Hang in there, I’ll bring the Magical Girls soon!”
He saw Lu Liang wave his hand, signaling not to worry.
Li Bing’s eyes reddened, and he gritted his teeth as he left.
Once they were gone, Lu Liang leisurely loosened up his muscles.
The Mantis Monster had already gotten up, but unlike before, it didn’t attack Lu Liang.
The oppressive aura this human gave off was overwhelming, far beyond that of any previous prey.
Its compound insect eyes observed Lu Liang from every angle, trying to find a weakness.
This human looked ordinary and full of openings, but some instinct deep inside told the monster: if it struck, it would surely die!
Human and insect stood in a tense standoff for a while. When Lu Liang had finished stretching, he spoke impatiently:
“If you’re not coming at me, then it’s my turn.”
Before the Mantis Monster could react, Lu Liang’s figure vanished on the spot.
The next moment, a Black Mist Monster shrouded in black fog appeared before the Mantis Monster, kicking it straight into the wall!
Rumble rumble rumble.
The immense force instantly broke two of the Mantis Monster’s insect legs, and its entire body was embedded in the wall.
When it finally struggled out, a look of terror flashed through its dull compound eyes.
A monster! How could it be a monster!
There was no time to wonder how this human suddenly turned into a monster.
The Mantis Monster suddenly shook its body; two insect wings burst from its back, splitting apart and vibrating furiously.
With a crisp buzzing, the Mantis Monster began to rise, spinning through the air—it was trying to flee!
“Chopping Money Greatsword.”
Lu Liang hooked his hand, summoning the blood-red greatsword.
He was decently wealthy now, so he could afford to use his miracle power’s Demonic Armament once in a while.
Plus, he didn’t want to splatter himself with bug juice by crushing the Mantis Monster, so he just summoned his Demonic Armament directly…
There are some things you really shouldn’t scrimp on!
Without a moment’s hesitation, Lu Liang hurled the blood-red greatsword at the Mantis Monster.
The sword whistled through the air, turning into a scarlet streak like a spear hurled straight ahead, instantly pinning the Mantis Monster to the wall.
The insect’s body trembled a few times, then fell still.
At the same time, a glow appeared at the mouth of the sword, then suddenly vanished.
Chopping Money, Plundering Gold!
Damn, why did the Plundering Gold effect trigger now?
He suddenly felt something odd in his hand and instinctively wanted to throw it away.
Valuable items from the Mantis Monster’s body… What could it be? Probably some monster organ full of blood and flesh, whether it was worth money or not.
Lu Liang was really afraid it carried bacteria or viruses.
But just as he was about to toss it, he caught a glimpse of the thing in his palm and quickly pulled his hand back!
In his hand sat a Wallet, inside it a few thousand yuan, a Law-Abiding Certificate, Bank Card, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
This was… something from that monster?
It had taken someone’s Wallet?
Lu Liang suddenly realized things were not so simple.
This Mantis Monster, which seemed to act only on instinct, actually collected human money just like the strange bugs.
Why did they gather so much money?
Lu Liang walked up to the Mantis Monster pinned to the wall.
As he released the Demonic Armament, the Chopping Money Greatsword dissolved into a stream of light and vanished.
The Mantis Monster’s body fell limply to the ground with the force of gravity.
Hooking a foot under it, Lu Liang was about to flip it over and see if it had any other Wallets stashed away.
But just as he was about to touch the Mantis Monster’s body, something like a pilot exiting a mecha happened—a White Parasite wriggled out from inside the Mantis Monster, twisting its body as it tried to escape.