Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 148 Encountering the Second Tier
That's really tragic!

She was emaciated, her clothes were tattered and patched, and she exuded a musty and foul smell that had been stored for a long time. Through the black mud, her skin appeared sickly pale, as if it had not seen the sun for a long time.

“The Longevity Sect is gone. We are from the True Nature Sect. This place will be reopened in the future. Let me ask you, how many people are left here?” Chen Li asked after she had vented her emotions.

"I don't know. We're divided into several gangs. Sometimes when we go out to find food, we occasionally find other people there. In my gang, there are still twelve people left." Although the woman looked happy, she was cautious and careful.

Upon hearing this, Chen Li sighed deeply.

He had also come from here, experienced the despair of the monster calamity, and witnessed the evil of human nature. Even if the other party didn't say it, he could imagine the hardships they had endured to survive over the years.

"Go and bring your people here!"

"Fellow Daoist... could you please give us some food? I haven't eaten for two days." The woman looked at Chen Li pleadingly, licking her dry lips.

Chen Li took out a pile of monster meat from his storage bag, weighing about several dozen kilograms.

The woman quickly accepted it with a look of delight and left soon after.

Half an hour later, they brought a group of ragged survivors.

"You...you are Fellow Daoist Chen?" One of them seemed to recognize Chen Li and asked excitedly.

"Hey, you recognize me!" Chen Li said curiously, looking at me with a vaguely familiar expression.

"I'm Wang Lu! We used to live on the same street." Wang Lu quickly wiped the mud off his face and said excitedly, "I even talked to you!"

"I didn't recognize you at first glance! It's Fellow Daoist Wang in person!" Chen Li recognized the other party and immediately said politely, "I never expected that we would meet again after so many years."

"Fellow Daoist, you've become a disciple of the True Revelation Sect?" Wang Lu asked with a fawning smile.

"What kind of look is that? Senior Chen is a guest elder in our sect." A disciple of the True Realm Sect respectfully cupped his hands towards Chen Li.

hiss!
Everyone around was shocked upon hearing this!

Only now did the survivors realize that the other party was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He was a Foundation Establishment cultivator who once came from Green River Workshop.

When everyone looked at Chen Li again, their eyes were filled with awe.

……

Not only Chen Li's team discovered survivors, but other teams also received them one after another. By the time they returned to the market at nightfall, the total number of survivors had reached over a hundred.

The first day passed peacefully.

The same thing happened the next day.

On the third day, the other teams finally encountered a second-tier demonic beast. By the time Chen Li leisurely made his way towards the warning flames, the battle was nearing its end.

The enormous, mountain-like monster was caught in a net-like magical artifact. It scratched, bit, and roared in fury, its entire body radiating spiritual light.

The earth trembled slightly.

One of the Foundation Establishment cultivators closed his eyes and manipulated the large net. Perhaps it was too exhausting for him, as his face was ashen and he was covered in sweat. The others intensified their attacks with magical artifacts, and Chen Li also followed up by stabbing a few times with his flying sword.

Unfortunately, the flying sword was of too low grade.

Only a few shallow wounds remained.

The monster quickly bled profusely, its abdomen was cut open, and its intestines spilled out onto the ground.

A few breaths later, the second-tier demonic beast let out a desperate cry and collapsed to the ground with a thud, no longer able to struggle.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators looked delighted, but the owner of the large net wore a bitter expression.

After this battle, his magical artifact was almost completely destroyed, and the little he gained was not worth the loss.

Chen Li took a closer look at the claws of this second-tier demonic beast and realized that it was not the one he had encountered before.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, is this your first time seeing a second-tier demonic beast?" a Foundation Establishment cultivator teased.

"Yes!" Chen Li replied with a smile, "I didn't expect it to be this big!"

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

This monster was indeed enormous. Even lying on the ground, it was still three or four meters tall, like a small mountain. Standing under it, one could feel a strong sense of oppression.

Chen Li exchanged a few polite words with these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He then got up to take his leave.

They clearly didn't intend for him to get a share of the profits, so it was best for him to leave on his own.

On the way back, Chen Li encountered Feng Qi, who was rushing here. Upon hearing that the problem had been solved, Feng Qi looked annoyed and exclaimed that he was unlucky and had gone the wrong way, causing him to be delayed.

Chen Li was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

When they returned in the evening, these Foundation Establishment cultivators were quite considerate, giving each of them a portion of over a hundred catties of second-tier demon beast meat, ensuring that everyone received a share and no one was left out.

……

On the fourth day of burning the stubble, the fire spread to the shantytown area.

Survivors have been arriving in recent days, and the number has reached five or six hundred. This is probably the final number.

Chen Li also made a special trip to remember his former home. Under the shade of trees, the entire house was rotten and most of it had collapsed. Stepping into the ruins, a nest of small lizards scurried around.

He used to hate this godforsaken place and wished he could get away from it.

Even after leaving, I've missed this place more than once.

In this world, this place is like his hometown. He grew up here and left here. No other place has ever held so many of his joys and sorrows, his ups and downs, like Green River Lane.

……

On the fifth day, Chen Li's good luck finally ran out.

In the afternoon, not long after lunch.

Chen Li, who had been in a state of constant vigilance, suddenly felt a strange palpitation, as if he were being watched by something. He quickly told everyone to stop their vigilance. "Senior, what's wrong?" a female disciple of the True Soul Sect asked.

"Something's not right!" Chen Lidao stared intently ahead and saw the flames begin to dance unnaturally. Then, even the ground began to tremble slightly. He quickly said, "Quick, set off the warning fireworks!"

The four disciples of the True Soul Sect changed their expressions drastically upon hearing this.

After Chen Li finished speaking, he silently chanted incantations and cast spells while walking through the crowd, taking a few steps to reach the front.

'Traction Technique'

'Golden Light Protection Technique'

'Hemostasis Treatment'

He cast spells one after another, as smoothly as flowing water, preparing for battle.

"boom!"

A red firework shot into the air and suddenly exploded!

"Hopefully we can hold out until the others arrive," Chen Li said gravely.

"Kacha!"

"Kacha!"

As the trees snapped in quick succession, the flames burning ahead seemed to be dispersed to both sides.

Soon, a ferocious and enormous beast appeared in Chen Li's field of vision. It was as tall as a two-story building, with a slender yet powerful body. It had four claws on its feet, which were jet black, sharp, and had a metallic texture. It moved with remarkable agility.

Its red fur danced in the wind with each rhythmic step, as if it were burning with flames.

They seemed to be beings from another world.

Beautiful yet dangerous.

Chen Li took a deep breath. Even though the giant beast was hundreds of meters away, he could still feel the oppressive and terrifying aura, as if even the air itself was unusually restless.

Panic spread, and people screamed and began to scatter in all directions. Some even collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

It glanced disdainfully at Chen Li and the crowd behind him, then suddenly took a breath. A fierce wind suddenly arose all around, and countless flames, like birds flying into the forest, rushed into its nostrils.

The fire, which covered an area of ​​100 meters, was extinguished instantly.

It let out a sound that seemed to be filled with joy.

The next moment, without any probing, it suddenly sprang into action.

Like a burst of flame rushing towards you,
"Damn beasts, why isn't anyone here yet!"

He casually unleashed a palm strike of lightning, which struck the creature but was blocked by its protective aura, rendering it ineffective. Chen Li then used an ice spell, but the creature nimbly dodged it.

It's about a mile away, almost within a breath.

He made a firm decision, circulated his Zhou Tian Gang Jin, and an invisible flame ignited. He drew his sword, pushed off with his feet, and the soil beneath his feet exploded, creating a deep pit. He charged forward.

He crossed his legs and moved forward like the wind.

The two approached each other at high speed.

Such as an asteroid hitting Earth.

Before I even arrived, a scorching wind was already blowing.

Fortunately, the raging wind instantly calmed down once it entered Chen Li's traction technique's domain.

Chen Li stared intently at the rhythm of its beating, completely focused, subtly adjusting and meticulously calculating the distance of each step.

One hundred meters!

Fifty meters!
Twenty meters!
……

Just as the second-tier demon beast was airborne and had not yet landed, Chen Li 'just happened' to take a step and be within ten meters of it.

After a long period of preparation, Chen Li unleashed the Flash and Rebuke spells in succession. Just as the monster was momentarily distracted, Chen Li activated the Pull spell with all his might, revealing his murderous intent.

He pushed off with both feet and leaped into the air, his body shooting like an arrow, appearing to onlookers as a fleeting afterimage.

Sword strikes!

Throat severed!

A person flies!

The monster's massive body landed, staggered, and rolled several times, splattering blood all over the ground.

Almost two-thirds of its neck had been severed, and scalding blood mixed with specks of flame poured out like a waterfall. It couldn't even let out a painful roar, and countless bloody foams spewed from its mouth, accompanied by tiny flames.

With a maxed-out Traction Technique, a maxed-out Zhou Tian Gang Jin, a second-tier mid-grade Qingyu Sword, and the explosive power of a body weighing over ten tons, in terms of attack power, a typical mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator simply cannot compare.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators who had rushed over from afar instinctively stopped in mid-air, their faces wide with astonishment and disbelief.

The scene of lightning-fast, instantaneous killing before my eyes was completely unrelated to this usually low-profile newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chen Li was thrown dozens of meters away, tumbling several times in mid-air before regaining his balance and landing on the ground.

Fortunately, he wielded the sword with both hands this time, and apart from dislocated arms, splits in the palms of his hands, and some muscle tears, he was not seriously injured.

Chen Li was panting heavily, his eyes fixed on the monster in the distance. His muscles twitched a few times, and his dislocated arm automatically straightened.

As for the muscle tear, it is already healing rapidly thanks to the hemostasis treatment that was already performed.

A few seconds later, there was a loud "boom".

The enormous monster, having lost most of its blood, finally collapsed to its knees, its legs giving way. It struggled several times to stand up, but each time it collapsed again, eventually too weak to struggle any longer. Its eyes, filled with despair, held a hint of resentment and confusion.

The poor beast never even had a chance to use its innate abilities before being instantly killed by Chen Li.

(End of this chapter)