Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 53 Not Picky About Food

The terrifying force caused the ground to tremble violently as if an earthquake had struck, accompanied by countless chunks of mud cascading down.

Fortunately, the hole was dug deep enough.

The giant claw reached about a third of the way in before it could go no further. It seemed to be exerting tremendous force as it continued to probe and scoop.

Sharp, dark orange fingernails, each over ten centimeters long, seemed to carry the aura of death as they relentlessly swept across the cave walls, like hot knives cutting through butter, leaving countless deep scratches.

"collapse!"

Zhou Hong unleashed her magical weapon.

A golden light struck the giant claw directly.

The giant claw trembled slightly, shattering the hazy spiritual light on its surface and splattering blood. Then, it was struck by Chen Li's spiritual energy finger flick, causing the giant beast to suddenly retract its claws in pain.

Accompanied by a thunderous roar.

Before the two could even catch their breath...

The giant claw plunged in again, this time even more ferocious and terrifying, as if a massive force of ten thousand tons was pressing down. The earth trembled violently once more, and the cave walls, unable to withstand the pressure, began to twist.

The two repeated the same method and successfully repelled the giant beast once again.

Taking advantage of a rare moment to catch their breath, the two leaned against the wall, neither of them speaking, only their heavy breathing could be heard.

Chen Li's heart was pounding, and his face was grave.

Is this what a second-tier monster is?
It was completely beyond what the two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators could withstand. Their all-out attacks were nothing more than a tickle to it, causing only minor superficial injuries.

If time could turn back, Chen Li vowed that he would definitely dig the tunnel properly, putting all his time and energy into it, not only during the day but also at night, and making the tunnel several times deeper.

In addition, they had to dig tunnels, making them interconnected and like a rabbit with three burrows...

Then came another loud digging sound from above. The repeated injuries seemed to have made the monster hold a grudge.

The two attacked several more times, but apart from making the monster even more enraged, the effect was not good.

Chen Li quickly took out a porcelain bottle, flicked it with his thumb, and the bottle mouth flew off. He poured the remaining five Qi-replenishing pills into his mouth to restore his spiritual power.

"What should we do?" Zhou Hong asked, her breathing rapid.

"When you have a chance, do everything you can to escape, don't worry about me!" Chen Li exhaled and said in a deep voice.

"And... what about you?" Zhou Hong asked hurriedly, her face pale.

"Me? Me too. Maybe one of us can survive this way, otherwise we'll both die."

After finishing his sentence, Chen Li stopped talking and flashed to the bottom of the cave. With the protective amulet on his body shielding him from the cascading mud, he repeatedly activated his spiritual power and flicked his fingers at the enormous monster above.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The force condensed from spiritual energy exploded continuously on the head and claws of the demon beast.

The attacks, as fierce as a storm, caused the monster to tremble violently. Its massive head was repeatedly knocked back, and before it could even utter its angry roar, it was interrupted by a flick of spiritual energy, emitting only a whimper.

The monster was caught off guard and its body stiffened for a moment, making it difficult to continue moving.

After seven or eight shots, the spiritual light on the demon beast dissipated, and the force of the spiritual energy struck the demon beast's cheek directly, causing it to explode with blood flowers, its face covered in blood.

Then, Zhou Hong, who had been gathering her strength behind her, delivered another powerful golden nail strike, hitting the monster above its brow bone and penetrating more than two inches into its flesh. This strike had clearly reached the bone, causing much greater damage.

Unfortunately, the aim wasn't good enough, and it didn't hit the eye.

The monster let out a miserable howl, retreated, and disappeared from the cave entrance.

Chen Li took the opportunity to recall the flying sword.

It roared helplessly from above for a while.

The next second, its claws stealthily extended again to continue digging, but it never showed its head again. Clearly, it was determined not to give up.

Chen Li could only seize the opportunity to attack for a while, but for the demon beast whose body had regained its protective aura, it was better than nothing.

Large amounts of soil would occasionally fall with a loud crash.

The monster's claws were like a giant excavator; in just a few strokes, a third of the hole was dug away.

Just as Chen Lixin was feeling desperate, a painful howl came from above the cave. The monster stopped digging and began to vomit repeatedly, making a startling noise.

How is this going?

In the darkness, Chen Li and Zhou Hong looked at each other, both momentarily speechless.

Time passed second by second. The monster lingered above for a while before it began to leave, accompanied by a series of mournful howls that gradually faded into the distance until they disappeared completely.

"Did you eat the poisoned meat that was left at the gate of the courtyard?" Zhou Hong asked uncertainly.

"It's possible!" Chen Li listened intently for a while, and seeing no further movement, said, "You stay here, I'll go outside and check the situation!"

"Be careful!"

Chen Li grunted and retrieved his flying sword. Without using any rope, he leaped up, his body rising four or five meters into the air. Then, using both his hands and feet, he nimbly flipped himself out of the vertical cave wall in a few quick movements.

Under the dim light of night.

Their own house has been completely reduced to ruins, a pile of broken walls and rubble.

The original bedroom has been replaced by a huge pit that is four or five meters deep and more than ten meters wide. Next to the pit is a terrifying pile of vomit, as big as a small mountain, which emits a strong stench.

There were at least six or seven corpses among them.

Some of the corpses were so corroded that their insides were ruptured and rotten, with their entrails spilling out and bones faintly visible, and blood flowing continuously.

Chen Li glanced at it and felt nauseous, so he quickly looked away.

He walked quickly to the courtyard.

The courtyard gate was in no better condition; it had been completely smashed by the beast's immense force, leaving only broken wooden planks scattered on the ground. Chen Li searched around but couldn't find the piece of poisonous meat that had been frozen on the gate.

He couldn't help but feel a little fortunate.

Fortunately, Zhou Hong's plan worked; otherwise, today would be the day she dies.

He walked out of the courtyard and looked at a series of messy footprints in the distance. The terrifying beast had vanished without a trace.

He felt completely relaxed.

It feels so damn good to be alive.

……

Chen Li was not the only one attacked this time.

Including the Zhong Shiqing family next door, all six families in the row perished. Chen Li only found four magical artifacts in the ruins and did not find a single survivor. Among them was a family like Chen Li's who had dug a hole.

However, they could not escape the cunning and patience of this monster.

It's like having fun.

Like a cat playing with a mouse, the more the prey struggles and the harder it is to catch, the more excited the cat becomes.

……

Returning 'home'
Before he could even celebrate his narrow escape, Chen Li heard more bad news from Zhou Hong.

“I just looked around and found that the food in the kitchen has been ransacked and eaten by that damned monster. The food in the basement is only enough for us to eat normally for five or six days. We don’t have much food left.”

The basement was cramped, and there wasn't much food stored here. It was originally just in case we got trapped, so we could last for a few days. Who would have thought that this monster would eat anything, waste nothing, and not be picky at all?

Fortunately, precious items like elixirs were stored in the basement.

"Don't worry, there's no need to worry about food. We can just buy it from someone we know!"

(End of this chapter)