Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 937 The Attack of the Giant Corpse Worms
"This thing has a human face and a thousand eyes, and it also resembles a worm, so let's call it the Giant Corpse Worm."

Wu Xiangang had just given the giant corpse worm a name in his mind when he heard Luo Caixia's terrified voice behind him.

"The light is out!"

Wu Xian looked back following the sound and saw something even bigger than the giant corpse worm.

Click, click, click...

Looking towards the other end of the corridor, back where the three had come from, the oil lamps on both sides of the corridor were being extinguished one by one. With each lamp being extinguished, a clear clicking sound could be heard. Darkness surged in like a tide as the lights went out. Even worse, the red thread that had guided them was also going out along with the lamplight!
In the end, everything returned to darkness.

call!
Wu Xian immediately drew his Burning Dream Blade to illuminate the area.

Fortunately, the darkness here is simply the absence of light, so the flames can provide illumination.

Unfortunately, the light from the Burning Dream Blade had diminished considerably, allowing them to see only things within two or three meters of their surroundings.

Furthermore, at the end of the corridor, countless eyes were gleaming with an eerie green light in the flickering flames.

The reflection in those eyes was almost right in front of the three of them!
"flash!"

Wu Xian roared, and the three of them immediately retreated.

The next second, the giant corpse worm's mouth slammed shut, making a piercing sound of teeth clashing. If they had remained where they were, they would have been bitten in two by the giant corpse worm.

After escaping the bite, Wu Xian raised his blade horizontally and slashed out a fiery crescent moon.

Qi Liang then covered his face with a corpse exorcism mask, clasped his hands together to gather a chilling aura, and released it in conjunction with Wu Xian's slash.

Two attacks, one cold and one hot, struck the giant corpse worm simultaneously, causing the monster to let out a painful scream.

There were still two crescent moon marks left on the Burning Dream Blade. Wu Xian was somewhat glad that he had brought the blessing of "Surrounded by Stars" this time. The flames of the "Long-lasting Burning Character" could only produce ranged damage when combined with the Crescent Moon Slash. Otherwise, it would have been quite risky to fight this giant monster in melee with a longsword.

Wu Xian held up his long blade, using the firelight to examine the giant corpse worm's injuries.

The wound above the head was half a meter long, and the flesh and blood around the wound were burned black. The flesh and blood below the head were frozen into an ice-blue color. The chin of the large mouth had fallen off the body, which showed how powerful the combined attack was.

But in just a few breaths, the charring and frostbite disappeared, and then the wounds on the giant corpse worm healed quickly like a sponge being pressed.

Well, here comes another one that can't be killed!
Wu Xian had no other choice but to flee with Qi Liang and Luo Caixia, running into the damp and cold stone corridor.

Then they heard the giant corpse worm's extremely oppressive roar and strange crawling sounds. The creature's wounds had completely healed, and it was chasing after them.

"Fortunately, the corridor is straight. Even if all the lights are out, we just need to keep our heads down and run faster than those bugs."

Luo Caixia, who was running at the front, had just finished speaking when she suddenly crashed into the wooden fence and fell on her bottom. Fortunately, her body had been enhanced, so the fall was not a big deal.

But what she bumped into caused her expression to change drastically.

Where there should have been a straight corridor, there was now an empty prison cell, the walls of which were covered with the character "冤" (wrongful conviction) written in various sizes.

This is the cell where the female prisoner committed suicide!
Qi Liang felt a chill run down his spine: "The room has been moved. Do we still have a chance to escape?"

Wu Xian extended the Burning Dream Blade forward and discovered that the road ahead was no longer a main road. There were two forks on either side of the Prisoner's Cell, and no one knew whether there would be more forks in the road after the Prisoner's Cell or a dead end that would force them to turn back.

Tap tap, tap tap tap...

The sound of the giant corpse worms advancing grew closer. Numerous human feet sprouted from the sides of their worm-like bodies, so each wriggling movement produced a series of human footsteps. This eerie sound greatly increased the psychological pressure on the worms.

When they first entered the Death Gate, they discovered that the space inside was unusual; there couldn't possibly be such a long corridor in this building.

This spatial anomaly is helpful to their exploration.

All the clues were laid out on both sides of the corridor, which is why they were able to easily find the execution ground.

But now, the suppressive effect of the drumbeats has disappeared, and the space inside the Death Gate has been restored abnormally. The originally straight corridor has been transformed into a dark and gloomy prison-themed maze.

Qi Liang and Luo Caixia were under increasing psychological pressure and had no idea what to do next.

So they all looked at Wu Xian, wanting him to make a decision.

Wu Xian's face was gloomy. For him, the maze route was easy to figure out, but the problem was that the prisoner's cell was empty, so it just blocked his way.

What about the prison cells? What if the prisoners suddenly jump out and attack?

"Have you thought it through? Those giant corpse worms have already crawled into the stone corridor and will catch up with us soon. Which way should we go?"

Wu Xian's train of thought was interrupted by Luo Caixia's question. He immediately realized that now was not the time to stop and think, so he squatted down and picked up a red thread from the ground.

"Follow this red line!"

The red line no longer glows, nor is it stretched straight anymore. It lies on the ground covered in stains. But this line runs from the entrance to the end of the corridor. Even if the space here is restored to its abnormal state, as long as this red line is not broken, it will still run from the end to the entrance!
Having found their direction, the three of them focused on the red line, entered the dark maze, and jogged towards the exit.

It wasn't that they didn't want to run faster, but the light was too dim and the red line was too thin. If they went too fast, they wouldn't be able to see the line on the ground.

They had only run a short distance when they heard the clanging of chains ahead.

When they got close enough, they shone the torchlight on the crowd and saw that it was packed with people!

These people were all disheveled, some with shackles on their heads and others with chains on their feet. They stood straight in the middle of the road, just like the prisoners that Wu Xian and the others had seen when they first entered the corridor.

Ta, ta-ta.

The giant corpse worms were rapidly approaching. Before anyone could tell whether the prisoners were carrying traps, Aunt Luo Caixia struck them with a shovel, instantly knocking over three of them.

After being beaten, the prisoner neither cried nor made a fuss; he simply got up from the ground in a disheveled state and continued to stand in front of the three men, blocking their way.

The other prisoners were also indifferent to their companion being beaten, simply standing there blankly.

Seeing that the prisoners were only blocking the road and not aggressive, Wu Xian stopped Luo Caixia's attack, as continuing to fight would only be a waste of time.

Together with Luo Caixia, relying on their strength, they forcefully separated the group of prisoners and carved out a path.

Every prisoner Wu Xian touched was ice-cold and smelled of someone who hadn't bathed for at least six months. When he pushed them aside, they trembled like frightened animals.

After they were pushed down, they would stand up and stare straight at Wu Xian and the others, as if they wanted to say something, but none of them could make a sound.

After Wu Xian and the others finally managed to leave the group of prisoners with great effort, they heard a sickening chewing sound coming from behind them.

The giant corpse worms, in pursuit, spared no prisoner who stood in their way, tearing them apart and swallowing them whole...

(End of this chapter)