Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

After three failures, he returned home.

Liu Zheng, his broken bone dangling from his hand, walked forward with his head down.

Although the sewers looked calm, he did not let his guard down.

The rule against attacking delivery workers is a rule on the surface, but it's hard to say whether it applies in the sewers.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Liu Zheng counted his steps and stopped when he reached the hundredth step.

Just as he was about to squat down, he suddenly felt a chill on his head.

He reached out and touched it; it was sticky and slightly warm.

Alarm bells rang in Liu Zheng's mind instantly, and his body reacted faster than his brain, immediately rolling over on the spot.

A gentle breeze brushed past his scalp, and in that instant, Liu Zheng only saw a red shadow.

After rolling three or four meters, he immediately got up and looked up.

A blood-red monster was perched on the ceiling, staring at Liu Zheng.

How should I describe this monster?

It has no skin on its entire body; its deformed muscles and capillaries are exposed, just like a skinned bullfrog.

Its brain was also exposed, with its extremely swollen brain tissue splitting to the left and right, looking like the compound eyes of a fly.

The monster's eyes are pure black, with no whites or eyelids.

Its claws are also extremely long and thick, just like the claws of birds of prey.

The monster's appearance alone gave Liu Zheng a great sense of oppression.

This sense of oppression was not the kind of unknown eeriness that cattle, horses, plane trees, or Oink brought him.

Rather, it is the naked, instinctive fear of the prey towards the predator above.

"Perhaps we can talk."

Liu Zheng pulled out the boning knife while trying to communicate.

"I'm a deliveryman for Bloody Restaurant. If you want something to eat, I can deliver it to you, and even more and better things."

Upon hearing his words, the skinning monster did not react at all, but simply followed his movements with its eyes.

"I also have attractants here. With these, you can catch a lot of big fish, like megamouth whales. I can supply these long-term, which is much more cost-effective than eating me."

Liu Zheng took out the bottle of appetite stimulant and shook it.

Upon hearing this, the skinning monster's eyes darted around.

It slowly lowered its body, as if intending to fall to the ground.

"There's a show!"

Liu Zheng was secretly delighted.

If even a tree can talk, there's no reason why the Skinning Monster can't communicate.

As long as communication is possible, there's a price to pay.

As long as there's a price, they can be bribed.

Just as he was pondering what price he could offer, the Skinner monster landed.

However, it was not its body that fell, but its tongue.

A faint red phantom flashed through the air, and Liu Zheng only had time to tilt his head slightly before it pierced through him with its tongue.

Blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

A thin tongue with barbs pierced through his left jaw and then emerged from his right jaw.

It was just a hair's breadth away from piercing Liu Zheng's brain.

"So you're going to refuse a polite toast only to suffer a penalty shot, huh?"

Having narrowly escaped death, his "irritability disorder" immediately flared up.

He roared, and the boning knife flashed a bright light as it slashed at the long tongue.

The skinning monster had a mocking look in its eyes.

Its tongue is harder than the teeth of the fish in the river; this broken knife can't even break its skin.

Then, its tongue broke off.

A spray of black blood spurted out, and the severed tongue, due to the excessive strength of its muscles, bounced back and slammed into the skinning monster's own face.

The severed tongue left on Liu Zheng's face still twitched desperately as if it were alive.

He encircled the severed tongue and pulled it out little by little.

"Your ingredients are of a pretty high grade."

Liu Zheng's speech was somewhat slurred.

The main reason he was able to cut off the tongue with one strike was the true damage from the legendary vest, and part of the reason was the damage bonus from the boning knife.

I wonder if White Feather Chickens buy Skinners; they should be considered a sewer specialty.

Thinking of this, his gaze toward the skinning monster became more fiery than fearful.

The lion that was bitten on the butt by the hyena is still strong, but it is no longer invincible.

Faced with Liu Zheng's burning gaze, the skin-peeling monster's eyeballs twitched slightly.

It moved quickly and silently across the ceiling, circling around Liu Zheng, like a large spider.

Clearly, it is looking for another opportunity to strike.

Liu Zheng's solution was simple: he put the legendary delivery box on his head.

As long as you protect your head, the monster can attack any other part of your body.

It's best to shoot him directly in the heart, where there are many bones.

If it gets stuck, its tongue will have to be shorter.

Although there is a risk of damage to these legendary delivery boxes, in the face of crisis, there is no time to worry about that.

The skinning monster had clearly seen through Liu Zheng's plan, and wandered around for a long time without making a move.

"Should we fight or not? I need to deliver food in a hurry."

Liu Zheng was getting impatient.

"If you're not going to fight, come down here and we'll talk. The conditions I set before still stand."

He said.

If he could get help from a sewer native like the Skinflint, his exploration would definitely go much more smoothly.

With his help, the Skinner can also obtain resources that are not available in the sewers.

This is a win-win-win situation, with Liu Zheng winning twice.

Unfortunately, the Skinner wasn't as good at weighing the pros and cons as he was.

Or perhaps it doesn't possess true thought.

The skinning monster suddenly accelerated, and the entire ceiling was covered in blood-red figures.

In the blink of an eye, it suddenly pounced.

Since the tongue was useless, the skinner chose to attack in melee.

Its sharp claws, like those of a hawk, tore through the wind and grabbed at Liu Zheng's waist.

The already deformed muscles swelled again, and the skinning monster's arms became thicker than its head.

"Damn it, a second-order gene lock, huh?"

Although the skinning monster wasn't aiming for his head, Liu Zheng felt he still couldn't take the hit head-on.

He suspected that the skinning monster could cut him in half at the waist with that one blow.

Although flesh and blood can regenerate, being restricted in movement when facing a highly mobile predator like the Skinner basically means death.

In a flash, Liu Zheng made a snap decision.

He leaped into the sewage river.

Chapter 69 Rat Pack

"Ocean Heart (enhanced) is now active."

As the system notification sounded, sewage flooded Liu Zheng's mouth and nose.

Despite the effects of the Heart of the Ocean, he still felt suffocated.

It was suffocating from the stench.

What you smell on the shore is just the top note; only after you stir up this stagnant water can you fully enjoy the true base fragrance.

He felt like he needed to have his limbs amputated from his forehead down.

Surprisingly, after Liu Zhengzhen jumped into the water, the corrosive alternation of hot and cold did not reappear.

Aside from a slight stench, it's no different from ordinary sewage.

It doesn't even have that sticky, greasy feeling; in fact, it's quite refreshing.

This put Liu Zheng at ease.

Although he is guaranteed not to die due to the effects of the Heart of the Ocean, the excessive consumption of flesh and blood will significantly impact his combat effectiveness.

"You, come here!"

He beckoned to the skinning monster with his finger, his attitude extremely arrogant.

The skinning monster stared at him coldly and licked its paws.

The claws were covered not only in blood but also in large amounts of bits of flesh.

"what?"

Only then did Liu Zheng belatedly realize that he was injured.

He touched his waist; a fist-sized piece had been forcibly removed from his right side.

However, it's not a big problem. With the 100% recovery speed boost, the wound is healing at an amazing rate.

After waiting a few seconds and seeing that the skinning monster showed no sign of coming over, Liu Zheng simply took the initiative to attack.

The tentacles wrapped around the boning knife and hurled it out like a dart.

With his current strength, this move is equally impressive.

However, to the Skinning Monster, whose dynamic vision was excellent, Liu Zheng's attack was not considered fast.

It even has time to think about whether to evade or fight back.

Finally, it made a decision.

The skinning monster swung its claws again, but this time the swelling was much smaller.

But according to its calculations, such force is enough to tear apart the prey in front of it.

However, it didn't know that props existed in this world.

The claws struck Liu Zheng's tentacles precisely in the middle section, but only tore them in half before being blocked by the bones inside.

"Heart of the Ocean" Effect 2: Reduces damage taken in water by 50%.

"I didn't expect that."

He grinned maliciously and waved his tentacles again.

The strenuous exercise caused the wound to enlarge again, resulting in a large amount of bleeding.

But Liu Zhengquan didn't care.

Opportunities are fleeting; only those who are quick and decisive can seize them.