Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

The boning knife traced an irregular arc and pierced the skinning monster's back.

This monster's defense was far less formidable than its attack power, and with the two damage bonuses stacked together, the boning knife sank straight into the hilt.

"what!!!"

The skinning monster let out a hoarse scream.

His hair stood on end; it was unmistakably the voice of a human male.

The skinning monster glared at him with hatred, then turned and ran.

"Damn it, my knife!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Zheng immediately gave chase.

That knife was borrowed; if it were lost, the White Feather Chicken would skin him even more thoroughly than the Skinning Monster.

With the boost from the Heart of the Ocean, his speed in water is no slower than on land.

The heavily injured Skinner's speed decreased more and more.

With this ebb and flow, Liu Zheng gradually caught up with it.

Just as he was preparing to attack, a rustling sound suddenly came from the other side of the river.

The sound approached rapidly, soon turning into rolling thunder.

Liu Zheng felt a chill and immediately submerged his entire body in the water.

Through the blurry vision, tiny black rats, each the size of a palm, scurried out of the darkness.

They formed a circle, biting each other's tails and connecting head to tail.

Upon reaching the riverbank, the rat swarm immediately changed formation and gathered towards the center, forming a sphere.

The mouse ball rolled forward, across the river, and towards the Skinner.

The skinning monster screamed menacingly as it fled for its life.

Unfortunately, its intimidation was ineffective, and it wasn't fast enough to escape.

The mouse quickly caught up with the skinning monster.

Everything becomes one, and one becomes everything.

The rat ball disintegrated into countless black rats, engulfing the skinning monster.

"Ouch! It hurts so much! Help me, someone please help me!"

The skinning monster let out a horrifying scream.

Liu was listening to the distorted sounds in the water, and a chill ran down his spine.

Could the Skinflint have been human once?

Or is this just a trap to lure humans?

He never had the chance to find out.

Because the rat swarm quickly left the skinner and returned to their circular formation.

The once muscular monster is now nothing but a pile of bones, gnawed clean.

"Squeak!"

A black rat squeaked a few times in Liu Zheng's direction.

The swarm of rats quickly reached the riverbank, their colorful eyes fixed on Liu Zheng underwater.

He remained calm and composed.

If the rats could swim, they would have swum across by now.

Sure enough, after a stalemate, a particularly large black rat squeaked a few times.

At its command, the rats once again huddled together and disappeared into the darkness on the opposite bank of the river.

Liu Zheng poked his head out and waited for a while. Only after seeing that the group of rats had indeed left did he go ashore.

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

He walked to the pile of bones and sighed.

I got hit hard twice and soaked in stinky water for so long, and in the end I got nothing.

Thankfully, the rats didn't take the boning knife with them, otherwise it would have been a huge loss.

Actually, Liu Zhenggang was a little eager to try it out, wanting to drag a few black rats into the water to test it out.

But after thinking about it, I forgot about it.

If they become mortal enemies, and a swarm of rats ambushes him on the shore, that would be a real problem.

He picked up the boning knife, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and chopped down at the pile of bones on the ground.

Bone fragments flew everywhere, leaving a shallow knife mark on the bone.

"it is as expected."

Liu Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

The Skinflint's explosive power is so strong, its bones must be very hard.

Otherwise, it will break its own bones before it can even attack its prey.

Liu Zheng picked up the four bone clubs.

Now even if he returns the knife, he'll have a spare weapon.

Judging from the distance, it's about 300 meters from here to the entrance.

After thinking about it, he decided to fish here one more time.

Liu Zheng jumped into the sewage river again and then ate the attractant.

After waiting for about ten minutes, no fish were caught.

In real life, he would definitely doubt whether he was just unlucky.

But now he has the "never misses an air force" buff, plus the added benefit of the food attractant.

If you still can't catch fish after this, it just means there really aren't any fish in this section of the river.

Or, how about we try going to the other side of the river?

Liu Zheng raised his head and looked at the dark passage ahead.

It should connect to other sewer spaces and have other tributaries.

After a few seconds of being tempted, he still gave up.

Maybe the rats are waiting for him inside.

He didn't want to be the turtle that willingly crawled into the jar.

Since he didn't intend to explore new paths, Liu Zheng decided to walk another 500 meters.

If you walk another 500 meters and still don't find any fish, then there really aren't any left.

After all, we're almost out of the street lined with plane trees.

He got up and went ashore, walking along the riverbank.

After walking about 200 meters, he made a new discovery.

There were several dark lumps on the ground.

Liu Zheng squatted down and used a boning knife to scrape around a couple of times.

After careful research, he concluded that these were likely the skins of roasted potatoes.

And the fire was too big.

Liu Zheng leaned closer and took a sniff; he could faintly smell a pine scent.

He didn't think there would be pine trees in the sewers.

In other words, these roasted potatoes were brought down from above by someone.

Who would bring roasted potatoes to eat in the sewers? It's like they're on a spring outing.

Liu Zheng's expression shifted as he recalled what the French plane tree had said.

Could it be that person?

Chapter 70 Fire Mage

De Lego said that fire mages would appear in various parts of the city.

Although the sewer system is a special case, it should still be considered part of the city.

With the fire mage's strength, going through the sewers is as easy as taking a stroll.

Liu Zheng had originally planned to use his sick leave to look for clues about him on the streets.

I never expected to run into you in the sewers. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

Although he was a little apprehensive, he still decided to chase after them to see what was going on.

Whether you die sooner or later, you're going to die anyway. If you can contact Master Huo now, you can save yourself a sick leave certificate.

Liu Zheng chased after them for a while and made a new discovery.

He picked up the packaging bag from the ground; it read "Five-Spice Chicken Liver".

There are five bags in total, each about half the size of a palm.

With Liu Zheng's current appetite, he could eat thirty or forty packs at a time without getting sick.

First potatoes, then chicken liver.

For some reason, he felt like laughing.

This fire mage, whom even the plane trees deeply fear, eats very simply.

A person like that can't be too bad, right?

Unfortunately, I didn't bring much food with me when I went out, and the food can only be copied after it has been delivered.

However, as long as the communication is successful, it's not too late to send it later.

The restaurant lacks everything except food and drink.

Liu Zheng threw away the packaging bag and prepared to continue walking forward.

Suddenly, he saw the packaging bag move.

Several packaging bags twirled and danced in the air, like industrial butterflies.

"The wind is picking up."

Feeling the coolness coming from the back of his head, Liu Zheng suddenly realized.

But why would there be wind in the sewer?

He turned around and immediately showed a shocked expression.

Because he saw that more than a dozen skinning monsters were rushing toward him.

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die."

Liu Zheng was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. Without hesitation, he jumped into the sewage river.

However, he immediately felt the extreme cold and heat.

In just a few seconds, his chitinous shell was completely corroded away.

Even the recovery speed boost from Ocean Heart can't keep up with the rate of sewage erosion.

At this rate, Liu Zheng will completely dissolve in the sewage river in less than a minute.

"what happened?"

He was shocked and angry.

He was perfectly fine in the river just now, like he was soaking in a public bath, but now he looks like he's in a sulfuric acid pool.