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When the opponent was about ten meters away from him, Ye Xiao tapped the ground lightly with the end of his staff and gave a command of "Wind Summoning Technique". The raised wind lifted his body into the air.

At the same time, he held the hilt of the knife in his right hand and slightly unsheathed it, and a pale airflow gathered along the blade.

The next moment, the horse monster's huge body rushed over like a mountain, and in an instant it intersected with Ye Xiao who was flying diagonally in the air pushed by the wind.

Draw the sword and unsheathe it.

A fleeting pale gleam in Wengerman's eyes split his vision in two.

Ye Xiao fell diagonally to the ground, following the huge body of the horse monster, and braked, leaving a short brake footprint on the mud.

The knife at his waist was sheathed, and a huge horse head flew up behind him and fell into the woods. The horse monster's body lost control and fell sideways to the ground, raising dust and blowing Ye Xiao's cloak.

Wengerman was dumbfounded, and even the villagers in the distance were shocked by this scene.

With just one cut, the head and body of this horse monster as big as a hill were separated.

"Aren't you a mage?"

"I practice sword occasionally." Ye Xiao smiled, looking like a master.

It was a rare opportunity for him to show off, and he held his breath and thought of a bunch of lines, and finally decided to use this one.

But the aftereffect was too strong. Even though he had taken a stamina-enhancing potion, he almost fainted from the master's sword-slashing move. Fortunately, he did not use the grandmaster's sword skills, otherwise he might have died of exhaustion in the air halfway through drawing the sword. That would have been too abstract.

"Brilliant."

Wengerman has little culture and can only give the highest praise among men.

Ye Xiao nodded and accepted it with pleasure.

But at this moment, the cry of a baby suddenly reached his ears.

He turned his head and saw the huge tumor on the horse's belly, which exploded with a "pop".

Chapter 18: Hanging Moon

Failed.

Ye Xiao's scalp tingled. Why on earth would he chop off the horse's head instead of the tumor on its belly?

That strange tumor was obviously the problem.

He was so exhausted that his legs were trembling. All he could see in the distance was that the tumor on the horse's belly had shattered into pieces on the ground, with a circle of blood spreading radiating out like a meat ball that had exploded.

Although he couldn't see with his eyes, Ye Xiao knew that something was coming out from inside.

Because the crying of the baby in my ears became clearer and clearer.

Not only Ye Xiao, but everyone present heard it.

At first, the villagers thought it was a mother holding a child, but when they looked around and found that there were no children nearby, their expressions changed from shock and joy to fear.

The horse monster's harsh noise disappeared, the wind rustled through the woods, and the baby's crying in the silence made people feel even chiller.

Inexplicable depression and fear spread in everyone's heart, which was the instinctive awe of life facing higher-level existence. Houses, trees, flowers, rocks, everything in the field of vision seemed to be distorted, like an overturned paint bottle mixed together, and the ground seemed to have grown gray-white hair, densely packed, spreading in clusters like mold.

"Brother Ye, I feel like the situation isn't very good." Wengerman's reaction seemed to be a beat slower than others.

"Don't panic, it's a small matter." Ye Xiao scratched his arm while looking at the white hair growing on Wengerman's face. "By the way, let me ask you something. Do you have any last wishes? I don't mean anything else, I'm just a little curious. I can tell my sister for you, maybe she can help you realize it."

"Huh?" Wengerman looked confused.

"Forget it, it seems your intelligence has begun to be affected." Ye Xiao held a blue bottle in his mouth and looked through the skill tree. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well try the evil god skills, maybe he could break the deadlock.

"clang--"

A dull bell sound broke the silence, mixed with the baby's crying, like an invisible wave sweeping across the ground, and the gradually expanding tuft of hair suddenly stopped.

The changes in the scenery in the field of vision are also eliminated, and the distortion of the perception of reality is stopped.

Ye Xiao raised his head slightly and looked in the direction where the bell sound came from.

At some point, the day had turned into night, and a huge, bright moon was hanging high in the sky, so majestic that it seemed as if it was about to fall to the ground.

"clang--"

The second bell rang, like an invisible hand, pulling Ye Xiao's soul gradually out of the illusion, as if passing through a thin film, and the mysterious and distorted scene in front of him suddenly became clear again.

Everything Ye Xiao saw just now seemed to be just a sudden and short nightmare, and now he is back to reality——

The houses and trees were neatly arranged, and the sky was still grey, giving a hazy look as if it was about to rain but was yet to clear up.

Everyone around was lying on the ground, especially Wengerman, who was lying on his back with his legs spread out, but his cocked hat was still firmly fixed on his head, as if it had been glued on.

The body of the horse monster in the distance was shriveled and its skin was stretched tightly against its skeleton, like a mummy that had been displayed for years, without a trace of blood.

A petite figure with a gray-blond ponytail appeared, only slightly different from her appearance when she was first seen in the tavern. This time the girl was wearing a long black cape over her brown windbreaker.

The person who came was another plague hunter. Her young face was pale and haggard, and she covered her mouth with her hands as if she had just experienced a serious illness.

"Miss Marilyn...?" Ye Xiao asked in confusion as he got up from the ground with the help of his staff.

“Senior sister!” Wengerman, who had just woken up from a dream, also saw Marilyn. His expression was surprised at first, and then turned to worry. “You prayed for blessings again!?”

“It’s okay, um…” Marilyn covered her mouth with both hands, as if she wanted to vomit something, but in the end she only let out a breath of foul air.

Wengerman hurried forward to support Marilyn and whispered something.

It was obvious that something was not right with Marilyn. Perhaps she had just used some magic with serious side effects to save them from the nightmare created by the thing in the horse's stomach.

As for the thing in the horse's stomach, Ye Xiao couldn't say what it was. He initially thought that this kind of power that directly polluted and distorted reality and the soul was an evil god.

But if it was the evil god... then he was too weak. Marilyn didn't look like an extraordinary or holy wizard, so how could she save them from the evil god?

Moreover, after the nightmare disappeared, the baby's crying also disappeared.

A being with the power to distort reality was destroyed just like that? It felt a bit weird no matter how I thought about it.

However, looking at the mess around him, Ye Xiao didn't want to delve into the matter any further. He had already defeated the horse monster, the mission was completed, he could just take the pendant and leave.

"Brother Ye, thank you very much too." Seeing Ye Xiao was about to leave, Wengerman waved his hand and said, "Although I really want to have a few drinks and chat with you, Senior Sister needs my care."

"It's okay, go ahead and do your work. Thank you too, Miss Marilyn." Ye Xiao nodded.

In fact, seeing Marilyn's miserable appearance, Ye Xiao considered whether to give her a "Healing Holy Light", but after thinking about it, he decided not to use the evil magic unless it was necessary. Fortunately, Wengerman was not tall, and he could help Marilyn lean on his shoulders. If Ye Xiao helped the girl, he could only hold her under his armpits.

But just as the two men were leaving to the other side, Ye Xiao suddenly noticed that there were several smooth gaps at the corner of the tail of the girl's black cloak.

……

With Ella connecting him to Hyde, Ye Xiao found the old man hiding in a bush with almost no effort.

"Hey stop hiding, it's time to pay the bill old man."

"Is the village safe... Is everything safe?" Hyde stuck his head out, still with fear on his face.

"It's definitely safer than your bushes." Ye Xiao gestured with his hand, "In fact, I suggest you go back and pack your luggage and leave the village with me first. Things here haven't been completely resolved yet."

The old man was stunned when he heard this, then he put his hands on his chest, "You want to kidnap me?"

"I really... If you weren't older than me, I would really beat you up!" Ye Xiao almost cursed out loud, "The man who wants to kill you in the village hasn't been found yet, are you sure you want to stay back?"

These words reminded the old man. He thought about it and realized that what Ye Xiao said made sense. Although the monster in his house had been dealt with, the whereabouts of the man in black who wanted to kill him was still unknown.

So, old man Hyde handed the pendant to Ye Xiao and hurried back to his ruined hut to see if there was anything useful.

Ye Xiao naturally would not do stupid things like splitting up and acting separately, so he followed Hyde, drinking energy-replenishing medicine while standing by the ruins and watching.

This old guy is one of his few believers, he can’t just give him away like that.

Old man Hyde dug in the ruins for a long time. After digging out a small bag, he showed a relieved expression, wrapped it in his arms and walked over to meet Ye Xiao.

"Let's retreat quickly before it gets dark." Ye Xiao urged.

Chapter 19: Unfinished Business

Ye Xiao bought two horses from the village chief because walking alone might not be enough to reach the next settlement before dark.

As for why he bought two horses, it was mainly because Ye Xiao really didn't want to ride a horse with an old man, so spending a little more money could be considered a benefit for believers.

The two mounted their horses and galloped along the main road, but as time passed and the sky darkened, the long main road became more and more winding, and it seemed that it was not like the road leading to the Howling Valley, but was getting closer and closer to the depths of the dense forest.

"Young man, are you sure we are going this way?"

Hyde followed Ye Xiao on horseback. The surrounding environment was getting darker and darker. Even though he was slow-witted, he felt something was wrong.

This obviously shouldn't be the main road leading to Howling Valley.

"Ugh."

Ye Xiao sighed and stopped the horse, "I knew it wouldn't end so easily."

"Young man, what are you talking about? Why did you stop suddenly?" Old man Hyde was confused.

There was no sound of horse hooves, and the woods were silent. Only the old man's words echoed in the air.

Ye Xiao did not answer Hyde, but dismounted and silently took out the staff behind him.

Ahead of the winding road, a short figure in a black cloak walked out of the woods.

The gray-gold ponytail was so conspicuous even in the dark. Marilyn looked haggard, but she still held the rifle in her hand and stood in front.

"Ms. Marilyn, I don't want to fight with you if I can help it."

Ye Xiao shrugged, "Can you tell me why you want to kill this old man?"

"Feel sorry."

This was Marilyn's only response. There was determination on her face and a few white dots wandering in her turquoise eyes.

The girl's petite body remained motionless, but murderous intent gradually spread. Faintly, it seemed as if there were translucent spirits surrounding her.

Things did not go beyond Ye Xiao's expectations.

Obviously, when he saw the cloak with a missing corner when they parted, he realized that Marilyn was most likely the person who assassinated Hyde in the basement in the morning.

At that time, Ye Xiao's wind blade only scraped the opponent's clothes, and Marilyn's cloak happened to be cut off a piece of the clothes.

Muskets are commonly used weapons by plague hunters, and the farmers in Liangqiu Village are not capable of using such high-end weapons.

As for the reason why the other party killed Hyde... Ye Xiao didn't know, but it was probably related to the thing attached to her body.

In the nightmare, the day turned into night, the dull bells and the huge full moon were obviously the intervention of another force.

Plague Hunters, it seems, is not a charity organization.

Fortunately, Ye Xiao had been taking drugs to improve his condition when he saw Hyde looking for his luggage, so he had already anticipated this.

Although theoretically after getting the pendant, Ye Xiao could ignore this old man.

But knowing that something was going to happen to the other party without his supervision, he couldn't bear it, even though the old man didn't suit his temper.

Ye Xiao can hide, slack off, and flexibly adjust his moral concepts, but he still lacks the cold-bloodedness and cruelty that the top players should have.

He also knew that this was his weakness, but he couldn't change it. This might be why he was only a master in the end of his previous life.

"Others are protecting beautiful girls and beating old men, but I'm protecting old men and beating beautiful girls." Ye Xiao sighed, "Old man, please take shelter in the woods next to you, but don't walk around. I'm afraid there are monsters nearby."

Old man Hyde nodded repeatedly and ran hurriedly to the bushes on the side, as if he had returned to his warm home.

The sky grew darker, and the wind whistled through the forest, carrying the autumn leaves with it, but it could not blow away the gradually spreading fog.

The sound of frogs came from the bushes, and the pale blue wild flowers swayed slightly, adding a bit of color to the gloomy scene.

The two men faced each other quietly on the winding path. As the first drop of water fell from the sky, it was like a signal, and they both moved at the same time.

Marilyn raised her arms and Ye Xiao turned over and jumped into the bushes beside her.

A gunshot rang out, and the flying flames just brushed past the fluttering corner of the clothes.

With the cover of the tree trunks, Ye Xiao's figure moved swiftly among them.

The second shot, the third shot, the flames whistled and broke branches and leaves, but they could not hit the figure that was getting closer and closer.

When dealing with the horse monster, Ye Xiao noticed that Wengerman's pistol magazine could only hold six rounds.

The dark black musket in Marilyn's hand is of the same style.

The fourth shot, the whistling bullet grazed Ye Xiao's head and easily tore his hood.

As the distance got closer, Marilyn's accuracy improved significantly.

But Ye Xiao's long-brewing spell also flew out, and with the swing of his staff, a blazing fireball drew an arc.