These living in the sewers resemble savages crawling on all fours and look similar to lizards. In this environment, they rarely eat meat and even have a sense of aversion to meat.
The way they eat is to suck the marrow from the bones, which is why the ditches here are full of bitten off limbs and broken arms, leaving the meat to rot.
In addition, their way of eating may mean that the body's digestive system has degraded to a certain extent. Only in this way can the energy in the body be ensured to the greatest extent. The amount of movement each time is small and the metabolism is slow.
This aspect also shows that the seemingly thin monster is actually very strong.
They were specially raised here.
If this is the case, it must be for protection. There is a murderous weapon hidden behind the rock wall. As long as someone approaches here, this monster will come out and attack those who approach the rock wall.
It was difficult for Li Huaiyun to understand why he wanted to keep this thing here to protect it!
It seems that only by further understanding the sewer project can we know why this kind of monster is raised here.
Li Huaiyun clung to the wall and used hard qigong to deal with several monsters that rushed towards him. Those monsters were still patiently looking for opportunities.
This is not the way to go! You must find a way to break out of the encirclement and climb the steps again.
But the main trouble right now is the wooden kite he is carrying behind him.
This woman was in a coma. If she tried to force her way out, those monsters would definitely attack her from behind.
He lowered his body, waved his fists, and drove away the monsters. The biggest shortcoming of the supreme punch has been revealed, that is, the power is too concentrated. Although the lethality is very high, it only has a small range. Once he encounters something like this The situation immediately seemed stretched.
"Can we escape?" At this time, Mu Yuan, who was lying on her back, asked in a weak voice. Her mind has been unclear since she fell from the steps.
"You can escape! I didn't die the two times it was so dangerous before, and I definitely won't die this time!"
Mu Yuan said ashamedly, "Aren't you taking me with you now?"
"That's even more impossible! Anyone with a beautiful woman will always have unexpected good luck!" Li Huaiyun joked, "Just hold on to me and leave the rest to me!"
Mu Yuan sneered, "You're pretty good at coaxing people, but you think I hit my head and don't know what's going on now?"
"Of course I know!"
"Then you still look indifferent. I really don't understand why you can be so optimistic!"
"Instead of being pessimistic about whether it is safe now, it is better to face the upcoming dangers optimistically. There are always surprises in life that you can't imagine."
"No matter what your attitude is, God has already decided your fate! It's better to face it optimistically!"
"Who said that fate was decided earlier? If that were the case, why would I return to the palace to find the murderer of my mother when I have not been in the Demon Slayer Division my whole life."
"It's my destiny to help you! So, it's the same for us here!"
"I don't agree with this statement!" Mu Yuan said, she raised her hand and shot the monster rushing towards the rock wall.
Li Huaiyun looked at the corpse of the monster that fell beside him, "Our thoughts are actually on the same line!"
"But now, we have to kill all these monsters, so that we can survive!"
"It's just the two of us! It's impossible to kill all these monsters. We can only find opportunities to leave here."
Mu Yuan couldn't help but shook her head, "How many monsters are there in this sewer!"
"Many, many. This sewer is big enough, and there is water flowing through the ditch to other places. The purpose of this monster is to guard the weapons in the rock wall. They have their own way of survival."
"So what is buried here is the key, and may also be the target of the man in black. After we go up, we should contact Sikyong immediately to make sure we find out what the murder weapon is."
Mu Yuan said calmly, "How are we going to get out? Why hasn't Sikyong come to help us after such a long time?"
Li Huai said with slight embarrassment, "If Sikyong is outside, it is most likely my fault that prevents him from coming down."
"Ah!" Mu Yuan didn't quite understand what he meant.
"You forgot, before we entered the sewers, I told the monster hunters that even if Sikyong comes, don't let him in and wait for me to go out. At that time, I was afraid that there might be disguises! So I said These words."
Mu Yuan slapped the back of his head hard with the palm of her hand and complained, "You idiot, you are so good at saying these things. I really want to shoot an arrow through your head to see what's inside?"
At this time, several more monsters pounced on Li Huaiyun, using their sharp teeth to gnaw at the muscles on his body. Fortunately, the hard qigong protected him, making these monsters bite like they were biting on rocks.
He lowered his body, concentrated his energy, and shook the monster on his body to the ground. "I didn't want to either. I just didn't expect that you would fall from the steps!"
"Is it my fault?"
"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Li Huaiyun said with a smile, "You are a princess. I am still waiting to take credit and receive a reward after rescuing you. The last time I investigated the case, I was rewarded hundreds of taels. I, the princess of the Great Zhou Kingdom, A thousand taels shouldn’t be too much.”
"You're a money-minded guy. If we all go out, you will be the culprit. When the time comes, your family will be implicated."
"I said, I really have to come down to save you myself, otherwise, look, who would be so dedicated!"
With their backs against the rock wall, they were still dealing with the monsters coming towards them. They seemed to be quite at ease, and they had a sense of being calm in the face of danger, but gradually they felt that this was not the case at all now. The two of them Their mentality is actually undergoing subtle changes.
"What are we waiting for?"
"a chance!"
Mu Yuan asked loudly, "What chance? I've been here for so long."
“When the water level in the ditch rises!”
Mu Yuan looked confused and a little confused about this matter. After all, it has no beginning and no tail. She didn't know what it meant. "Why are you waiting for this?"
Li Huaiyun still has some knowledge about this, but he is not going to elaborate here. After all, this is not a classroom, and there is no need to explain it too clearly.
After a while, Mu Yuan did see that the water level in a ditch not far away had risen! She pointed there excitedly and shouted, "Quick! Look! The situation you mentioned is here!"
Li Huaiyun was dealing with those monsters at the moment, crippling those monsters that rushed towards them. This way, they were relatively lazy.
"Okay! Let's get ready now! Take advantage of the incoming tide and these monsters' ability to move becomes weaker! Run to the steps immediately."
After a while, the water in one of the ditches filled up. The water was turbid, and there was even a layer of oil slick floating on the surface. It was a bit disgusting to see. The dirty water kept filling the ditch, leaving those on all fours on the ground. The monster created a trace of panic.
They kept raising their limbs, fearing that the dirty water would touch their bodies. More and more monsters jumped directly onto the rock wall just for the dirty water on the ground.
"The opportunity has come! Hold on to me!" Li Huaiyun sank down, found the opportunity, and ran directly towards the steps not far away. As he ran towards the steps with all his strength, he said softly, "Maybe you should lose some weight. !”
Mu Yuan pinched the flesh of his neck with her hands, "What do you mean?"
"It hurts! It hurts! I won't say it anymore!"
Li Huaiyun carried Mu Yuan on his back and came to the steps. He walked up step by step calmly. Now he was carrying a person on his back, and the inclination angle of the steps was relatively large. He couldn't go too fast, otherwise his center of gravity would be unstable and he would easily fall. !
The monsters clung to the rock wall. When they saw Li Huaiyun running away, the monsters headed by them immediately roared like a gathering, and they ran wildly along the rock wall towards the steps. .
Mu Yuan glanced back and moved closer to Li Huaiyun's back, "Those monsters have reacted!"
"I know! I can only escape as high as possible. These monsters seem to have been trained to deal with emergencies and have their own rules of action."
"It seems that he must have been trained!"
"Who trained him and brought him here?"
"I don't know about that anymore. In short, there are too many secret things in the sewers of this palace that are unknown to the public."
"There may be many things we haven't thought of!"
Mu Yuan asked, "I want to know why those guys ran away? Didn't they originally come out of the water in the ditch, how could they be afraid of water?"
"They ran away because the water gushing out of the ditch was different. This kind of monster likes humid environments and is relatively sensitive to oily things, because oil slicks can clog the skin. If you think about it carefully, this kind of monster What is the reason for only sucking bone marrow and not eating meat?"
"Because there's fat in the meat too!"
"Yes! When I was observing the sewers, I found that there are many types of ditches here, which should be the discharge points for the water sources in the palace."
"Only the water drained from the imperial kitchen contains a lot of grease."
"So, as long as you see oil floating on the water surface in the ditch, you can know the specific situation!"
"So that's it!"
Mu Yuan looked at the back of his head with admiration, thinking to herself, this man is so knowledgeable, he actually knows so much.
Not only did he help her find the murderer of the princess, but after she fell down the stairs, she came down alone and advanced and retreated with him. She saw this friendship in her eyes, and she secretly felt affection for such a person in her heart.
When they were trying to climb up, the monsters were already one position ahead of them along the rock wall. There was still some distance between the rock wall and the steps. If they didn't jump well, they would fall directly from the air.
They ignored him and pounced directly on Li Huaiyun.
Seeing this, Li Huaiyun could only choose to use hard Qigong to resist. Because he was carrying wooden kite on his back, he could not fight back freely. He could only keep shaking his hands to knock down the monsters.
And those monsters kept biting at his hard skin with their sharp teeth.
He could still resist a little at first, but as he progressed, he became more and more intolerable. After all, his hard qigong only had the basic first level, but the bite force of those monsters was much more powerful, coupled with their original strength.
This also resulted in that as long as he bit excessively, his hard Qigong could be broken to a certain extent.
One of Li Huaiyun's arms was already bitten by two monsters. He waved his hand again to shake the monsters away. At this time, there were bloodshot tooth marks on his arm.
"Why don't you put me down! It's hard to deal with you like this."
Li Huaiyun leaned against the wall and shook his head violently, "Let me go, how can I explain to the Sikyong and the Emperor?"
"But if you act like this, before you get out of the sewer, you will probably be bitten and mutilated like the corpses in the ditch!"
"If I put you down or carry you, the consequences will be the same! I would rather choose to win!"
Li Huaiyun turned around and asked, "Is it bad to carry you like this?"
