Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 545 Comoros (Subscribe Please)

Chapter 545: Chapter 545 Comoros (Subscribe Please)

"Walk this way..."

A male Demon Hunter slowly led the way, his cloak draped around him, his eyes shining brightly.

Most importantly, Zhong Shenxiu recognized him—it was Koro, that little boy’s father!

In Black Fog City, the paramount requirement for exploration was silence!

Or rather... to not make too much noise to avoid attracting more monsters, leading to a vicious cycle of attack.

This prevented Shenxiu from approaching Koro for a pleasant chat and incidentally asking why he wasn’t taking care of his own child but instead serving as a guide.

’Could it be to repay a debt, or perhaps to seek revenge?’

Shenxiu glanced discreetly at Ze Wei’er, the sarcastic man, and continued his silent march.

...

Whooosh.

On the empty, desolate street, a gale swept through, lifting the corners of yellowed, decaying posters.

"Here lurks a group of Fur Arrow Mice, accustomed to hiding by day and emerging at night... As long as you don’t make too much noise, you’ll be fine..." Koro whispered.

"We can rest here for a while, then we’ll take the route that bypasses the collapsed bridge, which is not without peril!"

"Mhm, let’s rest a bit first."

Zola looked around, agreeing with the idea.

The group ducked into an abandoned building, huddled in a circle, nibbling on the energy bars distributed before they had departed, recalling Old Jack’s expression as if someone had stolen his wife—it was an image deeply etched in Shenxiu’s memory.

He tore open the wrapper and stuffed the red bean-flavored energy bar into his mouth, and finally found an opportunity to lean a bit closer to Koro: "My friend... aren’t you going to take care of your child?"

Koro recognized Shenxiu, hesitated for a moment, then replied, "The Red Gang will take good care of him, I need to repay a debt of gratitude..."

’Hmm, after all, we did give him medicine, that precious blood serum, and his leader paid a price for him, which now seems to be this secret pathway?’

Shenxiu nodded and suddenly noticed in the shadows, within a corner piled up with broken bricks and newspapers, a pair of red eyes seemed to be watching.

Amidst the rustling sounds, a mouse about the size of a rabbit scurried out.

Its fur was tough, like rows of sharp spikes, and its red eyes stared at the scavengers and the scraps of food they dropped.

"It’s a Fur Arrow Mouse, don’t attack!"

Koro quietly cautioned and removed his gloves.

Shenxiu could see a ring of dark scales on the back of his hand.

At that moment, those scales opened, releasing a sweet intoxicating scent.

The Fur Arrow Mouse, lured by the food and commotion, grew dizzy and crawled back to its nest.

"If we create too much of a disturbance, it might attract stronger creatures, or a swarm of mice... My ability can hypnotize it, making it forget all this."

Koro put the gloves back on.

"Heh, just a bit of intoxicating gas..." Ze Wei’er pointed to his beak mask, "It has no effect on this lord..."

"It needs to be resolved, and silently at that, use your brain a bit," Rachel retorted.

"Quiet assassination is also very simple..."

Ze Wei’er casually drew a machete, eyes scanning around as if looking for a suitable target.

The next moment, his gaze settled on a seemingly weak bird with colorful plumage.

It had just flown down from midair, observing the group with curious eyes.

Atop the vibrant feathers was a head similar to that of a human’s, just much smaller.

"This bird... I think I’ve heard of it before..."

Zola stared at the scene, his eyes showing a hint of bewilderment.

Slash!

A shadow flashed by, the blade glinted.

Without a sound, the humanoid bird was cleaved in two, falling to the ground.

The shrunken head, countless times smaller and wrinkled like a baby’s, slowly closed its eyes.

Before the final blink, it seemed to glare at Ze Wei’er.

Ze Wei’er was wiping the machete in his hand and smiled, "Silent Slaughter Skill, I got full marks in that course!"

He glanced at Koro again, as if to show off, yet also as a warning.

"You idiot!"

Koro looked at the bird carcass and suddenly screamed, "This is a Trace Bird! It’s nothing much by itself, but it has a parasitic relationship with the Comoros Giant Beast... everything it saw before death, it transmits to the other!"

’Parasitic? Like the relationship between toothpick birds and crocodiles?’

Zhong Shenxiu curiously asked Rachel beside him, "What rank is the Comoros Giant Beast?"

"Lower-level dependent..."

Rachel had just unconsciously replied when she felt the ground tremble.

Boom!

Boom!

Concrete buildings were slightly trembling, shedding a lot of dust.

Amid countless squeaks, a large number of red-eyed rats burst out from the shadows, not to attack, but to flee.

Crack!

A door split, allowing the monster inside to rush out.

That was a Blood Corpse, seemingly mutated from a skinned human, and its still somewhat vivid musculature could be seen.

At this moment, it staggered forward, mouth agape, thick black stench-filled blood dripping to the ground, leaving behind corrosive traces.

"A mid-tier servant?"

Ze Wei’er reached for the device on his waist, a jet of air flowed out, propelling him forward in a dash, his blade skimming past the Blood Corpse’s neck.

Spurt!

The Blood Corpse stopped in its tracks as its head separated from its body, falling to the ground, its fingers still twitching erratically.

Plop!

The next moment, countless doors opened, figures emerged from all over, converging into an army of Blood Corpses, seemingly intent on encircling them.

"Dependent-level monsters have the ability to enslave servant-level creatures... The other side is summoning the Blood Corpses, holding us back."

In Koro’s roar, Zola made a quick decision: "Don’t worry about the gas fill levels now, go immediately, each official team member takes a laborer."

She grabbed Koro herself and ran out of the building, her right hand extended.

Puff!

A claw with a rope attached flew out far, landing on the railing of a building.

At once, her entire body lightened, and she flew up high into the air.

"Let’s go!"

Rachel grabbed Zhong Shenxiu’s hand and likewise threw out a grappling hook.

They moved like high-wire acrobats between the tall buildings, either by using jets of air burst from their ankles or by grappling hooks, easily escaping the Blood Corpses’ encirclement.

’This three-dimensional maneuvering device really is useful, though it’s hard to refill the consumed gas on the spot, so it must be conserved...’

Zhong Shenxiu, feeling the sensation of flying among the many buildings, couldn’t help but think, "Once the gas is fully consumed, we must return to the special factory in Sky City for a refill... And isn’t the energy for that factory provided by source stones?"

"Haha, a bunch of brain-eating living dead, don’t even think about catching up to me."

Ze Wei’er let out a roar, seemingly releasing his own repression.

Boom!

In the next instant, the entire building next to him collapsed as a prehistoric beast-like shadow rammed into it, countless bricks falling, dust spreading, and suddenly, a huge mouth emerged and snapped shut, swallowing him whole.