"What's wrong?" Cao Yuan asked, puzzled, when he saw Lin Qiye stop.
Lin Qiye didn't speak, but gently pushed open the door. Outside the door was a narrow corridor, and in the middle of the corridor lay a corpse that had been cut in half at the waist.
It was a woman's corpse, her upper and lower body completely separated. Crimson blood stained the surrounding ground, and in the pool of blood, one could vaguely make out that she was wearing a recruit's uniform.
"She's one of ours." Li Shaoguang's voice was a little hoarse. "I know her. She's quite good-looking. One of my comrades even said he wanted to pursue her, but I never expected..."
This is the second body they found today.
Lin Qiye walked to the pool of blood, scanned her corpse inch by inch with his spiritual power, and spoke in a deep voice:
"She only had one wound on her waist, with a very smooth cut, indicating that she was severed by some kind of sharp weapon. The muscles in her upper limbs remained stiff, suggesting that the atmosphere at the time was very tense. She was on guard against something, or rather... she was confronting something."
"However, the person confronting her… no, the 'mysterious' power was far superior to hers; with a single strike, he severed half her body, leaving her utterly powerless to resist."
Li Shaoguang, standing to the side, looked extremely grim. "Wasn't it said that 'mysterious' creature was good at trapping enemies? How could it be so strong?"
Cao Yuan pondered for a moment, "Could it be that the 'mysterious' being used a spatial forbidden technique to directly sever her body?"
"No, if it were a spatial force, the cut shouldn't look like this. This kind of wound could only be made with a weapon... Could it be that 'mysterious' creature is also skilled in swordsmanship?"
Lin Qiye frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the end of the dimly lit corridor, and slowly spoke:
"Or perhaps... there's a second 'mysterious' being here."
Upon hearing this, the two people behind him felt a sudden jolt in their hearts.
"A second mystery?" Li Shaoguang exclaimed. "If it can kill a 'Pool' Realm being so decisively, then it must also be a 'River' Realm being."
"Including the one controlling the space, there are... two mysterious beings from the 'Chuan' realm in these three buildings?!"
Lin Qiye nodded. "That's possible, but we can't draw any conclusions yet."
The three of them fell silent.
If two mysterious creatures from the "Chuan" realm were to appear outside, it wouldn't be difficult for over two hundred new recruits to take them down. However, if they were in a completely sealed-off detached building like this, the situation would be entirely different.
There are only about eighty people here, including the fifty-one female soldiers who were supposed to live here, and the male soldiers who just entered. If they faced the two mysterious beings head-on, they would not be without a chance of winning.
But now they have completely fallen into the opponent's rhythm. Not only do they not know the opponent's location or specific abilities, but they are also being manipulated by this space and have been scattered.
Favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships—none of these are on their side; their chances of winning are extremely slim.Just then, Cao Yuan suddenly raised his head, frowned for a moment, and asked in confusion:
"Did you hear anything?"
"Sound?"
"It's that sound of a heavy object being dragged along the ground."
The three fell silent again. Sure enough, a faint dragging sound came from afar, followed by the sound of a door opening and closing...
Scrape—Scrape—Scrape—!
The sounds seemed to be getting closer and closer, and the sounds of the door opening and closing became clearer and clearer.
A moment later, Lin Qiye's spiritual senses seemed to detect something, his expression changed drastically, and he gently placed his hands on the hilt of the sword at his waist, his brows furrowed with seriousness.
"Qi Ye, what did you see?" Cao Yuan noticed Lin Qi Ye's unusual behavior and asked.
"It's here." Lin Qiye's voice was heavy. "It's the 'mysterious' creature that killed this female soldier..."
Li Shaoguang's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty. "Should we fight, or run?"
"Let's test its abilities first, and kill it if we have the chance. The longer we drag this out, the worse it will be for us," Lin Qiye said calmly.
He was telling the truth. Now everyone is separated by the misaligned space and scattered in all directions. If others encounter the mystery of this "river" realm, they will basically have no chance of survival. The longer it drags on, the fewer survivors there will be.
Now, with him here, along with Cao Yuan, and Li Shaoguang, whose strength, though not top-tier, is still above average, the three of them working together are not without the power to fight against the mysteries of the "Chuan" realm.
Upon hearing Lin Qiye's answer, Li Shaoguang nodded, took the machete from his back, and a fierce fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.
Although they hadn't spent much time together, Li Shaoguang had already come to completely admire Lin Qiye. Since Lin Qiye said he wanted to fight, he naturally had no objections.
Cao Yuan, standing to the side, simply clutched the scabbard in his arms, ready to draw it at any moment.
Creak—!
As the dragging sound grew closer, the door in front of the corridor where the three were located was finally opened, and a figure nearly two meters tall slowly emerged from behind the door, dragging something behind him with one hand and closing the door with the other.
Using the dim, deep blue light from the window, Li Shaoguang and Cao Yuan finally saw what this thing truly looked like.
It was an extremely burly man with a huge bloody hole in his neck. His head was gone, and the exposed skin appeared grayish-white in the dim light. He had one hand behind his back, dragging an exaggeratedly shaped decapitation sword.
The sword was about three meters long, entirely black, and incredibly heavy. As the headless man dragged it along the ground, the back of the blade carved deep grooves into the marble tiles.
A headless man, wielding a decapitation blade, his imposing figure slowly approached in the corridor under the dim light, bringing an inexplicable sense of oppression.
"What the hell..." Li Shaoguang felt a little nervous and couldn't help but complain, "He's walking way too slowly. At this speed, he could easily..."
The moment his voice echoed in the corridor, the headless man dragging the guillotine stomped his foot on the ground and, no longer moving forward slowly as before, dashed out at a speed that was completely imperceptible to the naked eye!
Like a shark that has smelled blood, its murderous intent is fully revealed!
As the marble floor shattered and scattered, the headless man's figure appeared in front of Li Shaoguang in an instant!
Li Shaoguang's pupils suddenly contracted.
Immediately afterward, a blinding flash of cold light appeared before his eyes, and by the time Li Shaoguang reacted, the headless man's figure was already behind him...
Blood gushed from his waist!
Then, he felt everything go black and he couldn't see anything anymore.
Seeing Li Shaoguang die before his eyes, Cao Yuan's pupils contracted, and he reached for the hilt of the knife in his arms. Just then, Lin Qiye grabbed his wrist and ...then two hands reached out from behind them and covered their mouths.
Just as they turned around, ready to strike, they realized it was Lin Xi Chen; she was wearing a cloak that rendered her nearly invisible and was walking barefoot, making almost no sound, while gesturing for them to stay quiet.