Guo Quanzhi left the water and reached the shore, already weak, having been struck by Jiang Yuan's lightning, attacked by a tiger, bitten, and now having his Divine Soul shaved off. He felt his body so light it might evaporate in the sunlight at any moment.
He nodded weakly in agreement, hiding in the shadows and looking up at the sky. Taking advantage of the sun being momentarily obscured by a cloud, he sprinted out with extreme speed and jumped off the second-floor balcony—one more leap and he would be in the rolling river, submerging in the water. From there, he could lie low for a while and let his benefactor choose a new prey…
"Splash!"
"Sizzle—"
"Ah! Help…"
A short, unfinished scream was abruptly cut off, followed by silence.
Jiang Yuan and the others felt something unusual, walked over to look down, and were left staring at each other in bewilderment.
