Qi Badao's escape direction was exactly toward Li Xin's home, where his thigh was, which might have serious consequences, but survival first.
Qi Badao's thoughts were very clear too, damn it, nothing is more important than life. However, rustling sounds from behind were already closing in. Damn, this monster had unknowingly chased to less than three meters behind him. A stench assaulted his nose, sending shivers down Qi Badao's spine. At the brink of life and death, the more fearful you are, the faster you die. With a sudden roar, he turned back and slashed wildly.
Clang clang clang clang...
The long saber in Qi Badao's hands swung with wide arcs, using every ounce of his strength, his mouth shouting fiercely to boost his own courage. The clanging of the eight slashes was precisely his specialty, the Eight Extremes Slash. At the crucial moment of life and death, he could only fight desperately. The Licker could feel that too, as it would be very troublesome to recover even if it were injured by spiritual ability. It quickly dodged, not realizing that Qi Badao was just posing bravely. He hadn't finished slashing before turning to flee. The Licker was stunned for a moment, its eyes rotating around its body showing a bizarre expression. It kicked off with its limbs, pouncing towards Qi Badao like lightning. At this moment, Qi Badao didn't look back and wasn't sure what he pulled out of his pocket and threw it back.
Bang~~~
A cloud of Hex-Tech black powder exploded, bringing with it a stench and burning, igniting patches of blue flames in the dimness. Qi Badao immediately sprinted, "Brother Xin, save me~~~"
The Licker, hit by the blue flames, was in tremendous pain. It tried to extinguish them but couldn't. Yet bumps appeared rapidly on its body, and as they rose and fell, the blue flames were absorbed by them. The repeated trickery completely enraged the Licker. As it pounced, its tongue curled towards Qi Badao. The tongue suddenly extended in a display of frightening speed, slapping right before Qi Badao.
Qi Badao had rich combat experience, slashing back with a single stroke, but surprisingly, this strike didn't cut it off, not even breaking the skin. The tongue, with immense power and stickiness, wrapped directly around the blade's edge. The countless small suction cups instantly made Qi Badao's hair stand on end. Horror transmitted through, dragging both him and his weapon backward. Qi Badao's first reaction was to abandon his saber, only to find out at some point his right leg was wrapped up. Damn it, in just the blink of an eye, a crackling sound was heard, and the bone broke.
The forked tongue gripped Qi Badao's right leg like a steel coil. The Licker, being an Awakened, had considerable strength. After transforming into a monster, its combat power ascended another level, something Qi Badao couldn't handle.
At this instant, Qi Badao could see the Licker too, a transforming body of surges, a putridly wide mouth, and rows of sharp, flesh-tangled teeth densely packed.
At the edge of life, under extreme fear, Qi Badao fought back, throwing a punch towards the Licker's head, "I'll kill you with my fist!"
Just then, with a whoosh, the Licker sensed danger but had no time to react. A crossbow arrow was already embedded in its eyes. A figure closed in fast, and although the Licker felt it had made a move, a Bone Spear thrust directly into its heart. The Licker's tough body only hindered it slightly. Following closely, the spear was penetrated through. A supersonic howl, tearing through the Underground City with a screech, reverberated. The Licker's body turned blood red, emitting a flashing red light. Ignoring Qi Badao and even Li Xin, who attacked it, an overwhelming force burst out as it fled with the spear, feeling a strong crisis. It knew the being in front of it was not something it could handle.
Luo Jin, hiding in the shadows, was also startled. In a moment of distraction, the situation had changed. The monster's heart had been pierced, but it hadn't died. Could it be?
An ominous premonition arose suddenly. He rushed out, but when the Licker had just run five or six meters, its head exploded, splattering liquid everywhere. The body still struggled and twitched on the ground. Luo Jin sighed in relief, suddenly remembering something, but a figure had already reached the Licker's side. The Bone Spear was stabbed into a large, adult palm-sized plump worm.
Squeak squeak squeak squeak~~~
The semi-transparent worm was angrily crushed into mush, then the struggling body quickly lost its vitality, rapidly shriveling. Stinking liquid seeped out onto the ground.
Li Xin glanced at Qi Badao, annoyed at what this thug was doing, running in the direction of his house. Feeling Li Xin's gaze, Qi Badao shivered again, his flight purely a survival instinct at the time.
Suddenly, the corpse of the monster stirred slightly again, and a smaller shadow quickly lunged towards Qi Badao, another Abyssal Worm.
Bang~~~
A silver light exploded, hitting the worm directly, turning it into a ball of flame. Amidst the fire, the worm creaked and chattered in unwillingness as it was reduced to ashes.
At this point, Qi Badao no longer had any facade of a mighty gang boss, sitting on the ground panting heavily, his pants wet all over with sweat.
Damn it, pulling a horror movie stunt in the dead of night.
Li Xin wasn't too surprised, merely glancing at Luo Jin not far away, holding the Hex Demon-Sealing Spear. His attire seemed official.
Luo Jin walked over slowly, wiping the silver, exquisitely patterned Demon-Sealing Spear before sheathing it at his waist. Without acknowledging Qi Badao on the ground, he glanced at the Licker remnants, then at Li Xin, who had a calm but wary expression, and proactively introduced himself, "I'm Luo Jin, captain of the Celestial Capital Night Patrol."
Li Xin didn't know, but seated on the ground, Qi Badao did recognize this infamous Night Patrol captain, known for being ruthless in both legal and underground circles, and a powerful figure in Celestial Capital. Struggling to stand, he quickly wiped his pants, limped over, and extended both hands, "Captain Luo, hello, I'm Xiao Qi, from the Black Spade group, been looking forward to meeting you..."