What Xu Qing had not expected was that, when faced with his threat,
the ghost entity outside the clinic would not stop. Instead, it became even more frenzied.
Under its relentless impacts, the door actually began to show signs of loosening!
This is bad!
Xu Qing's heart jolted.
Could this keep going?
What would I do business with if the door broke?!
Without any further hesitation, he thrust the Scale-Scraping Knife straight through the gap in the door.
Squelch—
He felt the blade pierce flesh.
Xu Qing knew he had hit his mark.
The hideous evil ghost outside the door also stopped moving.
Is it dead?
Xu Qing breathed a little easier.
But just then...
He seemed to see a gigantic figure approaching from deep within the mist.
At the same moment, the evil ghost at the clinic entrance began pleading loudly.
“Please... let... let me in!”
“I’ll die... I really will die!”
The evil ghost’s face was filled with terror, completely devoid of the viciousness it had displayed moments ago.
Xu Qing did not answer.
The giant shadow in the mist was too terrifying, too oppressive.
He withdrew the Scale-Scraping Knife and hid behind the door.
“Let me in. That thing is coming...”
The evil ghost’s voice began to tremble, and it had completely forgotten that Xu Qing had just stabbed it.
But the more it acted this way, the less Xu Qing dared to open the door.
Suddenly!
The clamorous evil ghost fell silent.
Xu Qing poked his head out to look and saw the evil ghost covering its mouth with one hand, its body trembling violently beyond its control.
It stared fixedly at the mist, as though something terrifying existed within it.
Xu Qing followed its gaze toward the mist.
Suddenly, a huge crimson eyeball fixed its gaze on him!
【Ding, Crisis Perception 60%】
【Ding, Crisis Perception 70%】
【Ding, Crisis Perception 80%】
【Ding, Crisis Perception 90%】
Damn!
What was that thing?
Tiny beads of sweat appeared on Xu Qing’s forehead.
His breathing and heartbeat abruptly stopped completely!
Bang!
The clinic’s front door was struck heavily.
It was not the evil ghost knocking.
The force was far too great.
Then...
A miserable scream rang out.
Xu Qing crouched by the crack in the door and looked out, faintly seeing the evil ghost bound tightly by a Tentacle.
The Tentacle was covered in spikes, which had completely pierced the ghost entity’s body.
Crimson, foul-smelling blood flowed out, gradually staining the ground red.
As the Tentacle coiled, the ghost entity’s body was slowly compressed into a ball, like a giant python had wrapped around it.
The surroundings were utterly silent.
Only endless, mournful screams echoed faintly.
Before long, the Tentacle contracted.
Then came a sound of chewing.
“Still... still not enough... I’m still hungry...”
A terrifying voice sounded from deep within the mist.
Immediately afterward.
Boom!
The clinic’s front door began to shake violently.
Xu Qing’s expression changed.
This is bad!
It’s going to break!
When the Tentacle attacked again, the door was pierced through like paper.
The attack was incredibly fast!
The force behind it was immense!
Xu Qing had no time to react at all and could only rely on instinct, raising the Fallen Angel's Wings in his hand to block it.
Hiss, hiss...
When the Tentacle touched the Fallen Angel's Wings, it seemed to be corroded.
Almost at the same moment, a miserable howl from some creature came from deep within the mist.
Rustle-rustle!
The Tentacle quickly withdrew and did not attack again.
Xu Qing stared in stunned silence.
That had been too dangerous!
He had practically escaped death!
His entire body was drenched in cold sweat!
The treatment over the past two days had made Xu Qing forget how dangerous this world was.
Recalling that gaze just now,
cold and vicious,
Xu Qing had been nothing more than a lowly ant in that thing’s eyes!
If not for the Fallen Angel's Wings...
he would definitely have been eaten just like that evil ghost!
Afterward, a deafening roar came from another street.
It sounded as though something had exploded!
Xu Qing had no intention of investigating.
Once was enough for an experience like that!
He put away the Fallen Angel's Wings, found some wooden boards, and sealed the door.
After securing the windows and drawing the curtains, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“What a terrifying fellow.”
“If I get the chance later... I’ll definitely dissect it!”
Xu Qing muttered under his breath before returning to his room.
…………
Beneath the Blood Moon.
A black shadow swept across the street.
Looking closely, one could see that the fellow wore a huge metal triangular helmet over his head, revealing only a pair of crimson eyes.
His movements were so fast that only afterimages could be seen.
Behind him was an enormous, uncanny creature resembling an octopus, pursuing him relentlessly.
The tentacles beneath its body waved constantly as its entire form rapidly closed in on the black shadow.
“Delicious!”
“I... I want to eat.”
As the octopus monster spoke, it reached its tentacles toward the black shadow ahead.
Unfortunately, the black shadow was simply too fast, and the octopus monster was never able to catch him.
Under the radiance cast by the Blood Moon, the black shadow’s full appearance was revealed.
He had a powerful, muscular body, yet many strange runes were carved into his flesh, as though they had been branded there.
As the black shadow moved, rune-light continuously flowed across the surface of the runes.
It looked...
as though they were breathing!
The black shadow did not seem weak, but under the octopus monster’s attack, one of his arms was completely corroded, exposing stark white bones.
There was also a huge, corroded hole in the center of his chest.
Yet even so, the black shadow stubbornly survived!
“As expected of someone created by those lunatics from the temple. You really are powerful.”
“But you’re still not qualified to kill me.”
The black shadow let out a cold laugh, and his speed rose once more.
Soon, he had opened up a considerable distance from the octopus monster.
…………
Xu Qing lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
He had a constant feeling that tomorrow’s matters would not be simple.
Thus, he made a bold decision!
He would first exchange a small portion of his ghost coins for medicines, then disassemble and study them one by one.
【Ding, Alchemy Proficiency +5】
【Ding, Alchemy Proficiency +5】
……
【Ding, Alchemy Skill level increased—LV5】
When only one bottle each of anesthetic potion and Swiftness Potion remained in Xu Qing’s hands, the System’s pleasant notification sound rang out.
His pharmaceutical level had risen to Lv5!
He had gained two more new potions that he could make.
【Regeneration Potion】
【Materials: 3 Unclean mucus, 1 Unknown Flesh】
【Description: Can stimulate an organism’s potential, granting it extremely powerful regenerative abilities. It has various side effects and is difficult to control.】
【Life Gu Potion】
【Materials: 1 Golden Beetle, 3 Wolf-Tail Flowers】
【Description: Plants a Gu Worm in the target’s body, allowing you to control them. Ineffective against creatures with powerful physiques or soul-based creatures.】
After seeing the descriptions of these two potions, Xu Qing’s mind settled, and he felt more confident about tomorrow’s treatment.
If he had not suddenly encountered that terrifying creature, he might not have been so cautious.
Today’s experience made Xu Qing realize that he had to be even more careful and prudent in the Horror World.
There were far too many terrifying existences within this endless mist.
He simply could not imagine them all!
Xu Qing immediately exchanged ghost coins for the materials and began making potions, preparing for any eventuality!