Chapter 131: Dead? Almost There
Li Meng, sprinting across the water’s surface, suddenly found his body and head separated.
His head flew high into the air, face twisted with shock, his eyes full of disbelief.
His limp body bounced across the water’s surface like a skipping stone, rolling dozens of meters before finally coming to a stop.
“Splash!”
The severed head crashed heavily into the water moments later.
Meanwhile, on the water’s surface not far away, two figures in black robes appeared out of thin air.
Standing on the water, they coldly eyed the floating body and head in the distance.
“Failed, just a bit off.”
“No matter. There will be another chance.”
A deep voice echoed across the water.
The next moment, the black-robed figures vanished without a trace.
With their disappearance, silence returned to the water.
Time ticked by, second by second.
After an unknown duration, the floating head suddenly opened its eyes.
The nearby body floating on the water began to stir as well.
The headless corpse paddled with its arms and kicked its legs.
Soon, it swam up to the severed head.
The headless corpse grabbed the head and pressed it against the neck wound.
Before long, white frost emerged.
Li Meng, revived, climbed out of the water.
“Phew, that was close!”
Touching his neck, Li Meng’s eyes glimmered with relief.
Thankfully, his “Body Regeneration” skill had evolved into “Undying Body.”
Otherwise, he would’ve fallen to the black-robed figures this time.
“Sure enough, deviating from the future timeline leads to uncontrollable danger!”
Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.
Li Meng twisted his neck, muttering to himself.
This time, survival was sheer luck.
Would he have such good fortune next time?
Though difficult to kill now, a next encounter with the black-robed figures might result in them grinding him to dust.
Actually, to kill him, grinding his bones wasn’t even necessary.
Just shattering his head would suffice.
Gazing toward the Black Mountain Tribe in the distance, Li Meng sighed inwardly.
It seemed brute force wasn’t an option.
If he caused too much commotion and caught the attention of the black-robed figures, it would mean certain death.
Li Meng understood his limitations.
He wasn’t a match for the black-robed figures yet.
Earlier, he hadn’t sensed their presence in advance.
By the time he did, it was already too late.
“Just wait. Someday, I’ll eat you alive!”
Cursing inwardly, Li Meng turned and bolted away.
Fortunately, he had sent Yue E back to the river beforehand.
Otherwise, Yue E would’ve likely perished at the hands of those two black-robed figures.
“It seems the Black Mountain Tribe summoning the Savage God, Akuya, is an unchangeable future event.”
While running on the water’s surface, Li Meng’s face showed contemplation.
He had a strong premonition.
The Black Mountain Tribe was likely under the black-robed figures’ watch.
They hadn’t left but lingered nearby.
They would orchestrate events forcing the Black Mountain Tribe to summon the Savage God, Akuya.
“Why are they doing this?”
A trace of confusion flickered in Li Meng’s eyes.
He couldn’t fathom the reason behind the black-robed figures’ actions.
The descent of the Savage God would indiscriminately devour the planet’s life energy.
There wouldn’t be any beneficiaries.
“They dared to cut off my head. How could I let them succeed?”
Li Meng sneered, a plan forming in his mind.
With a flash, he accelerated.
---
Two hours later, in the afternoon.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky.
An endless expanse of water shimmered white.
On the water’s surface, a massive fleet of ships moved slowly.
From the sky, the fleet sailed along a deeper waterway.
The dark, deep waters stood out sharply from the surrounding areas.
Roughly a kilometer behind the fleet, a green-skinned figure appeared on the water’s surface at some point.
Li Meng locked his gaze on the fleet, iron staff in hand, preparing to throw it.
“Go, my iron staff!”
With a roar, Li Meng stepped forward, hurling the iron staff.
The moment it left his hand, a blast of air rippled outward, sweeping in all directions.
The iron staff turned into a black streak, shooting toward the fleet.
Meanwhile, on the flagship’s deck of the human fleet...
“A mere goblin! I was actually captured by a goblin!”
Standing by the ship’s rail, Tavier muttered under her breath.
She crossed her arms and shivered occasionally.
Nearby knights exchanged puzzled looks.
Selof, standing to one side, didn’t know how to comfort the High Priestess.
After all, the High Priestess was a woman.
Falling into goblin hands was undoubtedly a humiliating ordeal.
Tavier’s face was pale, her lips pressed tightly together.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, a piercing sound of something tearing through the air came from above.
Selof’s expression changed.
In a flash, he stepped swiftly, shielding Tavier.
At that moment, a black streak shot down from the sky.
Selof grabbed it.
“Clang!”
A metallic clang rang out, sparks flying.
The massive impact forced heavily-armored Selof to slide back five or six meters.
When Tavier turned around, startled by the commotion behind her, she saw a massive iron staff inches away.
“Ah!”
Tavier let out a scream on the deck.
“It’s it! It’s back!”
Recognizing the iron staff, Tavier was horrified, retreating repeatedly.
It was the goblin’s weapon.
Selof frowned, glancing at the iron staff in his hand.
“High Priestess, please calm yourself. I’ll deal with it!”
With those words, Selof turned and strode forward, a radiant magical aura emanating from him.
“Boom!”
An explosion of air blasted forth, accompanied by a sharp sound as Selof shot into the sky.
In an instant, he crossed a kilometer, descending like a meteor onto the water’s surface hundreds of meters from Li Meng.
“Boom!”
A massive water column surged skyward.
The impact created waves sweeping across the area.
When the chaos subsided, the two stood on the water two hundred meters apart.
“Goblin, even if I kill you here, it wouldn’t violate the oath!”
Selof’s expression turned cold as he stepped forward.
The moment his right foot touched the water, he hurled the iron staff in his hand.
“Boom!”
A blast of air rippled outward.
The iron staff turned into a black streak, shooting straight toward Li Meng.
“Whoosh!”
The piercing sound of the projectile filled the air.
Li Meng grinned, catching the iron staff hurtling toward his face.
The massive force made his large frame slide ten meters across the water before stabilizing.
Once steady, Li Meng waved the iron staff.
“No need to get so worked up. Here, a little gift for you!”
Li Meng pulled something from his beast-hide pouch and tossed it to Selof.
The object, a disk, crossed over two hundred meters and flew toward Selof.
Selof caught the item thrown by the goblin.
“This is... a sacrificial plate?”
Upon closer inspection, Selof’s face changed drastically.
> A Special Thank You!:
>
> I want to extend my deepest gratitude to [DJ P], for supporting me on Patreon!