Chapter 12
It's above your head!
"Hou?"
Before Jiang Han could even process the terrifying meaning behind the word, the alarm level in the live stream spiked again.
The official comments, which were originally golden, instantly turned into a blood-red crimson.
Simulated warning lines even appeared around the screen.
[SSS-level Top Secret Warning!]
[Issued by: Joint Command of the State Security Bureau and Bureau 749]
[Severe fluctuations from a supernatural being detected! Danger level: Nation-destroying!]
Evacuate immediately! Repeat! Evacuate immediately!
Don't look back! Don't breathe! Don't turn on the lights!
Professor Gu had completely lost his composure during the live broadcast. He gripped the microphone and roared, "That's a legendary beast capable of fighting true dragons! Even its juvenile form is beyond human capabilities! Jiang Han! Jump into the water immediately! Get back in the water! That's the only way to survive!"
diving?
Jiang Han glanced at the dark pool behind him.
There were swarms of corpse eels in the water, as well as that eerie array of stone coffins.
Is that a way out?
That's just another dead end.
"Evacuate?"
A crazed smile curled at the corners of Jiang Han's lips, his eyes gleaming with a morbid excitement. "Where do you think you're going to retreat to? I risked my life to get in here, and you're going to go back empty-handed?"
"and……"
He slowly raised his hand and turned off the powerful searchlight above his head.
"Smack."
The entire cave was plunged into absolute darkness in an instant.
The live stream screen went completely black, with only countless horrified question marks flooding the chat.
[Host, are you crazy?! Why are you turning off the lights?!]
[Oh no! Is this guy trying to get himself killed already?]
Even with night vision goggles, it's impossible to see anything! It's absolutely dark here!
In the darkness, Jiang Han's voice echoed eerily, its calmness chilling:
"Light will reveal your location."
"Now, I am the hunter."
He closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and suppressed his heartbeat to the lowest possible level.
After being deprived of sight, hearing becomes exceptionally acute.
"Tick-tock...tick-tock..."
That's the sound of water dripping from the top of the rock.
"Huff... huff..."
This is the sound of the wind passing through the gaps in the keel.
and also……
"Hmm...hmm..."
Right above his head!
It was a heavy, damp breath with a strong, rotten sulfur smell!
That thing had been hanging upside down on the stalactite above his head, silently watching him!
A foul-smelling, sticky liquid dripped onto Jiang Han's shoulder.
Scorching hot.
corrosion.
White smoke instantly rose from the clothes.
Jiang Han suddenly opened her eyes.
"Buzz—"
The Qilin tattoo on his back seemed to sense a deadly threat, instantly turning as hot as a branding iron.
A huge surge of heat rushed into my eyes.
[System Skill Activated: Qilin Night Eyes!]
In an instant, Jiang Han's pupils turned into vertical golden beast eyes!
The darkness vanished instantly in his eyes, and the world transformed into a clear black, white, and gray.
He looked up sharply.
Less than three meters above his head, a humanoid monster covered in red hair was hanging upside down on the stalactite like a spider.
Its limbs were strangely long and thin, with bent joints and fingernails like black scythes.
The face had no features, only a huge, vertical green eye, which was staring intently at Jiang Han!
Red-haired Corpse Demon!
This is the larva of the "Hou" that Professor Gu mentioned!
Eyes facing each other.
A flicker of surprise crossed the monster's single eye, as if it hadn't expected its prey to be able to see it.
"Found you, little rascal."
Jiang Han grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.
"roar--!!!"
The monster let out a shriek that was neither human nor inhuman, and the sound waves caused the surrounding stalactites to break apart.
It spread its limbs, bringing a foul stench, and pounced fiercely at Jiang Han like a red meteorite!
fast!
Extremely fast!
The night vision camera in the live broadcast room could only capture a red afterimage.
"Clang!"
Jiang Han did not back down.
He gripped the sword with both hands, the black gold ancient sword carrying immense force, and slashed fiercely at the monster's sharp claws!
"when--!!!"
A deafening metallic clang echoed through the cave.
Sparks flew everywhere!
The enormous impact came like a tidal wave.
Jiang Han felt a violent jolt in his hand, as if he had been hit by a cannonball, and was sent flying backward.
"Bang!"
His back slammed hard against a bronze chain, producing a dull thud.
A mouthful of blood welled up in his throat, but he swallowed it down.
The red-haired monster was also shaken back a few steps, leaving a deep cut on its claw, from which black blood seeped out.
It was enraged.
It roared madly and transformed into a red lightning bolt, charging forward once more.
This time, it's faster and more powerful!
Before Jiang Han could even regain his footing, the sharp claws were already upon him.
There's no way to avoid it!
[Warning! Shield value has reached zero!]
At this critical moment, the live stream suddenly started shaking violently, turning into a screen full of static.
[Buzzing sound... Signal lost...]
[Connection interrupted...]
The final frame freezes on Jiang Han's blood-covered face, still grinning maniacally, and the black claw about to pierce his skull.
The entire internet is black.