In the painting

Li Ping'an stopped where he was, wanting to see what this "octopus ball" was going to do. He saw the black ball rushing straight towards the black shadow, going into the mouth of the skeleton, and then disappearing in a cloud of mist.

The skeleton was looming in the dark shadow, with a hideous and painful expression and its mouth wide open, as if it wanted to spit out the black ball, but had no way.

From outside, Li Ping'an could see traces of darker "octopus balls" surging in the thick fog, at an extremely fast speed, accompanied by flashes of light.

The skeleton was stimulated by something and suddenly opened its mouth wide and rushed towards Li Ping'an. When Li Ping'an reacted and wanted to dodge, it was too late.

Li Ping'an could only stay where he was, waiting for the skull to pierce through his body.

The skull was pressed against Li Ping'an's face in the blink of an eye, and a hint of coldness came from it. Li Ping'an thought that this time he would not have to shut down and restart his computer.

At this moment, the skull suddenly exploded on the spot, splashing a cloud of smoke. Li Ping'an was not careful and inhaled it, and immediately started coughing due to choking.

The smoke dissipated, leaving only a black ball hanging in the air.

The black ball saw Li Ping'an staring at it, jumped up and down in the air, and then floated in front of Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an looked at the little thing in front of her, feeling a little confused. She remembered that there were no patterns on the little thing, so how come there were lines similar to branches on the surface of the ball now?

Li Ping'an stretched out her hand, and the black ball landed on her hand, but in the blink of an eye, the black ball disappeared.

Li Ping'an turned his hand over and over many times, but he couldn't find the black ball. Instead, he saw a black dot on his wrist.

Li Ping'an's intuition told her that this was the black ball.

Sure enough, when Li Pingan closed his eyes and felt carefully, a black ball appeared in front of his eyes, accompanied by the introduction

Name: Exploding Octopus

Source: Man-eating Octopus

Attack power: Medium

Attack characteristics: Drill into objects and explode and destroy them from the inside, and refuse to fight when hunger level is low.

Hunger level at this time: Low

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After seeing this introduction, Li Pingan was speechless. This thing was actually called "Exploding Octopus", why not "Octopus Meatballs"?

However, this also made Li Pingan breathe a sigh of relief. At least he was not unarmed now, and he had some confidence to face Jiu Qi.

But Li Ping'an didn't plan to wait here for Jiuqi to come back. After all, this was Jiuqi's chassis, and who knew what was hidden inside.

Li Ping'an put away the knife, pushed the door open tentatively, and looked outside. The corridor was deep, but there was no one there.

It was a good opportunity. Li Ping'an walked out, sticking close to the wall.

Li Ping'an was very nervous at first, but gradually, her attention was attracted by the paintings on the wall.

A girl stands among the flowers, with many butterflies flying around her. The girl raises her hand, and a pink and purple butterfly lands on her hand.

This seemed to be a comic strip. Li Ping'an saw several similar paintings in the corridor. The girls in the paintings had different hairstyles and different styles and colors of clothes, but without exception, they all had their backs to the wall.

Li Ping'an walked and looked at the paintings. Finally, at the end of the corridor, she saw a very different painting. The girl in the painting was bending over and fishing something out of the river.

Li Ping'an didn't know why, but he suddenly became curious about the painting. He stood there, staring at it blankly.

A gust of wind blew by, and Li Ping'an felt as if he was in a painting, and the girl in front of him was within reach.

Li Ping'an took two steps forward, wanting to see clearly what the girl was fishing in the river.

As if she had sensed what Li Pingan was thinking, the girl in the painting started to move.

The slender hands were paddling in the water, and Li Ping'an tilted his head, trying to see the girl's appearance and what was at the bottom of the river.

Unconsciously, Li Ping'an was getting closer and closer to the girl in the painting, until he was only two steps away.

The girl who was bending over seemed to notice someone coming, so she straightened up and turned to Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an's scalp suddenly felt numb. The girl's neck was empty, like a Barbie doll with its head removed. But the girl seemed unaware that her head had fallen off. She tilted her head and looked at Li Ping'an curiously.

Li Ping'an was frightened by this scene and stepped back repeatedly, but after taking only two steps, she found something blocking her from behind. She hurriedly turned around and her eyes widened. She actually entered the painting!

Li Ping'an took advantage of the girl not coming forward and hurriedly beat on the transparent barrier with his hands, but it was of no avail. Even though Li Ping'an's hands were numb and painful from beating, there was still no response.

Looking back, I saw that the headless girl had squatted back by the river, still in the same posture, fishing something out of the water.

Li Ping'an didn't dare to move forward, so he took the opportunity to try to the left and right. Without exception, Li Ping'an returned to the starting point.

Now there is only one way left to try, which is the river next to the headless girl. For some reason, Li Pingan feels that the exit is in the river.

Li Ping'an took a deep breath and comforted himself, it's okay, this headless girl seems to have a good temper, he just needs to treat her as a headless Barbie doll.

While brainwashing herself, Li Ping'an walked to the river where the headless girl was. She was not a fool, so she stayed as far away from the headless girl as possible.

Li Ping'an looked down at the bottom of the river. Shadows flickered in the river, as if there was some living creature hidden there. Li Ping'an unconsciously moved closer and closer, until his face was almost touching the water surface.

The thing at the bottom of the river gradually became visible. Just when Li Ping'an was about to see what it was, a force pulled her back. At this moment, an unknown monster with its mouth wide open jumped out and brushed past Li Ping'an's head.

Under this force, Li Ping'an fell to the grass, and his head suddenly became much clearer.

Li Ping'an was breathing heavily. Something was wrong, very wrong. She just wanted to take a look at the river, but how could she have unknowingly put her head so close to the river? It was as if someone was guiding her.

Li Ping'an turned his head to look at the headless girl beside him. Not sure if she could hear him, Li Ping'an still thanked her sincerely.

The headless girl looked at her for a while, then walked back to the river and resumed her previous posture.

In light of the headless girl’s help just now, Li Ping’an was no longer so afraid of her. He stood behind her and asked, “Did the monster bite off your head just now?”

There was no response. The headless girl continued to poke the water with her hands, looking for something.

Li Ping'an held the dagger in his hand, thinking that whether he helped the headless girl find her head or got out, the first thing he had to deal with was the monster in the river.

Li Ping'an touched the black dot on his wrist, quietly released it, and held it in his other hand.

Then, pretending to be confused, he stretched his head slowly towards the river. Watching the black shadow under the water getting closer and closer, Li Ping'an's heart was pounding, but his face remained dazed.

The moment the monster jumped out of the water, Li Pingan quickly dodged backwards and threw out the "Exploding Octopus" in his hand. As soon as the "Exploding Octopus" was thrown out, it drilled into the monster's wide-open mouth.

Li Pingan took this opportunity to pull out the dagger in his hand and stabbed the monster.

After being hit, the monster quickly swung its tail and jumped into the river. Li Pingan did not rush to chase it, but stood by the river and looked at the water.

Sure enough, not long after, the monster's body floated to the surface of the water. From its appearance, it looked more like a catfish, but with four short legs. At this time, its belly was broken open by the "exploding octopus" and the black eggs inside flowed out.

Looking at the sticky eggs, Li Ping'an frowned. This monster was actually pregnant. Then, Li Ping'an quickly moved away from the river.

Since this monster is pregnant, it means there must be more than one monster in this river.

Just as Li Ping'an was stepping back, many catfish heads suddenly appeared on the surface of the river, densely packed, with dead fish eyes looking straight at Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an held the dagger tightly in one hand and pulled the headless girl away from the river with the other.

Just as Li Ping'an was retreating, the monsters in the river were also swimming towards the riverside.

At this time, Li Ping'an remembered the four short legs under the monster's feet, and thought to himself that this thing was not good. Could it be that this thing was amphibious?

As expected, a bigger monster climbed onto the shore. It looked as tall as Li Ping'an's waist and crawled straight towards him. Then, countless monsters crawled out of the water, and the mucus that flowed out made the grass along the way dry up.

The space here is limited, and Li Ping'an has nowhere to retreat. The monsters stare at him and gradually surround him.

When Li Ping'an saw this scene, his scalp tingled. He clenched the dagger in his hand and prayed that the "Exploding Octopus" would work.

Soon, Li Ping'an's hope was shattered. After blowing up several monsters, the "Exploding Octopus" refused to move. No matter how Li Ping'an called out, it remained unmoved.

With no other choice, Li Ping'an could only rely on himself. He rushed out with a dagger in his hand, stepped on the monster's head, forcing it to be unable to open its mouth. Before the other monsters could bite him, he stabbed the dagger in his hand into the head of the monster under his feet.

The monster felt the pain and raised its head to bite Li Ping'an, but Li Ping'an continued to use force with his hands until he pierced its head.

Pulling out the dagger, Li Ping'an ignored the corrosive feeling on his hand, turned the dagger, and rushed towards the next monster.

At the beginning, Li Ping'an was still at ease, but gradually, her physical strength began to fail her. She fell to the ground and took a short breath. She felt a sharp pain on her back. When she turned around, she saw a monster with its mouth biting her back.

Li Ping'an felt that the group of things in front of him did not look like catfish, but more like a group of crocodiles.

He struggled to tear his back from the monster's mouth, and without caring about the bleeding back, Li Ping'an stabbed the dagger in his hand into its head.

At this time, Li Ping'an's hands had been corroded to the point where the bones were exposed.