Looking at Qiao Suinian, who was holding the knife with a cold expression, Anya's beautiful eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"Why..."

Qiao Suinian did not answer her, but instead drew the Haoye Dragon Blade, making the blood flow faster.

Anya collapsed softly to the ground, her beautiful eyes fixed on the expressionless Qiao Suinian.

"Why...why did you kill me?"

Anya could tell that Qiao Suinian was not being controlled by any aquatic insects or corpse ghosts.

Qiao Suinian still didn't answer her, but instead picked up the bronze mask and put it back on her face.

"Please, tell me. I'm about to die, and I don't want to die with my eyes open. I won't blame you, just tell me why you wanted to kill me." Anya's eyes were full of pleading.

However, Qiao Suinian remained unmoved. With a flick of his long knife, he tore open Anya's leather skirt, and a cell phone that was already in recording mode fell out from under Anya's skirt.

Qiao Suinian bent down and picked up the phone.

"It's been so long since the apocalypse, it's really surprising that your phone still has power."

Qiao Suinian crushed the phone in his hand, then took out the memory stick and smashed it.

If he really tells Anya why he wanted to kill her, then this phone will obviously bring him a lot of trouble in the future.

Seeing that her purpose had been exposed, Anya's eyes instantly turned venomous, and blood gushed from her mouth.

[Note: Anya is angry with you; Current upgrade progress of the Evil God's Power: 61/100]

The fact that the Haoye Dragon Staff is a staff with a knife inside is enough for Qiao Suinian, the user, and Lin Sanshi, the maker; no third person needs to know.

Only moves unknown to the enemy can be considered trump cards.

If everyone knew that the Hao Ye Dragon Staff contained a knife, then everyone would be on guard, and it would be difficult for Qiao Suinian to kill with a single blow the moment he drew the knife.

Therefore, the moment Anya saw the Haoye Dragon Blade, her death was already sealed.

As blood flowed away, the stunning Anya eventually became a cold corpse.

Qiao Suinian used his life force to revive her, and then controlled Anya to walk step by step into the depths of the mist.

The alien race deep within the mist will take care of this corpse for me.

Immediately afterwards, he used his life force to revive a corpse ghost. Following Qiao Suinian's command, the corpse ghost bit Qiao Suinian's shoulder, and blood gushed out.

Seeing that the blood volume was insufficient, Qiao Suinian used Anya's blood to soak the area, and soon half of his body was stained red.

After doing all this, Qiao Suinian continued walking along the forest path.

After walking for nearly ten minutes, Qiao Suinian finally emerged from the thick fog and bumped into Pang Hongxin, who looked anxious.

Ye Difeng and Gan Er were also beside Pang Hongxin, and Pang Hongxin now only had eight men left.

"Qiao... Junfeng! You're finally out!" Pang Hongxin breathed a sigh of relief, then his heart tightened again as he cautiously asked, "Where are the others?"

"They...they!"

Qiao Suinian's voice trembled slightly beneath the bronze mask, seemingly filled with deep guilt and fear.

"They're all dead! They're ghouls... a full fifty ghouls! That fog is the ghouls' stronghold! I fought desperately, but I really couldn't save them... I'm sorry!"

Qiao Suinian collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Upon hearing this, Pang Hongxin's face turned deathly pale.

"Dead...all dead..."

Those were eleven people! Eleven elite soldiers he had handpicked from the settlement! And they died so quietly in the thick fog!

Regret was already showing in Pang Hongxin's eyes; he began to regret why he had chosen to come to Tianyun Temple.

If he had known that Tianyun Temple was this dangerous, he wouldn't have chosen to come, even if it had incredibly valuable treasures.

Because of Qiao Suinian's previous performance, Pang Hongxin had no doubt about Qiao Suinian's words.

After all, if it weren't for Qiao Suinian, Anya would have fallen off a cliff and died on the way to Mati Mountain. The aquatic insects would have killed many people, and they would have had no chance of passing through the territory of the man-eating ant colony.

Moreover, Qiao Suinian was clearly also seriously injured, with half of his body covered in blood.

That look of regret flashed across Pang Hongxin's eyes for only a moment before disappearing.

Having come this far, sacrificing so many elite troops, if he were to give up now, he would truly lose everything.

Pang Hongxin was indeed a ruthless and ambitious man. He quickly adjusted his mindset and even comforted Qiao Suinian.

"Brother Junfeng, you should bandage your wound first. The dead cannot be brought back to life, so don't blame yourself too much."

Pang Hongxin's gaze sharpened instantly, and he pointed forward with his iron fan.

"Keep going! We can't let our brothers die in vain!"

At this moment, Pang Hongxin was determined to obtain the most precious treasure in Tianyun Temple.

At this point, they were extremely close to the summit of Horseshoe Mountain, and could already see a temple with red walls and gray tiled roofs nestled among the mountains and forests.

About ten minutes later, Pang Hongxin and his group finally reached the top of Mati Mountain.

Before me stands a nine-story tower, its bricks and stones now bluish-black, clearly weathered by the passage of time.

Behind the tower is a temple, with the three large characters "Tianyun Temple" written in a flamboyant style on the plaque above the temple gate.

Several monks were sprinkling water and sweeping the courtyard, creating a serene and peaceful scene.

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