"How can it be repaired!"
Hidden in a small alley, Xiao Han stared blankly as a silver shell darted into the crack of a manhole cover, his heart feeling as if it were bleeding.
His injuries were quite severe; he was depleted of blood and energy, his hands were covered in blood mist, his skin was torn and bleeding, and the pain from his nerves made him grit his teeth and eat the stored experience fruits one by one to maintain his functions.
Instantly, the green fruit transformed into experience points, and the extra energy refined from it could restore blood and qi, repair injuries, and ease Xiao Han's pale complexion, gradually turning rosy.
Facing Shadow Leopard, a true Silver-rank expert who maintained his peak combat power, Xiao Han almost suffered a defeat and lost his life at the hands of his opponent.
However, the power of the Demon King's Body was beyond Xiao Han's expectations.
Trapped in a desperate situation, he unleashed astonishing power in the face of life and death, and with the help of excellent equipment (the paralysis ring stepped in and let out a burp~), he turned the tide of the battle!
"Ding, mission complete, reward evaluation in progress..."
"Ding, you've been rewarded with a Skill Fruit x1. Please check your account. And then... goodbye. (~￣▽￣)~."
A mocking voice echoed in his mind, startling Xiao Han.
A blueberry the size of a fist appeared with a column of information that made Xiao Han grit his teeth.
Item: Skill Fruit (Seed State)
Grade: Silver
Description: It still tastes the same. Find some soil, preferably golden soil.
[Ahem, advanced techniques often only require the simplest cultivation methods. Uh, you could try hydroponics.]
However, Xiao Han's attention was focused on a gray rat that had emerged from the manhole cover. The rat emitted a foul odor and stared at Xiao Han with wide brown eyes, looking completely bewildered.
"The little fox is over here! Go after it!"
"It's the aura of the dead! It must be left behind by that little fox!"
"Lord White Leopard said that once we catch him, we must skin him alive! Let's go!"
A group of well-trained shadow guards were dispatched, turning into streaks of afterimages as they pursued their target.
But their true target was a skeletal warrior skilled in speed, stained with Xiao Han's blood. It possessed a trace of intelligence and could barely recall its former combat instincts, such as how to draw aggro in complex terrain and enjoy the sight of its enemies chasing but failing to catch up.
In the dark sewers, Xiao Han, having pulled off a clever escape, is being led by a gray rat through a stench-filled path to safely escape.
The payment was a silver coin, and slaves at the very bottom of society had neither the right nor any reason to refuse.
Moreover, Xiao Han had ventured deep into the territory of the Gu Bang family, and the surrounding routes were blocked. In his severely injured state, he could only try to survive for a while and wait for the support of Guanghui and the necromancer.
"Gah!"
In a dimly lit alley, a manhole cover trembled and was quickly lifted. A gray rat crawled out, looked around, and after confirming it was safe, climbed out of the manhole.
Then, a petite figure darted out and landed safely.
"Phew~"
Xiao Han took a deep breath; the smell of the sewer was definitely unpleasant. He bumped into a 30-centimeter-long centipede halfway there, which scared him so much that he almost set it on fire and extinguished it.
Fortunately, the scene of grilling fish in the cemetery last time stopped Xiao Han's reckless behavior in time. If he had set it on fire, the entire Titan City could probably have held a fireworks display. Well, the next day, without the Gu Bang family having to lift a finger, he would have been arrested by the city guards led by Han Mo.
"Bang!"
In the crisscrossing alleys, Xiao Han accidentally kicked a rusty tin can, but the gray rat leading the way reacted quickly, catching the kicked tin can and landing it on the ground without making a sound.
"My lord, this is the outskirts of the Gubang family's territory."
The gray rat carefully placed the tin can aside and explained it to the bewildered Xiao Han.
Xiao Han raised his head slightly, and with the help of the dim moonlight, what came into view was a messy and desolate street. The dilapidated ground was piled with all kinds of garbage, tattered cloth, and rotten fruit peels, while the walls on both sides, which had never been washed, were covered with cracks and a layer of gray-green moss.
"Do you all live here?"
Xiao Han said in surprise, "This desolate place is much better than the abandoned houses we saw before."
A group of lowly slaves, born into a life of hardship and suffering, struggle to survive in this cramped space.
However, the cautious Xiao Han sensed the surrounding situation and found no powerful figures lying in ambush in any corner of the street.
The novice demon king still didn't quite trust the gray rat he had bribed with a silver shell.
Logically speaking, people from the lower classes who are struggling at the bottom of society are usually vicious and dark-hearted. They would not need to anger their master in order to protect him, so it is reasonable for them to secretly report Xiao Han.
"Sir, please wait a moment."
The gray mouse whispered, and in a corner of the wall covered with moss, it used its little paws to dig out a small cloth bag from the soft ground. After carefully opening it, it found a piece of black bread inside.
After confirming that the black bread was intact, the gray rat led Xiao Han to the settlement of the "haze".
Rows of houses overgrown with weeds and abandoned for many years, their simple decorations revealing the poverty of their owners.
In Titan City, slave dwellings were divided according to tribes, and this house, which could be described as a garbage dump, was the gathering place of "Haze".
The abandoned land that Xiao Han saw before was where the "Gray Haze" high-ranking members of the tribe lived. People like Gray Rat, who had no status in the tribe, would be placed there.
It was late at night, and the gray rats around were sleeping early because they had to get up early to work the next morning, which gave Xiao Han and the gray rats a chance to sneak in carefully.
So, Gray Rat led Xiao Han into a house with cracked walls. The interior space was rather cramped, about the size of an ordinary room.
Xiao Han tossed a strand of her hair aside, her blood-red eyes flashing with a faint light as she scanned her surroundings. Apart from a simple table, chairs, and bed, there were no other decorations, yet the room was exceptionally clean.
After Xiao Han finished looking him over, Gray Rat presented him with a bowl of sliced black bread.
"I'm very sorry, sir, we don't have anything good to offer you."
Gray Rat said apologetically, squeezing the silver shell with a hint of unease on his face.
Having worked in the sewers all day, it naturally had no idea of Xiao Han's true identity.
She glanced at Xiao Han's back, her cherry-gold hair cascading down to her waist, her milk-like skin as smooth and translucent as white jade and soft gold. Although her light clothing was worn and slightly damaged, it couldn't hide her noble aura.
In its mind, anyone who could casually produce a silver shell and was also cute was a young lady from a wealthy noble family in the city.
"It's alright."
Xiao Han picked up the black bread. It was very small, only about the size of an egg, but it was very clean. The moldy layer on the outside had been cut off and eaten by a gray rat.
On the somewhat worn table sat two intact wooden statues. One was a man clad in heavy armor, riding a mammoth, carrying a sword on his shoulder, exuding the distinct valor of Norse mythology. The other was a wizard with three pairs of butterfly wings on his back, wearing a robe, his face obscured, and shrouded in mystery.
Ares, the god of war
And Axelstin, the god of dreams.
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