Xuan Ji remained silent, looking as if he was not interested in anything.
If he was not a real living person, Li Potian and Qingyu would almost think that this man was a puppet made by Meng Wan.
After using an empty storage bag to collect the monster's remains, Li Xuanyi was about to lead everyone back on the road, when at this moment, something strange happened!
The saint son of the small sect who had been scratched by the monster before suddenly felt hot all over and his face turned red, as if it was burning.
He groaned, and suddenly fell to the ground, holding his head and rolling around in pain.
"What happened to him? Did his injury flare up?"
Everyone quickly gathered around to check his injuries.
"How strange! His wound has completely healed!"
Looking at the man writhing in pain, a terrible thought flashed through Li Xuanyi's mind.
wrong!
Li Xuanyi's expression suddenly changed. He pushed away all the people surrounding that person and shouted sternly.
"Retreat! Everyone, get out of the way!"
The confused crowd was startled by his sudden action, but they still subconsciously did as he said and stepped back.
Just when they had just closed the distance, the man lying on the ground and rolling in pain suddenly stopped moving and opened his eyes abruptly!
How could those eyes look human at all?
It suddenly turned into the same terrifying vertical pupils as the previous monster, with scarlet light flashing in the vertical pupils, which was creepy.
At the same time, fine black hair began to grow on his exposed skin at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was like countless black bugs wriggling, making one's scalp tingle.
He roared in pain, his voice hoarse and low, like the roar of a monster.
"Ah! He, he turned into a monster!"
Someone screamed in terror, his face pale.
Everyone then realized that if they were hurt by this monster, they might become the same monster.
Everyone's heart tightened, and they quickly put more distance between themselves and the "monster".
When Li Xuan saw that the man had turned into a monster just as he had imagined, his heart sank and he quickly ordered everyone to prepare to deal with the monster.
Upon hearing this, everyone naturally did not dare to hesitate and took out their magic weapons, ready to completely destroy the monster.
At this moment, a weak figure blocked the way for everyone, "Wait, please wait a moment!"
Everyone frowned and looked over, only to see a woman in white walking quickly towards them, her face full of anxiety.
This woman seemed to have a very good relationship with the one who turned into a monster.
"Saint Lady Liu, what are you doing?"
Li Xuanyi frowned and asked in a bad tone.
Liu Yiran bit her lip and said with tears in her eyes.
"Please don't kill him, okay? He hasn't completely turned into a monster yet. Maybe, maybe he can still be saved..."
"Is there still hope?"
Huali sneered and looked at the female cultivator in front of her with displeasure.
"Are you kidding? He's become like this, half-human, half-ghost. How can he be saved?"
“No, no…”
Liu Yiran was so anxious that she almost cried and shook her head repeatedly.
"He just sent me a message, asking for help.
He was just scratched by that monster, and the injury flared up, which is why he became like this. As long as, as long as we can help him recover from his injuries, he can return to his original appearance..."
"Saint Lady Liu, aren't you too naive? How do you know whether the one transmitting the message to you is a human or a monster?"
Li Xuanyi couldn't help but interrupt her with a warning tone.
"We still don't know the origin of this monster, and how can the injuries it inflicted be easily healed?
What's more, he has turned into a monster now. Even if he recovers from his injuries, he can't turn back into a human..."
The people around also echoed, "Saint Lady Liu, I know you are close to this person, but he has turned into a monster. You should quickly accept the reality."
"Saint Lady Liu, if you can't bear to attack this monster, please stand further away and don't get in our way!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yiran's face turned even paler and tears began to flow uncontrollably.
She wanted to say something else, but she saw Huali's face darken and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
"Liu Yiran, I advise you to stay away, otherwise we will have to kill you and that monster together!"
Liu Yiran's expression changed slightly, but he didn't dare to go against so many people. He could only step aside silently, his eyes full of helplessness and sadness.
The monster seemed to have sensed the hostility of the crowd, roared, and took the lead in attacking everyone.
After learning that if they were scratched by a monster, they would also turn into monsters, everyone treated it as a formidable enemy. They first used magic weapons to protect their bodies, and then used various methods to resist the monster's attack.
For a moment, the fog was stirred up wildly, and the roar of spells colliding was endless.
Everyone joined forces and beat the monster so hard that it was seriously injured and vomited blood.
However, this monster was obviously stronger than the previous one.
After being seriously injured, he became even more ferocious.
However, everyone was cautious and did not dare to let the monster get close to them, so the battle became a war of attrition as one side gained strength while the other lost.
Finally, the monster roared, turned around and fled into the fog.
"Damn it! I actually let it escape!"
Hua Li's face was filled with anxiety as she glared at Liu Yiran fiercely, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't stopped us, we would have dealt with it long ago!"
"Heh, some people are really unable to tell right from wrong, even protecting a monster!"
"Now that the monster has escaped, we could face retaliation at any moment. Shouldn't she be satisfied?"
Liu Yiran was speechless and could only silently endure everyone's blame.
She knew that it was her momentary weakness that led to the current situation.
But she was absolutely certain that the cries for help she had heard earlier had not come from the monster, but from her good friend herself...
Unfortunately, they didn't believe her!
Huali ordered in a cold voice, "Liu Yiran, since it was your mistake that led to the current situation, to make up for your mistake, I'll leave the task of exploring the route to you."
"……yes."
Liu Yiran was in the wrong, so he had to accept the task of exploring the way and walked carefully at the front of the entire team.
Seeing this, Meng Wan also withdrew her gaze and shared her new experience with the other three.
Li Potian gasped, "People who are injured by that monster will actually turn into monsters?"
The matter was so outrageous that she began to believe that it was not something Meng Wan had made up.
Qingyu's expression was also filled with solemnity.
"There are ten of them in the group. Even if one of them turns into a monster and Liu Yiran refuses to take action, the remaining eight are more than enough to take down one monster.
We must not let that monster escape."
"The monsters are like cornered beasts, forced into a desperate situation. Naturally, they are fearless and unafraid of death. Those people are afraid of being hurt by the monsters, so they are a little timid before the battle.
I’m not actually surprised by this result.”
Meng Wan curled her lips in a half-smile, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes, "But, I'm curious——"
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