Mortal Mirror

On the hill, Ye Wanwan watched the departing figures of Li Ergou and the Corpse Fiend, a wave of sorrow washing over her. She sobbed, "Ergou Ge, it's all my fault, I've dragged you into this. You must survive!"

"Holy bananas! That's a true brother right there. To protect us, he lured the Corpse Fiend away alone. Such self-sacrifice! A role model for us all, worthy of being my brother, Chen Bajin. So ruthless!"

Chen Bajin limped over, trying to comfort Ye Wanwan. "Little sister, don't be so sad. When a man dies, he dies; if he doesn't, he lives for ten thousand years. I believe in Ergou, he's lucky and has a long life ahead. He might not die. The Corpse Fiend might just kill him and then come back for us. You should escape first."

These words jolted Ye Wanwan out of her grief. She quickly wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with determination. "That's right, Ergou Ge is lucky. No, I have to find him!"

She turned to the black cat and said, "Thirteen, hurry! We need to chase after him. You're fast, we might still catch up."

The black cat stared blankly at Ye Wanwan, perhaps thinking, 'Are you kidding me? How can I, with four legs, catch up with something that flies? This girl must be crazy.'

The black cat shook its head slightly, then grabbed Ye Wanwan by her clothes and tossed her onto its back, speeding away like lightning.

In the darkness, from far away, Ye Wanwan's voice could be heard, "That's not right! Wrong direction! Black cat, we're going to find Ergou Ge! He went that way! Aren't you heading back to the county?"

Chen Bajin sighed, looking in the direction where Li Ergou had disappeared. Then he heard someone shout, "Chen Bajin, damn you! What are you still looking at? Quickly heal the adult! If you don't, the adult will turn into a zombie! Where are your eggs? Quickly give the adult two to eat!"

Chen Bajin rolled his eyes and said, "Coming, coming! Wasn't I just taking care of the little girl? Adult, let's leave quickly too. If the Corpse Fiend kills my brother and then comes back, we'll be wiped out."

Another voice agreed, "That's a good idea. Everyone heal up quickly, then we'll retreat first. When we get back, we'll find the adults from the prefecture to come over. Time is of the essence, let's go to Kushui County to recuperate."

Hearing this, everyone quickly began healing the wounded, then limped away.

In the dark night sky, Li Ergou flew swiftly in one direction. He had thought of a place that might save his life: Wanglong Village, the Old Dragon Pit.

The fish scales of the Fish Scale Sword came from there. Yu Tailai had said that these fish scales were at least from a thousand-year-old fish demon. A thousand-year-old fish demon! What a powerful existence! Although he wasn't sure if the fish demon was still down there, it was ultimately his only chance to survive.

Even if there was no fish demon, what if the Corpse Fiend couldn't swim? Wouldn't he be able to escape then?

If there was a fish demon, he could let them fight each other, and he might even be able to profit from their conflict. Anyway, there was no better place than there.

With that thought, he sped up even more. The Corpse Fiend roared constantly behind him, occasionally launching attacks at Li Ergou from the air, truly making him suffer.

Fortunately, the flying sword was extremely fast. Before long, he saw Wanglong Village. At this moment, Wanglong Village was pitch black, without a trace of human presence. He knew they were dead, they were all dead.

Seeing this scene, a strange sadness flashed through his heart. As Old Mantou had said, this was, after all, his hometown, the place where his roots were. People have feelings, and he still had some attachment to it deep down.

But now, everything was gone. Wanglong Village was still there, or perhaps it wasn't anymore.

Without time to think, he arrived above the Old Dragon Pit in the blink of an eye. Under the moonlight, the Old Dragon Pit shimmered, without a single sound around it, eerily quiet.

Without much hesitation, Li Ergou plunged headfirst into the Old Dragon Pit. The Corpse Fiend was slightly stunned, a look of anger flashing across his face, and then he also entered the water.

The water of the Old Dragon Pit was not only not cold, but actually had a hint of warmth. Li Ergou was slightly surprised. He quickly swam downwards, and then he heard a loud splash behind him. The Corpse Fiend's distorted face was rapidly approaching him.

Li Ergou sighed inwardly, not expecting the Corpse Fiend to know how to swim. Fortunately, he had the Turtle Breath Technique. Now that his Turtle Breath Technique was at a small success stage, he could hold his breath for a longer time in the water.

He could only speed up, swimming downwards with all his might, while praying in his heart, 'Thousand-year-old fish demon, do you really exist? If you don't, I'm doomed.'

The Old Dragon Pit probably really went straight to the bottom. He swam for a long time, so deep, and still didn't see the end. The water below began to feel a little cold, becoming even darker.

At this moment, he felt that he had already dived at least three or four hundred meters, but the distance between the Corpse Fiend and him seemed to be getting closer and closer. This guy was determined to kill him. He felt bitter in his heart, thinking, 'What deep hatred do we have? Do you have to go this far?'

In the Corpse Fiend's eyes, Li Ergou's speed was getting slower and slower. She was happy in her heart, and suddenly accelerated, her sharp nails, just one step away, one step away, and she would definitely let this guy in front of her die without a burial place.

Li Ergou felt the icy chill behind him. At this moment, he seemed to feel the sharpness of the nails. He didn't dare to stop or look back, holding his breath, swimming hard, swimming hard, swimming hard.

Li Ergou looked at the endless darkness. He felt despair in his heart. Was he going to die? The Corpse Fiend was about to catch up. The resistance in the water was getting stronger and stronger. He felt that every swim was a bit difficult. At this moment, he felt that he had dropped more than a thousand meters, but he still couldn't see the bottom. Perhaps this Old Dragon Pit really had no bottom.

Should he fight? The Corpse Fiend wouldn't be too strong in the water, right?

After all, even a rabbit will bite when it's cornered. If it really didn't work, everyone would die together. If I die, you don't even think about living. As the thought rose from his heart, evil grew in his courage. He suddenly turned around, raised his fist, and punched the Corpse Fiend.

The Corpse Fiend was slightly stunned, and then this guy hooked the corner of his mouth, revealing an evil smile, and pounced on Li Ergou, boom boom boom...

The two sides suddenly tore each other, making Li Ergou happy that the Corpse Fiend was indeed not as powerful in the water as it was outside, and this guy was still seriously injured.

The tragic thing was that even so, he was not the Corpse Fiend's opponent. The Corpse Fiend's sharp nails tore his snakeskin inner armor, tore his flesh, and even saw the pale bones under the tumbling flesh.

Li Ergou also frantically punched the Corpse Fiend's injured place one punch after another, anyway, he was now determined to die.

Under the fierce fight between the two sides, the water in the entire Old Dragon Pit began to roll, making a rumbling sound.

In an unknown deep place in the Old Dragon Pit, it was pitch black here, and you couldn't see your fingers. Suddenly, in the darkness, a pair of shining green eyes suddenly opened, and then a huge figure swayed slightly and swam upwards.