BOOM!
A sound exploded in Qin Siyang's head, leaving him dazed.
The two of them were inside the Pooled Begonia, which was shaking violently. Pressed against its petals, they were being propelled forward by a powerful force.
Their bodies swayed uncontrollably with the flower's movements.
He could feel it—the Begonia was plummeting rapidly.
At the edge of the pit, Li Tianming stared blankly as every vine was torn apart. His face was drenched in sweat, and his eyes were unfocused.
The tremors that had been shaking the ground moments ago vanished.
Li Tianming watched the Begonia shrink into the hole, his lips trembling.
"Fuck."
"If Qin Siyang dies, I'm putting this on Guo Jiuxiao's tab!"
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[Inside the Begonia]
Qin Siyang had no time to relax.
He clung to the man's leg, greedily gasping for air.
After taking a few breaths, he finally stabilized himself, his mind sharpening.
Looking down, he met the grimacing face of the Huaxia man and immediately realized something—
This man's strength seemed to be weaker than his.
The grip on his legs was already the man's full force.
By comparison, Qin Siyang had the advantage.
Qin Siyang quickly pieced it together.
This man had powerful stealth abilities, combined with an impressive hydrophobic barrier skill.
That meant his sequence likely had nothing to do with strength enhancement.
And when he had exclaimed about Qin Siyang being a Sequence 5, he had exposed his own rank. At most, he was also Sequence 5.
Right now, both were in a state of weightlessness, surrounded by corrosive liquid.
This was the best environment for Qin Siyang to capitalize on his strength.
Since his strength was superior,
his physical durability had to be greater too.
'I have to kill him!'
'If I can't kill him, then I have to escape.'
Qin Siyang made his decision in an instant and began executing his plan.
To ensure he had a way out, he pressed the man's leg against a petal.
Then, maneuvering around his leg to avoid the corrosive liquid, he bit down hard on the Begonia petal.
The petal was incredibly tough, he couldn't break it even with brute force.
Gnashing his teeth, he only managed to scrape off a thin layer of petal membrane, along with a bit of sap.
And he chipped one of his front teeth in the process.
But a thin layer of petal membrane was enough.
He held it in his mouth, ready to swallow it at any moment to activate [Banquet Domain].
The sticky liquid on his body was increasing—he knew he was nearing his limit.
One strike.
He had only one chance.
If he failed to kill the man, he had to flee immediately.
Qin Siyang clenched his Hunting Dagger, put on his mask, and suddenly released his grip on the man's leg with his right hand.
Gripping the dagger tightly, he punched the petal for leverage and bent his body forward.
Then, he thrust straight between the man's legs.
The man panicked, trying to evade.
But Qin Siyang had his other leg locked down with his left hand.
He could only watch as the dagger plunged between his thighs.
Splurt—
Seeing the blade sink deep into the man's body,
Qin Siyang's expression lit up.
'Smooth!'
'But that isn't enough!'
He released the dagger, raised his fist, and smashed the handle.
The dagger, as if spring-loaded, vanished entirely into the man's abdomen.
With his immense strength, it might have even pierced through to his chest cavity.
The moment the blade fully embedded itself, the man immediately let go of Qin Siyang's ankle, clutching his chest, mouth agape in agony.
His mask was already soaked in the blood spilling from his lips.
The air barrier around him visibly weakened.
Especially at the wound where the dagger had entered—corrosive liquid was seeping in.
His face twisted in unbearable pain.
Qin Siyang smirked.
"You're a hunter?"
"Then die for me!"
He swallowed the petal membrane in his mouth, about to activate [Banquet Domain]—
When he noticed a small backpack on the man's back, also protected by an air barrier.
'It probably contains something good.'
He hesitated for a moment but didn't leave. Instead, he kicked off the petal, flipping to the man's back, and forcefully tore the straps apart.
The moment the backpack left the man's body, the air barrier vanished completely.
Corrosive liquid rushed in.
"[Banquet Domain]"
Qin Siyang activated [Banquet Domain] without hesitation, aiming upwards.
This was a last-ditch gamble.
If [Banquet Domain] failed, he was dead for sure!.
But his eyes were unwavering.
The Begonia's stem was pulling him downward, which meant above, there had to be open space.
At the very least, it shouldn't have been filled in with dirt yet.
Sure enough—
An instant later, he was out of the Begonia, appearing inside a passage carved through the earth.
The tunnel was still shaking, looking ready to collapse at any moment.
Qin Siyang quickly used [Banquet Domain] multiple times, teleporting as close to the surface as possible.
But his teleportation didn't get him far.
Only three times.
On the fourth attempt, falling debris suddenly blocked the open space ahead, causing [Banquet Domain] to fail.
The path carved by the Begonia wasn't stable.
It was expected that [Banquet Domain] would fail.
But he had already escaped.
From here, even brute force would get him out.
Clamping the backpack in his teeth, Qin Siyang raced through the tunnel.
Thanks to his high physical strength and [Violence], his fingers and toes easily pierced into the rock and hardened soil.
Even when he encountered collapsed sections, he could smash his way through.
Everything was going smoothly.
Until minutes passed, and he still hadn't reached an exit.
Qin Siyang started getting anxious.
He was already moving at breakneck speed—
Clearing the way while climbing, moving nearly vertical, sometimes through massive obstructions, he was covering dozens of meters per minute.
'Why ain't I there yet?'
'Just how deep underground had the Begonia taken me?'
He had only been trapped inside for ten seconds at most.
But—
The closer he got to the surface, the worse the collapses became.
More time was needed to clear a path.
As [Violence] neared its limit, Qin Siyang still hadn't seen an exit.
A wave of despair crept over him.
Then, [Violence] expired.
Agonizing pain ripped through his body.
Like he was being burned alive—completely unbearable.
His entire body trembled involuntarily.
But he didn't dare make a sound.
If he screamed too loudly, the tunnel might collapse on him.
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