The Faceless Death Herald
In the dead of night, the mountains and forests near the Chou City were shrouded in silence.
He Jie weaved among the tall trees, her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings.
However, she underestimated the ability of the Miao Xingyu to conceal its presence.
Even if the Demon Race deliberately allowed them to roam freely.
Escaping thousands of miles alone from the Moonfall Continent to the Kaiyang Continent is no easy feat.
Moreover, when they first set out Miao Xingyu was only an Awakened One of the Yellow Realm.
This is enough to show how difficult he is to catch.
Just like now, Miao Xingyu is hiding not far from He Jie.
His aura was completely suppressed, as if he were a corpse that had long since died.
Therefore, He Jie's senses only quickly swept over the bushes where he was hiding, and then left without lingering.
Only after He Jie had completely disappeared from sight did he quietly emerge from the bushes and then flee in the opposite direction.
We need to leave here immediately.
Thinking this through, Miao Xingyu didn't return to the cave where she had previously lived.
He turned and headed straight for his pre-booked next temporary residence without looking back.
On his way away from Chou City, he passed by the "Chou City Cemetery" built in this mountain forest.
This place is more of a mass grave than a public cemetery.
After all, there's no official signage here, and no one specifically managing it.
Stone tablets were randomly stuck in the ground, and the undulating terrain indicated that countless skeletons were buried here haphazardly.
When Miao Xingyu first arrived near Chou City, it explored this open space out of curiosity.
The Chou City has always been rife with internal strife, with the Human Race high command still dominated by various factions vying for power.
Therefore, an unusually high number of people die in the Chou City every year.
Some people are simply pitiful cannon fodder in the struggle between various parties; they don't even have the money to buy a burial plot in a real cemetery on the outskirts of the Chou City.
Therefore, bringing the body here for burial became a customary practice.
Just like the ordinary people in Yin City, Mao City, and Shen City, which are now ghost towns.
The people here originally wanted to survive.
Now it lies in the damp, cold mud, becoming one of the nutrients that nourish the lush trees.
Miao Xingyu walked past here without stopping, but it did slow its pace slightly.
He had experienced death more than once, and he knew better than anyone the deep-seated pain and despair of dying.
Looking at these nameless stone tablets, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness, like the plight of a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.
Just as he was about to leave the cemetery, something unexpected happened!
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in front of the Miao Xingyu.
The dark figure appeared out of nowhere, startling Miao Xingyu so much that she took several steps back.
If Shisui were here, he would realize that this was exactly the same strange creature he had seen in the ruins of Yin City.
Its golden pupils suddenly contracted, and the fur on its body instantly bristled.
The thing was standing right in front of Miao Xingyu, yet she couldn't sense any aura about it at all.
As he watched intently, the nameless shadow began to change shape.
It might become a corpse blown up, or turn into pieces of flesh, or become something else entirely.
The Miao Xingyu sent chills down my spine, and I slowly began to back away.
Suddenly, the unknown thing emitted a sound whose gender and emotion were indiscernible.
"You will die by decapitation at midnight."
The moment the sound faded, the dark figure vanished into thin air.
Miao Xingyu didn't even see how he left.
He stood there, stunned, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Everything I just saw felt like an illusion.
He had never experienced anything like this before and had absolutely no experience in handling it.
After standing there stunned for a few seconds, he decided to put the matter aside.
The most urgent task is to escape as soon as possible.
As for these inexplicable death predictions, he has no time to care right now.
The Miao Xingyu, quickly fled the cemetery.
What he didn't know was that he was encountering a legend that was most widely circulated among people of all ethnic groups.
Some races call it the Faceless One, while others call it the Death Herald.
But amidst the many conflicting rumors, only two things are certain.
It will appear in places where many souls have been buried.
And it will pause for a moment for the dying person, just to inform them of the approaching death.
Meanwhile, Li Nai'an was rapidly approaching the mountains and forests near Chou City.
On the sensor screen in her hand, the green color representing herself gradually moved closer to the target.
Her breathing gradually subsided, and her speed suddenly decreased when the distance between them was no more than three kilometers.
The hunter lurks in the shadows of the tree canopy, waiting for its prey to walk right into its trap.
About two minutes later, Miao Xingyu appeared in Li Nai'an's field of vision.
The person clearly knew they were being pursued, and fled at a very fast pace.
But compared to Li Nai'an, who was from the Earth Realm Fourth Realm, this speed was as slow as a snail crawling.
The instant the distance between her and Miao Xingyu shrank to twenty meters, Li Nai'an suddenly darted out!
"Smack!"
"Snap!"
The long whip, with its sharp spikes, was suddenly swung out.
The next moment, unable to dodge in Miao Xingyu's legs were instantly torn open, and her leg bones snapped.
The Miao Xingyu immediately adjusted its posture, bending over and curling up as it was about to fall forward.
He rolled away from Li Nai'an's whip, which was about to strike his neck.
In that split second of rolling, he used his arms to hug his broken legs.
Blood stained his muddy clothes, and his legs were 70% repaired the instant they were immobilized.
Then, he reached out and grabbed the ground, instantly regaining his balance.
When he stopped rolling, although his legs still had obvious injuries, he was already able to run.
Li Nai'an assessed his repair speed.
The legs were not completely severed, but it took nearly two seconds for them to heal.
Even the epidermal damage was not repaired at the same time.
"Such a slow speed."
In every respect.
Miao Xingyu felt a chill run down its spine, sensing something was wrong.
He turned to run away, but the whip lashed out again in the next moment.
This time, Li Nai'an didn't hold back.
Miao Xingyu felt a sharp pain in his neck, followed by the familiar suffocating feeling of death overwhelming him.
Ah, thankfully I recovered from my injuries before I died. I hope this time I didn't expend too much of my cultivation.
Before he died, he skillfully began to let his mind wander, trying to distract himself and reduce his pain.
Amidst his racing thoughts, he vaguely heard Li Nai'an reporting on the mission's progress.
"At midnight, the target has been captured."
Miao Xingyu suddenly realized that the prophecy of that strange creature had come true.
He did indeed "die" at midnight, and was "beheaded" by a long whip.
Before he could think any further, his consciousness ceased.
[Nine Lives Cat]'s passive ability was activated, instantly saving his soul.
Li Nai'an gathered up his body, which was about to fall, and put him completely into a specially made body bag.
"Immediately return to the Ten-Thousand-Blade Mountain Range Laboratory with the target in mind."
"Clear."
The mission is complete; Li Nai'an no longer needs to remain cautiously silent.
She slung a body bag over her shoulder and quickly retreated towards the Moonfall Continent.
After all, she didn't want to carry a burden when fighting against someone of the same level.
Moreover, for the sake of the so-called alliance between the two races, she could not kill the Human Race who had also come to find Miao Xingyu.
Li Nai'an declined such troublesome requests.
Li Nai'an left quite quickly.
When He Jie followed the Psychic Energy fluctuations to the vicinity, she couldn't even spot Li Nai'an.
Should we go after them?
"No, go to the cave where the target was previously staying and collect body tissue samples."
"As for stopping them, your senior sister is enough."