The Morda People buried underground had not expected that, after barely escaping the river's downward surge, they would try to dig a tunnel out—only for someone to dig straight through it.
The waters of the River of Forgetfulness poured directly into the passage they had dug, and now every Morda Person was soaked in the water.
And that was not even the most important part.
The most important part was that the River of Forgetfulness itself carried all sorts of properties.
Even the undead under Gu Xi's command did not dare soak in the River of Forgetfulness for long. This time, they were truly risking their lives to get the job done.
The Morda People were living beings, and the River of Forgetfulness was precisely what they could endure the least. The moment they touched even a little of it, their life force rapidly declined.
Before the underground tunnel had even filled with water, a group of Morda People had already collapsed into it, unable to rise again.
When the remaining Morda People saw this, they understood that there was something wrong with the water.
Gu Xi's flood had not merely been intended to sweep them away. He had also intended to poison them to death with the water.
They had only escaped the first wave of massive surges. In the end, they still failed to escape this second wave of attack.
Meanwhile, the flood had already subsided. Gu Xi had dragged Captain Wei to a nearby shore and began his full power attack.
After testing him several times, Gu Xi had figured it out. Although Captain Wei could control the Red Equipment, the Red Equipment did not actually belong to him.
When Gu Xi launched his attacks, the Red Equipment merely instinctively gave Captain Wei some protection.
That was