Death of the Taotie

A Taotie?

Feng Jiu suddenly turned into a monster, startling Du Ge. What in the world was that?

Could an advanced skill really summon a divine beast?

Everyone fighting in the courtyard stopped almost simultaneously. Regardless of whether they were affected by Fear of the Delicate, they all stared in horror at the emerging Taotie.

This time, there was no need for proof. Everyone believed that Feng Qi and the others were indeed Celestial Demons. Humans could never turn into monsters!

The moment he saw the Taotie, Wang San turned and fled, like a gust of wind, disappearing into the crowd.

The Taotie followed closely behind.

Ranked second in the simulation, Wang San's stats weren't low, and he ran like the wind.

But after transforming into a Taotie, Feng Jiu was no slower than Wang San. Moreover, unlike Wang San who weaved through the crowd, he charged straight through. Anyone he hit had their bones shattered, as if he were a true ferocious beast, the Taotie.

In the blink of an eye, he was behind Wang San, opening his massive maw and lunging for his head.

Seeing Wang San in danger, Du Ge reacted. He pointed his long sword at the Taotie's rear and thrust from behind.

Poof!

Instantly.

Du Ge was stuck to the Taotie's back. His meter-long sword was fully submerged in the Taotie's backside.

Everyone who witnessed this involuntarily shivered.

Du Ge was helpless. He didn't want to stab anywhere else, but the Taotie was different from humans. Its rear was covered in scales, with only this one weak point. His combat talent guided him, and he naturally attacked this vulnerability.

Yelp!

The Taotie reared its head and let out an infant-like scream. Abandoning Wang San, who was within its grasp, it spun around and swiped its claws at Du Ge.

Du Ge retreated rapidly, pulling out the long sword lodged in the Taotie's backside.

Yelp!

Another scream.

The Taotie completely forgot its previous prey, its eyes blazing with fire as it lunged at Du Ge, biting and clawing. A trail of blood dripped from its rear.

Du Ge dodged a few times, then seized an opportunity and swept his sword at its neck.

Clang!

Sparks flew. The long sword chipped, but the Taotie was unharmed.

Hit by the sword, the Taotie was first startled, then its eyes gleamed with joy. It roared and swiped a claw at Du Ge.

Du Ge dodged, trying to get behind it to attack its weak spot again. The Taotie, having learned its lesson, refused, spinning with Du Ge at top speed, always keeping its head facing him.

After transforming into a Taotie, Feng Jiu could almost keep up with Du Ge's speed. The man and beast actually created two afterimages as they circled the courtyard.

Seeing that he couldn't break through the Taotie's defenses, Du Ge couldn't help but shout, "Wang San."

Wang San snapped back to reality, touching his head with lingering fear. He quickly said, "My most, most favorite Taotie, you wanted to eat me, didn't you? Come on, I'll let you eat me. You were chasing me just now, why are you circling with someone else now..."

Fear of the Delicate could affect any creature.

The moment Wang San spoke, the Taotie jolted violently. It abandoned Du Ge and charged out of the courtyard.

The beast's instinct was to flee from the monster that terrified it.

Thrust!

Once it turned, it had no chance against Du Ge.

Poof!

The long sword once again found its mark.

This time, because of Fear of the Delicate, even though the Taotie felt pain, it didn't dare turn back to fight Du Ge. It screamed and ran forward.

Du Ge followed closely, thrusting again and again.

Seeing the Taotie escape, Wang San quickly pursued. He had to ensure he was present.

Otherwise, Fear of the Delicate would lose its effect.

Seeing both of them chase after it, the lone Feng Zhong unhesitatingly followed with his long sword raised.

Although his stats had improved, he had too few major events to control. Even ranked ninth in the simulation, he wasn't a match for these martial artists, especially since he had no offensive skills.

If the people Feng Qi had coerced turned against him, he would be the first to be killed.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Since revealing his identity and keywords, he had only one path: to cling tightly to Du Ge.

In the blink of an eye.

The three people and one beast rushed out of the courtyard and onto the street.

The remaining group, without Wang San's suppression, regained their senses.

The sudden appearance of the ferocious beast had overturned everyone's understanding of the world.

Han Zuo looked at Gao Yong, hesitated, and said, "Daoist Master Gao, spare us, how about it?"

"Don't run, you surrender to Feng Qi!" Gao Yong glanced at Han Zuo and the others. Suddenly, he lost interest, sheathed his sword, and advised, "You are no match for him. Opposing him is a dead end. Surrender, and perhaps you'll have a way to live. Taotie has appeared, the world has truly changed."

After speaking.

Gao Yong no longer paid attention to Han Zuo and the others. He leaped onto the courtyard wall and looked outside. Compared to the people of Iron Palm Sect, he was more concerned about the fate of the ferocious beast Taotie at this moment.

Ding Wanjie, Nie Nong, and Xia Mingliang followed and jumped onto the wall.

Han Zuo and the others exchanged glances, not taking the opportunity to escape.

Taotie rampaged, and the common people on the street dodged with shouts of alarm.

Du Ge was behind it, stabbing it with flashes.

Such a thick-skinned fellow, if he let it escape, he wouldn't sleep soundly.

Taotie let out screams and dripped blood all the way.

Wang San trailed them from afar, shouting to suppress Taotie: "...You disgusting beast, do you really enjoy him stabbing you with his sword? In front of so many people, screaming so lewdly..."

Damn it!

Du Ge, who was chasing Taotie, had a dark line of sweat on his forehead. "You pervert, you really don't have a single good word to say, do you?"

Watching the bizarre combination charge past, the onlookers were awestruck, and the entire street fell silent for a moment.

Welcome Spring House.

A petite maid stood on the second floor, looking out the window at the pitiable Taotie fleeing on the street and the ferocious Feng Qi. She subconsciously covered her backside, swallowed, and suddenly decided not to compete for the simulation ranking anymore.

Staying in the simulation until the end was actually quite good.

No, she should also find a city without Feng Qi.

Maintenance/Protect couldn't possibly give birth to such a ferocious attack skill. Feng Qi's keywords should be lewd, brutal, and the like. Even so, for such a keyword to derive such an evil skill, it would likely require him to have done something similar before.

Absolutely cannot stay in the same city as this pervert.

The commotion lasted for only two minutes.

With a critical wound, Taotie, who was fleeing madly, suddenly shrank in size, gradually returning to Feng Jiu's appearance.

Feng Jiu's clothes had burst when he transformed into Taotie. After returning to human form, his naked body was covered in black Taotie patterns. Blood was gushing out from behind him, and his steps were faltering.

Du Ge stopped chasing. It was one thing to attack Taotie's weak points, but stabbing a man's backside with a long sword on the street seemed a bit inhumane.

By inertia, he had forgotten that a backstab could target other places.

The moment the Taotie patterns faded and disappeared from Feng Jiu, he finally couldn't hold on and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Du Ge stood alert with his sword, looking at the dying Feng Jiu, not daring to approach, fearing he might unleash some ultimate move.

But he was overthinking. Feng Jiu just struggled to reach behind him, touched, and looked at the blood on his hand. He was first stunned, then filled with shame and indignation. He struggled to look up and yelled hysterically, "Feng Qi, I am irreconcilable with you! Don't let me find out who you are in reality..."

"So what if you know? Do you dare to tell others in reality how you died?" Du Ge said mockingly, as usual.

Feng Jiu's voice abruptly stopped. He pointed at Du Ge: "You... you..."

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood sprayed from Feng Jiu's mouth. He twitched a few times and lay on the ground with his eyes wide open, motionless. The expression on his face was frozen with shame, anger, unwillingness, resentment, relief, and more.

Du Ge was stunned. Looking at Feng Jiu's fanned-out face, he didn't know if he had been angered to death by himself or shamed to death.

However.

The moment Feng Jiu died, Du Ge could clearly feel his attributes increase significantly.

He didn't know the simulation rules and wasn't sure if the attribute increase was because he had backstabbed Taotie many times, protecting the lives of the citizens of Luyang City, or if it was a reward from the simulation for killing a contestant...

But Du Ge guessed it was mostly the latter.

In "chicken-eating" games, you could usually loot the enemies after killing them. If you couldn't loot in the simulation, it was normal to give some rewards. Otherwise, there would be a lack of motivation for competition!

Looking at Feng Jiu, who had died before him, although he knew he had only been eliminated, Du Ge still felt a sense of loss, as if he had personally taken a life. This feeling was completely different from killing NPCs in the simulation.

He curled his lips and thought to himself, why make a simulation so realistic?

Using such a method to eliminate opponents, aren't they afraid that the contestants would have psychological problems?

What kind of world is it outside!

As Du Ge was sighing, Wang San caught up. He looked at the dead Feng Jiu and asked cautiously, "Seventh Brother, he's dead?"

"Mm," Du Ge nodded.

Wang San didn't have so many emotions. He breathed a sigh of relief, looking fortunate, "Holy crap, that was too close! How could there be such an outrageous advancement skill like transforming into Taotie? How did this guy trigger it? I almost got killed by him."

As expected.

Advancement skills were random.

A skill like the Taotie pattern was probably uncommon.

Du Ge glanced at Wang San and said nothing.

Feng Zhong also stood beside the two of them. Looking at the dead Feng Jiu, he shook his head and analyzed, "It was probably a one-time thing. The duration of transforming into Taotie should be related to his attributes. The higher the attributes, the stronger the Taotie should be. Otherwise, Taotie wouldn't have been only two meters tall. This guy was just unlucky. Otherwise, if he had survived until the end, let his attributes grow, and then suddenly transform into an invulnerable, giant Taotie, he could have wiped everyone out."

"Yeah, such bad luck! After going out, he probably won't even dare to tell others how he died in the simulation..." Wang San glanced at the blood-stained long sword in Du Ge's hand and quietly moved aside.