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The countdown ended.

An irresistible force seized Liangqiu Xu by the back of his collar. The entire world receded, moving farther and farther away.

Endless darkness.

Liangqiu Xu felt an unbearable tightness in his chest and could not help opening his mouth, trying to gulp down air.

Then, without warning,

icy pool water rushed into his mouth. Liangqiu Xu's eyes flew open, and he hurriedly covered his mouth and nose.

If water entered his lungs now, it would be all over.

Fortunately, he had the body of a martial warrior. Liangqiu Xu held his breath and looked up, seeing dim sunlight filtering down from above. He kicked his legs desperately and clawed through the water with both hands, swimming upward.

Huff!!!

Liangqiu Xu finally broke the surface.

He was still in the deep pool. In other words, he had spent twenty-four hours in the alternate space, but only an instant had passed in reality.

Liangqiu Xu looked around and saw dozens of Savage Arrow Boars still surrounding the pool, though none dared approach it.

His heart gradually sank.

Exotic beasts were divided into low, middle, and high ranks.

Each rank was further divided into A, B, and C grades. Savage Arrow Boars were low-rank A-grade exotic beasts—the weakest kind. They had only one defining trait: recklessness. When traveling in groups, they even dared charge low-rank C-grade exotic beasts—though the usual result was total annihilation.

Savage Arrow Boars were not afraid of water. The only thing they could possibly fear was an exotic beast hidden within the pool.

A middle-rank exotic beast?

How despairing. He had escaped the tiger's jaws only to enter the wolf's den.

Liangqiu Xu could not help thinking, Had I forgotten to check the almanac before going out?

As his thoughts ran wild, Liangqiu Xu felt the