Chosen of the Corruption God
In the dense forest near the Tulip Count's territory, Chen Changhe and Julia rode together on one horse.
He ostensibly wanted to replace his mount to improve its range, but what Chen Changhe was really thinking was impossible to hide.
Julia sat in Chen Changhe's arms, her face slightly flushed, but she offered no resistance.
With a beautiful woman in his arms, Chen Changhe was still in high spirits despite the less-than-ideal surroundings.
It's impossible to tell what species the trees here originally were.
After being corrupted by the Corruption Mists, the trees in the forest looked particularly eerie.
The tentacle-shaped leaves are a sickly dark gray, as if they have been infused with an evil power.
The tree trunk was covered with twisted lines, like a face struggling in pain.
The tree branches stretched towards the sky like strange hands, as if trying to grab something.
A stench filled the air, making it feel suffocating.
Faintly, strange sounds could be heard, as if the trees were whispering their pain.
Chen Changhe did not choose to take the normal trade route, but instead took a straight route from Blackwater Fief Tulip Count's Territory.
The journey that used to take several days was reduced to one day, but the number of Corrupted Creatures encountered also increased significantly.
Numerous Corrupted Creatures lurk within the Corruption Mists, poised to emerge at any moment.
However, for Chen Changhe, who possessed Mini-map, the idea of Corrupted Creatures ambushing him was simply a pipe dream.
For example, right now, Chen Changhe saw several red dots with skulls on them appearing not far from them on the Mini-map.
"We're almost out of the Northlands, and we still manage to encounter this kind of monster."
Chen Changhe's current strength is comparable to that of First-Tier Chosen One.
The Corrupted Creatures that can still be seen as a red skull dot in his eyes must be stronger than First-Tier Chosen One.
One such Corrupted Creatures is nothing special.
Gathering so many people at once would have resulted in total annihilation for anyone else.
No wonder other lords choose to travel along the trade route established by Tulip Count when heading to Miracle City.
Chen Changhe slowed the horse down and gently patted Julia's body.
Julia understood his intention, dismounted, adjusted her weapons, and prepared for battle at any moment.
Perhaps sensing that their presence might have been exposed, the Corrupted Creatures hidden in the mist immediately moved closer to Chen Changhe and his companions.
"Roar~"
Three rotting corpses burst through the mist, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced.
The three rotting corpses were enormous, emanating a nauseating stench, and had grotesque and terrifying appearances.
Unlike ordinary corpses, these three corpses were more slender and had multiple eyes on their heads.
Their limbs are long and slender, making them ideal for climbing and jumping. Their rotting skin is covered with hard, black scales that gleam with a cold light.
Julia stepped forward and blocked Chen Changhe's path.
He held the long sword high, gripping the end with both hands as if swinging a baseball bat, ready for battle yet without the slightest hint of panic.
The two sides clashed instantly. The zombies' attacks were fierce and ruthless. The fastest zombie was already swinging its claws toward Julia's head, creating gusts of wind and full of power.
This claw can tear a hole even in steel.
Julia dodged the attack by sidestepping, and at the same time swung her longsword forcefully, slashing at the corpse's waist.
The corpse paid no heed to Julia's counterattack; in his view, an attack from an enemy of Julia's size was utterly incapable of harming him.
The other two corpses also paid no attention to Julia.
They brushed past Julia, intending to attack Chen Changhe directly.
However, under Julia's immense strength, the blade easily tore open the corpse's skin, black liquid splattered out, and the corpse facing Julia was cleaved in two with a single stroke.
Its upper body fell to the ground, still struggling, while its lower body, still in a running posture, lunged forward two steps before collapsing.
Seeing this, the other two corpses roared, abandoned their attack on Chen Changhe, and turned to pounce on Julia.
"Perfect timing!"
Julia gripped her sword with both hands, lunged forward, and swung it sharply.
"Pfft!"
With terrifying power, the longsword easily ripped open the belly of one of the rotting corpses, its body almost folded in two.
Another rotting corpse lunged at her, but she dodged to the side and then kicked it to the ground.
Julia gave it no chance to catch its breath, swiftly raising her sword and stabbing the fallen, rotting corpse.
The longsword pierced the corpse's head, embedding itself deeply in the ground and smashing its skull to pieces.
After doing all this, Julia didn't hesitate for a moment; she kicked the hilt of the sword.
The longsword was kicked out of the ground, turned around, and flew into the air like an arrow.
With a painful howl echoing from the sky, a pool of black blood fell, and a flying, Corrupted Creatures, its body pierced by a longsword, plummeted from mid-air.
There weren't three, but four Corrupted Creatures trying to ambush Chen Changhe.
While Julia was fighting the three Corrupted Creatures on the ground, this fourth Corrupted Creatures hovered in the air, ready to ambush Chen Changhe at any moment.
Unfortunately, Chen Changhe had Mini-map and had already discovered her whereabouts.
Chen Changhe looked at the attacker.
"This is... the God's Chosen?"
Corrupt God's Chosen?
Standing at 1.73 meters tall, with a steady posture, straight back, and long, straight legs, he possesses a perfectly proportioned physique with explosive power.
She was trembling slightly in front of her, about the same size as Julia, with somewhat dark skin, like a Shibuya gyaru.
Her fleshy calves had a leg ring that constricted the flesh into a breathtaking curve.
Behind his body were a pair of bat-like wings, but one of them had been pierced by a steel longsword.
She held a scythe-like weapon in her hand, and her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Julia.
"The God's Chosen! Those damned God's Chosen Other Gods!"
"You dare hurt me!"
She pulled the steel sword from her wing, but even so, she couldn't fly for a while.
"How dare you hurt Madobusha Dan! I'll eat you!"
Although she couldn't fly, she still approached Julia at an astonishing speed.
As a second-tier Corrupted God's Chosen, she has hunted down countless humans in this land.
Unexpectedly, she suffered a humiliating defeat this time; not only were her three pets killed, but their wings were also damaged.
Having lost her ability to fly, her combat strength has been severely damaged, and it's unknown how many human lives she would need to absorb to replenish it.
"Hmph, we're all chosen by God, who's afraid of who?"
Julia didn't take it seriously.
Even when you were at your best, you weren't a match for me. Now that you're injured, you think you can defeat me?
Are these Corrupted God's Chosen brainless?
She went straight to greet them.
However, he managed to restrain some of his strength.
Chen Changhe had just given her orders to defeat this Corrupted God's Chosen, but absolutely not to kill him.
All you need to do is defeat the opponent until they can't fight back.
Even Corrupted God's Chosen are still God's Chosen.
Chen Changhe had a premonition that his second God's Chosen had arrived.