Malice surged like a tide, prickling against his back.
Qin Ran pushed off with his toes and shot backward.
The next instant, black smoke spewed from the shadows beside the entrance. A pungent stench instantly filled the air, and the servant guiding him and the bodyguards nearby swayed and collapsed.
Qin Ran immediately covered his mouth and nose and put more distance between himself and the smoke.
[Toxin: Constitution check passed. No abnormal status inflicted...]
Combat notifications kept appearing across his vision.
But Qin Ran kept his eyes fixed on the shadows beside the entrance.
Whoosh!
Under Qin Ran's watchful gaze, a short figure rushed out at incredible speed, trailing an even stronger stench. Squeaking, it charged straight at him and swiped its claws at his throat.
Tilting his head and stepping back, Qin Ran easily evaded the frontal attack.
Then he lashed out with a kick.
Bam!
The tremendous force of his kick sent the "attacker" flying like a cannonball, slamming it into the wall beside the entrance.
The "attacker" twitched several times, then fell still.
However, because Qin Ran had deliberately controlled his strength, the "attacker's" body remained largely intact.
It was a monkeylike monster.
It had the shape of a monkey but no fur. A thin, translucent yet cloudy membrane covered its flesh, and its teeth and claws were sharp and pitch-black.
An unmistakable stench emanated from it.
"What is that?"
Ratt ran out of the house and immediately spotted the "attacker" beside the wall. When the stench reached his nose, he instinctively retreated two steps.
Even so, he began to sway.
"Get a doctor, and bring some peppermint oil and clean water!"
Qin Ran caught the unconscious Ratt. As he carried him away from the "attacker's" corpse, he turned and shouted to the