But for some reason, the emptiness inside her body grew stronger and stronger—could there have been something else mixed into the wine?
The intense emptiness forced Bing Rui to stop every so often and reward herself for a while. Only then could she barely suppress her body's restlessness, calm down, and continue on her way.
She walked and stopped like that, leaving quite a few glistening wet marks along the road.
Then, at that moment, a somewhat stronger monster appeared before Bing Rui.
It was roughly humanoid, but extremely ugly. Its belly was huge, its head fat and ears large, and many disgusting tentacles covered its body. Beneath it dangled an indescribably hideous organ. The moment it saw Bing Rui, it began to grin stupidly.
Bing Rui recognized it at a glance: it was the monster that had appeared when Tang Xi had been forced to walk the rope. Its Evil Energy level was probably around Grade C+.
It was not strong, but in her current state, it still counted as a troublesome opponent.
More importantly, if she lost to this thing, her fate would surely be miserable. It looked rather slow, so there was no need for her to go looking for trouble.
Thus, Bing Rui carefully went around the ugly monster and chose a narrow path forward.
Before she had gone far, Bing Rui suddenly noticed a luxurious treasure chest by the roadside. It gleamed with golden light, and judging from the aura emanating from within, it clearly contained the mana-restoring wine she had drunk before—only of much higher quality.
If she drank the wine in the chest, she would probably be able to save up enough energy for one big spell. For Bing Rui, who relied heavily on big spells in battle, this was undoubtedly wonderful news.