Something Hidden Behind Him~

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From the moment Er Dongsheng entered the island, he had felt deeply uneasy. That unease surged to its peak when he felt something tug at him from behind.

The feeling of imminent death struck without warning!

"Who's there?"

With a roar, he summoned the Spear of Destruction beside him without a second thought and swept it backward. Boom!

The massive spear surged toward his rear, trailing a vast swath of black flames.

Dust billowed everywhere.

Er Dongsheng turned with the swing, the sharp blade protruding from his elbow tearing through the surrounding haze.

Rip!

The ferocious attack seemed ready to tear space itself apart.

And yet...

There was nothing. The space behind him was empty, holding only endless wisps of blood-red mist and heaps of white bones on the ground.

Step, step, step.

Spear of Destruction in hand, Er Dongsheng cautiously backed away a few paces. He narrowed his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

He meant to find whatever creature had just tugged him!

Something had definitely pulled at him. But now...

Splash, splash.

Everything around him was deathly quiet. Only the blood-red seawater still stirred. There were no animal cries, no wind, just the sound of bloody waves.

"How could there be nothing?"

Red mist hung over the island, so even with his monstrous abilities, he could see only a few hundred meters in every direction. That entire visible stretch was empty. Not even a blade of grass grew there.

But something had pulled him just now. It