Awu

Bang, bang, bang!

The pounding came again just as Xia Lun's thoughts shifted. It was frantic and urgent—less a knock than an attempt to smash the door down. Several nails at the bottom of the hinges trembled, and the metal bolt rattled.

Without hesitation, Xia Lun activated Heightened Focus.

In the Sorrow Hill City Scenario, the Evil Flesh Codex, Profound Lord's Eye Record, had given him the ability to use Heightened Focus for Short-Range X-Ray Vision. He could see who was pounding on the door through the wall.

Humm—

As he concentrated, time slowed abruptly. The sounds around him faded, and for an instant, he felt as though someone had dragged him into the deep sea.

Beyond the thick door, the outline of a headless Walking Corpse appeared before him.

It wore heavy gloves and carried an enormous backpack. Where its neck should have been, a knot of dazzling, flowing light writhed like a tangled ball of yarn.

It was the survivor's Walking Corpse that Blind Light had parasitized and killed a few hours earlier!

The Walking Corpse was not hammering the door with its hands. It was hurling its body against it. With each impact, bits of bright red flesh and charred skin sprayed from its body, while the brilliant light clung to the door like a venomous snake.

How did this Blind Light Walking Corpse find us?

Xia Lun had his doubts, but a flicker of Black Flame had already appeared along his blade.

The moment the Walking Corpse broke in, he would strike the dazzling light with Final Ash. If that failed to kill it, he would use Light Control to tear it apart.

Bang, bang, bang!

As though it had heard something, the Blind Light Walking Corpse slammed against the door even more violently. With a