Chapter 522
The duoluozhong appeared old and wilted as if it would collapse any moment, yet its speed far exceeded Lin Sanjiu's expectation . She was only caught off guard for less than half a second, but that that blackish-green mass had already reached the foot of a mountain some distance away . Its layers of dried skin drifted and flapped as the wind blew . It looked as if it was a flag made of a large, empty scrotum .
"Wait for me here," Lin Sanjiu ordered her grand prize hastily and quickly chased after the duoluozhong .
Soon, she was inwardly baffled by the turn of events .
She had already been chasing it for two minutes . However, that mass of dried skin was still keeping ahead of Lin Sanjiu . She had not managed to close the distance even by an inch . Lin Sanjiu's speed was exceptionally fast . She could certainly outrun any of the thousands of duoluozhongs in the City of Ant by far .
Considering the situation, she didn't wish to waste any more time .
A thought flashed in her mind and her higher consciousness struck forth like a massive sea wave . It hit a row of trees . The tall trees in the row fell consecutively . The countless branches that came crashing and the multiple tree crowns nearly hit the duoluozhong . The duoluozhong paused for a moment . Stealing that opportunity, Lin Sanjiu leaped upward . She aimed for the duoluozhong and released a tornado from her [Tornado whip] mid-air .
Much to her surprise, the old duoluozhong didn't have much fighting strength despite its speed .
The tornado had barely grazed him, but it was immediately sucked into the tornado and tossed around like a broken plastic bag . Its limbs flailed helplessly in the air . It was almost as if the tornado could tear it into shreds . Lin Sanjiu watched for the right time and grabbed one of the duoluozhong's stringy arms . Then, she threw him hard to the ground .
Slam .
The duoluozhong hit the ground violently and let out a painful wail .
Its eyes, stuck deep in its green skin, fell upon the pair of boots in front of it . It immediately gasped and started pleading, "Don't-- don't kill me! I didn't do anything . I'm not planning to harm you . Please let me go!"
"How did you come to know this slow-witted bloke?" Lin Sanjiu stepped on it with one foot and examined the creature . However, she was unwilling to grab any part of it with her hands again . When she looked at the blackish-green wrinkly skin of the duoluozhong, Lin Sanjiu couldn't shake that disgusting feeling that her hand would sink into the layers of skin immediately if she reached for him . "Why did you run when you saw us?"
"You posthumans kill us on sight . Do you think I should just wait for you to kill me?" the old duoluozhong hissed back . "I didn't do anything to you, but you are already so eager to get rid of me… You think that us, duoluozhong, don't deserve to live? "
"Shut your trap," Lin Sanjiu interrupted in agitation . She suddenly recalled the last time she saw Zhu Mei . Zhu Mei said exactly the same words . She pushed away that memory that emerged from nowhere and frowned, "What's with that dimwit?"
"Nothing," the old duoluozhong turned over and sat down on the ground . Its layers of skin slid downward . "My ability is enhanced speed . I would go out of this village every now and then to bring some supplies back for him . This time, I was unnerved when I saw you posthumans, so I ran immediately .
"This is why that dimwit took this duoluozhong as his father?"
"Why would you care if a human lives or die?" Lin Sanjiu narrowed her eyes .
"Humans have different personalities," the old duoluozhong muttered, "Similarly, not all duoluozhongs are the same! I don't care what those other duoluozhongs think, but I have taken care of this child since he was young…"
It probably noticed Lin Sanjiu's skepticism so it sighed through a black hole within it layers of skin . A putrid stench instantly filled the air . "You don't believe me, do you? I was the one who brought this child into this valley . There are too many Gods outside . There is a constant war out there, people can die at any time… Even though we might not always have food, at least he can survive here . "
"He told us that his father went out to look for other Gods," Lin Sanjiu stated coldly .
The old duoluozhong slouched on the ground as if it was remembering something . It sighed again after a few seconds . Lin Sanjiu wanted to tell him to stop sighing . "Oh, is that so? I would make up some random excuses each time I leave so he wouldn't follow . I have no idea which excuses he remembers . If you don't believe me, I can go back with you to the village . You'll naturally understand in the end . "
Lin Sanjiu contemplated for a moment and accepted its proposition .
Regardless of whether or not the old duoluozhong was telling the truth, at least, it could help her unravel some of the mysteries here . As Lin Sanjiu did not have anything to bind the old duoluozhong, she restrained one of its legs with her higher consciousness— if that thing could be considered its leg . Even though she had been only away for less than five minutes, she was already beginning to get worried about her grand prize . Consequently, she dragged the duoluozhong behind her and sprinted back . She was only relieved when she saw the village in the distance .
Ji Shanqing stood at the entrance of the village like an overcautious cat . He made sure he kept a large distance between himself and the dimwit . He surveyed his surroundings every now and then . Though he looked a little uneasy, he seemed fine .
"Sis'," he ran up to meet Lin Sanjiu once he saw her . "What's with this duoluozhong? I tried to question that dimwit, but I can't get anything out of him . "
"It said that he raised the dimwit here . " The moment Lin Sanjiu drew back her higher consciousness, the old duoluozhong stumbled forward and nearly fell . The dimwit hurried over and gripped the duoluozhong with a bewildered face . He sniffled .
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