I Am Overlord - Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Chapter 143: Time to Start a Fire

Berated by Xiang Shaoyun, Dong Zi felt so wronged he nearly cried then and there .

Xiang Shaoyun realized that his tone was a tad bit too harsh, so he toned down and said, "Alright, wait here . I'll be back shortly . "

Behaving like a little girl when you're a grown ass man . What the hell, Xiang Shaoyun grumbled inwardly .

Looking at Xiang Shaoyun walking away, Dong Zi glanced at the blackfur corpses only to feel a chill up his spine before he quickly ran after Xiang Shaoyun .

"Sorry, it was my fault," Dong Zi apologized .

"Forget it, I was wrong too," Xiang Shaoyun replied . He then added, "Those sinister beings are scared of fire . We need to gather more wood and flint to chase them out of the cave so we can start exploring it . "

"You're so smart!" Dong Zi opened his eyes wide and stared at Xiang Shaoyun in a worshiping manner .

Not really . You're just stupid in comparison, Xiang Shaoyun grumbled inwardly .

Soon, they gathered a large amount of wood and some flint . The so-called flint was in fact merely some old and dry stones that could easily create sparks when rubbed together .

"Alright, store them all in your storage bracelet . Come with me when you're done," Xiang Shaoyun said .

"Huh? How did you know I have a storage bracelet?" Dong Zi asked in astonishment .

Xiang Shaoyun was already numbed by this stupidity as he answered helplessly, "Please, you already exposed yourself when you took out the pills and armors earlier . "

An awkward look covered Dong Zi's face, and he said, "Looks like I have been careless . " He paused for a bit before saying, "But I don't have enough space for all this wood . "

Xiang Shaoyun sighed and said, "We will carry them over, then . "

He was not about to expose his secret, especially to a stranger he had just met . Thus, they piled the wood and tied it up before carrying it to the cave .

When they were near the cave, Dong Zi said, "There are still a lot of blackfur corpses . What should we do about them?"

"Wait," Xiang Shaoyun said calmly .

"What do you mean?" Dong Zi was confused .

Xiang Shaoyun ignored the question . He shut his eyes and began to wait in silence . Dong Zi felt awkward at being ignored and was too embarrassed to continue asking .

Hmph . You think you're so smart, huh? If you ignore me, I'll ignore you too! Dong Zi thought resentfully .

Thus, he sat down and turned to face the other way . Not far away, some of the blackfur corpses were roaming around aimlessly, while others were busy feasting on the corpses on the ground . None had noticed Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi .

Every now and then, some black mist would drift out of the cave and slowly spread in the air . Gradually, the sky darkened, and a gust of chilly wind swept past them . The chilly wind scared Dong Zi so much he hugged himself and sat closer to Xiang Shaoyun .

"Hey, it's getting dark," Dong Zi said when he saw that Xiang Shaoyun was still silently sitting cross-legged .

Xiang Shaoyun ignored him, seemingly in deep meditation .

Hu! Hu!

The whistling sound of the wind grew louder, scaring Dong Zi to the point he grabbed at Xiang Shaoyun's sleeve and trembled . It was now that Xiang Shaoyun finally opened his eyes and said, "Time to start a fire . "

"Fire? What? I say we leave!" Dong Zi said .

"You are the one who wants to find out what's in the cave . And now, you want to leave . What exactly do you want?" Xiang Shaoyun complained .

"B-but . . . I'm afraid of the dark!" Dong Zi said as he stuck closely to Xiang Shaoyun .

Xiang Shaoyun shot Dong Zi a look of disdain before walking toward the pile of wood . He undid the binding and spread the wood around . During this, Dong Zi stuck closely to Xiang Shaoyun like a tail .

"Wait here . I'll carry some of the wood to the cave . Set it on fire when I tell you to, do you understand?" Xiang Shaoyun said before he left with a large bundle of wood .

"Hey, hey . . . I-I'm scared!" Dong Zi stamped his foot and said .

If Xiang Shaoyun saw how Dong Zi was behaving, he would probably call him a crossdresser inwardly again . What kind of man would behave like that?

"Howl!"

The blackfur corpses were very sensitive to the smell of blood . The moment Xiang Shaoyun approached, they dashed toward him by relying on their sharp senses . There were still a few dozen blackfur corpses left, and the sight of them all rushing toward a single person was a scary one .

Before they had a chance to surround Xiang Shaoyun, he used his Overlord's Nine Nether Steps to move past them, approach the cave, and toss the wood to it . Right this moment, two blackfur corpses pounced on him .

Xiang Shaoyun did a backflip and kicked the two blackfur corpses, sending them flying over 10 meters away . He took the chance to crush the flint he had on him before scattering them . Meanwhile, the blackfur corpses surrounded him and roared without stop .

Xiang Shaoyun showed no fear . With the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, he moved among the blackfur corpses like a specter at a speed none of the blackfur corpses could touch . Soon, the entire area was filled with flint powder that trailed straight toward the pile of wood he had tossed to the cave earlier .

"Start the fire!" Xiang Shaoyun shouted .

Unfortunately, Dong Zi was currently leaning against a tree and trembling in fear . When he heard Xiang Shaoyun's shout, he tried to set the wood on fire to no avail .

At this point, Xiang Shaoyun was already surrounded by a large number of blackfur corpses . Some started to pounce Xiang Shaoyun while others started to spit poisonous gas from their mouths . A regular person would become dizzy and nauseous once they came in contact with this poisonous gas .

Since Xiang Shaoyun had the poison discharge pill in his mouth, he was still immune to regular poison . He stopped dodging and started counterattacking the blackfur corpses .

Gold Helix Fist!

His fist shot out as fast as lightning; the might of his fist crushed forth as fist energy swirling with vicious gold energy shot forward and spiraled like a drill .

Bang!

The fist blew out the chest of a blackfur corpse . Xiang Shaoyun assumed that the blackfur corpse he hit would be dead from that, but he found that the blackfur corpse was still capable of moving . In fact, the blackfur corpse was now hugging his arm as it opened its mouth wide to bite Xiang Shaoyun .

"Piss off!" Xiang Shaoyun roared as he raised his arm and swung the blackfur corpse toward the other blackfur corpses .

Even as the blackfur corpse flew away, it managed to claw Xiang Shaoyun's arm with its sharp nails . Fortunately, Xiang Shaoyun's flesh was much tougher than a regular cultivator's, and the nails could not dig into his flesh . Otherwise, he would have been poisoned for sure .

Xiang Shaoyun did not dare to be careless . He attacked repeatedly, blasting one blackfur corpse's skull apart with each punch .

"Start the fire! What are you waiting for?" Xiang Shaoyun yelled .

Finally, Dong Zi was able to create a spark with the flint and set the wood on fire .

Bang! Bang!