Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 44 Passive Taunt

As Lin Xiu retreated from the dilapidated temple, seeing the enormous axe swinging down, he immediately threw his broken sword at the man, shouting, "Die, you scoundrel!"

The broken sword flew towards the man.

Lin Xiu was now quite strong, and his knife was fast and fierce. The man swung his axe and met the knife head-on. He had no choice but to dodge quickly, and the momentum of the axe's swing stopped.

Lin Xiu was able to lean back slightly and dodge the axe.

He broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that both of these unexpected people were trained. Whether it was the one wielding the axe in front of him or the one throwing arrows in the distance, their strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, which gave him a glimpse into their abilities.

Although he doesn't seem as good as Yao Rongrong, how could he possibly beat two people by himself?

Lin Xiu's mind raced, and he immediately thought of some key points—

These two adults, carrying a child, bypassed the undead on the mountain path and circled around the surrounding forest. Could it be that they knew about the undead on the mountain path?

If that's the case, then do they also know about the hidden compartment in the dilapidated temple, or perhaps the things hidden in the compartment are what they hid there?

Could this sudden attack be aimed at the contents of the hidden compartment?

Little green bottle?

"Buzz—"

A sudden, heavy, muffled sound rang out.

The giant axe came swinging in a whirlwind once more. Because the handle was extremely long, the circle the axe swung was also extremely large, and it could be seen from afar.

Lin Xiu hurriedly took out a string of copper coins from his pocket, and with a "whoosh," he flung it forward, and the coins flew off the string and scattered towards the man like a shower of flowers.

A large number of copper coins flew everywhere, some horizontally, some vertically, some high and some low. The man dodged one, but couldn't avoid another; he dodged one, but couldn't dodge another. He was caught off guard and couldn't dodge in time. He was hit and staggered a couple of steps, letting out a muffled groan.

His whirlwind axe attack weakened, and the axe crashed to the ground.

A copper coin grazed the man's cheek, cutting it. The man looked disheveled, glaring fiercely at Lin Xiu, and gasped for breath.

Lin Xiu slowly retreated, his ears twitching slightly as he heard footsteps on the other side. He waited until the man who had thrown the arrow earlier was circling around in this direction. Not daring to be careless, he reached into his robes again.

"Alright, alright, you've thrown away all your fighting gear and money, haven't you? I don't believe you'd carry so much useless stuff with you. Now that you're completely empty-handed, how are you going to fight me?"

The man weighed the axe in his hand, sneered, and threatened, "If you know what's good for you, you'd better do as I say, and maybe you can save your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiu pulled something out of his pocket and asked, "Is this what you want?"

The object in his hand was bright green and had a streamlined shape, but what else could it be but the little green bottle?

The man's eyes lit up immediately, and he swung his axe upwards, shouting, "Give it to me!"

Judging from this, they're not asking Lin Xiu for anything at all; they clearly want to kill him and steal his treasure.

He had previously planted the axe on the ground, so naturally, he could use a sweeping motion the fastest. In the blink of an eye, the axe blade was already in front of Lin Xiu, about to swing upwards towards Lin Xiu's arm, intending to chop off the arm along with the small green bottle.

Fortunately, Lin Xiu was no longer someone to be trifled with, and he was prepared. He stepped back and barely dodged the axe blade.

Lin Xiu pulled the stopper off the small green bottle, sprinkled some water from the bottle opening, and said, "Okay, here you go!"

The gray powder inside the bottle instantly spilled out, spreading into the air. Lin Xiu held his breath, quickly pulled back, and simultaneously put the stopper back in.

The man who wielded the axe had no time to react; his body, as if carried by the axe, took a step forward and stepped into the billowing gray mist.

The man paused for a moment, then quickly waved his hand and retreated out of the fog.

He glanced at the dust covering his arms, frowned, and cautiously asked, "What tricks did you use?!"

Lin Xiu found it strange; this person seemed unaware of the powder's purpose in the bottle. Could it be that he wasn't after the little green bottle?

But if that's not the case, then why is this person in such a hurry to ask for the little green bottle?

But thinking about these things now is pointless.

Another person had already circled around from the corner, but instead of immediately attacking Lin Xiu, he suddenly looked back and then revealed a look of terror.

Lin Xiu could certainly guess why he was terrified.

They were indeed familiar with the living dead in the mountains, and they had deliberately taken a detour through the mountains to find this dilapidated temple. However, for some reason, they didn't know much about the contents of the small green bottle.

These thoughts flashed through Lin Xiu's mind, but he didn't have time to think about the details.

All he wants now is to back away, to retreat as far away as possible.

"roar!"

The undead, hidden by the corner of the wall in the distance, let out a roar that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth.

coming!

Lin Xiu thought to himself, and then the corner of the dilapidated temple wall exploded open with a loud bang, and the burly undead man crashed into the temple wall.

The adult man in the distance was actually a little distance from the corner of the wall, but he was already frightened by the undead and hurriedly retreated to create distance between himself and the undead.

However, the undead was not targeting him. After its momentum slowed slightly at the corner, the undead roared again and charged straight at the man covered in powder and dust.

The man retreated in a panic, but he was not Yao Rongrong after all. His agility and speed were far inferior to Yao Rongrong's, and in an instant, he was caught up by the living dead.

"Bang!"

The undead collided head-on with the man, immediately spreading its arms to tightly embrace him and knock him to the ground.

Lin Xiu and the other man in the distance both saw the living dead open its blood-red maw and bite down hard, tearing off a chunk of flesh from the man's cheek, leaving a bloody mess and exposing the white bones.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The man screamed repeatedly, one scream after another, a jumble of emotions including pain, urgency, and fear. It sent chills down the spines of anyone who heard it.

He struggled desperately, but his body was tightly bound by the living dead, and he could not move or break free no matter what he did.

The living dead don't chew their food slowly at all. After biting off a piece of meat, they swallow it directly into their stomachs, and then take another big bite.

Lin Xiu's eyelids twitched as he looked at the bottle. He quickly checked himself to make sure the powder from the small green bottle hadn't landed on him before he breathed a sigh of relief.

He tore another piece of cloth from the hem of his clothes, wiped the small green bottle all over, threw the cloth away, and then put the small green bottle away.

He quickly grabbed another piece of cloth and vigorously wiped his hands.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The man was bitten again by the undead, a large chunk of his hair and scalp was gnawed off. The undead didn't seem to mind and swallowed it whole.

Lin Xiu and the person in the distance felt nauseous and slowly retreated. They didn't dare to look at each other until they were quite far away.