Chapter 974 - Strange Shadow (2/2)

Although Fang Xingjian had not recognized her from the start, he finally recognized who she was after searching through his memories.

“Maria?”

Fang Xingjian went through his mind slightly and instantly understood.

Back then, he had sensed through his Sudden Inspiration that she might be of some use to him. By the looks of it now, if he had taken Maria in as his disciple, he might have been able to realize the problem with the seal earlier?

Still, these things were all insignificant to him now. These thoughts went through his mind briefly, then he stopped thinking about them altogether. He looked at Maria and asked, “How long have you been here? Tell me all the things that have happened. Don’t miss out any details.”

However, the black-haired young man occasionally turned and looked at the dark passageway behind him like there was some terrifying thing hidden there.

His expression was that of anxiety and panic. After hearing Fang Xingjian’s words, he said anxiously, “There’s no time. It’s chasing us from behind. Let’s talk as we go.”

“It?” Fang Xingjian looked toward the passageway behind them and asked, “What is it?”

“It’ll eat us,” the black-haired young man said. He appeared increasingly anxious and chattered away like a machine gun, “Senior, listen to me. Let Locke off for now, and we’ll talk as we escape.

“Otherwise, we’ll really be eaten up by it.”

However, Fang Xingjian wore a curious smile. “Is it very strong?”

When the black-haired young man saw that Fang Xingjian appeared to be very much at ease, he had an increasingly strong feeling that Fang Xingjian did not understand how grave the situation was. He felt so anxious that he almost started walking in circles on the spot as he said at a very fast speed, “Everyone here was killed by him. There was no lack of top-notch Conferred Knights and Demigods. It is chasing us right now. We must escape immediately.”

“Oh?” Fang Xingjian asked, “Then how is it that you managed to survive until now?”

“I don’t know!” The black-haired young man became a little impatient. He stared at Fang Xingjian and said, “If you don’t want to die, then let go of Locke. We’re all going to die if we don’t leave.”

“Don’t worry. With me around, none of you will die,” Fang Xingjian stated calmly.

However, the black-haired young man seemed to be extremely nervous and panicky. When a roar rang out from the passageway behind him, he acted like a frightened kitten, stepped down fiercely on the ground, and darted out like a missile with an explosive bang .

He gave up on everyone present and darted out in the direction behind Fang Xingjian.

Just as he was about to pass by Fang Xingjian, his body paused slightly, and he was also rendered motionless in midair. His entire body trembled. Every one of his muscles was trying very hard to contract and explode. Despite this, he was still unable to break out from Fang Xingjian’s grasp.

“Let me go! If you guys want to die, don’t implicate me!”

Fang Xingjian naturally would not care about what the young man thought. With a beckoning wave, Maria and the other two young men floated behind him. He turned and looked at that extremely dark and deep passageway. A hint of a smile curled up the corners of his lips. “What the hell is this?”

Accompanied by a series of deep bellows, a grotesquely-shaped fish crawled out slowly from the darkness.

This was a fish that was badly mutilated. It appeared like it was formed from the broken limbs and remains of countless people. Over ten human arms and legs stuck out from its body, allowing it to be able to crawl on the ground.

The fish’s huge mouth opened and closed unconsciously, releasing a series of deep bellows. Its huge and lifeless eyes stared at both sides of the passageway like two huge light bulbs.

Under its head, there were many human parts that were bulging out and seemed to form a part of its body. There were even many ordinary fish, including black carps and goldfishes, protruding from the surface of its body.

Anyone who saw this monstrous fish would think of the same thing—this was a monster that should not have appeared in this world.

With the fish’s appearance, a feeling that was a mixture of nefariousness, dread, and horror rose up in everyone’s heart. It was as if there were countless caterpillars crawling up their spines.