The one chasing after Liu Fuxue was the other family in the town, the Yang family.
Qi Chen guessed that the guard must have run into the killers chasing after Liu Fuxue when he was running back.
And their location was most likely exposed to the killers by the guard.
I should have been more decisive and chased after him to kill him!
A cold light flickered in Qi Chen's eyes.
But it was more important to run now.
He tugged at Liu Fuxue's pants, signaling her to hurry up and follow him. Then, he hurriedly crawled into the dense forest ahead.
[Prompt: Seven hundred meters ahead, one level-seven demon beast has appeared!]
[Prompt: Seven hundred meters ahead, one level-eight demon beast has appeared!]
[Warning! The host is approaching the edge of an unknown area, suggesting the host leave immediately!]
That's right. The place Qi Chen brought Liu Fuxue to was the place marked as an unknown area by the system.
He avoided one demon beast after another, carefully entering this unknown territory.
Just like when Qi Chen first came, this place was still as quiet as before.
There was only the rustling of the leaves in the wind.
An indescribable sense of fear spread from the bottom of Qi Chen's heart.
"Little Tiger Egg…"
Liu Fuxue, who was following behind Qi Chen, also sensed that something was wrong here. She kept looking around with fear in her eyes.
"Why don't we go somewhere else… This place is too strange!"
Liu Fuxue said in a low voice.
"Of course I know it's dangerous here." Qi Chen turned around and glanced at the girl. "The problem is that we have nowhere to go."
Unfortunately, Liu Fuxue didn't understand what Qi Chen was saying.
…
"Boss, they ran in this direction!"
A lackey reported to his boss.
"Chase them!" The leader revealed a fierce look. "Liu Fuxue can't live past tonight no matter what!"
"Understood!"
The group of killers, who had gathered from three sides, followed Liu Fuxue's crease on the grass and went deeper.
"By the way." The leader grabbed a lackey's shoulder. "Go back and kill that guard from the Yang family. Don't let him return to the Yang family to report."
"Why?"
The subordinate was a little puzzled. "If we let him go back and report that the Eldest Young Master was killed by Liu Fuxue. Then the head of the Yang family will definitely send people to chase after Liu Fuxue with us."
"No," the leader contemplated and said. "This matter is very important. We can only do it ourselves. No third party can interfere."
"Understood!"
The lackey's face turned cold as he turned around and chased after the Yang family's guard.
"The rest of you, follow me!"
The leader waved his hand and everyone followed closely behind him, continuing to chase after Liu Fuxue.
…
[Warning! The host is approaching the edge of an unknown area, suggesting the host leave immediately!]
[Warning! The host is approaching the edge of an unknown area, suggesting the host leave immediately!]
[Prompt: Seven hundred meters behind, numerous high-level mutated beasts have appeared!]
The system's alarm kept ringing in Qi Chen's head, making him a little frustrated.
These people are really determined to destroy the Liu family.
A cold light flickered in Qi Chen's eyes.
As he went deeper into the unknown area, the palpitations in Qi Chen's heart became heavier and heavier, as if there was some unknown, invisible monster lurking ahead.
His instincts were telling him to run.
As for Liu Fuxue beside him, she crossed her arms over her chest and could not stop trembling.
Qi Chen believed that it wasn't just the two of them who would have such a reaction. The people chasing after them would definitely feel it too.
However, these people were still unwilling to give up on their pursuit.
Why are these people so determined to exterminate the Liu family?
Qi Chen thought to himself.
[Serious warning! Serious warning! The host is entering an unknown area, please leave immediately!]
[Serious warning! Serious warning! The host is entering an unknown area, please leave immediately!]
After advancing another thousand metres, the system prompt had changed from warning to serious warning.
It was as though if he took another step forward, something extremely bad would happen.
"Little Tiger Egg… Let's run somewhere else… Don't go any further…"
Liu Fuxue's face was pale and her lips were trembling. Her eyes seemed to be unfocused.
Qi Chen knew that she had reached her limit.
This kind of silent fear was the most terrifying.
If they continued forward, Liu Fuxue would probably go crazy. To put it more simply, she would go crazy from fear.
Qi Chen let out a faint sigh. He jumped onto Liu Fuxue's shoulder and signaled her to squat on the ground.
The long night would eventually pass. It should be dawn now.
However, at the edge of his vision, there was a faint blood-red fog, making Qi Chen unable to feel the warmth of the morning sun.
In fact, his heart was not much better than Liu Fuxue's.
However, the constant sound of the system alarm in his mind slightly diluted the fear in his heart.
Qi Chen raised his head and looked around. He realized that the trees one meter ahead were much larger than the ones they had encountered before.
They were like a dividing line that separated the area around them.
"We can't go any further. If we go any further, something bad will really happen."
Qi Chen muttered.
The system kept reminding them that the pursuers were getting closer and closer.
He jumped in front of Liu Fuxue and motioned for her to follow him.
They had not gone far when Qi Chen heard the conversation of the pursuers.
"B-Boss… this place is too damn scary…"
A lackey's voice was filled with fear as he said in a trembling voice, "Let's go back…"
"That's right, that's right…"
A few people quickly agreed. They did not want to stay in this godforsaken place for a second longer.
"Go back?! Let's see who dares to go back!? If Liu Fuxue doesn't die today, we'll be the ones to die! Do you really think that it's easy to earn the massive reward given by the employer?!"
The leader seemed to be venting his fear as he roared hysterically.
"No… I want to go back! I don't want to stay in this damn place for a second longer!"
A lackey's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and the fear in his eyes was practically overflowing. He turned around and ran.
Seeing that someone was escaping, the leader did not hesitate and decisively raised his crossbow.
An arrow shot out from the crossbow, piercing straight through the person's heart.
The man groaned and fell to the ground.
"You're courting death! Let me see who else dares to flee! This is the outcome!"
The leader looked around, sweeping his gaze that was filled with fear and killing intent across everyone.
No one dared to make a sound.
"Now, split into groups of three and search the surroundings. Don't step over these huge trees!"
"Understood!"
Everyone suppressed the fear in their hearts and searched the surroundings.
The leader stepped forward and pulled out the arrow from the body.
However, he was horrified to discover that there was not a single drop of blood on the arrow.
The leader hurriedly flipped the corpse over to take a look.
And he immediately took a few steps back in fear.