Qin Siyang turned back, looking at the two gigantic mid-sized creatures, muttering to himself, "They sure are patient, still haven't caught up."
"Wait, no. After all, it's only been six or seven minutes since we last met."
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
'Either way, I can't escape.'
'So, let's continue.'
Qin Siyang quickly scanned the route ahead.
Without the lava crocodile's pincers blocking him, his movement range expanded significantly.
The Ice Crystal Moth and the Corrosive Black Centipede had only just spotted him and hadn't yet moved to surround him.
Qin Siyang glanced at the moth and centipede before dashing forward at full speed, already formulating a plan to take down both gods.
The Corrosive Black Centipede's body had no apparent weak points.
Even if it had exposed flesh like the lava crocodile, he couldn't get close due to the extremely corrosive green mist surrounding it.
Last time, he had attacked its eyes, only to find that they were just as sturdy. The strike had no effect.
No, there was a result. He got a strangely shaped eyeball, which helped him kill the lava crocodile.
But now, to kill the Corrosive Black Centipede, there was only one method.
That was to follow the information, attack it with extreme low temperatures.
And that happened to be the Ice Crystal Moth's specialty.
So, to kill the Corrosive Black Centipede, he first had to kill the Ice Crystal Moth and obtain its divine remains.
However, the Ice Crystal Moth remained high in the sky.
Only by using the [Banquet Domain] skill and teleporting repeatedly could he get close.
The cooldown for using [Banquet Domain] was about two minutes away.
During this time, Qin Siyang had to stall.
He sprinted at full speed, making sure not to be caught by the two gods.
But he didn't stray too far.
He kept circling around the lava crocodile's corpse, where lava was scattered everywhere.
Because he noticed that the heat from the lava crocodile's body, along with the scorching airwaves from the surrounding magma, forced the Ice Crystal Moth to continuously dodge, preventing it from fully pursuing him.
On the ground, while the Corrosive Black Centipede wasn't afraid of magma, it was wary of the Ice Crystal Moth.
As the Ice Crystal Moth dodged the heat waves, it also disturbed the centipede, causing it to evade the moth in return.
Seeing this, Qin Siyang grew more confident.
The Ice Crystal Moth avoided the magma, meaning it feared high temperatures.
If he seized the chance to strike with the lava crocodile's skill, he might be able to take down the Ice Crystal Moth.
Moreover, though the Ice Crystal Moth and the Corrosive Black Centipede were working together to hunt him, their cooperation wasn't seamless.
At the very least, the centipede remained wary of the moth.
By exploiting their mutual concerns, Qin Siyang found it much easier to evade.
He sprinted around the lava crocodile's corpse at high speed, while the two gods behind him failed to catch up.
After chasing Qin Siyang for over a minute, the Ice Crystal Moth and the Corrosive Black Centipede realized something was off.
They split up.
The Corrosive Black Centipede continued pursuing Qin Siyang, while the Ice Crystal Moth circled ahead to cut him off.
Without the Ice Crystal Moth's interference, the centipede's pursuit sped up significantly, making it impossible for Qin Siyang to maintain his previous ease.
Especially since the centipede moved incredibly fast on the ground. Even with [Violence] activated, Qin Siyang found the gap closing.
He had no choice but to leap through gaps beneath the lava crocodile's corpse from time to time, altering his route to avoid the centipede's chase.
Seeing the Ice Crystal Moth closing in ahead while the centipede relentlessly chased from behind, Qin Siyang cursed in his heart.
'These two bastards are way too smart! They even figured out how to split up! No, wait, they're just bugs—they don't even count as beasts.'
As he ran, the [Violence] skill ended.
A huge portion of Qin Siyang's strength was drained in an instant, and his steps slowed significantly.
Immediately, a sensation like countless steel needles stabbing into his mouth spread, nearly making him pass out from the pain.
His throat, esophagus, and stomach were all scalded. Cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.
'No good, in this state, forget running—I can barely stay conscious!'
After his sequence level had increased, it seemed his resistance to the [Violence] skill's aftereffects had improved as well.
Previously, after an intense battle, the end of [Violence] would leave Qin Siyang utterly drained.
But this time, after a full ten-minute fight, he still felt power surging within him.
The only issue was the unbearable pain.
Without hesitation, Qin Siyang activated [Violence] again.
He continued dodging.
Earlier, he had used both [Violence] and [Banquet Domain] at the same time.
[Violence] lasted ten minutes.
[Banquet Domain] lasted one minute, with a cooldown of ten minutes.
Which meant that in just one more minute, he could use [Banquet Domain] again.
While dodging, Qin Siyang glanced up at the Ice Crystal Moth circling above, unable to approach due to the lava's heat waves.
A murderous intent surged in his heart.
His Red Silk Armor, having been exposed to the high-temperature environment for so long, was reaching its limit and starting to deform.
But leaving this lava-filled area was not an option.
Here, he only had to deal with the Corrosive Black Centipede.
If he left, he would face both the moth and the centipede at once.
Jumping back and forth over the lava crocodile's corpse, Qin Siyang desperately prayed in his heart: 'Red Silk Armor! You're my savior! Just hold on for one more minute!'
The Corrosive Black Centipede behind him grew anxious.
It tried spraying corrosive mist to block Qin Siyang's escape route.
But the mist was immediately scattered by the rolling heat waves from the magma.
With no other choice, the centipede resumed its chase, preparing to rely on its powerful body and pure physical attacks to finish him off.
This game of cat and mouse continued.
Though Qin Siyang leveraged the terrain to evade, he was still losing in terms of speed.
The centipede kept closing in.
He could already hear the hissing sound from its massive mandibles behind him.
And his Red Silk Armor, corroded by the centipede's stray mist, was turning green and black.
In five seconds, the centipede would kill him.
At that moment, Qin Siyang felt [Banquet Domain] become available again.
The skill's cooldown was over.
Without hesitation, he pulled off his mask and shoved two pieces of lava crocodile meat into his mouth.
[[Banquet Domain] activated]
[[God Mimicry] activated]
BUZZ—
The Corrosive Black Centipede lunged, swallowing Qin Siyang whole.
Its massive compound eyes gleamed with satisfaction, then suddenly froze.
'Something feels… off.'
'Why does it seem like… I swallowed nothing?'
'No, that is impossible. I clearly just saw the tiny human go into my mouth.'
Just as confusion struck, it abruptly raised its head.
And saw the figure it had supposedly swallowed, now appearing a hundred meters above the ground.
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