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Chapter 53 Man-Eating Monster

In an environment so quiet he could hear his own breathing, Liu Chun walked forward step by step. He had been walking for quite some time since he first spotted the dark figure, and he had not found any trace of the monster again during his exploration.

It's gone!

Taking this opportunity, Liu Chun continued to search for the box. If he had known this place was dangerous, he certainly wouldn't have come here without the box's power to attract him.

As he continued to explore deeper into the secret chamber, Liu Chun felt that the path here was becoming increasingly confusing. If he were to return the way he came in, he would probably get lost.

The only thing to do right now is to keep moving forward and see if there are any walls or barriers that appear before deciding whether to turn back.

"Click click click!"

The strange sound rang out again. Liu Chun had heard it from time to time on his way into the depths of the secret room, but the sound was only heard and not accompanied by any danger.

Liu Chun stopped and looked around.

Suddenly, several shadowy figures appeared on the wall, their eyes glowing crimson, staring intently at Liu Chun.

"Hey, you guys..."

Before Liu Chun could finish speaking, several monkey-like creatures pounced on him, throwing everything they were carrying in the process.

Liu Chun seized the opportunity to dodge, and soon a ferocious-looking 'monkey' pounced on him, baring its teeth and claws as it tried to tear Liu Chun's flesh apart.

"what!"

Liu Chun reacted quickly, slapping it away with his backhand. He then aimed at the other dangerous monsters that had pounced on him and used the "Convergence Finger" technique!

Several 'monkeys' that had just pounced into the air immediately fell to the ground after being hit, their bodies instantly losing strength.

Having had time to react, Liu Chun immediately turned and ran behind him, preparing to find a narrow place to take down these 'monkeys' one by one.

"What exactly are these things?"

Now he realized that no matter which direction he looked from, these little monkeys looked like demons, and he had no idea what they were before.

However, they look somewhat like 'people'!

While Liu Chun was momentarily stunned, a clever "little monkey" opened the door in the room in front of him and rushed towards him, carrying various weapons such as wooden sticks, trying to win with them.

"Are there any here too?"

Although the current situation is very dangerous, from another perspective, the important boxes have probably been secretly hidden by Wang Pei in this secret room.

Once Liu Chun successfully deals with these troublesome "little monkeys," he should be able to quickly find the hidden boxes, retrieve the "antiques" inside, absorb their power, and enhance his own strength.

Seeing this, Liu Chun didn't think he could defeat so many "little monkeys" with just the "Canhe Finger" technique, so he followed suit, picked up the iron rod on the ground, and drove back all the attacking "little monkeys".

Come on!

Before long, Liu Chun forced them all back, and the 'little monkeys' could only move at a considerable distance, refusing to leave.

Liu Chun shouted at them, "Come on, if you've got the guts, come at me again! I'll beat you all to a pulp and make you question your existence. Come on! Charge at me now!"

Once he was certain that all the "little monkeys" were afraid, Liu Chun wasted no more time and continued to explore deeper into the underground chamber. If they dared to approach, he would immediately strike them with an iron rod, and even monsters as strong as them could not withstand it.

Gradually, Liu Chun arrived at a place that resembled a greenhouse plantation, but it was not transparent and visible; the inside was covered up, and no one could see anything from the outside.

Since he was already there, he quickly approached, then pulled back the curtain and looked inside.

When his gaze fell upon the scene, he saw a horrifying sight: inside the greenhouse were many monsters called "little monkeys," and there were also unconscious children being torn apart by them.

Their condition was similar to that of Brother Li Qi, but for some reason, they lost all signs of life before they could fully evolve into monsters.

"What is this?" Liu Chun quietly lowered the curtain to conceal himself.

If this is true, then wouldn't these monsters outside, which they identify as "little monkeys," also be made up of the children who disappeared from the capital?

But isn't that too many? Only a few days have passed, and the number of people who have successfully mutated or failed to evolve and died in this simple underground chamber must be no less than five hundred.

Pang Wenke and the others had previously said that the total number of children who disappeared in the entire capital was definitely less than five hundred. Could there be other places where they disappeared?

It seems that this is the only way; otherwise, how could they explain gathering so many people in such a short time?

"Hmm~"

Suddenly, a ferocious-looking "little monkey" looked towards the doorway and spotted Liu Chun standing there, revealing his shoes.

By the time Liu Chun realized what was happening, a 'little monkey' was already walking towards him, seemingly trying to confirm something.

He removed the shoes and moved to the side.

"Snap!"

The "little monkeys" inside the greenhouse sped out, and Liu Chun had no way to dodge them.

But when the "little monkey" rushed out, Liu Chun, the stranger, was gone. Instead, they saw Wang Pei standing outside the greenhouse, looking solemn.

"What are you doing out here? Go back inside and complete your evolution before you come out to move around, or you'll die."

They seemed to understand what he said, and after looking around and finding no strangers approaching, they obediently returned to the greenhouse and did not come out again.

Wang Pei walked into the next room. Just a second before "Little Monkey" was about to find him, Liu Chun was pulled into this room.

The two looked at each other, and Liu Chun didn't know what to say. However, Wang Pei was no good either, and it would be better to get rid of him when the opportunity arose.

"The outer door has been opened, and it's unlocked! Brother Liu! What are you trying to do, coming in here like an outsider?" Wang Pei circled around Liu Chun for a while, then said again, "You haven't regained your memories, have you?"

Wang Pei didn't give a direct confirmation! Liu Chun breathed a sigh of relief, then insisted, "I saw that there was no one guarding this place, and the outer door was open, so out of curiosity, I went in to take a look, and that's what I saw."

"You're lying!" Wang Pei said with absolute certainty. "I saw 'Little Monkey' lying on the ground, badly injured, on the way here, and you were holding an iron rod. Do you really think I'm stupid?"

Liu Chun expressed his grievance, saying, "If I hadn't been holding this iron rod, wouldn't they have really eaten me?"

He threw the iron rod to the ground. Now that Wang Pei was protecting him, it was best not to keep it in his hand and risk misunderstandings.

Wang Pei stared at Liu Chun for a long time. Although he knew Liu Chun had lost his memory, he was a skilled actor. If Liu Chun was lying, Wang Pei really couldn't do anything about it.

Gu Xie said, "Liu Chun's memories have been sealed and will not be released in the short term, so you can rest assured."

A few minutes later, Liu Chun still looked as foolish and naive as before, as if entering the secret room was purely a coincidence.

"Did I...did I cause trouble?"

"No, at least you're still safe, so it's not a loss for me." Wang Pei walked out the door. "Alright, let's get out of here quickly. This place is too dangerous for outsiders."

"Um."

……

After leaving the secret room, Wang Pei contacted Gu Xie.