With a "poof," Bai Ye's blade swept across the hulking man's chest. A wound slowly appeared, blood gradually staining his clothes red.
The man clutched his chest, stumbling back until he leaned against a large tree.
"You are strong," he gritted out.
"Just a little," Bai Ye replied with a smile, pointing a finger. "A tiny bit strong."
"With your skills, you could have killed us even without resorting to such tactics. Why deliberately do something so brutal?"
"You were ambushing us here, planning to take what's in the Tomb of the King of Huainan, weren't you? Oh, and the fragments of the Stone of God!" Bai Ye declared. "You intended to kill me from the very beginning, didn't you?"
As he spoke, Bai Ye raised his serrated blade and thrust it deep into the man's abdomen.
"Poof!"
The man's eyes widened. He coughed violently, blood spewing from his mouth.
"So..." Bai Ye suddenly dragged the serrated blade horizontally, slitting open the man's abdomen. "What right do you have to expect my mercy?"
The man, clutching his wound, slid down the tree trunk and collapsed before Bai Ye.
Bai Ye casually flicked his blade, then turned and walked towards the mountain path, eventually disappearing at its entrance.
...
Following the mountain path down to the foot of the mountain, they left Bagong Mountain, but were still within the immortal realm.
In truth, each region within the world battlefield was vast, containing at least three to five no-go zones. Therefore, it wasn't easy to leave the immortal realm. The reason Bai Ye could quickly exit the Doomsday Ruins was purely coincidental, as the Umbrella Corporation's underground base was located at the edge of that area.
As a result, it took Bai Ye a week before he emerged from the forest, disheveled and unkempt.
"Damn it, the area ahead should be the supernatural zone, right?"
Bai Ye's next target was the spiritual body.
He now possessed a physique temporarily enhanced by the T-virus, and had the means to continuously strengthen his body with the Five Spirits Incantations. What he felt he lacked was a life-saving ability.
He had obtained the spiritual body in his previous life, and it was incredibly useful, capable of saving his life at crucial moments. Bai Ye had escaped danger multiple times thanks to it, so he was naturally unwilling to let this ability slip away.
However, Bai Ye now had to deal with other troubles.
For instance, his food and water were running low.
For instance, he seemed to be lost.
His memories from his previous life weren't always reliable. After all, they spanned ten years, and his recollections of areas he had visited in his early days were vague, not perfectly precise.
"But at least I'm out."
Bai Ye looked at the area boundary ahead. A vast expanse of cyan light, like a colossal wall, appeared before him. As he stepped through...
"Huh?" Bai Ye looked around and mumbled, "Why are there trees everywhere again?"
On the other side of the area boundary, there were still vast tracts of trees.
However, upon closer inspection, Bai Ye noticed a difference. The area before him didn't seem like a forest; the terrain was very flat, and the trees looked distinctly different from before. It appeared to be a tropical jungle.
"Does the supernatural zone have jungles?" Bai Ye scratched his head. "Never mind, I'll rest for a bit."
Bai Ye found a large tree, sat down, and swallowed some nutrient fluid while taking stock of his supplies. He estimated he had enough for at most two more days before running out of food.
Bai Ye pondered. Whether this place was a supernatural zone or not was secondary. He needed to find something to eat first, and before that...
"Let's try my luck a couple of times!"
Bai Ye checked the time. It had been over twenty-four hours, and it was time for another pull from the Heaven and Hell Gacha.
While sipping the nutrient fluid, he tossed out the gacha machine. Bai Ye casually spun it, and soon, a white capsule rolled out, landing at his feet.
"This thing again!"
Opening the capsule, he found a card inside. It read: Great Inventor.
Thinking of the solar-powered flashlight, Bai Ye felt a headache coming on.
"A person can't be unlucky forever, can they?"
Bai Ye hesitated, then spun the gacha machine again. Soon, a blue capsule tumbled out.
This time, Bai Ye was satisfied. While not a high-tier item, it was close. He opened the capsule to see.
Invisible Blast (Ability) (Blue): Can create an invisible remote-controlled bomb out of thin air at any location. The maximum number of bombs is three.
Bai Ye knew this ability; he had drawn it in his previous life. It was quite useful, considered a decent item among the blue capsules.
"Since my luck seems to be improving..." Bai Ye rubbed his hands together. "I'll press my advantage!"
As Bai Ye spoke and prepared to spin the gacha machine again, a heavy sound suddenly echoed from the depths of the jungle.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
The heavy footsteps were rapid and urgent.
Bai Ye tilted his head. Was it some kind of beast?
Soon, the footsteps grew closer and more urgent, and then...
Bai Ye froze abruptly.
A massive head suddenly poked out from behind a tree. It wasn't a lion, a tiger, or a bear, but...
A dinosaur!
It wasn't extremely large, about two and a half meters tall, with a long head and moving like an ostrich. It had a long tail that swung back and forth on the ground.
A Velociraptor!
Then...
The sound of grass being crushed echoed continuously.
One Velociraptor after another emerged from the jungle, appearing before Bai Ye.
Alright, Bai Ye decided he needed to correct himself. This was...
A pack of Velociraptors!
The next instant, Bai Ye flipped over, got up from the ground, and bolted!
His action seemed to be a signal for battle, as the Velociraptors immediately gave chase in his direction, a black mass.
"Damn it, why are there dinosaurs in the supernatural zone?"
Bai Ye cursed as he ran fifty to sixty meters forward. After vaulting over a fallen large tree, he was finally caught by the Velociraptors.
A massive head lunged from the side, its jaws opening to bite at Bai Ye.
At that moment, Bai Ye could smell the stench emanating from the Velociraptor's mouth. The viscous saliva dripping from its sharp teeth was also clearly visible.
In the nick of time, Bai Ye instinctively ducked. The cavernous maw then grazed his scalp as it passed.
Bai Ye quickly pushed off the ground with one hand and rolled to the side.
However, before Bai Ye could get up, two more Velociraptors charged out from his left and right, lunging to bite him.
Bai Ye quickly reached out, grabbed the floating Frost Sword, and slashed it wildly forward!
...