Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 664 - 59: The Whole World Rises Against Tang_2

Tang Xian listened to the sound of the rain and felt something was amiss.

Bai Mansheng seemed lost in thought, thinking about various things, and did not notice anything unusual.

The rustling sounds became increasingly dense.

At that moment, Bai Mansheng suddenly spoke up,

"Tang Xian, I no longer wish to… be a priestess for the Sea God Cult."

"Hmm? Then have Jin Lu take over. With the basics already laid out, just say you're going to the north to spread the faith. Those Beastmen are none the wiser anyway."

"I don't want to be responsible for the clan either. They have a decent standing on the island. I want to go to Baichuan City with you; I want… to live like a human being."

Tang Xian sighed inwardly.

Being in this godforsaken place for too long indeed affects one's mentality.

"That would be good. Qing Jiuyu is in Baichuan City too. She will open a clothing store in the future, and you, in the future, can manage Baichuan City's grand library." Tang Xian said with a smile, temporarily avoiding confronting Bai Mansheng's deeper emotions.

"That sounds quite interesting." Bai Mansheng was somewhat looking forward to it.

The rustling sound came again; Bai Mansheng seemed to have more to say, but Tang Xian suddenly stood up.

"We've got enemies."

These words made Yuan Wu, who was instructing Tang Xiaojiu and Tang, as well as the two foodies being instructed, all stand up.

Surprise filled Tang Xian's eyes.

The rustling sounds, which resembled the rainfall, were in fact more akin to the noise of a large group of crawling reptiles, except those creatures were very far away.

Tang Xian could hardly imagine when exactly he had been surrounded.

Despite being on the alert, he still hadn't expected someone to bypass his sense of smell.

He stepped outside the tent; although the rain continued to fall and no lifeforms were visible in the distance, he could not catch any scent despite the clearness of the sounds.

Tang Xian looked up, staring intently at the sky.

He thought he glimpsed a web.

"Tang, protect Xiaojiu and Yuan Wu, Bai the little white snake, prepare for the enemy, we have been cut off."

Tang Xian spoke sternly, and Bai Mansheng sensed the gravity of the situation.

She walked out of the tent and stood shoulder to shoulder with Tang Xian.

At that moment, the trajectory of the web in the sky became increasingly clear.

It was a gigantic spider web that blotted out the sky and the sun.

The source of the rustling noises was numerous tiny spiders slowly crawling across the net.

The scene was extremely unsettling, as the spiders appeared to be without flesh and consisted only of skeletons. Together with the Sin Snatching Territory already resembling a land of death, the whole vista was like Asura Hell.

"The spider demon and the white bone demon have merged."

White Bone Spiders, an elite class of beings, possess extremely potent toxins, but I am now immune to all poisons.

The real trouble, however, is the Sin Bone Spider. It's a calamity-level boss creature.

So the Sin Bone Spider's web can isolate smells?

No, when it entered the range of web-spinning, I should have smelled its scent first.

Tang Xian frowned, and Bai Mansheng was as tense as if facing a formidable enemy.

The pressure in the Soul Crystal grew heavier.

The spiders crawled densely; someone with arachnophobia would surely vomit on the spot if they saw this.

Tang Xian thought that as long as Bai Mansheng was there, ice walls would suffice to block the spiders, and he could face Sin Bone alone.

But what happened next once again defied his expectations.

Suddenly, a flame ripped a huge hole in the web.

At that moment, Tang Xiaojiu suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction outside the tent.

A fox's howl came through, carrying a wicked undertone, as if mocking prey trapped in a cage.

The arrival of the nine-tailed fox made Tang Xian's heartbeat seem to skip a beat.

To Tang Xian, Qing Jiuye looked somewhat similar to Qing Jiuyu, except Qing Jiuyu was the epitome of femininity, while Qing Jiuye had a touch more wildness about her, with a malicious grin that made her look like a female demon lord.

"I seem to have sniffed the scent of a traitor," Qing Jiuye licked her lips.

Tang Xian silently calculated the odds of winning with the addition of a nine-tailed fox, contemplating whether to create chaos with Bai Mansheng's help and make a quick getaway.

Until another voice interrupted Tang Xian's train of thought.

Suddenly, some stones fell from the sky.

At a glance, Tang Xian saw that these stones had transformed from the White Bone Spiders.

They had initially been aimlessly crawling, waiting for the command of the Sin Bones, but suddenly, they were petrified by someone.

Bai Mansheng frowned with disgust.

As a serpent, she had heard of the Gorgons, much like the Hydra, and they were considered heretics.

They were born with an aura of malice.

The enormous Gorgon slowly moved her body, entering through the opening broken by Qing Jiuye.

Her eyes shimmered with a grey luster.

At that moment, Tang Xian didn't hesitate any longer.

He gestured to Bai Mansheng with a light motion of his hand.

Bai Mansheng immediately understood; this was the retreat signal that Tang Xian had devised long ago. It meant that Tang Xian thought they had little chance of winning this battle.

A Gorgon, a nine-tailed fox, and Sin Bone spiders—Tang Xian had never imagined facing three calamity-level boss creatures all at once.

But what he hadn't anticipated was that this largest-scale "initiation ceremony" in centuries was far from over.

A golden light flashed by, and hundreds of white bone spiders were sliced into countless tiny granules.

The air was filled with a strong cutting intent, and the Gold-Breaking Beast, wearing a large straw hat, charged into the web like Lei Xiao incarnate.

The Gold-Breaking Beast was like an unparalleled swordmaster.

In human records, there was no mention of the Gold-Breaking Beast. For all humans who had seen it had died without exception.

Information about the Gold-Breaking Beast came from the stele unearthed on the seventh layer.

Tang Xian braced for a formidable adversary.

The speed just displayed by the Gold-Breaking Beast was second only to Lei Xiao, but its will to cut was arguably on par with Qiongqi.

When Taowu arrived, Tang Xian was not surprised.

Three of the Four Perils had been sent already; how could Taowu be absent from this final encirclement?

It was said that this creature would only grow fiercer in battle and never retreat. Tang Xian now lacked any desire for combat and was formulating methods of escape in his mind.

Bai Mansheng erected an ice wall while she activated Sun Devourer. In the instant darkness descended, she immediately opened a transport rift and left.

He didn't want to engage in this fight at all.

But he still didn't leave. Tang Xian now was certain about one thing—the Beasts Court had mastered some ability that allowed them to bypass his sense of smell.

He tried hard to sense it but couldn't perceive anything.

Until the Xuan Niao appeared, Tang Xian still hadn't figured out how exactly the Beasts Court had evaded his olfactory perception.

The Xuan Niao, which seemed to burn in a cold blue flame, hovered at a low altitude, arrogantly looking down at Tang Xian.

[Human, do you know of your sin?]

It seemed that the Xuan Niao was the leader.

Tang Xian remembered the Long-Eared Ancient Ape mentioning that the Xuan Niao guarded the sacred mountain, which meant that, this time, the Beasts Court was probably going all out to annihilate him.

Xuan Niao, Taowu, Sin Bones, Gorgon, nine-tailed fox, Gold-Breaking Beast—each of them was extremely difficult to deal with.

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In both numbers and strength, they overwhelmingly surpassed him; how was he to fight this battle?

Yet after scanning the area, although he perceived nothing, Tang Xian was convinced that there must be another entity present.

This might be the court's secret weapon, a hidden being who could bypass his sense of smell.

Tang Xian really wanted to find this concealed being because only by doing so could he avoid a situation like today's in the future.

He only wanted to be the Hunter, not the prey.

Telekinesis activated.

Tang Xian gently flicked away a drop of rainwater.

This was a skill stolen from s-004, where anything projected could follow his will, reaching the position where he wanted it to go.

This action was very subtle. With his sense of smell fully open, Tang Xian exerted great effort in controlling it, trying to find an invisible presence in this space.

In the midst of this, Tang Xian began a dialogue with the Xuan Niao.

"I'm wrong, I truly am. I should never have come to this place. If I hadn't, that hellhound wouldn't have died. If the hellhound hadn't died, I wouldn't have craved fox meat. If I hadn't wanted to eat fox meat, I wouldn't have met…"

Tang Xian started to ramble nonsensically.

But as soon as he spoke, it took the Xuan Niao and other beasts by surprise.

Having stayed long on the sacred mountain, the Xuan Niao knew some secrets.

That previous sentence, "do you know of your sin?" was merely a judgement ritual. According to reason... this human shouldn't have understood it.

And yet, the human's speech should also have been incomprehensible to it.

A hint of caution flashed in its eyes because the humans capable of communicating with beasts were only mentioned in the laws.