Jiang Kai used his substitute and temporarily widened the distance between himself and Zhong Qiang's group.
However, he didn't dare to stop for even a moment and kept fleeing toward his destination.
On the run, as long as Jiang Kai discovered wild beasts nearby, he would use Chasing Life to awaken them, then immediately escape.
Along the way, he didn't even know how many sleeping beasts he had awakened, and it was Zhong Qiang chasing behind who suffered.
Although Zhong Qiang had locked onto Jiang Kai's position, the beasts awakened by Jiang Kai couldn't find Jiang Kai, and all vented their rage on Zhong Qiang.
Although Zhong Qiang wasn't weak, he kept getting tangled by beasts now and then, and his speed clearly slowed down.
As his pace slowed, the other two found it even harder to leverage their advantages.
The man in red snorted coldly, leaped up, caught up to Zhong Qiang, and grabbed his collar.
"Useless! Guide the way!"
Being lifted by that man, Zhong Qiang was terrified, afraid that the man might suddenly kill him.
"Big brother, I'll definitely guide properly, keep going south!"
The two mysterious people quickly pursued southward.
These two were extremely fast. Before long, Zhong Qiang said, "That brat shouldn't be far now!"
As the words left his mouth, the man in black squinted slightly and said coldly, "Ahead!" After speaking, he darted in that direction.
As he burst through a patch of bushes, he suddenly saw Jiang Kai fiercely battling a black humanoid monster.
The humanoid monster had a shape similar to a human, holding an oil lamp in its hand. The clothes on its body were rotten beyond recognition, with its brow ridge located at its forehead's center. But instead of eyes, there was a ball of burning flame.
The flame looked similar to the lamp flame in its oil lamp.
Jiang Kai had tried several times to escape, but he kept getting entangled by the monster.
"Night Patrol?" The man in black slightly frowned. "Should be a Lantern Ghost!"
"Heh heh, Jiang Kai, Jiang Kai, where do you think this is? Fleeing at night in this place, the chances of encountering a Night Patrol are even greater."
"No matter how cunning you are, it's impossible to escape from me!"
Jiang Kai was extremely depressed at this moment. Right when he was desperately fleeing for his life, he was targeted by a Night Patrol.
Whether or not he could beat the Night Patrol was another matter—what mattered now was that he couldn't stop.
But this Night Patrol was extremely agile. Jiang Kai had tried several times to escape, but none succeeded.
Facing a Night Patrol, even if Jiang Kai went all out, he might not win. Let alone now, when he was distracted and unable to concentrate.
Just as Jiang Kai was distracted, the Night Patrol clawed at his chest. Jiang Kai hurriedly feinted to try to dodge the Night Patrol, but he was half a step too slow.
Instantly, his chest turned into a blur, and blood splattered!
At this moment, three figures suddenly burst out of the forest. Seeing these three, Jiang Kai instantly understood what "misfortunes never come alone" meant.
Zhong Qiang and the two mysterious people had caught up!
Earlier, Jiang Kai had still thought that if he couldn't escape, he would fight the two. But now, with the Night Patrol present and Zhong Qiang too, Jiang Kai no longer had any desire to fight to the death.
At this time, Jiang Kai's mind turned quickly.
The Night Patrol was now targeting him. With those three nearby, if they joined the fight, there was absolutely no way he could survive.
Previously, when catching the little guy, he had used Fraud Substitute once; when diverting pursuers, he used it again; just now in the scuffle with the Night Patrol, he used it again. Fraud Substitute was already gone!
And the Wheel of Fate hadn't had time to recover...
Seeing the three people drawing closer, Jiang Kai gritted his teeth, "There's still one last chance!"
The Lantern Ghost didn't give Jiang Kai any breathing room. Seeing him injured, it became even more violent and instantly flashed in front of Jiang Kai, clawing straight at his heart.
This claw directly pierced Jiang Kai's chest...
The man in black frowned. "He couldn't dodge that just now? That shouldn't be... No good, we can't let him die so easily!"
Zhong Qiang had gotten smarter this time and immediately reminded the two big brothers, "Be careful of a trick. That guy is cunning and has a substitute!"
But the next moment, when he saw the gaping hole in Jiang Kai's chest and blood gushing out, Zhong Qiang finally let out a breath.
"Looks like his substitute is used up. This time, he's really dead!"
Jiang Kai's body fell powerlessly, quickly turning into light particles.
That little mouse seized the chance to flee rapidly.
The two mysterious people quickly darted over from nearby.
"Damn, he actually died! And so easily too!"
"Did he deliberately die at the hands of the Night Patrol? Huang Jianguo will surely nag endlessly!"
The light particles scattered—Jiang Kai was dead!
After killing its target, the Night Patrol immediately shifted its focus to the mysterious people. In its eyes, it didn't care who they were. As long as they were human, they were enemies.
The Lantern Ghost immediately lunged at the two.
The Lantern Ghost had left Jiang Kai completely helpless—proof enough of its formidable strength.
The two wouldn't be able to kill it in a short time.
Just then, the surrounding light particles suddenly began gathering in a certain direction. Then, surprisingly, they reassembled into another Jiang Kai.
Only, Jiang Kai's current state couldn't be worse—covered in blood, his chest a mess of flesh.
Seeing this scene, the two were utterly shocked.
Jiang Kai came back from the dead?
Naturally, they didn't know that this was actually Jiang Kai's Fate Puppeteer talent—Fate Puppets All Beings!
Tier 3 Fate Puppeteer class talent, Fate Puppets All Beings: The Fate Puppeteer possesses keen insight and control over life, gaining a "feigned death" state once. After suffering fatal damage, the body can disassemble and revive by reassembling within 30 seconds.
After reviving, he enters "Vengeance" state. HP is retained at 1%, Strength and Agility increase by 100%. The vengeance state lasts 10 seconds. Afterward, Strength and Agility return to normal, and HP remains at 1%. Feigned death can only activate once every 10 days.
This talent had never been used by Jiang Kai before—but now he had no choice!
After revival, during those 10 seconds, Jiang Kai's Agility and Strength were doubled. He immediately used terrifying speed to escape everyone's sight.
Zhong Qiang stared at Jiang Kai's back in shock. That guy's speed had already far surpassed his own. What's more bizarre, that guy was clearly already dead!
This was already the third time he'd been fooled!
"He—what kind of freak is he!"
The two mysterious people were just about to chase Jiang Kai, but the Night Patrol flashed in front of them and blocked their path.
"Damn it!" The man in black growled lowly. "Kill the Night Patrol first!"
......
The 10-second acceleration effect ended. Jiang Kai clutched his chest, stumbling as he fled toward the secret realm.
Who knew how long the Night Patrol could hold them off—or whether he could even make it to the secret realm.
From the black-clothed man's words earlier, Jiang Kai had heard the name Huang Jianguo.
"As expected, it's the Huang family!" Jiang Kai clutched his chest, enduring intense pain. "Huang family... In Ghost Star I can't kill you all completely, but don't wait until I break through into Extraordinary!"
"By then, I'll make sure the Huang family disappears from this world!"
"There's... there's still 1,000 meters..." Jiang Kai's consciousness was growing increasingly blurry. His stamina was down to 1%. The key issue was—his injuries were too severe. He kept bleeding nonstop.
If this continued, he would definitely die!
"I... can't die..."
Suddenly, a small black shadow darted out from the forest nearby.
It was that little mouse!
The little guy jumped onto Jiang Kai's shoulder, looked at the injury on his chest, crawled to that spot, and licked the wound.
Strangely enough, after the little guy licked the wound, the bleeding immediately stopped.
However, even with the bleeding stopped, Jiang Kai couldn't hold on anymore.
"Eight hundred meters left..." Jiang Kai weakly looked into the distance. He could already see a cave there—the secret realm was inside the cave.
"Little guy... you run... I... can't go on..." With that, Jiang Kai collapsed forward.
But Jiang Kai didn't hit the ground.
A pair of strong arms caught him just in time.
Jiang Kai opened his eyes and saw a familiar face.
Zhao Tiequan anxiously looked at Jiang Kai. "Brother, I told you—since I'm your bodyguard, I have to ensure your safety!"
Chang Siyao looked at the blood-covered Jiang Kai in shock. This was the first time she had seen Jiang Kai this seriously injured.
"Jiang Kai, how are you? I have medicine!"
Jiang Kai shook his head. "Quick, get into the secret realm. The Night Patrol won't last long. They'll catch up soon!"
After speaking, Jiang Kai lost consciousness.
Zhao Tiequan and Chang Siyao exchanged glances, both showing shocked expressions.
"Night Patrol?!"
This guy not only had to deal with two extraordinary-level powerhouses but also encountered a Night Patrol? How did he get away?!
But now wasn't the time to dwell on it. Zhao Tiequan looked at the dense forest behind Jiang Kai. In the dark night, he couldn't tell whether they were trees or people.
"They're still behind us! Girl, let's take Jiang Kai into the secret realm—hurry!"
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