The casino is mostly broken down.
Looking around the arena, Yu An couldn't help but ask, "Are there any humans here? Are there people here to gamble?"
"have."
Pei Si said calmly, "But if someone doesn't run away by now, it's uncertain whether they're even human."
At this point, a normal person would neither run away nor leisurely continue sitting at the gambling table for amusement.
A crimson glint appeared in Xie Chiyuan's dark eyes as he indifferently destroyed everything in sight. The clown magician conjured weapons and retaliated against him with a mocking laugh.
Like Pandora's box, a small lizard crawled out of the black top hat.
The lizard began to grow larger the moment it landed.
Finally, the lizard mutant that had bound Pei Si during the day reappeared. The lizard seemed to easily go berserk; after only a few hits, it roared and pounced on Xie Chiyuan.
The lizard's body was tough, and its tail lashed out at Xie Chiyuan's chest, instantly sending Xie Chiyuan staggering backward.
Xie Chiyuan barely managed to stop when he reached the wall.
The clown magician laughed and made a gentlemanly bow, facing the audience to his right, and suddenly said: "Dear viewers, I am about to bring you a new betting game."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people and facilities of the casino disappeared little by little.
Yu An reacted quickly, broke free from Pei Si's hand, and ran towards Xie Chiyuan.
A moment later.
Yu An looked around at the iron cages, then at Xie Chiyuan in front of him, and then at the lizard a little further in front of him, and froze: "We're locked up."
The clown magician stood outside the iron cage, his laughter piercing.
"Ta-da! My darlings, are you going to bet on this guardian deity of humanity to win, or on our little lizard?"
The lizard's face showed annoyance upon hearing the clown magician's voice.
"You're fucking annoying! I'll eat you up as soon as I get out of here!"
After the lizard finished speaking, it suddenly pounced on Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan raised his blade and slashed down, the bone blade trembling from the impact, and a slight crack appeared on the lizard's shoulder.
"Yu An, hide in the corner."
"Um!"
Yu An didn't hold back. After listening to Xie Chiyuan's words, he quickly retreated to the far corner of the cage. While crouching in the corner, he even scratched at the edge of the cage.
Unfortunately, I couldn't pry it open or break it apart no matter what I did.
In front of the iron cage was a barrier as hazy as mist. Beneath the barrier, it appeared that many spectators were indeed seated.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Yu An vaguely heard voices from below.
"Hahaha, humans are truly laughable! Do they really think that a god of death can wipe us all out?! We will live forever!"
"Lizard, tear him to pieces!!!"
"Eat him, and share his flesh and blood with us!"
Most of the crowd was passionately condemning Xie Chiyuan, while a small group had their eyes fixed on the little boy in the corner.
"Is he one of his men? How cute! Hurry up and bring him down here!"
"It looks so soft, I wonder what it tastes like?"
The murmurs only lasted two rounds before suddenly falling silent. The monster, which had been demanding the boy, suddenly began to shatter, its deformed body disintegrating bit by bit.
The transparent mycelium, like invisible blades, sliced the monster's body to pieces.
In just a few breaths.
The monster vanished completely, replaced by a tiny doll only waist-high to an adult. The doll's eyelashes were curled, and it was so exquisitely beautiful, it looked as if it had stepped out of a painting.
He climbed onto the dead monster's seat, dangling his short legs and giggling.
"My older brother is very cute."
The little boy's voice still had a childish tone, and his expression was innocent and harmless: "Who among you still wants to be my sister-in-law?"
On the original seat, there were still bits of monster flesh that hadn't yet "dissipated." The little child licked his lips, and the last bit of flesh vanished completely.
He let out a soft burp, his large, round eyes blinking.
The monsters, who had originally harbored ill intentions towards the boy on stage, all shifted their gaze upon seeing this.
They launched into a new round of shouts, all aimed at Xie Chiyuan and the lizard: "Lizard, fight back! Are you just tickling someone?"
Unable to break through the lizard's defenses and spurred on by the jeers, the lizard finally lost its reason in its anger.
Although Xie Chiyuan was powerful, he also had several wounds on his body. He looked at the anxious lizard, but remained calm and his movements became even more ruthless.
"Yu An".
"exist!"
"Would you like a pocket made of lizard skin?"
Xie Chiyuan asked calmly, his cold eyes fixed on the lizard's skin, as if he had already figured out how to skin it.
Yu An was a little conflicted.
He wanted a big bag so it would be convenient to carry things. And when he found Little Nine, he could put Little Nine in the bag.
But--
"His skin is so ugly."
Yu An honestly said, "Can I use dye? I want to paint it green."
Before the color faded, the little baby was green. The little blankets he used to cover the babies with were all green.
Yu An has a deep affection for the color green.
Xie Chiyuan's thin lips curved slightly: "Of course."
After promising Yu An, Xie Chiyuan straightened his back, his dark eyes filled with chilling killing intent.
The lizard mutant's superpower is hardening. He can instantly harden his physical body, and he can also harden any inanimate object he comes into contact with. This superpower is like a turtle in its shell—impossible to break.
The difficulty Xie Chiyuan faced in peeling the lizard's steel-like skin was unimaginable.
Yu An stared intently at his future pocket, without blinking.
Xie Chiyuan kept his word; when he said he would skin a lizard for Yu An to make a pouch, he actually went and skinned it.
During the close combat, Yu An couldn't see Xie Chiyuan's expression.
Only the lizard, so close at hand, could see clearly. He saw Xie Chiyuan's eyes slowly turn golden, and the slender, straight bone blade, as if made of dragon bone, was sharp and unbreakable.
"You, you—"
The lizard's steely skin was ripped open by the bone blade, and his eyes were filled with disbelief: "You have superpowers too..."
With his golden eyes, Xie Chiyuan's combat power surged. His speed, strength, and ruthlessness made the arrogant lizard tremble with fear.
You're not human!
The lizard's skin was forcibly peeled off, its blood splattering across the floor, changing its color. He stared at Xie Chiyuan in horror, his bleeding lips parting and closing as he struggled to utter, "Xie Chiyuan, you're not human!"
Xie Chiyuan's golden eyes were devoid of any emotion as he stood on the lizard, resembling a domineering king.
The lizard's defeat was like autumn leaves swept away by the wind, irreversible.
In the face of death, the lizard finally showed some intelligence. He stared intently at Xie Chiyuan and said, word by word, "We are the same kind of people. You should stand on our side!"
Yu An glanced at Xie Chiyuan, who had his back to him, and then at the lizard whose skin Xie Chiyuan had peeled off.
He puffed out his cheeks and defended Xie Chiyuan: "Xie Chiyuan is not with you. You are not human, he is human! And you are ugly."
Xie Chiyuan is very handsome.
Yu An couldn't find a single flaw to criticize Xie Chiyuan's handsome face. He had already been amazed by his good looks when he foolishly went to fight with the zombie horde for the best part.
The lizard's skin was peeled off, and the lizard mutant also died tragically on the stage.
There were grumbling and cursing from below the stage, clearly indicating that the bettors had lost. The little toy looked at the iron cage on the stage, its outstretched mycelium drooping back towards its owner.
The cage can't be opened.
The little baby's thin, delicate face showed a gloomy expression.
The clown magician kept changing the scenes, and the people in the audience quickly disappeared.
From the iron cage to the fire scene, the magic arena, which no longer held the audience, allowed the magician to finally appear in front of Xie Chiyuan and Yu An.
Xie Chiyuan was washing the lizard skin he had peeled off with water.
Yu An said with a hint of disgust, "It smells bad."
Xie Chiyuan continued tidying up the lizard skin without stopping, casually replying, "It doesn't smell as good as yours."
Yu An is a clean and vain little zombie. While other zombies are filthy, he is the only one who doesn't bite people randomly and even sews his own clothes!
"Lizard skin is durable; it would be best to make a garment from it. Do you want some clothes?"
"don't want."
Yu An straightened his face and said seriously, "I only need one big bag!"
He wouldn't wear such an ugly lizard skin.
Xie Chiyuan seemed to have experience in working, and he quickly cleaned the lizard skin, using strips of torn cloth to make a simple pocket.
"That's all for now, I'll make you a more detailed one later."
Xie Chiyuan handed him the bag, but when he looked at the situation before him, it had changed again.
This time it's a maze.
Yu An disdainfully slung the pocket across her shoulder and tugged at Xie Chiyuan's sleeve.
"Pei Si and the others have disappeared again."
Yu An was getting annoyed by the constantly changing scenes. He asked, "Are we being tricked by a magician again?"
How frustrated must this magician have been in the past for him to be so passionate about magic now?