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Chapter 68 Ancient Martial Artist (Seeking monthly votes and recommendation votes)

"Young Master Gu Chao and Li Zhiman are on the same team."

Zhou Lei looked all powerful and arrogant. He had been to the Swamp of the Dead countless times and had figured out a special path. Following this path, even those terrifying monsters and mummies dared not do anything to him, as if this special path had an invisible protection.

In short, following this familiar path will not lead to any mistakes.

Seeking another path will surely lead to death, as the water demon will drag people directly into the swamp.

"Forget it. I know Li Changgeng hates me. All I did was try to buy his sister Li Ying's virginity for Young Master Gu Chao with a million dollars."

"Buying it is giving her face! And she's ungrateful for that!"

Snapped!Snapped!
Gu Chao couldn't stand it anymore and slapped Zhou Lei twice, leaving several red and swollen handprints on his face.

Was Zhou Lei knocked senseless by Li Changgeng's punch? How could he say something like that in front of Li Zhiman?

"shut up!"

Gu Chao straightened the collar of his expensive suit and said with a forced smile, "Zhiman, don't listen to this jinx, it's nothing."

"Chang Geng, we're all here to have fun and get excited! Since we're already here, we can't spoil the fun."

"It's alright!" Li Changgeng didn't want to kill Zhou Lei, not because he couldn't, but because Zhou Lei was an acquaintance of his. Li Changgeng was not the kind of person who would repay evil with kindness. If he repaid evil with kindness, how could he repay kindness?
However, killing someone, especially a real acquaintance, was something Li Changgeng couldn't get over.

This is the second time.

Last time at home, Zhou Lei made things difficult for him by spitting in a photo, and Li Changgeng punched him so hard he almost crippled him. This time, Zhou Lei humiliated his sister Li Ying in front of everyone again.

Li Changgeng thought to himself, if Zhou Lei were to speak rudely again, Li Changgeng would twist his head off and use it as a football!

Li Zhiman was left all alone here, which was no different from a lamb entering a tiger's den. Li Changgeng originally wanted to leave and not associate with these people who had different values. If he left, what would happen to Li Zhiman? Li Changgeng was still thinking of finding the cat Qixi through Li Zhiman and learning more about his missing parents.

Li Zhiman's father's company, AIDK Technology, certainly knows more.

"Chang Geng, you really have a broad mind!" Gu Chao put a hand on Li Chang Geng's shoulder. Li Chang Geng tilted his head and glanced at him. Gu Chao quickly took his hand off and said with an embarrassed smile, "Following the old path is boring. How about we explore a new path today?"

The name "Mass Graveyard" on the western outskirts of Blacksea City is a common name; the police department's official name for it is the Undead Swamp.

This place has changed drastically since the arrival of the eternal night mist. A large area of ​​wetlands has turned into a swamp, and the previous graves have been completely swallowed up by the swamp. The place has also become very terrifying, and police patrol personnel almost never come here.

The secret organization, the Night Slayers, also avoids this swamp of the dead. The water demons here have devoured countless people, and there are even more water monsters. In addition, the dried corpses in the graves also come out to "hunt for food" after nightfall.

The entire Black Sea City, especially the undead swamp to the west, is now a restricted area. However, these rich kids are quite interested in it; they have plenty of money, time, and bodyguards.

When there's nothing to do, he always looks for something exciting to do. This time, Gu Chao also contacted quite a few other wealthy young men. However, last time, when they came to explore the Undead Swamp, one of the young men was courting death and deliberately fell behind the group. He insisted on going to a secluded spot under a tree with the bar hostess to do something shameless and sneaky, and ended up being eaten by a dried-up corpse.

As soon as Gu Chao finished speaking, everyone except Li Changgeng and Li Zhiman, including Zhou Lei, gasped in shock. How could this be? This familiar safe route, once explored, would have killed at least 800, if not a thousand.

Many people signed waivers with Gu Chao for money, fully armed themselves, and ventured into the Undead Swamp, carving a path with their own flesh and blood. Now, with their small numbers, it's simply impossible for them to cross the Undead Swamp.

Various special forces soldiers, ancient martial artists, and even werewolves and evil spirits have all perished on this path of exploration.

The big-headed, shirtless, long-bearded burly man said worriedly, "Young Master Gu, the Undead Swamp is a forbidden area. So many of us have died there before. I think we should just give up today. Going there would be suicide!"

The long-bearded, burly man was a werewolf whose fists could shatter gold and rocks. Werewolves were the most likely to die when exploring the Undead Swamp, and for them to explore new paths again was tantamount to suicide.

"Yes, this isn't a haunted house adventure. Those mummies have been starving for hundreds of years; they all go crazy when they see people." A middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and arms thicker than his legs said in a deep voice, "No fewer than eighty internal energy martial arts practitioners have died here. Logically speaking, even walking the old path should be difficult for our small group!"

The middle-aged man was an awakened ancient martial artist who had already explored the second realm of ancient martial arts, the Innate Realm! Many ancient martial artists who had previously reached the first realm of internal energy cultivation had died. He could clearly sense that the aura of demonic beasts here was much stronger, indicating that a powerful demon was lurking.

"Please reconsider, Young Master Gu!" The heavily made-up, sinister woman, dressed in a flowing red robe, had a face as white as paper, resembling a vengeful ghost. "This place contains extremely yin things. I feel that it's different from when we came here last time."

The woman was originally an evil spirit, but this time when she came here, she clearly felt uneasy, as if countless eyes were staring at her. She was terrified and still in shock.

“Today, we’ll take the right-hand path!” Gu Chao looked at the winding, muddy path, indistinctly showing many tombstones, grave mounds, cemeteries, and reflective puddles. The branches of locust and willow trees of varying heights swayed and grotesquely.

Gu Chao came to explore the Swamp of the Dead. One of his purposes was to sleep with Li Zhiman, but his main purpose was to find the "Swamp Controller," a monster whose genes Gu Chao's father's bio-gene company needed.

The safe path already explored is pointless; finding the "Swamp Controller" requires a different approach. Li Zhiman's arrival greatly increases the chances of success. She wouldn't possibly come unprotected to her death. Her presence signifies that AIDK Technology will do its utmost to protect her, which facilitates the exploration of the Undead Swamp.

But even now, Gu Chao has not seen Li Zhiman's bodyguard.

Everyone else was extremely dissatisfied, but dared not speak out, as they did not have enough say.

Zhou Lei, seething with anger, jumped out and pointed at everyone, "You bunch of bastards, Young Master Gu paid you to be hired and to protect you from being killed by the Police Department and the Night Slayer Division. What, you're betraying us?! If any of you dare to back down today, none of you will live a damn life!"

“If anyone dares to desert their post, I will immediately notify Wang Hu of the Police Department to arrest you all! We’ve walked that road on the left countless times, now let’s move on to the road on the right.”

Although they all knew that Zhou Lei was a bully relying on his master's power, there was nothing they could do, and no one dared to utter a word.

Zhou Lei raised his hand high. "Now, here's the question! Following the principle of majority rule, since this is an expedition, someone has to be the first to lead the charge. Let's vote by raising hands. Raise your hand if you agree that Li Changgeng should be at the front of the group!"

Thank you all for your support.

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(End of this chapter)