Gurgle!!!

He hadn't reacted at all! Li had fallen into the water and swallowed several mouthfuls before he even realized what was happening! Even if this wasn't what you wanted, there was no helping it now!

At once, his body began to grow hot! An unbearable heat flooded through him. He struggled to get out of the water, but the pool was much deeper than Li had imagined!

After struggling for a while, Li barely managed to get himself together. But just as he was about to swim to the surface, the burning sensation suddenly intensified! Then the pain came, one wave after another, as if it were tearing his body apart!

The force was like countless bugs viciously biting into his body! He was numb from head to toe! The pain made him open his mouth, and he involuntarily swallowed several more mouthfuls. Even as he was on the verge of suffocating, Li kept struggling to swim upward.

How could he die here? How could he just die here like this!

He had to live! He absolutely had to live!

Chloe was still waiting for him! He hadn't gotten his revenge yet! How could he die here? How could he!

He struggled with all his might, but his arms and legs were gradually losing their strength. Even his consciousness was beginning to grow hazy. He was almost at the surface. Li tried to push himself harder.

“Hehe, now that you're here, why not stay? This is a wonderful place! What you've been searching for all this time is definitely here! You're an apothecary too, aren't you?”

“Mmph!!!”

Gurgle!

Suddenly, a stark-white face appeared right in front of him! It was a terrifying face, as pale as a corpse!

Li frantically swam upward, but the person suddenly grabbed him.

“Hey, kid, don't take my kindness the wrong way! I've kept watch here for so many years, and you're the first person to make it here! There's no way I'm letting you go! Hahaha!”

Damn it! What kind of monster is this?

Li cursed inwardly, wishing he could kick the monster clinging to him away.

But its strength was far greater than he could have imagined! No matter how hard Li struggled, he couldn't break free of the monster!

His consciousness was slipping away, bit by bit!

But no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free of the monster!

“Hehehe, don't worry, little darling. I won't let anything happen to you. You'll thank me later, too. Hehehe. Accept my entire legacy! This is an opportunity you won't find again in your whole life, kid!”

There was nothing he could do. He didn't have the slightest bit of strength left to struggle. Pain ravaged his body, his arms and legs were completely numb, and his mind was growing hazy. That strange liquid filled his nose and mouth.

The monster in front of him began to change, too. It seemed to be turning, little by little, into a huge white tadpole... Its white tail clamped tightly around Li's body.

What kind of monster was this...?

“Ugh!!!”

A sharp pain pierced his back! It felt like something had been injected into his body!

In that instant, Li lost all his strength. He couldn't even feel the pain anymore...

He couldn't move. He was completely unable to move...

Was he going to die here...?

He wasn't ready... He wasn't ready to die...

He still had to find a way to crawl out of here...

But... was there nothing he could do anymore...?

I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

Chloe...

His consciousness slipped away completely, and he sank into darkness.

“Hehe, kid, you'll thank me. Get some sleep first, with your body in such a sorry state... Hahaha!!!”