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Just as the blood shadow was about to pass by, Shen Baiyue received a signal from Ruan Qing and directly slashed the blood shadow.
She started with the head and followed up with a few more strikes.
Throughout the process, no sound was made.
Ruan Qing looked at the blood shadow on the ground, resembling a melted puddle of blood, with a slight heaviness in his heart.
The blood shadow could indeed track his location.
Even though Shen Baiyue didn’t hide much, just standing behind the door, closer to the blood shadow.
But the blood shadow seemed as if it couldn’t see her, diligently tracking his figure.
So simply hiding was not effective.
Ruan Qing couldn’t understand why the blood shadow could track him.
Was there something on him?
During the escape, Ruan Qing did take away quite a few things casually, and it was hard to determine which one was the reason for it.
He could only throw away everything that’s easy to trace.
Shen Baiyue looked at the slowly solidifying body of the blood shadow on the ground, understanding why Ruan Qing initially didn’t let her attack.
She also understood why the blood shadow discovered their location.
It was still early before dawn, and staying in the same place for too long wasn’t advisable. Moreover, the noise from the blood shadow banging on the door might attract others.
Ruan Qing and Shen Baiyue immediately changed their location.
However, blood shadows continued to approach. It seemed they could still track Ruan Qing’s position.
At this point, Ruan Qing had nothing left on him.
In other words, the blood shadows were tracking him not for any specific item but for him as a person.
Ruan Qing glanced at Shen Baiyue and whispered, “You should go without me.”
Shen Baiyue, though understanding why they were constantly discovered, didn’t agree with Ruan Qing’s suggestion.
“Brother Yu Qing, I won’t leave you alone. Whether it’s life or death, we face it together.”
Shen Baiyue’s determination was unwavering, and Ruan Qing didn’t say anything more.
Unable to shake off the blood shadows, the two had to frequently change their hiding spots.
However, this wasn’t a sustainable solution.
The night was still long, and they needed to reach the main villa to find safety in their rooms.
As they hid and moved toward the main villa, Shen Baiyue confronted blood shadows they couldn’t avoid, dealing with them with her sword.
After several hours, they finally approached the area below the main villa.
Yet, they couldn’t find a way up.
It was as if there was no path leading up.
Unknowingly, midnight had passed. The blood shadows grew stronger, and Shen Baiyue’s strength diminished.
It became increasingly difficult to defeat the blood shadows.
After she successfully dealt with the last pursuing blood shadow, Shen Baiyue’s body staggered backward and fell.
Under the protection of Shen Baiyue, Ruan Qing was almost uninjured, and his strength had also recovered somewhat.
He caught the somewhat weakened Shen Baiyue, his delicate face showing concern. He spoke softly, “Are you okay?”
Shen Baiyue leaned in Ruan Qing’s arms, glancing at him during a pause in her breath, shaking her head slightly.
However, looking at her current state, it appeared evident that she was not uninjured.
She had sustained quite a few injuries at this point, her complexion noticeably pale, and the hand holding the sword trembling.
Her condition was reaching its limit.
If they didn’t find a way to safely pass the remaining time, she wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer.
Ruan Qing fell silent for a moment, “What if we...”
Before Ruan Qing could finish, Shen Baiyue directly interrupted him, “Impossible, Brother Yu Qing, please don’t say it again.”
Ruan Qing could only help Shen Baiyue up and quietly moved towards a nearby corridor.
Shen Baiyue was the one dealing with the blood shadows, while Ruan Qing was the one finding the way.
Unbeknownst to them, Ruan Qing had led Shen Baiyue to a place that seemed to be specifically for storing miscellaneous items.
While hiding, Ruan Qing found several useful things.
The entire basement floor had many corridors, and there were more than a dozen rooms.
This was a vast underground storage for miscellaneous items.
Unlike the rooms under other villas, which had minimal things or no clutter at all, this area had the most miscellaneous items, including many household supplies.
There were even some flour and wheat-related products suitable for making food.
It should be enough to eliminate all the blood shadows in this underground place.
Ruan Qing first found the aisle where miscellaneous items were piled up, and then Shen Baiyue sat down on the clutter.
Once he made sure there were no signs of the blood shadows in the vicinity, Ruan Qing quickly went to various rooms, swiftly bringing out useful items.
He piled everything together.
Among them were a large amount of flammable materials and a considerable amount of dust.
The effect of a flammable dust explosion was no different from an explosive.
Ruan Qing glanced at the height above his head, thought for a moment, and dragged some of the items outside.
It was enough to destroy the blood shadows. But if the explosion’s power is too great, it might destroy the entire underground passage.
At that time, they might not die at the hands of the blood shadows but rather meet their end by their own actions.
Shen Baiyue watched the busy Ruan Qing, holding a sword by her side without speaking.
Ruan Qing probably finished assessing the situation and then stopped.
Now, it’s just a matter of luring the blood shadows over.
Ruan Qing’s current position was one he deliberately chose.
It’s the end of a single passage.
Behind him was a dead end.
So if the blood shadows intend to come over, they could only do so from the end of the passage, where the debris was piled up along the way.
Everything was ready, and now it’s just a matter of luring the blood shadows over.
And the one to lure the blood shadows...
Ruan Qing glanced at Shen Baiyue, who was sitting next to him, resting.
Ruan Qing walked to Shen Baiyue’s side, a worried expression on his delicate face, lowering his voice and asking, “Are you okay?”
Without waiting for Shen Baiyue’s response, Ruan Qing continued, “I might need to leave for a while. I have to lure the blood shadows over. Can you handle it alone?”
After saying this, Ruan Qing thought for a moment and handed a lighter to Shen Baiyue, speaking with a serious tone, “If I don’t come back, you...”
“Brother Yu Qing,” Shen Baiyue interrupted Ruan Qing’s words, handing the lighter back to him, “I’ll go instead.”
Ruan Qing did not agree with this proposal and directly refused, “No, you’ve already...”
However, Shen Baiyue interrupted Ruan Qing again, speaking with a determined expression, “It’s okay, Brother Yu Qing. I rested for a while just now, and my strength has recovered a lot. I’ll be fine.”
“But...” Ruan Qing wanted to say something more, but Shen Baiyue directly held the sword and left.
Ruan Qing watched Shen Baiyue’s receding figure, leaning on the debris.
He wasn’t too worried about Shen Baiyue.
Shen Baiyue rested for a while just now, indeed recovering quite a bit of strength.
Enough for her to lure the blood shadows over.
After all, letting him go to lure the blood shadows was completely unrealistic.
Destroying the blood shadows required immense strength, but attracting them only required making noise and being able to run quickly.
Without Ruan Qing being a burden, Shen Baiyue’s speed increased significantly.
