Chapter 2174: Death God Mountain
The words of the Giant Clan’s strongman left Xiao Zheng in shock.
He never thought that this place would actually be the Netherworld.
After what seemed like forever, Xiao Zheng finally asked, "You just mentioned this is the Netherworld, does that mean I really am no longer on Earth? I mean the world where humans live."
Worried that the big guy in front of him might not know what Earth is, he deliberately explained a bit.
The strongman of the Giant Clan first snorted coldly, then said, "Of course not on Earth, this is the Netherworld, only the undead can survive in this place!"
"You despicable intruder, I’ll definitely kill you!"
Upon hearing his words, Xiao Zheng, who was initially feeling heavy-hearted, suddenly burst into laughter: "With the way you are now, how do you plan to kill me? Are you going to use your gaze to kill me?"
Mocked by him, the strongman of the Giant Clan suddenly erupted in a furious roar.
Then, an extraordinary scene occurred, the originally bisected body of the strongman bizarrely fused together!
Clearly, Xiao Zheng hadn’t expected that his body could heal after being cleaved.
Taking advantage of Xiao Zheng’s stunned moment, the Giant Clan’s strongman swung the giant axe he held, slashing heavily towards Xiao Zheng.
Boom!
A terrifying impact sound resounded, followed by billowing smoke and dust!
Once the dust settled, the strongman’s face was full of shock!
The unexpected axe strike hadn’t even managed to shatter Xiao Zheng’s Vigorous Energy Shield! After experiencing Xiao Zheng’s might once again, the Giant Clan’s strongman immediately intended to flee!
Xiao Zheng sensed his intention, smiled, and then swiftly slashed twice.
Accompanied by a scream, the strongman’s body was once again split in two!
Looking at the half body lying not far away, if the strongman of the Giant Clan weren’t unable to cry due to years of death, he would have surely started wiping his eyes now—this was truly bullying!
Watching Xiao Zheng leisurely approaching, the strongman’s face couldn’t help but be filled with humiliation.
"Running away?"
Xiao Zheng walked up to him, looking down from above and asked.
The strongman of the Giant Clan simply stopped talking, even closing his eyes.
Seeing this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but laugh again and said, "Yo, I didn’t expect you to have some backbone. Don’t think I can’t deal with you; do you believe I can make it so you can’t even become an undead?"
Although he didn’t understand why the undead could move around in this world with the appearance of the dead, he dared to assert that even for the undead, there must be a vital point.
Feeling the cold murderous intent in Xiao Zheng’s words, a flash of fear appeared in the strongman’s eye.
There’s nothing in this world more terrifying than death.
This is true even for the dead.
The strongman of the Giant Clan had died once; he naturally didn’t want to experience death again.
Seeing him finally calm down, Xiao Zheng knew it was almost time, and he said, "It’s possible for me not to kill you. As long as you cooperate obediently, I agree to let you go."
"Are you serious? You can really let me go?" The strongman of the Giant Clan asked incredulously.
Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "Of course, I never lie."
"Alright, ask away then." The strongman nodded cooperatively.
Seeing him completely subdued, Xiao Zheng felt very satisfied: "First, tell me your name."
"My name is Kurt," the strongman replied truthfully.
"Alright, then I’ll continue asking, do you know of any way that can allow me to leave this place?" Xiao Zheng asked.
Upon hearing this, a hint of disdain flashed in Kurt’s eyes: "You can forget about it, once you enter the Netherworld, you can never leave!"
"Why? Is there no connection between the Netherworld and Earth?" Xiao Zheng asked again.
Kurt shook his head and said, "That I don’t know, but as far as I know, intruders never have good outcomes. Even if you kill me, you too will die."
"Because our king will never let you go!"
Xiao Zheng raised his eyebrows, then asked with half a smile, "Is this a threat?"
"No, I’m merely stating a fact," Kurt said with a hint of reverence, "The king is the lord of the Netherworld; he is all-knowing and omnipotent!"
All-knowing and omnipotent?
Xiao Zheng’s eyes brightened, then he silently nodded.
He now roughly understood the situation here, and if he wanted to leave this place, he would undoubtedly need to meet with the king Kurt mentioned. The way to leave the Netherworld might only be known by the king here.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but ask, "Where does your king reside? Where should I go to find him?"
Kurt said, "The king lives in his castle, which is on the highest peak of Death God Mountain."
After speaking, he pointed with his hand.
Following his direction, Xiao Zheng’s gaze immediately landed on a black mountain peak towering into the clouds. Despite the considerable distance, due to the dispersing fog and his exceptional eyesight, he could see a structure resembling a castle on the Death God Mountain.
Knowing the location of the Netherworld King, Xiao Zheng certainly wouldn’t waste time with Kurt here.
Putting away his blades, he prepared to move forward.
As he had promised earlier, Xiao Zheng did not kill Kurt.
Once Xiao Zheng was far away, Kurt immediately crawled over to his body and began to merge the fragmented body. After completing this, he couldn’t help but cast a resentful look in the direction where Xiao Zheng had left.
After a moment of silence, he quickly disappeared.
As Kurt left, the fog appeared again, slowly enveloping the entire Netherworld...
Xiao Zheng was unbothered by the fog’s reappearance.
After all, he had just seen the direction of the Death God Mountain, now he needed only to go there and engage the Netherworld King, and he would find a way home.
Step by step, not knowing how long it took, the outline of the Death God Mountain finally started to appear in Xiao Zheng’s view.
Looking at the towering Death God Mountain, a touch of excitement couldn’t help but emerge in Xiao Zheng’s eyes.
However, just as he was about to climb the Death God Mountain, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from within the fog!
Someone had long been lying in ambush here!