Who?!

The Water Nightmare's body instantly stiffened. Iron chains as thick as a human arm howled as they ascended, striking towards the sky.

BOOM!

A figure plummeted from the heavens, bending all the iron chains blocking the Water Nightmare's head. With one kick, the figure sent the Water Nightmare's entire body flying into a pile of fallen leaves.

Li Ang's knee pressed down on the Water Nightmare's spine. The latter felt as though ten thousand tons of bluestone were crushing him, on the verge of snapping his spine.

He flailed his arms, slapping the ground in an attempt to struggle.

However, Li Ang's left hand grabbed both of his wrists, effortlessly pressing them behind his neck.

Due to the sheer force of the action, both of the Water Nightmare's arms dislocated simultaneously, crossing behind his back at an unnatural angle, like a butterfly's wings.

At that moment, Li Ang had released half the restraints on his own body. The clear, profound lines of his muscles were all hidden beneath the Mirage Dragon Coat and Black Cloak.

All of his savage, brute strength bore down on the Water Nightmare, completely subduing him.

"Speak! Why are you out in the dead of night wearing so little? Are you an exhibitionist?"

Li Ang bellowed, raining down punches like a pile driver at a construction site, smashing the Water Nightmare's head deep into the muddy soil.

The creature's pale, swollen face was completely buried. Mud gushed ceaselessly into its long, narrow nostrils; the mere sight was enough to make one imagine the excruciating pain of suffocation.

The Water Nightmare struggled desperately but was no match for Li Ang's monstrous strength.

Each of Li Ang's punches fused Wild Brutal Power with Ripple Energy.

Every blow weakened the Water Nightmare's resistance, preventing him from using the downpour to recover his injuries and stamina.

"GURGLE GURGLE GURGLE—"

The Water Nightmare shook his head, still buried in the mud. Eighteen iron chains lay scattered around him like snakes. They writhed for a moment, then twisted together into a single strand and shot rapidly towards Li Ang's back.

BANG!

The serpent formed of twisted iron chains struck Li Ang's back but only made him pause briefly. His knee remained firmly pressed onto the Water Nightmare's spine.

The Water Nightmare hurriedly dispersed the chains, splitting them back into eighteen strands. They swiftly wrapped around Li Ang's armpits, knees, and elbows, attempting to bind him securely.

"I'm hitting you and you still dare to fight back? Are you rebelling?!"

Li Ang's eyes bulged. Indifferent to the entwining chains, he grabbed one, and with a RATTLE, RATTLE, wrapped it around beneath the Water Nightmare's neck, then yanked hard.

A crisp crack of breaking bones sounded instantly.

The Water Nightmare's neck nearly snapped. The iron chains coiled around Li Ang suddenly lost their power source and clattered to the ground.

"You've got some nerve, kid."

Li Ang pulled the chain. Using techniques he had learned from rope trimming, he quickly folded the Water Nightmare's arms and legs behind its back and bound them together, trussing him up like a pig for a festival.

The Water Nightmare's eyes, covered by a whitish film, blazed crimson. He had never suffered such humiliation!

Not even the more powerful strange creatures in the dense forest dared to treat him this way!

The Water Nightmare trembled violently. His loose skin, already several sizes too large for his frame, inexplicably split open, and a mixture of red-black blood and pus gushed out.

His figure was already rail-thin, slender and gaunt.

Once the skin was shed, he resembled a stretched, skinless monkey—limber and agile.

His entire body "slid" out through the gaps in the iron chains at an unbelievable angle.

"So, you can even slip out of your skin suit?"

Li Ang, grasping the heavy chains now holding only the bloated, pale skin, exclaimed, "Are you an Ultraman stunt actor?"

The Water Nightmare didn't know what Ultraman was. He clawed at the ground with both hands, his body springing up agilely to a standing position. Staring at Li Ang with eyes full of venom, he asked hoarsely, "You're not human. What are you?"

When the Water Nightmare said "not human," he wasn't referring to the inhumanity of Li Ang's earlier abuse. Rather, he could smell an alien aura on Li Ang, distinctly different from that of ordinary people. Compared to a human, the man before him in the red coat seemed more like a monster clad in human skin.

"Accusing me of not being human?! How dare you slander me?"

Li Ang glared angrily and said, "Little Brother Dao and I maintain a strict daily routine. We go to the toilet at eight, wake at nine, and get up at ten. We love doing good deeds; I always help old grandmothers cross the road back and forth. To help lighten students' schoolbags, I often block elementary school entrances to search their bags for money. I'm an environmentalist too! If I see dog poop on the road, I put on gloves and stuff it back into the dog. I love my work. As a doctor, I often manage to save the entire corpse of flu patients through emergency resuscitation. All the girls who've confessed their feelings to me say I'm a good person. So, who do you think you are, pointing fingers at me? Believe it or not, I'll smear honey all over your wounds and throw you into an anthill!"

The Water Nightmare was momentarily overwhelmed by Li Ang's sheer audacity, at a loss for words. It took him quite a while before he spoke to Li Ang in a hoarse voice, "Are you their leader?"

"We're a team," Li Ang said indifferently. "A united and loving family."

"...You want to leave this forest, don't you?"

The Water Nightmare fixed his gaze on Li Ang and said, "Let me go, and I'll guide you out of this forest."

"Heh."

Li Ang shook his head. "You caused one of my teammates to fall into a coma, and now you're plotting against my other companions. Do you really think I'd let you go?"

The Water Nightmare was silent for a moment, then spoke faintly, "...This forest is teeming with evil spirits. Many, very powerful evil spirits. You won't be able to make it out on your own."

"Evil spirits?"

Li Ang's eyes lit up. "That's great! You know where they are, right? Take me to them later."

The Water Nightmare was stunned, wondering if he had misheard. Is this kid not afraid of dying?

The skinless monster almost blurted out, Are you sure? but he bit back the words. If this guy is really seeking death and wants me to lead him to other evil spirits, this is my perfect chance to escape!

"Good."

The Water Nightmare nodded. "The nearest evil spirit from here is in that direction..."

"Not so fast."

Li Ang shook his head, swung the iron chain around a few times, and slowly approached the Water Nightmare.

This time, he bound him tightly, wrapping the chains round and round like a zongzi, leaving only his feet and head exposed. The sight was both horrific and somewhat comical.

Li Ang held one end of the chain, looked toward Liu Wu Dai, who was slowly getting up from beneath a tree trunk with her Good Horn Bow and an Exploding Arrow in hand, and asked, "You alright?"

"I'm fine."

Liu Wu Dai shook her head, still holding the Good Horn Bow and Exploding Arrow. "Where's Feng Dao?"

"He should be done soon," Li Ang said offhandedly.

Instantly, the Water Nightmare felt waves of intense pain flooding his body.

The remaining fourteen floating corpses under his control dematerialized one after another at a rapid pace. With each corpse he lost, the Water Nightmare staggered as if struck by a thunderbolt, nearly collapsing.

A moment later, Wanli Fengdao, covered in injuries, walked slowly from the distant woods. Behind him floated a suit of Red White Plate, holding a blood-stained sickle.

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