I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 14 Difficult Choice

"Damn it!"

Zhang Guanghai was speechless. In that instant, his brain seemed to explode, racing at lightning speed.

"Whether it's He Xiaoxiao's side or Wang Haojing's side, I can use Boiling Blood Death to reach them before the wolves in the forest bite and protect them."

"But here's the problem: with my current strength, I can only use Boiling Blood Death twice more at most."

"Getting to their side will consume one opportunity, and killing the wolf in the forest will consume another opportunity."

"If I use Boiling Blood Death even once more, I'll collapse on the spot!"

"That means I can only save one!"

A harsh conclusion came to Zhang Guanghai's mind.

His gaze swept quickly over the two people present.

"He Xiaoxiao is closest to me, and there's only one intact forest wolf. Maybe I can kill this forest wolf without using Boiling Blood?"

"No, it's pointless. Even if I have to save one Blood Boiling Death, I still need to use that ability to get to Wang Haojing."

"Faced with an uninjured, fully healthy wolf from the forest, plus a pack of crippled wolves, can I, unable to use Boiling Blood, and Wang Haojing, with his low combat strength, really have any chance of survival?"

"Besides, this choice is meaningless. My speed is just so-so. By the time I reach either side, the other side will definitely have already encountered the wolf in the forest."

"Someone is bound to die!"

One is He Xiaoxiao, who has a talent for mental strength, is suitable for the organization's requirements, and is the first person to travel to this strange world. Under the organization's requirements, she enjoys priority protection.

One was Wang Haojing, a non-advanced spiritual master who had partnered with him many times, listened to his every word, was highly regarded by the captain, and was entrusted to his care.

Faced with a choice between life and death.

Zhang Guanghai couldn't make a decision in an instant. He felt deflated and powerless to ask the question in his heart.

"Which one should I save?"

As a seasoned day-returner who has traversed many bizarre worlds.

He understood better than anyone else present.

How important is it for them to return alive to the present world and see the sunlight rise during the day, for those who would descend into a bizarre world at night?

The title "those who return home during the day" is the most fitting blessing they could give themselves.

But now, it is destined that one person will never see tomorrow's sun.

The extremely rich and conflicted thoughts in Zhang Guanghai's mind seemed to have lasted for a considerable amount of time, but in reality, less than a second had passed.

He suddenly roared.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck!"

Having made up his mind, Zhang Guanghai was about to take a step.

A strange, crisp sound.

It rang out at this critical moment.

again and again.

The sound of the cane tapping the mud was very faint.

It's so subtle that if you don't concentrate and listen carefully, you won't notice it at all.

But the sound of the cane hitting the mud was very loud.

The sound was so loud that it drowned out the bulges in the mud, the broken roots of grass and trees in the mud, and the sound of soil spikes piercing the bodies of wolves in the forest in front of He Xiaoxiao.

again and again.

It was the sound of a cane striking the mud again.

puff.

This time, the sound did not drown out the sound of the earth spikes piercing the body of the wolf in the forest beside Wang Haojing.

Beside the two, two forest wolves opened their mouths wide, trying to bite a piece of the human flesh that was so close at hand.

But their actions completely stopped at this moment.

Heh...woo.

The two wolves in the forest were breathing heavily, struggling to twist their bodies, trying to break free from the thorns binding them.

Even if it causes the wound to bleed faster, life to pass away faster, and death to come closer.

But this will not stop them from tearing Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao apart.

again and again.

again and again.

After a short pause, the sound of the cane rang out again.

This time, the ones who suffered were the remaining wolves in the forest who had been crippled by Zhang Guanghai.

Numerous thorns rose from the ground, piercing the bodies of each wolf in the forest.

Every time the sound of the cane tapping the ground is heard.

These all represent one or more wolves in the forest whose bodies have been pierced by thorns.

Some of the wolves in the forest had already realized what was happening and were trying to escape.

But even a healthy forest wolf can't escape the earth spikes, so how could this pack of half-dead wolves possibly avoid them?

An invisible, sacred, and awe-inspiring aura swept across the entire area, compelling people to worship in reverence.

Zhang Guanghai, He Xiaoxiao, and Wang Haojing all stopped what they were doing and looked towards the mountain gate of Qingshan Temple.

The wolves in the forest, their bodies pierced by earth spikes, stopped struggling and focused their terrified gazes on one person.

It was a person wearing a dark, loose Taoist robe, whose face was obscured by mist.

"It's the Abbot!"

"The abbot has made his move!"

Zhang Guanghai exclaimed in surprise.

This left him in a dilemma, a problem he couldn't choose between.

With the abbot's intervention, the problem was easily solved!

Chi Le tucked his hands into the sleeves of his Taoist robe, his tone still indifferent.

"Enter the temple."

"Yes."

Zhang Guanghai and He Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement and obediently entered the Taoist temple.

As for Wang Haojing, he was much more cunning. While the injured wolves in the forest were still in a daze, he took the opportunity to kill a few of them.

I obtained quite a few items dropped by the forest wolves.

Seeing Wang Haojing's little tricks, Chi Le didn't stop him. She just glanced at Wang Haojing, who seemed to be simple-minded and honest but was actually cunning.

Sensing the abbot's gaze, Wang Haojing quickly stopped what he was doing, quickened his pace, and entered the temple.

Inside the Qingshan Temple, Zhang Guanghai clasped his hands in a fist salute, bowed deeply, and said to Chi Le.

"Master, we are so grateful to you this time, otherwise..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Chi Le didn't intend to listen, so he waved his hand, signaling to shut up.

He ordered the local earth god of Changxi Village to deal with the wolves in the forest and save Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao, not just to receive Zhang Guanghai's sincere gratitude.

Firstly, the nine-hour deadline is approaching, and the two will soon leave the bizarre world and return to the real world. This means that the two incense offerings are guaranteed to be used. If they die, who will Chi Le ask for them?

Secondly, he still owes Changxi Village thirty-two jars of "Chiling Lamp Oil". If he doesn't kill more wolves in the forest to offer as sacrifices to the statues of gods, where will he get the money?

After shutting up, Zhang Guanghai bowed to Chi Le again before returning to Wang Haojing and He Xiaoxiao's side.

Having escaped death once again, He Xiaoxiao collapsed to the ground.

He was still clutching something he had torn from the wolf in the forest, something wrapped in the gray mist unique to this strange world, like a mass of gray-black non-Newtonian fluid.

"Brother Zhang, this is what can help me step into the extraordinary realm."

Zhang Guanghai rubbed his face vigorously with both hands to calm himself down before speaking.

"Yes, that's it."

"This thing can only be used by the user, and only ordinary people who have not yet stepped into the extraordinary realm can obtain it by personally killing a monster for the first time."

"Place it in your palm, close your eyes, and visualize it becoming part of your body."

There isn't much time left to stay in this bizarre world.

After hearing this, He Xiaoxiao immediately did as Zhang Guanghai said, closing her eyes, sitting cross-legged on the ground, and holding the thing wrapped in gray mist in her hands.

At this moment, Wang Haojing walked up to Zhang Guanghai and happily recounted his gains.

Chi Le didn't pay much attention to the little tricks of Zhang Guanghai and the other two.

He was currently pondering how he could formally step into the realm of the extraordinary.

There is now a group of forest wolves hanging from thorns outside Qingshan Temple, looking like cured meat.

In his eyes, these were all living things that could awaken his extraordinary potential.

However, it seems impossible to obtain this thing by relying on the land of Changxi Village to kill it.

You have to do it yourself.

"Why do you have to kill monsters yourself to achieve transcendence?"

Chi Le was speechless with frustration, considering he was a habitual homebody at Qingshan Temple.

Leaving Qingshan Temple truly requires a great deal of courage.