"I... I truly didn't do that kind of thing to you. I only used the Soul-devouring Worm to extract the Charming Poison from your body, so you passed out from exhaustion afterward, and I too fell asleep from exhaustion," Lin Mo frowned, not understanding why Miao Xin wouldn't believe his words. Could it be that he appeared to be
that kind of degenerate?
"Shut up."
Miao Xin's teeth bit her lower lip, her gaze fraught with complex emotions as she stared at him, a man who had taken advantage of a woman and still refused to admit it, coming up with all sorts of excuses to deny it. This response made Miao Xin's heart, which had been somewhat fluttering, grow cold.
Her gaze toward Lin Mo became increasingly cold and clear, and she suddenly scoffed, "Fine, since you refuse to admit it, let's consider that this incident never happened. But from now on, don't let me see you again, and if I do after leaving this place, I'll definitely kill you."
Although the incident had occurred under irresistible circumstances and Lin Mo had done it to save her life, the fact that he'd defiled her and refused to admit it had eradicated the last trace of fondness she had for him.
Lin Mo felt somewhat helpless, as no matter how he explained, Miao Xin seemed unwilling to listen. Eventually, he simply gave up trying to explain.
The most important thing at the moment was to leave this place, but the fog here was thick, and it was dangerous. Moreover, their Mana was restricted here, barely stronger than ordinary people, making escaping this valley a difficult problem.
Miao Xin, now heartily detesting Lin Mo, had no choice but to stay with him in a cave and figure out a way to escape. Lin Mo took out some Elixirs and food from his Space Ring, which could sustain them for some time. Lin Mo ate several Nourishing Yuan Pills to stabilize his chaotic True Qi, then took out a blue fruit he had obtained in Flood Dragon Valley, which could swiftly heal physical wounds.
Miao Xin, however, no longer wanted to eat anything from Lin Mo and just endured her hunger, her stomach growling loudly. Seeing Lin Mo eating the green fruit, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, her pitiable appearance tugging at one's heartstrings.
"Why not eat something? You can return it to me later," Lin Mo said, watching her.
"I'll give it back to you when we get out. I won't owe you anything," Miao Xin replied hesitantly, her voice cold.
Staying in this cave, they lost all sense of time, unaware of how many days they had been enclosed. Each time Lin Mo went out, he only moved within a few kilometers.
Lin Mo carefully pondered how to escape, the first method being to break the Prohibition in the valley and then restore their Mana, making leaving the valley an easy task.
The so-called Prohibition was also a kind of Array. As long as he could locate the Array Eye and destroy it, the Prohibition could be broken.
Unable to use his Divine Sense and Mana, Lin Mo could only walk and measure, so it took a long time, but at last his efforts were rewarded, finding the location of the Array Eye.
At the southwest corner from their position in the center, which is where the entire valley's Prohibition existed. But places like this, with the appearance of huge pink snakes, suggested the presence of other mutated Demon Beasts.
However, staying here was not a solution, their Elixirs would eventually run out completely, and those Demon Beasts would discover them as outsiders. If they attacked en masse, that would not be an ideal situation.
Lin Mo and Miao Xin slowly headed towards the southwest corner due to the heavy fog that obscured their view, indicating they could no longer return to the cave. This time, they had to locate the Array Eye.
After an unknown duration of walking, they finally found the Array Eye, but were blocked by something.
"Roar!"
Upon detecting an intruder in its territory, the creature let out a furious roar that echoed throughout the entire valley. At the same time, the roar dispersed the dense fog around, revealing the creature's true form.
Miao Xin's face turned pale, and reflected in her clear eyes was a monster about three meters tall.
This monster had a body like a tiger, but it was covered in sharp purple scales that glowed with a metallic sheen, sharp enough to slice through metal.
The most peculiar thing was the half-meter-long black unicorn on the monster's head, emitting a dusky light. More surprisingly, it had purple wings spanning about three meters in width behind it, and a pair of purple, gem-like eyes gazed furiously at Lin Mo and Miao Xin.
"Roar!"
The Purple Winged Tiger suddenly opened its mouth, revealing sharp white fangs, and a furious breath gushed out, blowing wildly at Lin Mo and Miao Xin, causing their hair to fly back and forcing them to shield their eyes with their hands.
Lin Mo frowned.
"Miao Xin, I'll draw its attention. The Array Eye should be behind it. Just go destroy it," Lin Mo said with furrowed brows, his hands slightly curved and then tightly clenched into fists.
"You'll draw its attention? This must be a Third Grade Demon Beast. How can you distract it?"
Although Miao Xin disliked Lin Mo, especially after spending more time with him recently, she couldn't just watch him go to his death.
Lin Mo turned his head and cracked a faint smile, saying, "Are you worried about me?"
"I'm not worried about you, I just don't want you to throw your life away." Miao Xin clenched her white fists, glaring at Lin Mo with gritted teeth. Even at this critical moment, he still had the mood to joke?
"It seems we're already too late."
As Lin Mo spoke, he turned his head, and flames like golden needle points ignited in his eyes.
Although unable to use Mana, Lin Mo still had Divine Skills, inherently present and not bound by nature's spiritual energy or True Qi.
Suddenly, two purple scales shot off the body of the Purple Winged Tiger, sharp as swords, bursting forth.
At the same time, two golden flames ignited in Lin Mo's eyes and shot forth, turning the oncoming purple scales to ashes.
Lin Mo's foot stomped fiercely on the ground, leaving a deep footprint as his body shot forward like an arrow.
The Purple Winged Tiger, seemingly enraged by the human before it, rushed forward, its huge and sharp claws bringing a howling wind.
Lin Mo's fist struck the claw, feeling as if he was hitting steel, shaking his whole body to the bones, while the Purple Winged Tiger's claws paused slightly, then it slid back half a meter.
"Quick, go find the Array Eye." Lin Mo seized the opportunity to instruct Miao Xin, who was behind him.