Chapter Forty-Six: Seizing Every Moment

For a moment, Ji Liushuang almost couldn’t resist rushing forward alongside them.

Yet, a voice flashing through her mind restrained her impulse.

“Do you know what ambergris is? It’s best not to do things you don’t understand.”

Fu Qian’s words echoed sharply in Ji Liushuang’s heart, causing her to hesitate momentarily as she watched the others charging toward the blood pool.

In the next instant, she felt immensely grateful for that hesitation.

At the forefront were the strongest—Huang Zhaoyan and Yuan Xin. Huang Zhaoyan, being the least injured, leapt as high as Fu Qian and aimed directly for the center of the pool.

However, as he was mid-air, a spinning tentacle suddenly shot out from the foul, corrupted liquid surrounding the blood pool.

A scream pierced the air—Huang Zhaoyan was caught with no escape as the tentacle pierced through his calf.

The tentacle then retracted, dragging Huang Zhaoyan down, burying him in the rotting sludge.

Witnessing this, Yuan Xin, who was just behind, froze in shock. Hesitating between advancing or retreating, he was soon struck by two tentacles shooting toward him.

With all his might, he dodged the attacks but lost his balance, falling partially into the pool.

Though the pool was shallow, Yuan Xin tried to rise by supporting himself with his hands, only to find countless tentacles in the sludge gripping him tightly, rendering him immobile.

The three others who had been wading through the water behind were stunned, attempting to retreat in panic—only to realize they too were trapped.

In an instant, all five were ensnared.

“Save me!” Yuan Xin, lying at the edge of the blood pool, looked despairingly toward Ji Liushuang on the shore.

He could feel numbness rapidly spreading from his wound, the fear of death quickly engulfing his heart. Out of the corner of his eye, Huang Zhaoyan was already completely submerged in the sludge.

Watching this horrific scene, Ji Liushuang felt her limbs weaken and her heart pound fiercely.

She couldn’t help but glance again at Fu Qian in the blood pool.

His earlier words—they were a warning to her!

He had planned everything in advance, even anticipating this very scenario!

Everyone’s reactions were exactly as he expected!

One by one, those in the pool began to fall. Hearing their agonized cries, Ji Liushuang felt a pang of guilt and wanted to help.

But Fu Qian’s words surged in her mind once more:

“If you don’t understand something, don’t do it.”

In the end, she merely turned her head away.

Fu Qian in the blood pool glanced briefly before diverting his gaze.

He felt no sympathy for them.

There’s no cure for fools!

It’s true that people have a survival instinct and will do anything to live, but that doesn’t mean they can act without thought.

Failing to grasp true logic, and blindly imitating, is nothing but gambling with one’s life.

Why would you think those things around the periphery don’t react to me, and thus wouldn’t attack you?

By this time, Fu Qian had struck Feng Yunhong’s internal organs thrice, leaving him bleeding profusely.

However, this merely delayed Feng Yunhong’s recovery.

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