"What?!"
Astonishment and surprise had barely registered in Wanli Fengdao's mind before his body, acting on instinct, kicked his legs into motion and sprinted forward.
From the low-lying rice fields behind him came an inhuman, wailing cry, "WOO WOO WOO WAAH AAAH AAAH!" Accompanying it was the RUSTLE RUSTLE of something parting the rice seedlings, drawing closer.
It sounded as if some enormous creature was rapidly pursuing him.
Wanli Fengdao dared not look back; he ran with all his might. The sense of powerlessness in the face of supernatural existence and the constant fear of death, feelings that had receded like the tide when his transcendental abilities were active, now surged through him once again.
Run fast! Run fast!
The ghastly screams from behind drew closer. Wanli Fengdao sprinted headlong, never daring to glance back, terrified of triggering some "instant death if seen" mechanism.
