Joe Yule's body froze instantly.

He was all too familiar with the owner of that voice; it was Zuo You's voice.

He was about to turn around when he realized something was wrong!

How could Zuo You possibly be in the Soul Cleansing Lake dungeon?

He remembered the first rule of the Soul Cleansing Rainforest: never turn around if someone calls your name from behind.

"Joe Yule, save me! I'm so scared!"

Zuo You's voice behind him began to tremble, as if she was suffering immense pain.

Joe Yule grew even more silent. Knowing Zuo You, there was no way that girl would ever say something like that.

If Zuo You was truly facing some irresistible danger, she would only tell Joe Yule to leave quickly.

"Joe Yule, please save me!"

The voice behind Joe Yule continued to cry out.

"Ah! Who are you? Let me go, let me go!"

"Riiip!"

The sound of clothing being torn reached Joe Yule's ears.

"Hahahaha, this little wench is really something. Let this grandpa have some fun!" Then came the voice of a burly man.

"No! No! Joe Yule, save me!"

After a long silence, Joe Yule took a deep breath. He took out the Corpse Ancestor's Ring and the Skeleton King's Ring from his storage space and put them on his hands, then put on the Yao Guang Knuckle Dusters.

"I don't know what you are, but you've really pissed me off."

As soon as he finished speaking, Joe Yule turned his head, but there was no sign of Zuo You behind him.

All that met his eyes was a tattered scarecrow.

The scarecrow's face wore a bizarre mask, and all the voices came from that mask.

Seeing Joe Yule turn around, all the sounds stopped, and the surroundings fell silent instantly.

The scarecrow's empty eyes stared straight at Joe Yule, like a phantom.

"Violation of the first rule of the Soul Cleansing Rainforest, consequence: death!"

The scarecrow was just about to attack when it saw Joe Yule rushing towards it.

The scarecrow was stunned. Why wasn't this person afraid of it? Was that even possible?

Bang!

"-588!"

Before the scarecrow could react, Joe Yule's furious punch slammed into the scarecrow's face, cracking its mask in countless places.

[Common Monster: Evil Spirit Scarecrow]

[Level: lv21]

[Health: 2912/3500]

[Strength: 179]

[Defense: 88]

[Agility: 233]

[Skill: Bewitchment]

[Warm Reminder: A strange scarecrow possessed by an evil spirit. Killing it may trigger something special.]

Joe Yule glanced at the scarecrow's attribute panel. It was indeed the same thing as the puppet from before.

A light flashed from the Corpse Ancestor's Ring, and Joe Yule's speed instantly increased.

The scarecrow had nowhere to hide and was grabbed by both arms by Joe Yule.

Zzzzt!

Joe Yule ripped off the scarecrow's hands.

The scarecrow wanted to struggle, but Joe Yule didn't give it a chance.

Joe Yule grabbed the scarecrow by its ankle and swung it around, slamming it heavily on the ground like a broken sack.

"Take! This! You! Bastard!"

Bang!

The scarecrow's body smashed a large pit in the ground, and one of its legs was broken, with only a few pathetic straws still connecting it.

But the scarecrow's gaze still stared straight at Joe Yule.

After venting the anger in his heart, Joe Yule was now a bit troubled.

When this scarecrow died, that semi-transparent thing would definitely come out.

What was even more crucial was that he had realized he had been separated from Qin Qianxue and the others!

This also meant that if he couldn't find Qin Qianxue and them, he would have to rely on himself alone to cross this Soul Cleansing Rainforest.

Looking at the scarecrow staring at him from the pit, Joe Yule suddenly had a bold idea.

"Withering Spell!"

As Joe Yule cast the spell, all the plants within a kilometer radius began to wither, and the small animals and insects also began to become sickly.

And bearing the brunt of it was the scarecrow closest to Joe Yule.

It had already been beaten to near death by Joe Yule, and now with its life force being drained by the Withering Spell, its health points were directly bottoming out.

[Detected player Joe Yule has killed a common monster, experience +105]

Then Joe Yule saw the scarecrow slowly stand up on one leg.

"Nice!"

A look of joy appeared on Joe Yule's face. His guess was correct.

After the scarecrow was killed by the Withering Spell, that semi-transparent thing did not appear, and the scarecrow became an undead creature under his control.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll fix you right up!"

Joe Yule excitedly reattached the scarecrow's arms and sewed its leg back on.

Looking at the scarecrow standing beside him like a bodyguard after being repaired, Joe Yule nodded in satisfaction.

"Although it's a bit ugly, at least I have a free mid-level thug."

Evil Spirit Scarecrow: "..."

"I have to catch up with them quickly. Qin Qianxue and the others shouldn't be far away. Let's go."

Joe Yule led the scarecrow in the direction that Qin Qianxue and the others had left.

"Wait, where did that necromancer named Joe Yule go?"

On the other side, Qin Qianxue finally realized that Joe Yule hadn't kept up with the group. There was one more person in the group just now, and now there was one less!

"Didn't that kid keep up with us?" Mi Yuan asked.

Her face was still a little pale, but her overall condition was clearly much better.

Qin Qianxue frowned, seemingly thinking about something.

"Damn it! Forget about that kid, are we really going to go back to find him? What if something jumps out and possesses someone again?"

Cao Shao gave up on Joe Yule without hesitation, and Wu Chengfu nodded in agreement.

"Qianxue, I agree with Cao Shao this time," Mi Yuan also said.

"Sigh."

Qin Qianxue sighed.

"Alright, then let's just leave him. But let's go slower, in case he just got lost, he can still catch up."

"Catch up? He's probably already been dragged away and killed by some monster."

"If he can come back, I, Cao Shao, will do a handstand and take a dump on the spot."

Cao Shao scoffed at Qin Qianxue's idea.

A low-level necromancer had no ability to protect himself at all without his teammates.

Surviving in a place like the Soul Cleansing Rainforest? A fool's dream.

Any common monster could take his life.

The group continued to walk towards the center of the Soul Cleansing Rainforest, and the dropped-out Joe Yule was no different from a dead man in their eyes.

"Damn it! How much further is it? Can we walk faster? At this rate, how long will it take us to get to Soul Cleansing Lake?"

After walking slowly for half an hour, Cao Shao finally couldn't help but frown and urge them.

"Let's go, let's not wait anymore."

Qin Qianxue took a deep breath. In her heart, Joe Yule was already in dire straits.

Waiting for nearly half an hour was already the best she, Qin Qianxue, could do.

Just as they were about to continue moving forward, a dark figure appeared in front of the five of them at some point.

A hoarse voice entered the ears of Qin Qianxue and the others.

"Old folks, do you think I look more like a man or a god?"