Chapter 2176: Incident, Mud

Matthew seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, completely immersed in the strange scene presented by the life and death order.

The scene was like a dream, the mysterious light was like a lively elf, flying and interweaving in the air, and the buzzing sound was like the low hum of an ancient beast, coming from all directions, wrapping him tightly.

The light and the sound together weaved into an indestructible illusion cage, making it difficult for Matthew to break free for a while, as if he was isolated from everything in the outside world.

However, Matthew was by no means an ordinary person, and his life was a difficult journey through thorns.

The countless hardships in the past, like a whetstone, polished his will to be extremely tough, and also made him develop the habit of being highly alert at all times.

This alertness, like a cheetah lurking in the dark, is always ready to pounce on unknown dangers.

At this critical moment, Matthew seemed to wake up suddenly from a bottomless, chaotic and blurred dream.

In an instant, a sharp light flashed through his eyes, which were originally a little blurry and dazed, and instantly dispelled the confusion in his eyes.

Then, like an agile hawk, he raised his head quickly, his eyes were like torches, and he looked straight ahead.

The old man with a dry and thin body appeared on the platform without any warning.

The old man was hunched, and every inch of his skin was like a dry riverbed. The extremely unsettling and terrifying aura emanating from his body was like a materialized black mist, spreading outward in strands. Wherever it went, the air seemed to become icy cold.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Matthew's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: "I didn't expect that this weird old man actually had a trick up his sleeve! It seems that I underestimated him before..."

At this time, the situation on the entire platform was like a pot of hot oil about to boil, with wind and clouds rising and changing unpredictably.

The brief calm before the storm was about to come was now completely broken, as if a huge rock hit the calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves.

The tense atmosphere around, which was already as tense as a fully drawn bowstring, was now like a heavy dark cloud that had materialized, pressing down layer by layer.

The dark clouds became thicker and thicker, as if they were going to swallow up the whole world, so heavy that people in them could hardly breathe.

Every breath of air seemed to be injected with lead, becoming extremely heavy, so that every time Matthew took a breath, he felt that he had to use up all his strength, and his chest seemed to be crushed by the oppressive air.

The skinny old man stood there, staring coldly at Matthew, or to be more precise, staring at the life and death order tightly held in Matthew's hand.

The eyes were like two sharp ice cones, as if they wanted to see through the life and death order, and seemed to contain endless greed and desire, as if the life and death order was the most precious treasure in the world, and as long as they could get it, they could control the world.

Before the skinny old man could say anything or make any reaction, an amazing scene happened.

His body seemed to be controlled by a mysterious force, shrinking rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Under Matthew's astonished gaze, in just a few breaths, the skinny old man who was standing there, as majestic as a demon, had turned into a pile of mud.

The pile of "mud" exuded a rotten smell, like the smell of death, slowly spreading in the air.

The only thing that could be barely recognized was his face that was as old as dead bark, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper and deeper.

This sudden change made Matthew, who was just about to fight with the other party, obviously stunned.

His eyes widened in disbelief, his mouth slightly opened, as if he wanted to say something, but he was speechless for a moment because of this amazing change.

Obviously, Matthew had never expected such a bizarre situation to happen. His brain was working rapidly, trying to figure out a clue in this chaotic situation, to find out the reason for the old man's strange change, and the danger he might face next.

Matthew clenched the life and death order in his hand, as if only it could give him a sense of security.

He approached the pile of "mud" carefully, taking every step very cautiously, as if there was a minefield full of spikes under his feet.

As he approached, the stench became stronger and stronger, making him almost nauseous, but he resisted the discomfort and kept his eyes fixed on the old face, trying to catch some clues from it and crack this weird situation.

At this moment, the silence on the platform seemed to be able to break the eardrums of people. Only Matthew's light footsteps and his slightly rapid breathing echoed in the air.

The pile of "mud" lay silently in the same place, as if it had merged with the surrounding environment.

Matthew's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment, and his heart was like a storm. He couldn't understand why the skinny old man who was still standing in front of him turned into a lifeless pile of mud in an instant!

"Don't come near me anymore..."

Just as Matthew was full of suspicion and carefully approached the pile of mud step by step, a very weak voice suddenly came out of the mud.

This voice was very familiar to Matthew. It was made by the skinny old man.

But at this moment, his voice clearly revealed a deep sense of powerlessness, like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.

"I... I have figured out everything..."

The mud whispered softly as if it was mumbling to itself.

Matthew stopped moving forward immediately after hearing the voice, and just stood there blankly, staring at the horrifying scene in front of him.

"Matthew... I have been calculated all my life. Originally, I thought that everything would be fine after that old guy ascended. I prepared for a long time, just to wait for this moment."

The voice of the skinny old man slowly sounded in the mud.

It seemed to be talking to Matthew, and it seemed to be talking to himself.

"Before, I always thought that this time I could finally succeed once, but, you also saw... I was calculated again."

The voice of the skinny old man continued to sound.

Matthew just stood there and watched silently, without saying a word.

Although he still didn't know what happened, at least the skinny old man was definitely unable to have any influence on him now.