Wu You was certain there was something inside the box, even though he couldn't see it at all, and he couldn't even feel its weight when he lifted it. But the reactions of Hu Anmin and the other two were genuine.
Although this annoyed him, it at least proved one thing: the golden upside-down clock was definitely real.
Juan Min and his two colleagues were initially horrified as they stared at the golden upside-down clock, its ticking sound sounding like a death knell. Then they suddenly realized that the white man they had brought, named Van Helsing, was also terrifying.
A mere command was enough to suffocate them, and the eerie pressure emanating from all around them made it impossible for the three of them to breathe.
The coat, whose style I'd never seen before but was incredibly stylish, was billowing and fluttering, as if a tremendous airflow was emanating from Van Helsing, scattering everything in its path.
The strange thing is that apart from the already strong autumn wind around him, Van Helsing did not feel any influence from the airflow.
Meanwhile, the valuable silver staff that many people in the bar had been discussing earlier began to twist and glow with faint symbols, as if it were alive.
"Mr. Xin, no!"
While Hu Anmin was in a daze, he suddenly saw Mr. Van Helsing reach for the box. He was startled and instinctively shouted to stop him.
The other two colleagues also screamed again almost simultaneously.
"No! Don't touch it!!"
Then the three of them stopped abruptly, and a few seconds later, Hu Anmin spoke up tremblingly.
"Mr. Xin... your hand... and that..."
Juanmin and the other two couldn't help but rub their eyes, but nothing had changed.
Mr. Van Helsing's hand is passing through the golden upside-down clock, as if touching the air; the image of his hand and the golden upside-down clock not intersecting is so unreal.
Everything that has happened tonight, from the moment we left until now, seems a bit off. Hu Anmin gave a wink to his two colleagues, who then began to show signs of backing out.
This Mr. Van Helsing is clearly not a normal person, and the golden upside-down bell is an ominous object. Although he might not get the $500 reward he's lying on, his life is more important than money.
"Trying to leave?"
A calm yet teasing voice rang out, freezing the three figures who had been trying to sneak away.
"Hu Anmin, Li Shun, and Ruan Hongbin, don't you want the rest of your payment?"
As the words fell, the silver staff transformed into a thin silver rope, which intersected and sealed off a ten-meter square area from all angles.
The symbols above, shrouded in black mist and radiating silver light, appeared and disappeared intermittently.
The other two colleagues were clearly too frightened to speak, and Hu Anmin was in no better shape, his legs were shaking uncontrollably, but he still forced himself to answer.
"Mr. Xin... please let us go... Look, we've found the golden upside-down bell for you... We don't need the rest of the reward..."
After uttering those words with his teeth chattering, Van Helsing laughed, the smile drawing out the scar on his left eye and making his otherwise handsome face appear somewhat ferocious and terrifying.
"Don't worry, I've always been a man of my word, no matter where I am. I will pay you, and it will be much more than before, so much that you can enjoy a comfortable life for the rest of your lives."
Wu You paused for a moment at this point.
"Well, before that, do me one more small favor."
"What kind of help... No no no no!!!!! No!!!"
Before Juan Min could finish his question, he suddenly realized that Van Helsing had moved aside from the box, and he was now inexplicably standing there, his hand unconsciously reaching forward.
In the box in front was the golden upside-down bell that terrified everyone—or rather, there was one person who wasn't afraid of it, if Van Helsing could even be considered human.
Unfortunately, begging for mercy was useless. His palm was still uncontrollably getting closer and closer to the golden upside-down bell. Hu Anmin could even see the transparent gemstone face of the bell, after which the golden bell stood up and faced him, turning into a strange smiling face.
"No~~~ Help me! Help me! Li Shun, Brother Ruan Hongbin, please help me!"
But the two colleagues could only swallow their saliva, lacking even the courage to take a step.
"I don't...drink..."
The desperate cries for help turned into a suffocating scream the moment the palm touched the clock face, and the muscles in the whole body convulsed violently.
The veins on his face were bulging, and countless drops of blood and bodily fluids seemed to be flowing toward his palms, while the rest of his body was becoming faintly dry.
Wu You stood by, chin in hand, watching. Hu Anmin seemed to be in danger, but in reality, it wasn't that serious, at least that's how he saw it.
"Don't worry, it's just a loss of blood, body tissue, and vitality, but I can make it up to you."
However, Wu You quickly changed his attitude from watching the show to observing it.
"Oh? That's interesting."
Hu Anmin's hair turned completely white in an instant and fell out strand by strand. In Wu You's vision, a pale blue spiritual condensation was flowing from Hu Anmin's entire body along the direction of his arms.
Some of them still vaguely reveal the features of the face.
"Soul? It can actually directly materialize the spirit of a living person into a soul."
When the soul matter has already flowed by more than half.
With a "thud," Hu Anmin's body stopped shaking.
A strong, large hand rested on his wrist as he touched the golden upside-down clock.
Blood, bodily fluids, life force, and even the soul ceased to flow.
Wu You felt a pulling force on his right hand, the intensity of which was even somewhat beyond his expectations.
A genuine smile appeared on his face, the warmest he had seen all night, and the temperature around him seemed to rise as well.
"Got you!"
"Come here, come to Daddy!"
The words fell.
"Boom boom boom boom~~~"
Instantly, a bright light flashed in the surrounding area on a spiritual level, accompanied by a spatial earthquake and a deafening roar.
Two contradictory images appeared in the minds of Li Shun and Ruan Hongbin. To the naked eye, the surroundings were still that night in the woods in the autumn wind, but on a mental level, the surroundings were as bright as day and were constantly in a state of violent vibration.
This exchange of information was extremely uncomfortable and unbearable; both of them had splitting headaches and nosebleeds.
"Get out here!"
The will was highly concentrated, rapidly probing and merging along Hu Anmin's soul, making Hu Anmin's blood and soul filled with an inescapable stickiness.
The vibrations carrying the power of true words resonated on the spiritual level, and Hu Anmin's hand gradually left the clock face, revealing strands of dark gold thread behind it.
Now, Wu You was finally able to see some of the golden upside-down clock for the first time.
Where Wu You's figure overlapped, the phantom of the God of Destiny reappeared, and the giant hand of the light-transformed medium reached directly into a certain place at the end of those dark golden threads.
When it reappeared, it held a constantly twisting dark golden substance in its hand, which could be vaguely seen to resemble the small bell inside the golden upside-down bell. Several time wheels around it kept changing, and it seemed to be alive as it struggled.
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