Chapter 136: Talisman Fetal Movement
Tens of seconds ago, on the top floor of the Saint Lar Luxury Hotel.
An old-fashioned phonograph sat on the large bed, its green vinyl disc spinning crookedly, squeezing music from its trumpet-like pipes. On the balcony, Wu He tapped his feet to the beat, gazing down at the dusty landscape in the distance. Debris from the collapsed buildings tumbled down one after another. Before the two frantic warriors, the city seemed like a fragile building block.
He hummed an unpleasant tune, his lips silent, until a fiery red burst erupted from his consciousness network. Wu He stared in the direction of the battlefield in astonishment, his eyes a complex expression like a vortex.
"Even Chen Jun Palace... is he trying to raise another unparalleled general?" He shook his head. "You are truly doted on by your master."
The plan didn't need to be changed; it actually made things go more smoothly. Wu He lamented the varying fortunes of each person and pulled out the small handbook. The cartoon map displayed the movements of the powerful, each person's location and their current activities. His gaze shifted past the ascenders to a small, unnoticed spot.
"Well, let's get started. Bring me the final material."
Wu He took out a paper man.
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"That's fucking ridiculous." "Dinner will be served in two minutes." "That's not food, that's slop!" "What I ate when I was washing the deck was better than this..."
The painting tools had long been tossed aside, and a dozen pirates huddled under the low wall, cursing and swearing as they hid from the cold wind. The bricklayer, a runner, came over with two large lunch bags and was rather displeased at the sight: "Hey, hey! What are you doing?"
"Fuck you." "Why is there no wine?" "I told you not to send garbage to me!"
The pirates grabbed the bag and sat on the ground to eat their cheap lunch. The bricklayer saw that these people looked very ferocious and didn't want to offend them, so he turned around and walked away without saying a word.
"When have I ever felt so frustrated following the boss?" "Why the hell don't you swim out?" "I heard the boss talking." "Ahhh. Ahhh. Ouch."
Wu He wiped the paper man.
It was a piece of origami, expertly cut out, with many layers of figures stacked together to make it look like a single sheet. When he opened his palms, the figures stretched out, each linked by its own hand like a single, white line.
"Ah." "It hurts." The pirates stood up simultaneously. They dropped their lunch boxes, having only taken two bites. "Head is here." "Blood." "Ahhh." The pirates grabbed each other's hands. "Ahhh, vomit." "Turn around." "Beautiful." They stood in unison, holding hands as if playing a game. Their eyes, adorned with empty smiles, shone brightly like children's.
Bang!
In the hotel, Wu He clapped his hands, and the many stretched-out paper figures turned back into one.
As if a pair of invisible hands slapped down simultaneously, the sixteen pirates on the low wall were crushed together. Flesh shattered under the immense force, blood gushed out like a fountain. The first to shatter were the bones supporting the bodies, followed by the muscles, which tore apart under the excessive density. Sixteen pieces of flesh were forcibly crammed into a single body. Their heads rolled and bulged in the blood, transforming into bloody humanoid figures with sixteen heads!
"Got it." "Understood." "Leave it to us." Each of its sixteen heads spoke, each laughing. Amidst the bricklayer's terrified screams, the multi-headed monster leaped into the air. They easily leaped over trees and tall buildings, reaching a height high enough to overlook the city. Previously, they were merely sixteen bullying pirates, but under the control of the strange talisman, their power rivaled that of a Sephiroth from the Path of Destiny and Unity.
They fell from a great height, like blood-colored demonic stars!
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"Akong! Akong, if you're angry, say something back!"
Ji Huaisu shouted at the communication relic for the third time, but there was still no sound from the other side. She looked at the chaos in the distance and became anxious.
Unfortunately, the duel location Shax had chosen was further south than they had anticipated. This temporary position was nearly a ten-minute drive from the battlefield. Everyone involved in the Stone Demon battle was currently confined to the area. Chu Hengkong was concerned about any mishaps during the duel and repeatedly stressed the importance of not interfering. Ji Huaisu and the others were hesitant to act rashly.
Fander was so nervous that his tentacles were almost twisted into a dough, and he moved around the room: "Don't be impatient, damn it, don't be impatient! Chu Hengkong is a professional killer! I can beat him in my last life, and I won't lose in this life!"
"He didn't lose the last time he fought the Immortal Machine, but he died!" Ji Huaisu argued.
"We brought him supplies, Bo." Gulibo whispered.
"How can a dead person still have the energy to eat supplies!"
This made perfect sense, further exacerbating everyone's anxiety. Sethron glanced around and said weakly, "How about we go to the battlefield together... that way we can get emergency treatment in time..."
Ji Huaisu slapped his thigh and said, "Iceman is right. Now--"
She suddenly raised her shield of light and rushed towards the ceiling. At the same moment, the roof was shattered by blood, and a deformed monster crashed into the house!
The blood and light shield collided, and it was the defensive party that retreated. Ji Huaisu's arms went numb, and he could barely hold the shield. The monster's strength was sinister, not simply physical strength.
It had six bony legs and six skeletal arms. Most of its body was just bone, with all the flesh concentrated above the chest, like a forcibly compressed bag of blood and blood. That disgusting giant blood bag beat like a heart, and sixteen pirate heads slid with it, their eyes bright as children's.
The heads spoke one after another: "Hello." "Excuse me." "Please." "Stone seed." "Give it to me!"
A strong feeling of nausea washed over her, a feeling she hadn't felt before, not even during the battle to clean up the club. She drew her shadow blade and stabbed it into the ground, immediately stabbing the shadow to control its movements. At the same time, Finder released a twilight light, trying to control the demon's actions with hypnosis.
"Call the wind." "Call the rain." "Blood flows." "Poisonous fog."
All four heads opened their mouths simultaneously, spewing poisonous water, acid rain, and bloody, poisonous mist. The thick poison and tainted blood formed a barrier, blocking Finder's hypnosis. Blocking his vision made hypnosis impossible through gaze alone; further contact was the only option.
Fander wanted to move forward, but was injured by the poisonous fog and could not open his eyes for a while. At this time, Ji Huaisu stabbed the shadow with all his strength, and was about to control the monster's movements, but found that only one head had stopped making any sound, while the other fifteen heads were still laughing and their movements were not affected in any way.
The monster's shadow suddenly dispersed, splitting from one into eight, then eight into sixteen. Ji Huaisu's shadow blade only pierced one of them. This monster was made from the flesh and blood of sixteen people, and it had exactly sixteen people's shadows to use.
In the distance, Wu He bit his fingertip and drew a talisman with his blood. The talisman contained the character for "chaos." He affixed the bloody talisman to a paper figurine, and the blood instantly dissipated. From within the figurine came the laughter of the pirates.
"Light bears witness to shadow." "Darkness reflects light." "We can defend against swords, guns, water, and fire." "We cannot defend against brothers of the same origin."
The monster launched its three bony legs at the shield, sending a powerful force like a mountain into Ji Huaisu's arms, nearly causing her defense to collapse. She took a deep breath and was about to rally when she noticed a blood-red symbol had appeared on the shield, with the word "chaos" written on it.
An evil force forced its way into her body, and her right hand moved uncontrollably, swinging the knife straight at her own head!
Ji Huaisu rushed to defend himself, and the monster laughed heartily. Behind the two, Saislun pounded the ground with both fists, sending a wave of icy cold sweeping over them like a blue wave. As if foreseen, the multi-headed monster leaped up, dodging the cold attack. Blood surged within its heart-like flesh sac, and new blood talismans burst forth.
"Water is born from the darkness." "The heart is cold and gloomy." "It can melt the frozen water." "It can cut off the blood vessels and block the flow of air."
In the distance, Wu He raised his palm forward, and the demons on the battlefield performed the same movement. Its bony palm struck Sai Si Lun, and the word "Congeal" suddenly appeared on the ice crystal. Sai Si Lun stopped moving on the spot, clutching his throat in pain. Bloody needles emerged from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. The talisman had injured itself with its own power!
Fander was blocked by the poisonous smoke, Ji Huaisu was trapped by the chaos, and Sai Silun was injured by Ning. The three fighters were defeated by the demon in a single battle. It raised its bony palm and grabbed the stone seed with all its might. The stone seed's spiritual power carved solemn words.
[Planting talismans on the body, poisoning the heart, what a sinister method! Longquan Township does not have such insidious and vicious methods!]
"So I never want to be that pretentious Dragon Country martial artist." Wu He smiled.
The bag of flesh and blood opened like a mouth, swallowing the stone seed whole. The demon soared into the sky, crashing into the sky with the same speed as before.
It leaped out like a blood-red rocket, crossing half the city in the blink of an eye. The two dying assassins had been stopped, and the people guarding the Stone Seed were no match for it. After returning to the position Wu He had personally built, no one could stop it.
It could already see the hotel in the distance, bright red and warm, its home awaiting its return. It couldn't help but laugh, but suddenly it felt a subtle discomfort. It was a subtle pain, easily overlooked, like the tip of a pen being brushed by the tip of a finger. The pain spread throughout its body, leaving red scars on the surface of its flesh.
They were threads. Black threads, the same color as the night. Countless black threads shrouded the air, weaving a dense, sharp web. The demon, driven by its sheer speed, crashed into the web, its own speed threatening to shred it into pieces.
It swung its bony claws, attempting to tear through the web, but the threads snapped and shot out, like countless insects biting into the demon's body. Its movements froze, and a gleaming arc of a blade pierced the night, slicing into its body!
“It hurts.” “Ah.” “It’s burning.” “It hurts so much!”
The web of silk threads surged forward, piercing flesh and sending a tremendous weight, slamming the demon into the ground. The girl weaving the web plummeted from the sky, landing on a utility pole. Blood splattered from her knife as she covered her face with her scarf, meeting the demon's startled gaze.
"I have been secretly watching you for a long time." Qing Yezhen wiped the blood off the knife, "Evil demons and heretics, kill them without mercy."
(End of this chapter)
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