Chapter 41: Jiang Liu's Corpse Transformation

  I was kicked to the ground by Cheng Shu, and something rolled out of my upper pocket. The moment I heard the sound, I knew things were not good, and when I looked down, it turned out to be the Soul-Devouring Bell.

  For a moment, everyone stopped what they were doing. Cheng Shu also ignored me, Huo Ying's hand froze in mid-air, and I remained in my prone position on the ground, as everyone turned to stare at Jiang Liu.

  At this moment, Jiang Liu was pressing down Ma Si Zhe on the ground, and Ma Si Zhe stared at him. Jiang Liu paused for a while, his nostrils started to spout hot air, like an enraged bull in a bullfighting arena. Ma Si Zhe raised his head and bumped into him, but this had no effect, and Jiang Liu didn't move.

  It's no wonder that Jiang Liu transforms every time he hears the Soul Devouring Bell, not just mentally but also physically. He undergoes earth-shattering changes and possesses divine strength, like a beast, several oxen can't hold him back.

  Ma Si Zhe was about to be overwhelmed by the horse, I quickly got up from the ground to pick up the Soul Devouring Bell. Unexpectedly, Cheng Shu picked it up before me and pinched it in his hand.

  "Give it to me." I stared at him with a sharp gaze.

  Cheng Shu smiled leisurely, 'Give it to you? That's undoubtedly letting you raise a dog. Who knows when you'll use the Soul Devouring Bell to threaten Jiang Liu again? Maybe next time, it won't be asking him to keep a secret, but taking my life instead.'

  It seems that Jiang Liu has already told Cheng Shu about finding me and Ma Si Zhe in the mountain cave, how could I have believed him at that time? My brain was really kicked by a donkey.

  "Alright, I won't. You can keep the Soul Devouring Bell there for now, but first you need to calm down Jiang Liu, then we'll talk about the Silver Turtle."

  Cheng Shu smiled and said 'Why me'

  "Silver Turtle is at Ma Si Zhe's place, you have to get Jiang Liu to release him before I can give him to you."

  "I was willing to trade with you before, but looking at the current situation, I guess it's not needed anymore." Cheng Shu looked at Ma Si Zhe and Jiang Liu's quarrel as if watching a joke.

  Doesn't he mean? 'Uncle Cheng, you can't do this, Marx's uncle won't let you off'

  Cheng Shu slowly leaned his face closer to me, patting my face. "Young man, I'm telling you, after getting that silver turtle, I'm not afraid of anything." As I looked into Cheng Shu's pupils, a chill emanated from within, making me want to shudder.

  Cheng Shu wants to borrow Jiang Liu's hand to kill me and Ma Si Zhe, I am clearer than anyone about the power of Jiang Liu's madness, and neither I nor Ma Si Zhe can resist it.

  Cheng Shu knew the secret of the silver turtle, but I didn't. This was the most fatal thing. I couldn't estimate the value of the silver turtle, so I couldn't negotiate with him. Now whatever I said couldn't move him.

  The current situation is not something that can be resolved by simply giving him things. It's clear that Uncle Cheng thinks we're both in the way. What exactly is the purpose of that silver tortoise, and why is Uncle Cheng going to such great lengths?

  Huo Ying disappeared at some point, probably because he was afraid that Jiang Liu would come over and pounce on him, so he went to hide somewhere.

  At that moment, Ma Si's cry came from behind. I turned my head to look back and saw that Ma Si was lifted up by the waistband of his pants by Jiang Liu, and then he was slammed heavily to the ground, making a dull hum.

  The scene is too brutal, I can't bear to watch it.

  Ma Si Zhe coughed twice, barely getting up from the ground, swaying unsteadily. I quickly ran over to support him, and with our two heavily injured bodies, we didn't know how much longer we could hold on. Jiang Liu straightened his body, slowly walking towards us step by step. I tried hard to make eye contact with him, looking into his eyes that were devoid of any emotional color.

  At this moment, Jiang Liu is no longer human, but a beast more terrifying than a fierce tiger. When I think of the thing depicted in the mural devouring humans, my legs involuntarily tremble with fear.

  Chiang Liu took a step closer to us, I supported Ma Si Zhe and slowly backed away, all the way back to the edge of the pit, with muddy water beneath our feet, there was no retreat.

  "Fire," Ma Si Zhe said weakly.

  It fell down.

  "What?!" Ma Si Zhe's eyes widened in shock, unable to accept the fact.

  And you?

  Ma Si Zhe's gun was lying behind Jiang Liu, possibly dropped during the fight earlier. Now with Jiang Liu in front of him, it was impossible to pick it up.

  Ma Si Zhe held the knife in his hand, I really regret it but what he bought was a Swiss Army knife, like a dagger, not intimidating at all. Jiang Liu didn't show any fear, still step by step approaching closer.

  When I and Ma Si Zhe had no way to retreat, one hand grasped the neck of both of us, Ma Si Zhe swung his hand like Jiang Liu's arm chopped off, instantly blood gushed out, flowing along his arm onto my neck.

  The strength in his hand didn't relax at all, Ma Si Zhe stared dead at Jiang Liu's neck, but hesitated to make a move. I knew he was hesitant, after all, taking a life is no trivial matter. But now the situation was either him or us, thinking of this, Ma Si Zhe gritted his teeth and slashed at Jiang Liu's neck with all his might. This slash cut through the artery, and fresh blood splattered both our faces.

  This pungent smell, rushed to my eyes can not open. In theory, the taste of human blood should not be so big. I used my hand to wipe it randomly and opened my eyes.

  All that could be seen was that the wound on Jiang's back was not only bleeding fresh blood, but also scarlet blood with countless white insect eggs, which slowly flowed out of his body along with the fresh blood.

  Is this the egg of that blood-sucking mosquito? Thinking back to the white eggs all over the body of the poisonous monkey with black blood, it's surprisingly identical to Jiang Liu's current appearance.

  Cheng Shu was also visibly frightened by Jiang Liu's appearance, originally he had a face of not being related to us, but now his face also showed some panic. Thinking that my face is now covered with those squirming insect eggs, I couldn't help but want to rub my face against the wall a few times.

  Jiang Liu's artery was cut, but except for spraying some blood, nothing else happened. On the contrary, with one effort, Ma Si Zhe's knife in his hand was knocked off, and we two were left helpless.

  I told myself not to look at him, but I couldn't control my curiosity, just like when I was a kid watching horror movies. Although I was scared to death, I still wanted to move my hands away and sneak a peek. That's how I feel now - although I find it disgusting, I still want to see what's going on with Jiang Liuzui's back.

  Miraculously, the blood seemed to have stopped flowing. The wound was turned outward, revealing the pink flesh inside, and the insect eggs were carried out by the blood and hung around Jiang Liu's wound. My curiosity could no longer support me to look at it, so I hastily closed my eyes again.

  Just as Ma Si Zhe and I were about to suffocate, Cheng Shu, who was watching from a distance, was kicked to the ground. I took a look and it turned out to be Huo Ying. There was a rope hanging on the second floor of the cave that hadn't been taken down in time, probably because Huo Ying had climbed up to the second floor and jumped down when he found an opportunity.

  Cheng Shu was suddenly attacked, without defense, and fell to the ground. However, the bell in his hand was still tightly gripped. Huo Ying used her knee to press down on Cheng Shu, pinning his hands behind his back.

  Innumerable small firecrackers of wild joy exploded in my heart, and I felt that I was about to be saved. Unexpectedly, Old Man Cheng reacted instantly and used his elbow to push Ho Ying down with a burst of strength.

  Cheng Shu stood up, looking at Huo Ying, and spat on the ground. "I thought you'd run away, but instead you came back to seek death. Since you don't know how to appreciate kindness, I'll send you to your death." Cheng Shu pulled out his knife, intending to end Huo Ying's life, but Huo Ying dodged to the side with a swift movement, avoiding the attack.

  Ma Si Zhe made an effort to tell me 'I'll count one two three, we'll turn him around'

  Now, Ma Si and I are at the edge of the swamp. If we're not careful, we'll fall in. I nodded. Ma Si counted "one, two, three" and the two of us turned around to face Jiang Liu's back. Now, the three of us have changed positions, pushing Jiang Liu to the edge of the swamp.

  But this is not a good method either, as long as Jiang Liu falls down, we two will definitely be pulled down.

  I recalled the grappling skills I learned from a university club, and used them to grab Jiang Liu's arm, using a technique that would normally be useless against someone with no pain perception. However, even he had some basic physical structure, so I grabbed his wrist and jerked it upwards.

  Slowly, the strength in his hand wasn't as great, I took advantage of a twist of his wrist and escaped from under his hand. No time to catch my breath, I hurried to save Ma Si Zhe.

  Jiang Liu put the hands that had been moved away from me together on Marx's neck, using both hands to exert force, no matter how hard I tried, they wouldn't let go.

  The only way now is to snatch the bell from Uncle Cheng's hand, I quickly ran back. Only to see Uncle Cheng still insisting with Huo Ying, Huo Ying is also a tough guy, just now when I fought with Uncle Cheng, I didn't gain any advantage, she can actually fight evenly, really deep and hidden.

  I didn't have time to think about why she wanted to help me, now the most important thing is to deal with Uncle Cheng first. I picked up a stone from the ground and walked to Uncle Cheng's side, hitting him on the shoulder. Uncle Cheng was hit by me and his body leaned down, but he still didn't fall.

  At this time, Huo Ying rushed over, pinched Cheng Shu's wrist with one hand, picked up the stone on the ground and smashed it towards Cheng Shu's wrist. Cheng Shu let out a painful cry, loosening his bloody hand.

  I was shocked to see, He Ying's hands were really vicious. He Ying ignored the painful Cheng Shu and the shocked me, and ran directly to Ma Si Zhe's side, desperately pulling down Jiang Liu's hand.

  I hastily crawled over to pick up the bell, Ma Si Zhe's face was now pale, his hands frantically grasping at Jiang Liu's clothes. I pinched the bell and was about to shake it when Cheng Shu slowly got up from behind me, pounced forward, and landed on my body. The bell in my hand fell into the mud in front of me like the gun before.

  No way! I crawled over like a madman, and the bell had already sunk into the mud. I quickly stretched out my arm and felt around to the left and right, and amazingly, I found it!

  I hastily picked up the bell from the muddy water, not noticing the thick mud on my arm, and shook it at Jiang Liu. But the bell didn't make a sound.

  What's going on? Did Uncle Cheng do something to the bell? I withdrew my hand and took a look. It turned out that the bell had been blocked by the silt, no matter how hard I shook it, it couldn't make any sound.