Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 556: One sword, two battles!

Seagulls fly across the morning light.

The rippling waves were plated with golden dust in the morning glow.

Young Augustus yawned and sat down on the deck swaying in the sea breeze.

hungry.

Fortunately, the work was done well.

I should be able to eat enough today.

Augustus was so bored that he simply touched his ribs on his chest and counted them one by one for fun.

Someone came out of the cabin, put a clay pot in front of the boy, and said:
"Eat some fish."

Augustus opened the jar.

It's filled with shrimp paste and white rice.

The rice was still steaming.

Young Augustus swallowed his saliva, immediately picked up the chopsticks and scooped up the shrimp paste.

He licked the shrimp paste with great reverence and quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice.

——This is truly the greatest enjoyment in the world.

Having white rice is a pretty good treat, not to mention the shrimp paste that is only available during the Chinese New Year.

"Uncle Cheng, why is the food so good today?"

The boy couldn't help but ask.

The man called Cheng Shu held a cigarette in his mouth and looked at him sideways:

"Damn, it's the dead guy you fished out last night. You're rich this time."

"I don't understand, Uncle Cheng," said Augustus.

Uncle Cheng spat into the sea and then said:
"There are 28 hidden reefs in Guitou Bay, and countless whirlpools and undercurrents. It is said that even gods would have difficulty finding corpses thrown here—"

"You saw the reward and fished the body out."

"Today, the big boss heard about your ability and personally ordered you to go to Xihu Reef to retrieve the corpse."

"As long as you fish it out, you'll get a reward!"

"Xihu Reef? It's very dangerous there. I almost lost my life there last time, Uncle Cheng." Augustus said vaguely while eating.

"Fuck your mother," Uncle Cheng pointed at his clay pot and said, "Good food is free? Your old man doesn't need medical treatment? Will you live in your shabby house all your life?"

"Uncle Cheng."

Augustus put down his chopsticks and shouted in dissatisfaction.

Uncle Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Xiao Gu, if you don't seize the opportunity when it comes, you will never make any waves in your life. You are like a dead fish drifting in the sea. No one cares about you even if you are floating on the water."

"—think about it yourself."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Augustus stared at his back blankly and forgot to eat the shrimp paste for a moment.

After half an hour.

Xihu Reef.

The reefs under the sea here are as sharp as knives, there are many undercurrents, and sometimes there are whirlpools.

There are countless fish with ferocious temperaments.

Augustus squatted on the wooden boat and carefully looked under the sea.

There are many tricks involved.

For example, how the fish are moving, how many jellyfish there are, whether there are any big ones, or how often the crabs come out.

——Everything is related to undercurrents and corpses.

It also has to do with one's own destiny.

money.

Yes.

I need money.

Even if you just repair the roof of your house so that it stops leaking wind and rain, it would be good.

Augustus stretched his body and looked up at the sky.

It was around eleven in the morning.

Plenty of light.

The underwater visibility is also the highest.

No need to wait any longer.

Go retrieve the body!
Augustus jumped into the water with a splash.

He was like a nimble sea fish, swimming freely in the water, shuttling among the corals, and looking for clues under the reefs.

strangeness.

These waters are too quiet.

Where are the fish?
What about the crabs?

Augustus continued to swim.

He turned around a coral reef and immediately saw the scene ahead.

a corpse.

Its hands and feet were tied, a heavy stone was tied to its waist, and it sank to the bottom of the sea.

——Many marine creatures are sharing it.

found it!
Augustus became excited. He swam forward, taking out the dagger from his mouth, ready to stab a few foolish fish at any time.

But when he approached the carcass, he completely forgot about killing the fish.

"how……"

Augustus stared at the body in a daze.

This was a scarred male corpse, wearing an official uniform. His eyes were wide open before he died, and his face was full of anger and despair.

——This is an official!
Augustus' heart sank slowly.

I remember when I was a kid, an official died in the county.

He was killed by robbers.

It caused quite a stir at the time.

There are rumors everywhere.

Finally the government sent out the army to hunt for the robbers.

All the able-bodied men in the villages were killed, and their bodies were dragged back and labeled as "annihilated bandits."

The county magistrate was promoted and left.

——Is it going to happen again?
Augustus was just thinking about it when he suddenly saw a huge shark swimming towards him.

This type of shark is called "whiteskin". It is large and ferocious, but it generally does not attack humans.

But to be on the safe side, Augustus remained suspended in place without moving.

Who knew that today was a coincidence——

A five-meter-long shark swam towards his side, suddenly turned over and bit his head.

Augustus' eyes went dark.

Damn it!

What's wrong with this shark today?

The last thought faded.

dark.

dark.

dark.

A scene suddenly flashed by.

There is someone.

A man holding a long knife.

He was covered in blood, but there was a victorious smile on his face.

"I cut you."

He said.

Augustus heard himself say:
"But you died—you risked your life to cut my arm—is that something to be proud of?"

"Let's die together." The man laughed.

Augustus suddenly opened his eyes.

early morning.

The morning sun scatters golden fragments all over the sea.

The sea breeze blows.

The boat was rocking.

hiss--

Augustus took a deep breath and sat up suddenly on the deck.

Touch your head.

The head is intact.

How can it be!

Look at the rising sun again.

here it is--

Morning?

A fat man with a big belly came out of the cabin, put the earthenware pot of food in front of the boy, and said:
"Eat some fish."

Augustus opened the jar.

It's filled with shrimp paste and white rice.

The rice was still steaming.

The young Augustus swallowed his saliva, subconsciously picked up the chopsticks and was about to scoop up the shrimp paste.

His hand suddenly shook and he dropped the chopsticks on the deck.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

the fat man asked.

"Uncle Cheng, I'm fine." Augustus responded with a forced smile and subconsciously touched his arm.

It seems like someone——

A person with a blurred face——

He cut his own arm with a knife.

"What are you doing? Is your hand cramping?" asked the fat man called Brother Cheng.

Augustus moved his lips but could not speak.

——The arm is intact.

So it was just a dream?

and many more.

He looked at the white rice and shrimp paste in the clay pot and couldn't help swallowing.

I……

Reborn?
Is this really rebirth?

Or something else?
Augustus' heart was pounding. He suddenly picked up the chopsticks, stuck them into the clay pot and stirred it continuously.

Mixing shrimp paste with rice and eating it is a very luxurious act.

I used to save some shrimp paste.

Just lick one bite of each meal.

For example, this morning, I only ate a handful of shrimp paste and put the rest away.

but.

If I were reborn——

if--

I have the ability to be reborn.

This shrimp paste is not so precious.

——You can have a big meal to your heart’s content!
I can make more money in the future!

A moment.

The rice mixed with shrimp paste exudes an enticing aroma.

Augustus swallowed.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Uncle Cheng, why is the food so good today?"

Uncle Cheng held a cigarette in his mouth and looked at him sideways:

"Damn, it's the dead guy you fished out last night. You're rich this time."

"I don't understand, Uncle Cheng."

Augustus recalled what he had said and repeated it.

Uncle Cheng spat into the sea and said:
"There are 28 hidden reefs in Guitou Bay, and countless whirlpools and undercurrents. It is said that even gods would have difficulty finding corpses thrown here—"

"You saw the reward and fished the body out."

"Today, the big boss heard about your ability and personally ordered you to go to Xihu Reef to retrieve the corpse."

"As long as you fish it out, you'll get a reward!"

The boy listened carefully, was stunned for a moment, slowly lowered his head, and began to eat voraciously.

Rebirth.

Yes, I am born again!
You can’t go wrong!
"Hey, you're a reincarnated evil spirit, eat slowly!"

Uncle Cheng said on the side. The boy ate the meal in one breath without caring, yawned again, and then lay down on the deck.

"Do you want to go to Xihu Reef?" asked Uncle Cheng.

"Go." Augustus said lazily.

Uncle Cheng smiled brightly and gave a thumbs up:

"Okay, you are destined to make a lot of money, Xiao Gu, I am optimistic about you!"

The fishing boat changed direction and headed towards Xihu Reef.

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

The ship has stopped on the sea surface of Xihu Reef.

"Uncle Cheng, what kind of body am I going to fish out?"

"What kind of body? If there is a body, just fish it out."

"No, Uncle Cheng, there are so many dead bodies here. I'm afraid that if I put so much effort into it, I might end up fishing the wrong ones."

Uncle Cheng scratched his head, looked at the water, and said to himself:
"...There are often gamblers thrown here... It's really time-consuming and laborious to fish them out, and it's not a good idea."

"That's right, Uncle Cheng, at least tell me whether it's a boy or a girl, and what it looks like. As long as we haven't been together for long, I can still tell a thing or two."

"Don't tell anyone else," Uncle Cheng lowered his voice, leaned over, and whispered in his ear, "I remember you also went to the county town to sell fish."

"I've been there once or twice." Augustus nodded.

"Have you ever seen an officer on horseback?"

"I've seen it."

Uncle Cheng stopped talking, with a meaningful look on his face.

"Is it the police?" Augustus pretended to be surprised.

"Don't ask any more questions. Just do as I say. Go into the water now. If you catch anything, it will benefit both you and me."

"it is good."

Augustus calculated the time.

At this time, the five-meter-long "white-skinned" shark should not have come here yet.

So--

He jumped into the water with a splash.

Soon.

The rope on the boat sank suddenly.

Uncle Cheng was startled, looked at the water, and said to himself uncertainly:
"Hmm? This is the first time I've gone down there... Are you trying to catch some valuable fish?"

Suddenly a human head emerged from the water.

Augustus.

"Pull it up hard."

he shouted.

Uncle Cheng waved his hand, and immediately several of his men came over and helped pull the rope upwards.

"Wow!"

A body floats to the surface.

It's the officer's body!
Uncle Cheng looked at the corpse and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"God help me too!"

"Somebody—get my harpoon!"

The sailor at the side handed over a harpoon.

Uncle Cheng threw it with all his might.

The harpoon immediately pierced Augustus' body.

Severe pain hit me.

"Uncle Cheng, you——"

Augustus couldn't help but shout.

"Laoyuzi, this is a big deal, you can't touch it, just stay here and feed the fish."

"I'll tell your family."

"And your unmarried wife, she's so pretty, I'll spend money to buy her and enjoy her."

"——Just go ahead and rest assured."

"Hahaha!"

The fishing boat sailed away into the distance.

Augustus gradually lost his life and was carried by the weight of the harpoon into the water.

Damn.

Damn it!
This man is the most powerful person in the village.

I thought that by working with him, I could learn some skills and support my family.

I will die with my eyes open!
Augustus opened his eyes wide and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

dying.

His breath gradually died down.

At last.

He saw the shark swimming on the seabed.

shark……

Augustus suddenly regained some vitality.

He waved at the shark with all his strength.

Sharks have poor eyesight.

You should not be able to see your own movements.

But I was reborn only after being bitten by it.

Maybe--

Can I be reborn?

Augustus exhaled his last breath and watched the shark swimming towards him quickly.

...Yes, I was covered in blood.

It smells itself!

Augustus opened his arms.

Come.

Eat me.

Eat me!
The shark opened its fang-filled mouth and flipped over.

Severe pain struck.

dark.

dark.

dark.

A scene suddenly flashed by.

There is someone.

The man with the long knife.

Covered in blood, he pulled the long knife away from his arm and cut his other arm instead.

"Ridiculous...Go die now..."

Augustus heard himself say this.

But he didn't move.

"Let's die together."

The man laughed again.

His knife cut his other arm.

Bright things, like smoke, flew out from his arms and flashed in the air.

"Withering Element!"

A female voice read excitedly.

Withering Elements...

what is that?
Augustus didn't have time to think, he just felt a sharp pain in his body.

how--

This pain, is it like the bite of a shark?

Augustus suddenly opened his eyes.

Quiet.

The sea breeze lingers in my ears.

The morning light shines through the sea of ​​clouds, illuminating everything.

early morning.

The sea breeze is howling.

The boat rocked.

Augustus lay on the deck, eyes open, motionless.

Reborn.

I came back to life again.

Although there is that weird dream interference, it is completely believable——

That was an illusion created when the shark bit itself.

The old people in the village all say that when you are about to die, ghosts and gods will come to claim your life.

Maybe that was the ghost that was taking his life.

but--

He looked at his arm.

The arm is intact.

So you are different?
Even ghosts can't catch me!
At this moment.

A fat man with a protruding pot belly came out of the cabin and placed a clay pot for food in front of the boy.

"Eat some fish."

It’s Uncle Cheng.

Augustus glanced at him.

Uncle Cheng had a gentle smile on his face.

but--

The smile only appeared on his face.

I had never noticed before that there was such terrible viciousness in his eyes.

"Uncle Cheng, I've been fishing for corpses for two days and my legs are cramped."

"Hmm? Seriously?"

"I have a little cramp - I'm afraid I can't go into the water today - I'll definitely be able to go tomorrow," said Augustus.

Uncle Cheng groaned and said, "Tomorrow...whatever, it's just one day, it's okay."

He opened the jar.

It's filled with shrimp paste and white rice.

The rice was still steaming.

The young Augustus swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but said:

"Uncle Cheng, why is the food so good today?"

Uncle Cheng held a cigarette in his mouth and looked at him sideways:

"Damn, it's the dead guy you fished out last night. You're rich this time."

"I don't understand, Uncle Cheng."

Uncle Cheng spat into the sea and then said:
"There are 28 hidden reefs in Guitou Bay, and countless whirlpools and undercurrents. It is said that even gods would have difficulty finding corpses thrown here—"

"You saw the reward and fished the body out."

"Today, the big boss heard about your ability and personally ordered you to go to Xihu Reef to retrieve the corpse."

"As long as you fish it out, you'll get a reward!"

The young man listened carefully, and seemed a little excited, but soon became disappointed:
"Uncle Cheng, I can't do it today."

Uncle Cheng waved his hand nonchalantly:

"I know - Xihu Reef is so big that it won't be possible to salvage the body in a day or two. You should have a good rest for a day. I want to see you go into the water to salvage the body tomorrow - is there any problem?"

"No problem! I'll listen to Uncle Cheng." Augustus said quickly.

"Well," Uncle Cheng was very satisfied with his attitude, "Follow me and you will be rich sooner or later. I remember your family arranged a marriage for you?"

"Yes, I'm engaged, Uncle Cheng." Augustus said.

"It's good to be engaged. Follow me and you will make a lot of money! I guarantee you will find a wife!"

Uncle Cheng patted him on the shoulder and turned away.

Augustus breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally passed the level.

No matter what, I want revenge.

This old guy and all his men must die!
Augustus held the jar and began to eat voraciously.

While eating, he touched his waist.

The dagger is still there.

Eat first, then kill!
(End of this chapter)