The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 176 The New Body Formed After the First Resurrection
After the thunderous cannon fire subsided, a small portion of the cave used by the Gu tribe for sacrificial rites collapsed.

Nguyen Van Biu raised his hand, signaling to continue shelling in that direction.

After more than ten consecutive explosions, the cave was completely blasted down.

The commotion caused here was so great that it attracted many members of the Gu clan, who stood at a distance and looked at the sacrificial site with some unease.

The sacrificial site was a sacred place for the Gu clan, and they were not allowed to set foot there under normal circumstances. But now, it had collapsed into a pile of ruins.

Those members of the Gu clan who witnessed this scene naturally felt uneasy.

The high priest, whose head was ringing from the shock, waved to a middle-aged man not far away and told him to go and appease the Gu clan.

He has killed many people in the Gu clan these past few days, causing panic among them. If he doesn't appease them now, they will be difficult to control once their morale is completely shattered.

These people are now the High Priest's bargaining chips, and the High Priest naturally won't watch them fall into chaos.

The Nguyen family was very powerful, and they encountered some sorcerers or shamans during their expansion.

As General Nguyen's younger brother, Nguyen Van Biu was experienced in dealing with this type of person and knew to use one's strengths to suppress the opponent's weaknesses.

Undoubtedly, their strength lies in their powerful firepower.

As long as those wizards are kept at bay, and their powerful firepower is used to suppress them from a distance, and if the firepower is used properly, it can directly turn them into mincemeat.

If their firepower is insufficient, they might even deploy tanks, a weapon of mass destruction.

There are many supernatural and ghostly tales in the dense jungles of Southeast Asia.

The Ruan family's efforts to expand their influence were always successful.

This time will probably be no different.

Ruan Wenbiao glanced at the high priest, and seeing the high priest's shocked expression, a smug look appeared on his face.

The Ruan family desperately needs the allegiance of extraordinary individuals like the High Priest. Therefore, his purpose in coming here this time is not only to lead the High Priest and the Gu Clan south, but also to subdue the High Priest and ensure that he works obediently for the Ruan family without harboring any other intentions.

“High Priest, the cave has collapsed to this extent; whoever was inside should be dead, right?” he said to the High Priest.

The high priest frowned and said, "That place has collapsed, but I don't know if that person is dead or not. At least there's no change on my face... or on my hands."

He reached out and touched the gruesome wound on his face.

Theoretically speaking, if the person inside the cave were dead, he should have sensed it.

But he didn't feel anything at all.

The high priest was unsure whether the man hadn't died or if the witchcraft he was under was unusual.

Regardless of the possibility, he couldn't relax.

Ruan Wenbiao looked at the collapsed cave and asked doubtfully, "It's collapsed like this, how could anyone still be alive?"

The high priest said gravely, "Those people are not simple."

Ruan Wenbiao nodded, then looked at the high priest: "My men are not familiar with that area. High priest, could you find a few people to lead the way and take my men there to take a look?"

The astute high priest naturally knew that Ruan Wenbiao wanted to find some cannon fodder to scout ahead.

The death of a few members of the Gu clan has no effect on him.

He called over a man and gave him a few instructions.

The man then ran over to the group of Gu clan members who were watching and, through punches and kicks, found seven or eight people.

Nguyen Van Biu pointed to more than a dozen fully armed men who followed behind the seven or eight people, and ordered them to walk together toward the collapsed cave.

Nguyen Van Biu led seventy or eighty men north this time. Each of them was an elite soldier who had killed people. The heavy weapons they carried were even more terrifying, enough to support them in a small battle.

Besides these people, there were three or four feng shui masters sitting in the car behind.

The feng shui masters all looked scholarly, except for one who wasn't wearing glasses. He was being guarded by several men with guns, all of whom were looking towards the Gu clan's sacrificial site and occasionally exchanging a few words with each other.

Nguyen Van Biu and the high priest arrived at the collapsed cave with the others.

Amidst the billowing smoke, the high priest observed the approximate location of the Gu clan's ancestor.

That was the deepest part of the cave, and as he pointed out, it was also a key target for artillery fire.

Coughing a few times from the pervasive smoke, the high priest covered his mouth and nose, summoned several members of the Gu clan, and ordered them to check the location.

The group carefully climbed the ruins, waded through large chunks of rubble that could collapse again at any moment, and headed towards the place the high priest had indicated.

Suddenly, the person at the very front let out a scream.

His leg felt like it was stuck in a hole, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull it out.

None of the people behind him helped him; instead, they all took a few steps back.

Right before everyone's eyes, the man was suddenly pulled into the small hole.

A large amount of blood gushed from the hole, and the man's screams disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Continuous gunfire rang out.

The men following behind disregarded the possibility of injuring the Gu clan members in front and fired directly at the location of the hole.

After retreating to a safe place, one of them took out a grenade and threw it at the hole.

After a loud bang, the hole collapsed again.

Hidden behind a rock, Nguyen Van Biu looked up and observed for a while before turning to the high priest, who was also watching: "You only said there were people in there, but now it seems that this thing doesn't look like a person."

The high priest said gravely, "That man is with several people... Be careful!"

Without warning, a large amount of rubble was blown away, and a huge black shadow flew out from the collapsed hole.

Almost simultaneously, a member of the Gu clan who was constantly retreating was thrown backward like a broken doll.

Before the people behind could react, the dark figure pounced on the face of a man holding a gun.

Blood spurted out.

The scream lasted only a moment before the man collapsed onto the ruins.

At this moment, the high priest who was holding the baby-hand-like object and Nguyen Van Biu who was holding a gun realized that the huge black shadow was actually a terrifying bat.

The bat was enormous; it completely covered the face of the convulsing corpse.

It opened its blood-stained, scarlet mouth and let out a threatening "squeak" at Nguyen Van Biu and the others.

Everyone who heard this cry felt a chill run down their spine.

With a "bang," Nguyen Van Biu fired the first shot.

Blood splattered on the corpse's face, but the bat had vanished without a trace.

Noticing a dark shadow flash overhead, a man immediately fired a shot into the sky, triggering a chain reaction among the crowd.

After a burst of chaotic gunfire, another scream rang out.

A man flew backward, spraying blood mist that splattered onto the faces of several people nearby.

The men disregarded Nguyen Van Biu's orders and fled in panic.

Knowing that the bats were not easy to deal with, Nguyen Van Biu ran towards the mortar positions.

Hearing the noise behind him, he turned around, gritted his teeth, took out the hand grenade hanging on his waist, pulled the pin, and threw it all the way behind him.

He then lunged forward and landed below the stone platform.

After the explosions and screams subsided, Nguyen Van Biu cautiously raised his head to look behind him.

Those Gu clan members and the few he sent out all fell to the ground, wailing incessantly.

The grenade shrapnel should be able to injure that bat...

Ruan Wenbiao did not find the bat, but saw the dusty-faced high priest staggering towards them.

Under the high priest's angry gaze, Nguyen Van Biu, even more enraged, pointed his gun at the high priest.

The high priest clearly said that there were only people in the cave, but now a murderous monster has appeared. How could he not be furious?
The high priest's face showed no fear, but rather a hint of confusion, as he saw Nguyen Van Biu suddenly put away his gun and flee in panic, as if he had witnessed something extremely terrifying.

It couldn't possibly be him who could instill such fear in Nguyen Van Biu.

The high priest, realizing what had happened too late, was shocked and could no longer run forward.

A terrifying, chilling aura began to spread from behind the high priest, freezing him in place.

Even though the high priest gripped the infant-like hand tightly, it only slightly stopped the chilling aura for a moment, allowing him to turn around and see the terrifying face of the mahjong ghost that appeared behind him.

Despair appeared on the high priest's face.

Besides that little devil, there was actually such a terrifying vengeful ghost beside that person?!
He had initially thought that as long as he suppressed the brat, he could deal with the man with overwhelming firepower. Now it seemed that was utter wishful thinking…

Nguyen Van Biu, who had joined up with several reinforcements, loudly ordered the artillery to fire, but no cannon fire came; instead, a chaotic burst of gunfire erupted.

Ruan Wenbiao turned his head to look, and his heart sank.

Some of the people who stayed there, for some unknown reason, started shooting at each other.

In a short period of time, a large number of people were shot and fell down.

"What are you doing?" Nguyen Van Biu shouted in surprise and anger.

Someone fired a shot that nearly hit his thigh, sending a chill down his spine.

The situation here has completely spiraled out of control, and the once confident Nguyen Van Biu is now experiencing fear.

His face was deathly pale as he slowly backed away.

A giggle came from the side.

Ruan Wenbiao suddenly turned his head and saw the vanished little devil staring at him with ill intent.

Only then did he realize that the chaos over there must have been caused by this brat...

Without the High Priest's suppression, among those ordinary people, except for a few with strong wills, the rest naturally could not resist the devil's bewitching power. Once the devil got close, they became his puppets.

Instead of stopping Ruan Wenbiao who was retreating, the little devil walked towards the chaotic crowd.

Seeing this, Ruan Wenbiao wiped away his sweat.

While there's still a chance, before all those people are completely dead...

As he turned around, he suddenly saw a figure crawling on the ground above the cave ruins.

The figure was dressed in tattered clothes, and its body was stiff, like a newborn four-legged animal. It struggled to get up on the ground in a strange posture, swaying its shoulders like a swimmer, trying to get through the viscous air and gradually stabilizing its upright posture.

With his heart pounding, Ruan Wenbiao finally got a clear look at the figure exposed to the light.

The man had no hair and was entirely scarlet, like a human who had been skinned. You could see the muscles beneath his skin, and even more shockingly, you could see his throbbing internal organs through the holes in his clothes.

Thick, pale green liquid dripped continuously from the man's body, and an indescribable, pungent stench spread from the figure in all directions, making Ruan Wenbiao extremely nauseous.

The figure suddenly bent over, gagged, and then dragged his feet slowly toward Ruan Wenbiao.

An indescribable sense of terror descended, causing Nguyen Van Biu, who had killed countless people, to go limp and even lose his grip on his gun.

His body trembled uncontrollably, and with great effort, he raised his gun and fired a shot at the terrifying figure.

With a distinctive impact sound, the bullet was blocked by a skeletal hand and deflected to the right.

The figure approached Nguyen Van Biu.

Faced with a life-or-death crisis, for some reason, Ruan Wenbiao's attention was drawn to some insignificant details; he noticed that the man had hair on his head.

The man stood in front of Ruan Wenbiao, his dark eyes scrutinizing him for a few moments. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but only managed to utter a muffled sound like phlegm stuck in his throat.

Nguyen Van Biu's body trembled even more violently.

The man stretched out a slippery hand and placed it on Ruan Wenbiao's neck.

A terrified Nguyen Van Biu suddenly cried out, "My elder brother is General Nguyen! If you kill me, my elder brother will definitely avenge me!"

"Cough cough... General Ruan?"

"General Ruan is my elder brother!"

"You are……"

“I am Ruan Wenbiao, you can go and ask him…”

"Nguyen Van Biu? Nguyen... Van Ho?"

"He's my older brother!"

“Ruan Wen… Feng…”

"It's my second sister. You...you know my second sister?"

"Overlord...remove your armor..."

Standing in front of Ruan Wenbiao was Li Zhen, who had recovered prematurely.

According to the method of resurrection from the dead, aside from the initial period of bodily decay, one can be awakened at any time later on.

Li Zhen, who was already on the verge of waking up due to a sense of crisis, was awakened by the little devil's stimulation when the shells fell.

Even if he hadn't woken up, these people wouldn't have been able to break through the blockade of the little devils, mahjong ghosts, and red-eyed bats.

The power ceiling in this world isn't very high, which is why Li Zhen felt safe burying himself here.

After coming out and seeing what was happening in front of him, he assumed that the high priest had somehow contacted helpers and was planning to kill them all. However, he was surprised to hear some news from the person in front of him.

Nguyen Van Ho, Nguyen Van Phong, and Nguyen Van Biu...

If Li Zhen remembers correctly, this is a character from "Wesley's Unyielding Armor".

Is it a case of the same name, or have the two films been merged?

Li Zhen took a few more glances at Ruan Wenbiao in front of him and found that his appearance was somewhat similar to the Ruan Wenbiao in his memory.

Is it really "Wesley's Untamed"?
He coughed and asked somewhat vaguely, "Do you know Wesley?"

Ruan Wenbiao shook his head: "I don't know him, if you..."

Li Zhen interrupted, "I heard that General Ruan buried the president's mother's body in a place with terrible feng shui, so that the feng shui would affect the president's fortune and drive him to his death?"

"How...how did you know about this?" Nguyen Van Biu's eyes widened.

Only he and his elder brother Ruan Wenhu knew about this; even his second sister Ruan Wenfeng didn't know. How could he not be surprised that this person had casually mentioned it?

It really was the Overlord removing his armor...

Have the two worlds merged?

Li Zhen glanced in the direction of the little devil, then casually grabbed Ruan Wenbiao by the neck and threw him aside.

Ruan Wenbiao, who was dizzy from hitting a rock, struggled a few times but could not get up from the ground.

Without killing Nguyen Van Biu for the time being, Li Zhen turned around and slowly walked towards the high priest who had fallen to the ground.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, bent over and gagged, vomiting up some rotten, foul-smelling tissue.

Wiping his mouth, Li Zhen straightened up and looked at his arms as he walked forward.

On his arm, one can see old skin and flesh that has not yet completely disappeared due to corrosion.

However, only a small portion of this skin and flesh remains. On both arms, a large amount of tissue is newly formed, which is more vibrant than the previous flesh.

However, Li Zhen noticed that the newly grown skin on his right hand also showed faint snake-scale-like patterns, as if the skin had not been completely removed.

The changes in the body are not over yet...

The extent of recovery will only be known after the body has fully undergone the necessary changes.

This may take another two or three days.

Judging from the current situation, Li Zhen is very satisfied with the changes in himself.

Since casting the "corpse curse" on his own body, Li Zhen hadn't felt such strong vitality in his body for a very, very long time...

Pressing his abdomen and looking at his writhing internal organs, Li Zhen revealed a "ferocious" smile.

My tongue was injured for quite some time, but it has finally recovered...

Caught off guard, the red-eyed bat, its wing ripped apart by the explosion, landed on a rock not far from Li Zhen, its crimson eyes fixed menacingly on Ruan Wenbiao lying on the ground.

The collapsed rocks were overturned again, and several demonic fetuses with tentacles crushed into minced meat crawled out from the ground wrapped in palm leaf whips, quickly running to Li Zhen's side.

He dropped the palm leaf whip and ran towards the blood-smelling imp.

It hadn't eaten any blood for a long time, so it was naturally hungry.

In another location, a huge stone slab was pried open by vampires.

Covered in dust and dirt, Yuan Zhenxia and Bazhu crawled out of the ruins following behind the vampire.

Before the shells fell, the awakened Li Zhen had hidden the two in a safer place and had the vampires protect them, so neither of them was injured.

Seeing the corpse on the ground and smelling the strong stench of blood in the air, the two exchanged a glance, then both looked at Li Zhen…

(End of this chapter)