Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 119 The Revival of the Bronze Armor Statue

"This...this is impossible..."

Not only were the members of the Crystal Skull organization stunned by what they saw, but the professor was also completely frozen in place.

Compared to those members who only knew that the bronze statue might be terrifying, he, who knew the details, seemed even more terrified. He swayed, and his voice was full of questions: "A living... living bronze puppet, how... how could it be real?"

"This thing was actually placed under the Lilac Mansion, how is this any different from hiding a nuclear bomb under the bed?"

"Click" "Click" "Click"

Amid their panic, the bronze statue with the snake's head covered in mysterious inscriptions began to move with increasing fluidity.

It was originally an inanimate object, but now it seemed to have come alive, stiffly twisting its body.

At the head, two eerie ruby ​​eyes gradually began to glow with a sinister light.

The feeling of waiting for the unknown to appear was too unbearable. Upon seeing this, a member of the Crystal Skull organization suddenly had his pupils shrink.

Several blurry shadows suddenly appeared in the air and flew towards the bronze statue.

"Whether it's true or false, we should strike first, or just sit here and watch?"

The blurry shadow pounced forward, and the bronze statue offered no resistance, allowing the crystal plague to enter its body.

But it remained unchanged; instead, its two ruby ​​eyes became even more eerie.

It was as if the eyes suddenly came to life; the ruby, which was clearly inlaid, actually moved like an eyeball.

Meeting that gaze that seemed to come from a living being, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"This thing, how can this thing..."

At the same moment, even more shocked than them was Han Su, who stood behind the pillar, still holding the mechanical fragment in his hand.

He never doubted that the thing was fake, after all, he had just seen it not long ago.

But what shocked him now was something else entirely...

pain!
As the bronze statue began to revive, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his left hand.

The cross-shaped scar was already faintly visible.

It was as if his mental energy was out of control, actively gathering towards the back of his left hand.

This is clearly a manifestation of activating the mysterious power of the back of the left hand!

But he didn't actively use the power of the cross-shaped bronze pattern at all; it was more like he was in sync with something present.

He had the same feeling when he subdued the ghost truck.

But the key question is, why does the bronze armor statue that has been revived in the Lilac Mansion resonate with the scar on the back of his hand?

Before he could even think of an answer, the professor from the Crystal Skull organization, having confirmed the anomaly of the bronze statue, had already fallen into despair. After a very short moment of adjustment, he suddenly reacted and shouted sharply at the others:

"Don't even move!"

"Whatever you do, don't touch that thing again..."

"...

Having said that, he looked up at the ceiling of the secret chamber, at the place where the knocking sound had just come from, his voice trembling slightly:
"Is...is the owner of the Lilac Mansion here?"

"..."

Since a sound just came down, the other party must have been able to hear what I said.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and he spoke with difficulty, "Please forgive our infiltration..."

“We…we are believers in the Crystal Brain, and we need this mechanical fragment to fight a monster.”

"But please believe us, we have no hostility towards you, and our infiltration was not intended to harm you..."

He spoke each word with utmost seriousness, only worried that his sincerity was insufficient to obtain information from the other party: "The living bronze puppet is here. We have no intention of fighting back. We beg you to show mercy."

"I am willing to leave my skull here as collateral, swearing not to reveal the secret of this object, and guaranteeing to return it immediately after I have used this mechanical fragment, along with appropriate payment..."

"..."

"professor……"

His words caused all the Crystal Skull organization members present to gasp in shock.

Before even putting up a fight, he decided to leave his skull behind?

This professor with the crystal skull has practically cast himself into the dust.

There was no response to the professor's words; the ceiling was so quiet you could hear dust falling.

Only the bronze statue had been revived and was slowly taking a step forward.

This step felt like it had struck their hearts.

Sweat beaded on the professor's forehead as he suddenly cried out, "We're willing to relinquish this mechanical fragment and erase all related information from our minds. You can keep my skull as interest, but please... please let my student leave..."

Silence remained.

Faced with his repeated attempts to lower his standards, the owner of Dingxiang Mansion responded only with silence.

The silence at this moment is more like a silent mockery.

"So it wasn't that Lilac Mansion was too easy to infiltrate, but rather that they never even worried about anyone infiltrating it..."

Han Su's heart sank slightly at this moment.

No wonder this Lilac Mansion was so easy to sneak into, it's full of traps... He clenched his left hand somewhat awkwardly, feeling a dull pain in his left hand joints, as if they were rusted.

In his arms, Wei Lan could barely stand. Han Su glanced at her and saw that her face was deathly pale and her body was indescribably cold. But she seemed not to hear the commotion in the room, her eyes fixed on him.

"Find a way to leave with your belongings!"

Seeing that there was still no movement, and the bronze statue had already begun to take its second step, the professor with the crystal skull was utterly desperate.

He sighed softly and said, "The information we found was deliberately led to us..."

"We are the sacrifices delivered to our door..."

"If you want to survive, you have no choice but to fight..."

"..."

As he uttered the last word, his expression suddenly hardened. He abruptly threw the box in his hand at the Crystal Skull member beside him, then slowly turned around, took a step, and charged directly towards the bronze statue that was reviving.

At this moment, he displayed a desperate, ruthless intensity.

A dazzling crystal light shone from his hands as he leaped high into the air and slammed his frenzied power down onto the bronze statue.

Then, nothing happened.

Despite being struck with such force, the bronze statue did not even stagger; it simply slowly raised its head.

A strange flash of red light appeared on either side of the snake's head, locking onto him.

Suddenly, his arm shot straight up, then the joint pushed him forward.

A "chi" sound.

In an instant, a bronze arm pierced through the professor's chest and abdomen, and in the bronze palm, a heart that was still beating on its own was held.

"Is this the Living Bronze Puppet?"

Blood gushed from the Crystal Skull professor's mouth, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. Even with his heart ripped out, he could still control his actions.

Suddenly, its head slammed forward, hitting the snake's head on the bronze statue.

The crystalline light in his eyes was incredibly intense.

It was as if a thick, dazzling liquid, carrying a kind of madness, was poured into the bronze statue.

The commotion was so great that even Han Su was alarmed.

One glance was enough to tell that this was a special ability possessed by members of the Crystal Skull organization.

The members of this organization have all been corrupted by the crystal, resulting in physical and mental mutations.

The spiritual mutation is exceptionally powerful; even after death, one can achieve a second life by corrupting the spirit and will of others.

The professor with the crystal skull is clearly doing just that.

Even if it is a bronze object, the fact that the other party can be revived means that it can be penetrated by spiritual power.

So, even at the cost of his life, he wanted to use his spiritual power to infuse it, or even control it.

However, the bronze statue remained unresponsive to his desperate efforts.

It continued to move along its own trajectory, slowly retracting its outstretched hand, and with a gentle clench of its five fingers, it crushed the still-beating heart.

The next moment, it stretched out its arm, removed the crystal skull professor from its body, raised it slightly, and then slammed it heavily to the ground.

The foot slowly lifted and then fell back down, and with a "poof," Professor Crystal Skull's head was crushed.

Everything was so slow and rigid, yet it was not hindered in any way.

"professor……"

Several members of the Crystal Skull organization knew that the professor wanted to entangle the bronze statue himself to buy time for them.

But I never expected that the teacher would die so quickly.

For a moment, they were at a loss and split into two groups. One group rushed towards the professor, some drawing their guns, while others mustered their remaining strength, their hands and eyes gleaming with a crystalline light, charging toward the awakened bronze statue with a frenzied aura.

The other group obediently picked up the boxes on the ground, their eyes red, and charged fiercely at Han Su.

Their only goal was to grab the mechanical fragments and escape from here.

But all of this is like a videotape that was playing halfway through and then suddenly stopped.

After killing the professor with the crystal skull, the bronze statue's resurrection was complete, and an eerie light flickered in its two strange ruby ​​eyes.

Then, it seemed to let out a slow, labored breath, and suddenly a burst of gas came out of its mouth.

Suddenly, the air was filled with the smell of copper rust.

It seemed to possess a difficult and rigid quality, which enveloped the entire secret room from its center.

On the ground and walls, strange copper-green patches began to appear rapidly, one by one, layer by layer. This copper-green color expanded and grew rapidly in the room, and even spread to people's bodies.

All the members of the Crystal Skull began to develop this verdigris, and their joints seemed to be corroded by copper rust, causing their movements to suddenly become sluggish.

"Clang!"

The bullets they fired were instantly corroded by copper rust and fell from the sky.

(End of this chapter)