Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 184 Mutual Destruction (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Jiang Jin, who was being suspended by balloons, suddenly had a tight noose around his neck!
At this moment, the suffocating pain renders one utterly incapable of thinking!
Driven by his survival instinct, Jiang Jin drew his boning knife and slashed fiercely at the steel cable loop! However, it was completely ineffective!

The suffocating pain forced Jiang Jin to raise his gun, aim it at the balloon above him, and then...

The trigger was pulled!
……

At this moment, Zhou Chen was in an extremely disheveled state.

Of course, he had experienced similar situations before since becoming a reincarnator, but this time, despite having a huge advantage, he played his good hand terribly, and this perfect start... turned into a total annihilation!

But now, Zhou Chen couldn't care less about all that. He was only worried about one thing: Qin Mei's current situation!

While she was imprisoned, she certainly couldn't take the blue pills, so her balloon would pose a great threat to her life!
He took out his phone and quickly dialed Qin Mei's number.

"Qin Mei! Are you alright now?"

However, a voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Long time no see, Commander Zhou."

That's Shirakawa Rin's voice!

He stopped abruptly, and immediately realized that Shirakawa Rin, who had been in the dead end earlier, was also a paper doll!

The witch can easily mislead people, making them mistake the paper figures for themselves!
"What do you want?" Zhou Chen said coldly, "Do you want the crystallized resentment, or my life?"

"Is there even a need to ask?" Shirakawa Rin's voice was chilling: "I want them all!"

Who would have thought that the most unassuming witch class reincarnator in the Shadow Blade team would be the most terrifying!

"You're from the Insect Nest, aren't you?" Zhou Chen said coldly. "Tell me, where are you?"

"The Black Crow Hotel. I'll give you the exact address..."

Not long after, Zhou Chen arrived at the Black Crow Hotel.

He pushed open the door and discovered that everyone in the hotel was dead!
The ground was littered with corpses, all of them dried up and drained of blood, looking just like those people who died from being hung up by bursting balloons!
Surrounded by a pile of paper figures, Shirakawa Rin emerged.

She was wearing a black kimono, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"Commander Zhou, it's been a long time." Shirakawa Rin's poker face looked sinister. "You've finally changed into a kimono. It's so much more comfortable wearing this."

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes, and the blood curse runes on the peach wood sword glowed slightly.

"Shirakawa Rin... release Qin Mei. You can have as many resentment crystals as you want! If you want my life, then let's see if you have the ability to take it!"

Shirakawa Rin chuckled softly, flicked her finger, and a pale paper figure floated out from her sleeve, drifting towards Zhou Chen.

"Don't move, stay there."

However, Zhou Chen's wooden sword struck fiercely, and the paper figure instantly burned to ashes!
Shirakawa Rin tilted his head slightly, seemingly a little surprised.

"What, so you're unwilling to trade your life for hers? I thought you were truly devoted, but it turns out your own life is more important. Are you implying that it doesn't matter if I kill her?"

Zhou Chen sneered: "Do you think I'm one of those idiots in TV dramas? How many kidnappers keep their promises? You won't kill Qin Mei if I don't die. If I die, killing her will just be a piece of cake for you."

In this world, how many people who face hostages and allow kidnappers to take whatever they want have actually succeeded in getting their hostages back?

"What?" Shirakawa Rin still seemed confused. "If you resist me like this, I might just kill her in a fit of rage, or at least destroy a few of her fingers, an eye, or even her face. Ah, maybe you don't care? What if I destroy her breasts? Can you tolerate that? Oh, right, women have two breasts. I can destroy one first and leave the other. If you resist again, I'll destroy them all to make them more symmetrical. I'll cast a spell on them to ensure the reincarnation system can't repair them. You should know that the priestess profession has the highest priority for curses in the reincarnation system. Curses from witchcraft are easily restored by incantations, but it's different for us priestesses. Can you imagine what she'll look like then? When I was little, my neighbor's aunt had breast cancer and had both breasts removed. I saw her at the bathhouse, and she looked... really..."

Zhou Chen clenched his fists and roared, "You bastard!!!"

No wonder they're from Japan! When it comes to perversion, it doesn't discriminate between men and women!

"Oh, so you still care. I'm relieved." Shirakawa Rin tossed out another paper doll. "Okay, now, don't move. If you do, you know the consequences. I mean what I say."

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and said, "You sign a notarized contract with me using the Reincarnation System, and let her go! Is that okay?"

"Contract notarization?"

"Otherwise, why should I believe you would spare her life?"

“What you said makes sense…” Shirakawa Rin’s face revealed a sickly, sinister smile; this was the first time he had ever seen her smile.

"Daga... verbally digging up the road!"

Then, she snapped her fingers!
A scream suddenly came from upstairs!
Then, Shirakawa Rin's face revealed a twisted and cruel smile.

"Great!" She laughed heartily at Zhou Chen's astonished expression, "I finally got to use this JOJO reference! Ahhhh, this feels so good!"

This this……

"Huh? You haven't seen JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?" The crazed Shirakawa Rin was completely different from her usual icy demeanor. "Oh dear, you're surprised? Let me tell you, this is the real me. The way I act all the time is just an act. My mistress warned me to try not to talk too much, saying that if I talked too much, you would see through my true personality and become wary of me! I haven't been able to speak for so long, it's really suffocating me!"

lady……

"You mean Lady Pustule?"

Shirakawa Rin did not answer, but slowly raised his hand, and a purplish-black Gu worm appeared in his palm—

"Lady Pustules' 'Heart-Eating Gu'."

The Gu worm resembles a centipede, but its head has a distorted human face, its abdomen is covered with fine spikes, and its tail constantly drips corrosive mucus.

"To be honest, the residents of the Black Crow Inn have all become its food."

Lady Pustule...

A level 1 priestess is actually a confidante of Lady Pustules?

"By the way, don't worry... I didn't destroy her breasts just now. Like I said, I just wanted to make a joke and play a prank on you. I didn't use any magic to cause her any irreparable damage."

This woman...

He's a real pervert!
Now, Zhou Chen was truly terrified.

A psychopath is impossible to reason with! They might even do something that harms others without benefiting themselves!
For example, Valeria of the Bloodlust Guild is such a pure and utterly twisted demon. For instance, in the past, she would capture characters from the storyline or reincarnated beings within dungeons. If they were close relatives, such as parents and children, spouses, or lovers, she would force them to kill each other, rape their friends' wives, and deliberately torture people they had no grudge against! Even the Blood Lord himself thought she was pure scum, but considering her skills were useful to the team, he recruited her and repeatedly warned her not to do such things, but to no avail. Soul imprints typically only have a binding force on short-term and very specific actions.

Immediately afterwards, a door at the end of the corridor opened, and Qin Mei slowly walked out.

Her body was covered in paper figures, and her movements were very stiff, as if she were being forcibly controlled by some force.

“Zhou Chen…” Qin Mei’s voice was hoarse, her eyes filled with struggle, “I’m sorry, I used the complete ghost transformation skill before…”

Originally, as a Level 3 Spirit Medium, killing Shirakawa would have been a piece of cake. However, her complete demon transformation nearly exhausted her spiritual power, temporarily rendering her unable to use her professional skills! It will take at least another hour to recover from this state!

Zhou Chen's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Shirakawa! What did you do to her?!"

Shirakawa Rin sneered: "It's nothing, just to make her... be more obedient."

With a flick of her finger, the paper figure on Qin Mei's body suddenly tightened, digging into her flesh, causing blood to seep out.

"Alright, Zhou Chen, entertainment time is over. Now it's time to get serious. I need you to do three things."

"First, don't move."

"Second, no defense is allowed."

"Third... close the blood pact."

Zhou Chen stared intently at her, his fingers clenching so tightly they cracked.

Finally, the crimson color in his pupils slowly faded, returning to the black of an ordinary person's eyes.

Blood pact closed.

Shirakawa Rin's smile widened.

"very good."

She suddenly raised her hand, and countless paper figures flew in from all directions, instantly covering Zhou Chen's entire body!

"Zhou Chen! Run!" Qin Mei roared.

But it's too late.

Shirakawa Rin snapped his fingers—

"burn!"

"boom--!"

All the paper figures are burning at the same time!
Zhou Chen was instantly engulfed by flames, his flesh twisted and charred under the high temperature, the excruciating pain causing him to kneel on the ground, letting out a beast-like growl from his throat.

"Uhhhhhh-!"

However, Qin Mei was completely immobilized! At this moment, she wished she could kill herself! Because of her, Zhou Chen had been put in such danger!
"Shirakawa Rin, you'll die a horrible death!" Qin Mei cursed angrily, "You female devil!!!"

Shirakawa Rin observed coldly: "The vocabulary you Chinese create is really strange. 'Devil'... that's used to describe the old Japanese army during the Showa era, right? Since you've put it that way, then I'll just be a proper devil."

She walked slowly closer and lightly touched Zhou Chen's burned shoulder with her fingertips.

"Heart-Eating Gu, go!"

The purplish-black Gu worm suddenly burrowed into Zhou Chen's wound!
Amidst the excruciating pain, Zhou Chen's consciousness began to blur.

He saw his past.

……

His mother, Zhou Hongling, was once the biggest drug lord in Muxu City.

The drug trafficking organization she established once monopolized the underground drug trade in Muxu City.

So when her organization was wiped out by the police, she knew that for the crimes she had committed, a death sentence of dozens of times would be more than enough. However, at that time, her arrest warrants were plastered all over the streets, and the police had mobilized an almost inescapable net; she simply had no chance of escape!
So she made one last desperate attempt.

She seduced one of her young subordinates and became pregnant with Zhou Chen's child.

According to the law, pregnant women are not subject to the death penalty.

Sure enough, after being arrested, she was sentenced to life imprisonment because of her pregnancy, but Zhou Chen saved her life.

After Zhou Chen was born, Zhou Hongling was imprisoned in a women's prison, while he was sent to an orphanage.

Zhou Hongling still had some affection for this son, but her power had been completely destroyed, and she couldn't find anyone to take care of him.

The children in the orphanage all knew about his background.

"The son of a drug dealer!"

"The offspring of a murderer!"

They threw stones at him and mixed shards of glass into his food.

Zhou Chen knew he was the son of a devil. But what was even more painful than being the son of a drug dealer was that his birth saved his mother, who should have been sentenced to death!
Zhou Chen carefully searched his mother's information. The drugs she sold not only destroyed countless families, but she even buried two anti-drug police officers alive. She was completely insane and inhuman!
She even established her own drug manufacturing laboratory, producing high-purity drugs that far surpass those on the market. Her name frequently appears in national anti-drug history propaganda materials.

For most children, a mother represents warmth, affection, and love, but for Zhou Chen, the word means curse, sin, and hell.

When he was eight years old, the family of the victim from that year somehow found the orphanage and almost slit his throat with a knife.

"Your mother is a demon, and so are you! If it weren't for you, you little beast, your mother would have been in hell long ago!"

Zhou Chen did not cry.

And he knew that no one would sympathize with him. Because that's what many people thought too.

His birth saved his mother, who should have died.

Therefore, Zhou Chen's life was destined to run counter to the concepts of light, humanity, and justice.

Until he was fourteen, he became a reincarnator...

In terrifying dungeons, strength is everything.

He worked tirelessly to become stronger, joined the Bloodthirsty Team, and became Blood Lord's most capable general.

The reason for joining the Bloodthirsty Team was simple: Blood Lord was unconventional in his selection of talent, and because he could implant soul imprints, he never considered the character of reincarnators. After all, his headquarters had plenty of criminals with prior convictions. Here, Zhou Chen wouldn't feel excluded or alienated.

……

The Heart-Eating Gu was frantically gnawing at Zhou Chen's body, causing his skin to ulcerate and his flesh to be corroded.

Shirakawa Rin watched with satisfaction as he gradually broke down.

"Soon, you will become nourishment for the Gu worms."

however--

Zhou Chen's charred fingers suddenly moved.

He slowly raised his head, a ferocious smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Shirakawa...do you really think...I'll let you do whatever you want with me?"

Shirakawa Rin was stunned: "What?!"

The next second—

"Pfft!"

Zhou Chen suddenly raised his hand, his five fingers like knives, and stabbed directly into his own wound!

"Ugh—!"

He forcefully dug out the Heart-Eating Gu!

"You... how could you possibly break free?!" Shirakawa Rin exclaimed in shock as he stepped back.

Zhou Chen stood up unsteadily, but laughed wildly.

Beneath his skin, countless blood-red runes emerged! At the same time, the Gu worm was burning!

"Blood Sacrifice - Burning Curse!"

"boom--!"

Zhou Chen rushed forward and hugged Shirakawa Rin tightly!
Then, his body burst into flames!
Blood turned into flames!
He wants to die together with Shirakawa Rin!

The flames instantly engulfed Shirakawa Rin!

This is no ordinary flame; it can burn a person to a crisp in an instant!

There was absolutely no time to react!
It's impossible for Shirakawa Rin to command the paper doll to kill Qin Mei at this time!
Just then, Yu Tianlun and his group suddenly entered the Black Crow Hotel!

At this moment, all the paper figures on Qin Mei fell to the ground!

Before me were two humanoid figures reduced to charred remains!

"No, Zhou Chen!"

Qin Mei rushed to Zhou Chen's side, who had turned to charcoal, and hugged him despite his burning body!

At that moment, she suddenly looked at the Nirvana team, and then at...

Xu Yinqiu!
"Please!" Qin Mei knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily. "Please save Zhou Chen! I'm begging you! I'll give you anything, everything from my Reincarnator watch, even my life!"

Zhou Chen is still breathing!

The best evidence is that the reincarnation system did not provide any written notification of his death!
"That's Zhou Chen?" Yu Tianlun looked at Zhou Chen, who had been reduced to charred remains, and found it hard to believe that such a talented shaman could die like this.

"What a joke!" Xu Yinqiu sneered, "Even if we kill you and get the Blood Key, the contents inside will still be ours, won't they?"

“No.” Yu Tianlun shook his head and said, “Save Zhou Chen.”

"Huh?" Xu Yinqiu was stunned.

"Save him, then put him in magic-suppressing shackles," Yu Tianlun quickly ordered. "He's useful to us if he's alive."

Xu Yinqiu gritted her teeth and finally walked up with no choice but to release the incantation halo.

The incineration curse of blood sacrifice, this kind of witchcraft, definitely has higher priority in the reincarnation system than the healing aura of incantation. However, Zhou Chen is now seriously injured, so the blood pact has been terminated. Therefore, as long as Xu Yinqiu continues to heal with the incantation aura, it is still possible to keep Zhou Chen barely alive.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Qin Mei, standing to the side, was immediately filled with gratitude. "Don't worry, once he comes back to life, if you try to kill me, I will never..."

“I won’t kill you,” Yu Tianlun replied. “If you die, the demon inside you will be released. It’s better for you to live.”

“His life can only be saved temporarily,” Xu Yinqiu said. “He will die immediately once my incantation aura is turned off.”

Yu Tianlun squatted down. Zhou Chen, whose body was charred black, still had little breath left.

The injuries were far too severe; even with only LV2 healing, he could barely stay alive. To survive, he had to return quickly, and the reincarnation system would rapidly heal all his injuries and curses.

Yu Tianlun's rescue of Zhou Chen was certainly not out of a saintly heart. Even after repelling Crimson and Shadow Blade, the Bloodthirsty Team's headquarters remained intact. Future battles with the Bloodthirsty Team were still a possibility. Therefore, he needed more information about them.

Even assuming Zhou Chen's current state constitutes suicide, his death wouldn't yield the Bloody Key. Therefore, disregarding intelligence, we must revive him and then kill him to obtain the key!

Just then, a piece of carbonized material nearby began to wriggle slowly.

Liu Yan suddenly noticed that thing.

"Wait, that's..."

The next moment, it instantly transformed into a Gu worm and pounced towards Xu Yinqiu!
(End of this chapter)