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Chapter 123 Gu Master
—What is that?
Zhou You carried his sword, but did not rush out. Instead, he turned sideways, hiding in the shadows of the house, and then peered outside.

He was taken aback when he finally looked.

Outside, three bloodied and mangled figures were scratching at the wooden door. Despite their bodies being almost completely rotten, their strength was unbelievable. Under their scratching, the door latch was already teetering on the brink of collapse, as if it would be breached at any moment.

Where have I traveled to? Raccoon City or New Las Vegas?
Zhou You took a deep breath, then silently took a few steps back and hid in the shadows.

Then, the muscles tensed, ready to strike.

A few minutes later, the rotten wooden door was finally breached by the zombies, who rushed out, but suddenly paused when they entered.

There was no one inside, only a headless corpse lying on the ground.

...where are the people?
These things, with their fragmented minds, are incapable of thinking about anything too complex. They simply stare blankly around, trying to find something unusual or the murderer of their companion.

Immediately.

The murderer appeared just as they had hoped!

— Zhou You suddenly leaped out from the blind spot of these zombies!

The sword strike transformed into a crescent moon-like arc, its sharp light sweeping across and instantly splitting the head of one of the zombies in two!
With its sharpness and evil-dispelling properties, the decaying skull was almost indistinguishable from a piece of rotten wood.

The next moment, a fat worm crawled out of the brain, but Zhou You, who had been through this before, immediately changed from slashing to thrusting, and directly tore the thing apart.

Only then did the other two creatures finally react. Those faces, also filled with the despair of death, turned to Zhou You, their swollen, dark mouths emitting a silent scream.

Then, the two decaying corpses pounced on them—

The speed was unbelievably fast!

At this moment, Zhou You exhausted his sword momentum, so he chose to lift his foot and kick out with all his might!

But he soon discovered...

—This thing is so hard!

The sensation coming from the soles of his feet was not the touch of a human body, but rather a feeling as if it were dead wood. The force of the shock even made Zhou You's feet go numb in waves.

However, Zhou You wasn't one to stick to his guns. He lightly tapped his toes a few times to create distance between himself and the two zombies, and then spoke the truth.

"Om".

The two zombies froze in place. At that moment, Zhou You pushed off with his feet and lunged directly into the arms of one of the zombies.

At that moment, the creature had just recovered from its shock and immediately raised its claws to strike—but the blade of the Demon-Slaying Sword had already pierced its jaws from below, then twisted forcefully—

The zombie's brain, along with the worms inside, immediately turned into a pile of rotten bits.

—At this point, only one remains.

However, the last one did not retreat but advanced, and its speed was even several times faster than before—as if in the blink of an eye, its pale claws were already close to him!

Zhou You took a deep breath, then swung his sword horizontally. A flash of cold light, barely visible to the naked eye, appeared, and when he looked again, the zombie's vision was suddenly reversed.

Then he drew his sword, turned around, and thrust it down.

The worm that crawled out of the skull was immediately beheaded, but it was not dead for a while. Between the swaying head, a lifelike human face appeared.

That was the face of the living corpse lying on the ground.

Even their expressions were the same: pained, distorted, frantic, and filled with deep despair.

—Judging from its appearance, it seems to be begging for mercy.

But Zhou You didn't hesitate at all; he took a step forward without hesitation and crushed it into the dust.

At this point, all four zombies had been killed.

Zhou You exhaled a slight breath of stale air, then looked up.

Outside the window, the moon was just high in the sky. The night was still long, and it seemed I was in for a busy night if I wanted to escape.

He shook his head and walked out of the house.

Just like the room itself, everything that could be seen and felt was dilapidated and desolate.

This must be a long-abandoned village. The thatched houses have collapsed, and weeds cover the ground. There is not a sound of people or dogs in the whole house. Only faint, miserable howls can be heard from every corner.

Amidst the dappled shadows of the trees, it seemed as if countless undead monsters lurked within.

—This is truly hell from the very beginning.

—But I just don't know who the prey is and who the hunter is?

Zhou You grinned, then silently stepped into the shadows.
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In another corner of the village, in a slightly better shack.

A woman in a long robe was examining the Gu worms in the earthenware pot.

This woman's appearance... to put it nicely, it was passable; to put it bluntly, it was simply unbearable to look at—upturned nose, pockmarked face, thick lips, and everted eyes; at first glance, she looked like an inflated frog.

Even more terrifying, there were numerous protruding bumps moving around under her skin—it felt like countless insects were crawling on her, and just one look at it would send chills down your spine.

After selecting for a while, the woman took out a plump worm, licked it, and then nodded in satisfaction, as if a chef were tasting his dish.

"It feels alright, but it's a pity there's only one Human-Faced Gu left, so I can't get a better one to serve you."

Not far from her, a man dressed in a Taoist robe was trapped.

The man was covered in blood, clearly having been tortured—but that wasn't the most horrifying part.

The most terrifying thing is that the person's skull has disappeared, leaving the white brain tissue exposed to the air.

However, even so, this person still has to die.

He groaned, raised his head, and looked at the woman.

"Why? We were just attending a Dharma assembly and didn't recruit any of you, so why?"

The woman chuckled, but unlike the man's voice, it was like the buzzing of flies. Just hearing it made one feel nauseous.

"Why? It's simple. We're here to participate in the Dharma assembly, invited by Bodhi Temple to join this grand event."

"They're all together, why?"

Seeing the man's unwilling voice, the woman's voice became even more sarcastic.

"Actually... it's just that the temple has a limited number of spots. It's your fault for getting the invitations without knowing it—but you should also consider yourself lucky to have only encountered a nobody like me. At least I can just die after I'm done with him. If you had encountered one of those masters who came recently, you wouldn't even be able to die."

The woman said this without further ado and placed the worm on the man's exposed brain tissue.

Suddenly, a scream that sounded inhuman came from inside the room.

……

After a long while, the sound subsided.

When looked again, the man's face was devoid of any expression except fear. He wiped the blood and brain fluid from his face, then retrieved his skull from the table next to him and covered it up tightly.

The flesh and blood in the gaps fused together again, and when you looked at him again, he was no different from when he was alive.

The woman then laughed.

"Excellent, excellent! This is the last one. Now all we need to do is figure out how to find the token."

But before she could finish speaking, another man in black robes burst through the door.

"Junior sister, something terrible has happened! An accident has occurred!"

(End of this chapter)