Chapter 7

Wang Wu saw obvious burn marks on Zhu San Niang's hand after climbing up and running to stand before her.

Although only a small area, from the expression on Zhu San Niang's face it was clearly unpleasant.

"Are you okay, San Niang?" Wang Wu looked at Zhu San Niang, whose face still bore a pained expression, and asked cautiously.

"Still, still okay……" Zhu San Niang grinned, looking at Wang Wu, at this moment her eyes held a hint of fear, "Your body…… what's going on with your body?"

"Just now those two humans down there hit me with a Monster-exterminating Stone." Wang Wu replied: "I grabbed the stone with my hand; I originally thought it was just an ordinary Monster-detecting Stone, but only after I held it in my hand did I realize something was off."

"At that time I felt my hand hurting terribly, agonizing, and my stomach was churning, I felt like vomiting." Recalling that feeling, Wang Wu also felt lingering fear:

"But I didn't want to give myself away at the time, so I forced myself to hold onto it. After holding it for a while the feeling did improve a lot, but my stomach still felt uneasy."

"Later, those two saw I had no reaction, so they thought I was also human, apologized to me, and said they'd give me that Monster-exterminating Stone as compensation. Only then did I realize the thing they hit me with wasn't a Monster-detecting Stone but a Monster-exterminating Stone."

"After that, I was hiding silver there, they ambushed me from behind, and you killed them."

"Like that……" After hearing Wang Wu's full account, Zhu San Niang nodded. She wasn't as in pain as before; her expression relaxed considerably.

She took two steps forward, wanting to approach Wang Wu to examine him closely. But when Wang Wu saw her move, he hastily stepped back.

Seeing Zhu San Niang a bit puzzled, Wang Wu explained: "I just touched that thing with my hand; if you get too close, will something happen?"

"Shouldn't be." After hearing that, Zhu San Niang smiled, then took another step forward. Immediately, she bent her upper human half down and stretched out a hand toward Wang Wu.

Of course, compared to before her movements were much more cautious; evidently she was also a bit afraid.

She carefully extended her hand toward Wang Wu, lightly touched him, then immediately retracted it.

"No, no problem." Zhu San Niang nodded, then extended her hand again and touched him. This time she didn't pull back, but directly grabbed Wang Wu and lifted him up.

Zhu San Niang is a giant spider demon; after all, she bears the surname "Spider," so she obviously couldn't be any other kind of demon.

Her "true form" isn't really a true form in the full sense; it's an incomplete transformation. Many demons are like this, retaining part of their human shape even after assuming their true form.

Because this is relatively more convenient and also less painful.

When Zhu San Niang assumes her true form, she stands about six meters tall, close to seven meters. On a huge spider's thorax and abdomen sits a splendid female figure over four meters tall.

After being grabbed by Zhu San Niang and brought before her, Wang Wu also noticed his palm. Only then did he discover: that thing had indeed caused him some harm.

In the center of the palm that had previously gripped the Monster-exterminating Stone, a dark spot could be seen.

"Did you grab that Monster-exterminating Stone with this hand?" Zhu San Niang also noticed the condition of Wang Wu's right palm and asked.

"Yes." Wang Wu nodded, "But it's still okay."

He likewise noticed Zhu San Niang's hand, especially her middle finger, which, like his right palm, showed some darkening. Moreover, unlike his right hand, that small area was clearly burnt.

"Really no problem, Niang?" Wang Wu looked at Zhu San Niang's fingers, asking with some concern.

"It's fine, I pulled my hand back quickly." Zhu San Niang set Wang Wu back on the ground, lightly scraping his cheek with her thumb, "Just cut away the burnt flesh and it'll be fine, no problem."

"Sorry, Niang." Wang Wu apologetically said, "When I go to the human town, I'll buy you more rouge and powder to bring back; is there anything else you'd like?"

"Just come back early." Zhu San Niang said with a smile; this time she didn't oppose Wang Wu going to the human town after all. After all, Wang Wu had already demonstrated his ability.

Even the Monster-exterminating Stone could do nothing to him, merely causing a slight blackening of his palm—this is already no ordinary demon.

This guy, his luck is indeed good—he actually managed to awaken such a divine ability.

"Mm, that's natural." Wang Wu also laughed, nodding at Zhu San Niang. Afterwards, he walked again to the edge of the big pit and jumped down.

The two people whose midsections were pierced by the pincers now had more breath coming in than going out, but their vitality remained surprisingly tenacious, and their minds were perfectly clear.

The mole-faced man no longer uttered screams; he simply gazed calmly at the sky until Wang Wu's figure appeared in his view.

Meanwhile, his brother beside him, the man without a mole, seemed to have fallen into a fantasy brought on by immense mental pressure from being near death.

His mouth trembled as it opened and closed, murmuring low words that Wang Wu couldn't understand at all.

Or perhaps some kind of incantation.

"You…… you…… cough cough……"

When Wang Wu's figure appeared and landed beside him, the mole-faced man strained to turn his head, looking at him, and coughed up a large mouthful of fresh blood:

"Who…… who…… exactly……"

"I'm a human, old fellow."

Wang Wu looked at him, replied, and at the same time laughed.

Although this was Wang Wu's first time seeing such a bloody scene—bloodshed happening to a living person—his heart remained unmoved.

Because in Wang Gu Lin the lonely souls and wild ghosts basically, from time to time, replay for him how they died in life and how miserable their deaths were.

Looking at the strange smile on the man before him, seeing the two rows of white teeth revealed when he laughed, an inexplicable fear suddenly fell upon the heart of the man about to die.

He began to tremble, violently trembling, just like his brother beside him.

"Oh dear, this clothing can't be used anymore."

Afterwards, he again heard that man's voice, tinged with a hint of regret.

"I thought you were going to have an accident, so I was a bit anxious and directly nailed these two through." At that moment, another voice sounded in Elder Li's ear.

But he didn't see what the voice's owner looked like; he only saw several legs dropping from the air, stepping into the pit, those legs covered in sharp spines, just like spider legs.

"It's fine, it's fine." Wang Wu waved his hand, "There are quite a few dead people here; just grab a few pieces of clothing and put them on."

(End of chapter)