Chapter 88: First, let off steam on an old man

Now,

The Niao zui yi sheng, having become a Summoned Creature,

Utilizing disease and fear, it gained great power.

Moreover,

It also possesses a special ability.

The more people it infects with disease, the more people fear it, and its strength will grow without limit!

Before this showdown, Steve had already caused the Niao zui yi sheng to infect millions of people!

At this moment,

Viewers from some African countries immediately realized.

"I said why did our Africa suddenly have an incurable plague the day before? It turns out it's all the Triumphant Alliance's doing!"

"To let the Niao zui yi sheng exert top combat power in the match, these hateful Triumphant Alliance people,

"They actually used the lives of millions of our Africans as a price!"

"They're too hateful, they don't even treat us as humans!"

"Why, why treat us like this, what have we done wrong?"

They were angry and sorrowful, complaining about the world's injustice.

However, viewers from some powerful nations immediately retorted,

"Hmph! What are you shouting about? The world is always ruled by the strong!"

"Now the Divine Ghost Killing Arena has descended; the law of the jungle will only become more obvious—fairness? Dream on!"

"Using the lives of your millions of Africans to exchange for Dragon Nation's loss in the fifth arena battle—this deal is profitable."

"Yo xi, that's right; being able to sacrifice one's life to stop Dragon Nation is an honor worth bragging about."

"You should not hate, but be grateful!"

It's none of their business, so they just look on indifferently.

Since the victims are not their own country, these viewers speak coldly without any guilt,

but instead feel it is entirely justified.

……

On the arena,

As soon as the strange Niao zui yi sheng appeared, the sky was covered in dark clouds.

A frightening aura permeated the surroundings.

The disease and fear from millions plus hundreds of thousands of on-site spectators,

allowed the Niao zui yi sheng's strength to reach an extremely terrifying level.

Even among global SSS-level Summoned Creatures, it ranks in the top three!

"Disobedient patients—only death can end your suffering…"

The Niao zui yi sheng walked toward Zhang Cheng, the wooden staff in its hand instantly turning into a sharp sickle,

Dragged along the ground, its immense weight carved a groove.

Step by step, even the dark clouds in the sky seemed to move with its steps.

Soon,

It arrived before Zhang Cheng.

Raising the sickle, it swung down fiercely!

A cold light flashed and vanished; the sickle's blade instantly reached the top of Zhang Cheng's head.

Just as it was about to fall,

Zhang Cheng remained unmoving, merely whispering,

"Summon—Ghost Skin Shadow, level……unknown!"

Crack!

The sickle cut from the top of Zhang Cheng's head down to his tailbone,

splitting him in two.

The Niao zui yi sheng looked satisfied.

But immediately after, when it saw Zhang Cheng's body flutter down to the ground like a sheet of parchment,

it couldn't help but grip the sickle in its hand tightly again.

"Cunning patient, indeed not so easy to deal with!"

The Niao zui yi sheng raised its head ferociously, seeking Zhang Cheng's trace again.

Only then did it discover,

that it had found itself in an unfamiliar space.

The previous Divine Ghost Killing Arena had turned into a remote mountain village.

All around were houses built of earth bricks and tiles.

The Niao zui yi sheng stood on a muddy path, perhaps because it had just rained, the road still a bit slippery.

Mud clung to the hem of its robe, like a plaster that couldn't be shaken off.

"Where is this?"

"Why am I here?"

The Niao zui yi sheng was filled with doubt.

But soon, it realized,

This should be a barrier created by the Dragon Nation's Summoned Creature.

To break the barrier, we must find the Dragon Nation's Summoned Creature and destroy it!

The embroidered shoes and the ghost marriage before were also like this!

"Hmph, these boring tricks again!"

Niao zui yi sheng entered the village along the road, and because it was already late, oil lamps were lit in many places of the village.

After walking a few steps, a hunchbacked old man blocked its path.

"Eh? What do you mean by your outfit? I've never seen it before; are you from elsewhere?"

The old man looked at Niao zui yi sheng, dissatisfaction showing through his wrinkled face.

Niao zui yi sheng was asked this, and countless questions instantly sprang up in its mind.

Is he talking to me?

Why does he have a human aura?

How could a human be in a place like this?

Could it be that he isn't afraid of me?

"Hehehe, sir, I'm a professional doctor."

Niao zui yi sheng gave a sinister smile and brushed it off, saying, "According to my professional judgment, I can tell at a glance that you're sick."

"Do you need me to check you out?"

"Don't worry, just need to remove a few body parts, and I guarantee you'll recover within half an hour!"

This is its nasty hobby.

Once the other party agrees to let it treat them, it will torture them to death in a cruel manner.

Based on the earlier observation, it has already determined that the old man is a human.

Since we can't find the Summoned Creature,

let's take out our anger on this old man first!

I didn't expect the old man to first be stunned, then delight showed in his eyes,

The next moment, he excitedly grasped Niao zui yi sheng's hand and said gratefully:

"Just removing a few body parts can make me recover?"

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"That's really thanks a lot!"

"Please be sure to treat my illness now!"

???

Niao zui yi sheng let out a soft "eh".

No, sir, you?

The Bird-beak doctor was completely dumbfounded.

This script seems a bit off from what it expected!

"I don't know which part to dismantle; do you think this would work?"

While saying that, I saw the old man's left hand pinching his right biceps, and with a release of palm strength,

he actually pulled off his entire right arm!

And not a drop of blood flowed!

The cross-section was unimaginably smooth.

Bird-beak doctor: "???"

"You're not human?"

"You're the one who's not human!"

The old man instantly lost his temper: "Take a look at your outfit, then look at my getup—how dare you say I'm not human?"

"Aren't you supposed to treat my illness? Stop spacing out and tell me how to do it!"

He, in an elder's tone, began to educate the Bird-beak doctor.

The Bird-beak doctor couldn't come to its senses for a moment.

It was still shocked by the old man's amazing feat of pulling out his arm bare-handed just moments ago.

No.

Is there something wrong with this old man!

"You also detach your leg!"

The Bird-beak doctor didn't believe it, thinking that was just an illusion just now.

As a result, I saw the old man easily detach his right leg, lift his head, and look toward the Bird-beak doctor.

"And then?"

The Bird-beak doctor fell silent.

"Speak up! What should we dismantle next?"

"Hey, why aren't you speaking? Aren't you a doctor?"

Watching the motionless Bird-beak doctor, the old man grew increasingly impatient, muttering under his breath,

"Hmph, with this level, you still have the nerve to call yourself a doctor."

"Really useless!"

The old man complained.

At this moment, an old woman with a cane walked up to his side.

"Old man, why are you still standing here?"

"It's already dark, the Shadow Puppet Show is about to start, and tonight is the main event."

The old lady said that, then suddenly noticed the old man holding her own leg in his hand, and immediately tapped his hand with her cane.

"What are you doing?"

"I told you not to randomly dismantle body parts; what if you can't put them back together?"

The old man felt a bit aggrieved, "It's not my fault; that guy pretended to be a doctor and claimed he could cure my illness."

"I think it's the one that's sick."

The old lady examined Niao Zui Da Fu's attire closely… it was indeed rather morbid.

"Let's go, let's go, hurry and watch the show; we'll deal with your illness later."

Soon, the two elders left the scene, walking along a mud path covered with charcoal ash toward the deep mountains.

To see the Shadow Puppet Show they mentioned.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong!"

Regaining his senses, Niao Zui Da Fu shook his head repeatedly,

"That old man's aura is clearly human, so why could he shed his limbs so easily?"

"Even the severed ends show no trace of blood."

"This is beyond what a human could do!"

It was the first time Niao Zui Da Fu encountered a phenomenon that even he could not explain.

At this moment, more villagers emerged from their houses, and many of them brushed past Niao Zui Da Fu,

yet few seemed to notice him.

It was as if the oddly dressed Niao Zui Da Fu was to them like air,

insignificant and unable to spark any interest.

Niao Zui Da Fu was perplexed.

He observed the villagers.

He eventually discovered that they were all heading toward the deep mountains.

Everyone's conversation revolved around the Shadow Puppet Show.

"Shadow Puppet Show?"

Niao Zui Da Fu didn't understand what it was,

"To locate the Summoned Creature of Dragon Nation and defeat it to leave this place, this so‑called Shadow Puppet Show is probably the key!"

"Besides, this village is strange; we must investigate it!"

Thinking that,

Niao Zui Da Fu planted his sickle into the ground, his gloved hand clutching the cross around his neck,

and recited an obscure incantation.

Pitch‑black mist coalesced around him into five silhouettes, each eventually taking the form of Niao Zui Da Fu.

However,

These Niao Zui Da Fu formed from black mist each bore a brown numeral atop their heads.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Although they are Niao Zui Da Fu, possessing independent thought and action, their strength does not reach SSS‑Rank.

"One two three, come with me to investigate this strange village."

"Four five six, follow the villagers and see what that so‑called Shadow Puppet Show really is!"

Niao Zui Da Fu gave the orders, and the other Niao Zui Da Fu nodded in agreement one after another.

Splitting up, efficiency naturally increased.

But the risk rose as well.

…

The village at night was unusually silent.

Although it was a summer night, the fields were void of frog croaks.

Everything was eerily quiet.

Niao Zui Da Fu, with San hao, almost surveyed half the village.

Without exception, every household's door was tightly shut, and he met a few villagers on their way to the Shadow Puppet Show.

When he asked them, it was like speaking to the deaf; no one responded.

"Little ones, where are you heading?"

After a hard search of half an hour, Niao Zui Da Fu finally met someone willing to communicate with him.

The only drawback was that the other was a still‑infantile little boy, looking about ten years old.

"Going to see the Shadow Puppet Show!"

The boy pointed toward the deep mountains,

and Niao Zui Da Fu asked the question in his mind, "What is the Shadow Puppet Show?"

"You still don't know?"

The boy wore a condescending expression toward the country bumpkin,

"The Shadow Puppet Show is a yellow cloth hung on a stage, then the shadows of the leather puppets are projected onto the cloth, performing a vivid and lively play."

"Got it?"

Niao Zui Da Fu shook his head, "I don't understand."

Little boy: "..."