Chapter 7: The Poison Named Jealousy

Asou Yuri quickly ascended the steps, simultaneously aiming her weapon at the ferocious man while shielding the violin woman behind her.

Sitting on the steps, Jiang Xia saw this scene and couldn't help speaking: "That woman is the Tooth Blood Vampire, don't be fooled."

"What?"

Asou Yuri's heart suddenly missed a beat, and she quickly looked back.

A massive octopus tentacle instantly lunged at her.

Bang!

It wants to run.

Asou Yuri rubbed her chest, then pulled a visibly deformed steel plate from the side of her clothing.

"You go back first, I have other business," Jiang Xia ordered, and, like the Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire, also vanished into the pitch-black night.

A huge spider web unfolded from the foot of the monster-transformed Jiang Xia and kept expanding; the pure white silk writhed, directly encircling Gong Ze Tong.

My goddess!

Although the weapon's attack force was strong, there was little chance to hit; instead one had to constantly watch the opponent's incoming tentacles, like holding an umbrella in a storm—any slip could be blown away.

"Wait!"

Swoosh!

The deformed steel plate was thrown by Asou Yuri onto the ground, emitting a crisp sound.

The previously handsome face was instantly taken over by a head that was both spider-like and horse-like,

Scales interlaced over the whole body, the slender arms turned into thick claws, the elongated eyes glowed crimson, cold and cruel.

And the woman who had been standing screamed in agony, her form uncontrollably reverting to the Tooth Blood Vampire's true body.

Bang!

Yuri was hit, and at the same time all the water splashes in the area were flung into the air, instantly forming a thin mist.

The exploding water droplets turned into rain that fell from the sky.

Hong Yin also watched Asou Yuri's back and thought.

The deep red octopus limb instantly surged, indiscriminately attacking everything around.

The Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire seized the chance; the lower half, originally formed by octopus limbs, suddenly opened, and through constant twisting became a wheel, as if riding a motorcycle.

Clearly, in human form her name is Gong Ze Tong.

"What do we do now?" Asou Yuri looked at Jiang Xia, waiting for orders.

Asou Yuri missed a chance, and could only watch Jiang Xia disappear helplessly.

"Is this your job?"

As an aquatic-class Tooth Blood Vampire, she feels especially relaxed wherever there is water,

and this place is already deep within the city's underground pipes,

not only rich in water sources but also crisscrossed with passages, truly the most reassuring spot for her.

It suddenly let out a horrible scream, and the wildly flailing tentacles stalled at once.

A melodious horse whinny was heard

Four hooves struck the ground, charging forward.

And behind him, the original spider silk had already vanished; Gong Ze Tong lay silently in the murky sewage of the drain.

Its head seemed formed by twisted tentacles, and the tentacles constantly oozed slime that dripped slowly onto the ground.

Having come this far, those damned humans should be nowhere to be found.

Bang!

A steel-reinforced whip sprayed juices on the Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire, forcing it to retreat two steps.

Jiang Xia reached out and pulled the fallen Yuri up.

In a dim sewer, Gong Ze Tong clutched her chest hard, limping and leaning against the wall, barely moving forward.

Raising her head, the once beautiful and elegant violinist had become a wholly deep‑red, hideously ugly humanoid octopus,

Over one meter eighty tall, its body covered with twisted tentacles, the suction cups on the tentacles turned into eyes, looking especially terrifying.

A bullet infused with Jiang Xia's power turned into a spider, successfully striking the fleeing Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire, and that spider kept advancing deeper into the vampire.

"That woman, I will never let her go," Gong Ze Tong said through clenched teeth,

The white long dress she had worn for violin performances was now stained black by the sewer sludge, emitting a constant foul stench.

"Are you okay!"

It was just now that it blocked the Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire's indiscriminate heavy blow.

"No, no, no, I still want to avenge that woman!"

If Asou Yuri hadn't brought armor today, if she hadn't possessed a vengeful heart and persisted, Jiang Xia thought there was an eighty‑nine percent chance she would have fled in panic.

"No, ordinary people facing them are just courting death," Asou Yuri said, "You go quickly, this place is unsafe."

Jiang Xia gave no reply, only pinched the air with her right hand, causing the spider that had been lurking in her body to explode instantly,

And she apparently hadn't noticed that, as she carefully moved forward,

Under the chest she was covering, a colorful spider kept crawling beneath her skin.

Asou Yuri changed her previous tactic, striking the steel whip's impact point repeatedly at the same spot,

With Jiang Xia's continuous gunfire interference on the side, the once powerful Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire gradually showed signs of decline.

Saying that, Asou Yuri also ran toward the place where Jiang Xia had vanished.

But Jiang Xia could see that the energy inside the Octopus Tooth Blood Vampire kept flowing toward its lower limbs, as if preparing something.

Swoosh!

Jiang Xia raised her right hand, the colorful power on her body flashed away, and she pulled the trigger aimed at it.

Gongze Tong stood up, looking at the harmless man before her and said.

But such mist could not block Jiang Xia's gaze, as she looked at the octopus tooth blood vampire that was already half‑human, half‑demon.

"My name is Hong Yin Ye; I too was drawn over by that violin sound, but I never expected to be able to witness an unforgettable scene."

It felt the pain, let out a miserable shriek, then without looking back fled into the pitch‑black night.

"It's you, that guy from the street a few days ago!" Asou Yuri looked at him in surprise.

Asou Yuri's way of using the whip is obviously inferior to the octopus's.

"How could you be here? You're just an ordinary human; how could you possibly track me down?"

Asou Yuri stood alone in the artificially created heavy rain, gripping her weapon tightly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Who knows?" Jiang Xia chuckled lightly.

"It's fine; good thing I had steel plates installed beforehand."

Several scarlet tentacles tried to pierce the spider silk, but each time one was cut, more spider silk wrapped around, until she was completely bound, then it stopped.

The fountain originally flowing beneath the steps was instantly shattered by this blow.

Gongze Tong exhaled lightly, paying no heed to the surrounding filth, and sat down directly.

Indeed, Asou Yuri instantly realized that the spot where the bullet had just struck was its weakness.

"Are you a Spider Fang Vampire?" Gongze Tong felt intense pain inside her body, trembling as she stepped back, "We're of the same kind; you can't kill me, the king won't let you off."

A low, muffled sound slowly echoed from behind the collapsed stone pillar.

It was like prey caught in a spider's web, struggling desperately to no avail.

Originally, even if Jiang Xia hadn't appeared, she would have retreated, but she would have left voluntarily, not like now, being seriously wounded and powerless, sitting in the filthy sewer.

……

As long as she recovers her body and cooperates with her power, she could easily tear Asou Yuri to pieces.

"You're still the first person to see me like this." His sharp teeth kept clacking in Jiang Xia's mouth, producing a crisp scraping sound.

I will definitely figure it out!

And the man who had just been full of confusion was instantly terrified out of his wits by this scene, scrambling away on hands and knees.

Jiang Xia picked up her gun, aimed at the octopus tooth blood vampire's head and fired three shots in succession; the bright yellow bullets instantly struck the center of its brow.

And Jiang Xia's body suddenly became somewhat illusory, as a blurred blue horse appeared on her surface, wrapping her in a monstrous guise.

Jiang Xia returned to human form, her face still bearing a hint of enjoyment.

"Could you tell me the truth of this world?" Hong Yin Ye said.

"Really makes me have to search hard, Gongze Tong; this must be your human name, right?" Jiang Xia glanced at the figure leaning against the octopus tooth blood vampire and said.

"Looks like this time I'll have to write a proper report." Jiang Xia looked at the park in utter disarray and said.

Those dark‑colored secretions gave off a foul stench, like the juice of rotted octopus mixed with crushed seaweed.

"Jealousy is something everyone feels, but hurting others because of jealousy is a bit excessive."

Gongze Tong could only helplessly watch that departing back, allowing her body to vanish into the sewage.

(End of chapter)