Chapter 98: Scavenging (Please provide your first subscription!!!)

Ding!

In the villa corridor, two human shadows flashed past at an incredible speed.

A dagger and a rapier intersected in mid-air.

Then, the short dagger was completely overwhelmed by the long sword; a flash of Sword Light from the rapier flicked across the fake Hake's chest, as if piercing through a piece of hard cowhide.

Drops of fresh blood slid down from the sword blade.

Aaron stylishly performed a sword flourish, shook off the blood, and sighed with a tsk, "You've only just opened the first Sephira, right? The hardened defense of a 'Pupa' isn't enough... though, if you hadn't defended just now, you would have been disemboweled by me."

"Who exactly are you?"

The fake Hake holding the dagger hissed.

If one's credit was still intact, and one owed a large amount of debt while others also owed one a large sum, then by maneuvering around, one could usually manage to get by.

He stripped off the fake Hake's clothes, flipped them to the back, and saw a line of Scarlet blood.

Aaron nodded knowingly: "I am looking for some Occultism items on him; have you seen them, Madam?"

He uttered a word in Spirit World Language.

Mrs. Benjamin seemed like a walking corpse; it took a long time for her to come to her senses, and she whispered: "The money is in the desk drawer, and the key is in my pocket."

Mrs. Benjamin replied in a low voice.

The enemy opposite was too terrifying, even making him doubt who exactly was the 'Pupa' Extraordinary!

"Did your teacher not teach you that it is very dangerous to run away during a fight and expose your back to the enemy?"

Well, debt recorded in ledgers was quite popular at this time, which is why people in high society paid special attention to decency and credit.

"Awake, are you?"

The original Hark Benjamin instantly turned into another person, with rough features and a high bridge of the nose.

He let out a miserable shriek and turned to run.

"Jack, do you know him?"

This kind of thing, he really couldn't have made it without the Spirituality of a 'Pupa'.

But relying on the abilities of a 'Light Bearer', patching it up a bit was not much of a problem.

He muttered a complaint and went back to rummage through the clothes on Benjamin's body.

A blinding Light suddenly erupted before the eyes of the fake Hake, who was about to crash into the window and jump out to escape!

"He... he used to be Hark's Personal Manservant, later he was fired because he was greedy and had sticky fingers..."

Aaron bowed politely, untied Mrs. Benjamin, took the key from her hand, opened the drawer, and found a roll of paper banknotes inside, as well as scattered Shilling and penny coins, totaling about one hundred pounds.

"Damn it, not much money, and no gains in Extraordinary Items either..."

Aaron opened the bedside table and, sure enough, found a Secret drawer; he didn't even look at the securities and property deeds inside.

It seemed to be some kind of parchment, but it was written in 'Spirit World Language':

'We are worker bees, brave worker bees...'

"I once saw him hide some things in the Secret cabinet by the bed..." Mrs. Benjamin whispered, not knowing if she was suffering from Stockholm syndrome.

Aaron went over and pulled out her gag: "See? It has always been this stranger wearing your husband's skin living with you... I have avenged you and your husband, so the reward doesn't need to be much; just give me all the cash in the house."

Then, at the very bottom, he discovered a few torn pages.

Aaron sighed, and his feet suddenly exploded with the speed of a leopard.

Clearly, he was terrified and wanted to abandon everything here; as long as he could escape, he would preserve his own life!

"It's not something an ordinary person can unlock; it requires the participation of Spirituality..."

"Mr. Robber, are you looking for Jack's things?"

Just by reading a little, Aaron felt a certain mental erosion, trying to lure him into obsession.

"Heh heh..."

On the other side, Mrs. Benjamin saw this scene, and her worldview simply collapsed; she didn't react for a long time.

"No wonder he could disguise himself so successfully."

Under Aaron's description, the fake Hake opposite suddenly broke down.

'Grow up quickly, grow up quickly, remember... to listen to Mother...'

Mrs. Benjamin stretched her limbs, looked at the corpse of Jack on the ground, and almost wanted to vomit.

'We are worker ants, diligent worker ants...'

"And this human skin... you should still have an assistant, or rather, a mentor..."

Because once credit went bankrupt, a large number of creditors would come to make a run on one, and then one would often not be far from true bankruptcy.

The former Olivia was such a master of skinning!

And Aaron also had a copy of the 'Pupa' Secret Transmission left behind by the other party!

"Ah!"

She discovered she was tied to a chair with a rag stuffed in her mouth, and couldn't help but struggle.

Pfft!

Immediately, a slender rapier plunged directly into Hake's back, piercing through the defense of the 'Pupa' and stabbing into his heart.

Aaron dragged the fake Hake's corpse in front of Mrs. Benjamin, and regardless of her hateful and fearful expression, he smiled: "I'll perform a magic trick for you!"

"Well, although there are wounds on both the back and the chest, if I repair them, it should still be wearable and can be sold as half an Extraordinary Item!"

Aaron had also read the 'Pupa' Secret Transmission; at this moment, a bit of Spirituality flowed into the gaps of the scars, acting like a lubricant, and 'peeled' off a thin layer of human skin.

Mrs. Benjamin smelled the smelling salts again and opened her eyes.

"Light!"

He was absolutely certain that the person opposite was also an Extraordinary, but he had no idea what the other party's path was.

Aaron looked at the integrity of the human skin and could not help but feel quite satisfied.

Aaron asked curiously.

A powerful body, exquisite Swordsmanship, and even more terrifyingly... it seemed to know him very well!

This made him almost think he had encountered a natural predator!

"We gestate within the Pupa, the cocoon is dark yet warm..."

The fake Hake collapsed, blood foam constantly spilling from his mouth, his eyes looking as if he had seen a Demon!

However, he was indeed only an Extraordinary who had opened the First Primordial Substance; once his vitals were pierced, his vitality dissipated rapidly, and soon his body twitched, then stopped moving altogether.

"Many thanks!"

As a merchant, the most valuable things are often real estate, stocks and bonds, collected antiques and artworks, and debt Contracts with other merchants.

However, this could at most confuse some unprepared ordinary people; it had no effect on him whatsoever: "As expected of the Secret Transmission of the 'Pupa', although it is quite incomplete... it is still a good item for trade."

A trace of a smile played on Aaron's lips; although it was hidden beneath his mask and the person opposite could not see it, they could hear his mocking tone: "This skinner's craftsmanship is poor; to think they left such a large flaw on the back... You should know, an experienced skinner starts from the top of the head, peeling back the scalp and pouring in mercury to obtain a relatively complete work... while a true master skinner starts from the mouth, eyes, and other places that already have openings, peeling off human skin that is flawless; that is the true work of art!"

Ever since discovering that the Secret Transmissions from a thousand years ago all seemed to be hidden professions or involved some kind of secret, Aaron had not wanted to trade away the Light of Redemption paths he possessed.

The one harvested just now is just right.

(End of chapter)