Chapter 718

【Book of Repentance】

Quality: Pale Gold

Type: Mission Item

Effect: After using this item, the completion degree of this Talent Awakening mission +8%

Prompt: This item disappears after leaving this derived world.

Prompt: This item is an exclusive drop item from Resentful Orphan Hughes.

Score: None

Brief: Being able to obtain it not only means you have completed the Talent Awakening mission very well, but it is also a manifestation of strength.

Su Xiao used the 【Book of Repentance】, and the mission completion degree increased from 34% to 42%. As for what the final mission completion degree is, it still requires a comprehensive judgment after a few hours.

Even so, Su Xiao guessed that the mission completion degree would not reach 100%, but he had already done everything he could.

Su Xiao carried the scorching heat and walked toward Ryudou Temple. He had once promised the old priest that he would open the spirit-dispersing barrier of Ryudou Temple.

One hour later, Su Xiao returned to the wasteland at the foot of the mountain.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was lying in the wild grass, barked. Su Xiao waved at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Just as he wanted to meet up with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Matou Sakura, and others, his footsteps suddenly stopped. There were other things in the wild grass near Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

"Ha!"

This voice was extremely weak, as if it would stop breathing in the next second.

"Kill you? That won't do. You can't die before entering the Pool of Eternal Life, hehehe."

"Fresh and tender flesh, really hope..."

"Take your claws away, this human is fodder for the Pool of Eternal Life."

Arguments came. Su Xiao stepped on the ground, and his whole body climbed onto the outside of the Rendong Temple wall, with only half his head poking over the wall.

After seeing the scene in front of him clearly, Su Xiao's pupils constricted, and he subconsciously hid his head back behind the wall.

At this moment, the scene behind the wall was a bit shocking. Su Xiao wasn't scared by the shocking scene, but by the sheer number of enemies.

Behind the wall was an open courtyard. There were hundreds of people in the courtyard. These people were shirtless and busy in the open space.

Judging from their temperament and appearance, there were civilians, merchants, and perhaps other professions among these people. They looked different, with different heights and weights, but they had one thing in common: their heads were full of red 'incense scars,' the same as the 'incense scars' of the previous Resentful Monk.

If one looked closely, they would find that those weren't incense scars, but that the scalp was often pierced from the inside, naturally generating this kind of red scar, similar to the principle of getting ear piercings.

It seemed that the situation inside Rendong Temple was different from what Su Xiao had expected. It wasn't a large group of monks. The young monk he encountered earlier should be an ascetic monk, which could be guessed from the severely worn clothes on the other party's knees.

How could an ascetic monk who often kowtowed and spoke gently turn into a so-called Resentful Monk?

After seeing the situation in front of him clearly, Su Xiao knew what was going on. Not only that ascetic monk, but the hundred or so enemies in the open space at this time should also have been transformed from ordinary people.

Judging from the actions and eyes of these people, they hadn't lost their minds or been controlled, but had already accepted their current appearance.

These hundred or so shirtless people were busy in the open space. Several large iron cages were placed at the edge of the open space, with dozens of ordinary people with terrified expressions and slightly trembling bodies locked inside.

These ordinary people didn't scream, nor did they make meaningless pleas for mercy. Some women among them were holding their mouths tightly, crying silently. This was a reaction that would only appear after seeing an extremely terrifying scene. They didn't even have the courage to cry out.

In the center of the courtyard was a magic circle. This magic circle was very special, not outlined with dye or blood, but drawn with a kind of white powder.

There was a large amount of magic power under Rendong Temple, and this white powder could draw out the magic power underground and form a magic circle.

This magic circle was circular overall, about five meters in diameter. Because the magic power supply was extremely abundant, the magic circle appeared very three-dimensional.

Su Xiao used the Apostle's Eye to check the data of a shirtless middle-aged man. He wanted to confirm his previous guess.

【Comparing intelligence attributes of both sides... Comparison complete, our intelligence is 2 times that of the enemy, obtaining 100% of the enemy's data.】

Data is as follows:

Name: Resentful Servant (Life Assimilation Degree 25%)

Category: Humanoid biological entity (Sentient being)

Health: 100%

Mana: 300/300

Strength: 39

Agility: 43

Stamina: 53

Intelligence: 30

Charm: 4

Skill 1: Evil Faith (Passive Lv. 10): Health +200, Willpower +5.

Skill 2: Bone Projection (Passive Lv. 10): Can locally project bones, Defense +7.

Skill 3: Life Assimilation (Active Lv. 18): Can increase 'Life Assimilation Degree' and restore health by devouring biological flesh. When 'Life Assimilation Degree' reaches 100%, the Resentful Monk will evolve.

Sure enough, it was roughly similar to what Su Xiao had guessed. Rendong Temple was not occupied by monks; 'Life Assimilation Degree' was the key to the transformation of these resentful biological entities.

And now, Su Xiao was witnessing the process of this transformation.

Several Resentful Servants walked to the iron cage where ordinary people were locked. The longing in their eyes was undisguised. They were longing for the flesh and blood of these humans. For some reason, they restrained this longing.

Squeak~

The iron cage door, full of rust and bloodstains, was opened. The ordinary people locked in the iron cage started to huddle toward the inside of the iron cage like frightened livestock.

A Resentful Servant walked into the iron cage, his eyes scanning these ordinary people hiding in the corner of the iron cage. Among them were workers from the working class and charming nightclub girls.

"This one, this one, and this one."

The Resentful Servant pointed out three ordinary people. The calves of those three started to tremble, their lips turning blue, clearly scared out of their wits.

"Don't, don't pick me. My son is still waiting for me at home. He can't be without me, he can't."

A young white-collar worker with a face full of despair finally couldn't bear the fear in his heart and started to shout loudly, his hands gripping the iron bars at the corner of the iron cage tightly. ===== CHAPTER 709 =====

Su Xiao found an uninhabited villa on the edge of Fuyuki City. He dragged his tired body and set up many warning devices around the villa.

Early morning, in the villa's bedroom, Su Xiao lay on the bed, with Matou Sakura standing beside him. She was using her clumsy little hands to help Su Xiao wrap bandages, her movements careful.

After Matou Sakura helped Su Xiao wrap the bandages on his arm, a rare smile appeared on her face.

Su Xiao raised his arm; he didn't know how many layers of bandages Matou Sakura had wrapped for him. His arm was already thicker than his leg.

"That's enough, go get some rest."

"En~"

Matou Sakura ran away. Only Su Xiao was left in the room. The previous battle caused him to be severely exhausted. Fortunately, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang fooled the honey badger. Once they fought, Su Xiao might not be the honey badger's opponent.

The Apostle's Eye floated in the room to keep watch. Su Xiao lay on the bed to recuperate. With nothing to do, he opened the derived world contact platform.

Big E (Solo): "What's the situation? Why is no one talking? Is it haunted?"

This message was sent three hours ago. After that, no one spoke on the derived world contact platform.

Christmas (Solo): "Are there... any living people left?"

A message suddenly popped up. After seeing this message, Su Xiao's pupils constricted, and he immediately began to edit a message.

Bai Ye (Solo): "Umbrella-less Brother?"

In less than a few seconds, Christmas, which is the Umbrella-less Brother, gave a reply.