Chapter 34: The Great Terror

Niu Niu excitedly grabbed Fang Yue's hand.

"Ye Ge, as long as you're here, there's heaven—you're my professional level-up coach… no, you're my golden thigh!"

Fang Yue's face darkened.

Fuck, why didn't I notice before—this guy has that kind of fetish.

Fang Yue quickly yanked his hand away, putting distance between them.

"Men and men must not touch!"

"No, Ye Ge, I just want to follow you! No other meaning!"

Niu Niu hurriedly explained, terrified Fang Yue would distance himself over this misunderstanding.

Follow me?

I can't even figure out how to follow myself.

Fang Yue tugged at his lips, saying nothing.

Niu Niu suddenly cried out, as if remembering something, and quickly asked: "By the way, Ye Ge, what state is the Curse? How do you remove it? And how do I reattach my right hand and heart?"

Without the Analysis Pupil, the status bar shows only the status name—no explanation at all.

So Niu Niu had no idea what the Curse's effects were; if Fang Yue didn't explain, he'd have to ask the Captains or other strong ones for clarity.

Fang Yue gave a simple explanation and showed his right hand.

"That's it? It just recovers when time's up?"

Niu Niu found it unbelievable—it was too easy! He'd been terrified half to death for nothing.

But why couldn't he see the countdown Fang Yue mentioned?

Without the Analysis Pupil, Niu Niu knew nothing about these details; Fang Yue couldn't help him, so Niu Niu could only guess he'd recover in 24 hours—two days—just like Fang Yue.

He pressed his severed hand against his stump, and immediately a -1 health loss prompt appeared above his head.

At the same time, the wound on his arm didn't itch—it burned with sharp pain.

By the light of the Human Soul Torch, he looked down and his face turned grim.

His severed arm was rotting, oozing foul pus.

This was completely different from what Fang Yue described.

Is this really something that just fixes itself when time's up?

Seeing Niu Niu turn pale, Fang Yue quickly comforted him: "Maybe it's because the wound's too big—try your heart?"

Niu Niu set down his hand and shoved his heart into his chest.

But the heart didn't fit the palm-sized gap—it was as if the hollow in his chest had suddenly grown larger, or some corrosive force had eaten away the surrounding flesh.

"Y-Ye Ge!"

Niu Niu looked at Fang Yue in panic; Fang Yue spread his hands.

"I don't know either."

"But your right hand was…"

"Niu Niu, people's physiques can't be generalized—you saw how I killed a Weird in a fit of rage. Can you do that?"

Fuck! You can get angry over that?

Niu Niu shook his head: "I can't."

"So if you want to live, you'll have to find Hong Dafu or the Captains to take a look."

The Captains…

The closest one I remember is… Chen Fu!

Thinking of Chen Fu, Niu Niu suddenly remembered something important.

"By the way, Ye Ge, I got so excited I forgot to ask—how did you come back? You were way ahead of me before, carrying that guy who froze up—where is he?"

"Dead."

Fang Yue spoke briefly.

Earlier, Fang Yue had indeed fled with the man, running fast—never once turning back to help Niu Niu fight the Weird.

After putting some distance between them, Fang Yue had dropped the paralyzed teammate and let him run on his own.

The guy was a little fatty; carrying him was too exhausting.

They ran in sequence, and when they reached Chen Fu, Fang Yue noticed…

At Chen Fu's gate hung a human head.

On the ground lay a corpse, split into four or five pieces.

The head was Chen Mu's.

The corpse was Shi Wuliao's.

Fang Yue's pupils shrank instantly; cold dread crawled up his spine, making him shiver.

Chen Mu—the head of Gu Yue Cun's Team Three! The one who taught him Blade Technique and Heart Method—dead like this! Silent, unremarked, killed at his own doorstep!

Fuck!

Fang Yue's first reaction was to turn and flee.

But before he could move, the little fatty beside him suddenly screamed—his voice loud enough for the entire Chen Fu to hear.

"It's, it's Shi Wuliao! He's dead!"

The moment Fang Yue heard him shout, he knew disaster was coming—his soul nearly fled his body.

Without thinking, he violently retreated.

Barely had he fled when he saw the little fatty's body suddenly split into four or five pieces—he couldn't even scream before dying on the spot, a terrifying crimson number floating above his head.

1161!

Fuck!

Full health one-shot!

Damage overflowed tenfold!

Fang Yue was stunned—he dared not linger for even half a second.

He ran like mad, not even looking back, using every ounce of strength he had.

Whether because he retreated fast or because the strange thing didn't want to leave Chen Fu, Fang Yue barely escaped with his life.

Recalling what had just happened, his legs were still shaking.

Fuck, I didn't even have 1000 HP! I only had 200 HP! If that attack—whose method I couldn't even see—hit me, it would've one-shot me in an instant!

Clutching his wildly pounding heart, Fang Yue oriented himself and realized he'd run almost all the way back to where he'd parted from Niu Niu—up ahead, faint flames and the sounds of battle still lingered.

"No way… Niu Niu didn't die?"

Fang Yue found it unbelievable, then thought harder.

If Niu Niu didn't die, that meant the strange thing he fought was garbage?

Time to steal the kill!

Fang Yue crept forward in the dark, thinking to himself.

If Niu Niu was dead when he got there, he'd step in and kill the strange thing.

If Niu Niu was still alive, he'd protect him.

"Protecting my boss is my duty! Killing the strange thing is the best protection!"

When Fang Yue finally crept back into the dark, he saw Niu Niu and the strange thing locked in combat.

Fang Yue's face lit up with joy.

Niu Niu's 3.7 Yu Li was holding its own against this strange thing—then my intervention would be a sure thing!

I'm here to protect my boss!

He quietly picked up a torch and seized his chance to strike from ambush.

But once he jumped in, he burst into tears of regret—he realized he'd been wrong; this strange thing was no ordinary foe.

Niu Niu hadn't fought the strange thing for long—he'd simply run fast, dragging it out for a long time, and only finally engaged when Fang Yue returned.

What happened next, everyone knows.

Of course, Fang Yue wouldn't tell Niu Niu about his inner calculations—only relayed the key details.

I, Fang Yue, never betray people!

Professional high-level player—guaranteed reputation!

After hearing Fang Yue's simplified account, Niu Niu stared in shock.

"Holy shit! There's a strange thing in Chen Fu? Captain Chen is dead? Shi Wuliao is dead? And you're the only one who got out?"

The information overload was too much—Niu Niu couldn't process it all at once.

After a long moment, he finally grasped what it all meant, and looked at Fang Yue with a strange expression.

"Ye Ge… do you think Gu Yue Cun has already been overrun by strange things?"

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