Chapter 574: Initiate
The sound of munching and screaming came at the same time. The tester, along with the abnormal item in his stomach, was enveloped by the human skin. This creepy and cruel scene unfolded before Gao Ming's eyes. The other party moved so quickly that Gao Ming could barely warn the tester.
When the scream ended, the human skin stood up casually. Under the skin was flesh, hay and mud. The skin with a new face looked at Gao Ming before disappearing into the dark.
"We should mind our business and leave." Fu Shu didn't have the legs to run away on his own, so he was extremely nervous.
"All kinds of things are out now." Gao Ming turned and chose a different path. He moved through the alleys. When he was about ten meters from the village entrance, he was assaulted by the heavy stench of blood and rot. Gao Ming covered his mouth and slowed down. He hid in the dark.
The stone pillars at the entrance were stuck with flesh and blood. Eight Minor Xi Gods were hanged on the pillars. They were decapitated. They wore animal heads instead. They were propped up as if sinners were confessing their sins.
"It looks like the butcher won." One-third of the Minor Xi Gods were murdered. Gao Ming had a new understanding of the butcher's cruelty. The madman was strong and liked to torment others.
Fu Shu frowned with confusion, "The butcher wasn't like this. He was honest and kind. I picked him from a sea of consciousness. He was the only one I could leave the matters of killings to."
"I am more honest and kinder than he is." Gao Ming confirmed that the butcher had left. He was about to move forward when he heard someone chanting the sutra. It was a unique sound. It appeared to come from a child who had just learned how to speak. Gao Ming narrowed his eyes. He spotted a yellow weasel standing on the dirt road outside Dream Break Town. It wore human clothes and mimicked human behaviour. Its body leaned forward as it chanted, but it didn't dare to enter Dream Break Town.
"Wasn't that the weasel that asked me for money?"
"They are after the corpses of the Minor Xi Gods. For the people outside of town, the Minor Xi Gods are amazing resources. They contain the Xi God's blessing. The skin can be used as a sacrifice or be worn directly." When Fu Shu said these things, his eyes coloured with regret. He wanted to create a game similar to Perfect Life, but the game turned into a twisted hell.
The corpses on the pillar swayed along to the chanting. The weasel nearest to the entrance grew taller and stood straighter. It started to look more like a human. Even its clothes turned red.
"Their corpses are indeed useful." Gao Ming's intention frightened Fu Shu. He quickly stopped him, "Calm down! Stealing from the Xi God breaks the town rules. Do you wish to be kicked out of town like those weasels?"
Gao Ming approached the pillars. The weasels had stolen his money before. He had to get revenge. Blood dripped. Broken red threads bound around the Minor Xi Gods. The wedding presents were scattered around the muddy road. Despite the destruction, Gao Ming could hear people laughing. For the Minor Xi Gods, death merely meant returning to the Xi God's embrace.
"No wonder the butcher changed their heads. They were probably laughing when they died."
Gao Ming raised his arm at a Minor Xi God. Broken threads imbued with joy crawled towards his heart. They were like sharks that had smelled blood.
"They radiate joy, but they are extremely vicious. Even after death, they are such an annoyance." Gao Ming allowed the joy to enter his body. Normal people couldn't wait to escape from the joyful aura, but Gao Ming treated it as medicine. Once the joyful aura realised something was wrong and wanted to escape, the altar in his sleeve opened. The divine shadow appeared behind him. The eight arms were like giant pythons. They swallowed the joyful aura and even consumed the hearts of the eight Minor Xi Gods!
The hearts were seeds of joy. They should germinate in the flesh, but the divine ghost crunched them into golden water. They flowed into the figurine. Something outside Dream Break Town roared angrily. A red lightning crossed the sky. The God of Flesh and Blood ignored it. He merely licked his lips with dissatisfaction.
Gao Ming smiled when he sensed the God of Flesh and Blood's hunger. The God in his heart was heavily injured for some unknown reason. That part of his memory hadn't returned. However, as the God in his heart healed, more fragmented images appeared in his mind.
The blessing in the Minor Xi Gods was eaten by the God of Flesh and Blood. Among the four faces, one of them smiled brightly.
"It looks like you accept everything and everyone." The corpses turned into ashes. He didn't leave anything for the weasels.
"Eight corpses only healed one small wound. To help the God of Flesh and Blood fully recover, I need to consume more Gods in this town." Fu Shu saw everything. Deep worry carved his face. Gao Ming feasted on the blessing. This meant that Gao Ming had officially initiated the bloody fight between the thirteen scariest monsters.
After all, even after the butcher killed the Minor Xi Gods, he never once considered stealing the Xi God's blessing. The Xi God could always elect new Minor Xi Gods. However, stealing the Minor Xi God's blessing was equal to chomping off a piece of Xi God's flesh. This was a blatant taunt.
"You should keep a low profile. We don't want Immortal Pharma to notice us. We need to find a chance to escape," Fu Shu tried to remind Gao Ming.
"I have a better idea now." Gao Ming sensed the God of Flesh and Blood's joy, "Didn't Immortal Pharma pour a lot of resources here to create an Unmentionable? How about we eat the other twelve monsters to become that Unmentionable?"
"I really want to cut you open to see how many guts you have." Fu Shu couldn't stand it anymore, "Do you know what the Unmentionable represent?"