Who hid My Corpse!

Chapter 45: Thirty-nine New Deal

Bai Wei had anticipated Ulu’s reaction all along.

After all, Ulu was not really a fool; each time he used Bai Wei’s power, his body would noticeably deteriorate, especially this time. Bai Wei had descended for the longest period yet, also employing the Rule of the Middle Finger, which had drained Ulu’s already frail body, turning even the blood he vomited black.

If he had not realized it by now, Bai Wei would have to wonder if the host he had attached himself to was actually an idiot.

And Ulu’s reaction after guessing the truth was also within Bai Wei’s expectations. Once Ulu knew that Visas’s power would devour life, he would definitely try to cut off his finger without hesitation, just as he was doing now.

But Bai Wei would not give him the chance.

When his own left hand choked him against the wall, Ulu was terrified and desperate. And it wasn’t just the left hand; he felt as if half of his body was beyond his own control.

This feeling was truly terrifying, particularly when Bai Wei said, “Who do you think you’re talking to?” It made Ulu belatedly snap back to reality, realizing who he was actually dealing with. His days spent with Bai Wei, talking and even sharing heartfelt moments, had almost made him forget Bai Wei’s identity.

Visas.

The oldest and most dangerous existence in this world, standing shoulder to shoulder with All Gods, a soul and body both Immortal—the God Slayer.

Ulu had forgotten Bai Wei’s identity for a long time, up until now, when the hand that locked around his throat and those frightening words made him recall it. Before this moment, Bai Wei had been perfectly concealed, like a tiger hiding its sharp fangs, masquerading as a kitten.

But now, he’d stopped pretending.

“You…,” Ulu said through clenched teeth, “have been deceiving me all along.”

“Deceiving you?” Bai Wei asked. “What have I deceived you about?”

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“…You said, you wanted to see me, to see what I could achieve.”

“There’s no need to flatter yourself.” Bai Wei said dismissively. “My exact words were, ‘You are a revolting maggot, and I want to see if such a maggot, given a pole to climb, would turn into a maggot that could revolt the world.’ I haven’t lied, have I? The expression on the face of that Knight Master we killed together looked just like someone who had swallowed three pounds of maggots, didn’t it?”

Ulu found Bai Wei’s so-called joke, if it could be called that, impossible to laugh at. He gasped heavily, “You, you’ve wanted me dead right from the start.”

“No, Ulu.” Bai Wei replied. “From the moment you obtained my finger, your life was no longer in your hands.”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

“Think about it,” Bai Wei said calmly. “What if I hadn’t found you from the beginning? Would that Knight Master not have appeared? No, no, he came looking for my finger. If it weren’t for me, you would’ve been discovered by that Knight Master right from the start. Guess what? Would he have nicely, calmly said to you, ‘Hey, mate, can you please hand over that finger?'”

Ulu was momentarily at a loss for words.

“It seems you’ve come to understand this.” Seeing that Ulu had abandoned any intention to chop himself off, Bai Wei slowly released Ulu’s neck. Then he moved his left hand in front of Ulu’s eyes. The four fingers curled down, the middle finger standing erect and “looking” at Ulu, “I’ll tell you, without me, you would have died two days ago. That Knight Master would not have given you a chance to explain; after all, the propaganda of the Churches claims that my Corpse Blocks carry a contaminating power, and upon touching them, you’d be polluted by me. So why would he listen to the explanations of someone already tainted?”

Bai Wei wasn’t making it up; this was the fate Ulu had met in the original storyline.

A fleeting nobody, whose death was utterly worthless.

And Ulu seemed to understand this point as well, his complexion gradually turned pale.

“So, Ulu,” Bai Wei said, pausing between each word, “I’m not after your life, I saved you. If it weren’t for me, you would have died two days ago, and the killer wouldn’t have been Kelsay, but… yourself. The moment you bought my finger from that black market dealer, you signed your own death warrant, understand?”

This gruesome truth instantly drained Ulu of what little vitality he had, and he collapsed against the wall, his eyes lifeless as if he were already dead.

Who knows how long passed before his body trembled back to life.

“You’re all the same, all of you!” he exclaimed hysterically, “You and those bastards, all the same! You all want me dead!”

“It’s still different, they don’t want your life, they just want to turn you into a worm. But I’m different, I can turn you back from a worm into a human, but the cost is your life.”

Ulu was once again at a loss for words.

“Humans seek revenge, dogs only cower,” Bai Wei said coldly, “You should’ve died like a dog, like a worm, but I turned you back into a human, and you’ve lived well up to now. You should be grateful to me, not full of resentment, understand?”

Bai Wei’s words were harsh, causing Ulu to subconsciously want to retort, but he couldn’t find a reason to argue.

He knew Bai Wei was right; even at the very end, Kelsay had cursed him for being a worm, and killing Kelsay was the most satisfying thing he had done in twenty years.

But does that mean he should lose his life over it?

Ulu was naturally unwilling, his mind racing with a hazy plan forming, but before it could take shape, Bai Wei spoke again: “You’re thinking, now that the revenge is over, you could just chop me off and throw me away, then live on incognito… The risk is great, but it’s still better than certain death, right?”

Ulu shivered involuntarily as his thoughts were pierced through, but he still raised his head, staring straight at Bai Wei, “Will you stop me?”

“Although I do have the ability to stop you, there’s no need, if you’re determined to leave, there’s not much else I can do with only half of your body under my control,” said Bai Wei, humanely raising his index and ring finger, which looked like a shrug of the middle finger, “Instead of being stiff like this, let’s make a deal.”

“A deal?”

“Yes,” Bai Wei nodded, “You take me to Somo City.”

Ulu’s eyes widened in an instant: “Do you think I’m an idiot? That’s… Bishop Corey’s territory! Going there is a death sentence!”

“High risk, high reward.”

“What reward could you possibly offer…”

“Don’t you want to know why your mother died?”

Ulu froze.

“How about it?” Bai Wei smiled faintly, “This is… a new deal.”