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Zhong Kui's Diary
"So that's how it is. The entrance to the Cellar is really not hard to find. How did he not notice it? It turns out you were behind this all along. I guess when the boss lady and her crew came here for the first time, you deliberately kept them from discovering the entrance to the Golden Vault, because there weren't any Kung Fu masters among them. You could only use them to attract us," I said with a bitter smile.
"Exactly!" Havoc replied, looking quite pleased with himself. "I have a decent understanding of human nature. Yang Guo and Dragon Girl actually chose to retreat in their prime years for this batch of gold, and then stayed in this remote place for ten years. They absolutely won't tolerate anyone disrupting this matter, even if it's the descendants of the Wen Family. They would dare to take drastic measures."
Chuckling lightly, Havoc continued, "With Yang Guo leading the charge, I just need to sit back and watch. Once everything is set in stone, I can reap the benefits. The hearts of Yang Guo and his wife are already in my hands."
With that, Havoc reached into the air, and two bloody hearts appeared out of nowhere. With a wave, they vanished. For a Demon, possessing a Spatial Bag is nothing unusual.
No wonder there was a large Hole in Yang Guo's chest. At first, I thought it was caused by a Shotgun, but now I realize that it was Havoc who took advantage of Wen Qianqian fainting while I hadn't climbed up yet to directly dig out Yang Guo's heart. As for why he didn't take Wen Qianqian's heart, it must be because he feared we would become suspicious.
"Uh, Mr. Havoc, there's something I don't quite Understood," I said, clearing my throat.
"Feel free to ask," Havoc said with a grin, his eyes filled with encouragement. This reminded me of my middle school health teacher, who had the same encouraging look when we were studying human anatomy.
"With your skills, even if all of us combined our strength, we wouldn't be your match. Why complicate things? Why not just kill us directly?" I frowned and asked.
"Let me explain this to you: before I left my confinement, my magical power was very limited and could not regenerate. Using some means losing some; if I were to kill you all, it would cost me nearly one-third of my power. In other words, after taking down three of you, I'd be completely drained of power. How would I break through then? If more skilled fighters showed up, not only would I fail to break through, but I might also lose my life."
After a pause, Havoc continued with satisfaction: "That's why I had to plan this out. As it turns out, this plan has been very successful. Now that Yang Guo and his wife are dead and Fatty, Wen Zhan, and others are under my control, once I eliminate you and extract all your hearts, I'll meet the key conditions for breaking through. At that point, once I'm successful in breaking through, who among you humans would still be my opponent? Hahaha..."
I smiled wryly and said, "I thought Fatty and the others were controlled by Yang Guo's chip."
"Yang Guo? Please! How could that be possible? He's just an idiot; anyone can tell that a mere Severed Limb can't possess self-awareness! All this is just me adding a magic array onto his chip. Anyone touched by this chip will end up like them." Havoc gestured towards Fatty and the others with his chin and smiled as he waved his hand in the air; his right hand appeared holding an eerie eye staring fiercely at me from his palm, and on its arm was a square opening.
"This is where the chip goes." With another wave of his hand, he produced a pair of wooden chopsticks and carefully extracted a green chip from the opening, saying with a smile: "This kind of chip with a magic array is something even I wouldn't dare touch lightly; otherwise, I'd get hurt too."
After losing the chip, the green eye in his palm suddenly dimmed and slowly closed.
"What do you mean by taking out that chip now?" I instinctively took a step back.
"Because you know too much, and I have to silence you," Havoc laughed. "It's just like on TV. Sigh... who told you to be so curious and insist on digging to the bottom of everything?"
Damn, what do you mean I insist on digging to the bottom? If I didn’t ask, you would threaten me with Fatty and the others wielding knives, or just come at me directly. Would I dare not cooperate?
"Don't move! Be good!" Havoc casually tossed his right hand into the fire, holding the Green Chip, and walked toward me with a grin. "Be generous in life; since we're all going to die anyway, why can't you be calm and heroically meet your end?"
"Generous my ass!" I pulled out my shotgun, only to find it was out of bullets. Frustrated, I switched to a submachine gun, but that was also empty. In despair, I grabbed a pistol and fired several shots at Havoc.
Havoc laughed mockingly, completely unconcerned about the pistol bullets. He simply hid the chopsticks behind him to prevent my bullets from hitting the green chip while slowly approaching me.
Seeing this, I took two steps back, pulled out a grenade, removed the pin, and held it in front of my chest, saying sternly, "Either way, I'm dead. The moment I let go, the bomb will explode, and my heart will be blown to pieces. By then... heh heh, you'll be missing a key condition to break through."
Havoc sneered, "Yo Xue, threatening me? If you have the guts, let go!"
I gritted my teeth. "I really will let go!"
"Then let go!"
"I really will let go!"
"Let go!"
"I’m letting go!"
"Damn it!" Havoc exploded with rage and dashed forward like lightning. He snatched the grenade from my hand and casually threw it into the hidden passage at the edge of the dirt yard.
With a loud bang, the grenade exploded with a tremendous sound.
Suddenly, Havoc kicked me to the ground and then delivered a blow to my stomach. I was instantly in so much pain that I couldn't speak, clutching my belly and unable to move.
It wasn't that I didn't try to dodge; it was just that this guy was too fast for me to react.
"You wouldn't let go, would you? You had to get beaten up by me before you die. How does that feel?" Havoc sneered as he picked up the green chip with chopsticks and reached it toward my face.
Damn, if this chip touches me, I could end up like a Puppet. In that case, I might as well be dead. If I had known, I should have pointed my gun at my own heart earlier; I'd rather die than let Havoc's scheme succeed.
As the chip drew closer, a bitter feeling welled up inside me. Was I, Zhong Zhengnan, really going to die here after living such a long life?
Just when the chip was about ten centimeters from my face, I suddenly sensed a disturbance in the air behind me. It felt as if someone with profound powers was about to appear behind me. My heart raced in surprise—who could this person be? Hadn't all the Cultivators and Demons in this world lost their powers? How could someone still use such stealthy techniques?
While I was still astonished, a hand clad in silver gloves appeared before me, snatching the chip away and pressing it forcefully against Havoc's face.
Havoc was completely unprepared for this turn of events and was pushed down to the ground. At the same time, his body lit up with Green Light, moving as if in slow motion like something out of a movie.
The person behind me snorted coldly and rushed forward, wrapping Havoc in cling film with incredible speed. This person had their back to me, so I couldn't tell who they were.
Before long, Havoc was tightly wrapped from head to toe in cling film. The person then pulled out a brush and an inkstone, placing the inkstone on the ground. They bit their finger and dripped two drops of blood onto it before grinding some graphite on top. Whether it was due to the blood or the graphite, the ink produced turned out to be golden.
Once prepared, the person dipped the brush into the golden ink and began drawing various Taoist symbols on Havoc's body. With each symbol drawn, Havoc trembled violently within the cling film as if each symbol were a burning hot iron branding him with excruciating pain. Strangely enough, despite being wrapped in that thin layer of cling film, Havoc couldn't break free.
Soon enough, the person covered Havoc's body with golden symbols and quickly chanted a few incantations before shouting sharply: "Hah!"
A blinding golden light flashed, causing the symbols on the cling film to vanish. To my shock, what was wrapped inside—the 'Wei Haibo'—began to melt away like a chocolate doll over a fire; his head, hands, and feet all started dissolving. Just when he was almost reduced to a puddle of goo, another flash of golden light appeared, and 'Wei Haibo' instantly transformed into a pool of blood. Within that blood stood a creature shaped like a dog that breathed fire.
Is this Havoc's true form?
At this moment, my stomach didn't hurt as much anymore. I struggled to sit up and wanted to see how this person would deal with the fire-breathing dog-like Havoc wrapped in cling film.
After chanting a few incantations, the person once again drew various runes on the plastic wrap with a brush. Just as the drawing was nearly complete, a sharp shout rang out, and the inside of the plastic wrap suddenly transformed into a solid block of ice. The person let out a cold laugh, reversed the brush, and struck the ice with it. With a clang, the ice immediately shattered into countless ice crystals.
The person casually kicked the broken ice pieces into the fire, and they instantly turned into steam, disappearing into the air.
After finishing all this, he slowly turned his head.
Upon seeing his face, I couldn't help but exclaim, “Lou Wei?!”
It was actually Lou Wei!
Lou Wei smiled and said, “What do you think? Surprised?”
“How could it be you? How could you possibly have magical powers?” I stood up and walked in front of Lou Wei, pinching his shoulder and pounding on his chest. It was true; I was touching a real body, not some illusion.
Then I reached out to pull at Lou Wei's face. “Who exactly are you? Are you wearing some kind of human skin mask?”
Lou Wei laughed and swatted my hand away. “Come on, you all can shoot fire and electricity; why can't I learn a spell?”
“That's impossible! Everyone who can cast spells has had their powers taken away by the Vedic Formation. Why haven't yours been taken?” I still didn't believe it and shouted loudly.
“Is that so strange? Can't I have gained magical powers after the Vedic Formation? It's not that difficult. I just copied a phone number from a power pole on the side of the road and signed up for a crash course in spellcasting. Two months later, I got a diploma with the steel seal of the China Taoist Association,” Lou Wei chuckled.
“Impossible! Even if you have some special talent, how could you have cultivated to this level in just two months? From what I saw earlier, your skills are at least Master-Level,” I scoffed, suddenly having a flash of insight: “Unless you've been possessed by something!”
“Hahaha!” Lou Wei suddenly burst into loud laughter. After laughing for a while, he said, “Zheng Nan is indeed Zheng Nan; you've guessed it.”
“Wait, so you really have been possessed? Who are you exactly? The only ones who can have magical powers now are Dark Overlords!” I shouted sternly. Reaching into my Mustard Seed Pendant, I found that all my guns were out of bullets. I had no choice but to pull out a bottle of beer and pointed it at Lou Wei. “Hurry up, or I'll smash you with this.”
Lou Wei looked at the Beer Bottle in my hand and laughed heartily again. After finally calming down, he gasped for breath and said with a smile, “Alright, no more jokes. Yes, I am Qiongqi from the Dark Overlord.”
"Qiongqi? What do you mean? Why did you possess Lou Wei to help me?" I asked in surprise.
"Let me ask you a question first: why do some people become friends while others can only be enemies?" Lou Wei replied with a smile.
"That's hard to say; it should be related to personality," I answered, puzzled.
"Exactly. Everyone has their own personality, and the same goes for us demon lords. To be honest, I have enmity with those demon lords, the kind that can't coexist. I've always wanted to eliminate them, but unfortunately, I've been outnumbered and unable to act. Now, the opportunity has finally come. After all the demon lords were released by Jin Manyuan, they are all struggling to break through. My luck is good; I broke through early. Since I have such a great opportunity, I naturally want to take them down before they can escape. Zheng Nan, do you know why I possessed Lou Wei? It's because Lou Wei is your friend and also the leader of the Dragon Group. With many subordinates and eyes everywhere, I need to leverage your strength to eliminate all the other demon lords!"
"And then, will you be left alone to hunt humans without restraint?" I looked at him sideways. "What if I refuse to help you? Will you eat me on the spot?"
Lou Wei laughed heartily. "First of all, I'm an omnivorous demon lord; humans are just one dish on my menu. Besides humans, I also eat fierce ghosts, wild beasts, fruits, vegetables, and even various trees and wild grasses. Even if I don't eat humans, I won't starve. Secondly, my desire to eliminate them is purely personal vendetta. Whether you help or not, I will continue with my plan. Are you really thinking of stopping me? To be honest, your strength is insignificant in front of me."
The truth hurts like this; I was momentarily speechless and stared blankly for a while before bitterly smiling and saying, "Well, eliminating the other demon lords is also my mission. It seems there's no reason for me to refuse you. Since that's the case, let's start our pleasant cooperation. By the way, can you return Fatty and the others to normal first?"
"No problem; I just need to break the magic circle inside them. I have a bottle of drink here; give them each a bit, and they will return to normal." Lou Wei pulled out a bottle of Pulsation drink from his pocket.
I immediately laughed and scolded him, "Damn it, are you planning to make them Pulsation back?"
"Look closely; this is not Pulsation, but Pulse Robbery." Lou Wei smiled as he put away the bottle.
I looked down and saw that it indeed said Pulse Robbery on the bottle. Just as I was about to mock Lou Wei, I noticed his figure gradually fading away and asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"
"As the leader of the Dragon Group, I should be on my way here now rather than suddenly appearing out of nowhere," Lou Wei replied with a smile. "By the way, about this Qiongqi matter, don't casually tell others. If other demon lords find out about it and launch a surprise attack, it won't be so easy."
After promising Lou Wei, once he disappeared, I fed Fatty and the others the drink. Less than ten seconds after drinking it, they collapsed onto the ground one by one. Then I watched as the green color on their faces gradually disappeared. When everyone's complexion returned to normal, they slowly opened their eyes and stood up in confusion, looking at the chaotic fire pit and asking what had happened.
I glanced at my watch; it was four in the morning. I smiled wryly and said, "It's nothing; a wild boar rushed over just now, but I chased it away."
But in my heart, I wondered whether having that Qiongqi possess Lou Wei was a good thing or a bad thing? Forget it; it doesn't matter for now. At least for the time being, we share a common enemy. As for what happens later, we'll deal with that after we eliminate the other eight demon lords.
...
Afterword to "Severed Limbs": Three years later, a classmate who was working away from home came back to visit and asked me out for drinks. Casually, I asked how he was doing, and he chuckled boastfully, "Not bad, currently working as a Criminal Police Captain at the Wuniu County Public Security Bureau in Dongpeng Province."
I was taken aback at first, then laughed heartily, "Wuxian County? Isn't there a girl named Early Summer there? She's quite capable; I think she should be the Criminal Police Captain. As for you, haha, you must be the deputy captain, right? Haha..."
My classmate looked astonished. "What girl? Our criminal police team is all single men. Since I started working there five years ago, I've never seen a woman in the criminal police team."
I was shocked. "What? You don't have any women in your criminal police team?"
"None at all. Hmm... Could it be that your lover is over there? Old Zhong, are you sure you're not mistaken? Hahaha." My classmate laughed three times and downed a glass of liquor before suddenly frowning. "But the name Early Summer does sound familiar. It seems like a few years ago there was a kidnapping gang with a member named Early Summer. After that, I don't know what happened; that gang just disappeared. I guess they made enough money and retired from the scene."
I couldn't help but smile wryly. It turned out that Early Summer was never a criminal police officer; she had always been a member of the kidnapping gang. Perhaps she wanted to leave the gang but feared retaliation, so she took advantage of us to eliminate the other gang members. The most ridiculous part is that in the end, I even gave her ten Gold Bricks. Damn, one Gold Brick weighs over fifty pounds; ten Gold Bricks would be over five hundred pounds.
Who would have thought that we, from Old Jianghu, were fooled by a girl? At this moment, Early Summer is probably enjoying her life on some island, and I bet she's laughing at us fools.
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