Chapter 24 – The Sacred Beast of the Demon Worship Cult

Volume 3

After the lump of dough swallowed One-Eye's chunks of flesh, it immediately began to swell.

What had originally been the size of a fist, like a lump of modeling clay for children, twisted and warped nonstop under some eerie power. The matter inside it kept devouring One-Eye's flesh, and then it grew larger and larger.

The Black-Robed Man gave One-Eye a strange smile, tossed the dough straight onto the ground, and slowly took two steps back. Then he looked at Simba beside him and said,

"This thing is the reason you can kill that Big Dog!"

His tone was packed with absolute certainty.

Both One-Eye and Simba were astonished by the scene before them. Four enormous eyes stared fixedly at the limp lump of dough lying on the ground.

Then the dough began to change.

…

First, it expanded. Then its color slowly turned gray, and its shape began to shift as well.

Under One-Eye and Simba's dumbstruck gazes, the dough gradually transformed into a creature ten meters tall.

It was a dog-a dog identical to One-Eye!

Aside from its grayish-white pupils, there was not the slightest difference between it and One-Eye!

Seeing the massive dog standing in the distance beside Simba, One-Eye was instantly hit by a sense of unreality.

"Woof, woof."

"What are you?"

One-Eye's question was directed at Fake One-Eye.

Unfortunately, there was no response at all.

"This is the Sacred Beast of our Demon Worship Cult!"

Seeing that the "dough" had finished taking shape, the Black-Robed Man shouted in a boastful tone.

"As long as it exists, no living creature can escape our control."

Of course, this control did not mean complete control.

But if I can't control the original, I still have the copy! More than that, the Black-Robed Man knew very well just how terrifying this thing was.

It was a perfect replication.

Including Skill abilities, including combat instincts, including everything possessed by the copied creature!

Aside from intelligence, this dough-like thing could be called perfect!

Of course, the Black-Robed Man did not know what this thing truly was either. But since the cult leader said it was the Sacred Beast of the Demon Worship Cult, then for the time being, it could be considered a life-form!

Watching One-Eye pant heavily with a faintly irritable air, the Black-Robed Man immediately let out a burst of strange, piercing laughter.

Turning his head, the Black-Robed Man said to Simba,

"Now that you have it, if you still can't win, then you really are…"

The Black-Robed Man did not finish the rest of his sentence, because there was no longer any need to say anything else.

When Simba saw powerful reinforcements had arrived, he instantly roared and pounced at One-Eye.

Fake One-Eye followed close behind.

As for One-Eye, he had long since been unable to hold himself back!

When anyone saw their own copy appear before them-and that copy was hostile-who could possibly tolerate it?

The fierce battle erupted once again. The difference was that this time, there were three participants!

…

This battle was even more savage, even more violent, but it lasted for an even shorter time!

Because after a brief exchange, One-Eye had already discovered that this Fake One-Eye possessed all the exact same Skill abilities as him!

Life-And-Death Combat, Flesh Tome, Tyrannical Flame, Ferocious Strike!

It had them all!

And its combat experience was exactly the same as his too!

This meant that he absolutely could not defeat Fake One-Eye and Simba working together!

One-Eye was very smart. The moment he realized the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse, he immediately took a Ferocious Strike head-on and, at the same time, rapidly retreated.

One-Eye was going to run.

Behind him, two pillars of flame, each a different color, shot rapidly toward One-Eye, only for him to dodge them both.

Sensing the fluctuations through the Soul Link, One-Eye sprinted toward Wen Yu!

…

At that moment, Wen Yu had already stopped firing in Guan Tao's direction.

Because Guan Tao had pulled out another item.

As the boss of several major groups in Mudanjiang City outside Central City, Guan Tao's financial resources were no joke.

A wide variety of items had barely allowed Guan Tao to keep his life in front of Wen Yu.

And that was all-barely keeping his life.

If nothing unexpected happened, Guan Tao's items would be completely used up in less than three minutes. Then he himself would be laid bare before Wen Yu.

What would happen then went without saying.

"Hey, how about we make a deal? What do you think about letting me off this once?"

Guan Tao's voice rang out, but all he got in return was one of Wen Yu's bullets.

The meaning was obvious: with the amount of hatred you've earned, no amount of money can buy your life!

"I'm saying, there's no need to waste bullets. These items of mine can still hold out for a few more minutes. Why don't we sit down and have a proper chat? Honestly, I think fighting isn't the best way to solve problems."

Then came another bullet.

"I think it is," Wen Yu replied.

"So you're saying I'm dead for sure?"

"You're very self-aware."

…

Guan Tao fell silent for a long while, then slowly walked out from behind a tree.

The towering tree Guan Tao had originally used for cover had long since been blasted into wood chips all over the ground. At this point, who knew how many trees he had already switched between?

"Let's talk."

Looking at the white Light Shield around Guan Tao, Wen Yu silently put away his Gun and nodded.

To be honest, Wen Yu was a little jealous of these rich bastards. Even if they weren't that strong, they really did have plenty of life-saving things!

All these items had come from Treasure Land. The Exchange Pillar would never provide them for exchange.

By Wen Yu's estimate, Xiao Xue should have had quite a few similar items as well. Unfortunately, she had probably used them all up back in the cave!

"Go ahead and say your last words. Though I definitely won't help you fulfill them."

Seeing Guan Tao's cautious expression, Wen Yu abruptly fired a shot at him. Although it failed to pierce Guan Tao's protection, it did give him quite a scare.

"Sigh…"

Guan Tao let out a long sigh. Only after a while did he finally speak.

"That guy Wan Ping… he's already prepared, isn't he?"

Wen Yu immediately fell silent.

Guan Tao was probably serving as a decoy to draw fire. The protective items on him might very well have been pooled together by everyone.

All for the sake of buying time for someone else.

Looking at it that way, back when the wind had blown through, only Guan Tao's hood had been lifted, and Guan Tao had also been the one carrying Xiao Xue. That might have been premeditated as well.

"Seriously, I hate dealing with you scheming bastards the most!"

After a long moment of silence, Wen Yu couldn't help but complain. At the same time, the Gun in each of his hands spat out a fierce storm of bullets.

The protective shield in front of Guan Tao emitted shimmering light. His hands moved rapidly as he kept taking one defensive item after another out of his Spatial Ring.

Clearly, the pressure Wen Yu was putting on Guan Tao was enormous as well!

After a while, Wen Yu stopped firing once again and turned to look behind him.

From behind came a series of urgent sounds.

"Woof, woof!"

"Boss, save me! I only just realized I'm this strong!!!"