Chapter 7 7. Total Destruction
Su Hong opened the illustrated book and saw the corpse hidden in the dungeon. Its limbs were as skinny as twisted and forked branches, and its blood-red eyes were staring at him.
"The rotting corpses in the dirty sewers of the Prison City were originally ordinary residents of the Prison City. After the disaster came to the Prison City, the people were alienated by the disaster, tortured by diseases, and their skin gradually fell off. Because they were afraid of the light, they hid in the dark In the sewer.”
"Rotting Ghoul Message 1: Sunshine? I heard it is as warm and bright as a campfire."
"Rotting Ghoul Message 2: Disaster is coming, pray to the sun, and hope that the prisoners in the Dark Bottom Hell will not escape."
"Rotten Ghoul Message 3: Itchy... so itchy, the skin is falling off again... so cold... No, I don't want to warm myself up by the fire."
"You seem to have discovered their weakness: fear of light and fire."
"People in Prison City?" Su Hong pondered.
Based on all the current intelligence analysis, it seems that in a city called Prison City, disaster struck, prisoners escaped from the prison cage, and ordinary people were contaminated by the disaster and turned into monsters. The same apocalyptic disaster as Shengshi happened there.
"So Xue Jing's alienation is also due to the existence of a disaster pollution source in Sheng City?"
“Can solving the source of disaster pollution end Shengshi’s disaster?”
Su Hong buried his guess in his heart, and then picked up the ghoul's arm that looked like a skinny branch on the ground.
"If a disaster item is found, should it be refined?"
It's hard to imagine that this ghoul's arm is so skinny, but it contains terrifying power that can crush iron armor.
"Refining."
A pot of green soup appeared with bubbling sounds, and the ghoul's arm fell into it. The dark and weathered skin completely fell off, the muscles contracted, and the mysterious power turned into wisps of blood and dyed the green soup red.
Then the completely drained arm fell out of the crucible and dried up into a hard object.
"The refining was successful and I obtained the disaster talent (temporary): the left hand of the corpse."
"Ghoul's left hand (excellent): You have tamed the arm of the rotting ghoul, and it will become one with you from now on. You have a third arm, and its power will increase as the level of disaster increases."
Excellent quality?
It seems to be a higher level than ordinary.
"Su...Brother Su Hong?!" Wang Chengzhi suddenly exclaimed, "That arm has mutated!"
I saw that the arm of the ghoul that fell to the ground exuded a faint blood energy, the purple muscles swelled and regained life, and the flesh sprouts grew at the fracture, waving like tentacles.
"It's okay, it's normal."
Su Hong replied casually, picked up the ghoul's arm, and the flesh sprouts stretched and climbed onto the left arm's gauntlet, growing along the gaps in the armor like a spider web.
The ghoul's arm grew firmly on the iron armor and was connected with Su Hong's flesh and blood.
With a slight movement of his mind, his slender arms actually moved according to his will, and could also change directions at will to attack the enemy behind him.
The corpse threw out his left hand and grabbed the door handle on the side. Squeak... The metal made a sharp and unpleasant sound, and dents were made.
The strength of the ghoul's arm is much greater than his, but much smaller than its original owner's. It should be because his disaster level is too low.
"This...is this a normal phenomenon?" Wang Chengzhi was dumbfounded.
Wang Yuxi also swallowed, "Su Hong, this thing is too evil, so you should be more careful."
Su Hong smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, this is the end of the world. All weird things cannot be treated with common sense. All we can do is try to gain as much power as possible."
After saying that, he walked to the iron door of the dungeon at the end of the corridor and peeked inside through the gap in the iron door.
Because it was too dark inside, he couldn't see anything, and could only hear some weird, subtle sounds echoing inside.
"You carefully explored the unexpected dungeon, your mysterious knowledge increased, and your disaster potential +15."
Su Hong touched the keyhole of the chain on the iron door, "Uncle, do you have a way to open this door?"
"What if there are monsters inside?" Chen Liming hesitated.
"Let me take a look." Wang Yuxi came over, "Huh?"
The man made a sound of surprise, not because the keyhole was so strange, but because the iron door lock was too plain and simple, like a rusty lock head unearthed from ancient times.
"This thing is so simple, just wait for me." Wang Yuxi left a sentence and ran upstairs.
Su Hong said: "Chengzhi, your dad can also pick locks?"
"Old Wang worked hard for a while when he was young. He learned a little bit about all kinds of things. He often boasted to me during meals." "Brother Su Hong, I was careless just now... If I see these monsters again, I will kill each of them." "
He was still thinking about his embarrassing performance during the battle just now, and his face looked a little embarrassed.
Su Hong nodded. Wang Chengzhi's reaction when facing a monster was what a normal person should have. It was indeed embarrassing, but he was qualified as a punching bag.
A few minutes later, Wang Yuxi ran back panting heavily. With chisels, wire and other tools in her hands, she knelt half-kneeling in front of the iron door and started working.
"Strange, really strange."
Wang Yuxi worked hard for a long time, sweating profusely, but the door lock did not move at all.
"There's obviously no rust inside, so why can't it be pried open?"
Su Hong was not thinking about why the door lock could not be opened. At this time, his ears moved slightly and he seemed to hear some roars coming from behind, and the sounds became clearer and clearer.
He looked back, and the mysterious vision came into play. The thick blood mist of disaster invaded the corridor, and he saw the corpse hidden in the darkness.
Chen Liming also heard it, and his face changed slightly, "Is there a monster down there?!"
He originally thought that monsters came out of the door of this mysterious dungeon, but now looking at the situation, there are monsters downstairs as well.
"Uncle Wang, stop prying and come with us."
Su Hong tightened his grip on the kitchen knife, and the corpse behind him folded his arms, ready to attack.
As soon as the four of them reached the corridor, roars began, and two corpses came from the darkness, throwing Chen Liming and Wang Yuxi to the ground.
Before Su Hong could turn around, the smelly wind roared, and another corpse rushed towards him.
Behind Su Hong, the ghoul's arm was drawn out like a long whip and strangled the ghoul's neck. He reacted quickly and transmitted huge force to his arm. The ghosts of the dead circled the blade, and the kitchen knife actually cut off the ghoul's arm.
"Ah!!" The corpse screamed, grabbing the corpse's arm from its throat and trying to escape into the darkness.
"Want to escape?"
The slender ghoul's arms grabbed the ghoul back, and the kitchen knife began to chop wildly.
Behind him, Chen Liming struggled desperately, but the ghoul still found the gap in the armor and bit into it with its poisonous fangs.
"Ah!!" Chen Liming screamed.
"Monster, get out of here!"
With fear on his face, Wang Chengzhi waved his kitchen knife wildly, trying to remove the corpse from Wang Yuxi's body.
"Chengzhi, run!" Wang Yuxi shouted desperately.
The next second, the corpse ghost changed its target and stared at Wang Chengzhi with its blood-red eyes.
"No, don't." Wang Chengzhi staggered back and fell to the ground.
"Ah!!" The corpse knocked him down and slapped his claws down, leaving dents on the armor.
"Damn it!"
Su Hong had just killed a ghoul and wanted to support him, but the ghoul lying on Chen Liming roared and rushed towards him.
Chen Liming was lying on the ground without any movement.
The three arms intertwined with countless shadows under the emergency lights, and Su Hong vented all his anger on the corpse.
"You defeated the Rot Ghoul and gained experience."
"You have gained 'Disaster Potential'*4."
After dealing with the second corpse, he quickly walked to the corridor. At this time, both Wang Yuxi and Wang Chengzhi were silent.
There was a big hole in Wang Yuxi's breastplate, the iron piece penetrated into her flesh and blood, her abdomen was a bloody mess, and her intestines leaked out.
Wang Chengzhi died even more miserably. The iron armor was smashed flat, and a big pit was made in the head of the iron bucket. The metal fragments were mixed with flesh and blood, and he was squeezed into a pulp inside.
Even though he knew this was just a simulation, the lingering smell of blood lingering on the tip of his nose made Su Hong's face look ugly.
(End of chapter)