The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 344 Cardinal, Mechanical Expert ( words for monthly tickets)
"A cardinal?"

As the front of his sight was covered by strong light, the extremely dazzling pure white came over him, and Xu Shu immediately determined the other party's extraordinary means.

Stage 3 of the “Shepherd” Path, “Cardinal”!
The reason why I could recognize it so quickly is very simple.

Although it has been less than two months since he officially became a superhuman, after constantly catching up on his knowledge during this period, Xu Shu has basically gained a lot of understanding of the characteristics of mid- and low-level superhumans in most professions - limited to the relatively common paths that are publicly available on the upgrade network and have more "practitioners".

Of course, I was able to recognize it this time, but it wasn't because of this reason.

He is just particularly familiar with this ability.

In a trance, Xu Shu thought he had returned to the wasteland shelter in the former D8B3 area, back to the time when he first faced the extremely powerful Demon Chosen God and was rescued by Archbishop Yu Mingluan who was summoned.

The same pure white holy light, the same three-part chant, all the past events were vividly remembered...

This is also the signature method of the "shepherd" profession.

This is the "Baptism of Holy Light"!
Boom!

A violent torrent of holy light swept through the entire basement. The billowing smoke and dust dissipated, and only Xu Shu was left standing there motionless. His body was covered with thick dust that stuck to his clothes, forming a thick lump.

He seemed to be under the powerful "baptism of holy light". Although he did not die, he was beaten to the point of being on the verge of death, and even his breathing was so weak that it was almost gone.

The strange thing is that despite such a horrific explosion, the surrounding lambs were just frightened and screamed, running around, seemingly unharmed.

"Cough cough... cough cough cough!"

The principal glanced at Xu Shu's still standing body, observed him briefly, and sensed that the other party's life breath was so weak that it was almost undetectable.

He immediately put away the "Bible" with satisfaction, looked around at the mess on the ground with an annoyed look, covered his mouth and coughed, and jumped towards Xu Shu.

"Boy, I didn't say anything when you killed my good grandson. After all, he was just a good-for-nothing. You can kill him if you want..."

The old principal was talking to himself when his expression suddenly turned ferocious and he roared, "But you shouldn't have come to disturb my good thing!"

"I, Zhang Zifeng, have worked diligently all my life. Now that I am old, my qi and blood are weak. What's wrong with eating a few children to replenish my body?

"You are just a bunch of self-righteous little beasts. You all like to be self-righteous, push your own limits, and meddle in other people's business!"

"Do you know how many years I have been stuck at this step?"

"What's wrong with me eating a few kids?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"What's wrong with me!"

"You said you have become famous and a hero, so why are you not satisfied? Why do you insist on not leaving?"

"Now you're done, you've got yourself in trouble! It's a waste of your youthful and energetic body. Are you an iron man? You can take my blow and survive, boy, you're not weak. What a pity, what a pity~"

As Zhang Zifeng spoke, he walked up to Xu Shu and pinched his sturdy arm. He gritted his teeth, then expressed sadness, gesticulated, and his facial expressions were extremely rich, like a madman in the late stage of schizophrenia. His mental state was simply amazing.

This is completely different from the image he showed when he was on the ground, that is, kind, hardworking, and willing to devote his remaining energy to charity.

Just then, a cold voice sounded in the room.

"Are you done? Then it's my turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dirt on Xu Shu's body suddenly exploded.

Dust fell down, and a ruthless iron hand reached out quickly, grabbed Zhang Zifeng who was close at hand, and crushed him in an instant!
"?"

With a bang, Zhang Zifeng was stunned. He lowered his head slightly and saw a big hand strangling his neck.

After a long silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "I don't understand, you were clearly baptized by the Holy Light, why are you not injured?"

At this moment, Zhang Zifeng seemed to be able to remain calm, but in fact, no one was more nervous and frightened than him.

He knew very well that he had used all his strength in the sneak attack just now.

It stands to reason that even a third-level "Dragon Elephant" would not be able to remain unscathed.

However, the young man in front of him...

He actually just stood there like nothing happened?

how can that be!

He is obviously only a second level!
Zhang Zifeng screamed in his heart.

Xu Shu looked at Zhang Zifeng who was so close to him and frowned.

He also didn't quite understand why Zhang Zifeng didn't die, but he still said contemptuously: "What's there to not understand? You are too old, it's like you haven't eaten, and it doesn't hurt when you hit someone."

“……”Zhang Zifeng clenched his fists.

In fact, Xu Shu was lying to him.

In fact, his situation just now was really very dangerous.

'Baptism of Holy Light' is a range-covering damage. Xu Shu knew that he could not avoid it, so he could only activate his unique skill "Jingwei Filling the Sea" and enter a defensive state to resist it.

After completing the entire baptism of Holy Light, his "sea reclamation" state was also broken, and the seven-layer shield iron wall he raised was blasted into slag like paper.

He even used "Eight Trigrams to Suppress the Darkness·Kun" once during this period, entering an absolute dodge state and hiding for a few seconds, thus finally making it through 'without injury'.

The lime blocks on his body were the shields that exploded when Jingwei filled the sea.

After all, he was only at the second level, and the enemy was a third-level "Cardinal" with full firepower. How could he be easily resisted?

This is truly a big step forward, a true battle across levels!

But this time, Xu Shu did not have a "succubus" of the third level in his body to assist him!
Although the confrontation seemed brief, it was actually extremely dangerous. It was not an exaggeration to say that all the methods were used.

But Xu Shu didn't say anything at this moment.

He had deliberately pretended to be dying, firstly to trick the other party into coming closer, and secondly to take the opportunity to recover some strength.

Xu Shu was very experienced in dealing with these people who regarded human life as worthless. He knew that they all had some inferiority complex and madness in them, and their mental state was not normal.

The result was as he expected, Old Deng was fooled.

As soon as the other party saw that he seemed to be seriously injured, he immediately ran over and attacked him.

This gave Xu Shu the opportunity to counterattack, and he grabbed Zhang Zifeng's throat and killed him.

This is a typical case of “the villain dies because he talks too much”!
Xu Shu would naturally not make such a mistake.

The previous attack inexplicably didn't work, so without saying a word, he clenched his five fingers again, and the force that was enough to crush a block of iron into pieces instantly crushed Zhang Zifeng's neck.

At the same time, he fought closely and added a knee strike and an elbow strike.

As a "strongman" extraordinary being, his close combat methods are so simple and unpretentious.

But simplicity does not mean ineffective!

Pah! With the sound of blood plasma bursting, the body exploded again, and blood clots splattered.

Zhang Zifeng was still standing in front of him, unharmed.

But this time Xu Shu saw clearly—it was a sheep that exploded.

Under the powerful and life-threatening attack on Zhang Zifeng, the sheep's body exploded directly.

Sheep brains, livers, offal, intestines, blood, hearts, all kinds of internal organs and flesh were splattered everywhere, and the entire fence was muddy.

"?"

The moment Xu Shu felt slightly stunned, two gusts of cold wind suddenly blew from behind him, and at the same time, a weak "meah" was heard beside him.

This is Yang Xiaoya reminding him to be careful.

Kudos!

The wind howled, and the black goat man stood up. The huge horns under his crotch condensed into a dark white energy column, which quickly pushed towards the weak point of defense behind Xu Shu.

The other red-haired wild boar dug its four legs into the ground and charged forward with a loud rumble, shaking the earth.

While Xu Shu was holding Zhang Zifeng and launching two consecutive fatal attacks, the two "ghost servants" finally arrived and attacked him at the same time.

Zhang Zifeng took the opportunity to twist his body, break free from the restraints, distance himself, and rush towards the door.

Although it was shameful for a third level to retreat in front of a second level, only a fool would be willing to engage in close combat with an "Iron Armor".

"Want to run? Die!"

Xu Shu refused to give in. He bent his knees and kicked out with a dragon's tail kick, sending the black goat that attacked him from behind flying into the wall.

As for the wild boar demon, he didn't even take it seriously.

boom!
With a loud bang, the red-haired wild boar's fangs hit Xu Shu.

Xu Shu's body did not shake at all, but the wild boar, which was quite big, looked like it had hit a high-speed train, which was quite miserable.

Its head was crushed on the spot, and the sturdy back half of its body was lifted up by inertia, tumbling out in circles, and also hit the wall and slowly slid down, no longer moving.

With just one strike, the two 'alien' monsters understood what it meant to "hit a wall" from Xu Shu!
If other people saw them, they would definitely give them a thumbs up and call them warriors regardless of race.

Taking the initiative to initiate hand-to-hand combat with a "legendary" Ironclad of the same level is simply an act of seeking death.

Xu Shu took advantage of the situation and strode forward like a crab, catching up with Zhang Zifeng and capturing him.

At this moment, Zhang Zifeng turned around suddenly, and a swift red light rushed straight towards Xu Shu's face, like a red dress, wrapping directly around his body.

"I came, I saw, I conquered!"

It turned out that he was not just running away, but accumulating strength while running, and took advantage of the sacrifice of the two "weird servants" to complete a chant.

Seeing that the opponent was coming towards him and there was no way to avoid him, and that he had succeeded in hitting him with one blow, Zhang Zifeng finally showed relief that his plan had succeeded.

He had to admit that this guy in front of him, who was one level lower than him, was indeed too difficult to deal with. He had lived for more than eighty years and had never seen such a powerful second-level "Iron Armor".

Forget about the “Iron Armor”, the third-level “Dragon Elephant” is probably just this good, right?
But, none of this matters anymore.

Because the strange red light that bound Xu Shu was the most troublesome and frightening ability of the "Cardinal": "Grazing"!
After being "herded", the enemies will directly turn into sheep, completely losing all their means and becoming real lambs to be slaughtered.

"Little brat, I admit that you are strong, but everything ends here!"

Zhang Zifeng laughed loudly, watching the 'red clothes' he released wrap around Xu Shu, watching Xu Shu disappear without a trace, while the red clothes spun around and shrank into a ball.

pat!

It lost its target, ended its grazing immediately, fell to the ground from mid-air, and disappeared.

"..." Zhang Zifeng's smile suddenly disappeared from his face, replaced by uncontrollable shock.

what happened?

Why didn’t you hit it again?

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Xu Shu's figure emerged from the void.

He was originally behind Zhang Zifeng, disappeared for 2.5 seconds, and then reappeared in front of Zhang Zifeng.

This is why Xu Shu's leg posture was very strange when he was chasing just now, because his "68" was his foot at that time.

Zhang Zifeng completed a herding chant, but Xu Shu also completed a release of "Yang Shen Dai Jiu Lu Yi".

Not only that, he also revolved around Zhang Zifeng in the void for two and a half weeks, completing the prerequisite release conditions for the "Li Shi" finishing move Gonggong touching the mountain.

Boom!

Xu Shu raised his waist and hips, straightened one shoulder and pressed the other shoulder, and rushed straight towards Zhang Zifeng.

This is a fully charged "Iron Mountain Backrest"!
In the huge explosion, the entire ground seemed to have been hit by a meteorite, and it suddenly sank into a terrifying deep pit of five meters square, and cracks appeared from the inside out!

Pah! One of the lambs didn't even make a sound before it exploded into a bloody mist, scaring the other lambs away.

Zhang Zifeng used his hands and feet to climb out of the deep pit.

He couldn't put himself in such a terrain, as that would put him at an absolute disadvantage.

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes, and eight spears rose up behind him like generals on a stage, and were thrown into the air - "Black Widow", "Eight Spider Lance"!
He would not stop until he killed Zhang Zifeng, so he did not care whether or not his "alien" identity would be exposed.

The Eight Spider Lance was extremely fast, stabbing back and forth, turning Zhang Zifeng into a leaky balloon, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

The moment it landed, another lamb exploded, and Zhang Zifeng narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, bit his tongue, and shot out a ball of flame like blood.

"go with!"

He just lay on the ground, took the opportunity to raise his hand and point, allowing the flame to pass through the smoke and dust that blocked his vision and hit Xu Shu in the face.

This is the most powerful killer move of the "Cardinal", "Heart Fire Burning God"!
It turned out that Zhang Zifeng had been hiding until now, and only launched an attack when Xu Shu had just made a move and could not dodge it. It can be said that he would kill people if he did not make a move, which is extremely insidious.

Thanks to the careful guidance of the archbishop, Xu Shu had a good understanding of "Heart Fire Burning God" and knew that this was a flame that could not be touched.

Unable to retreat at this moment and about to be hit between the eyebrows, Xu Shu suddenly burst into tears, crying extremely sadly and heartbroken.

"Tieyi is sad to say goodbye"!
Xu Shu entered a state of rebounding. There was a loud "clang" sound in the air. The heart fire failed to invade his body and was bounced high up.

However, it only reduced its offensive by half and then launched another attack on Xu Shu, confident of victory.

At the critical moment, Xu Shu sneered, picked up the archbishop's "Book of the Holy Word", opened it and covered Xiang Xinhuo with it.

Hiss, hiss, hiss, the flames flickered, and Zhang Zifeng's "heart fire" met the "heart fire" left by Yu Mingluan and was directly swallowed up.

"what?!"

Zhang Zifeng was so shocked that his jaw dropped. He looked at Xu Shu in disbelief, his eyes almost popping out.

"What the hell is this?" Xu Shu frowned and looked at Zhang Zifeng with confusion.

They stood on both sides of the deep pit, staring at each other from a distance.

One was a "cardinal" and the other was an "iron man". They fought for a long time. The people watching the show around them suffered heavy casualties, but they themselves were unharmed. The scene was extremely weird.

However, it is obvious that Xu Shu's condition is much better than Zhang Zifeng's.

Although Xu Shu was slightly out of breath, his face was rosy and his body was full of vitality. It was obvious that he still had a lot of strength left and could fight again.

On the contrary, Zhang Zifeng, who was at a higher level, was panting and his face was pale, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

After such a fierce battle, his physical strength had been exhausted, especially after his "heart fire" was also devoured, he looked like he was about to run out of energy.

As the saying goes, young and strong people are better at fighting, and this also applies to the combat power of extraordinary people.

In a battle between two evenly matched opponents, whoever persists longer will win.

And now, it is obvious that Xu Shu is more persistent and stronger!
He naturally saw through this, and leaped up like a tiger leaping over a stream, landing in front of Zhang Zifeng and stepping on his abdomen:
"You deserve to die, old man!"

Zhang Zifeng was panting heavily, but suddenly he laughed and said, "Kid, open your eyes and take a closer look. Who did you kill?"

"..."Xu Shu was silent for a moment after being asked by him.

He was indeed feeling puzzled, because every fatal attack he had launched just now had landed squarely on Zhang Zifeng.

But why was he unharmed, while the sheep were the ones who died?
Well, it was the sheep that died...

Thinking back to this, Xu Shu suddenly recalled some past events. He remembered that in the underground ruins, Yu Mingluan had turned the three leaders of the Heroes Association into sheep.

At that time, every time Zhuge Weiwo attacked him, a hero would die.

Afterwards, the archbishop told him many secret things, but the only thing he did not tell him was the reason for this incident.

But how similar is it to the current situation?
After a long silence, Xu Shu finally said carefully: "Are you connected to these sheep? If I kill you, will they also be hurt?"

Zhang Zifeng was like a broken bellows, panting and saying, "It seems that there is a master of the same profession as me behind you, but he didn't teach you this? Do you want to guess why we are called the 'Red' Cardinal?"

He placed extra emphasis on the word "red clothes".

Xu Shu frowned for a moment and said, "They became your clothes?"

"Hahaha, you're not that stupid!"

Seeing the surprise flashing across Xu Shu's eyes, Zhang Zifeng finally smiled and continued

“To tell you the truth, all the children here are the lambs I shepherd, that is, my red coat!

"And I am their owner!"

"If you kill me, everyone here will die for you!"

"In this case, can you still... do it?"

"Don't you want to save these children?"

"It's simple. If you let me go, I will..."

Xu Shu raised his head suddenly, stared into his eyes and said, "Old bastard, do you mean to say that if I let you go, you will restore them to their original state now?"

Although scolded by Xu Shu, Zhang Zifeng was not angry at all.

He was even happy.

He knew that the angrier the young man was, the safer his situation would be.

He didn't dare let himself die!
"Child, if you let me go, I promise you with my dignity that after leaving Baiyujing, I will cut off contact with them and restore them to their original appearance!
"The premise is that you have to let me leave here first!

“In fact, they are useless after we leave here. I can’t keep them. It is a burden to me.

“Haha, you don’t have to look at me like that, I can’t possibly lie to you, obviously, this is the best and only choice!

"What are you waiting for?
"Don't you want to save these children?

“Do you want to kill them because of your selfishness?

Amidst the sharp questioning, Zhang Zifeng seemed to see Xu Shu's intention to retreat, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This young man is truly terrifying. He is only at the second level, yet he is able to force me into a desperate situation.

But he also knew that the lambs made from these children were bargaining chips!
A young man like this one, who thinks he is righteous, would never watch others die because of him.

His heart would definitely not be able to bear such torment!
I can survive today!

Never die!

"Besides, after I get out, I will kill all these little guys. I'm sure that by then, the expression on this great hero's face will be very, very interesting... Hehe, hehe..."

Zhang Zifeng concealed the dark malice in his eyes, smiled with his white teeth showing, his hair and beard trembling, and the wrinkles on his face began to jump with joy.

Xu Shu didn't have the ability to read minds, so he couldn't tell what the old man was thinking.

But he has his own judgment and his own principles.

He turned back silently and saw the bodies of several lambs that had just died on the ground, and the lambs with terrified and confused expressions.

Although Xu Shu was unable to see humanity in the other lambs, unlike the leaders of the original Heroes Association who could still communicate normally, it must be because they were mortals and could not resist erosion, and their brains had already been damaged.

Well, from Xiaoya's perspective, it can be seen that 'herding' should damage her IQ... (Note 1)

Combined with his original understanding, Xu Shu has clearly understood that Zhang Zifeng's words are not a threat.

If he continued to take action, the dozen or so unlucky children left here who were used as "scapegoats" by him would all die like before.

Only when they are all dead can I truly kill this demon!
Oh, Cardinal, what a disgusting ability...

"call!"

Xu Shu shook his head and suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Zifeng. You can call me Principal Zhang, haha." He showed a very kind smile.

Xu Shu stood up, took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes and sighed, "Old man, I really want to kill you! But it is undeniable that you are right. If these children die because of me, I will feel guilty!
"Letting you go is my only and correct choice. In order to save them, I have to let you, a beast, leave alive, right?"

Seeing the young man who was so arrogant just now now like a defeated dog, Zhang Zifeng's heart finally settled down.

He smiled more happily, showing a relaxed expression and said: "It seems that you have made the right choice. Very good, you are really kind-hearted. There is no need to be angry. At least you saved them. You are their hero..."

Before Zhang Zifeng could finish his words, Xu Shu suddenly opened his eyes and said firmly:

"—but I refuse!"

"what?"

What did he say?
What rejection?
The smile on Zhang Zifeng's face froze again, thinking he had heard wrongly.

Xu Shu held his head high and glanced at him with contempt.

Just with this one glance, Zhang Zifeng suddenly trembled all over.

Even though he had lived for seventy or eighty years and thought he had seen through life and death and the worldly world, at this moment he suddenly felt an uncontrollable panic.

He asked hurriedly: "What do you want to do? Do you want to kill these..."

"Shut up!"

Xu Shu stepped on Zhang Zifeng's mouth and crushed his head.

Meanwhile, yet another scapegoat died.

Xu Shu pointed at the dead sheep and said coldly, "Old man, do you think that you can get out alive today just by blackmailing me morally and threatening me with their lives?"

Zhang Zifeng's eyes widened under Xu Shu's shoes.

"What do you mean by think?"

"Isn't this the truth?"

"Didn't they die because you insisted on killing me?"

"As long as you let me go, they won't die! Think about it carefully, do you want to live in self-blame and regret for the rest of your life?"

The calmness in his heart was completely lost, and Zhang Zifeng's voice was sharp, sounding like a drake.

The answer he got was a cold snort from Xu Shu.

"Absurd! Confusion of right and wrong, causing chaos in people's hearts, confusing right and wrong, and confusing cause and effect!"

"This... is your method? You are a third-level bishop-level expert, and this is your trump card? You are useless!"

As Zhang Zifeng's eyes suddenly became terrified, Xu Shu suddenly waved his hand and lifted him up high.

He looked around at the sheep that were watching him and shouted:
"You all, watch carefully and remember!"

"This man is called Zhang Zifeng! Zhang Zifeng is the enemy who killed you!"

“But today you will not die in vain, because I am here!

"I, Yu Mingluan, am here today to give everyone justice. Killing someone means paying for one's life. This is only natural!"

His words were decisive, like the sound of a huge bell, resounding throughout the underground.

The lambs around stared at Xu Shu in a daze, without any reaction, any emotional fluctuations, and without even blinking.

Only the little lamb that Xiaoya turned into had eyes that suddenly glowed with dazzling brilliance.

After saying all this, Xu Shu no longer hesitated and threw Zhang Zifeng high into the air.

Bang bang bang!

One after another, the iron fists of justice struck towards the sky.

One by one, the sluggish lambs exploded on the spot.

Under the blow like a cannon hammer, Zhang Zifeng's body kept flying up and falling down.

His "red lambs" stared at this scene stupidly and died one after another.

Although he had no injuries on his body, Zhang Zifeng's Taoism heart was completely shattered.

He was like a small boat in the wind and waves facing a thunderstorm and accepting judgment, being tossed up and down continuously.

He screamed hastily:

"Yu Mingluan! Stop it, stop it!"

"Aren't you going to save them?"

"Don't you feel guilty?"

"I'll ungraze them now!"

"Really, stop now and I'll do it right away!"

"Please let me go, I know I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

Amidst the rebukes and pleas, Xu Shu remained expressionless.

He didn't say anything.

The iron punches he threw continuously without any hesitation represented his firm attitude.

At this moment, it is an absolute rule that the weak will be beaten;
At this moment, iron, blood and revenge are the only themes!
As the number of lambs around him dwindled, the huge shadow of death loomed over Zhang Zifeng.

The hypocritical face was completely torn apart, and the determination in his heart was gone. He finally couldn't help but let out a cry of extreme despair:
"Yu Mingluan! You can't kill me! They are just ants, how can they be compared with me?

“No! You can’t do this! You can’t f*cking do this!!!”

Amidst the tragic howls, Xu Shu glanced at the last survivor Yang Xiaoya and clenched his fists.

Click!

Kudos!

Zhong Xiaoya's pink sheep body and Zhang Zifeng's broken body exploded almost at the same time.

This "cardinal" of the third level of strength was beaten to death by Xu Shu with one punch after another.

Blood flowed down, and the strange fishy smell seemed to wash away all the evil hidden in this underground secret room.

Xu Shu finally stopped and looked at the mess on the ground with a serious expression.

This was the most compassionate he had ever been.

Is there really no grudge in your heart?
There is still a little bit.

In fact, if Zhang Zifeng had really started to release even one person just now, perhaps Xu Shu would have really hesitated and ultimately made a different choice.

For example, I will really wait for Zhang Zifeng to turn all the sheep back into humans, and then kill him.

After all, moral kidnapping cannot work on Xu Shu because Xu Shu's moral bottom line can be flexibly changed;

But 'hostage kidnapping' is another matter. If the hostage's life can be saved, you can still consider saving it.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zifeng did not seize the opportunity.

From beginning to end, he kept shouting "I will let them go" as a bargaining chip, but he did not make the slightest concession.

And this was exactly what led to his eventual death.

Because of this, Xu Shu...

Don't trust him!

He didn't believe that such a despicable and shady person would keep his promise.

Therefore, Zhang Zifeng could only pay the price with his life.

"The world is a rough and difficult place for people to travel. For ordinary people, this world is ultimately a purgatory that is difficult to survive."

"Well, let me make everyone suffer a little longer, and I will take the blame!"

Xu Shu took a deep breath to calm himself down.

He has done enough. No one else can do better than him.

At least, he helped these children to get revenge, and at the same time prevented demons like Zhang Zifeng from continuing to harm the world.

"Well, there is one more thing we can do. At least we can help call the police and let the families of these children come to collect the bodies...assuming they still have family members."

Xu Shu did not dwell on this issue too much. He quickly came to terms with himself and turned to the scene filled with dead sheep and began to seriously consider how to deal with the aftermath.

Gurgle gurgle gurgle~
A round head rolled over from the side and stopped in front of Xu Shu, revealing a cute little face.

It was Xiaoya.

After Zhang Zifeng's death, without his "cursed power" to sustain her, Xiaoya returned to normal.

After looking at Xiaoya's head, Xu Shu sighed.

The tragic and pitiful life story of this child and the misfortune he encountered make anyone who hears about it sad and anyone who sees it cry.

Even a man as hard-hearted as him couldn't help but feel suffocated at this moment.

"At least you won't end up dead in the wilderness, eh."

Just after he finished speaking, Xu Shu picked up the girl's head and was suddenly stunned, his eyes frozen.

He suddenly discovered a strange problem.

Why did Xiaoya turn back into human form, but the other "lambs" still didn't turn back, and the ground was covered with delicious mutton?
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Xu Shu's gaze moved down to Xiaoya's neck, to the irregular broken part.

Her joints were cracked and her originally fair skin was ulcerated, so when Xu Shu picked her up, a lot of things fell out from inside her.

Not blood or any other flesh and blood tissue.

Instead, it is a circle of finger-sized metal gears, arranged precisely!
"Um, what is this?"

When Xu Shu was slightly stunned, Xiaoya blinked at him, grinned, showing her white teeth, and smiled:

“Hehehe…hehehe!”

(End of this chapter)