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Chapter 393: The First of the Four Sufferings, God's Evil Curse, Part 6 (K for monthly ticket)
"Red moon, curfew, strange lantern man... No wonder there are such spine-chilling rules in this relic. It's really weird."

Xu Shu looked at the man holding the lantern and found that he was also looking at him.

Because of the distance, Xu Shu could not determine the level of this obviously abnormal lantern bearer by looking directly at him. He only knew that he looked abnormal, with his entire body shrouded in a black robe, and the arms exposed outside the sleeves looked like dry wood.

However, perhaps because he did not violate the rule of "staying at home after 12 o'clock", the lantern man just looked at Xu Shu and did not take any further action.

Seeing this, Xu Shu naturally didn't want to create any more trouble.

He looked around and suddenly froze.

Because all the lights in the windows of the nearby buildings were turned off, it looked like no one was living there.

However, with Xu Shu's amazing eyesight, he discovered that behind every window that seemed empty, there was one or more pairs of scarlet eyes lit up.

There was an unclear human shadow standing behind it, as if someone was leaning on the window, quietly looking out.

There were a lot of figures. Xu Shu took a quick look and counted them, and found that there were at least several hundred of them in the surrounding area.

Everyone, at the same time, focused their eyes on him and stared at him quietly.

Quietly,
Watching...

"Ok?"

It’s broken, is it directed at me?
Xu Shu raised his eyebrows, feeling inexplicably nervous.

Could it be that all the people in this town are fake?

Are they all monsters in human skin?
After thinking about it, Xu Shu certainly didn't want to become the target of public criticism, so he immediately prepared to draw the curtains.

Let’s block these ghosts’ sight first.

However, at this moment, a rather rough and somewhat familiar curse suddenly sounded in the street below.

"Fuck! What the hell is going on in town today?
"We were summoned from afar to come in and look for someone, but how come everyone disappeared in the blink of an eye?

"Where have all the kids gone?"

The sound of cursing came from far away, and a group of about a dozen people came out of a theater not far away.

Xu Shu took a closer look.

Skillful!

The leader was a burly man in a suit and tie with a square face. He recognized him.

It was this person who I had met before on the outskirts of "Wulaozhuang", the manager of the garrison, the team leader named Zu Bandai.

"Sure enough, everyone who was in Wu Lao Zhuang in reality would be shrouded in the ruins, but they don't seem to know what happened here..."

"Strange, could it be that all the ordinary residents have turned into red-eyed monsters?"

"Why are they affected and mutated, but the ancestors and their descendants are not?"

"Can it be avoided by receiving training from a supernatural being?"

In the few breaths when Xu Shu's mind was racing, strange things happened on the street.

Zu Wandai, along with a group of his men, was walking onto the streets, observing the surroundings.

Naturally, they saw the only person on the empty street, the hunched security guard in a black robe holding a lantern.

At this moment, everyone else has disappeared, except for one guard post that is particularly conspicuous and stands out from the crowd.

They were also very brave. In such a strange and evil environment, they immediately led their men to chase the lantern man and swarmed around his booth in a menacing manner.

Zu Wandai opened his mouth and said, "Who are you? I am the captain of the seventh squad of the garrison, Zu Wanren... cough!"

He had only said half of his words when a sudden "ho ho" scream came from his throat.

I saw a strange rusty anchor, about a foot wide, flying out from behind the lantern man and suddenly piercing into Zu Bandai's chest, piercing him through the heart.

"Who...are you..." Zu Wandai desperately grabbed the anchor chain with one hand and tried to take something out of his pocket with the other.

However, the lantern bearer only uttered a low, hoarse roar: "Violation... curfew... punishment!"

Click.

His body under the black robe twisted a few times, like an eel turning quickly inside, and the anchor immediately started like a hinge and was retracted with a click.

Zu Wandai’s eyes suddenly widened and his mouth opened slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

He couldn't shout out because after a loud bang, his body was torn into pieces and turned into pieces of flesh all over the ground.

"Team...captain?"

"You fucking bastard! What did you do!"

The garrison team members were all dumbfounded.

In just a moment of contact, the captain was killed instantly by the monster in front of him.

This bloody and sudden scene threw everyone into disarray.

Is there still Wu Lao Zhuang here?
How could I be attacked by such strange people in Wu Lao Zhuang, on my own territory?
The team members all showed extremely terrified expressions, their bodies trembled, and they kept retreating.

But two of them roared.

One of them flew to the side like a sliding tackle, pulling out his gun as he dodged, and fired a whole volley of bullets in a bang bang bang manner;

The other man's muscles suddenly swelled up like air, and his body grew to more than two meters tall. He roared and threw a punch.

"Criminal" skill, "Angry People"!
This scene naturally made the other team members excited.

The anger from being attacked temporarily suppressed the fear in my heart.

Everyone raised their weapons, organized a counterattack on the spot, pulled the trigger, and fired rounds of shots.

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Crack!

Flames were coming out of the muzzles of their guns. With the "criminal" restrained, the rest of the team members fired bullets at the lantern man's hunched body as if they were free. The whole quiet town suddenly became lively as if it was New Year's Day.

But this inspiring counterattack lasted less than half a minute before it came to an abrupt end.

The weirdo waved the anchor under the machine gun fire, reaping lives one by one.

Heads fell and blood gushed out.

The bullets hit him, making a series of dull sounds, and many of them directly pierced his body, but not a single drop of blood flowed out.

"You are...what..."

"No... this shouldn't be the case... where is the town guardian... hehe!"

Amidst the continuous screams, the two deputy captains were also defeated.

They were beaten so badly that their bodies were covered with blood and they lay on the ground like torn sacks, spitting blood and saying desperate words.

The lantern bearer did not answer, but simply killed the last survivor and smashed their heads with the anchor.

Then he picked up a whistle and blew it hard.

Herod!
The lantern bearer scanned the scene and shouted hoarsely, "Ten! Five!"

A shrill cry like that of a night owl streaked across the night sky.

Suddenly, bursts of violent footsteps were heard from the surrounding buildings.

One by one, people covered in black cloaks rushed down the stairs and rushed towards their respective corridor doors like crazy.

However, they seemed to be bound by some force. After fifteen people left the building and entered the street, the rest stopped at the door. In the darkness, pairs of scarlet eyes lit up, filled with jealousy and regret.

They watched as the fifteen fastest "companions" entered the scene, lay on the ground, and began to collect the flesh and blood of the dead like scavengers.

In less than ten minutes, all the bodies on the ground were dealt with, and even the blood was packed up and taken away.

"Whew!" The lantern bearer blew the whistle again.

The "corpse pickers" did not hesitate at all. They immediately carried the flesh and blood they had collected, dragging their obviously bloated bodies, and struggled back to the corridor entrance.

After everyone was back in the building, the lantern man limped back to the booth and continued his security duties.

There were many holes on his body, and he looked tattered and miserable.

This made Xu Shu, who was far away, squint his eyes.

This guy has a strong sense of professional ethics. He has not left his post. He is truly a model worker.

But...it doesn't seem very strong?
When he appeared just now, he was obviously very cool and a little crazy...

Xu Shu lowered his eyes slightly and stayed on the man holding the lantern for a moment.

The three rules shown in the Taichu Volume flashed through his mind:

First, there is a curfew; second, all the security personnel are young people; third, there are no people over 50 years old in the town.

Although the face of the man holding the lantern could not be seen, he had a hunched back and, judging from his appearance, he was probably no less than 70 years old.

Could it be that this man holding a lantern is actually a fake security guard? An old man in security uniform?

It's very possible... How about going out and fighting with him to test his strength?

Xu Shu pondered for a moment, but in the end, he did not choose to go out and fight with this strange lantern man.

Who knows if there are other scary things out there besides this "security guard" whose authenticity may not be certain?
When you go out, it is better to be careful and cautious!

Xu Shu left a small gap on the window.

This way you can observe the situation outside at any time.

Not wanting to cause trouble doesn't mean being afraid. Being a coward is not a good choice.

He immediately returned to the bed, thought for a moment and said to Shui Longyin: "Give me my jade Buddha."

"Ah?" Shui Longyin was stunned at first, but still took out the jade Buddha obediently.

Xu Shu took the narrow-sleeved Guanyin and his expression paused slightly.

Um, where did she put the little jade Buddha just now?
In just a short while, the Jade Buddha was actually warmed up by her... Although it was clearly a 'zombie', its body was quite warm... It seemed that this was a sign that she was gradually regaining her strength?
Without giving it much thought, Xu Shu placed the narrow-sleeved Guanyin on the windowsill, facing outside to greet any possible inbound gazes.

The next second after putting the narrow-sleeved Guanyin up, Xu Shu looked outside again.

He noticed that the dark and scarlet eyes in the nearby blocks that had been spying on his room had all retracted their gazes and no longer looked.

"?"

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, then he realized why.

Although Narrow-sleeved Guanyin is not as strong as she used to be when facing high-level players, her ability "Invisibility" has a considerable range and is very effective against weak opponents.

"You are barely useful."

Xu Shu patted the top of the little jade Buddha's head.

A ray of white light flashed in the jade Buddha's eyes.

At this time, Shui Longyin finally found an opportunity and took the opportunity to ask, "What's going on outside?"

"Some pursuers. They also landed in these ruins. It seems they are in the same situation as us."

Xu Shu gave a general description of what happened on the street, where the garrison guards failed in their campaign against the Lantern Man and were massacred instead.

After listening to this, Shui Longyin frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something, crawled out of the bed and suggested: "You block it in front, I'll take a look." "Oh. Then you wait a moment." Xu Shu nodded, walked to the window, and acted as a human trench.

At the same time, he covered the eyes of Narrow-sleeved Guanyin with his hands.

After a while, the pairs of scarlet eyes hiding behind the curtains in the surrounding buildings looked over again.

Shui Longyin hid behind Xu Shu and cautiously peeked out from between his armpits.

After a moment, she withdrew her gaze and muttered to herself, "Old Man Wu? Why are his eyes red... And that one should be the boatman holding the lantern... He looks like he is only at the beginner level. Phew, I didn't expect that everything written in that diary was true..."

As he spoke, Shui Longyin nodded to Xu Shu, indicating that he had finished reading.

Xu Shu loosened his hand, allowing the narrow-sleeved Guanyin to continue to watch outside and "turn off" the red-eye surveillance outside.

"What diary are you talking about? Can you translate it?" he asked casually.

Shui Longyin said generously: "I have seen in some secret books that the so-called four sufferings are birth, old age, sickness and death. All living beings suffer. In the mysterious door, there is no old age, no death, no sickness, no extinction.
"In the monster encyclopedia, there is a description of a monster called 'Lantern Boatman'. It says that this is a supernatural creature or a human in the 'Ferryman' path. The image in the picture is similar to the guy in the sentry box. I guess it must be him."

"There is a monster encyclopedia to look at?" Xu Shu opened his mouth, quite surprised.

Sister Tiaotiao has such extensive knowledge!
This is the benefit of having a strong backing.
If it were me, even if I could reach the same level of strength in the future, my knowledge would still be very shallow compared to theirs...

But what she just talked about was a diary, not a photo album. It seems that this thing is not something that ordinary people can see, right?

Xu Shu touched his chin and asked, "What is the old man?"

Shui Longyin said, "Those people with red eyes, there are similar ones in the illustrated book, the Ageless Ones. Those who suffer from the Ageless Ones, are born without aging, which seems like a kind of luck and blessing, right? But in fact, they will never be able to sleep peacefully from now on, and will be tormented day and night, until their eyes turn red."

"Forget about the first part, it sounds mysterious, but is the reason for the red eyes at the end serious?" Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.

What the hell? Your eyes are red from staying up late because you won’t get old, right?
Then just call them "night stayers", that would be more appropriate!
Shui Longyin smiled embarrassedly: "Some of them may not be accurate. Some notes in that book seem to have been altered. I'm not sure. But there is one thing..."

Seeing her suddenly hesitating again, Xu Shu was curious: "What?"

Shui Longyin pondered for a moment and said, "Since there is a lantern boatman, then the secret of becoming a god is likely hidden here. The lantern boatman is the guardian of the Xuanmen ruins. If we can find their treasure house, we can obtain the treasure here, which contains at least a complete divinity, and may even contain..."

She suddenly seemed to have thought of something, her voice lowered and her eyes flickered.

Xu Shu was startled when he heard this.

There is actually a complete divinity!
This is a treasure that can help one become a demigod.

Back then, Director Ning of D8B3 District was even willing to betray humanity for the sake of divinity.

This shows how valuable this thing is.

I am now at the third realm, and it will be a short time before I can reach the fourth realm. By then, I will naturally need this kind of "divinity". If I can get it from here...

Xu Shu's heart was burning with excitement, and he suddenly felt that this might not be an encounter, but rather an adventure.

But then again...

"Excuse me, but what exactly is divinity?" Xu Shu suddenly asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Ah? You, you don't know? This shouldn't be the case. You are already at the third level..." Shui Longyin was surprised.

Xu Shu spread his hands and said, "No one taught me."

Although he has become a master above the fourth level many times in the legend, he has even become a "Dragon God" of the sixth level.

However, they all belong to "ancient practice", or "ancient practice" from different eras and different worlds.

There are many strange ways to practice, some are to devour demons, some are to breathe in incense, there are also hot supermen, collecting soul rings and many other strange methods.

The only thing is that the curse is not involved.

It is obviously different from modern practice methods.

Therefore, although Xu Shu's vision in realm is quite high, in fact, his basic knowledge about the extraordinary world is still at a very weak level.

A small amount of his knowledge came from Teacher Panpan, and most of it came from browsing the Internet and asking questions here and there. He had no systematic learning. While others graduated from university, he graduated through "self-study".

“No one taught you?”

Shui Longyin looked at Xu Shu strangely, pursed his lips and said, "The so-called divinity is actually a more popular term.

"You should know that the practice of spell seals is considered a path to becoming a god. If you practice it to the extreme, you can even become a god-level being."

"Yeah, I know that. And then?" Xu Shu nodded, his eyes shining, waiting expectantly for her next words.

"..." Shui Longyin paused, and continued, "So-called gods naturally have their own authority. For example, the pale god of death that ravaged the world back then, He possessed the authority of 'reincarnation'."

Alsace?

I know this... the ruler of the deep sea, the master of both innate and innate space, the eternal being who controls the soul and reincarnation. I know this prayer by heart...

Xu Shu did not interrupt.

Shui Longyin said: "Divinity is the derivative of the authority of gods. Monsters above the fourth level are called followers of gods. This is the reason. In fact, there are some records that vaguely prove that the monsters that invaded the earth are actually the descendants of gods."

Having said this, she seemed to hesitate.

The above is still the basics, but what goes on is actually the "secret information" agreed upon among high-level extraordinary people.

But she looked at Xu Shu carefully, exhaled lightly and said: "In addition, in fact, the third level is already the limit of the human body. To break through the fourth level, you must accommodate an additional portion of 'divinity', which we generally call a fragment of the godhead."

"Fragments of the Godhead? Extra space..."

Xu Shu's eyes widened. "Isn't this included in the erosion crystal of the fourth-level monster?"

"Included, but they are in a state of fusion and separation with each other. How to describe it, it's like..." Shui Longyin frowned, and seemed to be at a loss for words.

Xu Shu touched his chin and asked, "Is it like the yolk and egg white in an egg?"

"...A little bit. You can understand it that way." Shui Longyin was speechless and not very happy.

She didn't know why, but after being described by Xu Shu, she felt that she, who was like a demigod in the eyes of mortals, had suddenly become something very low-end.

It is similar to the white radishes in the fields and the hand-pulled pancakes on the roadside.

"So every demigod has crystallized?"

The next second, Xu Shu asked innocently, "Sister Yaoyao, can I see your fragment of godhood?"

"????"

Shui Longyin’s eyes widened and he stared at Xu Shu fiercely.

He mentioned this, is he trying to give me... Don't overestimate human nature...

As if she had thought of something, she instinctively took two steps back and hugged her chest with her hands.

Such a huge reaction left Xu Shu stunned for a moment.

Uh, I was just joking, why make such a fuss?
And I suspect I have seen your egg yolk before, it is the black and white clock above the word "non"...

He muttered to himself and quickly changed the subject: "Haha, just kidding."

"Oh……"

Shui Longyin then realized that his reaction seemed to be too great.

After thinking for a while, she rolled her eyes at Xu Shu and added casually, "It's Sister Yaoyao."

With this interruption, it was naturally impossible to continue the discussion in depth.

Fortunately, Xu Shu also learned a lot.

At least, he now knows that there is a high probability that there is a piece of "divinity" hidden in this relic.

No wonder the pursuit from the "Six-Fingered Lute Demon" didn't seem so intense. Maybe he was digging the ground like crazy, looking for crystals, and he couldn't care about me at all...

Just as he was thinking this, Xu Shu heard a regular knock at the door, and a clear question:

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
"Hello, security personnel are checking the room, please cooperate."

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom~
"Hello, security personnel are checking the room, please cooperate."

You came to my house right after I finished talking?

Xu Shu's heart tightened and he signaled Shui Longyin not to speak.

He planned to play dead and pretend that there was no one in the room to fool people.

Anyway, the town rules are clearly stated - don't open the door to strangers!
Even if you are a security guard, what do you care about me?
However, the more he ignored it, the knocking on the door became louder.

It was like a soul-calling spell, as if it had some kind of magic power that instantly grabbed people's hearts and made them extremely irritated.

"?" Shui Longyin gave him an inquiring look.

Xu Shu shook his head.

No! If you say no, then no!

After several minutes, the knock on the door changed.

It turned into a creaking and scratching sound.

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and looked carefully, and found the shadows of several fingers scratching under the crack of the door.

At the same time, the originally serious voice suddenly turned into a faint voice, like the sorrow of a woman who was alone in her empty room at midnight.

"Sir, Madam, open the door, please save me~"

"I know you are watching~"

"Save me, save me~"

"?" Shui Longyin looked again, and this time she was hiding behind Xu Shu.

Xu Shu still shook his head.

Need I ask?
This door must not be opened!

After a little thought, he tiptoed towards the door, approached the peephole, and looked out.

It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.

Xu Shu was considering whether to leave his body and go take a look when suddenly, the black color in the cat's eyes retreated away.

Turned red.

Back off again.

All revealed.

She was a woman wearing a black cloak, with a hunched body, an extremely beautiful face, but with distorted and extremely hideous features.

Her eyes were bloodshot because she had just pressed them against the cat's eye, so they looked pitch black!
"Is it her?" Xu Shu was slightly stunned.

Isn't this the one who came in earlier under the guise of a 'store anniversary event' to serve noodles, pretending to be the younger of the two waitresses!
How did it become like this?
She was pretty before...

Xu Shu murmured in his heart.

The woman outside the door raised her lips into a terrifying smile and said word by word:
"I caught you~"

"You. Are. Looking. At. Me!"

(End of this chapter)