Mysterious Resurrection: The Peddler

Chapter 86 Node Media
This idea was not groundless, because Cao Yang found that the world in his eyes was changing. The originally dark and deep environment had turned into a black and purple color at some point. Although it was still dim, Cao Yang found that he could see his surroundings clearly.

“Is it starting to present the medium like the hatchet?”

Cao Yang muttered to himself, but he was not sure whether the current situation was good or bad.

"The ancient corpse is in the display case. I may not be able to split the glass display case with one sword, and I have no idea what the cost of using the bronze sword will be..."

The movements of his hands did not stop. The two bronze artifacts kept colliding, and the entire second floor was filled with the sound of metallic roar.

And as the sound continued, more and more ghosts seemed to be attracted here. Cao Yang even saw two or three strange figures appearing in this black and purple world.

"We must use our swords. If we kill the ghost, we will have to pay a price. We can only kill the display case where the ancient corpse is."

Without hesitation, taking advantage of the brief recovery of consciousness after the bronze spear and bronze sword collided again, Cao Yang turned his wrist and changed the direction of the bronze sword.

"Dang~!"

There was a crisp sound, but the glass display case did not break. Cao Yang felt as if his sword had hit steel, and his wrist was numb.

"No, this is not right. Without a triggering medium, the bronze sword is just like an ordinary sword and can't play any role. The glass display case may contain spiritual power, and the bronze sword may be able to dismember evil spirits, but it must be used correctly."

“What is the medium?”

Cao Yang looked around and found that this black and purple world was full of various "gaps". Yes, gaps, some were gaps between each floor tile, some were gaps between floor lamps and floor tiles, and even those weird figures had twisted and weird gaps.

“Is it a gap?”

Cao Yang thought it was not that simple, but he didn't have much time to think about it. There were also gaps on the glass display case, and these gaps completely overlapped with the edges and corners of the display case.

"No, it's not a gap."

Seeing the gap on the glass display case, Cao Yang seemed to understand something, but he couldn't explain it clearly. He only had a vague feeling and guess.

"Time is running out."

The two strange figures around him exuded a cold aura, which was gradually invading Cao Yang's body. Cao Yang raised the bronze sword again, and this time he chopped directly on an edge of the glass display case. The glass display case, which was originally as hard as steel, suddenly fell apart like a cardboard box, and the ancient corpse placed inside was completely exposed to the air. The stench of the corpse suddenly became twice as strong, and Cao Yang was almost smoked to lose consciousness.

After this strike, the bronze sword did not fall out of his hand. It was not that Cao Yang did not want to get rid of it, but there was a more important thing in front of him: dismembering the ancient corpse. Because in this black and purple world, the mouth of the ancient corpse was slightly open, and that was the source of the corpse stench!

The open mouth of the ancient corpse reminded Cao Yang of a character in the original novel: Gu Cheng, a ghost rider who was evaluated by Xiong Wenwen as having the strength of a captain. One of the ghosts he rode seemed to be codenamed "Ghost Blowing Air", and its ability was to smell the corpse.
"It's not such a coincidence, is it?"

Cao Yang's expression changed slightly, but now was not the time to think. First, the ancient corpse lost the suppression of the light, and now Cao Yang had destroyed the glass display case, so it might revive at any time.

From Cao Yang's perspective, there was a pale and rotten face in the open mouth of the ancient corpse, and it was this face that kept blowing out. "I was attacked?!"

Suddenly, Cao Yang felt a sharp pain in his upper body. That part of the flesh and blood instantly became necrotic and quickly turned black and smelly, becoming somewhat similar to the flesh and skin of the ancient corpse.

"Is it the ancient corpse, or those two ghosts?"

Cao Yang's expression was very solemn, but he did not look around, still staring at the skinny and hideous ancient corpse, but the stinging pain was still there, and it had spread to Cao Yang's chest. In his field of vision, there was also a twisted gap in the mouth of the ancient corpse, which could be used as a medium for the bronze sword.
"To cut or not to cut?"

This seems to be a multiple-choice question, but in fact there is an answer. If you don't draw your sword, the bronze sword will attack Cao Yang. This is a choice without any alternative.

“Ss ...

The tip of the sword slashed across the face of the ancient corpse, making a sound of flesh tearing apart. At the same time, the face in the ancient corpse's mouth made a strange cry, which almost made Cao Yang deaf.

The medium was triggered, and the pale face actually ran out of the ancient corpse's mouth, and then quickly disappeared. The stench of corpse around was also quickly dissipating, and Cao Yang's complexion was gradually returning to normal.

"The ancient corpse was dismembered?"

Cao Yang was not happy but worried. The supernatural weapons that could dismember evil spirits usually required a huge price to be paid, and he did not seem to be able to bear the price at the moment.

After triggering the medium, the bronze sword became much more obedient and no longer affected and controlled Cao Yang's body. Cao Yang did not dare to hold this terrifying weapon anymore. After weighing the pros and cons, he inserted the bronze sword into the ancient corpse's chest and pierced the ancient corpse's head with the bronze spear, hoping to temporarily restrict the ancient corpse's revival and movement.

Then, Cao Yang lit a ghost candle. The attack of the hatchet could be blocked by the ghost candle. Cao Yang only hoped that this last ghost candle could help him offset the cost of the bronze sword.

The ghost candle burned very quickly, indicating the danger around it. In this case, a complete ghost candle might not even last for five minutes. At this time, Cao Yang hoped that the price of the bronze sword would explode as soon as possible, because if the ghost candle was consumed too much, it meant that he would still have to bear part of the price.

As if Cao Yang's idea had come true, the ghost candle in his hand immediately burst into flames, like pouring a basin of cold water into boiling oil, the green candle flame quickly expanded, and the ghost candle was burning in an incredible way at this moment. In just a moment, the entire ghost candle was less than three centimeters long.

Cao Yang's eyes suddenly shrank, but this was not the end yet. The remaining small section of the ghost candle burned out in less than a second. At the same time, a deep wound appeared out of nowhere on Cao Yang's waist, almost cutting him in half.

"Are you kidding me?!"

"The attack of the hatchet didn't even consume a single ghost candle, and the cost of using the bronze sword wasn't even enough to pay for a single ghost candle, and I still had to endure the horrific attack myself."

At this moment, Cao Yang deeply felt the horror of the bronze sword. If it was just an ordinary scar, it would be fine, but this wound almost dismembered himself and the ghost who stepped on him, which was what really frightened Cao Yang.

"A bronze sword that can dismantle evil spirits. Now I finally know what his medium is."

"Node, this name is very appropriate."

(End of this chapter)