Zong Jiu felt good, really good.
This time, he was the one humming a song while carrying the lantern.
Although Granny Yin was just an NPC played by a demon, when Zong Jiu thought of the other party's dumbfounded expression and the pleasant feeling of kicking her down, Zong Jiu couldn't help but want to laugh out loud, expressing the joy of getting his revenge.
He was in a good mood, and the ghost servants were all given a lot of money. They nodded and bowed as they steadily sent him to the edge of the Underworld.
"Don't worry, Granny Yin's soul is destroyed, and her body in the human world will turn into a corpse."
The ghost servants told Zong Jiu that he only needed to recite the incantation that Granny Yin taught them to return to the world of the living, so Zong Jiu did as he was told.
In the gray mourning hall, the white-haired youth suddenly opened his eyes.
Zong Jiu was a little slow to react.
Because the temple was really too noisy, it was so noisy that he, who had just taken a trip to the underworld, had yet to regain his senses, his ears were buzzing. He could only hear Xu Su shouting excitedly, "Senior Zhuge! Brother Jiu is awake! Brother Jiu is finally awake! "
Zong Jiu thought, 'Okay, okay, keep your voice down, I'm going to faint again.'
The livestream was in an uproar.
[Ahhhh, Magician is finally back!]
[What happened just now? Why did Granny Yin die so suddenly? I thought Magician would be dead too, I didn't expect him to be back.]
[It's normal that he's back. Otherwise, when Cao Hongtao pointed out the mole, the main system would have announced that the normal card completed the extra mission.]
[Indeed, to be honest, who would have thought that things would develop to this point? The best time to strike was when Magician was unconscious. The main system has already confirmed it, but there are still so many people protecting him.]
[+ 1, I was also shocked when I saw it.]
[Let's not talk about other things, Magician is really a good person. Did everyone forget what he said at the beginning? He even gave the newbies fruits for free. This kind of person is quite rare in the infinite loop. He looks so warm.]
.....
After sitting there for a while, Zong Jiu rubbed his temples. "What happened just now?"
Perhaps it was because his soul had left his body for some time, but his five senses were still not very active. He could only hear Xu Su chattering in his ear.
"Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, we were chanting incantations in the temple and Granny Yin cast a spell. In the end, when we looked around, we realized that Ninth Brother's soul had also left his body. His body was cold, and no matter how we shouted, there was no response. Master Zhuge even said that your soul wasn't in this temple. We were all worried sick. "
At that time, they had guessed that since the soul was not in the temple, it was very likely that there was a mistake in the middle of the operation. The worst possibility was that the soul had been taken into the underworld.
However, there was no way to verify it. No one knew if this guess was correct or not. Everyone could only wait anxiously.
The light of the lantern flickered eerily, and the circle of light dyed the vermilion coffin lid as if it was painted with a layer of blood.
Granny Yin's previous warning was enough to make everyone vigilant.
No one dared to get up before the lantern was extinguished. They didn't even dare to speak. They could only exchange glances with each other.
The temple was so quiet that only the sound of the little boy sleeping at the side could be heard.
Until the body at the head of the table suddenly fell to the ground.
What was this situation?!
Everyone looked at each other. Finally, a trainee mustered up the courage to move over, and stretched out his trembling hand to check.
"Dead, dead!"
The temple was immediately in an uproar.
Someone couldn't help but say, "What are you making a fuss about?! The underworld is the soul going down. The body in the world of the living is naturally the same as a corpse. "
"Nonsense!" Xu Su jumped up from the ground. "Ninth Brother is clearly still breathing. Why did you curse him to death?"
Huh? Could it be that Granny Yin is really dead?
Everyone looked at each other. Only Zhuge An remained motionless, like an old monk in meditation.
"We were still waiting for Granny Yin to retrieve the clues so that we could figure out what was so strange about this deserted village. How could she be dead?"
This time, no one was sitting on the ground anymore. One after another, they anxiously went forward to check.
The only ones who were still sitting on the ground calmly were the two S-class.
The trainees carefully examined Granny Yin's body. They found that not only was she dead, her body and face were beyond recognition. It was as if she had been torn apart by a terrifying beast. It was incomparably terrifying.
Azan frowned subconsciously. "Her body has a strong resentment. Most likely, she died a tragic death."
"The Yin energy here is extremely strong. It's best not to put her outside. Move her into the coffin."
Since the boss who specialized in raising ghosts had spoken, the others naturally wouldn't disobey.
Therefore, everyone busied themselves for a moment. They were afraid that if they were too late, something terrible like a corpse turning into a corpse would happen.
After everyone worked together to move the heavy coffin lid, put the body inside, and closed it tightly, they let out a long sigh of relief.
"Wait!"
While resting, Cao Hongtao suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Didn't the magician go down with Granny Yin? The netherworld lamp wasn't dimmed. That means someone must still be in the underworld and hasn't come up. Moreover, the lamp is still lit. How could Granny Yin die for no reason! Unless there's someone … "
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood the meaning behind his words.
Anthony's gaze flickered.
The rookies were the first to disagree.
"What are you talking about? How could Brother Jiu be a traitor!"
"That's right. You bunch of heartless people. If Brother Jiu was a traitor, how could he have given you fruits before?"
It would have been better if they didn't mention fruits. Once they mentioned fruits, the seniors exploded one by one.
"An apple for a thousand survival points. That's a profiteer. It's a blatant robbery!"
"In my opinion, the possibility of him being a traitor is the highest. Who would ask for such an exorbitant price when they just happen to have this item? "
The C-class trainees could only get two thousand survival points after clearing a horror instance. Even for these seniors, it wasn't a number that could be squandered at will.
Previously, when the magician was still awake, everyone was afraid of offending this ancestor. No one dared to speak harshly.
Now that the human spirit had flown off to who knows where, they naturally cursed to express their feelings of being cheated.
"Why can't I be suspicious?" Cao Hongtao sneered. "Are there any brothers who are willing to verify it with me? Even if the accusation of being a traitor is wrong, it's only a penalty of three thousand survival points. I just can't take this lying down! "
When he said this, the seniors were naturally fired up.
It had to be said that Zong Jiu's wave of hatred was very stable. At the very least, the trainees who had been extorted by him hated him to the core. More than half of the old men raised their hands in unison.
Soon, five people were gathered for this proposal.
Black Shirt Azan raised his eyes and was slightly surprised.
He didn't know why, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he subconsciously felt surprised and strangely took pleasure in the magician's misfortune.
Cao Hongtao didn't waste any time. After gathering enough people, he directly submitted the application.
"Main System, we apply to accuse C-class trainee Zong Jiu of being a traitor in this instance."
Everyone held their breaths as they waited for the main system's result.
Half a minute later, the cold mechanical voice sounded in the trainees' ears.
[The accusation is correct. There is only one traitor in this game.]
[Faction hostile mode activated. The 'no attacking each other' rule is temporarily lifted.]
The seniors were all stunned for a moment before they were overjoyed.
They didn't think that they would actually uncover the only traitor by accident!
Now, as long as they killed the traitor, their score would double. What's more, the person involved was currently unconscious. It could be said that he had obtained it without any effort at all!
Their gazes fell on the unconscious white-haired youth, and they attacked at the same time.
Xu Su scratched his head in embarrassment. "Brother Nine, you know what happened next."
Now, the two sides in the temple were confronting each other with swords drawn. The extorted trainees wanted nothing more than to take Zong Jiu's head off.
Zong Jiu's first reaction was to look for the black-clothed Azan, but he found that Azan didn't participate in the commotion. Instead, he was watching from afar. When he looked at Anthony, he found that Anthony was standing not far in front of him. The problem was, Anthony was standing with his back facing him.
"Ah, right." Xu Su suddenly remembered something and whispered to him, "After the main system verified it, I didn't think that Senior Anthony would be the first to act … Uh, he acted to help."
His act of helping was a genuine act of help. There was nothing fake about it.
After the main system confirmed that Zong Jiu was the mole, the old people led by Cao Hongtao were like rats that saw meat. Everyone wanted to pounce on Zong Jiu and bite him a few times to get some points.
In the blink of an eye, Anthony completed his half-vampire transformation and kicked everyone out of the temple.
Not only Xu Su, but everyone present was stunned.
Thinking of this, Xu Su said, "Senior Anthony also said … Whoever dares to act against you will be the enemy of the entire Night people."
The weight of this sentence was self-evident.
The Night people were recognized as one of the unshakable forces in the entire Infinite Loop. Their influence was very important. Countless people wanted to join them and become one of the half-vampires. After all, the ability of a half-vampire was not inferior to a high-level special item. It could also greatly enhance one's physical fitness.
Anthony was one of the higher-ups of the Night people. When he said this, several low-level newbies immediately retreated.
Let alone Xu Su, even Zong Jiu was a little stunned. They were stunned by the opposite party's completely different attitude and the development of the situation.
But now was not the time to be stunned.
Zong Jiu destroyed Granny Yin's soul in the Underworld, but his mission was not complete.
If he wanted to complete the spy's mission, he still had to get close to the corpse.
But the problem was that Zong Jiu looked left and right. He patrolled under Zhuge An's nose several times, but he did not see Granny Yin's corpse.
To no avail. He could only look at Zhuge An. In the end, just as he was about to ask where Granny Yin's corpse went, the other party said concisely.
"It's in the coffin."
The bullet screen laughed like crazy.
[F * ck, hahahahaha.]
[What should we do? The spy finally came back, but he has to search the corpse. In the end, the corpse is in the coffin.]
[Unlucky. The Magician is too unlucky. I just saw three or four of them lift the coffin lid. What should we do with this one person?]
Zong Jiu was speechless.
He touched the crimson coffin that was placed in the center of the temple. It was tightly shut.
Zong Jiu asked, "Who let it in?"
Zhuge An said calmly, "Black Azan."
Zong Jiu really wanted to say, 'What's wrong with you? I already told you that there's a problem with Black Azan. Can't you have a little love for your companions and use your clever little brain to help?!'
At this moment, perhaps because their argument or fighting was too loud, they accidentally woke up the little boy who was sleeping soundly.
The little boy rubbed his eyes and crawled up from the ground. His stomach was growling with hunger. He ran to the door with his short legs and cried for his father.
The villagers who were guarding outside were anxious.
Ironically, although Wang Shou looked down on his daughter and casually sold his daughter away, he treasured his only son very much. It was as if he was afraid that he would fall or melt in his mouth.
When his son cried, Wang Shou was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He did not care about what he had promised to do with Granny Yin. He directly ordered the villagers to smash the coffin with their hoes.
"Smash it, smash it!"
Everything before was just for show. If they really wanted to do it, the thin layer of wooden planks in the temple would not be enough to smash.
Almost immediately, the wooden planks were smashed to pieces by the villagers.
Under the panicked moonlight, the black shadows that rushed in had stooped backs. Their faces were gloomy and twisted, and their pupils were charred black.
The leader, Wang Shou, was even more terrifying. His hands were stained with blood from when he chopped the trainees to death with his hoes.
The trainees who were confronting each other in the temple were shocked.
The villagers who came in from outside could no longer be called humans. They were evil spirits in human skin!
Everyone knew how terrifying a supernatural existence in an A-level instance dungeon was.
At this moment, no one was thinking about killing Zong Jiu. The trainees took a few steps back the moment the thirty evil spirits rushed in. They all used their life-saving items. Spirit Summoning Streamers, Eight Trigrams, and Ghost Binding Ropes were all used. For a moment, a cold wind blew. The curtains in the temple were cut into countless pieces and fluttered to the ground.
"All of you, go and protect the little boy!"
Zong Jiu frowned. He tried to suppress the feeling of helplessness that came from the return of his soul. He also took out his cards and joined the battle.
He was the only one present who had played dirty. He was also the only one who knew the truth about the deserted village three years ago. With a little speculation, he could deduce that the little boy in the village chief's house was the key to the Normal Card's main mission.
The Normal Card's main mission was to protect the villagers. Now, all the villagers had degenerated into evil spirits. Only the little boy, the only seedling, was unharmed. If he also turned into a ghost, then the Normal Card's mission would be considered a failure.
Originally, the Normal Card had nothing to do with Zong Jiu, the Ghost Card. It was impossible for him to be so warm-hearted. Unless the entire plot was clear, the two camps would appear to be enemies on the surface. Zong Jiu should have used his advantage to lure them into a dead end.
But when Zong Jiu had played dirty, not a single one of these newcomers had chosen to help him. Even if he was complaining about how gullible these people were, he still felt like he owed them a favor. So now he was returning the favor.
Zhuge An's reaction was the quickest.
After Zong Jiu said that the little boy was the key, he waved his long sleeves and brought him into the protective circle. It was so fast that it made people wonder if he had already guessed it.
Seeing that his son had been taken away, the ghostly aura around Wang Shou grew thicker. His face was ferocious.
Seeing this, the little boy was so scared that he fell to the ground. "You, you're not my father!"
After hearing this, the darkness in Wang Shou's eyes showed signs of fading.
"Child, look at me. I'm your father!"
He was just about to take his son back when something happened on the other side.
In the midst of the fierce fight, it was unknown whether it was the trainee or the ghost that hit the coffin in the middle.
The kerosene lamp and the memorial tablet placed on top of the coffin swayed from the impact and inadvertently fell to the ground.
"Crack —"
The memorial tablet shattered.
On the ground where the memorial tablet shattered, a thick black color formed in a moment.
Under the eerie moonlight in front of the temple door, a shocking scene suddenly appeared.
A huge iron pot was set up in the middle. Firewood was burning below, and scarlet flames burned fiercely.
The pot was filled with a bone-white soup. After it boiled, it bubbled with a gurgling sound.
Countless villagers were standing next to the iron pot.
They tied the unconscious old woman to the rack and listened to Granny Yin's sharp voice.
"Don't waste the human skin. Peel it off properly and eat it later. It won't taste good if it's cooked."
In the image, Wang Shou heard this and called for the others to bring a bowl of mercury.
The butcher had people hold down the old woman. He used the thin tip of a knife to cut open the old woman's shriveled head and forcibly poured the mercury in.
Mercury was heavy and liquid, so it didn't mix with blood. After it was poured into the human skin, it would only float on the surface and fall down. Because of the pain after the skin was cut open, the person would writhe in pain. They didn't know that it was this movement and friction that made the mercury fall faster.
In the end, even if the person who was poured the mercury fainted from the pain, they would still be able to peel off a complete bloody human skin.
After peeling it off, the villagers hung the human skin to the side and threw the old woman's blood into the iron pot. Her original appearance couldn't be seen anymore. The starving people surrounding the iron pot all revealed a look of desire and hunger.
"It smells so good." They said one after another, revealing an intoxicated expression.
The milky white bone soup splashed with the most ghastly color and couldn't be washed away.
This was the scene three years ago when the villagers killed Granny Wang!
Looking at this tragic scene, the new trainees couldn't stand it at all and vomited on the spot.
This time, the black color in Wang Shou's eyes completely faded.
Not only him, many villagers were frightened by this scene. They revealed the pupils that originally belonged to humans, and their faces were filled with extreme fear.
"She's back … That old woman really came back!"