"Alright, go in and find your body," Qin Jie urged.
Hearing this, Shu Zida had no choice but to agree. The tall Okami Guard's body walked in step by step. His heavy footsteps clearly showed that he knew he was walking towards the end called death.
At the end of the passage, the Seven-Faced Warrior's ghost fire had not completely dissipated. The Seven-Faced Warrior's body was floating in the water, clearly having passed away peacefully.
On both sides of the passage were numerous soulless corpses. Originally, these corpses contained the Seven-Faced Warrior's Spell and possessed an anti-decay property, but now, due to the Seven-Faced Warrior's death, these corpses began to decompose. The rapidly decaying bodies, illuminated by the purple ghost fire, appeared particularly terrifying.
Soon, Shu Zida found his body: a young man with a somewhat handsome face but a pale complexion, appearing to be about 25 years old, a bit older than Qin Jie.
Fortunately, his body showed no obvious signs of decay. He took out a black card from his Pregnant and handed it to Qin Jie, saying, "Just give this card to the people of the Samsara Merchant Guild, and they will know what to do."
Then, he placed one hand on his corpse, his gaze flickering slightly.
"Sigh, I never thought I'd look so handsome from someone else's perspective."
After he finished speaking, the Okami Guard's body suddenly fell. The next moment, Shu Zida's original body suddenly opened its eyes. It seemed half of his Soul had returned to his body.
Without hesitation, he directly threw a black coat towards Qin Jie, and his hand began to disintegrate the moment he threw the coat.
"Contractor No. 115223's main mission has failed. Forced execution begins."
The Reincarnation Paradise's execution began.
Shu Zida's face continued to disintegrate, his cheeks instantly vanishing, revealing dark red gums and teeth.
"Damn it, my storage space is sealed. I originally wanted to throw you a few more pieces of equipment, but it seems I can't."
Feeling his body disintegrate, the intense pain made Shu Zida unable to speak. The next moment, the Reincarnation Paradise's prompt suddenly appeared.
"Contractor No. 21205 is applying for a contract with you."
"After returning to the Reincarnation Paradise, Contractor No. 21205 will hand over the 'Samsara Merchant Guild Savings Card' to the Samsara Merchant Guild."
"Upon reaching a contract, Contractor No. 21205 will take half of the 'Samsara Merchant Guild Savings Card' as compensation."
"Note: This contract is notarized by the Reincarnation Paradise, and no one can violate it."
"Note: The contract is drafted by the initiator. Please read it carefully. If you violate the contract after signing, the Reincarnation Paradise will impose a penalty."
"Penalty for violating the contract: 50,000 paradise coins."
"Do you agree to sign the contract? Yes/No."
It was Qin Jie sending him a contract application.
Though it was a contract application, in reality, only Qin Jie was bound by it.
"This is—"
Shu Zida was slightly startled. He hadn't expected Qin Jie to draft such a contract at this moment. Looking at it, this contract was probably drafted long ago and sent out the first moment he regained his Contractor status.
Qin Jie took out a cigarette, lit it himself, and prepared to put it in the other party's mouth. "I told you, I'm a man of action, didn't I lie?"
Shu Zida didn't let Qin Jie put it in his mouth. Instead, he reached out his other intact hand and tremblingly took it. After agreeing to the contract, he took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled and cursed.
"Damn, I look like an Attack on Titan when I exhale smoke."
"To still be able to have a smoke at a time like this, thank you."
Qin Jie also took a puff. He rarely touched cigarettes or alcohol, but for some reason, he wanted a puff at this moment too.
"It's nothing. I just want you to die more peacefully. After all, there are vengeful spirits in this world, and it wouldn't be good if they latched onto me."
Seeing this, Shu Zida wanted to say something more, but the execution had already disintegrated his entire body, making him unable to speak. He could only desperately take a puff of the cigarette before completely disappearing.
Before he could exhale, his body had already vanished from its original spot, leaving only a wisp of smoke.
Qin Jie said nothing, just silently smoked. Then, a splashing sound was heard, and the Okami Guard suddenly stood up from where it was.
Shu Zida's Soul had departed from its body. At this moment, the Okami Guard regained its own consciousness. Following its instincts, it discovered Qin Jie, its enemy, and immediately attacked him.
Qin Jie took a deep breath, inhaling until only a cigarette butt remained. He then tossed the butt into the water and silently uttered a sentence.
"This Reincarnation Paradise is truly a pain in the ass."
The next moment, the Okami Guard's attack arrived.
Transparent ripples spread, but such an attack naturally couldn't penetrate the shield.
Qin Jie slowly looked at the opponent, only to find that despite only the Soul being different, the Okami Guard at this moment seemed so unfamiliar.
A flash of sword light, and moments later, the Okami Guard was scattered in pieces in the water, then slowly sank.
--- Butcher's Coat
Quality: Purple
Origin: bloodborne curse
Category: Coat
Durability: 98/98
Equipment Requirements: Willpower greater than 10 points..
Equipment Effect 1, Suction: When the surface of the coat has more than a certain amount of liquid, a suction mouth will appear, automatically sucking the liquid from the surface, and restoring the coat's durability based on the type of liquid. A maximum of seven suction mouths can exist.
Note: Biological fluids have the highest attraction for the suction mouths.
Note: If Willpower is too low, the suction mouths will form on the inside of the coat.
Note: The suction mouths are invisible.
Equipment Effect 2, Elder's Demeanor: Based on the number of suction mouths present, inflicts 5X the number of suction mouths in mental attribute damage to living beings within a 15-meter radius, and has a chance to cause the creature to enter a frenzied state depending on the strength of their Willpower.
Note: If Willpower is too low, this effect will apply to the wearer.
Equipment Effect 3, Unfathomable: When a detection item detects the wearer, it will cause 20 points of mental damage and a short-term mental debility effect.
Mental Debility: Willpower reduced by 5 points, making Willpower checks more likely to fail.
Rating: 141
Description: A highly absorbent coat, cheap, and capable of blocking splashing blood, very suitable for wearing outside. Its owner was a clergyman working at midnight, until one day the clergyman suddenly disappeared. When found, the clergyman was nothing but a skeleton, and an inside-out coat.
--- The coat in hand was quite thick, yet wearing it brought a chilling sensation.
Both the inner and outer sides of the coat were sewn with many pockets. The zippers of the pockets were like tightly closed teeth, ready to open wide and devour everything at any moment.
It seemed Shu Zida had left Qin Jie something extraordinary.
Sent from the bloodborne curse world, Qin Jie was almost certain this item was somewhat tainted with mental pollution.
But his Willpower attribute was likely sufficient.
Qin Jie put on the butcher's coat and gripped his greatsword.
Above Fountainhead Palace, a Dragon's roar faintly echoed. It was the Sakura Dragon roaring.
Before he knew it, dark thunderclouds gradually gathered in the sky, and drops of foul-smelling rain began to fall.
It was raining in Fountainhead Palace.