Chapter 2155: Not a Human, Inside or Out
Chapter 2155: Not a Human, Inside or Out
The creature had a hooked nose, thin lips, and sinister-looking eyes. Apart from its face being especially pale, it didn’t look too different from an ordinary person.
Just then, however, something strange happened again. It screamed in pain again, this time a bit louder than before. It was as if a mysterious power was acting on the top of its head. Soon after, a hole opened up in its scalp. Immediately after, a pair of invisible hands seemed to reach in, tearing the skin apart. The freshly-regrown layer of skin was forcibly ripped apart. However, the monster's skin and flesh seemed to be stuck really tightly. As its skin was ripped off, a lot of flesh was also torn off along with it, as if it wanted to leave the monster's body too.
More importantly, the process didn’t happen all that quickly. The mysterious power seemed to be moving extremely slowly to increase the monster's suffering, practically ripping apart its body inch by inch. Each time it made a ripping motion, the screams of the monster became a bit more bitter.
Zu An finally understood why there was a sound-blocking barrier outside. If not for that, the monster's wails could have already drawn the attention of everyone in the Dragon Palace.
The torturous motions were slow, but how much skin could a person even have? Soon, it was completely peeled off. Unfortunately, the monster didn’t get much of a break. Its body grew flesh again, and a new layer of skin appeared.
Zu An felt a chill run down his back. Even though they were enemies, he still felt some sympathy when he saw such inhuman torture. However, when he gave Ka Qier’s skin off to the side a look, that bit of sympathy immediately vanished.
Who knew how many members of the Ocean races had been harmed by this creature? Such torture was completely deserved. After all, Hell wasn’t some good place; it specialized in punishing villains.
Just like that, the monster suffered eighteen rounds of skin-flaying in total before the process finally stopped. It collapsed on the bed and gasped for breath. Its entire body seemed to have collapsed from exhaustion.
Zu An’s eyes narrowed. This was when the monster was the weakest, so striking now to subdue it wouldn’t be too hard. But in the end, he decided to give up on that thought. The Shadowhorror Devil’s group had mentioned that they needed Ka Qier’s help in order to open up the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons. The monsters also seemed a bit fearful of Ka Qier. Judging from what they said, these Hell beings couldn't be killed, because they came from Hell to begin with.
But Zu An didn’t believe that they were really impossible to kill. There had to be a way; it was just that he hadn’t found it yet. After thinking about all of those things, he gave up on making his move.
“Who’s there?” the monster suddenly called out, having sensed the hint of killing intent. It suddenly turned in the direction of Zu An. It grabbed toward the window, its bloody and mangled hand rese,mbling a demon’s claw.
“Hm? So it was a stingray.” The monster walked over to the window and looked at the stingray that struggled in its hands. When it saw the fresh blood flowing out of the stingray's wound, a hint of viciousness flashed through the monster’s eyes. It raised the stingray and began to gorge itself. Shortly after, the stingray was completely devoured, and an intoxicated look appeared on the monster's face as it said, “The taste of flesh and blood really is incredible.”
In the distance, Zu An frowned slightly. Fortunately, he had been able to use the position swap skill to avoid being discovered. This guy was even more vigilant than he had imagined, and even more cruel, at that. He had to find a way to eliminate the monster as soon as possible.
The monster looked around him and didn’t sense anything else strange, so he returned to the room. He made his way into Ka Qier’s skin and released a comfortable sound, saying, “As expected, having skin feels the best.”
Zu An used this chance to leave this courtyard.
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When he returned to the private chambers, Zu An set up a sound-blocking formation. Then, he shared what he had just seen and heard with the sisters.
“How gross...” Even though they hadn’t seen it for themselves, Zu An’s description was too vivid, so Shang Hongyu had already formed a mental image of it herself.
“As expected of Hell creatures. Judging from your description, he seems to be suffering from skin-flaying torture.” Shang Liuyu also showed an expression of displeasure. As a woman, she naturally felt revulsion toward disgusting things.
Zu An was surprised, remarking, “Could it be that he came from the skin-flaying hell?” He recalled that some mythology related to the netherworld had stories of eighteen hells.
“Skin-flaying hell?” The two women reflexively agreed. “That is indeed a possibility.”
Zu An couldn't help but ask, “Do you two know any information about the relationship between this world and Hell?”
The two women shook their heads. Shang Liuyu said, “Just like achieving immortality, there's also very little information about Hell. Such stories are usually just folktales that imagine the worst forms of torture in this world as part of a ‘hell’. That's why we always assumed they were just rumors and never treated them as the real deal.”
Zu An was soon lost in his own thoughts.
Right, there were many legends surrounding hell in my previous world too, but no one had ever seen the real deal. I didn’t expect to really run into Hell creatures in this world.
“We still don’t know how those monsters and Hell creatures are related. We also don’t know what it is they want at all, or even if what they want is the same thing,” Shang Liuyu said while thinking.
“Judging from our earlier conversation, they didn’t seem to have gotten in touch in this world. They were likely already in an alliance from the start,” Zu An said gravely. “The aliens’ world and Hell might be connected in some way.
“As for what they want, if it’s just a single thing, it’ll be much easier to incite disharmony between them. But if it’s not the same, it’ll be difficult.”
The sisters also grew worried when they heard his analysis. They really didn’t have enough information right now and couldn't make any conclusive judgments.
When he saw how discouraged the two women were, Zu An smiled and said, “There’s no need to feel so down. Actually, compared to before, when we didn’t even know who our enemies were, we at least know that now and have obtained so much information. The scales of victory are already leaning in our favor.”
Shang Hongyu asked in a playful protest, “Just how do you always have so much confidence?”
Zu An chuckled and said, “I’m just telling the truth.”
Shang Hongyu couldn't help but give him a light punch.
When she saw how her big sister was flirting with Zu An, Shang Liuyu felt a strong sense of nausea. If it were her sister and her brother-in-law, that wouldn’t matter much, but this was Ah Zu! It just felt a bit strange somehow.
Zu An said seriously, “We don’t know what other plans the alien monsters and Hell have. We need to develop our own countermeasures too. This is what we need to do from now on...”
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The three of them continued to discuss their plan. Time passed quickly and night quickly approached.
Zu An was now a bit embarrassed. In the past, it would have been fine if he slept with Shang Hongyu, but Shang Liuyu now knew everything. It would just feel strange somehow if he continued to sleep with her sister.
However, Shang Hongyu was completely in the dark. She continuously reminded her sister to sleep well. Meanwhile, she herself bashfully wrapped her arm around Zu An’s and returned to their room.
Zu An reflexively gave Shang Liuyu a look. Her expression was a bit weird.
Shang Liuyu asked indifferently, “Why are you looking at me, brother-in-law? Could it be that you want me to sleep with you two as well?”
You have successfully trolled Shang Liuyu for +28 +28 +28...
“He wouldn’t dare!” Shang Hongyu shot Zu An a look. “You’re not really targeting my little sister, are you?”
She knew that Zu An’s relationship with her little sister was good. Such a thing could really spark something between them.
Zu An said in embarrassment, “You're misunderstanding. I just get the sense that my little sister hasn’t slept so well, so maybe she should sleep inside with you while I sleep outside.”
“Ah?” Now, Shang Hongyu felt a bit of disappointment. She had been looking forward to continuing with him... He was just too amazing. This was the first time she had experienced something so incredible.
However, she reacted quickly as well. A bright smile appeared on her face as she tugged on her little sister’s arm, saying, “Right, little sis wasn’t able to get much sleep recently. Just sleep together with big sis today.”
Shang Liuyu watched her sister’s performance with a completely indifferent expression. A moment later, she said, “I have no desire to sleep in your love nest.”
When she remembered what those two had done on that bed, she felt really uncomfortable. Who knew what kind of stuff had been left on it...
You have successfully trolled Shang Liuyu for +110 +110 +110...
Zu An was speechless.