Chapter 102: The final moment

Looking at everything in front of me, I felt a little helpless. Whoever it was, they couldn’t accept that a person who was still alive just a moment ago had turned into a pile of unidentified objects in front of them, scattered everywhere, and only a robe was left to prove that he had once existed.

My face was very ugly. Ruoxue turned her head away and covered Huigen’s eyes with her hands. Huigen, however, casually pushed away Ruoxue’s hands and said indifferently, “What is there to be attached to the body? It is just a shell. There is nothing to be afraid of in my eyes. The only thing that is terrifying is that this person’s soul did not escape and was sucked in by the worm.”

Hearing these words from Huigen, I gasped. I didn’t open my heavenly eyes to see the specific situation, but I assumed that Huigen wouldn’t lie to me. What kind of bug could absorb a person’s soul? This was beyond my understanding!

This is not something that can be described as scary.

At this moment, Gao Ning suddenly turned his head and said in a low voice, “Is he pitiful? He should have been a pile of bones decades ago, which is what he looks like now. He has lived for nearly a hundred years, so what is the price of his soul?

I was speechless. It was like a person who had made a deal with the devil. The things they got were certainly enviable, but the price they paid was enough to make anyone collapse.

After the bug finished with the old monster, it finally revealed its habit. It turned out that the straw was growing out of the bug’s abdomen. When the old monster’s body fell apart, it suddenly and strangely withdrew the straw into its body.

This scene reminded me of the cockroach with two heads. Could it be that this bug also has two heads, one on its butt? Is the straw another mouth organ? You see, the cockroach is a magical anomaly and a typical excellent… well, excellent adaptation of the body, right? Has this bug evolved to such a point?

My master always says that metaphysics and science should be mutually corroborative. True masters of metaphysics are often learned men. I have always paid great attention to this kind of knowledge, but at this moment, I realized that compared to the wonders of this world, I know too little.

After the bug had put away its straw, it no longer paid any attention to Gao Ning, but instead, in a strange, tentative manner, it took a step with one of its legs. That leg was outside the scope of the stone platform, and it seemed as if it couldn’t believe it when it stepped out.

The bug’s foot landed heavily, and I saw a look of arrogant excitement in the bug’s eyes. Then it began to quickly climb out of the stone platform, circling around, and suddenly it flapped its wings and flew high into the air, suddenly reaching the top of the bug room.

Faced with all this, I was under a lot of pressure. I was not a big fan of bugs in the first place, and seeing such a big bug running and flying in front of me, I felt like I was covered in goosebumps.

After flying around the top of the insect room, the bug suddenly stopped and then rushed to Gao Ning, staring at him with a mocking, menacing look.

Is this the nature of the devil? It seems to me that Gao Ning has given it freedom, and it wants to get rid of Gao Ning? Then it will be us next?

I felt that I could wait no longer. I took the pill in my hand and was about to put it in my mouth, but at that moment, Gao Ning suddenly smiled. He took out a strange whistle and put it in his mouth, playing a strange tune.

Listening to the tune, the eyes of the insect actually flashed with a somewhat confused look. What made me feel even more incredible was that the insect actually reached out with its arm-like pincers and touched Gao Ning’s face with the three bifurcated things.

Gao Ning’s eyes flashed with a strange, excited light. Although he was smiling just now, I could feel that he was very nervous. At this time, even Hui Gen saw Gao Ning’s relaxation and suddenly said, “Did he get good grades on the exam?”

This description is very accurate. Gao Ning really looked like he had gotten good grades on an important exam.

As the tune progressed, the bug became quieter and quieter, as if it was relying on Gao Ning. Gao Ning played the tune while taking out the bone knife, slashing his arm, then holding the knife with his blood on it in front of the bug’s hideous face, in front of what might be its nose.

The bug was even more peaceful and calm. At this time, Gao Ning closed his eyes, took off the whistle, and then rolled his throat to make a strange sound, as if communicating or expressing something.

In fact, this is not Gao Ning speaking in a strange language, but an unconscious manifestation of communication in the mind.

This is not a magical thing. Just as I had a strong spiritual sense and tried to communicate with snake spirits when I was a child, this is the same principle. If you are too involved, you will unconsciously think you are talking, but in fact you are not talking, and this is what happens.

It’s like pretending to be a ghost.

I didn’t want to interrupt Gao Ning at this time, but I had already made up my mind that I would ask Gao Ning for an answer later. I didn’t dare to take the pill lightly. After all, stimulating the soul twice in a row would have very serious consequences.

So I waited quietly. I had long since realized that this worm was no ordinary thing, and I was not surprised to see it communicate with Gao Ning.

As Gao Ning and the worm communicated, the worm actually climbed back up onto the stone platform, looking completely at ease. But I always felt something was wrong. The worm had no expression, and it certainly didn’t speak, but I always felt like I was seeing a person, looking at Gao Ning, with an uncertain smile.

I couldn’t tell whether it was my powerful spiritual senses or my resistance to the bug that created the illusion. I couldn’t tell what this scene meant, so I didn’t bother to think about it.

After the bug climbed onto the platform, Gao Ning opened his eyes. At the same time, an even more bizarre scene unfolded. The bug folded all its legs and wings, then closed its eyes again.

This was a very peaceful scene, but I felt that the bug was struggling, as if it was doing something important. Gao Ning’s expression confirmed my guess, and he began to become very, very nervous.

This kind of tension is different from the kind of tension I felt just now. The kind of tension I felt just now was the kind of tension between life and death. This kind of tension, I thought strangely, was really like the kind of tension a man feels when he is waiting for his wife to give birth.

I was horrified by this strange thought, but I didn’t forget the main task. I shouted at Gao Ning, “Do you still consider it a promise to take us out?”

As I spoke, I held the pill in my hand, which had already reached my chest, ready to shove it into my mouth.

Gao Ning quickly turned his head to the side, nervously gestured to me to lower my voice, and then said, “I already said that I just want to get my things back. I never wanted to harm you. Of course, I will keep my word.”

I pointed at the hole and said, “Is it really possible to get out?”

Gao Ning said, “Of course it’s true, but you can’t go out yet. Your true role hasn’t been played out yet. If you go out now, I will do everything I can to stop you.”

What did he mean by that? I couldn’t think of an answer right away, but Ruoxue behind me couldn’t hold back any longer. She was about to speak, but I grabbed her hand. I always felt that this girl would say and do anything if it was related to my safety.

I said to Gao Ning, “But you have to find a way to deal with things outside first.”

Yes, footsteps could be heard outside. I thought it wouldn’t be long before someone came into the small hall outside. I didn’t dare bet that they wouldn’t come into the insect room.

The reason I didn’t want to fight Gao Ning was because Gao Ning’s methods were endless. Who knows if that big bug would help him fight or something. Besides, after we ran out, there were vast mountains, and we had to face the pursuers. I wanted to keep a little bit of physical strength.

“Outside?” Gao Ning suddenly smiled disdainfully, then he fumbled around on the stone platform, and finally he seemed to have found a place, triggering a mechanism, and then the stone platform made a strange “click” sound, and then Gao Ning actually pushed a wall of the stone platform, and then revealed what was inside.

Looking at the contents, Gao Ning laughed and said, “Those old monsters won’t come, and they don’t dare to do anything!”