695 Soul Shadow, Adult Phase Flame Belle! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Liu Ru and Su Xiaoluo were stunned too. They had not noticed the man until he appeared just now. They could not tell if he had just arrived, or if he was already here for some time.
He was extremely quick. He suddenly showed himself when Zhang Xiaohou was about to be wrapped up by the armor. He pulled Zhang Xiaohou out of the demon's throat with brute strength...
However, the black battle robe was quite greedy. After losing the chance to use Zhang Xiaohou as a sacrifice, it uttered a wild screech and lunged at the man instead.
The cape flew at the man's head like a little demon. No matter how hard the man was trying to pull it off, it was stuck onto his scalp.
While the man was struggling with the cape, his legs, torso, and arms were covered by the battle robe. Each armor piece seemed to have its own consciousness. It was impossible to take them off once they were attached!
”AHHHHHH!”
It felt like even the man's soul was being occupied by the battle robe. The man that saved Zhang Xiaohou let out a scream of agony. His almost dug his fingers into his skin and tore himself in half!
The scream echoed through the hall, leaving the three young adults shivering.
Tears rolled down Zhang Xiaohou's cheeks when he witnessed the scene. He was supposed to be the one enduring the pain, but the man had taken his spot instead!
His superior did not speak a single word, nor did he give him a single gaze. All Zhang Xiaohou could see was a determined back...
”Chief Military Instructor, Chief Military Instructor...” Zhang Xiaohou wanted to go up to the man to share his pain, yet Liu Ru would not allow him to do anything so stupid.
”Chief Military Instructor… is he Chief Military Instructor Zhan Kong, that you and Mo Fan always mentioned?” Liu Ru grabbed onto Zhang Xiaohou tightly.
The battle robe was scarier than they thought. It was entirely a black demon that would fiercely occupy the body of anyone that came into contact with it. If Zhang Xiaohou went up to it now, he would also turn into a meaningless sacrifice!
Zhang Xiaohou never expected Zhan Kong to be here, too. Even though he was full of doubts, he only felt like his heart was being shredded when he saw his Chief Military Instructor being tortured by the demon!
”Do...do you really think you're that great!?
”Come… eat my soul… once you've eaten my soul, you'll die too!
”You should have gone to Hell ages ago!”
Zhan Kong's voice was incredibly weird, yet the words in his screams were obviously spoken with his own consciousness.
He was not talking to Zhang Xiaohou, Liu Ru or Su Xiaoluo. The words were directed at the battle robe that was devouring him.
Fang Gu had turned into a dried corpse, just a failed sacrifice. He had failed to gain anything from the battle robe. However, it felt like Zhan Kong had something that the battle robe was scared of, giving his soul a chance to struggle!
”If you want my body… show me some sincerity!” Zhan Kong to said himself, while trying his best to suppress something.
The battle robe was now attached to Zhan Kong's skin, yet he totally ignored the pain. Amazingly, he tore one of the pieces off, which also ripped a layer of his own skin off, splattering blood everywhere.
The armor piece let out a ghastly screech. It tried to reattach itself to Zhan Kong, yet the man violently kicked the armor piece covered in fresh blood away, before he burst out laughing like a madman.
”Either you obey me completely, or we'll die together! Eternal life? I'll now send you to eternal doom!” Zhan Kong tore another armor piece off his leg.
Fresh blood poured out from the wound. Zhan Kong was totally willing to harm himself to threaten the battle robe, and so managed to control the situation. The demon that was draining his soul finally halted.
Su Xiaoluo, Zhang Xiaohou and Liu Ru were stunned. They had witnessed how Fang Gu had turned into a dried corpse. They assumed Zhan Kong, who had taken Zhang Xiaohou's spot, would end up the same way. To their surprise, he managed to suppress the evil battle robe!