Chapter 454: In A Fit Of Rage (2/2)
Right then, Song Shichao's cell phone and mine rang at the same time. Pulling out his phone for a look, Song Sichao cursed, “Fuck!”
”What's wrong?” I asked.
He handed me his cell phone which showed a multimedia message, “Gold For Bones” and a photo of me, as well as a human anatomy chart. The radius of the right hand was marked in red and the message read, “Reward: Sixteen million yuan. Remove a bone from this man but don't hurt his life. Ordered by the Black Dragon Hall!”
Perhaps there was a communication station nearby which could explain why the task was sent to us.
Song Shichao smacked his lips, ”Damn, this guy is rich! It’s sixteen million now! how can he become 16 million in a blink of an eye? If it were up to me, I’ll hand my bone over to him. With that kind of money, I don’t have to work for the rest of my life!”
”It's not that simple,” I sighed. “Is it easier to remove a bone or kill me?”
”The latter of course!”
I nodded, ”Yet whoever ordered this chose a more complicated way of dealing with me. He wants my radius, not my life. He’s either making a point or has some other sinister plan which requires trapping us here.”
I picked up my phone, wanting to call Xiaotao. However, my eyes grew heavy after flipping through a few contacts and I soon fell asleep.
When I woke up, the sky was already dim, and there was no one else in the room. Fortunately, the effect of the anesthetic had passed. I stood up and called Song Shichao’s name. Pulling up his pants, Sing Sichao walked in and said, ”Uncle, you’re awake. I’m sorry, I had to do a number two.”
It turned out to be a false alarm. ”Why didn't you wake me up?” I chided.
”I could see you were very tired and I didn't want you to torture yourself so I thought I’d let you sleep for a while... Don’t worry, it’s all wilderness within a few kilometers of here. How can there be so many criminals nearby?”
”Where’s Song Xingchen?” I frowned.
”He hasn’t shown up yet!” answered Song Shichao.
It was already six in the evening. The darkness only meant more trouble. I walked out of the abandoned house and scanned the area. ”Let's look for him!”
Song Shichao and I took the same way we came when we came across Song Xingchen kneeling beside a big tree with his sword stuck in the ground. Clutching his stomach, his clothes were soaked in blood.
”Uncle Xingchen!” shouted Song Sichao.
Without a second thought, Song Sichao ran to him. At that point, I realized something off about “Song Xingchen.” Despite looking and being dressed exactly like Song Xingchen, the Tang Sword in the ground was obviously different.
”Don’t move!” I shouted.
As soon as the words fell from my lips, the man stood up and stabbed Song Shichao in the chest, the blade piercing through his back. Song Sichao keeled over in pain, struggling to pull at his attacker’s clothes.
Kicking Song Shichao to the ground, “Song Xingchen” raised his head. It turned out to be a woman.
Song Shichao convulsed uncontrollably, spewing several mouthfuls of blood as mumbled inarticulately, ”U-uncle... run...” With that, his pupils dilated, signifying death!
When my eyes widened in horror, the woman disguised as Song Xingchen couldn't help but sneer, ”Someone spent twenty million to buy a bone of yours. Is your bone made of gold?”
Overwhelmed with rage, I gritted my teeth and shouted, ”So why don’t you come and get it!”
I activated the Eyes of Yama. In the state of explosive rage, my powers were stronger than ever. With an ear-splitting scream, the woman desperately tried to cover her eyes. I found a sharp stone from the ground and bashed her head in.
The woman collapsed, shaking all over as blood poured from her head wound. When I disabled the Eyes of Yama, all I saw was a sheet of black for a moment, evident backlash of using my ability.
I walked over to Song Sichao but found that he was no longer breathing. At the thought of the life lost due to my troubles, I was drowning in guilt and grief. Placing my palm against his eyes, I shut his eyelids, picked up the body, and carried him to the abandoned house.