The Lord watched helplessly as his body slid down inch by inch, getting closer and closer to the [Lava] below. Just then, Fu Zhu, who had been watching him coldly, spoke again.
"Where are their corpses?"
A gleam of hope and a desperate desire to survive burst forth in the Lord's eyes. "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
The corners of Fu Zhu's mouth revealed a mocking smile, as if saying: Are you kidding me?
Seeing Fu Zhu not answer, the Lord's shifting eyes looked down again, and he shut his mouth tight, determined not to say anything!
Fu Zhu stood there watching him in this state without any urgency. Even without the Lord's answer, he could still find their corpses.
A few seconds later, the Lord's feet suddenly touched the [Lava] below with a sizzle. The intense burning sensation made him scream involuntarily. His original thought of keeping the secret vanished in an instant, and he hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs.
"They... they are all in the big chest in my bedroom!"
The Lord suddenly felt the surrounding temperature drop significantly. He looked up at Fu Zhu again and was almost scared to death. The expression on Fu Zhu's face was extremely terrifying, as if he was going to swallow him alive in the next second.
Cifera, who was on the side, hurriedly moved her legs and ran directly into the Lord's bedroom. Not long after, a gasp suddenly came from the room.
"What's wrong?"
Fu Zhu immediately turned his head to look in the direction of the bedroom. If Cifera didn't reply to him in the next second, he would rush over immediately.
But fortunately, Cifera soon came out holding something. She looked at Fu Zhu with some disbelief and said, "There are only these dolls in the chest!"
Fu Zhu naturally saw them too. Cifera was holding more than ten dolls in her arms that resembled her. Looking at the minimap, the names of the dolls were also displayed as [Tiwan], [Tiqiu], [Tichun]...
Fu Zhu turned his head to look at the Lord with some confusion. The Lord hurriedly explained.
"This wasn't my doing! They turned into these dolls right after they died! It really wasn't me playing tricks!"
Fu Zhu nodded.
"I believe you."
The Lord breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next second, he suddenly felt his body loosen. He fell straight down rapidly. Looking up, he found that Fu Zhu had cut the [Cobweb] sticking to him with [Yamato] at some point.
"You!"
Sizzle——
A strange scent of meat drifted up from the [Lava]. Fu Zhu took out a block with some disgust and covered the hole again, then turned and walked towards Cifera who was holding the dolls.
"Here!"
Cifera took the initiative to hand the dolls to Fu Zhu. Fu Zhu nodded, took them, kept one in his hand, and stuffed all the rest into his [Backpack]. He touched the [Tiwan] doll in his hand; the texture was no different from an ordinary doll.
But he believed that what the Lord said before dying was true—this doll was indeed the corpse of [Tiwan].
Although it sounded very bizarre, the words spoken by a person with a bursting desire to survive at the moment of death were still very credible.
While Fu Zhu was thinking, Cifera timidly tugged at his sleeve.
"Let's hurry and leave, otherwise people will come later."
"Came just in time. I was just looking to borrow something from them."
"What thing?"
"Lives."
Fu Zhu put away the doll, then took out six pieces of [Obsidian] and one [Emerald Block], placed them on the ground, and held a [Flint and Steel] in his hand.
"You stand further away."
Cifera obediently hid behind the office desk, only poking out a small head to look at Fu Zhu with confusion.
Fu Zhu waited for Cifera to hide before using the [Flint and Steel] to ignite a fire on the piled [Obsidian] and [Emerald Block]. The difference was that usually [Flint and Steel] would only ignite [Soul Fire] on [Soul Sand], but this time, what ignited on the [Obsidian] and [Emerald Block] was not ordinary fire, but the azure blue [Soul Fire].
The second Fu Zhu lit the flame, a gloomy laugh rang out.
A monster holding a black scythe, with a body like a ghost, appeared in the main hall. With its appearance, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a lot.
Cifera felt a burst of fear for no reason when she saw it.
Fu Zhu looked up at the BOSS health bar that appeared along with the monster in his vision.
[Grim Reaper]
This was a monster from the [Millénaire] mod that Fu Zhu had purchased before. Its exclusive drop, the [Scythe of Death], could resurrect the dead. This was exactly Fu Zhu's goal.
The [Grim Reaper] was about to swing its scythe at Fu Zhu, but in the next second, its health bar was directly cleared by Fu Zhu with a single slash. The entire body turned into smoke and dissipated, leaving only a [Scythe of Death] falling to the ground.
Cifera, hiding in the back, watched this scene with some shock and incomprehension. That terrifying monster just now was clearly summoned by Fu Zhu, so why did he kill that monster a second later?
So he didn't intend to summon a monster to help?
Fu Zhu walked over and picked up the [Scythe of Death], then stood in the main hall holding it, waiting for the pursuers to find them.
In just a few minutes, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside the door. Hundreds of fully armed soldiers rushed in. When they saw the corpses and bloodstains all over the floor, and the Lord who was nowhere to be seen, their expressions became extremely gloomy.
Fu Zhu held the scythe and swung it casually, then stepped forward and walked towards them.
"Cifera, hide. Don't get hurt, and cover your ears."
Cifera, hiding in the back, obediently squatted down and covered her ears with both hands. However, even though she covered her ears, those miserable screams still drilled into her ears through the gaps between her fingers.
Cifera trembled in fear. She could only pray silently in her heart that those screams were not made by Fu Zhu.
After an unknown amount of time, Cifera was still squatting in the corner, muttering in a low voice.
"Don't let it be him... don't let it be him... he is a good person, he can't die... let the bad guys die..."
"What are you mumbling about?"
A large hand suddenly covered her head. It startled Cifera, and she nervously opened her eyes halfway. Only when she saw Fu Zhu standing in front of her did she hug his leg in surprise.
"You're okay!"
Fu Zhu rubbed her hair, finding it a bit funny. "It would be strange if something happened to me. Let's go."
Cifera nodded and let go of Fu Zhu's leg. Only now did she realize that a fierce battle had clearly just taken place, yet there wasn't a drop of blood on Fu Zhu's body.
Even the [Scythe of Death] used as a weapon remained in its original appearance. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that wails of undead souls would occasionally emerge from that scythe, only to be dragged back into the blade by some indescribable thing.
Cifera hurriedly shook her head and obediently followed behind Fu Zhu as they walked outside.
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Tiwan (缇菀), Tiqiu (缇秋), Tichun (缇春):
these are the Chinese characters. i dont know if its associated with
Tribbie (缇宝; Tíbǎo) / Trianne (缇安; Tí'ān) / Trinnon (缇宁; Tíníng)
as its vastly different