See the Law of Deception

Chapter 115 Inheritance (21)

It's Master.

The moment Lu Jinzhao confirmed this, he saw Fu Xuesheng move his hand.

She quickly assembled the shadow puppet, which was almost complete, but strangely, the ghost didn't stop her.
At least from Lu Jinzhao's perspective, the ghost did not make any unusual moves.

But not stopping it is the worst-case scenario.

Even with the music interfering, Fu Xuesheng quickly completed the final step of the assembly.

The moment the shadow puppet was finished, she was about to raise her hand to "show" it to her master, but the next second, her face showed horror.

Zhong Sui, who was standing in front of her, collapsed without warning the moment the shadow puppet was finished!

The shadow puppet in her hand turned into a "hot potato" in the next second.

The shadow puppet, which was originally just an inanimate object, "came to life" the moment Zhong Sui fell. It was supposed to be controlled by the bone rod, but for some reason it broke free of its restraints. The "mouth" painted on with paint actually opened its bloody maw and bit off one of Fu Xuesheng's fingers that was gripping the main rod before Fu Xuesheng could react at all!
Fu Xuesheng's right index finger broke in the middle, and blood gushed out instantly. In shock, she decisively let go of her hand. Then, the shadow puppet fell to the ground and she ran towards the fallen Zhong Sui.

Fu Xuesheng dared not linger. The bite the shadow puppet had inflicted on her finger was not just a simple physical injury, but also made her feel as if she had been marked with some kind of mark.

Even though she had already used supernatural items to reduce her presence and make it difficult for ghosts to target her, she now had an extremely ominous premonition.

Fu Xuesheng quickly retreated, wanting only to return to her room.

She realized that it wouldn't work; simply trying to use supernatural objects to ensure her safety and complete the mission was simply not going to work!

Zhong Sui's photo wasn't just any ordinary supernatural item; it was a life-saving artifact that had been brought out from the Class A platform and resold to her. Even if it wasn't the original item, or even just a part of it, it was definitely enough to save her life once on the Class B platform. Just now, however, she couldn't even last a second!

“Isn’t this right?!”

As Fu Xuesheng quickly retreated into the room, she gritted her teeth and frantically tried to figure out what was going on.

The difficulty of this ghost far exceeded their expectations, giving them very little time to react.

She now knows that Zhong Sui is carrying another supernatural item, but she doesn't dare to take it.

They didn't even dare to approach Zhong Sui's corpse!

"Does making a shadow puppet from Master's corpse necessarily mean death?" Fu Xuesheng's forehead veins bulged, feeling utterly hopeless.

As she retreated, she saw the shadow puppet that had bitten off her finger walk to Zhong Sui's body, and then, like a snake, lift up Zhong Sui's clothes and land on her back.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Sui's fingers twitched.

Her dead body, as if controlled by an invisible lever, rose straight up from the ground in a completely unscientific way.

The expression on her face still held the fear of the last second before her death, but a moment later, it turned into the same smile as her "master".

She stared straight in the direction Fu Xuesheng had left, her limbs twisting abnormally, as if getting used to this "new body".

Lu Jinzhao, hiding behind a pillar, silently watched the scene unfold before her, only belatedly realizing that the shadow puppet Fu Xuesheng was holding belonged to Zhong Sui.

The agreement reached between the two was that Zhong Sui would focus on resisting the ghost's attack, and Fu Xuesheng would help her assemble the shadow puppet?

However, Zhong Sui must have paid another price, though we don't know what it was. But... Zhong Sui died immediately after the shadow puppets were assembled.

The photograph she was holding almost instantly weathered away and became useless. Then, in the next instant, Zhong Sui, having lost the supernatural object, died.

It had no power to struggle.

Even Lu Jinzhao, who was observing from the sidelines, felt a chill in his heart.

At this moment, she was absolutely certain that if she continued to use her master's skin and bones, she would inevitably face certain death.

"Damn sheepskin"

The already difficult Rank B dungeon is made even more difficult. Those without the right destiny are struggling to survive here. If they are slow or make a mistake, all that's left is death!
A moment of hesitation crossed Lu Jinzhao's mind: "...Should I really go?"

Face such a terrifying ghost?
But the next second, she immediately dismissed her hesitation.

"If we don't go now, will it weaken if we wait?"

"Moreover, every death adds another ghost to this place. Right now, Zhong Sui's shadow puppet is clearly going to chase after Fu Xuesheng. If Fu Xuesheng can't hold on and dies, that would be terrible. There might be another ghost here."

"Now, this is my only chance."

Although Lu Jinzhao hesitated because of the terror of the ghost, she was clear-headed and made a judgment immediately.

While waiting for Zhong Sui's shadow puppet to leave and pursue Fu Xuesheng, he immediately tried to go to his master to complete the mission.

Whether we live or die depends on this gamble!

Lu Jinzhao took a deep breath. Because of her focused attention and her mental state of preparing to fight to the death, she felt her body become stronger.

After getting used to her stiff body, Zhong Sui, standing in front of her master, followed the drumbeats and walked step by step toward Fu Xuesheng.

Lu Jinzhao wasn't in a hurry to rush out; she took out a bell.

The bell that could turn her into a dead person—after she put on the bell, even when the master's human skin was pressed against her skin, the skin didn't react at all, which shows that the bell is effective.

However, this only applies to the time before she finished making the shadow puppet. She hadn't forgotten how terrifying the completed shadow puppet had been when it crawled into Zhong Sui's corpse, or how terrifying the ghost's attack was. A mere bell probably couldn't completely stop the ghost's attack.

But even if the bell might become useless the moment she finishes assembling it, she must still carry it with her.

The master never stopped Fu Xuesheng from assembling the shadow puppets because, as God knows, Zhong Sui would die the moment the assembly was completed.

What about yourself?

Will he be attacked during the final assembly stage if he doesn't use his master's skin to make the shadow puppets?
This needs to be prepared in advance; the bells are mainly used to ensure that she can complete the assembly of the shadow puppets.

Lu Jinzhao repeatedly reviewed in his mind everything he was going to do next, every detail, and what to do if he encountered an unexpected situation.

The music grew increasingly intense, and the drama seemed to be reaching its climax. After Zhong Sui and Fu Xuesheng appeared, the "Master" stopped dancing to the music; it was waiting.

It awaits its good disciples to come and die.

The drumbeats continued a few more times, and the moment Zhong Sui's figure completely disappeared, Lu Jinzhao moved.