See the Law of Deception

Chapter 156 Fusion of Demon Bones, The Train's Call
Lu Jinzhao could hardly remember how unfathomable Yangpi had been at the beginning. Ever since he got the iron box, he had become more and more insane, and now he was just capable of nothing but impotent rage.

As for which shadow puppet's main shaft this metacarpal bone would be used for, she had already made a decision.

It can only be her own shadow puppet.

The shadow puppet was badly damaged at the last station, and even the finger bones had a slight crack. She didn't have the materials to repair it before, but now they've been delivered to her door.

The main shaft made from this bone is definitely strong enough, and the material for her own shadow puppets is the easiest to find, since it's skin peeled off her own body.

Once the train's arrival time is confirmed, she can take the bell and peel off her own skin in the real world to repair the damaged shadow puppet.

The train's repair function can be used as long as the train is on board, including the time spent on board.

Higher-grade "bones" will make the shadow puppets more powerful, and will also make the owner of this destiny more powerful, thus turning the skin peeled off her body into better materials.

A near-perfect cycle has been achieved.

“Okay, let’s do it this way. Use it to make the life pole for the shadow puppet.” Lu Jinzhao deliberately said this.

Sure enough, the next second, blood-red words that could be described as a "death struggle" appeared before her eyes.

It can't give you any extra abilities; it has residual power but is just an empty shell, bringing far more trouble than benefits.

Give it to me, and I'll be more useful than it; we can make a contract!

"No," Lu Jinzhao refused with a smile.

As she spoke, she went to the studio and opened the box.

Just as the deer was about to reach for the bones in the box, the sheepskin let out its final, mournful howl.

Stop doing this.

I can tell you some secrets!

What do you want to know? Ask me.

When Lu Jinzhao saw Yangpi saying these things, her fingertips were already just one or two centimeters away from the ghost bone, and she did indeed stop.

She certainly didn't intend to give up so easily; instead, she wanted to try and get some information out of him first.

After the iron box was opened again, only a few seconds had passed, but a chilling aura filled the entire room.

The once bright windows seemed to have been drawn with curtains, and the desk lamp used to illuminate the workbench began to flicker as if it had a faulty connection.

Just as Lu Jinzhao was about to ask Yangpi what he wanted, a sudden change occurred.

The ghost bone, which should have been an inanimate object, suddenly trembled. Then, just after the word "no" was written on the sheepskin, it sprang up from the bottom of the iron box like a bullet, instantly piercing Lu Jinzhao's finger and embedding itself into her bone, shattering her original hand bone and embedding itself inside.

Intense pain exploded in an instant. Lu Jinzhao's right index finger felt as if it had been hit by a fragmentation grenade. In the instant that flesh and blood flew everywhere, Lu Jinzhao didn't even have time to react to what had happened.

Until the ghost bone embedded in her broken knuckles began to merge with her, her destiny trembled because of this extremely precious material. She felt her current "upper limit" was constantly rising, all because of these bones that were merging with her.

Some ghostly aura flowed into her body through these bones, spreading throughout her entire body along with the flow of her blood.

Lu Jinzhao could feel her body temperature dropping rapidly. Even though she wasn't wearing the bell, her heartbeat was slowing down and her breathing was becoming weak.

Fortunately, the body temperature did not drop to the level of a "corpse," but it was definitely not normal either.

In addition, the shadow puppet that had been quietly residing on her ankle, disguised as a tattoo, couldn't resist peeking out. Lu Jinzhao's craftsmanship in making it was originally quite rough, but perhaps due to the huge changes brought about by the "life pole," this tattered shadow puppet was also subtly changing.

To be honest, the lines of this originally unremarkable shadow puppet are becoming more and more exquisite, and its simple facial features have even captured some of the charm of Lu Jinzhao.

An invisible thread connects it to the ghost bone that has become Lu Jinzhao's finger joint, and the aura of the ghost bone continuously spreads from this invisible thread to the shadow puppet.

Sheepskin fell completely silent, as if it were dead.

The pain of shattered finger bones subsided as the ghost bone gradually fused into the finger. All that remained was the pain of flesh being torn apart, but due to the effect of adrenaline, Lu Jinzhao slowly began to feel it less and less.

She realized what had happened, but she didn't understand why this "supernatural object" would be so proactive.

It's almost like I'm attracted to her.

Could it be because of her destiny? Or did her parents leave behind something she doesn't know about?

Lu Jinzhao could sense that, just as Yang Pi had said, she had fused with these bones but had not gained any new "abilities." This palm bone was simply integrated into her body as the highest-grade material.

She was certain that if she encountered those ghosts with bells on their ankles chasing her again, she would only need to release her shadow puppets to fight them off.

Because of the ghost bone, her shadow puppet has become a proper little ghost.

The reason it's only the ghosts in funeral homes is because the "human skin" used as material is of a lower grade.

In addition, Lu Jinzhao's destiny has been greatly enhanced because she obtained the best materials. Now, when her shadow puppets fall on people, they can not only make the people completely unable to move, but also make them completely at her mercy!
In other words, she can use shadow puppets as a medium to temporarily transform living people into her shadow puppets.

Unless the opponent uses fate or supernatural items to fight back, Lu Jinzhao can control their bodies like a puppeteer.

To break free from her control through supernatural means, the only way is to use that supernatural artifact to counteract the ghost bone.

In other words, they are both classified as "death level".

This means that, when facing humans or passengers, she is almost invincible in a one-on-one situation.

But her enemies are never her own kind. When facing demons, her true form is still just a fragile human. However, she has some decent means of survival. As long as she doesn't enter the death platform, or even a Class A platform, she can be much more at ease than before.

Lu Jinzhao was even thinking that if just one piece of death-grade material gave her the power to control others, what kind of surprises would come if she had a few more pieces of her destiny?
Could she one day even be able to control ghosts?
Perhaps only then will she be able to truly contend with the demons?

However, the materials of the Death-level only produce the Death Platform and are extremely difficult to obtain. Lu Jinzhao did not think about this for too long. The Death Platform seemed to be something that was still a long way from her.

However, the strange changes brought about by the demon bone were not over yet.

The moment those bones completely fused with her, Lu Jinzhao heard the call from the train!
"How could this be?"

She took out her ticket, and the time shown on it was one hour later!
The platform level is Class A.

She had only been out of the platform for a day, yet she was about to enter it again. This was clearly because she had fused with the demon bone.

Worse still, as Yangpi had said, once she entered Platform A and became a Class 1 passenger, her next platform would inevitably be the Platform of Death.

The danger that I thought was still some distance away is now right at my doorstep.

　Don't worry about it ending so soon with "Death Platform," it's still early, this is just the beginning.

　　(End of this chapter)