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Chapter 41 Racing
"You have been corrupted and your sanity has been impaired. Your current sanity is 43/100."

The system's cold notification immediately pulled Zhou You back from the illusion.

That single sound caused Zhou You's sanity to drop by nearly 30 points!

But that wasn't the end of it. Right at the feet of the Bodhisattva, blood and flesh began to surge, and pus turned into a foul and filthy ocean, carrying the wailing souls and rushing towards where Zhou You was!

"The player has triggered the final monster: the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva."

"All roads and locations have been opened at night."

"Players are asked to escape its pursuit and find the core item of this scenario: the Utau statue, and destroy it completely."

"Please note that because the player completed the hidden storyline of the dungeon in advance, the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva forcibly broke free from her restraints without completing all the sacrifices. She is currently in an incomplete state and cannot personally pursue and kill the player."

"Please note that since the player has unlocked 'Sanhua Temple's Secret Vajra Protector Temple, 'Sanhua Temple's Skanda Protector Temple, and 'Sanhua Temple's Sanzhishumo Protector Temple,' the power of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva will be greatly weakened."

"The 'Death Curse Sanskrit Sound' of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva has been sealed."

"The 'Dharma-Non-Dual Gate' of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva has been sealed."

"The 'unification of flesh and blood' of the Auspicious and Tranquil Ghost Mother Bodhisattva has been sealed."

"The three eerie creatures guarding the temple, the 'Face-Skin Ghost,' the 'Eyeball Ghost,' and the 'Pious Ghost,' have lost control and entered a state of indiscriminate attack."

"Players have released all the main monsters in this instance, greatly reducing the instance difficulty."

After listening to the series of prompts from the system, Zhou You began to think quickly.

First of all, it seems that this Bodhisattva can't personally hunt him down—which is a great thing, since just one hit took away half of his life. If the other party could personally do it, then this game is over; we should just pay the resurrection coin to reset everything and then try to escape.

Then comes the second point, which is also the most important one.

He must find the statue and then figure out a way to destroy it.

But the question is, where is that thing?

Zhou You had never seen what this statue looked like, and Liu Shang's diary had never mentioned anything related to it. To search for such an object in such a large area was, to put it nicely, like finding a needle in a haystack; to put it bluntly, it was almost a pipe dream.

"Normally there should be clues, but I didn't notice them, or rather, I unintentionally overlooked them. So, where are they?"

The sea of ​​blood outside was getting closer and closer, but Zhou You inside was still deep in thought. Scenes flashed before his eyes, finally settling on a place that had been ransacked.

"Damn, I should have thought of that!"

Zhou You clapped his hands forcefully, and at the same time, a vicious voice suddenly rang out from afar.

"I'm looking for it."

At first, the sound was indistinct, but in the blink of an eye, it became like a persistent, insidious infection, lingering in my ears.

I've found you.

"You changed your mind and left me behind."

"The Bodhisattva gave me a chance."

"Only by killing you can I find liberation!!!"

Wait, why does this sound so familiar?

Zhou You picked up the incense and went outside.

Sure enough, at the top of that mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, he saw a very familiar face.

Liu Shang's face.

"Holy crap, you actually managed to come back to life after turning into that state? Are you some kind of cockroach?!" Zhou You showed no remorse whatsoever. He spat a mouthful of phlegm to the side, then stabbed himself with a bloodstained knife. After that, he spotted a direction and turned to run!

An extremely angry shriek followed closely behind.

"No, you can't escape!!" The sea of ​​blood immediately surged in like a giant wave!

Can a person outrun the waves?

The answer is no.

The tide covered a distance of over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. At this rate, it would only take a few minutes for it to catch up with Zhou You and then mercilessly swallow him up.

But this is just normal.

Just as the sea of ​​blood entered the crossroads, three sharp shrieks suddenly rang out.

The voice contained madness, despair, and pain, but there was only one emotion that was universal.

That was utter and complete anger.

The first to rush onto the sea of ​​blood was a figure in a white dress.

The faceless ghost raised its neck and sighed pitifully at Liu Shang with a terrifying expression.

“Father, I have never disobeyed you anywhere. Why are you so cruel as to peel off my favorite face?”

Amidst the lamentations, Liu Shang's face trembled as if it were about to be peeled off, but a giant claw immediately emerged from the sea of ​​blood and crushed the white dress without hesitation.

"I raised you, you eat my food and drink my water, what's wrong with taking a little interest from you?!"

But immediately, another cloud of dark fog caught up.

The child's innocent voice came from within.

"Dad, I've always been obedient, so why did you gouge out my eyes?"

One of Liu Shang's eyeballs exploded instantly, making his face even more ferocious.

"You are my child, everything you have originally belonged to me. What's wrong with giving up your life for your father?"

The black mist was swallowed up by the sea of ​​blood in the blink of an eye, and the last thing to rise to the top was a thin old man.

"Liu Shang, I've served you faithfully for over thirty years! I've been helping you since you first started out, doing countless dirty and shady jobs for you over these decades. Putting aside everything else, I've done more than enough for you, and this is how you repay me by killing my whole family???"

Liu Shang's mutilated face was instantly severed. Although another face emerged from the sea of ​​blood afterward, its expression was noticeably more listless.

Even so, the sea of ​​blood still overwhelmed the old man with unstoppable force.

"So what if I kill your whole family? Since you're so loyal, repay me with your wife, children, and your own life!"

The final roar swept through the entire block like a tidal wave.

Zhou You, who was focused on running away, swayed a few times. After barely managing to maintain his balance, he turned his head and glanced at the scene.

"The three fierce monsters only lasted for less than three minutes. Time was still not enough."

Despite this, Zhou You did not show any fear on his face. He turned around and stabbed himself again. As blood gushed out, he quickened his pace once more.

The distance between the two sides is still being gradually reduced.

Soon, the thick sea of ​​blood approached his back again.

By this time, Zhou You had approached Shanhuai Hutong. However, unlike the quiet of the previous day, the place was once again covered in burnt colors. The countless faces on the wall saw Zhou You and all showed beaming smiles.

The dark-skinned child reappeared, grabbed Zhou You's sleeve, and was about to say the malicious "play a game" when he suddenly turned around and looked behind someone.

The innocent smile vanished instantly. It stood before the surging sea of ​​blood and spoke, each word uttered with extreme malice.

"Playing games?"

"Liu Shang, you bastard!!!"

(End of this chapter)