American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 121 Bug

"Wait a minute~ Don't panic." Xiao Xian said hurriedly. The White Queen was an important source of intelligence for him and the key to controlling Harry. Moreover, she was beautiful and had a good figure. Xiao Xian did not intend to let the White Queen die just like that.

While the supernatural is indeed bizarre, it is not necessarily without a solution.

"Tell me about this strange feature, and we'll figure something out together."

"No, I can't tell you. The more you know, the more likely you are to be chosen by that monster," the White Queen shook her head and refused.

"Does that anomaly involve mental attacks? Or is it just physical damage? You know I'm practically invincible when faced with physical damage, right?"

Xiao Xian didn't give a guarantee, but first confirmed whether it involved the mental realm. After all, there was already the strange Sadako, so it seemed normal for a spirit-like monster to appear and specifically attack the soul.

"That anomaly likes to torture humans, but it's all physical methods." The White Queen was still somewhat hesitant upon hearing this. "But it's not certain whether it can use mental attacks. It's just that the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. haven't seen it before. For the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., physical attacks are enough."

"Tell me how that monster tortures humans? Surely this won't spread, right?" Xiao Xian asked. The supernatural was unknown to the people of this world, but for Xiao Xian, it had a prototype. Although this prototype might not be exactly the same as reality, at least he had a general idea.

Moreover, this background is relatively reliable. For example, Pennywise and Tomie, their abilities may be slightly different from what Xiao Xian remembered, but overall they are actually quite similar.

"Well, it looks like a doll." After hesitating for a moment, the White Queen slowly spoke.

A doll? Xiao Xian was startled upon hearing this. Could this be Annabelle? If it were Annabelle, he would have to go to a church or Taoist temple and use his super charm to persuade a few nuns or Taoist priestesses to help him. However, Annabelle was particularly fierce, and it seemed that ordinary nuns and Taoist priestesses really couldn't handle her.

"It uses cruel games to torture its victims, who are forced to follow its pre-set instructions, such as sawing off their own legs, cutting off their own fingers, or cutting open their own stomachs with a knife and reaching inside to find a key."

The White Queen continued, saying that just thinking about these actions made her scalp tingle. If it weren't for the fact that the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents had threatened his family, this agent would have committed suicide long ago because he couldn't bear the torture.

"..." Holy crap, this doll scared me! Isn't this Jigsaw from Saw? The Billy doll is just a stand-in, not the real Billy. But if you're unaware of this and there are so many weird things in this world, it's easy to mistake the Billy doll for the real Billy.

Thinking about Jigsaw's strange moment, Xiao Xian felt like he was being watched. At the same time, a jigsaw puzzle-like mark appeared on Xiao Xian's arm. In his mind's eye, Xiao Xian understood that he had been marked by Jigsaw. He could choose to participate in Jigsaw's game now, or be forcibly dragged in three days later.

It seems that the bizarre Jigsaw in this world is stronger than the one in the original movie, at least he has superpowers. That makes sense, if he didn't have superpowers, with Jigsaw's physical abilities, he wouldn't even need superheroes, any thug could take him down with a baseball bat.

As long as it's not mentally-related, Xiao Xian doesn't care about the traps and mechanisms of Jigsaw at all; he can grind them into minced meat if he likes.

"I've guessed this guy's real name. We'll go together then." Xiao Xian looked at the puzzle piece mark in his hand, not flustered at all. Instead, he calmly cut off his arm with a chop, and then the puzzle piece on his arm was moved to his shoulder.

"What did you say?!" Queen Bai exclaimed in surprise. She clearly hadn't mentioned that guy's name, so how could Xiao Xian have fallen for it?

"Don't worry, the Jigsaw game is just about cutting off a hand or a foot, maybe even tearing out your heart or lungs. I'll definitely be fine. If I could do the cutting, I could take yours too. The important thing now is how to make sure you're alright." Xiao Xian said, looking at the puzzle piece on his shoulder.

"However, this anomaly won't kill Pennywise; instead, it might be killed by Pennywise. Stop following it and let it fight Pennywise. Maybe we won't even have to do anything, and Pennywise will help us deal with Jigsaw."

"Xiao Xian." The White Empress was deeply moved upon hearing this.

After much persuasion, Xiao Xian finally managed to convince the White Queen to go home. Looking at the wound on his arm, he wondered if Jigsaw could still pull him into the game if he were in the rebirth space.

Or perhaps it wouldn't even need to be this complicated. Xiao Xian pulled out a dagger and stabbed himself in the heart. The next second, Xiao Xian woke up in the basement of his house.

Looking at his shoulders and arms, the puzzle icon had disappeared. Xiao Xian curled his lip and complained in his heart, "This Jigsaw monster seems to be a little stronger after its mutation, but not by much. It's still a bit weak. Can't it detect things like resurrection?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Xian felt like he was being watched again. Then another puzzle piece appeared on his arm, and this time the feeling of being watched was obviously longer, as if Jigsaw was wondering, "Why is it you again?"

"A lot of people know the word Jigsaw, but it seems that only those who realize that Jigsaw is a monster will be targeted and marked by Jigsaw." Xiao Xian stroked his chin and thought to himself as he looked at the puzzle in his hand.

When Xiao Xian first switched to this body, the puzzle did not appear immediately. It only appeared when Xiao Xian felt that the Jigsaw was easy to pull. Therefore, Xiao Xian felt that the key to being marked by the Jigsaw was to realize that the Jigsaw was this anomaly.

"What if I go back?" Picking up the dagger laced with anesthetic that had been prepared on the table, Xiao Xian calmly plunged it into his heart.

The next second, Xiao Xian woke up again at Beverly's house. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the doll Billy standing next to him, holding a piece of puzzle skin in his hand. If Xiao Xian was not mistaken, this should be the piece that Billy had cut off from him.

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Billy was stunned when he glanced at the human skin puzzle in his hand and then at Xiao Xian, who was staring at him with a dagger stuck in his heart. According to the rules set by Jigsaw, he would cut off the skin of the dead after the test failed as a trophy, but Jigsaw had never said what to do if the dead came back to life.

After hesitating for a moment, Billy wanted to return the severed skin, but then he discovered that the jigsaw puzzle wound on Xiao Xian's shoulder had completely healed.

What should I do if I don't go back? Billy stared at Xiao Xian's wounds, which had healed completely, and was stunned again. After hesitating for a moment, Billy decided to let it go. Even if he had completed his mission, he was just a worker. Why was he taking it so seriously? What should he do if Jigsaw was not set up properly in this situation?

(End of this chapter)