American homeless people, surviving in the city

Chapter 144 Guess if there are bullets in my gun?

Using corpses to distract the cultists was an idea Lynch came up with in a moment of desperation when he had no other choice.

He felt no qualms about using the bodies of Indian men, knowing only the extent of the crimes the cult had committed.

In this dimly lit wooden cabin, the sudden appearance of a corpse would undoubtedly attract the attention of the cult duo.

Lin Qi could then take this opportunity to break in next to them and subdue one of them as quickly as possible. If all goes well, he might be able to take care of both of them.

This was Lynch's plan.

As Lin Qi had predicted, when the two cultists saw a blood-soaked, grotesque corpse suddenly lunging at them in the darkness, they were gripped by overwhelming terror.

Because they are superstitious and believe in cults, they commit all sorts of evil deeds without feeling guilty; but also because of their superstition, they are more likely to believe in the existence of ghosts and monsters!

Therefore, the sudden appearance of the corpse successfully overwhelmed the reason of the two unsuspecting individuals.

The burly male cultist instinctively emptied all the bullets from his pistol onto the corpse, while the female cultist let out a short, shrill scream, her eyes rolled back, and she nearly fainted from fright!

Lynch had been waiting for this opportunity. He and Sylvia exchanged a glance and decisively began to act.

Without hesitation, he leaped from the second floor: he landed steadily on the stairs from the second-floor platform, right behind the burly man.

The burly man felt another dark figure suddenly dart out, but in his panic, the flashlight he was waving wildly couldn't clearly capture Lin Qi's figure.

Before he could react, Lin Qi had already firmly pressed the shotgun against the back of the burly man's head.

Standing behind the burly man, Lin Qi coldly and sharply said, "Don't move! Put down the gun, or I'll shoot you dead!"

At the same time, the hunting knife was already in Lin Qi's other hand. His arm was taut, ready to strike the burly man's waist at any moment!

Of course, Lin Qi understood that his shotgun was out of ammunition, but he was even more certain that these two cultists also didn't know whether his gun was loaded or not.

For Americans, a shotgun pressed against the back of their head, with no idea whether it's loaded or not, is far more intimidating than a simple hunting knife!

Feeling the cold touch on the back of his head and hearing Lin Qi's icy and murderous threat, the burly man's body stiffened abruptly.

Lin Qi could even feel through the shotgun that the burly man's body was trembling violently, and even as time passed, the trembling showed no signs of stopping.

...Could it be that this guy, despite his tall and strong appearance, is actually the type to be very timid?

Lin Qi felt somewhat speechless. If they're this timid, why are they even becoming cult members?!

Even so, Lin Qi dared not relax for a moment until he saw the other party put down his gun.

Facing such a formidable opponent, every moment of distraction could lead to a fatal defeat!

However, after a few seconds of silence, the burly man finally let out a low sigh, his tone full of regret and helplessness: "...I told you, I should have waited for the brothers! I shouldn't have come in with them!"

"Damn it, that bitch!"

His voice was trembling, almost on the verge of tears.

After saying that, the burly man actually threw the pistol at his feet!

With Lynch standing behind him and the two of them on the stairs, he easily reached out and took the pistol into his hand.

By a twist of fate, Lin Qi managed to bring this burly male cultist under his control with almost no cost!

After confirming that the burly man posed no further threat, Lin Qi turned his head and looked in the direction of the female cult member beside him.

In his initial plan, Lynch would temporarily disrupt the two cultists' formation by using the corpse, while Sylvia would be responsible for controlling the burly man, and during this brief but crucial period, she would be responsible for keeping the female cultist occupied and preventing her from ruining Lynch's plans.

This plan was undoubtedly quite difficult for Sylvia, especially for her now that she had lost an arm. Therefore, after successfully subduing the burly man, Lynch immediately looked in another direction, wanting to quickly see if Sylvia's actions were going smoothly.

But when he turned his head to look, the scene before him once again made his eyes widen.

The corpse, which was originally intended only to intimidate the cult members, ended up hitting the female cult member squarely!

The blood gushing from the hideous hole in her chest instantly sprayed all over the female cultist's face and body!

Suddenly, in complete darkness, she was tackled by a corpse—the very person she had been closest to in life—and her vision abruptly turned crimson. This shock utterly terrified the female cult member.

Her legs gave way, and she and the corpse tumbled and tumbled down the stairs!

As she crashed to the ground floor, the corpse remained pressed tightly against her. The female cultist let out another piercing scream, uttering words Lin Qi couldn't understand, as if she were hissing and cursing something.

But perhaps because her limbs were weak, or perhaps because the corpse was too heavy, the female cultist was pressed to the ground by the corpse and was unable to get up again for a long time!

Seeing this, Lin Qi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Since that's the case, there's no need for Sylvia to do anything further. He'd managed to control her for so long with just a corpse; the plan was progressing even more smoothly than he'd imagined!

But the next second, under Lynch's watchful eyes, Sylvia, who had been standing steadily at the entrance of the second-floor corridor, suddenly rushed to the first floor like the wind.

She rushed towards the female cult member, taking three steps at a time, running and jumping.

The female cultist was still unable to remove the corpse from her body and could only watch helplessly as a dark figure stood beside her. Sylvia's long, flowing hair formed a hazy and eerie silhouette in the night, which, to the female cultist, looked like the arrival of a messenger of death.

The female cult member panicked even more, shouting in a language Lin Qi and his companion couldn't understand. Then, as if suddenly realizing something, she quickly switched to English: "...Devil! Moro! Monster! You're going to hell soon! You'll be reborn as an animal!"

...So she deliberately switched to English just so we could understand what she was cursing? These cult members are really stubborn...

Lin Qi was somewhat speechless, but he also understood that he had to deal with these two as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the female cultist escaped from the shackles of the corpses, who knew if Sylvia would still be able to control her!

He turned around, raised the pistol he had just seized from the burly man, and aimed it at the man's trembling body: "Sorry, although you've surrendered, goodbye!"

Lynch pulled the trigger.

Gunshots suddenly rang out, echoing deafeningly in the cramped wooden hut.

A bloody hole burst open in the back of the burly man, and he collapsed to the ground.

But immediately after the gunshot, Lin Qi heard a sound of blood gushing out from behind him!