Why is my anime art style so weird?

Bah!

After a loud bang, the angel statue was reduced to fragments.

However, Xu Ming's expression immediately darkened as he looked at the grayish-white fragments on the ground.

The body is still not inside.

A sudden premonition arose in his heart: finding the body this time might not be so easy...

Xu Ming took a deep breath, walked up to the Venus de Milo with the broken arms, and smashed it to pieces.

The body was indeed not inside.

Xu Ming has destroyed all the stone carvings that could have concealed a complete person; what remains are only some partial stone carvings.

Could it be that……

A chill ran down Xu Ming's spine, and a terrifying word flashed through his mind.

Dismemberment.

If... the body was dismembered and hidden in different stone carvings, then that makes sense.

There are far more of these partial sculptures than complete stone carvings, as many as seven or eight. They are either just a head, or only the part with the chest facing upwards, or at most just the upper body.

"Hehehe~"

The eerie laughter rang out again, like the whispers of an evil god, echoing in Xu Ming's ears.

The strange people and objects in the painting seemed to have become more vivid, as if they might jump out of the painting at any moment and pounce on Xu Ming.

And there are less than twenty minutes left.

Xu Ming immediately began to destroy the stone carving.

He first targeted a stone sculpture with only a head inside, as this type of sculpture was most likely to contain a head, since the shape was the closest.

Ping Pong Pong!

A series of loud noises erupted in the art room as Xu Ming smashed the stone sculptures to pieces, leaving grayish-white plaster fragments scattered all over the floor.

No!

No!

Why is it still not there?

Xu Ming paced anxiously around the art room.

Xu Ming had smashed all the stone sculptures in the art room to pieces, but he couldn't even see a single finger.

This is abnormal, extremely abnormal!

Apart from the interiors of these stone sculptures, there is simply no place to hide in the art room.

Xu Ming even considered trying anything as a last resort, checking behind the door and the large stack of easels piled in the corner.

But still, nothing was found.

Actually, when he came downstairs, he didn't see the teacher in the art room.

Could it be that the teacher wasn't actually in this art room at all?

Xu Ming's resolve gradually began to waver.

He hesitated, wondering whether he should go to check the two rooms next door.

He wandered around the art room with a hesitant look on his face.

"Hee hee hee!"

The eerie laughter rang out again, this time seemingly coming right from his ear.

However, it was this laughter that strengthened Xu Ming's resolve.

That guy must still be in this art room!

Xu Ming calmed down completely, his gaze carefully scanning every corner of the art room.

Then his gaze fell on an easel placed in the center of the art room.

On the easel was a half-finished oil painting, which appeared to be a portrait of someone.

Xu Ming noticed this oil painting because it was far superior to the works of all the other students in the art room.

It's like a masterpiece by a top art student among a bunch of elementary school students' doodles.

Even a layman like Xu Ming could see the difference at a glance.

Chapter 429 Finally Found

This oil painting is really eye-catching.

Xu Ming had been so focused on the stone carving that he hadn't noticed it.

Now that he has broadened his horizons, he immediately spotted this painting that stood out from the crowd.

Xu Ming immediately went to the oil painting that seemed a bit off and began to examine it closely.

Before he could even look for a few seconds, Xu Ming's expression changed instantly.

He smelled an unusual odor.

Normal oil paintings usually emit a pungent smell, somewhat similar to paint.

Turpentine is needed to mix oil paints, and since the paints themselves are rich in oils, the smell is difficult to dissipate.

But this oil painting faintly exudes a rotten smell, like meat that has been left out for a long time.

Xu Ming carefully observed the oil painting in front of him for a while and immediately discovered the strange thing about it.

Part of the paint in this oil painting was actually made from human tissue!!

The hair was dyed with blood plasma, and over time it turned into a black with a hint of blood red. The grayish-white parts were made from human bone ash, and the skin's flesh color goes without saying...

This is actually a human flesh oil painting?!

Xu Ming probably already knows the answer to whose body the human tissue in this oil painting comes from.

He suppressed his discomfort and reached for the oil painting.

The rough, uneven surface felt like touching the skin of a dried-up corpse, making his scalp tingle.

The moment his fingers touched the oil painting, the paint on it instantly vanished, turning into a 'soul of earth' that emitted an earthy yellow glow, floating on the surface of the canvas.

Seeing this, Xu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

I finally got the last 'Essence of Earth'.

He quickly reached out and grasped the hard-won 'Essence of Earth'.

Just then, his vision suddenly blurred, and an image appeared before him...

In the deserted school, a figure wearing a green vest was squatting on the ground, searching for something.

Through the scattered lights outside the window, you could vaguely see that this guy had a head of light blue hair.

Just then, a flashlight beam shone over and enveloped him.

Immediately afterwards, a voice filled with shock rang out.

"Mr. Mizuki, what are you doing?!"

Mizuki stopped what he was doing, slowly stood up, faced the other person, and had a nonchalant expression.

"Oh, it's you, Iruka."

"Still not resting so late? Truly an excellent teacher at the Ninja Academy."

Iruka's eyebrows furrowed, and his expression turned serious.

With a flick of his wrist, a dark kunai slid into his palm.

He pointed the tip of his kunai at Mizuki.

"Shuimu, answer my question!"

Shuimu spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Iruka, why are you doing this?"

If you had simply gone to eat a bowl of Ichiraku Ramen and then gone to bed early, nothing would have happened.

Don't you know that meddling in other people's business comes at a price?

As soon as Mizuki finished speaking, Iruka immediately sensed something was wrong and threw the kunai at Mizuki.

Shui Mu was instantly struck and, with a snap, turned into a wooden stake.

not good!

Iruka was terrified.

However, before he could react, Mizuki suddenly appeared behind him.

"Remember this in your next life: don't meddle in other people's business!"

Shui Mu's cold voice rang in his ears.

Just as Iruka was about to shout, he suddenly felt a pain in his throat, followed by a gush of blood that stained his vision crimson.

It turned out that Mizuki had already slit his throat with a kunai.

Soon, Iruka felt all the strength in his body completely dissipate along with the gushing blood.

Pfft!

Iruka's eyes widened, and he fell to the ground with a look of resentment on his face.

"Foolish guy, what's the use of being so dedicated?"

Mizuki coldly stared at Iruka, who lay dead with his eyes wide open, kicked him twice, and said with a mocking expression.

Then he started talking to himself.

"The body is easy to deal with, but what about this guy's soul?"

I heard that the Sealing Squad can summon the souls of the dead for questioning...