novelraw Chapter 668 - 274: The Impossible Appearance
Chapter 668 - 274: The Impossible Appearance
"Come here, sit down and don’t move." Ah Gui gestured to Li Xiu, indicating for him to sit down beside him.
Li Xiu didn’t hesitate, walking straight over to Ah Gui’s side and leaning against the grave mound to sit down.
"No matter what you see later, you mustn’t make a sound or move," Ah Gui instructed.
Li Xiu nodded, remaining silent and still.
Soon, Li Xiu suddenly felt a bit cold. A chilly breeze blew in from nowhere, causing the grass on the grave mound to sway.
A scraping sound emanated from deep within the graveyard, resembling the sound of metal rubbing against sharp stone, an unsettling noise that set one’s teeth on edge and frayed the nerves.
Blocked by the grave mound, Li Xiu couldn’t see what was happening. Ah Gui, half-reclined on the grave mound, seemed completely unconcerned, sipping from a wine bottle.
Li Xiu mimicked him, half-reclining on the grave mound, as the scraping noise in his ears grew louder.
Gradually, Li Xiu heard footsteps—this must be the sound of some creature dragging a metal object within the graveyard.
Li Xiu stared in that direction, occasionally catching glimpses of something through the gaps between the grave mounds.
It turned out to be a Black Death Demon, though it was somewhat different from those in the city. This Black Death Demon wasn’t shackled but dragged a black metal shovel, slowly walking within the graveyard.
Its black light was like smoke or mist, and its armor, like black diamond, was clear and profound. It turned out to be a Radiant Demon Spirit.
Li Xiu had the Radiant Black Death Demon King, but this Radiant Black Death Demon was slightly different, lacking a crown, and its armor was not as opulent.
As Li Xiu stared at the Black Death Demon, it suddenly looked over, but Li Xiu, wanting to evade, was held down by Ah Gui, who shook his head, signaling not to move.
After watching for a while, the Black Death Demon seemed unable to see Li Xiu, dragging the black shovel as it continued to wander randomly about the graveyard.
Li Xiu discovered that the Black Death Demon truly seemed unable to see them. Although it clearly looked his way several times, it acted as if he were invisible.
Several times, the Black Death Demon passed very close to them without the slightest indication of noticing.
Who knows what the Black Death Demon was searching for, dragging the black shovel around the graveyard, looking and sniffing at various grave mounds as if searching for something edible.
"Could this thing be planning to dig up graves to eat corpses?" Li Xiu wondered privately.
As Li Xiu pondered the scenario, the Black Death Demon stopped in front of a grave mound, then forcefully swung the shovel, truly starting to dig.
"It’s really digging up a corpse!" Li Xiu thought in surprise, turning to look at Ah Gui.
Ah Gui said that demons were buried under these graves, and if they were unearthed, both they and Black Death City would be doomed.
Yet now, his demeanor showed no intention to stop it, merely leaning against the grave mound, watching the Black Death Demon dig.
"Was this guy just fooling me before?" Li Xiu pondered but felt it unlikely.
The Black Death Demon moved swiftly, soon excavating the entire grave mound, revealing a black coffin inside.
The coffin looked metallic yet had a sheen like jade, made of unknown material. Its design was bizarre, a shape Li Xiu had never seen before.
Clang!
The Black Death Demon stuck the shovel into the coffin, prying the lid open with force.
Li Xiu couldn’t see what was inside the coffin from his position, wanting to raise his head for a better look, but as soon as he moved, Ah Gui restrained him again.
Li Xiu had to curb his curiosity and waited, not daring to move again.
Once the coffin lid was open, the Black Death Demon discarded the shovel and reached into the coffin, soon pulling something out.
Li Xiu trembled as he clearly saw what the Black Death Demon had retrieved.
The Black Death Demon had pulled out a corpse—a little girl’s corpse, wearing leather boots and a vest, with a cowboy hat.
"Little Bu’Er!" Li Xiu’s expression turned extremely grim.
He had been wondering about the connection between Black Death City and the City of Love all along, and now it seemed his suspicions hadn’t been entirely misplaced. At least the two cities were connected; otherwise, how could Little Bu’Er’s corpse appear here?
Li Xiu saw clearly that Little Bu’Er’s corpse showed no signs of decay, suggesting she had not been dead long.
Moreover, the way the corpse’s head lolled indicated death by neck breakage, exactly as he had seen in the City of Love.
The Little Bu’Er who had died in the City of Love, her body now appeared in the graveyard outside Black Death City; there was certainly a link between the two cities.
"Could it be that the graves here contain the corpses of City of Love’s residents? But there are only a few hundred people in the City of Love, while thousands of grave mounds are here; the numbers don’t add up. Or perhaps, not all buried here are residents of the City of Love?" Li Xiu speculated inwardly.
As Li Xiu’s mind raced with possibilities, the Black Death Demon had already placed Little Bu’Er’s corpse on the ground, opening its mouth as if to devour her.
Li Xiu could no longer bear it. Unable to save Little Bu’Er and those residents in the City of Love already weighed on his mind, and now he couldn’t possibly watch as Little Bu’Er’s corpse was consumed by the Black Death Demon.