It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 280: Quack! I don’t want to listen, I don’t want to listen! (Two in one)

"Oh."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"Aren't you surprised, young man?"

Dickins hadn’t expected this response.

"I'm not surprised. Humans evolved from apes and are now also a type of animal."

He shrugged.

"Apes? No, according to our research, humans were originally wild beasts like wolves."

Dickins shook his head.

"That's fine, wolf sounds cooler."

Liu Zheng said.

"Don't you find it disgusting? It turns out that noble humans are lowly beasts."

Dickins asked curiously.

"Do you believe in the existence of the soul?"

He asked rhetorically.

"Of course I believe it. In fact, I have indeed seen a vengeful spirit."

Dickins replied.

"So what do you think is noble, the body or the soul?"

"Of course it's the soul. Just like my teacher, Master Albert, whose soul is as great as the stars in the sky."

Deakins said without hesitation.

Although he betrayed Master Albert, founded the Church of Blood Healing, and caused the decline of Karkarens Academy, it did not affect his respect for his teacher.

Albert's appearance was not outstanding, even a little ugly.

"So what do you think is noble in the past or in the present?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"This"

Dickins hesitated.

"Suppose there is a man who used to be helpful and honest, but later he started to refine copper and abused many boys and girls. Is he a noble person or a despicable person?"

"Of course he is a despicable person."

This time Dickins didn't hesitate.

"So, humans are humans now, and that's enough. Besides, I don't think humans themselves are so noble. What is noble is those shining human natures."

He said.

"I didn't expect you to be so insightful at such a young age. I really admire you. If you can enter the Karkarens Academy, Master Albert will definitely be willing to teach you personally."

Deakins sighed.

“I’m just sitting on the shoulders of giants.”

Liu Zheng said modestly.

"Are you saying that you have ever been taught by a wise man?"

"No, I mean the butt determines the head. If I count by the body, I'm not a human being anymore."

He raised his four tentacles in a gesture.

"Ah, can you please tell me how you became like this?"

Dickins looked at his tentacles with fear and desire.

"It's nothing. I ate something I shouldn't have eaten and heard some gospel I shouldn't have heard."

Liu Zheng licked his lips, as if recalling the terrible taste of the black goat kid's eyeballs.

"Of course, if it hadn't turned out like this, I would have died a long time ago. There are gains and losses, that's all I can say."

He spread out his tentacles and said.

"Gospel."

The flames on Dickins' body began to flow again, forming a network on his body like blood vessels.

"Yes, I heard it too. The sound flowing in the sacred blood, they are longing for reunion."

It whispered, its voice becoming slurred again.

“Is this the trigger keyword?”

Liu Zheng raised the serrated butcher knife again.

"It's calling me. Young man, tell Amelia to be wary of the sacred blood."

Dickins tore open his chest with his claws. No blood flowed out, but a handful of flame was grabbed out and thrown on the ground, burning continuously.

"No, we need to receive the sacred blood so that we can evolve."

"No, it is too late. It will come from the blood moon and rule over everything."

"Amelia!"

Dickins let out a high-pitched roar and bounced up from the throne again.

Fiery flames erupted from its body, forming a flame armor outside its body.

"Burn the filthy blood!"

It shouted angrily and mechanically, and its claws burning with blazing flames reached out to grab Liu Zheng.

Wherever it goes, the air evaporates and deforms due to the high temperature.

"What are you bragging about? Do you think you are a red ghost?"

He rolled his eyes, and the four tentacles grasped the butcher knife and chopped down.

The huge force came again, and Liu Zheng was hit against the wall like a tennis ball.

This time he was unlucky and hit his head directly.

The occipital bone at the back of his head was fractured on the spot, and the shock wave almost shook the brain evenly.

In addition to the severe pain, waves of nausea came from deep in his brain. Liu Zheng's eyes were blurred and it was obvious that his vision was also affected.

In a daze, he saw a bright shadow rushing towards him.

Liu Zheng tried hard to control his body and dodged to the side.

But when the brain is hit hard, the body is naturally not as obedient as usual.

Dickins' flaming claws brushed past him, taking away two of his tentacles and burning the broken ends into a charred black.

"Sure enough, the previous approach of protecting the brain was correct."

Liu Zheng thought vaguely.

Even if it could grow back, brain damage would have too much negative impact on combat.

Dickins pounced again, and this time the back of its claws spewed out flames to speed up.

The speed of the already enhanced claw attack reached another level. He couldn't even see it clearly, let alone break it.

Should I dodge or block?
Instinctively, he made the third choice.

Liu Zheng raised the butcher knife to block his head, then rushed directly under Dickins.

Dickins didn't expect him to do this, and because its speed was beyond his control, he didn't have time to retract his claws.

But the inability to claw back does not mean that it has no other means.

The scorching flames spurted out from the wound it had torn before like a fountain, spraying onto Liu Zheng's body.

In an instant, the surface of his four tentacles was completely carbonized, and they shattered into ashes under the impact and flew away with the wind.

His other body parts were also burned to varying degrees, and he looked like he had been fished out of an iron furnace.

The tentacle with a part of the charred shell remaining was at least half as thin as before, and the body was now giving priority to repairing the brain, so it couldn't take care of the tentacles for the time being.

Although the basic structure was not damaged, it would definitely not be able to withstand Dickins' next attack in this state.

But Liu Zheng was not in a hurry, and even had the mind to shake off the burnt ash on his tentacles.

Because, Dickins, who had been so aggressive just now, was now shaking his head like a drunk.

And in the shriveled flesh of its chest, there was a black USB flash drive inserted.

"Name: Internet giants' jargon" "Effect: After inserting into the target's body, it will use a large amount of Internet giants' jargon to confuse the target's mind. The less the target knows about Internet giants' jargon, the better the effect."

Dickins, who had never even heard of the Internet, naturally had no idea what it was.

The words that were instilled into its mind were no different from the chatter of its superiors to it, and were even more difficult to understand than the chatter of its superiors.

"Quack! I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen!"

Dickins yelled like a human.

"Get out of my head, you devilish filth!"

It barked incoherently and waved its claws wildly.

However, its target was not Liu Zheng who was nearby, but the ground of the main sacrificial hall.

Deep claw marks were left on the rocky ground, and the splashing gravel was melted by the high temperature flames carried by the claws of the beast.

Of course, being so close, it was impossible for Liu Zheng to be completely unaffected.

The rubble, like the outer flames, created wounds on his body that looked horrifying.

But compared to being attacked head-on by Dickins, this accidental injury was not a big deal.

"Don't want to listen? That won't work. These are all wise sayings. If you master them all, you can at least die a decade or eight earlier."

Liu Zhengjian laughed.

Of course, although he was smiling, his heart was bleeding.

This collection of jargon used by the big Internet companies is a powerful single-target control and is the best choice among high-quality props. He had originally planned to use it to deal with Peacock, but ended up using it here.

Although it was not a loss to use the money to complete the transaction with the Blood Healing Church, Liu Zheng was still a little unhappy.

Who knows if this guy would start to act crazy again just because he said the word "gospel"?
As expected, these deviant believers have very strange trains of thought.

He used his four pink tentacles to tightly grasp the butcher knife. The hard metal pressed against the exposed flesh, causing waves of dull pain.

Liu Zheng ignored the pain coming from his body, raised the butcher knife high, and stabbed it into the wound on Dickins' chest.

The effect of "Eat Your Own Soul" was activated, and a large piece of flesh and blood was lost from his back.

Fortunately, it does not affect the force.

The tip of the knife successfully penetrated Dickins' body, flames spurted out from the gap, and burned Liu Zheng's two tentacles.

"Ow!"

Dickins roared in pain and subconsciously covered his wound.

Liu Zheng was prepared and jumped back before he was hugged by it.

He looked at his tentacles and found that the other two were only a quarter of their original thickness.

Not to mention that the butcher knife was still stuck in Dickins' chest, even if it was pulled out, it would be difficult for him to exert his power.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng has another weapon.

The boning knife is about one foot long, the blade is about two fingers wide and weighs about two pounds.

It was a bit light for him to use normally, but now it was very handy.

Liu Zheng pointed his hoof, jumped high, and stabbed Dickins' right forehead with the sharp tip of the knife.

There was a long narrow wound there, which looked like it was caused by some kind of dagger-like weapon.

Dickins, who was hit hard, regained some consciousness and raised his claws to slap him like slapping a fly.

Liu Zheng did not dodge or evade. Instead, he twisted his waist and hips in the air, squeezing out the last bit of strength in his body and pouring it into the boning knife.

The scabbed wounds opened up one after another, and blood spurted out of his body like water.

For a moment, his surroundings were filled with the stench of rotting plants.

The beast, which was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, naturally smelled the scent as well.

"boom!"

Liu Zheng was knocked away again, and the boning knife pierced Dickins's claws and inserted into the wound on its forehead.

He hit the ground, pain from broken bones radiating from his entire body.

He struggled for a while, but couldn't get up immediately.

So Liu Zheng quietly pulled out the pistol from his waist, loaded the bullet, and aimed at the wound on Dickins' forehead.

"Name: Fake Walther PPK (disposable)"

"Effect: Fire a high-powered bullet. If the opponent is a leader, the bullet will have a guaranteed hit effect. If the opponent is a leader and has German ancestry, the bullet will have a guaranteed hit and a guaranteed kill effect."

As the founder and first high priest of the Blood Healing Church, Dickins should also have a leadership status.

However, Dickins covered his wound and did not fight back. Instead, he retreated with a distorted face.

Relying on the surprise of dealing with that group of inhumans in the Metropolis, Liu Zheng could barely make out that it should be an expression of fear.

"Ah! Filthy, filthy blood. Go away, go away!"

Dickins covered his eyes with his other paw and backed away, screaming as if he had seen something foul.

"No, although my blood is indeed not clean, isn't it a bit disrespectful for you to say it so directly?"

He was speechless.

"Besides, what good can the blood in your body be? At least I still have a human form, but you don't even have a human form anymore."

Liu Zheng taunted.

Dickins ignored what he was saying and just kept backing away until he reached the main altar.

It raised its head and looked at the headless angel.

"The secret blood is dazzling but ephemeral."

"O Ancient of Days, grant me Holy Communion."

"So alert, so eager."

"The only one to rely on, the only one to depend on."

"That sacred blood, the nectar of the source of blasphemy."

Dickins ignored the flames and blood flowing from his two wounds and whispered a prayer to the headless angel.

A ray of blood-red moonlight shone through the ceiling and illuminated the neck of the headless angel.

"Shit, it's time for phase two."

As a veteran ARPG game player, how could Liu Zheng not understand what this scene meant.

If this were a real game, he would have no choice but to wait patiently for the cutscenes before getting stuck into the next round of hard battles.

But he was not playing games now, so he decisively chose to interrupt.

"Oh!"

There was a gunshot.

A .50AE armor-piercing bullet flew out of the gun barrel and hit Dickins.

Dickins, who was praying, seemed to be aware of something and waved his claws to block the bullet.

However, when the two were about to collide, the bullet, which was originally flying in a straight line, suddenly turned upward, drew an arc, bypassed the beast's claws, and shot towards the wound on its forehead.

Deakins, who was already mentally ill, could not have imagined that such a thing would happen. He watched helplessly as the bullet shot into his skull.

The skull strengthened by the sacred blood is harder than steel, which in turn becomes the source of its disaster.

The bullet penetrated the atrophied brain tissue but failed to break out of the skull. Instead, it bounced back from the occipital bone, causing secondary or even multiple injuries in Dickins' brain, messing up his mind.

Even Liu Zheng, who had "rebirth of flesh and blood", could not withstand such damage, let alone Dickins, whose robustness was far inferior to his.

The devout and strange prayer came to an abrupt end. The huge beast put down its claws, tilted its head to one side, and the fire in its body gradually went out.

"Whoo~"

Liu Zheng let out a long sigh.

Although two high-quality disposable items were consumed, fortunately the target was successfully killed.

As long as Amelia can fulfill her promise and help him get the Blood Gem, the Holy Grail, and the umbilical cord of the Son of God, it will be a big profit.

To take a step back, as long as the Blood Healing Church can help him collect all those exotic ingredients from the Bloody Restaurant, then it wouldn't be a loss.

Just as Liu was about to step forward to retrieve the serrated butcher knife and the boning knife, he suddenly stopped.

Dickins's prayers had ceased, however.

The blood-red moonlight still did not disappear, and it was even brighter.

(End of this chapter)