Clark's Misfortune (Part Two)

"Huh, wait. If I can't find that boy, can I lure him out?" After pondering for a long time, Clark had a flash of inspiration and came up with a plan.

"I can shout and tell that boy that Little Fox's soul has possessed him and is about to take over his body. There's no way he'll sit back and do nothing then." Clark chuckled. "I don't need to find him. As long as he attacks Little Fox, Little Fox won't be able to control these beasts anymore, and I'll be safe."

"Hehe, I'm so clever. All right, that's what I'll do." The more Clark thought about it, the harder he laughed. Without further hesitation, he looked around and spotted a tall tree. He rushed over to it and began to climb. He planned to climb to the top and shout from there, so his voice could carry far and wide.

When he reached the top branches, he raised his voice and began shouting in every direction.

"Fanxin, kid, I'm telling you, that little fox isn't dead! It's possessing you right now, getting ready to take your body and be reborn another way! You have to get rid of it, or you'll die!"

He shouted it over and over, only stopping when his mouth and throat were dry.

He leaned against a branch, planning to rest for a while before shouting again.

But what Clark failed to notice was that a snake as thick as a man's forearm and the same color as the leaves was slowly making its way along the branches toward him, drawing closer and closer.

He rested leisurely up in the tree. By the time he sensed something was wrong, the snake was already beside him.

Startled, he prepared to attack. But the snake was even faster. A second before he could strike, the great snake attacked, its head darting toward Clark's neck as it opened its enormous maw and lunged at him.

By the time Clark threw his punch, the great snake's gaping mouth was less than five centimeters away from him.

Clark wanted to stop it, but there was no time. He could only retreat.

But he had forgotten that he was in a tree, not on the ground. There was nowhere behind him to put his foot, and he stepped into empty air and fell straight down.

Below him, dozens upon dozens of beasts were watching hungrily. The moment he landed, they swarmed him, pinned him to the ground, and launched a fierce attack.

With so many beasts attacking him at once, even if Clark had been a heavenly general descended to the mortal world, he could not have saved himself.

And so the unfortunate Clark was hunted down by the beasts. As for the aftermath, anyone could imagine what it was like.

Clark was usually ruthless and cruel, whether toward outsiders or his own people. As a result, he had no real friends. Though his screams rang out here, no one came to rescue him. Clark had brought it entirely upon himself. He was so unfriendly that everyone had run away at the critical moment. If he had treated his crew better, he would not have met such a miserable end.

The unfortunate Clark was dead, but his words had reached Fanxin's ears.

Fanxin, Little Black Cat, and Ren Fang stopped and took cover beneath a large tree.

"Fanxin, was what that guy said true?" Little Black Cat looked at Fanxin worriedly. If what Clark had said was true, Fanxin was in danger.

"I don't know," Fanxin said, shaking his head. He had never encountered anything so strange before. How could he know?

"Hey, Little Fox, come out! Stop hiding, or I'll make you pay!" Little Black Cat could not hold back and shouted at Fanxin.

But despite repeated shouts, there was no response from inside Fanxin.

"Stop shouting. It's no use," Fanxin said. "If Little Fox really is hiding inside my body, Little Fox won't show up. If Little Fox did, I'd find a way to deal with Little Fox, and that would put Little Fox in danger."

"Then what do we do? If what that guy said is true, you're in danger," Little Black Cat said.

"Hehe, whatever. If I really have to die like this, I accept it." Fanxin chuckled. "But I'm no pushover. If Little Fox wants to kill me, Little Fox will have to pay a heavy price."

"Black Cat, put a bomb on me. If Little Fox really tries to take my body, just blow me up. Once my body is gone, Little Fox won't survive either."

"Ah, wouldn't that be wrong?" Little Black Cat hesitated. They had been friends for more than ten years; Little Black Cat could not bring themself to do it.

Fanxin snorted. "What's wrong with it? If Little Fox takes over my body, I won't be myself anymore. I'll be a fox. What do you have to worry about? When that happens, even if you don't kill Little Fox, Little Fox will kill you."

"That's true. All right, I'll put it on you first, and we'll see what happens." Little Black Cat nodded and prepared to attach a bomb to Fanxin.

But as soon as Little Black Cat approached, Fanxin's body involuntarily retreated more than ten steps, putting some distance between them.

Little Black Cat froze for a moment, then took a closer look. "Damn you, Little Fox, you've finally shown yourself," Little Black Cat said coldly. "Why were you hiding like a coward just now?"

Fanxin had asked Little Black Cat to attach the bomb, so he certainly would not have backed away. Yet he was backing away now. Thus, Little Black Cat was certain that the one controlling Fanxin's body was not Fanxin himself, but Little Fox, who was hiding inside him.

Sure enough, just as Little Black Cat had expected, a voice came from inside Fanxin as soon as the curse left Little Black Cat's mouth.

"Who was hiding like a coward? I just didn't want to talk to you, because you're too boring."

"What? You dare call me boring?" Little Black Cat was furious and bared claws and teeth, ready to pounce on Fanxin.

But faced with Little Black Cat's fierce display, Little Fox remained perfectly calm. "Go ahead, attack. I haven't taken Fanxin's body yet, so he's the one you'd be hitting. I won't be responsible for the consequences."

"You..." Little Black Cat was bursting with rage and wanted nothing more than to drag Little Fox out and give Little Fox a sound beating. That fellow was infuriating.

"You want my body? Why?" Fanxin asked curiously. He was not nervous at all. Things had already come to this, and being nervous would not help. It would only throw him into a panic.

"Because your soul is powerful, and your body is suitable for me to live in. That's why I want your body," Little Fox said. "I won't give up, kid. Don't blame me. If you have to blame someone, blame your own bad luck."