Of course.
Now was not the time to talk about science.
Now was the time to talk about the supernatural...
But damn it, this still didn't fit any supernatural explanation!
All the strangeness surrounding the young man had vanished. His entire body was just that of an ordinary corpse, so why were there still scenes from before his death reflected in his eyeballs?
"So..."
"This scene wasn't recorded by the deceased."
"It should be a reflection of the supernatural phenomenon inside this wooden house, merely manifested through the reaction of his pupils."
This reminded Jiang Qiao of the stories he had once heard about the Forbidden City being haunted and phantom soldiers crossing the land. Supposedly, they were special phenomena caused by unusual environments and weather.
"However, a corpse appeared here."
"That definitely isn't normal."
Jiang Qiao raised his hand, black arcs of electricity dancing across his palm.
"You've been dead for a long time."
"I can't be bothered to investigate how you died."
"I'll help you return to dust and earth."
As his voice fell,
lightning instantly swept through the entire wooden building. All the darkness and dampness inside vanished, and the black fuzz growing everywhere disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Ah—!"
However,
when the electricity struck the corpse, it actually let out a shrill scream.
At that instant,
Jiang Qiao sensed blood and qi flickering across the corpse.
Even its already slack, decomposing flesh seemed to become somewhat more solid. A few traces of healthy color even returned to its hideous, bluish face.
But unfortunately,
the Ninth Rank lightning swept away everything.
All the anomalies vanished in less than half a second, and the corpse instantly turned into a pile of charcoal.
"A living thing?"
Jiang Qiao frowned.
In such a strange environment, even if this