The First Appearance of the Corpse Tide

The First Signs of the Corpse Tide

Zhang Sanxian strolled into the pavilion.

His distinct footsteps immediately alerted the corpse-eating old man.

The old man abruptly raised his head, his mouth full of crimson scraps of flesh, and let out a beast-like growl at Zhang Sanxian.

Yet in the next instant, the savagery vanished from his blood-red eyes, leaving behind only terror, collapse, and cloudy tears.

"I... I ate Xiao Shuanzi—my disciple, my son!"

The old man frantically clawed at his blood-smeared hair and broke into sobs. "Hungry... so hungry—like ghosts scratching inside my belly. I couldn't bear it, I couldn't bear it!"

Zhang Sanxian hurriedly pressed, "Tell me quickly—where did this plague originate?"

The old man's sanity struggled on the brink of collapse. He pointed wildly westward. "West—west... Ghost Market—seven days ago..."

Before he could finish, his entire body convulsed violently. Feces and urine spilled from him as his muddled mind plunged back into madness. Roaring, he lunged at Zhang Sanxian.

Clang!

A flash of sword light cut through the air like a cold moon.

The old man's head suddenly flew up, blood splattering across the beams and pillars as his headless body twitched and fell.

"Ghost Market in the western part of the city..."

After sheathing his sword, Zhang Sanxian crouched down to carefully examine the old man's corpse and the young man's remains.

He then discovered that beneath the skin and flesh of both the old man and the youth, vast patches of strange, insect-like wriggling could be seen.

"What is this thing?"

With a flick of his finger, he sliced open the skin of both corpses from a distance.

In an instant, tiny grayish-white worms, as small as maggots, streamed out from the blood and flesh beneath their skin, spilling across the floor.

The sight was