Eccentric Team Members

The one on the far left was a bizarrely muscular man with a pale, bloated face like a fermented steamed bun. He was bald at the center of his scalp, with hair on both sides hanging like whiskers, while white muscles clumped across his body in solid masses.

He stepped forward, curled his thumb and little finger inward, pressed his middle three fingers to his heart, and gave Wu Heng an ancient Deep Blue Star military salute.

It signified a willingness to share one heart and one purpose.

He spoke.

"Hello, Captain Blood Floss. My name is Steamer. I became a Tower Master in March last year. There are currently thirty-two Tower Guardians in my tower, including two at the fourth rank."

"Hello! Welcome to my team." Wu Heng returned the salute as well.

The second man was wrapped from head to toe in strips of cloth. His body seemed to serve as the pole for a soul-banner draped over him. Long white hair fell over his shoulders, and the skin on his face clung tightly to his skull, without a scrap of flesh.

He gave the same salute. "Captain, my name is Lost Soul. I've been a Tower Master for seven months. There are currently twenty-seven Tower Guardians in my tower, including one at the fourth rank."

The third to step forward was a woman. She swayed as she took a step, looking incomparably frail. Wu Heng even worried that taking that single step might make her fall apart.

That was because she was truly nothing but skin and bones, with extraordinarily delicate bones. Her skin was a translucent, off-white color.

It resembled the white skin of a silkworm at maturity. Through it, one could see every minute detail of her blood vessels, as well as her stomach, intestines,