Corpse Transformation

"Ahhh!"

Faced with the bizarre sight before him, Kalkin could only scream.

He curled up tighter and hid behind Qin Ran.

"Time to go!"

"Time to go!"

Muttering to himself, the coachman lunged at Qin Ran with a hideous grin.

The violent movement made the rotting flesh on his face quiver. A piece near his cheek even fell straight to the ground, exposing greenish bones.

Qin Ran had known the coachman could not be human from the moment he appeared.

Even so, the sight made him raise an eyebrow.

It was not because he found it disgusting or frightening.

He had seen plenty of corpses far more revolting and terrifying than this one.

It was the timing of the coachman's appearance.

Or, to put it another way:

When had he become like this?

Though Qin Ran had been inside the carriage, he had remained aware of some of what was happening outside. Not once had he sensed anything unusual about the coachman.

Only when the coachman opened the door and revealed his burned, rotting face did Qin Ran realize something was wrong.

Qin Ran could not say what had caused the change.

But he was certain it could not have happened in silence.

At the very least, a living man turning into a monster resembling a Living Corpse could not have remained quiet. Judging by the burned face and green bones, a transformation that profound must have been excruciating.

A cry of pain would have been inevitable.

Yet he had heard nothing throughout the journey.

Which meant...

It happened before they came here!

And before they came here, the coachman should have been at Kalkin's side the whole time!

If something happened to the coachman, then... could Kalkin really be unharmed?

The thought flashed through Qin Ran's mind. Ignoring the