Ranch of Horrors (Complete)

Cold, damp fog hung over the snow. Xia Lun's warm blood seeped through the white ground.

Though four shotgun blasts had struck Xia Lun head-on, riddling his body and spilling even his brain across the snow, his thoughts felt remarkably clear.

He knew exactly what had put him in this state: the Specialty "Nonhuman Toughness," combined with the excess vitality he had gained from "Life Drain." He could activate "Transcendent Regeneration" at any moment and restore his shattered body.

He could be whole again in seconds, but this seemed like the perfect chance for an ambush. He wanted to slowly repair the nerve connection to his severed hand, then catch his enemy off guard.

I'm starting to feel a little less than human, Xia Lun thought.

By all rights, he no longer had any sensory organs. Strangely, all five senses remained, though they were hazy, as if filtered through thick frosted glass. He suspected he was no longer sensing things directly through his body, but through his soul.

In this state, he also seemed to have gained a vague sixth sense for other people's emotions.

Better reconnect with my eye first. Xia Lun quietly used Transcendent Regeneration to repair part of his optic nerve. With a faint squelch, he soon reestablished a connection to his left eye, lying some distance away.

He opened his eye.

The blurred view snapped into focus. Xia Lun saw the back of his buzz-cut subordinate and his own hand beside the eye.

Once the nerves in my hand are working again, I can use Life Drain whenever I want. Xia Lun rolled his eye, planning his next move.

The bitter wind blew as the buzz-cut man slowly turned and aimed his gun at White Cow and Brown Cow in the distance.

"Come here!" he barked