Lin Yu's consciousness was scattered, but he still caught Jiang Nuo's words, which he had also heard from An Yin.
But if he's the protagonist, why should he be killed by Jiang Nuo?
He was unwilling to accept it...
"You'll make Si Yan suffer a lot in the future."
Jiang Nuo took in Lin Yu's miserable state, his interest growing stronger. "Then you definitely shouldn't live."
Lin Yu couldn't understand what he was saying at all. Despite the excruciating pain, he couldn't faint immediately. The Yin energy within his body was surging wildly, causing him unbearable agony.
What terrified Lin Yu even more was that the yin energy seemed to be growing... as if it were sentient.
Jiang Nuo grasped the dagger plunged into his chest and slid it down his arm.
Even Zhang Quan, who had already transformed into a non-human being, felt pain just watching it; the method was like gutting a fish.
Lin Yu gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, already extremely weak.
"If I... die, my fans will... will know that you're the murderer."
Jiang Nuo exclaimed, "Oh dear!"
"What bad luck, you've already killed your agent. Who knows if you're just killing each other?"
He tilted his head innocently, his red eyes gleaming with excitement, "I was just a passerby."
Enraged, Lin Yu spat out another mouthful of blood, staining his shirt red.
At this moment, Lin Yu's upper body, starting from his chest, was almost split in two by the wounds inflicted by the dagger, and the strong smell of blood filled the entire room.
[Detected the death of the protagonist in this world. The Save the Villain Plan is 70% complete. Points +500]
Jiang Nuo clapped his hands, "Thank you for the protagonist's gift."
The Ghost King, who had fled into the coffin, seemed to have a silent sense of "if you kill him, you can't kill me," and stubbornly refused to come out to save people. But how could Zhang Quan let it go? Even knowing the disparity in power, he was determined to avenge his grandmother.
Jiang Nuo only let Lin Yu go when all his Yin energy was exhausted and he could no longer sustain his life. She even stabbed him in the heart again.
I hope it doesn't come back to life; that would be terrifying.
Seemingly because he had killed someone, Jiang Nuo's pupils turned even redder, and he turned around excitedly to look at the Ghost King who was fighting with Zhang Quan.
Ghost King: "..." Sometimes it's really easy to regret things.
If only I knew this madman could actually bring things from that world out.
He must be incredibly stupid to meet Jiang Nuo right now; he should at least have eaten a few more people first!
Jiang Nuo slowly walked towards the coffin, while Zhang Quan consciously stepped aside, leaving only the Ghost King struggling to leave.
But the panic was only temporary. The Ghost King already had a plan in mind, and the most important thing was not to reveal his identity.
The Ghost King was almost unilaterally beaten by Jiang Nuo, and didn't even have a chance to fight back. Soon, Jiang Nuo discovered its little quirks during the fight.
That's when I realized where the sense of familiarity came from.
"You are Duoluo ke..."
As expected, the Ghost King reacted extremely upon hearing this, as if he had been exposed and was in a state of panic. His claws tore through the wall, and his ghostly energy eroded the wall.
"Since it's you, then you deserve to be killed even more!" Jiang Nuo felt justified in his attack.
A mischievous glint flashed in his eyes, and his movements became increasingly frantic, determined to tear the Ghost King to pieces.
His body was practically falling apart, yet the Ghost King still dared to mock him—a typical Duoluo ke- esque style of "he'd rather die than not be sarcastic."
"There are no NPCs or monsters here for you to kill, no bloodshed... that will only make your mutations increasingly uncontrollable."
Jiang Nuo smiled and tore another piece of his soul apart, "No need for you to worry."
Perhaps what the Ghost King said is true.
In the instant the Ghost King was completely torn apart, when Zhang Quan met Jiang Nuo's eyes again, he felt a bone-chilling fear, even though he was Half-Corpse Soul personally refined by Jiang Nuo.
Zhang Quan had no doubt that if Jiang Nuo wanted to kill him, he wouldn't even need to strike once.
The room fell silent suddenly, with only Jiang Nuo's soft breathing remaining.
The Ghost King's corpse on the ground was decaying at an extremely fast rate; without the Ghost King's soul, it was just an ordinary corpse.
Meanwhile, Si Yan, who should have arrived long ago but was silently watching everything downstairs using the ghost detector, saw the detector screen go black because the Ghost King had been torn apart. She rushed upstairs at an extremely fast speed and ordered that no one follow her.
Silently bewildered in the cold wind, the association member thought, "... Then why did you call me here?!"
The moment the living room door was pushed open, Jiang Nuo instantly became alert. Her red eyes were fixed on the doorway. She glanced at the two corpses on the ground and slowly left the bedroom.
" Nuonuo!"
Upon seeing the person, Si Yan's worried expression eased considerably, and she quickly walked towards Jiang Nuo.
Jiang Nuo took a step back. The smile that had been directed at the Ghost King just moments before turned cold when she saw Si Yan.
Didn't I tell you to wait for me at home?
Her voice was cold, even tinged with anger, " Si Yan, you're disobeying me."
Zhang Quan looked left and right, then silently retreated back into the bedroom to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
Si Yan had seen this cold demeanor before, but it was never directed at him.
He seemed startled, his handsome face turning pale. He shrank back, pursed his lips, and listlessly took another step forward, trying to pull Jiang Nuo's clothes up. " Nuonuo... don't be angry, I'm worried about you."
He was only worried and didn't pay any attention to Jiang Nuo's red eyes or the corpse on the ground.
Jiang Nuo was silent for two seconds, and seeing that Si Yan's mood was getting lower and lower, and even pouted aggrievedly because she was ignored, she suddenly laughed again.
He took Si Yan's hand, gently stroking her cheek with his fingertips, his tone softening again.
Aren't you afraid of me?
Si Yan gazed into Jiang Nuo's eyes, which resembled blood-red jewels, leaned in and gently kissed the corner of her eye, murmuring in a low voice, "I'm not afraid. No matter what Nuonuo becomes, I'm not afraid."
How is this any different from sweet talk?
Jiang Nuo's slightly annoyed mood subsided, and a smile returned to her lips. "Alright, then I won't punish you."
" Zhang Quan," he called out.
Zhang Quan appeared at the doorway and waited quietly for instructions.
"Clean up anything that shouldn't be here, so it won't be discovered."
"Yes, Master."
Jiang Nuo: "..." Oh well, let him shout if he wants to.
" Nuonuo... let's go home." Si Yan glanced at Zhang Quan, then clingily took Jiang Nuo's hand, wanting a hug as well.
But Jiang Nuo rejected her again, and before Si Yan could get upset, she explained, "I'm covered in blood, it's someone else's."
Si Yan was very obedient and immediately stopped clinging to him.
Zhang Quan stared at the bloodstains all over the bedroom floor, stunned for a few seconds.
He took out his phone and searched for how to stage a murder scene.
None of them are of any value.
Zhang Quan then turned his gaze to the already decaying corpse. The Ghost King's soul had been torn apart and could no longer harm humans.
He suddenly thought of a great idea.
Zhang Quan threw the body into the coffin, then arranged Lin Yu's body in a kneeling, offering position, and then scribbled some random things in blood, just enough to look intimidating.
Brother Zhuang's body was also carried out and placed behind Lin Yu, with a hole in his throat, clearly killed by Lin Yu.
Finally, Zhang Quan even lit the incense on the altar, using the ghostly energy to erase all traces of anyone else who had entered, and disappeared silently into the high-rise building.