Chapter 382: Chapter 382

The shrill screams were getting closer, and Jing Shu had not found a place to hide yet. She couldn’t just jump into the pigpen, could she? Or hide with the cattle? She might remain undetected in the darkness if the lights stayed off, but turning them on would surely expose her, and then how would she explain herself?

As she was considering using the Illusion Technique to erase a few people’s memories, she unexpectedly encountered two huge pythons around the corner. At the same time, she also saw the rows of large cages at the end of the path.

"Ms. Pei Qi, what has happened?" asked two towering personal bodyguards from afar.

"Nothing, I’m just feeding my little darlings. No matter what sounds you hear, do not come over here. Move away," Pei Qi called out with a smile. Then, she looked up, surprised to see Jing Shu, this Chinese woman who had suddenly burst in, looking somewhat alarmed yet possessing knowledge of the Cup Skill. She wondered who would be more formidable: Jing Shu or her two large snakes.

This place resembled a living Hell, where oddly shaped creatures were confined in large cages. The ground was strewn with chunks of flesh and bodies. Why call the creatures odd? Because they looked like mounds of mud but had legs like reptiles and heads like dinosaurs, as if forcibly joined together.

None of that was the focal point, nor did it pose a threat to Jing Shu since these creatures could barely walk. Jing Shu guessed they must be some kind of experimental subjects conducted by the Nobles.

The focal point, however, was the shrill scream which came from a man—a man Jing Shu recognized as the Noble who had been affectionate with Pei Qi just a few days ago.

At this moment, the lower half of the Nobleman was being devoured by one python, while the upper half was in the jaws of another. Pei Qi watched the process of a man being eaten with great interest; it was the highlight of her day.

Pei Qi stood quietly in the darkness, turned her head, and said to Jing Shu in the Huaxia tongue, "Did you see everything?"

"I didn’t see anything," Jing Shu shook her head in denial. "I just got lost. I’m sorry, I’ll leave now." She didn’t want to cause trouble before the significant event tonight.

"No, you saw everything. You saw me kill this man," Pei Qi pointed at the man and suddenly burst into crazed laughter. "Die! All of you deserve to die! Eat this woman!"

Pei Qi knew this Chinese woman possessed magical abilities, so as she ran backward, she also pulled down the gate, dropping a section of the glass door in front of it.

This effectively trapped Jing Shu and the two pythons within a narrow room, while Pei Qi stood outside. In such a case, what use were Jing Shu’s abilities if she couldn’t get near her?

Besides, even if Jing Shu was formidable, could she really kill her two darlings in an instant? Unless she was a superhero with Superpowers, this woman was doomed.

"Luo Fei, you have company on your way to Heaven now. Scream all you want. No matter how loud you scream, no one will come to save you. No one knows where you’ve gone; no one even knows you boarded this boat. Who asked you to secretly try to elope with me? Ha... As the old Huaxia saying goes, ’a toad longing for a swan’s flesh.’ But still, I must thank you for your inheritance, which I shall gladly accept," Pei Qi said.

After speaking, Pei Qi saw that the snakes had not yet responded, so she waved her hand, commanding again, "Quick, eat this woman!"

Usually, wherever she pointed, her little darlings would strike. These two snakes were known as intelligent, mutated snakes, but now they were acting like dumb geese, not even eating the half-dead man! What’s going on? Chapters fırst released on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥

Jing Shu’s eyes sparkled with a strange glow as she slightly raised the corners of her mouth. "Are you saying, , let them eat me?" No sooner had Jing Shu finished speaking than the two ferocious pythons crazily lunged at her.

"Yes, eat her!" Pei Qi shouted.

At that moment, Jing Shu suddenly spread her palms flat. Just as the pythons wildly opened their mouths, they abruptly stopped, suddenly becoming docile. They rubbed their heads on Jing Shu’s hands, so gently it seemed they were afraid of hurting her, extremely obedient.

Pei Qi opened her mouth but no words came out, yet her expression betrayed her. Her voice trembled as she spoke, "You, you can control pythons? Damn it, you can actually control my darlings? No, that’s impossible! They won’t accept overtures from anyone!"

Jing Shu had controlled two giant pythons at once. These were not just ordinary, unintelligent creatures; based on past experience, the more intelligent the creature, the harder the Illusion Technique was for her to manage, and these pythons seemed to possess some intelligence.

Thus, her head throbbed violently, worse than ever before, as if it were about to explode. But at the same time, she felt as if she had forcefully pierced through a barrier, like suddenly puncturing the paper of a window screen, achieving a sense of clarity and transparency. It was an indescribable sensation, strangely wonderful, as if she had opened up a new world!

However, the aftermath was a headache, a severe headache!

Jing Shu, holding her head slightly, pointed at Pei Qi and said, "Eat her."

Pei Qi, panic-stricken, backed away and suddenly hit the wall. Meanwhile, the two pythons crazily smashed the glass door. BOOM! RUMBLE! In an instant, the glass shattered into pieces. The two giant pythons rushed forward and, under Pei Qi’s horrified expression, tore her head apart.

Pei Qi’s pet pythons personally tore her apart and devoured her cleanly. The man on the other side, seeing Pei Qi’s gruesome end, finally died with his eyes closed, quietly satisfied.

Exhausted, Jing Shu knelt on the ground. She took a good while to stand up. At this moment, she felt as if she had "leveled up." It was not the Magic Cube Space that had upgraded, but her Illusion Technique. This also implied that the Magic Cube Space was about to upgrade!

Before, she would always upgrade the Magic Cube Space first, then gain the accompanying abilities of the Magic Cube Space. But this time it was different. It seemed she had unlocked a new ability through the Illusion Technique upgrade first, and then felt the signs that the Magic Cube Space was about to upgrade.

Perhaps she still needed to research the new unlocking mechanism of the Magic Cube Space.

"Nihility" and "Piao Miao" must be the new abilities she perceived after the Illusion Technique upgrade. This didn’t imply an extra new ability, but rather a new understanding of "Illusion Technique" from start to finish. Let’s just call it an expansion of abilities.

Jing Shu’s Illusion Technique had changed. It no longer required conscious activation but was constantly active, like breathing, becoming an indispensable part of her life. So, what would be the impact of this change?

Right, the two giant pythons had eaten Pei Qi. Jing Shu collected the remaining clothes and found her ID and room card. Perhaps inheriting Pei Qi’s wealth was also not a bad thing?