Recap
When he moved, the small figure on the figure’s shoulder seemed to move as well.
Chu Shici tilted his head in confusion. He tried to jump twice, and the little figure also jumped twice, completely in sync with him.
He was confused for two seconds, then hesitantly said: “I jumped and he jumped, whatever I do, he does too…”
“In this case, Zhe-ge, please turn around. I want to see if the figure with the same back as you will turn around like you.”
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Ji Huaizhe quickly understood what the little doll wanted.
If the figure would make the same movements as him, then in theory, when he turns his back, the figure will turn around as well, so that the little doll can see the figure’s face clearly.
Ji Huaizhe didn’t ask any further questions and simply turned around.
Chu Shici, who was standing on his shoulder, adjusted his position and looked deep into the dense forest.
The moment Ji Huaizhe turned around, the figure also reacted. The two people’s movements were exactly the same, with no delay in between.
Through the layers of leaves and branches, Chu Shici saw a familiar face.
The distance is too far and it’s blurry to see clearly, but from the outline, it looks exactly like Zhe-ge.
Chu Shici took in a sharp intake of breath.
He patted Zhe-ge on the shoulder and motioned for him to take two steps forward.
Ji Huaizhe took a step forward, and the figure in the woods also took two steps forward.
No matter how many steps they took, the distance between them did not change.
Chu Shici squinted his eyes, trying to see the figure’s expression clearly.
But the distance is too far.
He looked at the husky beside him. The canine beastman’s eyesight was not as good as his, and he was sniffing hard, trying to sniff out some clues.
Chu Shici tried to move his hands, and the little man on the figure’s shoulders also moved his hands with his back to him.
This time, even the Husky tilted his head in confusion, “Why does it feel like I’m looking into a mirror? That’s not right. If I look into a mirror, shouldn’t the person inside face me? Why is his back turned to me?”
Chu Shici didn’t understand it either.
It happened that they had just climbed over the railing of the beastmen tribe, and he asked Zhe-ge to climb over the railing again to see what the corresponding figure would do.
Ji Huaizhe didn’t ask any questions, grabbed the railing and jumped.
Under Chu Shici’s gaze, the figure also moved.
There are no railings in the woods. The figure holds one hand in the air, assuming a climbing posture like Ji Huaizhe.
Logically speaking, he had nothing to support him, so he should have fallen directly after his legs left the ground.
But the development was beyond Chu Shici’s expectation.
The figure did not fall, but smoothly performed a series of movements over the railing, and finally landed lightly at the same time as Ji Huaizhe.
It was as if there was an invisible railing in front of him, supporting him.
Chu Shici looked confused.
The husky beside him was also confused.
The doll and the dog looked at each other, and they could see the fear in each other’s eyes.
The canine beastman, who had always been arrogant, quietly clamped his tail.
He jumped over the railing with a swish, whining lowly in his throat, hugged Ji Huaizhe and squeezed him hard.
“I admit that I was rude when I called you out a few times. I was reckless. I’m sorry! I’m just an accessory. Don’t settle accounts with me!”
“Is this some strange curse? Will I die? I haven’t even eaten all the bones in my home yet! Help! Someone is trying to kill me!!!”
Ji Huaizhe: ……
It’s so noisy, he really wanted to strangle this dog to death.
Zhe-ge was doing experiments with Chu Shici, yet Husky was so cowardly that he immediately went offline.
At this time, only Chu Shici was still looking into the forest.
He saw a figure with ears and a tail in the forest, and the figure imitated the canine beastman to a tee.
First, he climbed over a non-existent fence, hugged a figure like Zhe-ge, and howled at the top of his lungs into the woods.
Chu Shici observed for a while and found there to be no danger.
He felt that it was very much like a mirror image, but for some reason, what they saw was not the front but the back.
Based on the previous descriptions of Senior Tom and the canine beastman, they chased the figure directly after encountering it. Yet, no matter how much they chased, the distance between them remained the same.
They couldn’t catch up at all, and eventually followed the figure back to the starting point. One returned to the beastman tribe, while the other went back to the sorcerer academy.
This shows that there is no point in chasing the mirror images.
Chu Shici thought for a long time, and another idea popped into his head.
There are two people and a beastman here. Since there are 2 people here, they can divide and conquer.
Chu Shici patted Ji Huaizhe on the shoulder and whispered his idea in his ear.
“Zhe-ge, why don’t you put me on the husky first, and then you can walk forward alone. This way, your figure will walk along with you, the husky and I will stay where we are. When you walk a certain distance, your figure will naturally come to us.
At that time, I will observe the figure closely and see if I can find any clues. I will try to talk to him and see if he will react.”
When he said these, Chu Shici felt a little nervous.
After all, this situation was very strange, and he felt a chill go down his back, worried that they might encounter some incident.
For example, when the figure walks in front of him, Zhe-ge will be replaced by the figure. Or when Zhe-ge comes back, he will become a stranger.
What Chu Shici could think of, Ji Huaizhe could also think of.
He frowned, and his usually cold face was now filled with disapproval.
He stood his ground and refused without giving Chu Shici a chance to persuade him again.
“Our current priority is to find the beast airship, not to explore the forest. The plan you mentioned is meaningless and risky. I am not interested and will not do it.”
After Ji Huaizhe finished speaking, he took off the husky accessory attached to his body.
He climbed over the railing again, grabbed the husky’s arm, and said in a cold tone: “Since those figures from behind will not take the initiative to attack us, let’s not worry about it anymore. Time is running out, so hurry up and take us to find the airship.”
The husky was really frightened. He shrank his head and refused to take another step no matter what. He shouted that he wanted to go back to his friend, the little golden retriever, for comfort.
After being persuaded by Ji Huaizhe with his fists, he honestly led the way with droopy dog ears.
As they walked, Chu Shici kept observing the figures.
The view will not be blocked by obstacles.
Encountering trees blocking the road along the way, as long as Ji Huaizhe didn’t stop, their pace would not stop either, crossing trees and rocks.
He looked so awesome that he was envious of the husky who accidentally bumped into a tree while walking.
After walking for a while, the situation suddenly changed.
Just as they turned the corner, those figures were suddenly on their right, walking forward with them.
After turning another corner, the figures suddenly disappeared from their right side and appeared directly in front of them without any warning.
This time, even Ji Huaizhe’s footsteps were not so firm.
Several people stood in the dark woods and looked at each other in silence.
Looking at the back in the distance ahead, the canine beastman’s ears have turned into airplane shaped ears.
A night wind blew through the woods, making the leaves rustle. The husky was startled and jumped onto Ji Huaizhe with a squeal.
Ji Huaizhe, who was deep in thought, couldn’t avoid it and was pounced on.
Suddenly there was a heavy man in his arms, and his already gloomy face became even more uglier.
Ji Huaizhe grabbed the husky’s hand hard, with a bit of grit in his voice, “Get off!”
After he finished dealing with the husky, he took the little doll on his shoulder in his hand and stroked his little woolen head with his fingers, “Afraid?”
Chu Shici was really scared. He nodded and dug into Zhe-ge’s hand.
Ji Huaizhe’s eyes softened for a moment.
He put the little doll into the breast pocket of his robe. He patted him gently, as if to comfort him.
Chu Shici felt that Zhe-ge’s concern for him was not fake.
He picked at the edge of his pocket and looked out.
The image of Zhe-ge pretending to cry when the old witch died appeared in his mind subconsciously.
His mentor had passed away tragically, why did he even need to pretend to be sad?
The husky watched this scene helplessly, “I really wish I was still a puppy, so I could hide in your hood and not have to face this cruel reality.”
Ji Huaizhe ignored him and raised his hand to signal him to continue leading the way.
The husky shook his head from side to side, looking at the figures in front of him and then at Ji Huaizhe.
He shook his head, and his figure also shook his head.
The more the canine beastman looked, the more frightened he became. He whimpered: “Xiao Jin said that the woods at night are very dangerous. I wanted to pee but he wouldn’t let me go. Why do you want to play with the airship so much? Can’t we go during the day tomorrow?”
A bad premonition has been lingering in Ji Huaizhe’s mind.
He always felt that if he couldn’t leave the Sorcerer Academy as soon as possible, something bad might happen to him.
But the husky was really scared this time. No matter how much Ji Huaizhe threatened, he refused to continue leading the way.
Listening to the canine beastman’s noise, Ji Huaizhe frowned and felt irritated.
He stared closely at the husky’s neck, wanting to strangle the canine beastman to death so that he would never make any more noise.
If he refuses to lead the way, then the husky will have lost the value of its existence.
If he lets him go back, the canine beastman will probably tell the little golden retriever what had happened, and even make it known to everyone.
When the time comes, the leader of the beastman tribe will definitely capture Ji Huaizhe and pass the news to the sorcerer academy.
Being stuck between two parties, Ji Huaizhe could not escape from the Erya Mountains even if he took the airship.
After thinking about the stakes at hand, his scarlet eyes became even more weird and sinister.
Ji Huaizhe spoke softly and showed a gentle smile, he lowered his voice and spoke as if coaxing a child and patted the husky’s head.
He only had to show him his good side and this silly dog told him everything he knew without any hesitations.
When asked about the location of the giant beast airship and how to use it, Ji Huaizhe’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
His attitude changed so quickly, the husky didn’t have the time to react and was still wandering around about him.
Ji Huaizhe looked cold, he grabbed the canine beastman’s neck and pressed him against a thick old tree.
The husky shook his ears in confusion and stuck his tongue out, panting.
Ji Huaizhe finally asked: “Come with me to the airship.”
The husky stared into those bright red eyes: “I don’t want to! Even if I die today, I won’t take another step forward!”
Ji Huaizhe wanted to say, ‘Then, just die.’
But before he could say anything, a clear, lively and smiling male voice suddenly sounded beside his ears.
“Zhe-ge, why are you choking him?”
Ji Huaizhe’s body stiffened and his movements suddenly stopped.
He pursed his thin lips tightly, lowered his eyes and stared at his hands.
Only then did Husky react, “Ah!!! Do you want to kill me?! Why, what did I do wrong?!”
Ji Huaizhe was silent for a long time then said, “Sorry.”
Husky’s train of thought immediately went astray, “It’s okay!”
Ji Huaizhe frowned in thought and changed his persuasive approach.
“You take me to find the airship today. As long as you are willing to fly a round with me, I can buy you a cow in a nearby town and cook it for your dinner.”
The canine beastman looked at his figure in the distance warily.
After talking round in circles and struggling just now, his fear has subsided slightly.
He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, stretched out five fingers and said, “Please let me eat five cows, and I will play with you!”
Ji Huaizhe: “Okay.”
The husky jumped and ran.
Chu Shici was very happy.
Fortunately, the canine beastman that Zhe-ge picked up from the beastman tribe was a pure-blooded husky.
If it had been any other dog breed, it would not have been so smooth tonight.
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The temptation of five cows successfully defeated his fear, and Husky once again became Ji Huaizhe’s tour guide.
The two ignored their figures and walked through the dark woods.
Husky has long forgotten the unpleasantness five minutes ago, and as the instigator, Ji Huaizhe will not take the initiative to mention it.
Only Chu Shici was still deep in thought.
He felt that something was not right. Zhe-ge really wanted to kill the canine beastman just now.
Chu Shici could also sort out the pros and cons, and he knew very well what dangers he would encounter if he sent the husky back.
But Zhe-ge is not the type of person to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
According to his experience, Zhe-ge will at most knock the husky unconscious and throw him somewhere safe, but he will not take the initiative to kill him.
Chu Shici raised his head and looked at Ji Huaizhe suspiciously.
The system was frightened by the figure from behind. Seeing the host’s serious expression, it asked tremblingly: [What’s wrong?]
‘I think I’ve figured out what’s wrong with Zhe-ge in this world.’
Knowing that by devouring the soul, the deal will disappear completely. When Ji Huaizhe chose his servant, he did not hesitate to eat all the other evil spirits that he did not like.
In the bamboo basket in his dormitory, there are hundreds of voodoo dolls, both large and small.
This shows that he ate at least hundreds of souls while summoning his evil spirit servant.
Some of these evil spirits are unconscious, while others are as sane as the priest. They are a person living in another form in the underworld.
A few days ago, after the shadow bit into the apprentice, Ji Huaizhe did not stop him. Because of his personal grudge, he even took the initiative to push the shadow forward to devour the meal.
The old witch was killed by a dark shadow. Looking at the broken body, Ji Huaizhe shed crocodile tears.
Combining these observations, Chu Shici came to a conclusion.
The Zhe-ge in this world are different from the previous ones.
The decrease in vitality did not make Ji Huaizhe depressed, but made him no longer as kind and compassionate as he was originally, and instead turned him into a cold-blooded and irritable person.
Ji Huaizhe’s change may be due to the harsh environment of the Sorcerer Academy. It may also be that Zhe-ge experienced certain things before he came into this world, and his mental state gradually changed.
Chu Shici had no intention of blaming Zhe-ge, nor would he stay away from him because of this.
He knew that Ji Huaizhe was suffering now. He almost killed someone while out of control. Zhe-ge would most likely regret it and blame himself after he had calmed down.
He will definitely pull Zhe-ge out of the quagmire.
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After walking along for a while, they found that the figures would not attack people, and the husky became bolder again.
He was running in front of them, constantly provoking the figures in front of him, and clamoring to beat them up.
Ji Huaizhe followed behind the canine beastman. He seemed to have something on his mind and remained silent the whole time.
When Chu Shici was thinking about how to help Zhe-ge increase his vitality, two pale fingers suddenly pinched his little head and lifted him up.
Eye level with Ji Huaizhe, their eyes facing each other, Chu Shici caught a trace of deeply hidden uneasiness in his red eyes that were like pools of blood.
Ji Huaizhe lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze, pursed his lips and said softly: “I’m not a madman.”
Chu Shici was stunned for a moment and realized that Zhe-ge was talking about his intention to kill Husky.
Chu Shici raised his woolen arm, hugged his fingertips and rubbed against it, “It’s okay, Zhe-ge, I know you didn’t mean it. You are in a bad state and can’t control yourself. I believe that was not your intention.”
Ji Huaizhe’s eyes suddenly became very complicated.
“Aren’t you afraid of me?”
Chu Shici patted his fingertips comfortingly, “Of course I’m not afraid, Ge, don’t worry.”
Ji Huaizhe didn’t say anything else, picked up the doll and continued on his way.
At the same time, Chu Shici heard a message pop up in the background of the system.
[Add 3 points to the vitality value, and the current vitality value is 21/100.]
Chu Shici relaxed instantly.
It is a good thing that the vitality value has increased. This shows that Zhe-ge cares about the little doll’s feelings and really cares about him deeply.
This time, he just asked a question and was able to stop Zhe-ge from killing the canine beastman.
With him by his side, Ji Huaizhe’s mental state should slowly improve.
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After walking in the woods for about two hours, the husky stopped in front of a tree.
There is a deep tooth mark on the thick tree, which is a mark bitten by the husky.
They went around the big tree and walked to the right. Ahead of them, there is a hidden cave.
From the moment they turn right, the figures on their left side automatically jump directly in front of them.
The cave was too dark to see what was going on inside.
Ji Huaizhe tapped the wand, and the ruby on the top emitted a bright light.
The light illuminated the cave and also illuminated several figures in the depths of the cave.
They walked together for a long time without encountering any enemies. Ji Huaizhe just glanced at the figures ahead of them and ignored them.
The husky entered the cave and raised his hand to press on a stone wall. The stone walls spread out to both sides, revealing a narrow passage.
“There is a place in this cave without a roof, so the leader placed the giant beast airship in the open space below. The giant beast only needs to eat rocks. We can knock out sufficient rocks from the mountain to feed it. After it is full, it can pull the airship into the air.” Husky said as he walked into the cave.
Chu Shici was a little surprised. He had always thought that airships were high-tech vehicles.
“The airship doesn’t actually fly by itself?”
“Of course not, otherwise why is it called a giant beast airship? We are beastmen, not dwarves. Only the dwarves have steam airships.”
“What kind of animal is pulling the airship?”
“It’s not an animal, it’s a beast, called a gargoyle*.”
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“???”
The figures walked in front while they walked behind, always maintaining a fixed distance between the two parties.
The.
The husky couldn’t stand this depressing scene where the passage in front of them is too narrow, the environment is dark and dim, and there is a weird figure in front of him that he can’t get rid of. He stomped his feet irritably, “I’ve had enough! I’m going to bite him!!!”
After saying that, he grabbed Ji Huaizhe and dragged him forward, fully demonstrating the power of a canine beastman.
They ran, and so did their figures.
They didn’t catch up all the way until they ran out of the passage.
The airship parked in the open space blocked their view, and the Husky could not see his figure, so he quickly put the matter behind him.
He pointed proudly at the huge airship in the center, “Look! This is the pride of our tribe!”
The moment he saw the giant beast airship clearly, Chu Shici took a sharp inhale.
A five-story-tall giant jet-black monster was sleeping on the ground.
The texture of its skin is like stone, and its two huge wings are curled up and moved up and down slightly with its breathing.
Ji Huaizhe took a few glances at it and said, “I have never seen such a big gargoyle. The book says that the size of a gargoyle is similar to that of an adult male.”
Husky echoed from the side, “This is the only one I’ve seen like this too.”
“You are a beastman and believe in the beast god. Where do you get such dark creatures from?”
“I’m not sure. I heard from Xiao Jin that the leader brought this gargoyle out from behind the door.”
Ji Huaizhe was stunned and turned his head, “The door?”
Husky gestured with his hands, “A large double door with many strange human heads carved on it.”
Chu Shici and Ji Huaizhe turned to look at him at the same time.
The door the husky described looked a bit like the door they had seen.
The canine beastman saw that they seemed interested and talked more enthusiastically.
“Xiao Jin said that the leader said that when all the human heads open their eyes, the beastmen will dominate the Holy Continent and rescue all the enslaved felines, canine and rabbit beastmen.
The human race has been sitting on the throne for too long. It is our turn to dominate the world!”
The husky’s eyes were full of longing, “When the time comes, I will capture a bunch of people to be my slaves. Some will throw Frisbees for me every day, while the others will be responsible for grooming my hair and taking me out for walks.”
Chu Shici: …
No wonder the leader only brought the golden retriever along and not the husky when discussing the big plan.
The entire tribe was completely disgraced by him.
Ji Huaizhe asked him again about the things related to the door.
The husky didn’t know much, all this information was shared with him by the Golden Retriever.
After Ji Huaizhe tempted him with meat again, the canine beastman thought long and hard and finally remembered something.
“By the way, the leader is good friends with the principal and vice-principal of the Sorcerer Academy. They often have dinner together. One time when I was helping to deliver meat, I overheard what your principal said…
‘It’s such a pity for those with good talents. There are a few apprentices who have the potential to be outstanding sorcerers.’ Then your vice-principal said, ‘What’s the pity? We can resurrect them and make them into puppets in the future, which will be more useful.’”
He alone played two roles. At one moment, he makes a hoarse male voice, and the other moment he imitates an older female voice.
“‘We’ll talk about the puppets later. It’s not important. The formation has already been arranged. All we need is a suitable container. Have you found the Son of God?’
‘Of course, my summoning arrays are never wrong. He is in the woods in the east now. I will go find him in a few days.’”
Halfway through speaking, Husky suddenly turned his head to look at Ji Huaizhe.
He stared into the sorcerer’s eyes for two seconds, “You have red eyes? Wait. Are you the Son of God?!”
Ji Huaizhe: ……
Chu Shici: …
He must be a fool.
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