Is this what a zombie is?

113. Can you tolerate this?

He tore off the mask of humility, revealing his hideous and twisted true face. His entire face was an abnormal pale bluish-white, his facial muscles twitched strangely, and the corners of his mouth split open to the sides, almost reaching his ears.

"Hehe...hehehe..."

He let out a sickly chuckle, cursing over and over in a voice only he could hear.

"You bitches...two ugly bitches who judge by appearances..."

"Just because you're good-looking, you order me around; just because you're rich and powerful, you look down on me and trample on my dignity?"

"What do I lack compared to those pretty boys? I get better grades than them, I work harder than them, but your attention will never fall on me."

"Why... why, why should a person's worth be determined by their appearance?"

"Today, I'll show you what happens when you look down on me!"

Intense resentment and jealousy acted as a fuse, igniting all the negative emotional energy he had accumulated and causing it to explode completely.

As his emotions spiraled out of control, the illusory shadow on his back finally began to solidify.

It was a huge chameleon.

Its skin is not a fixed color, but rather like a flowing palette, constantly changing colors to blend perfectly with the surrounding dark environment.

If it weren't for Jiang Chen's special eyesight, let alone ordinary people, even cultivators or awakened individuals would find it difficult to perceive its presence even if it were standing right in front of them.

That's its ability—camouflage.

Possessing such abilities makes one a perfect master of stealth and assassination.

At this moment, the chameleon spirit turned its vertical pupils and locked onto the two unsuspecting prey in front of it.

"Whoosh—"

A soft whooshing sound rang out.

The chameleon spirit opened its mouth, and a long, scarlet tongue covered in viscous liquid tore through the air and shot towards the back of Qiu Ziting's head.

The two girls in the alley were completely unaware of this.

Qiu Ziting was still lost in her own thoughts, while Li Xiaoyue continued her incessant gossip.

fast!

quickly!

This is another characteristic of chameleons: their tongues can launch them at extremely high speeds, reportedly accelerating from 0 to 97 kilometers per hour in one-hundredth of a second.

Even though it is extremely fast, there are still people who are faster than it.

A flash of electricity disappeared in the deep darkness.

"Snapped!"

A crisp, crackling sound, like a mosquito being struck by an electric mosquito swatter on a summer night, suddenly rang out in the quiet alley.

The menacing scarlet tongue trembled violently, its tip turning charred black.

The chameleon spirit let out a silent scream that an ordinary person could hear, and its long tongue retracted even faster.

"what!"

Wang Hao, as the host, also felt the same way.

He covered his mouth and staggered back several steps, looking around at the empty surroundings with suspicion and uncertainty.

What happened?

What was that just now?

What was that sound?

Li Xiaoyue was startled by the crisp sound and quickly pulled Qiu Ziting back to her side.

But behind them, there was nothing but a deep, quiet alley and a few dilapidated streetlights that flickered on and off.

"Did you hear that? It sounded like something exploded just now." Li Xiaoyue grabbed Qiu Ziting's arm tightly, a little scared.

"...It must be the sound of a short circuit that burned out. A lot of the electronic equipment here is quite old."

Qiu Ziting was also a little confused, but she didn't think much of it.

The two looked around suspiciously for a while, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, they quickened their pace and hurriedly left the unsettling alley.

They will never know that just moments ago, they narrowly escaped danger.

At the other end of the alley, Wang Hao's feet were off the ground, and he was lifted up and pressed against the wall.

It was Jiang Chen who, after interrupting the chameleon's attack, swiftly led it to the other side.

The speed was so fast that Wang Hao didn't even have time to react, and before he could even scream or cry out, a large hand grabbed his throat.

Jiang Chen gripped Wang Hao's neck, watching him struggle in mid-air as he suffocated, and he fell into a brief moment of thought.

Killing Wang Hao is the simplest and most direct solution.

This was not difficult for Jiang Chen; he could even destroy the body and cover up the evidence, making it impossible to trace him using conventional methods.

But Jiang Chen was never a bloodthirsty killer; he had his own principles and moral bottom line.

Before you're sure the other person is a hopeless villain, you can't help but feel a little hesitant.

Most importantly, he cannot allow himself to be controlled by killing.

In that brief moment of hesitation, another consciousness within him, like a restless ghost, emerged.

"Hehehehe..."

The eerie laughter of the Blood Coral Tai Sui echoed in Jiang Chen's mind.

"What are you hesitating about? What do you have to hesitate about? This despicable worm tried to hurt and possess your woman. His filthy tongue almost touched her. How could you tolerate that?"

"Kill him! Kill him now, immediately!"

"Crush his throat, don't you want to hear the sound of bones breaking? That crisp sound is beautiful."

"Or you could use your lightning magic to char him to a crisp, the sizzling sound of his flesh would be quite pleasant to hear."

"Don't hesitate any longer, enjoy the slaughter! You have this desire too, don't you? This feeling of controlling others' lives is the true essence of power. What are you waiting for? Attack now!!!"

The Blood Coral Tai Sui's voice was full of seduction, frantically urging Jiang Chen to ignite the suppressed savagery and bloodlust within him.

"Shut up!"

Jiang Chen roared in his mind, using his powerful willpower to forcefully suppress the Blood Coral Tai Sui back.

It was on this spiritual level, the clash between two consciousnesses, and the brief moment of distraction, that allowed the dying Wang Hao to grasp at that glimmer of hope.

The instinct for survival overwhelmed all fear, and the chameleon spirit behind him, stimulated by the host's strong will to survive, suddenly materialized and opened its mouth.

"puff--"

A large mouthful of yellowish-green, highly concentrated acidic liquid, resembling thick phlegm, was sprayed out like a high-pressure water gun at Jiang Chen, who was standing right next to him.

The attack came too fast and the distance was too close; Jiang Chen only had time to subconsciously tilt his head slightly.

He managed to avoid most of the acid, but a small portion still smeared on the left side of his face.

"Sizzle—"

A sickeningly corrosive sound rang out, accompanied by a pungent, sour stench, followed by an intense, sharp pain, like the sound of boiling oil being poured onto raw meat, which was particularly jarring in the quiet alley.

The skin and flesh on the left side of Jiang Chen's face quickly dissolved and carbonized under the strong acid, revealing the stark white bone underneath.

Sight, smell, and touch were all severely impacted simultaneously.