Hell’s Handbook - Chapter 271

271: A Trap

The witch hid in a corner in fear. Any person in this tavern could tear her to pieces easily.

Werewolves were the most violent of all evil creatures, especially on the night of a full moon. The moon was able to carry the blessings of their ancestors from ancient times to them.

Their strength, defense, speed, and resilience would increase by several times on the night of a full moon. Any living thing that dared to appear in front of them at a time like this would face the same fate – they would become a delectable meal for the wolves.

But now… a human had a crazed smile on his face as he pinned the leader of the werewolves to the floor even as a whole group of werewolves charged at him. He poured a glass of strong drink into the leader’s mouth, then pulled the leader’s head off his neck like he was plucking a ripe tomato off its vine.

This scene was almost unreal. Not even a high level demon would be capable of doing something like this. The leader of the werewolves was a creature that was almost on par with a high level demon and was actually more powerful than a demon in certain aspects. Such a creature was certainly a king among evil creatures.

The witch didn’t want to believe her eyes, but she had to because all of this was happening before her very eyes. The human had kicked the leader’s severed head toward another werewolf like it was a soccer ball, and that werewolf had been sent flying.

Su Jin seemed to have gone mad, and he felt that perhaps the atmosphere here was contagious. Any werewolf in this tavern had the ability to kill an entire team of ogres. These creatures were true warriors. They were strong, yet well versed in hunting techniques.

Bam!

Su Jin kicked a hole through yet another werewolf. But another werewolf took this opportunity to ram into Su Jin, sending him flying. A werewolf came pouncing toward his throat once he landed.

“Get lost!” roared Su Jin. He was like a god of war from hell as he leaped up from the floor, pressed the werewolf that was trying to bite him down on the floor, and then used his other hand to grab hold of the werewolf’s neck. He pulled hard and pulled the werewolf’s head right off his neck.

Blood ended up spraying onto Su Jin’s face as a result, but it didn’t bother him. He spun around to kill another werewolf, breaking his arms and crushing his chest.

Su Jin continued on his rampage and wasn’t worried that any of the werewolves would escape. Under the influence of blood and the full moon, these werewolves would keep attacking until either party died.

Blood splattered across every inch of the tavern’s floor. Even the witch hiding in a corner wasn’t spared. She looked like she had just bathed in the blood of werewolves.

This terrifying massacre didn’t last long, since there weren’t that many werewolves to begin with. Besides the one that Situ Jin and the rest in the church had killed, Su Jin was only left with ten more to go. These large and muscular creatures were pretty good fighters, but they were just pretty good. To Su Jin, they were still not good enough. If there were a hundred of them, he might have taken a bit more time to take them all down.

After he had pulled off the head of the last werewolf, he frowned. He had been dirtied by some blood again, but thankfully most of the symbols on his body were still intact, so there wouldn’t be any issue for now.

“Werewolves have the strongest physique among evil creatures. In order to kill them, I just need to sever their heads,” murmured Su Jin as he scanned the tavern and made sure that every werewolf’s head was separated from their body.

The witch was covered entirely in blood and she was trembling violently in a corner. She didn’t look like what anybody would imagine an evil creature should look like.

“You can go now. Make sure you leave Mo City right away, otherwise… don’t blame me for being merciless.” Su Jin was one who kept his promises. Since he had agreed to let her go as long as she helped him to find the other creatures, then as long as she held up her end of the bargain, he would hold up his end too.

The witch nodded vigorously. Just then, her crystal ball suddenly flickered. Her eyes kept widening in horror, as though something terrible was happening.

“What’s wrong?” Su Jin couldn’t help but ask when he noticed the strange expression on her face.

She hesitated for a while, then said with a pale voice, “Sir… your companions have walked into a trap and they’ve fought a very difficult battle. The woman… has died. The man has managed to escape and he’s headed this way right now.”

Su Jin felt like his head just exploded. How could Kano Mai have died in a battle? He had told them earlier that if they couldn’t defeat their opponents, they had to run for it immediately. And since these were Level D Challenge monsters, as long as his two teammates were determined to escape, they would definitely be able to escape without problems.

The witch could see that Su Jin didn’t believe her, so she cautiously held up the crystal ball in front of Su Jin. The scene reflected in it showed Kano Mai’s corpse lying quietly on the ground. Some vampires were greedily biting her neck, while the other witch lay dead next to her.

“These crystal balls have been made in a special way, so once my sister dies, her crystal ball would send images to me so that I can ascertain exactly how she died and escape any impending dangers. When you destroyed my younger sister’s crystal ball, we were unable to see exactly what happened, but we knew that something bad must have happened, and that’s why we were able to plan an ambush,” explained the witch quietly.

Su Jin’s breathing grew heavier and his eyes bulged in shock. Just then, a haggard figure appeared outside the tavern. Wu Chen was covered in bloodstains and one of his arms looked like it had been ripped off.

“Wu Chen!” Su Jin immediately ran over to catch Wu Chen, who nearly fell onto the floor.

Wu Chen had an apologetic look in his eyes and he opened his mouth to speak, but Su Jin realized that Wu Chen’s tongue had been cut off and he couldn’t speak at all.

Su Jin’s head began to spin when he saw how Wu Chen looked like he blamed himself for everything that happened. He had been careless after all. He had underestimated a Level D Challenge and was suffering retribution for it.

Wu Chen forced himself to stand up, but his waist couldn’t take the pain of straightening up, so he stumbled into Su Jin’s arms. Su Jin instinctively pulled his arms around Wu Chen, but he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

“No, you’re not Wu Chen!” yelled Su Jin. At the same time, he felt a terrible pain in his chest. A dagger made from an unknown metal had been stabbed into his chest.

Su Jin let out a muffled yelp as he tried to grab hold of Wu Chen’s neck, but Wu Chen leaped backward at that moment and dodged his hand.

“Haha! We’ve finally managed to trick you! Foolish humans! Once their close friends or family have been hurt, even the most intelligent of humans will make mistakes.” The witch next to Su Jin cackled maniacally. She stared at Su Jin and said, “But evil creatures like us will not make such a mistake. To me… as long as I can kill you, even if I end up losing a few companions, I’d still have won the battle.”

Su Jin clutched his chest. The sharp dagger had actually pierced his heart. The dagger gave off an evil sort of energy, but thankfully, Su Jin’s heart had been refined by the Demon Lord, whose energy was also evil. So, not only did the evil energy from the dagger fail to inflict additional damage, it actually gave his damaged heart some added strength. But even though Su Jin had a physical body that was close to a god’s, the fact that his heart had been pierced was still going to kill him eventually.

“I… was really foolish! Wu Chen would never have abandoned Mai and run away by himself. And even if he did, he couldn’t possibly have found out where I am so quickly.” Su Jin coughed up a mouthful of blood. His injury was very serious. If he didn’t get treatment soon, death was just a matter of time.

“You were very stupid indeed!” The shapeshifter laughed heartily. He sneered at Su Jin and said, “Exorcists are all fairly muscular fellows, but I’ve really never seen one as strong as you. If I told others that I killed an exorcist like you, would they think I’m just boasting?”

“Hoho, what are you worried about? My sister and I will be your witnesses,” said the witch with a laugh. She walked over to the shapeshifter and pulled her arms around his waist as she said coquettishly, “From now on, we’ll share this city that’s about to turn to darkness!”

“Of course, my beautiful darling!” said the shapeshifter with a smirk.

Su Jin was a little unsteady, but there was still a mocking look in his eye. “I was stupid, but… no matter what, I’m going to get rid of both of you! Even if I end up dying, I’m still going to make sure I leave a smooth journey behind for them!”

“Get rid of us? In this state…” said the witch in a mocking voice. But before she could finish her sentence, a shocked look spread across her face. Su Jin had suddenly appeared right next to her.

Without any warning, Su Jin’s finger pierced her skull. He hooked the end of his finger and pulled, destroying her brain completely.

The shapeshifter paled. He never thought that Su Jin could still fight even after his heart had been pierced like that. He couldn’t understand – was this fellow a human or a werewolf? But this was impossible for even a werewolf. That dagger was no ordinary dagger. The evil energy it contained should have drained Su Jin of all his energy.

But Su Jin didn’t leave him time to be surprised. He grabbed hold of the shapeshifter’s shoulders and pulled them apart, tearing the shapeshifter into two.

The shapeshifter’s blood came pouring down like a spring, covering all the symbols drawn on his skin. He could sense the restlessness of the affliction demon inside his head as the affliction demon struggled to come out.

“No! Not now!” Su Jin shook his head. He grabbed hold of the oil lamp within the tavern and set the entire place on fire. Then, he stumbled out and started walking toward the city gates.

At the same time, Kano Mai and Wu Chen had just finished clearing all the vampires. The vampires were just as difficult to handle as the werewolves, but since Kano Mai and Wu Chen were working together as a team, they didn’t pose a threat to the two humans.

Just then, the witch with them had a look of horror in her eyes. Kano Mai saw a scene reflected in her crystal ball. She watched as Su Jin killed the other witch, and also noticed that a dagger had been stabbed into his chest.

“Damn you!” yelled Kano Mai. The fact that this witch hadn’t been involved didn’t matter to her. She punched the witch and killed her immediately, then ran toward where they could see smoke and flames.

Meanwhile, Su Jin had arrived at the city gates of Mo city. He had to endure the pain of a failing heart while doing his best to keep the affliction demon from escaping. Just when he was about to step out of the city, everything went black and he collapsed onto the ground with a thud.