Hell’s Handbook - Chapter 307

307: A New Deal And The Beast God

“It’s very simple. From now on, we will work together. I will take you away from this island, but you have to lend me your power as well,” said Su Jin.

Chimimoryo did not hesitate and agreed to it. “That’s a simple deal, alright. It’s a deal then. But don’t you dare try anything funny, or you’d regret it.”

“Of course.” Su Jin nodded.

“Boss, are you done talking yet? I’m about to die,” Chu Yi’s weak voice resounded. He was a short distance away and was covered in blood. His limbs had been torn off, so he was nothing more than a head and torso now.

Su Jin got a shock. He had been wallowing in grief earlier and did not register anything else around him. He had forgotten that Chu Yi was still here.

“Chu Yi! Are you alright?!” Su Jin hurriedly ran over to Chu Yi.

Chu Yi glared back at Su Jin and sighed. “Look at the state I’m in. Do I look like I’m alright to you?”

“I can’t believe you didn’t bleed to death despite your injuries.” Su Jin was very surprised. Logically speaking, Chu Yi should have bled to death from such severe wounds by now.

“I actually have to thank that Miyamoto Tooru for that. He seemed bent on torturing me, so every time his sword sliced through my flesh, he sealed off my blood vessels. Otherwise, I’d have been dead long ago.” Chu Yi looked sadly at the bodies of Ye Yun and Kano Mai. He wished he had died instead.

Su Jin sighed and they both fell silent as sadness overcame them. But after a few moments, Su Jin said, “Don’t worry, I’ll bring them back to life. I swear I will!”

“Bring them back to life?” Chu Yi could hear what Su Jin said earlier, but he couldn’t hear what Chimimoryo said, so he had no idea that deities had the power to overwrite the Handbook and revive the dead.

“I have to become a god! Chimimoryo told me that as long as I become one, I’d get the chance to revive them,” said Su Jin.

Chu Yi’s gaze flickered and he nodded vigorously. Su Jin tried to carry him but Chu Yi shook his head and refused. He felt that he was a burden, so if Su Jin carried him along, he would only drag Su Jin down.

“What nonsense is that! Do you think I’d just leave you here? Besides, I have the help of Chimimoryo now, so we’d definitely survive this island,” said Su Jin as he patted Chu Yi’s shoulder.

Chu Yi glanced at the Bloody Sakura Sword. “I don’t think Miyamoto Tooru’s arms were his own. Did this sword give him those arms?”

“That’s right. The Bloody Sakura Sword is not as powerful as I am, but it’s still very powerful. As long as it’s given enough time, it will reach my level one day.” Su Jin’s eyes turned cloudy as Chimimoryo used Su Jin’s body to speak to Chu Yi. It didn’t mind showing itself in front of Chu Yi.

“In that case, can I use its power? At least I’d be able to move about on my own on this island,” said Chu Yi as he looked up at Su Jin.

“Sure. Take it as compensation for not being able to fulfil my part of the original deal!” Su Jin walked over to the sword and used Chimimoryo to gently touch the sword.

The rust on the Bloody Sakura Sword’s blade fell off immediately and turned bright red again. The sword instantly floated in mid air once the seal around it was broken.

“Chimimoryo, you’ve won!” The voice of the Bloody Sakura Sword rang in Su Jin’s head and it sounded very indignant.

“That doesn’t matter. Bloody Sakura Sword, I’m going to give you a chance. Become this fellow’s companion and he will be able to at least take you away from this island. You’d be able to leave this dead, abandoned piece of land,” said Chimimoryo through Su Jin.

The sword hesitated for a moment. “You just want to use my power to restore his body, right?”

“That’s the price you ought to pay. You must understand that the price you pay is proportionate to the reward you receive. The slave you chose is already dead, so you can either choose to become his companion, or… you can stay on this island,” said Chimimoryo.

The Bloody Sakura Sword didn’t have much of a choice. Actually, it was just looking for someone to take it away from this island. It had originally chosen Miyamoto Tooru only because he was closest to it earlier.

“Alright then, you’re my slave now!” the Bloody Sakura Sword declared proudly as it flew toward Chu Yi.

Chu Yi was stunned for a moment before protesting, “I don’t want to be your slave!”

The Bloody Sakura Sword didn’t expect that. Chimimoryo’s voice resounded again, “I said you are to become his companion, so you are equals, not master and slave!”

“Impossible! I am the Bloody Sakura Sword! How can an ordinary human be on equal standing as me?!” sneered the sword.

Chimimoryo glanced at it and said frostily, “The ones who made both of us were ordinary humans too, and as I already said earlier, you don’t have a choice unless you prefer to stay here. You decide.”

The blood red glow of the sword’s blade flickered for a while, but it eventually gave in. “Fine, I’ll agree to that for the moment.”

Chimimoryo did not continue to speak, while Chu Yi no longer protested since the Bloody Sakura Sword was willing to be his companion and not his master.

The Bloody Sakura Sword sent a red beam toward Chu Yi that transformed into his four limbs, giving him arms and legs that resembled a demon’s. But Chu Yi didn’t mind. As long as he could make it back to his Personal Hell Domain, he could restore his body.

Chu Yi stood up, took hold of the sword and nodded satisfactorily. He and Su Jin proceeded to carry Kano Mai and Ye Yun. They didn’t want to leave them here just like that.

With both Chimimoryo and the Bloody Sakura Sword, the island didn’t really pose any danger to them now, unless the tiger and clown tried to attack them. But the chances of that happening weren’t high.

The two of them managed to get to the beach without any problem, only to find that there wasn’t a single person here. Su Jin and Chu Yi both sighed. This island simply held too many dangers. The chances of all 36 owners surviving was almost zero. But perhaps some had chosen to hide themselves and did not head for the beach.

Night fell once more and they continued to wait. Finally, some people appeared within their line of sight. That was a seven person group, but they were very panicky because there was an enormous, ferocious tiger right behind them.

“Damn it!” Su Jin immediately got to his feet and wanted to run over to help them, but Chimimoryo flickered slightly and Su Jin wasn’t able to move at all.

“Don’t go there. That fellow is a beast god and no less powerful than I am. These people are his prey, so if you go over, you will be entangled in a fight with the tiger and I won’t be able to protect you,” Chimimoryo warned Su Jin.

While they spoke, the tiger swept all seven people into its mouth. Broken limbs and shrieks were mixed together as the tiger swallowed them all.

Su Jin and Chu Yi were both rather saddened. After all, those people were owners just like themselves. Yet, they had been eaten in just seconds.

Just then, another figure appeared from a different side. That figure was carrying another person on his back too. Su Jin narrowed his eyes to look and lit up. That was Situ Jin and Bo Ya.

The beast god noticed Situ Jin at the same time and leaped toward him. Situ Jin was going to make a tasty snack.

But Su Jin let out an angry shout and dashed out, ignoring Chimimoryo’s warning. Chu Yi charged at the beast god with the Bloody Sakura Sword in hand as well. They managed to stop the tiger before it got to Situ Jin.

The beast god looked down at the two men with disdain and scoffed. “Move aside! Chimimoryo has chosen you, so I will not kill you. But if you dare to block me from hunting my prey, that’s as good as declaring war against me!”

“They’re just two owners, so that’s nothing to you! Why don’t you let them off?” Chimimoryo’s voice rang out. Since Su Jin insisted on saving Situ Jin, it had to help Su Jin, otherwise it would lose its chance to leave the island. Who knows how long it would be before another batch of owners came to this island?

“Humph! Because you’re just an item, you get the chance to leave this island. But I don’t have that chance! To me, my greatest enjoyment is in gobbling up these humans! They’re very tasty! And you’re trying to stop me now?!” roared the tiger furiously.

“Great beast god! Let’s strike a deal!” shouted Su Jin suddenly.

The beast god threw Su Jin a contemptuous glance, but Su Jin’s boldness seemed to have piqued its interest. “A deal? What sort of deal?”

“If I become a god, I will set this island free and I will restore your freedom!” shouted Su Jin loudly.

The beast god was surprised by these words for a moment before bursting into laughter. “You? A mere mortal? Did you think becoming a god is very easy? Out of all the Handbook owners, the chances of one becoming a god is less than 10%!”

“I’d definitely fall into that 10%!” said Su Jin without hesitation.

The beast god saw the confidence and resolution in Su Jin’s eyes, and suddenly felt like this man’s words could be believed. It glanced at the depressed Situ Jin and suddenly turned to leave.

“Young man, remember what you said!” The beast god’s voice echoed loudly, but it had already gone a great distance away.

Su Jin breathed a big sigh of relief. Like what Chimimoryo said, if they got into a fight, then he and Chu Yi were definitely going to die, even if Chimimoryo wasn’t afraid of the tiger. Situ Jin would perish too, so settling this peacefully was the only way all of them could get out of this situation alive.

“Situ, are you alright? What’s happened to Sister Bo Ya?” asked Chu Yi in a low voice as he approached Situ Jin.

Situ Jin raised his head with a dazed expression on his face. He finally realized that the people standing in front of him were Su Jin and Chu Yi. His lips were so dry and cracked, his mouth was covered in dead skin.

“Su Jin… Bo Ya… is dead…” It seemed to take all of Situ Jin’s strength to take a step forward, only to stumble.

Chu Yi and Su Jin quickly caught hold of him. At the same time, they could now clearly see the lifeless Bo Ya on his back.