In order to identify what the bug was, Han Fei just reached out and touched it.
At this time, his fingertips had already turned black. In just a few tenths of a second, his entire hand had lost all feeling.
The black shadow crawled under his flesh. As it consumed the flesh, it crawled towards Han Fei's heart.
Han Fei could not feel any pain. His mind was silently paralyzed like it was not his body that was poisoned but his soul.
Taking out the Blade of Rebirth, Han Fei's face was pale. Just as he was hesitating whether to chop off his finger or not, the insect charged at him again.
It bit Han Fei's finger. The soul poison that was injected into Han Fei's body was instantly sucked away. The spreading black shadow unwillingly returned to Great Sin's body.
Han Fei was saved but his Life Points had dropped by one-fifth. His face was frighteningly pale and his body was drained of energy.
'Such potent poison.'
Staring at the insect, Han Fei did not dare to get any closer.
Just a touch on its head and it almost sent him away. Who would dare to touch something like that?
"Notification for Player 0000! You have not been killed by Great Sin's soul poison! Resistance to poison-type curses + 1! "
The insect was having a good time inside the pit. Han Fei did not want to bring this ticking time bomb with him but he did not dare leave it alone at the pet shop. What worried Han Fei the most was, if he abandoned this insect, it would come back for him again.
'Should I … tame it as a pet?'
As scary as the Nine Lives was, at least it had some similarities to a pet. For example, it had fur that looked like an animal. At least Han Fei could hypnotize himself that it was a kitten from the underworld.
But Great Sin really had nothing to do with a pet, there was no place for him to attack it.
Furthermore, it was a bad omen and Han Fei already had friends like Huang Yin who had ridiculously low luck points and Li Zai and Li Nan who were the bane of his existence.
If this continued, Han Fei was worried that he would be the victim of a natural disaster. Wherever he went, there would be dead bodies everywhere.
After a long internal struggle, under the watchful eyes of his neighbours, Han Fei reached out towards Great Sin again with the determination to face death.
He used Pet Taming on Great Sin's head which had slightly fewer spikes.
"Taming failed! You have been infected with soul poison, please treat it as soon as possible! "
"Taming failed!"
"Taming failed!"
…
"Player 0000! You have successfully tamed Grade G Cursed Insect — Great Sin.
"Great Sin (G-grade Curse Type Pet): You have obtained Great Sin's friendship through your amazing personal charm and the kindness of raising it!
"Loyalty: 50 (It still trusts you. You are the first person who is willing to approach it)."
"Hidden Talent 1: Soul poison (Its body contains lethal poison that can burn one's soul)
"Hidden Talent 2: Corpse Eating (Blood and corpses can help it recover and grow quickly).
[Hidden Talent 3: Natural Enemy (Born from devouring butterflies, all abilities are doubled against butterfly-type curses and remnant souls)]
"Hidden Talent 4: Death Omen (Able to directly attack the soul's weakness, likes to stay beside people who are about to die)"
According to the introduction on Perfect Life's official website, pets with attributes and hidden talents were extremely rare. A pet with one hidden talent was already a rare find but Great Sin already had 4 hidden talents at its larva stage.
Even though it was just a Grade G pet, its starting point was much higher than other pets.
Han Fei looked at the introduction with interest. Suddenly, he did not hate Great Sin that much anymore. Instead, he found it adorably ugly. Perhaps this was the saying, 'a mother does not mind her son'.
But when he turned to the last talent, his expression froze. 'It likes to stay beside people who are about to die?'
Turning to look at Great Sin, who was as quiet as a rock, Han Fei's emotions were complicated.
Fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. The Great Sin appeared because of various accidents. The reason why it liked to follow Han Fei was probably because Han Fei was cursed by the people from the Ziggurat. He did not have long to live, which was exactly what the Great Sin wanted.
'There's nothing to be afraid of. This little thing has at least given me more power.' Han Fei was a very optimistic person. He could not help it. If he was not in a good mood, he would not survive in the underworld.
While Han Fei was worrying about how to carry Big Sin, Big Sin, who was full and tired of playing, retracted the spikes on its body and completely turned into a black stone.
Han Fei tried to pick it up. Great Sin felt cold to the touch, it would be perfect as a pillow in the summer.
After placing Great Sin inside Weep's urn, Han Fei removed the chains that were stained with pet hair and blood from the iron cage. He would not let anything that was of any use slip through his fingers.
"Player 0000, you've discovered Grade G Cursed Object — Bloody's Pet Chain.
"Bloody's Pet Chain: Most of the pets bound by this chain have been killed. Their broken souls and hair are attached to the chain, they wail endlessly day and night."
Perhaps it was because Han Fei had adopted Nine Lives as his pet, he did not feel anything off when he touched the chain. He placed it easily into his inventory.
'Blood red paper doll, Wishing Jar, Pet Chain … I have quite a number of Cursed Objects but to protect myself in the Ziggurat, these are not enough.'
Grade G Cursed Objects were of limited use, what Han Fei really wanted was a Grade F Cursed Object like the blood red paper doll. Even an incomplete Grade F Cursed Object was much more powerful than a Grade G Cursed Object.
Recalling the map left behind by the previous building manager, Han Fei started to formulate his plan.
The most dangerous building in his area was the Ziggurat. In terms of difficulty, all the buildings that he had been to were Grade F while the Ziggurat was Grade E.
This was not to say that all the ghosts in the Ziggurat were scary but there were even scarier ghosts in the Ziggurat.
The ghosts in the cryptic world could be categorized into Regret, Malice and Hatred. Han Fei had not encountered a Hatred ghost yet. Perhaps the Ziggurat had a Hatred ghost.
'Before entering the Ziggurat, I should explore as many buildings as I can. If I can lure the ghosts from other buildings to the Ziggurat, that's fine too.' Han Fei thought to himself, 'I haven't heard that strange song for a long time, I wonder where the unspeakable presence has gone.'
Carrying the urn out from the pet shop, Han Fei led the neighbours to visit the surrounding shops.
He returned to Yi Ming Convenience Store when he realized that there were no more missions on Yi Ming Street.
Once he stepped into the store, Han Fei felt a chill crawl into his chest. He summoned Weep and Drake before he walked into the counter.
A faded scent of blood permeated the air. The woman in the wedding dress was standing behind the shelf, she looked very scary.
'It's not the appointed time yet, right?' Han Fei lifted his head to look at the woman and confusion crossed his eyes.
The woman did not answer but dropped a set of clothes on the ground.
Han Fei shook the clothes off and realized it was a security uniform that was stained with blood. The name of the neighbourhood was written on the back of the uniform.
"One of the security guards at the Ziggurat has gone missing, I'll need you to replace him in a few days." The woman's tone was chilling and her expression was scary.
"You want me to be the security guard at the Ziggurat?" Han Fei glanced at the title and nodded.
"Okay, no problem."
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