Chapter 264: Chapter 264: Acquaintance Discount 10% Off (14)_1
He obtained many Corpse Cores, and his Experience Points soared, increasing by a whopping 600,000-plus.
Looking under the water again, not a single Water Corpse could be seen. The distant Water Corpses retreated like the tide, as if utterly terrified of Chu Hao.
Chu Hao felt smug. Try surrounding your Brother Hao, you bunch of nobodies. See what good that does you!
"AHH! Help, help!"
Suddenly, he heard someone screaming, repeatedly crying for help. The sound was ear-piercing, shattering the night sky, as if they had encountered something utterly terrifying.
Chu Hao jumped down from the tree. By this time, the water in the town had risen to just below his navel. If this keeps up, won’t the entire town be submerged?
As Chu Hao approached, he saw a man clinging to a large tree, terrified to the extreme.
It was Liu Zhenqiang, hugging a large tree. Below him, a Water Corpse’s pale hand was about to touch his butt. He was frantically shouting for help, but despite crying out for a long time, no one came to his rescue.
Liu Zhenqiang screamed, "Help! Help! Go away! All of you, go away!"
Chu Hao walked over, chuckling. "Well, if it isn’t Brother Qiang?"
Liu Zhenqiang stared at Chu Hao incredulously. After a moment, his surprise turned to joy. "Mouse, quick, save me! What... What on earth is going on? Where did all these corpses come from?"
Chu Hao asked with a peculiar expression, "What are you doing outside on such a rainy day?"
Liu Zhenqiang, so scared he’d wet himself, said, "I went gambling. It started pouring just as I was coming back. This rain is too heavy! Why hasn’t anyone come out?"
It was strange. The rain was so heavy that even if people were inside, the water should have flooded their houses by now. Yet, there was no sound or movement from anyone in town.
As they spoke, the pale hand grabbed his butt. Liu Zhenqiang was so scared he nearly shat himself. "Mouse, quick, save me!"
Chu Hao grinned, suddenly looking like a crafty merchant. "This Taoist Master charges for saving lives. To save half a life, it’ll cost half the money you have on you. To save a whole life, it’ll cost all your money. Since we’re acquaintances, I’ll give you a 10% discount."
Liu Zhenqiang’s expression faltered, but he forced a smile. "Little Maozi, we’re from the same town! My father often took care of your family. When we were kids, I even gave you candy. You can’t rip your big brother off like this!"
"That was your father, not you. This Taoist Master is very busy. I have to rush off to exorcise evil demons. You can just hang there for a while." Chu Hao turned as if to leave.
Liu Zhenqiang panicked. "Don’t go! Let’s talk this over, okay? A 10% discount, right? I have 1,000,000 on me. I’ll give you 900,000!"
Chu Hao laughed. "Deal."
Taking money to avert disaster for others was the principle. Chu Hao took out the Holy Buddha Wooden Fish and shouted, "All you demons and malevolent spirits, turn to ash at once!"
With one strike of the Holy Buddha Wooden Fish, the surrounding Water Corpses disintegrated into ash. It was such an impressive display; a pity there were so few spectators.
"DING... Host has successfully acted pretentiously, gaining 400 Pretentiousness Points."
"DING... Host has killed a Water Corpse, gaining 10,000 Experience Points."
"DING... Host has killed a Water Corpse, gaining 10,000 Experience Points."
"DING... Host has gained 130,000 Experience Points."
Liu Zhenqiang was dumbfounded. Is this really Chu Hao?
Chu Hao extended his hand. "Pay up."
Liu Zhenqiang was speechless. "Little Maozi, wasn’t that 900,000 a bit too easy to earn?"
Chu Hao, shouldering the Yin Yang Sword, said, "What? Planning to welch on the deal? Let me tell you, if I leave, the Water Corpses will swarm you again."
Liu Zhenqiang shivered and said bitterly, "I’ll pay, I’ll pay."
He took out the million-value card from before and said, "With that 10% discount, I should still have 90,000 left over. You need to give me change."
Chu Hao coughed. "That 90,000? That’s this Taoist Master’s fee for escorting you home. Any objections?"
Liu Zhenqiang instantly flared up. "Chu Hao! We’re from the same town, after all! You can’t be so outrageous!"
Chu Hao sneered. "Then go back by yourself. Bye-bye."
The courage Liu Zhenqiang had just mustered vanished instantly. This place was too terrifying; he didn’t want to stay a moment longer. With a pained expression, he said, "Brother Hao, don’t go! I’ll give it to you, okay? You absolutely have to take me home!"
Chu Hao put away the million-value card and curled his lip. "Couldn’t you have figured that out sooner? Wasting my time."
Liu Zhenqiang’s heart bled. His one million was gone, and he’d even sold off his courtyard land previously. But he didn’t want to die either.
"Follow me," Chu Hao said.
By now, the water in town had reached their navels. It was eerie. The town was this flooded, yet its inhabitants showed no reaction at all.
Due to Chu Hao’s intimidating presence, the surrounding Water Corpses gave him a wide berth. Seeing this, Liu Zhenqiang swallowed hard and asked, "Mouse, what’s that wooden fish in your hand?"
"None of your business."
Chu Hao didn’t want to bother with him. The priority was to find the Water Drought-Demon. These were just ordinary Water Corpses; the real Water Drought-Demon had to be somewhere in town.
His only worry now was that if the water rose above their heads, even he couldn’t guarantee the Water Corpses wouldn’t counter-attack.
No matter how strong Chu Hao was, if it came to fighting a group of Water Corpses in the water, he would be helpless.
"A boat!"
Liu Zhenqiang was overjoyed to see a fishing boat. They both climbed aboard and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
By this time, the water had reached their chests.
Suddenly, the fishing boat rocked violently. They saw numerous pale hands grabbing the boat, trying to drag it under.
"AHHHH!!" Liu Zhenqiang screamed in terror, clinging tightly to Chu Hao’s leg.
Chu Hao hurriedly struck the Holy Buddha Wooden Fish. Another group of Water Corpses was annihilated, and they retreated one after another.
Chu Hao also had a bad feeling. These Water Corpses no longer seemed to fear him. As soon as he wiped out one group, another appeared.
Then, on the water surface ahead, stood a "figure"—it had disheveled hair, an indiscernible face, and wore ancient clothing.
System Alert: Water Drought-Demon detected, a Top-level Profound Evil Corpse Monster.
A Top-level Profound Evil Corpse Monster... Isn’t that almost on par with the Eight-Headed Ghost Mantis?
Corpse Monsters, creatures with ’monster’ in their name, are far beyond what Ghosts can compare to.
Is that the Water Drought-Demon?
This thing can actually stand on water?
"Quick, row towards it," Chu Hao ordered.
Liu Zhenqiang shuddered. He too had seen the figure standing on the water, and fear turned his limbs to jelly. He cried out, "My dear Brother Hao, let’s hurry back!"
Chu Hao glared. "Cut the crap! One more word of nonsense and I’ll kick you into the water."
Hearing this, Liu Zhenqiang immediately started rowing, slowly approaching the Water Drought-Demon.
The Water Drought-Demon, a legendary water monster, was said to cause torrential rain whenever it appeared. It was similar to the legendary Drought Fiend—one brought drought, the other, floods.
From ten meters away, Chu Hao shouted, "Fiend! Aren’t you content staying in the Yellow River? Do you intend to wreak havoc in the Human World? This Taoist Master will not allow it!"
The Water Drought-Demon didn’t answer. It drifted further into the deeper waters.
"Follow it," Chu Hao commanded.
Liu Zhenqiang was trembling uncontrollably. He swore that in the future, he would absolutely never go out at night again.