Chapter 17 "Gurgle...Gurgle..."

Zhou Ze remembered sinking into the water several times before, but that was either in hell or in a dream, especially when he encountered the faceless woman at the pool.

But this time was different. This time, the feeling of suffocation and crisis was so intense. From the moment he was dragged down, he knew his life had begun its countdown.

He didn't regret rushing to save Tang Shi back then, even though the two had just argued. Boss Zhou also couldn't stand Tang Shi's shrewish temper, as if she couldn't see any other man in the world except that "blind man."

But no matter what, Tang Shi had made a special trip from Shanghai to help him this time. It would be too unkind of him to stand by and watch.

He hadn't thought too much about it at the time, just like in the burning movie theater, he hadn't hesitated and ran straight into the fire to save people.

Most importantly, although Tang Shi sometimes seemed strong, her physical body was a major weakness. Once someone got close, she had little recourse. He at least had a chance to fight back.

"Gurgle...Gurgle..."

Bubbles kept rising from his mouth and nose, and the air in his lungs was running out.

But the incomplete body with only half a face left was still tightly gripping him. The vines made of grass stems kept crisscrossing and weaving, completing the other half of the face.

The original face on the left remained calm, but the green face on the right was clearly ferocious, as if filled with monstrous resentment. It didn't look like a person at all, but more like another form of consciousness.

Did the other party hate him so much because he didn't let him catch Tang Shi?

What was his purpose in trying to drag Tang Shi down?

"Poof..."

The other party pressed him further down. Actually, it wasn't very deep. From the cave entrance to the bottom was only a dozen meters, but below, Zhou Ze saw an old tree root entrenched there. The root wasn't as large as he'd imagined. On the contrary, it seemed very "slender," yet exceptionally delicate. A face that looked both male and female was constantly twisting in the middle of the root.

On that face, Zhou Ze saw nothing but resentment.

It was a difficult feeling to describe, like a strapping young man being given a large dose of potent aphrodisiac, his hands and feet tied, and then forced to watch adult movies, every second a torment. Moreover, this thing had probably been tormented for many years.

"Bang!"

Zhou Ze was pressed against the tree root. The face on the root looked at Zhou Ze, initially with anger and disdain, but gradually, new emotions appeared on that face.

Shock,

Fear,

Panic,

Then confusion,

Finally,

Ecstasy!

The Sichuan opera's face-changing was famous throughout the world, but the facial expressions of this tree root were even more vivid.

"It's...you..."

A voice actually came from inside the tree root. Heaven knows how the sound traveled through the water, but Zhou Ze could actually hear it, though it was a little unclear and noisy.

You recognize me?

Zhou Ze thought.

Then Zhou Ze felt a little embarrassed.

Indeed, he was embarrassed.

Look,

The other guy recognized him,

But he himself didn't even recognize himself.

"Zzzzz..."

The vines of the tree root began to tremble excitedly. Obviously, it hadn't recognized Zhou Ze at first, so it chose to grab Tang Shi first. As for its purpose in grabbing Tang Shi, Zhou Ze seemed to be able to guess now. It wanted to move!

It was trapped here.

Even though its vines controlled that soulless, incomplete body, it didn't know why, but it was also firmly nailed here. The reason it wanted to grab Tang Shi was probably because controlling Tang Shi would give it a chance to break free.

But now, Zhou Ze could sense that this tree root was already losing its mind a little. In most movies and literature, tree spirits appeared very calm and wise, usually in the image of an old grandfather. However, the thing in front of Zhou Ze was like someone who had taken too many drugs, doing a breakdance.

"You...die..."

That voice came again,

With a kind of sinister and venomous tone!

At the same time, the incomplete body began to tear at his body even more frantically. This time, he was serious!

A strong sense of crisis struck.

Before, the other party might have been saving energy, intending to drag him underwater and drown him, letting him perish on his own.

Now, the other party wanted to kill him with his own hands, experiencing the joy of revenge.

As for Zhou Ze, he had actually been waiting and watching, because unless it was absolutely necessary, Boss Zhou really didn't want to enter zombie state. That meant he would have to lie down for another half month after returning.

But this time, there was no choice. Looking at the guy whose face was almost touching his, Zhou Ze opened his mouth, and two fangs quickly grew out. At the same time, his body began to dehydrate rapidly, becoming gaunt. In the depths of his eyes, they were covered by a green light. His temperament also changed completely, becoming manic and unrestrained!

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

The two of them opened their mouths and roared together, like tigers being stimulated, declaring their own majesty!

If the scene froze here, careful observation would reveal that the two of them had a great similarity in their expressions when roaring.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of terrifying explosive sounds came from below.

Zhou Ze was like a mad wolf, desperately tearing at the incomplete but extremely tough body in front of him. It could be seen that Zhou Ze had an absolute advantage.

After all,

The incomplete body in front of him was no longer the one who slaughtered everyone eighty years ago. It was just a former shell, and a broken shell at that. Zhou Ze, on the other hand, had the original inner core!

The broken body was kicked away. Around him, countless vines suddenly swept over, and the hair-thin tendrils began to wrap around Zhou Ze's body.

"Bang!"

Zhou Ze's body trembled.

The tree root also trembled,

But it still managed to restrain Zhou Ze.

The incomplete body that had just been kicked away by Zhou Ze rushed back again, opened its mouth, and bit Zhou Ze's neck directly. It was lying on Zhou Ze's body, completely crazy.

"You...die..."

The tree root trembled excitedly.

This scene was even more exciting than its own escape. It was even willing to trade its own freedom to completely bury that person's soul!

This person,

Had deceived it in the past,

Causing it to miss the opportunity to transform, trapping it here, only able to stay in this confined space.

This hatred,

Was higher than the sky and deeper than the sea!

"Destiny...retribution..."

The other party grinned.

Zhou Ze's body trembled non-stop, as if trying to resist, but the fine vines all over his body were like the most terrifying chains in the world, tightly locking Zhou Ze's entire body.

The tree root was using its power,

To control Zhou Ze, suppressing Zhou Ze.

This was the first time since Zhou Ze was able to open "Musou" that he had encountered a situation where he was suppressed. In the past, he had been able to kill gods if they blocked his path, and Buddhas if they stood in his way, always invincible.

Of course, Zhou Ze had completely lost his ability to think. In his mind, there was only the emotion called "madness."

This stalemate lasted for about ten minutes.

The tree root began to wither, obviously it was also beginning to run out of strength, but the weakening of Zhou Ze's aura was even more obvious.

The last time at General Mountain, because of being in zombie state for a long time, his physical body almost collapsed. Therefore, Zhou Ze's time in zombie state was very short, and he couldn't maintain it for very long.

Originally, the muscles in Zhou Ze's neck were completely contracted, but now they relaxed, and the fangs of the incomplete body directly tore a piece of flesh from Zhou Ze's neck.

"Poof..."

Blood began to spread.

A large hole was torn in Zhou Ze's neck, and almost only a little bit of flesh and skin connected his head to his neck.

The green light in his eyes slowly dimmed,

The resistance on his body was also weakening more and more.

The tree root became even more excited. It even let the broken body leave Zhou Ze, and instead used its dense vines to wrap Zhou Ze's body.

It couldn't move,

But it wanted to appreciate the final death of this enemy!

This was the happiest moment for it in sixty years!

Except for the wound on his neck, blood also began to ooze from other parts of Zhou Ze's body. Every time he entered zombie state, his body would crack and his skin would tear because it couldn't withstand the pressure.

This time,

Was no exception.

"Hehe...retribution...destiny...divine punishment..."

The tree root could only say two words each time it spoke. At this moment, it was constantly venting its inner anger and schadenfreude.

What a wonderful thing,

The culprit who had tricked it sixty years ago, causing it to be locked here and unable to move a step since then,

Actually sent himself to its doorstep sixty years later,

And had become so weak!

This was the will of heaven,

This was heaven opening its eyes!

As a demon that once had the opportunity to transform, it had been tricked too badly by that guy.

The broken body floated to the side, motionless. The tree root now controlled the former body, becoming its most loyal puppet and thug.

"Retribution...destiny...one...jiazi (sixty years)..."

The tree root looked at Zhou Ze, who was floating in front of it and whose life signs were getting weaker and weaker, and waved its vines non-stop, singing and dancing.

It wanted to watch him quietly,

Watch him up close,

Watch him die,

Watch him die thoroughly!

However,

Just then,

The originally dim eyes of Zhou Ze suddenly burst out with a dazzling green light.

Before,

Zhou Ze's neck had been bitten off by the incomplete body, leaving only a little bit of flesh and skin connected to his neck. But at this time, it allowed him to successfully swing his head almost two or three hundred degrees, directly hitting the tree root's face.

Two fangs pierced in accurately and fiercely,

Tearing open the bark of the tree root,

Opening his mouth,

He swallowed the glowing green fruit inside, and chewed it slowly,

"Crunch...crunch..."

Very crisp!

The tree root's body began to convulse.

It couldn't believe what was happening before its eyes.

"Waited for you...sixty years...you're finally...ripe..."

Zhou Ze slowly said in a hoarse voice while chewing the thing in his mouth:

"Also...

Sixty years...

You're still so...

Gullible."