Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to let go either.”

After hearing Redno’s story, A Silly Cutie, who had been silent, glanced at Jiang Cheng and whispered softly.

With Redno’s abilities, he naturally heard her. He looked at the seemingly fragile young girl with surprise.

Then, he casually glanced at Jiang Cheng standing beside her and smiled noncommittally.

Though his eyes were blind, his inner eye was sharper than physical sight.

He could see that the relationship between the two… the skeleton was unusual.

“Could it be… another Natalie?”

Redno’s expression subtly changed as he weighed the situation in his mind. The atmosphere suddenly shifted, becoming oppressive.

A Silly Cutie clearly felt an immense pressure bearing down on her, making it hard to breathe.

The air stirred without wind, and the broken planks of the roof rattled loudly.

Suddenly, A Silly Cutie’s face paled, and she stumbled back three steps.

In an instant, a terrifying scene appeared before her.

She felt as if she was suddenly in the midst of a raging sea, a lone person on a small raft waiting for death, helplessly watching the towering waves approach.

In the endless ocean, she could only be mercilessly battered to death by the waves.

How could one person survive a heavenly tsunami?

How could one person and a raft fight against the immeasurable sea?

A Silly Cutie’s breath caught, and she let out a muffled groan, retreating another three steps.

At that moment, a thin figure appeared in front of her, supporting her delicate frame.

Though the figure seemed so frail, A Silly Cutie immediately felt at ease, letting out a long sigh of relief.

But as a series of dense bone-cracking sounds rang out, A Silly Cutie’s expression suddenly changed.

*Crack crack crack…*

Before her eyes, that invincible figure’s skeletal body was starting to crumble!

She clearly saw fine cracks appearing on Jiang Cheng’s black leg bones!

“No!” A Silly Cutie suddenly cried out, quickly stepping forward to shield Jiang Cheng, hugging him tightly.

“If you want to kill someone, kill me! Don’t hurt Skeleton Big Brother!”

In her panic, A Silly Cutie didn’t care about anything else. Even if she would be killed, she absolutely couldn’t let Skeleton Big Brother get hurt!

But strangely, the scene of her being crushed by the enormous pressure that she had imagined didn’t materialize.

“Not bad, you two are quite devoted to each other.” Redno suddenly smiled knowingly, dispelling the illusion.

“Uh… what’s this?”

Seeing the surroundings return to their previous state, A Silly Cutie, still tightly hugging Jiang Cheng, was momentarily confused.

*Pat pat.* A black bone hand patted her shoulder, signaling her to let go.

But A Silly Cutie didn’t loosen her grip because she sensed that Skeleton Big Brother was different now. The soul fire in his eye sockets had condensed into a single crimson flame, and his whole body emanated a chilling killing intent.

She was afraid Jiang Cheng would confront Redno, so she refused to let go.

“Skeleton Big Brother, please don’t, okay?” A Silly Cutie shook her head vigorously in front of Jiang Cheng, trying to stop him.

Unfortunately, Jiang Cheng didn’t agree. He forcefully pushed her aside and faced the slightly bewildered Redno.

“A big shot’s twisted sense of humor?” Jiang Cheng’s tone was icy.

He knew that someone like Redno could definitely hear his words.

Sure enough, Redno’s expression changed slightly. “Heh, in a thousand years, you’re the first person… no, the first undead to dare speak to me like that.”

The straw sandal in Redno’s hand suddenly unraveled, each straw moving rhythmically through his hands, converging.

In an instant, a straw staff appeared in his hand, radiating a brilliant five-colored light.

“I was merely testing the bond between you two. You seem quite hot-headed,” Redno said with a smile.

“Heh, why don’t I test your abilities as well?”

*Shing!*

A black ice blade suddenly appeared in Jiang Cheng’s hand as he took a stance.

“Oh?” Redno suddenly showed interest.

“You’re an interesting undead. It seems Natalie didn’t misjudge in giving you the Necronomicon. Just for your courage alone, the Necronomicon wasn’t wasted on you.”

“That’s none of your business.” Jiang Cheng’s tone was ice-cold.

He despised people like Redno the most, those who casually test others’ feelings without their consent.

His feelings towards anyone were only between the parties involved and had nothing to do with others.

Perhaps in Redno’s view, this was just a small test, or a bit of twisted amusement.

To him, this test might have been as simple as taking a sip of water, eating a bite of food, or taking a single step.

From Redno’s perspective, whatever he did, whether Jiang Cheng and A Silly Cutie stayed together or separated, was the inevitable result of their own relationship’s stability or instability.

It had nothing to do with Redno.

In other words, in Redno’s eyes, Jiang Cheng and A Silly Cutie were just insignificant ants that could be manipulated at will, and they could only passively endure.

The test he gave them was, in his view, a kind of blessing.

Although the bone cracking was just an illusion, Jiang Cheng couldn’t stand Redno’s superior attitude.

“Heh, it seems you want to fight me?”

Redno was truly surprised.

He couldn’t understand how a lowly undead creature in the Great Wasteland dared to speak to him like this.

“To be given the Necronomicon by Natalie, you must have been someone of note in your past life.”

Redno waved his hand, instantly enveloping all of Hope City in a barrier. “Very well, it’s been a long time since I’ve stretched my muscles.”

“Of course, your current strength is too insignificant for me.”

“How about this? I won’t bully you. I once learned a technique called the Dark Moon Rebirth, which can briefly restore a dead person to their past life’s strength and memories.”

“I use this spell to help some humans separated by life and death to see their most beloved relatives one last time, to fulfill their unfinished wishes before death.”

“Seeing how confident you are, I’m quite curious to see what kind of existence you were in your past life under the dark moon.”

Redno pressed down with his right hand, and instantly, a dark moon devoured the blood moon of the Blood Hell Forbidden Land, gradually appearing in the sky.

The entire Blood Hell Forbidden Land was shrouded in dark moonlight, causing all Blood Race members to change expression.

*Hum hum hum.*

Three thousand one hundred and seventy-two beams of black moonlight fell from the dark moon in the sky, illuminating Jiang Cheng’s black skeleton body.

“I hope you won’t disappoint me.”