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"Would you hurry up..."

"How can you rush something like this? It has to be done slowly..."

"I can hardly wait..."

"You're so eager, then you do it, I'll take a break..."

If someone else heard this conversation, they would definitely think this young man and woman were up to something else, but in fact, Su Xiaoxiao just couldn't stand the slow pace at which Qin Fang was moving; she was too impatient to wait.

"Never mind then, you continue..."

As soon as Su Xiaoxiao heard it was her turn to do it, not to mention whether she could do it herself, just the thought of the Millennium Ancient Corpse in the Jade Coffin made her skin crawl, and she would have fled as far as possible.

Although she was an assassin and had seen many disgusting scenes, she still harbored a fear of the unknown...

Not to mention that the Millennium Ancient Corpse inside was quite dangerous; one wrong move and her little life could be over!

With the mentality of "better you than me," Su Xiaoxiao dismissed the idea of swapping with Qin Fang and obediently hid by the entrance, waiting for the results to unfold.

Qin Fang was always very careful, mainly because he feared the creature inside was too fierce. Although he could heal himself at any time, if the creature had a burst of ferocity and instantly killed him, then it would be game over.

The lid of the Jade Coffin was pushed open bit by bit, and the situation inside was gradually revealed. Light slowly penetrated the interior, and Qin Fang could vaguely see the corner of the Jade Coffin, where he noticed a shadow, clearly the Millennium Ancient Corpse.

Crack~~

Right then, as though he had pushed the coffin lid to a predetermined position, Qin Fang immediately heard a very distinct mechanism sound near his ear. The lid lightened in his hands, followed by a whoosh, the lid slid to the side on its own.

Qin Fang hadn't expected this surprise. As it slid open, the Jade Coffin was now halfway uncovered, and the Millennium Ancient Corpse was half-visible in Qin Fang's line of sight.

The Millennium Ancient Corpse indeed looked ancient. Its body was covered in a layer of Bronze Armor tarnished with a hint of green patina, and its head also wore a Bronze Helmet, which covered the top of the head and half the face. Even facing him directly, Qin Fang could only see a rotting face that was no longer distinguishable...

Bronze Armor enclosed the body of the Millennium Ancient Corpse, with arms also covered, leaving only the hands exposed. But since the lid was only halfway open, below the wrist was just a vague shadow, barely visible...

However, before Qin Fang had the chance to look closely, he noticed the decayed face, where the eyes sheltered by the Bronze Helmet loosened slightly, emitting a cunning light, as if the Millennium Ancient Corpse had opened its eyes...

Crack~~

But this was not what astonished Qin Fang the most.

What truly shocked Qin Fang was when the body of the Millennium Ancient Corpse suddenly made such a noise, and then he saw an arm previously lying there swiftly move. The slightly spread fingers darted toward Qin Fang, who was within an arm's reach.

The movement was swift, so quick that an ordinary person would have had no time to react... It wasn't until this moment that Qin Fang got a clear look at the hand of the Millennium Ancient Corpse. Although it wasn't just a skeleton as one might imagine, it seemed more like a metallic claw.

The pitch-black claw, as dark as ink, rapidly reached toward Qin Fang, aiming specifically at his throat, its speed startlingly quick, nearly puncturing his throat in a blink.

"Ah..."

As the person involved, Qin Fang clearly understood the situation. Su Xiaoxiao, watching from a distance, had been paying close attention to the activity here. Suddenly seeing the coffin lid fling open, she thought Qin Fang had taken her advice and sped up the process.

However, when that blackish claw with a greenish hue suddenly extended from the Jade Coffin, even she, a seasoned assassin, was taken aback; this was beyond her comprehension.

Just as the claw was about to be successful, Qin Fang, holding an Alloy Military Thorn, equally tough and crafted with metal, stabbed horizontally, striking directly against the Millennia Ancient Corpse's Bronze Armor-covered arm and piercing it...

At the same time, Qin Fang also slightly retreated his footwork, sidestepped, and dodged the deadly blow by whisking past the dark claw.

Clang!!!

A crisp clanging sound echoed as Qin Fang's Military Spike forcefully collided with that arm, using immense strength. The Alloy Military Spike was very sharp, something an ordinary person could not withstand with a single hit.

Yet, the Bronze Armor-covered arm didn't move an inch. The Military Spike, driven by Qin Fang's considerable force, hit the surface of the Bronze Armor, generating sparks and scraping away some of the patina, but it couldn't budge the arm at all.

Damage-proof!

"It really is impervious to swords and spears…"

Despite having prepared for the worst, Qin Fang had underestimated the strength of the Millennium Ancient Corpse.

Just now, he had almost unleashed his full strength, but to his surprise, he hadn't been able to make the arm budge, let alone injure the Millennium Ancient Corpse.

"This powerful…"

Standing behind him, Su Xiaoxiao had already been shocked by the claw of the Millennium Ancient Corpse, and now seeing Qin Fang's strike miss, she couldn't help but click her tongue in astonishment.

If this was just an arm, what would happen if the entire ancient corpse escaped from the Jade Coffin... wouldn't that be unstoppable?

Crack~~~

The same mechanical sound as before rang out, and the other arm of the Millennium Ancient Corpse stretched upward vertically. At the same time, half of its body abruptly rose to a sitting position, shifting from its original lying posture...

"Is it really alive?"

Qin Fang was also taken aback, having dodged that nearly fatal blow, he felt no excitement, especially upon seeing the Millennium Ancient Corpse sit up straight and showing signs of leaping out from the Jade Coffin... He couldn't help but curse.

This thing is impervious to weapons; if it really came out, no one would be able to control it. Given this monster's brutal nature, it would likely start slaughtering on sight—who could stop it?

Right now, Qin Fang certainly wasn't in the mood to consider comforting anyone else; it was still uncertain whether he could escape from under the hands of the Millennium Ancient Corpse.

The Millennium Ancient Corpse sat there, its body rigid and straight, resembling a stiff robot. Perhaps its joints had become stiff from not moving for so many years.

However, it immediately turned its neck, glanced around, and instantly noticed Qin Fang, who was closest to it. A strange halo emanated from its obscured, unclear eyes, and its left arm swiftly swept toward Qin Fang...

The arm seemed capable of bending 180 degrees; a person would have to twist their arm slightly to perform such a sweeping motion, but it seemed to rotate effortlessly... at least its pitch-black claw was angled differently from a normal person's.

"Hmm?"

This unexpected development took Qin Fang by surprise, but he noticed something off... With a slight leap, he moved as if he were a piece of paper, drifting backward and avoiding the claw of the Millennium Ancient Corpse, which entirely missed even a piece of his clothing.

At the same time, Qin Fang immediately employed his Scouting Skill... Whatever this thing was, the Scouting Skill would be authoritative.

"Bronze Puppet, created by Gongshu Ban using Refined Copper from the North Sea, a war machine designed for slaughter, resembling a normal person, capable of free movement, controllable by nourishing it with blood..."

The scouting results soon came back, and the findings made Qin Fang's face turn unusually expressive...

"Damn it, it's not a Millennium Ancient Corpse... it's a Puppet Person!"

Qin Fang finally understood that this thing wasn't a Millennium Ancient Corpse at all, but a Puppet Person that had survived for thousands of years...

Moreover, the Puppet Person before him was actually made by the carpenter master Gongshu Ban, and judging by the age Gongshu Ban lived, this Puppet Person had been around for over 2400 years.

After such a long time, even though it was made from the very rare Refined Copper from the North Sea, slow rusting would have severely corroded it... So, its current appearance wasn't surprising at all.

Qin Fang even speculated that if it weren't for the Jade Coffin, the Puppet Person's rusting would be even worse... Of course, without the Jade Coffin, the Puppet Person might have already come out, and who knows how many lives it would have taken by now.

"Wait... it can be controlled by nourishing it with blood?"

The Puppet Person before him wasn't a living entity; to be precise, it was akin to a robot, except it didn't require energy such as electricity or solar power, but rather... blood?

A machine designed for war and slaughter, blood...

Qin Fang seemed to grasp some facts about the Puppet Person.

It existed for the sake of killing, and blood was its craving...

"Be careful…"

While he was pondering these things, the Puppet Person clearly hadn't been idle and launched another attack at Qin Fang.

In front of it, Qin Fang was like a massive bag of blood, desperately wanting to tear Qin Fang apart for satisfaction. Taking advantage of Qin Fang's moment of distraction, it wouldn't miss such an opportunity, and its pitch-black claw swiftly reached in front of Qin Fang...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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