The Demon’s Menu
Chapter 1303: Prelude: Slow!

Upon seeing the mask that seemed born from darkness, Qian Ju's heart tightened.

When?

How did he get in?

How did I not notice at all?

As one of the Divine Envoys of the Transmigration Cult, Qian Ju is different from Ghost Hook.

Ghost Hook relies entirely on secret techniques for his malevolence.

His strength is only at the level of 'Muscle Training.'

But he, Qian Ju, is different!

Not only has he completed the three major stages of 'Muscle Training,' 'Bone Tempering,' and 'Skin Training,' but he has already condensed 'Qi-Blood' and completed the cleansing and forging of his organs. Although his foundation is somewhat unstable and he hasn't begun condensing 'Bone Marrow,' Qian Ju himself already bears the strength of a thousand pounds, with keen hearing and sharp vision, to the point where mosquitoes and flies cannot land, and leaves cannot touch his body.

Moreover, because the secret martial arts techniques he practices have special effects.

He is far stronger than martial artists of the same level.

But even so, he was stealthily intruded upon without his notice.

A great enemy!

An unprecedented great enemy!

Alarm bells rang in Qian Ju's mind, and he was about to use words to probe.

However, a flash of cold light was already before his eyes.

Qian Ju immediately raised his hand to block.

Instantly, the temperature in the room began to drop rapidly.

A layer of frost spread from Qian Ju's position towards every direction.

Including Jason's position.

Jason was directly covered by the frost.

The cold light brought by the short blade was also frozen in mid-air.

A grim smile appeared on Qian Ju's face.

"Although I don't know how you got in here, death is your only destination."

These were the words Qian Ju spoke.

Also his last words.

Just when Qian Ju thought he had victory in his grasp, the short blade frozen in mid-air suddenly activated again, accelerating.

Pu!

The sharp blade skimmed past Qian Ju's neck.

Qian Ju paused, instinctively raising a hand to cover his neck, but was completely unable to stop the geyser of Qi-Blood.

As a martial artist who has condensed 'Qi-Blood' and completed the cleansing and forging of the organs, Qian Ju's Qi-Blood is extremely strong. At this moment, when it sprayed out, it was like a high-pressure water gun, leaving the walls splattered, and even peeling off the paint.

Qian Ju used his last ounce of strength to attempt a counterattack, but Jason was faster.

The short blade that skimmed past Qian Ju's neck went straight into his chest.

The heart was shredded instantly.

Qian Ju's gaze began to blur.

He desperately stared at the Jason who was restored to his original state, with eyes full of unwillingness.

Yes, unwilling.

He was about to begin condensing 'Bone Marrow,' he'd gone through countless hardships to reach this level, why did he die like this?

Of course, the greatest unwillingness was towards the enemy in front.

Clearly he was a strong figure too, yet he used such a method to deceive him.

He was so unwilling.

If he had fought the opponent face to face, he believed he wouldn't lose.

But it was too late for words at this moment.

Finally, Qian Ju slid off his chair.

And at this moment, Jason silently recited

Yi!

A silver slash swept across Qian Ju's body, silently slicing it along with the chair beneath.

By this time, Qian Ju was dead beyond any doubt.

Yet Jason still swung the short blade in his hand.

Pu!

The severed head was cut off.

After completing this step, Jason finally stopped.

There was nothing wrong with habitual caution.

Especially for someone like Jason who has experienced many worlds and witnessed countless 'undead' creatures and monsters, physical destruction was no longer the basis of Jason's 'caution'; using [Evil-Slaying Slash] once more was the basis.

Then?

Naturally, it was the Flame's burning.

Of course, before that, Jason walked toward Qian Ju's corpse.

Soon, a small booklet, a palm-sized box, and a bag appeared in Jason's hands.

The first half of the booklet contains the records of Qian Ju's daily practice of 'secret martial arts techniques,' and the latter half is the legacy of these 'secret martial arts techniques.'

[Discovered special legacy: Frost Palm, evaluating...]

[Detected Barehanded Combat at Master level, evaluation passed!]

[Do you want to consume 200 points of satiety to add it to additional options?]

...

'Another 200 satiety points?'

'Not bad.'

Jason commented.

Perhaps he couldn't distinguish the merits of this special legacy, but judging by the amount of satiety required, there must be no mistake.

Then, Jason checked the box again.

The rich aroma made the corners of his mouth curve upward.

However, Jason did not immediately open it.

This place was certainly unsuitable for eating.

Besides these two items, the bag on Qian Ju's body was akin to a wallet. Inside, Jason found two gold notes, one for fifty, one for twenty, as well as ten silver coins and twenty-two banknotes, along with a letter sealed with sealing wax.

Putting the box containing 'Secret Medicine' into this bag, Jason tucked it into his chest and picked up the letter.

After checking it carefully for any poison traps and finding none, Jason tore open the letter.

The letter was simple, with only two words: Temporarily Suspend.

'Temporarily Suspend?'

Jason squinted his eyes, and some guesses appeared in his mind.

Then, he smelled the letter with his nose.

After confirming that it was written with ordinary ink and contained no hidden text in special solution, he threw the letter onto Qian Ju's corpse, then began once more to clean up the battlefield.

Cleaning the battlefield is not just about looting; it's about gathering anything of value.

He also had to destroy traces of his presence; perhaps the Flame would render these traces nonexistent, but before the burning, he was used to doing it by hand once more.