Chapter 17 Contract

The team was thrown into chaos, but thankfully Cheng Zhenyong and He Fang reacted swiftly, controlling their Angel Envoys to charge forward.

The two corpses directly went forward and grabbed the skinny assailant, who was also a deformed corpse with a mouth full of sharp teeth split wide open, shrieking loudly.

"Hold it down, let's go together," Cheng commanded.

The corpses controlled by Cheng Zhenyong and He Fang were not small, and under their control, they pulled apart the assaulting corpse while other Angel Envoys, under the Contractor's control, rushed up and held down the attacking corpse.

To kill a corpse, you just had to kill it outright.

But to control a corpse, it often required more than two Angel Envoys.

"Roar!"

However, just during the battle, at the end of the corridor, another dreadful shriek suddenly sounded, and a tall figure charged forward swiftly on all fours, like a speeding beast.

Cheng Zhenyong was taken aback as the Angel Envoys of several frontline Contractors were already engaged in controlling the corpse on this side, and the suddenly approaching monster seemed too fast to intercept.

"Su Han, brother!" Cheng shouted.

Cheng's voice had barely risen when a thick figure had already blocked the hallway side, stopping the creature's path.

The corpse leaped high, aiming for the Four-armed Corpse.

However, the Four-armed Corpse directly threw a hook punch from the right side, hitting with a muffled thump and smashing the corpse against the wall.

The Four-armed Corpse moved forward quickly, gripping its neck against the wall, not giving the corpse a chance to react. With its remaining three arms, it grabbed the corpse's two twisted, blood-red arms and twisted fiercely, breaking them with a crack.

"Roar"

Low and painful shrieks continuously emanated from the corpse, sending chills through anyone who heard them, but there was no longer any chance of resistance.

"Who will take this corpse?" Su Han asked calmly, pulling shocked onlookers back to reality, where most people had never thought Su Han's corpse would be so strong, let alone in such a formidable form.

"I... I will!"

The tall, thin young man, hearing Su Han's words, hurriedly squeezed out of the team, fearing someone else might snatch the opportunity.

Su Han merely glanced at him and said, "Do it yourself, kill it. It shouldn't be able to resist now."

"Okay, okay, I understand," Wang Qian bowed and nodded, unable to hide the joy on his face. If he could contract the corpse, he too could gradually become stronger.

However, seeing Su Han's indifference, he couldn't help feeling a twinge of jealousy, despising those who might be powerful later on.

"This one here, Xia Ning, you go first," Cheng said, directly nominating the short-haired woman, sticking to the order fairly.

The two prepared to act, and as the corpse's shrieks accompanied its struggling, the somewhat dim corridor became even more oppressive.

It was as if hellish demons were roaring in fury.

Indeed, they were like demons, with a mix of blood and decay faintly filling the air in the hallway as if countless rotten flesh were piled up.

Xia Ning and Wang Qian, one holding a steel pipe and the other a kitchen knife, approached the struggling corpse.

They clung tightly to their weapons, their knuckles turning white from the grip, and their bodies trembled slightly.

"Hit hard, don't hesitate,"

The pair took a deep breath, nodded to each other, and then each targeted their foe.

"Bang!"

Xia Ning acted first, closing her eyes and fiercely smashing the corpse's head, causing blood to splatter and the corpse to struggle even more violently.

Her body shivered, but as if stimulated, she grasped the steel pipe with both hands and began to smash violently over and over, her face turning red with the effort.

"That's enough," Cheng stopped her from continuing, and Xia Ning, relieved, gasped for breath heavily, then the red glow from the Book of Blood Spirit enveloped the corpse, starting the Contract.

On the other side, Wang Qian, with his kitchen knife, also acted, chopping fiercely at the corpse's head, the sharp blade cutting deep and blood spurting over him like a fountain.

"Roar"

The sudden low roar from the corpse scared him into stepping back, fear written all over his face.

"Don't chop at the forehead, aim for the neck."

Cheng Zhenyong saw this and couldn't help but frown. Wang Qian panicked, wiped the blood off his body, and hastily nodded, "Okay, okay!"

A kitchen knife is different from a steel pipe; trying to chop through a skull is more difficult than hitting it, and it might even get stuck.

With Cheng Zhenyong's guidance, Wang Qian found renewed determination, then chopped heavily at the neck. With a forceful blow, he almost severed the spine, and blood gushed out. Soon, there was no more noise.

Contract

Excited by the contract, Su Han also controlled the Four-armed Corpse to release the corpse and walked back to him.

Su Han looked towards Cheng Zhenyong and suggested, "Six rooms, leave two people to guard the door, and two people search one room, completing it in two rounds?"

Although counting the newly contracted Xia Ning and Wang Qian, they had ten Contractors and could search all the rooms at once, that excluded the people staying behind to secure the stairway door.

The remaining individuals would end up searching rooms alone, making it highly possible they couldn't respond adequately to emergencies.

"That works. Guo Gang and the other two should split up and follow; if they encounter any corpses, engage."

Cheng Zhenyong quickly agreed with Su Han's suggestion, so after leaving two people to guard the security door and the corridor, the remaining eight were divided into three groups.

Cheng Zhenyong and Zhang Fu took Yang Zhi, He Fang, and a man named Chen Jun took Yang Zhi's wife, Xie Hua; Xia Ning and Wang Qian each followed them.

Su Han was paired with Yan Meiyu and brought Guo Gang alone. The formidable power of the Four-armed Corpse left regular corpses no chance.

After the groups were formed, they immediately started the operation. They needed to clear the tenth floor today; if they did not speed up, they would not finish.

Su Han and Yan Meiyu chose a room near the middle of the right-side corridor, Guo Gang followed behind them with a hammer, still cautious and vigilant.

"Thank you"

However, just as they reached the door, a calm voice came through muffled.

Su Han and Yan Meiyu paused, turning to Guo Gang, and saw the dark-skinned man displaying an embarrassed smile.

"Seeing how terrifying those monsters are, just a few days' worth of food has led you to take risks, sorry for the trouble."

He seemed honest.

Su Han smiled and said, "No trouble at all, if there's a corpse inside, just be careful."

Guo Gang nodded vigorously. Su Han turned to Yan Meiyu and said, "I'll open the door, you send the Rot Skin Rat in."

Yan Meiyu responded, "I got it."

The claws of Su Han's Four-armed Corpse appeared as sharp as the day before, easily slicing through the steel of the security door, then reaching to crack open a gap.

Yan Meiyu controlled the Rot Skin Rat to slip in through the gap, quickly scuttling around the room. It wasn't long before they heard a snarling sound, like a wild beast.

"There's a corpse."

Yan Meiyu relayed the situation inside to Su Han, who immediately said, "Let's go in."

The Four-armed Corpse pushed open the door, and the three followed behind. Indeed, in the living room, the corpse was entangled with the Rot Skin Rat, attempting to devour the Angel Envoy.

It continuously charged at the Rot Skin Rat, but the rat was faster. Instead, in its dodges, it managed to inflict even more wounds with its sharp claws and teeth on the corpse.

The living room was in chaos, but the corpse noticed the Four-armed Corpse's presence and immediately shifted its target, rushing towards it.

The Four-armed Corpse advanced swiftly, grabbed the charging corpse head-on, and then with all its might, slammed it onto the ground, sounding a deep, muffled thud that shook the floor.

"Bang"

The Four-armed Corpse hammered a fist down onto the ground-bound corpse's shoulder, then pinned it firmly to the ground.

"Guo Gang, go."

Su Han called out, snapping Guo Gang out of his shock. He tightened his grip on the hammer.

The corpse was still struggling, but this honest man erupted with a resolve stronger than before. He said, "Sorry about this."

As his voice fell, the hammer was raised high, then heavily brought down on the corpse's head.

With a crack, the head was caved in, instantly killing it.

Upon seeing this, Su Han had the Four-armed Corpse release the now contracted corpse's body, and soon Guo Gang completed the contract.

"Thank you, thank you," he said.

Su Han didn't offer much in return, only saying, "Search for supplies, look for food, medicine, and other useful items, quick."