“Inheritance?” Fatty widened his eyes.
“Yes.” Jiang Cheng nodded as he paid attention to their surroundings. He explained to Fatty, “You saw what happened to the white-dressed priest, right?”
“That’s right.” Fatty nodded. “She died horribly. She was eaten by the invaders.” Fatty’s cheeks shuddered as he thought back to the images placed in his mind. Cannibalism in the modern day was…
“But the curse is still here,” Jiang Cheng suddenly said.
Fatty blinked. His thick brows were furrowed together. “Doctor, I don’t get it…”
Jiang Cheng sighed and changed the subject, “Have you ever wondered how the actual aged woman managed to escape in the past?” He paused, “All of her teammates died in the forest. The forest had no supply of food and water.”
“Doctor,” Fatty looked scared, “Actually, I’ve thought about that. Didn’t you mention that…” The aged woman once mumbled that those people who had gone missing were still alive. They lived inside her body. From the looks of things, she wasn’t lying. She had eaten those people.
Furthermore, on the night the biker woman disappeared, Jiang Cheng noticed astutely that everyone’s stomach was grumbling from hunger except for the aged woman. Her face was hidden in the dark. Her eyes glowed slightly. She was not thirsty and hungry.
Fatty was startled as something dawned on him. His brain spun quickly. He thought back to the scenes he saw in the forest a few hours ago. After the original mayor of the town accepted the child, he placed the child on the stone plate. Then, the child was eaten by the ‘monster’ summoned by the priest. The crunching and munching sound still scared Fatty.
Fatty’s pupils trembled. This was not part of his memory, but… he whipped his head to the stone door. The horrifying crunching sound came again…
It came through the stone door. It was similar to the sound the monster summoned by the priest made!
As expected, the Doctor was right. The aged woman was the former white-dressed priest, or at least they had similar powers!
The scary monster was hiding inside them!
It was an inheritance.
The aged woman was the sole survivor, not because of how strong she was, but because she was lucky enough to be chosen as the new vessel.
Fatty didn’t even know why this term appeared in his mind. However, it was undeniable that it was very suitable. The ‘monster’ that triggered the curse was hiding inside the old woman. It was the source of the curse.
“Doctor,” Fatty’s voice changed from excitement as he grabbed Jiang Cheng’s arm. “I know. We have to kill this old woman to end this mission! She is the source of the curse. The things from Black Stone Town exist on the basis of her power.” He swallowed quickly, “Once the aged woman is dead, I believe the things from Black Stone Town will perish too!”
Compared to Fatty’s excitement, Jiang Cheng was calmer. He pushed Fatty’s hands away. The latter touched his nose awkwardly.
“Doctor,” Fatty hesitated before probing, “Was I wrong?”
“Not that.” Jiang Cheng frowned. He stared at Fatty, “What you said was 90 percent similar to what I was thinking.”
“Then, why do you look so troubled?” Fatty was confused.
“I don’t know.” Jiang Cheng answered honestly, “It’s just a feeling I have. Even you can reach this conclusion. That makes me feel like I’m missing something.” He added, “Something very important.”
Fatty, “...Doctor, is that a compliment?”
“Anyway,” Jiang Cheng waited until the crunching sound ended. “Let’s go in and see.”
Jiang Cheng walked to the door and paused. Suddenly, he moved away, “Fatty, I’ll push you in first or else it’ll be hard to get you through the door.”
“Doctor, don’t be like that. If you want someone to scout the place for you, just say it,” Fatty mimicked Jiang Cheng and said mockingly.
“Okay. Come in,” Fatty whispered from inside that everything was safe. However, Jiang Cheng still waited for another minute before he moved through the gap in the stone door. This caused Fatty behind the door to grumble with dissatisfaction.
Chen Ran, who was supposed to be leaning against the wall… was gone.
Only the aged woman, who curled up at the corner with a satisfied smile, remained. As if knowing that her disguise had been exposed, the aged woman lifted her brow. Her wilted hand rubbed her belly as if calming down something inside.
Fatty felt a chill surging to his brain. He believed his fleshy body looked more delicious to the woman than Jiang Cheng's fit body.
“Doctor,” Fatty didn’t even dare to look at the aged woman. He continued with trembling lips, “Why do I feel like she’s staring at me?”
“Don’t worry.” Jiang Cheng just started when he was interrupted by Fatty, “Doctor, I beg of you to stop talking in circles. If not, I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to listen to you anymore.”
“Two choices,” Jiang Cheng ignored the aged woman’s gaze. Based on his observations, unless one was alone with the aged woman, the latter couldn’t do anything to them. He didn’t think he or Fatty was worth the aged woman breaking the rules.
“First, you’ll go and give her a stab.” Jiang Cheng took out a dagger. Then, he thought about it and corrected himself, “No. Two or three stabs! I’m afraid that if you deliver too many stabs, she might get mad.”
Fatty glanced at the aged woman. He was rewarded with a glare that caused his legs to wobble.
“Doctor, I pick the second choice.” He cried sadly, “Doctor, to be honest, I haven’t even butchered a chicken before. Whenever I go shopping, I pick fish that have just died. I don’t dare to touch those that are still alive.”
“Deal!” Jiang Cheng grinned.