“Pop! Pop!”

Leeches burst one after another, and the piece of paper was now dyed red.

Shortly after, the paper started to act as if it was a dry sponge; it began to absorb the blood. The sheet that was as thin as a cicada wing swelled up, with the rough surface starting to smoothen. Now, it looked like a piece of skin.

Senior Shu carefully picked up the remains of the dead leeches. As the seconds ticked by, the piece of paper looked more and more like skin… human skin, to be precise.

We all grimaced as we could vaguely guess the mystery behind this piece of paper. We assumed that it was human skin.

Senior Shu knew this kind of paper and the threat it brought. He didn’t wait for the paper to suck enough blood to fully recover. He took out a talisman and threw it toward the sheet of paper.

A flame ignited and started to burn. Soon after, it enveloped the paper.

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