Free Web NovelChapter 152: Chapter 65: Reserve Exorcist_3
"Then... a bricklayer?"
"No, we can’t just expose ourselves in front of ordinary people."
Stone Master couldn’t move at all, so he said, "Here’s what I’ll do, I’ll give you a formula, and you can go to my martial arts academy and ask the servants to make about ten kilograms of medicinal solution for you."
Two hours later, Ree Shil returned with a large bucket of brown special mud.
Stone Master’s body fragments were still scattered around, not moving at all, quietly waiting for his return.
"What on earth is this..."
Looking at the scene, he couldn’t help but shake his head in resignation.
"You’re back? Hurry, hurry, stick me back together!"
Hearing the approaching footsteps, Stone Master couldn’t wait any longer.
"We’ve searched everywhere in the entire city for the ingredients in your formula, but only a few stores were selling them."
"We scavenged everything we could, and this bucket is all we could get."
Ree Shil identified the fragment that was part of the other’s eye and shook the bucket in his hand.
"This should be just about enough."
"Now, listen to my instructions. First, assemble me on the ground, and after making sure it’s correct, pour the medicinal solution over me to bond everything together."
Thus, under Stone Master’s guidance, Ree Shil began to assemble his body by comparing and connecting the pieces like a jigsaw puzzle.
It took him half an hour to finally put the stone guy back together.
"Perfect."
Looking at the stone puzzle man on the ground, Ree Shil was very satisfied with his work.
"You must check it carefully, don’t miss a single piece."
Stone Master was still somewhat worried as he reminded him.
Hearing his words, Ree Shil glanced to the side.
There were still a dozen or so pieces of stone left, piled up in a small pyramid shape.
"No wonder, I had a feeling something was missing. Turns out you’ve gotten shorter."
He snapped his fingers.
"..."
Stone Master thought it was a good thing he had reminded him, otherwise, the consequences might have been unimaginable.
This time, Ree Shil added all the remaining stone pieces.
"OK, there are absolutely no omissions this time. Absolutely perfect."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, only more, not less."
"???"
Ultimately, after both sides had repeatedly argued, the reset version of Stone Master was finally confirmed.
"Remember, be quick and accurate. The medicinal solution will solidify as soon as it’s poured onto me, so you need to cover every single crack."
"And you only have one chance."
Stone Master still remembered that Ree Shil had mentioned that there were no more medicinal ingredients left in the city.
That meant that there would be no way to prepare a second bucket of solution for a short period of time.
"Rest assured, I’ll handle it."
Ree Shil showed a serious expression and nodded.
Then he poured the bucket of solution over the other party.
Splash!
The brown mud poured out, drenching the puzzle man and fully covering him.
"Ahh, it’s so itchy, my body is growing!!!"
Accompanied by Stone Master’s strange scream, Ree Shil saw faint light beginning to shine through the cracks between the stones.
About three minutes later, the light began to gradually weaken.
When it had completely faded, Ree Shil saw that the cracks had all disappeared.
A completely unscathed stone man appeared in front of him
"Phew, finally recovered."
Stone Master got up with a sigh of relief.
"Wait, why do I feel like I’ve gotten shorter?"
At the very first moment, he noticed something was off.
"I followed your instructions and didn’t leave out a single stone."
Ree Shil quickly absolved himself of blame.
"Why are my hands so long!"
Stone Master exclaimed again.
His arms were hanging down, almost touching the ground!
"Now that you mention it, they do seem a bit too long."
Ree Shil scratched his cheek.
"Ow, that hurts!"
Stone Master then clutched his waist and knelt on the ground.
The piercing pain caused droplets of sweat as big as beans to seep from his stone forehead.
As a member of the Stone Demon Clan, he was all too familiar with this symptom.
It was somewhat similar to kidney stones in humans.
Luckily, as a stone demon, he had an impressive control over stones.
Stone Master quickly used his demon qi to heal himself.
A few seconds later, his mouth opened.
Splash.
Several fingertip-sized floor tile shards fell from his mouth.
"What is this? Explain yourself."
"I told you, I used more material, not less...umm, sorry, haha..."
"Just forget about it, at least you didn’t mess up my eyes and mouth."
Stone Master helplessly shook his head.
"We’ve wasted so much time, let’s start sparring now."
"But first, put away your powerful artifact."
He clenched his fists with a crackling sound, advancing towards Ree Shil step by step.
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Twenty days went by just like that.
During these twenty days, Ree Shil’s daily routine remained the same.
Sleep in the morning, practice martial arts in the afternoon, and then go to the gambling house with Exterminator Thirteen at night, leaving the gambling house in search of demon traces.
Unfortunately, they hadn’t found any clues during this time, likely due to the alert and caution triggered by the Iron Feather Giant Sparrow incident.
However, Ree Shil made significant progress in the martial arts department.
Stone Master seemed to be especially passionate about him, putting in his full effort in every practice session.
From being beaten to a pulp at the beginning to barely managing to defend himself now, Ree Shil seemed to have a bit of natural talent in this area.
As for such results, Exterminator Thirteen knew it was pretty good already. freewebnøvel.com
Bare-handedly making it through over a dozen moves against a Stone Demon Clan member, not even every Exorcist could achieve this level of proficiency.
Today, as usual, Ree Shil had just finished practicing.
After applying medicine to his body, Exterminator Thirteen arrived punctually to pick him up.
"Master, tonight we may have to put your training to the test."
This time, the path he took with Ree Shil was not the usual one to the casino.
"Oh? Did you find the source of the recent demon activity?"
Ree Shil raised his eyebrows.
This mission had been stuck on stage 6 for more than twenty days, and now the end appeared to be in sight.
"Not necessarily."
Exterminator Thirteen was non-committal, speaking solemnly, "Tonight, we will eradicate demons."
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