River City had ended its hot summer and ushered in a cool fall. Squirrels were busy gathering food. The streets were covered with golden leaves, and travelers had to stop and take in the view.

With the exception of one person.He also had to keep busy like a squirrel. Otherwise he would have starved to death.

In a dilapidated apartment building in River City, James Phoenix was tired and sweaty.He had no time to enjoy the cool fall breeze. James had been unemployed for almost a year and was nearly destitute. He could barely make ends meet with temp work.

Now he could not afford the rent. The landlord had decided to evict him. James packed his clothes and other belongings.

"Hey, what bad luck. I, James, have actually fallen into vagrancy. Can I only rely on the government's help in the future? "James said.

As he said that, his hand felt a hard object in the pile of clothes. James took it out. It appeared to be a letter, and it was a bit old. The white envelope was stained with a yellow liquid. It was also creased at the four corners.James looked closer and could barely make out a string of names: Daniel Phoenix.

This letter is from James' Uncle Daniel! It was mailed 2 days ago. James put it in his pocket when he received it and then forgot about it.

"Uncle Daniel? Strange, how could he write to me? That strange old man who lives alone in the mountains. I haven't seen him for years."

My dear nephew James:

I heard that you recently lost your job. Do you want a job? I've been working on an experiment lately and I need an assistant. I can't think of anyone else but you. If you are willing, please come to Southill Road 23.

Your uncle.

"Damn, a job! Ahahahahaha. Daniel, you are my savior. I'm a man of many talents, and I win easily and undeniably."James shouted.

James finds a white leisure suit and jeans and puts them on. He took the rare opportunity to polish his shoes with shoe polish.James stood up and looked in the mirror. Black hair, short on top, long on the right side, haircut like a reverse Hitler.He has a firm nose , white skin and brown eyes.

"I am so handsome, and this robust body ... A year without exercise muscle atrophy. It's okay, first to stabilize life."James said.

James finally found enough money to pay for the bus after a long search in the drawer.He crossed his legs and sat in his seat, humming a little tune and enjoying the scenery along the way.

River City was a city on a river. The river was crossed by a bridge and a cable car. Boats passed by one at a time. On one side of the river was the bustling downtown area. There were towering skyscrapers, a central plaza full of screens, and a crowded night market. When night fell, the whole city was brightly lit. On both sides of the river, houses were covered with colored lights. Boats seemed to sail among the stars.

The bus arrived at the longest and largest bridge in the city, the Northdoor Bridge. Everyone who wanted to go to the South Shore had to cross this bridge. As the journey continued, the city became a blur. The surroundings changed from concrete and steel to grass and green trees. A little further into the mountains, there were no more tall buildings, just nature.

"The next stop is, Souhill Station." The radio said.

"What a hell, this is too far away. I feel like I'm in Africa."James complained.He had just gotten out of the car and his feet hit a puddle of mud, splashing up stains that stained his pants. James rushed to wipe it off with his hands, and an earthworm crawled onto his hands."Damn it!"

James turned his head and looked in the direction of his phone's navigation. In front of you is a long flight of stairs leading up with no end in sight.

"No way..."

After half an hour, James finished climbing the ladder, exhausted. He was drenched in sweat, his clothes were wet, wetter than the underside of a pussy, and he looked up to see a mossy stone path in front of him. Both sides of the path were overgrown with weeds and full of fallen leaves that no one cleaned up.At the end of the stone path was a villa. There was Daniel's residence.

James did not care about the strange reflection around him, he just wanted to drink water and rest. He stumbled toward the villa, pushed open the unlocked gate, and crossed the front yard, which looked like it hadn't been tended to in days. He reached the front door, which was also open. Through the slightly ajar door, James could see some faint lights inside. He didn't think much of it and pushed the door right in.

The hall was empty, without Daniel. The chandelier above was lit. Cold food sat on the dining table, emitting a faint stench as if it had been stored for days. James finally felt bad. This place didn't even look like it was inhabited. He shouted Daniel's name, the empty villa resounded with his voice, and no one replied.

A gust of cloudy wind blew through, and the cold wind stung like needles on James' skin. A wooden door to the left of the living room rattled. James walked to the wooden door. There was a clear scratch with blood on it.A shiver ran down James' spine as he thought uneasily about what had happened to Daniel. He could even smell the faint scent of blood through the crack in the wooden door.James mustered the courage to open the door, and a spinning staircase appeared, spiraling down. The stairs were dimly lit and the air was foul. James looked down and there was only a faint firelight at the bottom. James could barely see his way.

It was so quiet that James could almost hear himself breathing. Now and then, water dripped from the ceiling, tick tock. The cold wind whistled across his cheeks, blew the torch, shook the fire, and it was so dark that James couldn't see his fingers. He walked down the stairs almost by feel. As James went deeper, the light at the entrance was no longer visible. His heart was pounding and his hands couldn't stop shaking as the underground light source drew closer and closer.

" Damn it, oh my God! "James was terrified.He collapsed to the ground in fear, not knowing what to do.The sight before him was unimaginable.

At the bottom of the stairs is a small room. The door to the room was open, and there was a large area of dried blood on the door. The floor in the middle of the room was painted with blood and bizarre symbols. Skull torches were placed in the four corners. An old man lay on the symbols. His face was pale and bony, like a dry corpse. He had a circular wound on his chest from which an unknown black liquid was oozing.

"Errrr."Daniel suddenly opened his mouth as if sensing James. The sides of his mouth split open to reveal muscles and bones. Two dry earth hands moved. Daniel rolled over and crawled towards James on his back. His hands gripped the ground and his feet stirred, moving like a turtle.

"Hii...Uncle Daniel ,I'm...James.Do you remember me? We used to play football."James said.

"Uhhhhh!"Daniel's eyes were white and spinning like marbles in their sockets, as if they were about to fall out. His jaw was very long, like a crescent moon, and his teeth are sharp. Daniel growled at James, looking like a hungry beast. Saliva and spittle splashed in James' face.

James' brain went blank and he felt like his heart was about to explode. The only thing he wanted to do now was to run, desperately!James' brain went blank and he felt like his heart was about to explode. The only thing he wanted to do now was to run, desperately!

The moment James moved, Daniel, who was lying on the ground, immediately jumped up like a frog. He opened his mouth, showed his claws, and pounced on the stairs. James was knocked down. Daniel grabbed James' leg. James struggled hard, and the strength of those hands was enormous, completely inhuman.Daniel opened his bloody mouth and bit into James' calf. Blood gushed out.

"Ahhhhh——"James screamed loudly in pain.The intense pain instantly knocked his calves unconscious and his body could not generate any strength. James felt desperate. His vision gradually blurred, Daniel's gnawing sound gradually decreased, he felt as if weightlessness fell into the bottomless abyss, could not do anything ...

It seemed to be a dream, a long but intermittent dream. James saw several images in a blur, they were strange and fragmented. James remembered a man with a face like his own, but he was taller and stronger. He seemed to be badly injured.

"Billet...Billet..." Someone kept calling out in the dream, and the person's voice was familiar. James felt very close to him.

The man who looked like James in the distance suddenly turned his head and stared at James. The man's eyes were full of anger and power.

"I'm back..."As soon as the man's words had fallen, James was immediately brought back to reality. He woke up with a start.

An inexplicable power spread through James' body. He felt his muscles become powerful, full of spirit, with inexhaustible energy. This wonderful feeling is like being on drugs. James looked at Daniel behind him, the monster was about to bite off James' calf for a snack. James other leg quickly power, kick Daniel's head. Daniel's jaw, which looked like it was made of rotting flesh, was kicked away, leaving only half of his face hissing.

The angry Daniel jumped again and lunged at James. James aimed for his chest and connected with another kick. This time it was even more powerful, denting Daniel's entire breastbone. The stairwell echoed with the sound of cracking bones. Daniel was kicked down the stairs, unable to stand, he rolled on the stairs and rolled all the way to the bottom. James also took this opportunity to stand up and run towards the exit. His injured calf does not hurt anymore and does not affect James running at all.

"Holy shit, I'm too strong too. It feels like I accidentally inspired some kind of talent."What James didn't notice was a plume of black gas coming from the wound on his calf. The skin around his calf lit up with a faint purple glow. The wound instantly healed at a rate visible to the naked eye.

There was a seductive sound from the stairwell, and the wooden stairs vibrated and made cracking sounds.Just as they left the stairwell, James still did not react, and Daniel ran down the stairs with the speed of a wild dog. He growled angrily, his tongue wagging against what was left of his upper jaw. Daniel's head slammed into James' stomach, sending James flying to the table, his head falling into the soup pot. The stinking soup filled his mouth. James threw the pot away, his nose and cheeks covered with vegetables and meat. The wet hair on his head looked like an octopus.

"I'm going to kill you,motherfucker!" James wiped away the food and juices, picked up the candlestick from the dining room table, and swung it at Daniel to slash him.

The battle was on, Daniel raised both hands at the same time the claws stabbed. James' candle attack had a longer range, and he was the first to hit Daniel's head, knocking it down. Then James struck to the left and then to the right, catching Daniel off guard. Daniel stood up and grabbed the candlestick with one hand to stop James from attacking and slashed at James with the other. James quickly let go of the candlestick and did a backflip, something he had never done before. He casually picked up another fried chicken and hit Daniel's attacking hand. Daniel attacked with both hands and James caught him with the fried chicken. Daniel's fingers got stuck in the fried chicken and couldn't move for a moment, and James' uppercut gave Daniel another hard blow to the face. Daniel's nose was shattered and his whole nose collapsed like a skeleton in a cartoon.

James saw Daniel shredding the roast chicken with his mouth and managed to free himself. He jumps onto the chandelier to avoid Daniel's punch. The chandelier swings from side to side under James' pull, and James swings over like a monkey, taking the opportunity to hit Daniel with a flying kick.

The chandelier swung to the side, then back, and James came back to kick. This time Daniel is knocked all the way down, spins 90 degrees in the air and then falls, smashing the table in half.

"How's that, sucker?"James smiled gloatingly.The chandelier swung once after the speed slowed down, the swing became smaller, it slowly stopped in the middle. The smile that James had just shown disappeared instantly. James quickly grabbed the chandelier frame and climbed up. Daniel jumped to play, grabbed the crystal chandelier chain and jumped up again. James felt a sinking back and turned to see Daniel's chinless and distorted face. Frightened, James shook violently. The chandelier could not withstand the two of them, the solid chain broke.

As it fell, Daniel let go of James. James pushed him away with his hand and used the force to get away from the falling chandelier. Daniel and the chandelier fell heavily, and the two halves of the dining table were shaken up, sending up a cloud of dust. The chandelier went through Daniel's body and stuck in the floor. James dodged, but he too fell to the hard granite floor, making him dizzy.

James stroked his head and rose shakily. He suddenly felt the pain again, his whole body hurt like being torn apart. He was also completely unable to use his strength, and even breathing felt difficult.

The dust cleared and a badly injured Daniel slowly rose, the shard of the chandelier going through the back of his head and into his left eye. His chest was covered in broken glass. His left hand was also severed by the shards, with several pieces of rotting flesh and finger bones dangling from his wrist. Still, Daniel did not stop.

The sound of claws scraping the ground came closer and the sound of drool dripping became clearer. James could no longer resist. He collapsed to the floor, barely opening his eyes to see Daniel's blurry form ...

Suddenly. A blinding flash of bright light and the door was blown open. A spherical glowing object hit Daniel and knocked him to the ground. Immediately after that, a golden rope appeared out of nowhere on the floor and wrapped around Daniel, pinning him to the floor. Daniel groaned in pain and struggled desperately. The rope is burning his skin, and white smoke is rolling. A man in a cloak entered.

"In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I banish you." demon! "The man made a cross over Daniel's head. James watched as the ground cracked and countless beams of light shot out. Daniel's skin, flesh, and bones burned to ash and disappeared in the glow.

After that James passed out.