Backlash: The Dark Web's Five Thunders Evil Method (5)

Chapter 5: The Dark Web's Cursed Contract The small, charred hand retracted, and the elevator door slammed shut, rushing back to the first floor with a frantic beep. Zhang Yu almost stumbled out of the company building. Back home, Zhang Yu locked his room door, his heart still pounding wildly. Old Liu must have encountered some sort of evil sorcery! To save his life, Zhang Yu opened his computer and, relying on his memory, typed in a string of encrypted web addresses from the corner of Old Liu's computer screen. Using a special browser, he finally broke into that hidden gate – the "Thunder Church." The forum's homepage displayed in blood-red letters: "Five Thunders Evil Method: Exchange Lifespan for Profit, Cross Tribulation with Soul." Zhang Yu's trembling hands clicked on the discussion area for "Heart Thunder: Fame and Fortune Chapter." The transaction terms within were horrifying: Users must provide the organs of the deceased or the infant spirits of the unborn as catalysts, and in exchange for their own lifespan, awaken the demon of the Heart Thunder. Zhang Yu gasped. He remembered Old Liu's aborted fetus from last month! Could Old Liu have sacrificed his own flesh and blood to the dark web for a promotion? Suddenly, Zhang Yu's computer screen went black. Then, a blood-red thunder talisman appeared out of thin air where the webcam was. From the computer speakers, Old Liu's sinister voice echoed: "Zhang Yu, you saw something you shouldn't have..." To be continued in the next episode...