ET Chapters 31-36
Monster World (31)
“Mommy——”
The little spiders called out anxiously from within the cat carrier. A nearby intermediate aberrant heard the sound, grabbed the cat carrier, and threw it directly toward its mouth.
Lin Yebai immediately threw out his fang, which traced a crescent trajectory through the air. The intermediate aberrant’s throat was half-severed, only able to make “ho ho” gasping sounds. It staggered a few steps and fell heavily to the ground, and the cat carrier rolled away with it.
Zhou Yuan quickly rushed to grab the cat carrier—these were all Old Wang’s children.
Seeing Zhou Yuan pick up the cat carrier, Lin Yebai continued his pursuit.
Coach Wang still had spider silk, so there was still a glimmer of hope. The urgent priority was to kill Lin Fugui.
“Why must we father and son kill each other?” Lin Fugui couldn’t understand at all why Lin Yebai wanted to deliver a killing blow.
Lin Yebai slashed toward Lin Fugui’s other bat wing, but unfortunately Lin Fugui was already prepared and successfully dodged.
Running on land, Lin Fugui’s speed wasn’t slow either.
His two fat legs created afterimages as he ran—this was the first time in history that his wings had been injured.
Lin Fugui was somewhat flustered. Actually, he still had the ability to manipulate blood, which was his real trump card. He could make blood explode directly inside aberrants’ bodies and then control the blood droplets, but it was completely ineffective against Lin Yebai. He could only resort to the physical attacks he had long abandoned. His five fingers formed claws, and each claw left pitch-black claw marks in the air. Black mist rose up, and any aberrant touched by it burned to ash.
Lin Yebai instinctively felt that the black mist was very troublesome, so each time he deliberately guided the black mist toward other aberrants.
The two chased and fled, getting farther and farther from the bridge.
Lin Fugui was suffering great losses. Wherever he passed, the corpses of aberrants on the road all manifested black mist, quickly burning and turning to fine dust.
At these moments, Lin Fugui’s speed would increase by a notch.
Lin Yebai had always been meticulous. When he had killed the intermediate aberrants earlier, he had already split open their skulls, collected the blood pearls, and carried them with him, not fearing any losses.
Lin Fugui was probably heading toward the main camp. The aberrants they encountered grew more numerous, and his bat wing healed partially.
His heart was filled with hatred, and he only wanted to lure Lin Yebai to his lair for a group killing.
Damn it, Lin Yebai looked sickly and weak, unable to even handle a few intermediate aberrants, yet when chasing him, he ran faster than anyone. Most infuriating of all, he still looked like he might drop dead at any moment, as if he couldn’t even lift his blade.
Every time Lin Fugui turned his head, he felt like Lin Yebai was about to catch up to him, forcing him to burn his own blood pearls in exchange for short-term mobility.
Wasn’t Lin Yebai tired? What was the secret to his endurance?
Looking carefully, Lin Yebai actually had a sack tied around his waist. To be precise, it was a very common fertilizer bag with “Jin Kela” written on it in three characters. He occasionally pulled out a blood pearl from inside, held it in his hand, and the blood pearl quickly crumbled to powder.
Those blood-red pupils grew increasingly bright. Lin Fugui had a vague illusion that he was food Lin Yebai had set his sights on. If he slowed down even a bit, his head would fall and his blood pearl would be stuffed into that Jin Kela bag, indistinguishable from the other blood pearls.
[Guthana the Dark God]: Want to buy a bag for baby, I’ve wanted to complain about this Jin Kela fertilizer bag for a long time [Soft Cat Ears]: Me too, every time I look at baby’s face and then at Jin Kela, my heart aches [Super Rich Tangerine Seat] tipped star coins x10000 [Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Baby buy a bag [Crispy Shark]: So what, baby will still have to keep using the Jin Kela fertilizer sack in this world Lin Yebai thought about it carefully. Other bags were too small and couldn’t hold as much as a sack, nor were they as sturdy as a sack. This bag would probably be used for a while longer.He didn’t pay attention to appearances—convenience was what mattered.
During this chase, he had already absorbed too many blood pearls. Violent emotions accumulated repeatedly, urgently needing release. It was as if even his blood had become scorching, thirsting for burning, thirsting for slaughter.
The bone knife in his hand, having been saturated with fresh blood, also underwent strange changes.
It was still accumulating power, waiting for the moment of qualitative change.
The blood pearl from the big fish’s skull was especially large, with particularly dense blood energy inside. Lin Yebai had a feeling of being too full but unable to stop eating. His hair took on a strange luster.
The insights gained from years of practicing swordsmanship completely merged and unified at this moment.
He closed his eyes slightly, and relying only on his senses, he locked onto Lin Fugui’s position.
A simple slash, without light or shadow, without sound.
Killing intent refined to its ultimate form paradoxically became simple, plain and unremarkable.
Lin Fugui’s heart turned cold. He wanted to dodge but couldn’t find an opportunity—every direction was blocked, with no escape possible.
He squeezed into a narrow alley, just about to leap over a wall when the world-shaking knife arrived.
Time seemed to slow down in this instant. Lin Yebai could clearly see Lin Fugui’s escape trajectory, condensed into a static picture.
All sounds ceased. Only the unstoppable, incomparably sharp knife intent continued forward, forcefully tearing through the picture and entering Lin Fugui’s body.
For a few brief seconds, there was no change at all.
The picture remained frozen. Suddenly, a line of symmetry appeared on Lin Fugui’s body.
He had been divided equally.
[Literary Mentor]: At this moment Lin Fugui is most qualified to say that line [I Am a Little Green Dragon]: He split open Due to this slash, Lin Yebai’s injuries were aggravated. He coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, all his internal energy was completely exhausted, and his black hair lost its vitality, slowly fading to silver-gray.The previous fighting, the long chase, the accumulated minor injuries, plus the overloaded final slash—all combined to place an enormous burden on his body. Sharp pain rose in his chest, and he could barely stand.
The barrage became unprecedentedly quiet.
Watching that raven-black long hair lose its former color made Lin Yebai appear even more bloodlessly pale, frighteningly wan. Yet half his face still bore blood traces left from close-range aberrant kills.
When he closed his eyes, he appeared frail and powerless, easily broken, fragile like thin snow on a mountain peak.
The dark blood traces added several degrees of eerie coldness to his temperament.
A person who should have been pure and untainted, like a banished immortal, yet engaging in acts of carnage, wielding a sharp knife with the true power of life and death.
He inspired admiration yet no one dared to touch him.
Two contradictory qualities merged into one on his body—dangerous yet alluring, utterly captivating.
[Orange Probiotic Drink]: awsl [Fu Luo Bei]: Love love love [I Totally Ship This On The Spot]: Wuwuwuwu this is too beautiful [The Ordinary Me]: When I saw the Jin Kela sack, I sobered up quite a bit Lin Yebai didn’t relax his guard. He gripped a blood pearl, looking at the motionless corpse before him.Without a system notification, Lin Fugui’s death wasn’t complete.
After recovering a bit of strength, he used his knife to sever Lin Fugui’s limbs, wanting to extract the blood pearl.
Lin Fugui’s corpse suddenly transformed into black mist, from which countless black bats flew out, their eyes blood-red, rushing toward Lin Yebai.
“Woof——”
The three-headed giant dog was passing by the alley when it discovered Lin Yebai, extremely weak and leaning against the wall.
He was covered in blood, small, pitiful, and helpless.
This was clearly those stinking bats taking advantage of someone’s weakness! Damn it! Despicable and shameless!!!
It immediately squeezed in, forcefully blocking Lin Yebai’s front.
“Woof woof woof woof——”
Ergou couldn’t tolerate his subjects being bullied and howled with his neck raised.
The little bats hadn’t even gotten close to Ergou before they were devoured by chaotic spatial forces.
“Woof——”
“You stinking dog, mind your own business!” Lin Fugui was absolutely furious. If he hadn’t temporarily broken through that barrier, he would already be dead under Lin Yebai’s knife.
“Woof woof woof!”
Lord Ergou was enraged.
Damn it, this bat was truly despicable and shameless to the extreme, and it even dared to curse! How could such a thick-skinned and shameless bat exist in this world!
The Teddy dog head spat out red flames, burning several bats to death.
“I’m going to stew you today and make hot pot with dog meat!” Lin Fugui’s killing intent surged as he decided to kill this stinking dog too.
“Woof——” Come on then! Trash bat!
Ergou’s eyes were provocative, with that unique ghostly charm that only huskies possessed.
It had spatial abilities. Several consecutive spatial collapses caught Lin Fugui off guard. Even though the little bats scattered throughout the sky, they still couldn’t escape the strangling power of spatial forces, not to mention the Teddy head’s flames, which seemed to come specifically to counter bats—wherever they flew, the flames followed.
Even though Lin Fugui had broken through and was of higher rank than Ergou, he still couldn’t gain any advantage.
Ergou’s abilities were too troublesome.
Lin Fugui’s blood manipulation ability was equally unable to threaten Ergou. After his black mist burned away the fur on Ergou’s back, he discovered that Ergou’s body was full of blood-colored magma—there was no blood at all.
Ergou had been burned bald in several places. It whimpered twice, its dog fur bristling with anger, and fought Lin Fugui with real fire, locked in fierce combat.
Lin Yebai quickly absorbed blood pearls to recover his internal energy. The remaining portion in his sack quickly turned to dust.
His body still felt drained, as if it might fall apart. He couldn’t use that final slash that had killed Lin Fugui, but he could help Ergou now.
Blood-colored knife energy cut the bats surrounding Ergou in half, clearing some space.
Although spatial abilities were heaven-defying, they had usage limitations and couldn’t be used frequently.
The good news was that Lin Fugui had lost more than half his little bats.
Lin Yebai and Ergou exchanged glances, both wanting to take this opportunity to finish off Lin Fugui.
“Can’t we stop fighting?” Lin Fugui sensed his disadvantage and didn’t want to continue the attrition.
His strongest blood manipulation ability was completely useless. Whether it was Lin Yebai or Ergou, they both seemed naturally designed to counter him.
The little bats were formed from his essence. Too many deaths gave him a strong sense of crisis, heartbreaking pain. He even had a premonition that recovering to his previous level would be extremely troublesome.
“You two, we can cooperate.”
“Other cities also have high-level aberrants. There are even more powerful existences. To become stronger, they seek out their own kind and rob blood pearls.”
“We three are all so powerful—why not become sworn brothers?”
“Even if you kill all my little bats, I won’t die. Several already flew away just now.”
“If you don’t stop now, you’ll face my terrible revenge in the future.”
“Even if you’re not afraid, your friends will be.”
“I can control aberrants and will definitely be useful in the future…”
Lin Fugui racked his brains, trying to think of more reasons.
Lin Yebai had indeed seen little bats flying away. There were too many of them, and even though he had intercepted them with blade energy, some still escaped.
“We can be considered friends who didn’t know each other without a fight. From now on we’ll be family, so stop fighting, stop…”
Ergou’s eyes showed humanlike contemplative expression, somewhat moved, and looked toward Lin Yebai.
Lin Yebai nodded.
He really couldn’t lift his blade anymore. The pain in his chest hadn’t subsided and was spreading throughout his body, growing stronger.
Not being able to thoroughly kill Lin Fugui made him uneasy.
Since there was no opportunity today, he might as well try again next time.
He could have Xiahou Yun coax Lin Fugui into drinking more medicine to supplement his nutrition.
“Excellent!”
“Second brother, third brother, from now on we’re family!” Lin Fugui quickly took advantage, claiming seniority. Even in sworn brotherhood, he had to be the eldest!
“Woof!” Ergou was somewhat dissatisfied with the ranking, but it rather liked the number “two.”
Lin Yebai was too frail to be suitable as big brother. The bat monster was passable—he was going to die anyway, so letting him be happy for a few days wasn’t bad.
“Fine.” Lin Yebai agreed without burden. If aberrants from other cities came to cause trouble, of course “big brother” Lin Fugui would have to step up.
“Good brothers!”
“Hahahahahaha…” Lin Fugui let out sharp laughter, completely satisfied:
“Who would have thought that I, Lin Fugui, at middle age, would have such fortune—meeting two such good brothers!”
Ergou showed a disdainful expression. Its spatial ability seemed about to break through again. Next time it would wipe out the bat monster in one fell swoop and inherit his property.
The bat monster didn’t seem very smart. With this human’s help, it should be easy to handle.
Ergou glanced at Lin Yebai’s hair, very much liking this color. It was somewhat similar to the fur on its belly, but smoother and more lustrous.
Ergou liked it at first sight—cute, wanted to lick it.
Monster World (32)
However, the proud Lord Ergou would never actually stick out his tongue to lick his shit-shoveling human!
That would be too degrading, not befitting Lord Ergou’s noble status. But Lord Ergou could do whatever he wanted, without needing to worry about anything—as long as he was happy.
Being licked by Lord Ergou was an honor for humans!
Ergou opened his bloody maw, really wanting to give a lick, but in the end only clamped down on Lin Yebai’s collar and tossed him onto his back.
He could see that Lin Yebai’s condition wasn’t very good—he had been forcing himself to stay alert to guard against the bat monster.
The bat monster was too stupid to notice, but Lord Ergou was very smart!
Actually, Lin Fugui could tell too, but he had already been scared witless. Even if Lin Yebai really stopped breathing and lay on the ground, Lin Fugui wouldn’t dare to easily test it.
“Woof!” Ergou proudly raised his head, somewhat longing for kisses, hugs, and being lifted high.
Today he had acted righteously and saved a human—he was truly amazing!
Having been raised by humans and carefully cared for, he naturally harbored infinite goodwill toward humans. As a puppy, he had always thought he was human, until he looked in a mirror and was horrified. Only later did he gradually accept it.
Lin Yebai ruffled Ergou’s dog head—the feeling wasn’t bad.
The other two dog heads also swayed back and forth, sticking out their tongues and perking up their ears. Though they clearly longed for attention but wouldn’t say so, once Lin Yebai petted each one, they finally settled down.
The fur on Ergou’s back had been burned full of pits and holes, occasionally dripping some magma, but fortunately it wasn’t hot. Lin Yebai was able to safely ride this four-legged means of transportation toward the bridge.
Ergou had a keen sense of smell—Lin Yebai only mentioned looking for Xiahou Yun, and he knew where to go.
Following the path they had come by, they could see many buildings that had been destroyed in the aftermath of battle.
Ergou ran very fast, with a feeling of racing like lightning, even wilder than horses.
Lin Yebai had experience riding horses, so he slightly lowered his body and lay flat against Ergou’s back to avoid being thrown off.
[Literary Mentor]: Ride-hailing dog service [Wang Goudan]: I want to ride a dog galloping~ into your embrace~ [The Ordinary Me]: Don’t know why, but I want to… [360 Security Guard]: Do you want these golden handcuffs or these silver handcuffs?Lin Fugui’s little bats had split into two groups—one group had disappeared without a trace, while the other followed behind Lin Yebai.
At this point, Lin Fugui rather hoped Lin Yebai’s friends would be tough to kill. Of course, if they died, that was fine too—everyone harbored ulterior motives anyway, so a little more resentment wouldn’t matter.
The closer they got, the heavier the scent of blood became.
Daylight was already brief, and by now the sky had darkened.
Xiahou Yun’s head had gone missing somewhere, but he hadn’t taken off his shirt to imitate Xingtian. Instead, he held up corpses, spinning them like propellers, violently smashing and beating. No aberrants dared approach him—not even his own allies.
(TL: Xingtian (a headless deity in Chinese mythology who continued to fight using his n*pples as eyes and his navel as a mouth)
Zhou Yuan had his eyes tightly closed, blood tears streaming down, carrying the cat carrier on his chest, surrounded by a circle of aberrants that had been turned to stone statues.
The old hen was hiding in a pile of corpses, with only a perky chicken butt sticking out.
The little one was nowhere to be seen—looking around, there was no sign of him.
“Stop.” With Lin Fugui’s command, the remaining aberrants immediately froze.
Except for the mid-level aberrants with their own consciousness, the low-level aberrants seemed to have been hit with a pause button.
Lin Yebai got down from Ergou’s back and went to the broken edge to look for Coach Wang.
Perhaps it was about to rain—the wind on the river was strong, blowing away some of the fog.
Coach Wang wasn’t far from the river surface, swaying uncertainly in the wind. Below, many large fish had their mouths wide open, showing rows of sharp fangs, waiting for Coach Wang to fall.
Some fish actively jumped up, trying to give Coach Wang a big bite of affection.
Coach Wang frantically dodged the fish mouths, swaying back and forth. Fortunately the spider silk was tough, so he wouldn’t fall down.
[Century-old Brand]: Pure natural fish therapy, beauty and skincare, cures all ailments, free trial [Grape Yakult]: One bite and Old Wang’s butt will be gone [Blind Student]: Old Wang doesn’t have a butt to begin with [Braised Spare Ribs]: It’s true!Lin Yebai looked at the swaying Old Wang, his thoughts led astray by the live stream barrage.
“Xiahou, come here.” Lin Yebai wasn’t sure if he could pull Old Wang up himself—if he slipped, Old Wang would be done for.
Xiahou Yun didn’t respond, starting to search the ground for his head.
Without putting his head back on, he couldn’t speak.
His head was basically a weak point. After being knocked off by other aberrants, he simply didn’t bother looking for it, letting the pile of corpses cover it. For a while, he couldn’t find it.
“I’m blind… Brother Lin, wahhhhhhh…” Zhou Yuan heard Lin Yebai’s voice and burst into bloody tears.
“Uncle Lin, wahhhhhhh…” The little spiders started crying too.
The crying rose and fell in waves.
Ergou felt a bit overwhelmed and simply helped Xiahou Yun search for his head in the corpse pile.
[Shandong Two-Meter Giant Scallion]: Literally searching all over for his head [Crispy Shark]: Want to speak but hesitate, hesitate but want to speak [Charcoal Grilled Great Demon Dragon]: Where’s the chicken? [Queen Medusa]: Little brother’s innate talent has awakened, he’s not blind“Old Wang is fine, we’ll rescue him soon. Don’t cry.”
Lin Yebai first comforted the little spiders, then explained to Zhou Yuan that his eyes wouldn’t go blind.
“You’re not lying to me, are you? Wahhhhh, eyes are very important to me…”
“No.” Lin Yebai spotted fluffy white ear tips in the corpse pile and pulled them out—sure enough, it was Xiahou Yun’s head, eyes closed with a peaceful expression.
Xiahou Yun’s ears really did feel nice—soft and fluffy.
“Xiahou, catch.” Lin Yebai tossed it over.
Xiahou Yun caught the head and immediately put it on his neck. After opening his eyes, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
“You put it on backwards.” Lin Yebai helpfully pointed out.
“Woof woof woof woof woof woof…” Ergou barked with laughter.
[Literary Mentor]: So cute and adorable, putting his head on backwards [The Ordinary Me]: So silly and cute, I… [360 Security Guard]: Do you want a life in full bloom?Xiahou Yun quickly fixed his head properly, feeling a bit regretful that he hadn’t experienced the feeling of having his ears rubbed by his lord.
“Save Old Wang.” Lin Yebai pointed toward the riverside.
Xiahou Yun made a cool OK gesture and walked in that direction, his tail swaying leisurely, walking with the stride of a boss.
Someone had torn his pants, leaving half a butt cheek exposed, shivering in the wind, though Xiahou Yun was completely unaware.
There was a romantic atmosphere mixed in with the tragedy.
Lin Yebai blew the whistle given by the golden-eyed crow. The sound was clear and carried very, very far.
“Brother Lin.” Zhou Yuan heard footsteps and showed some joy on his face. He had already memorized Lin Yebai’s footsteps. After all, Coach Wang had eight legs which was very different from others, and Xiahou Yun had that tail to balance his body, plus great strength, so his footsteps were slightly heavy. But Lin Yebai walked calmly, and if you listened carefully, there was a unique rhythmic quality.
Only after Lin Yebai left did the truly brutal life-and-death battle officially begin.
Zhou Yuan’s combat methods were relatively limited—besides using the bone-chopping knife, he could only whip people with his tail. Being surrounded, he had countless wounds all over his body, even his hair had thinned considerably. The most serious was the wound on his back, extending from shoulder to lower back, deep enough to see bone.
He supported his body with his tail, barely standing. His overall aura had become somewhat more stable, showing his first glimpse of sharpness.
“Not bad.” Lin Yebai didn’t stint on praise.
“Uncle Lin!”
The little spiders were released by Lin Yebai and still clung to Zhou Yuan. Seeing the wound on Zhou Yuan’s back, they couldn’t help but wipe away tears.
They had been well protected and weren’t injured.
In such chaos, this was quite remarkable.
The price was Zhou Yuan’s countless wounds, big and small, too many to count. They had dyed his blue-green snake tail crimson red, with scales turned outward and flesh bloody.
“There’s no problem with your eyes. It’s just overexertion. Rest for a few days and apply some medicinal herbs—you’ll recover quickly.”
Lin Yebai first examined Zhou Yuan’s eyes. When he finished speaking, all the little spiders were very happy:
“Uncle Zhou will get better soon!”
“Uncle Zhou won’t go blind. He’s a good person!”
Zhou Yuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wouldn’t go blind, that was good. He showed a smile and said to the little spiders:
“Go see your mommy.”
“Brother Lin, did you send that fat bastard away?” Zhou Yuan always felt like he had heard the fat bastard’s voice.
“No.” The Lin Fugui version little bat sounded somewhat smug.
“Ah, this…” Zhou Yuan realized things had changed and got stuck.
“Why can spiders talk? Could it be split off mutations like me?”
“Pet, understand?” Zhou Yuan couldn’t see Lin Fugui, so his tone wasn’t very good:
“People can turn into bats, spiders can talk—what’s strange about that?”
“Oh.” Lin Fugui was curious, but discovering that the blood energy in the little spiders was very weak, not even as strong as low level aberrants, he stopped investigating. No matter how miraculous, things that could be crushed with one finger had no value to speak of.
“Minna-san, I, Wang Xiulan, won’t easily die!”
(TL: Minna-san-Japanese for “everyone” (みんなさん)
Coach Wang, carefully fished up by Xiahou Yun, had a smile full of vitality, clenching his fist with one hand to cheer himself on.
A fish was still hanging from one spider leg.
That fish refused to let go of Coach Wang’s leg even in death. Its white fangs were perfectly wedged in the joint, fitting tightly. Xiahou Yun had to hammer it several times before prying it off.
Coach Wang was also severely injured—otherwise he wouldn’t have lacked even the strength to climb up.
“Mommy——”
The little spiders scurried up, crying and laughing at the same time.
“Mommy, it’s so good that you’re okay!”
“Mommy, does it hurt? I’ll blow on it for you. It won’t hurt after I blow on it.”
The little spiders spoke in childish voices, still with crying tones. Even iron-hearted tough guys would soften their hearts—like Coach Wang.
His rough face skillfully showed a gentle smile, quite pleased:
“Go blow on Uncle Zhou too.”
“Uncle Zhou! Blow blow blow blow—— pain pain fly away——”
“It really flew away, doesn’t hurt at all. Eh, so well-behaved… You babies are amazing!” Zhou Yuan’s tone was a bit exaggerated, but he was smiling and looked like he didn’t hurt at all, so the little spiders believed him.
Lin Yebai watched this warm scene and remembered Coach Wang’s name.
Wang Xiulan?
Elegant appearance with wisdom inside, pure quality and orchid heart?
(TL: Xiu 秀-elegant/beautiful; Lan 蘭-orchid)
“Two dear brothers, when will you return to the factory to see the enterprise your big brother has built for you?” Lin Fugui didn’t want to watch this scene of maternal love and filial piety… well… paternal love and filial piety… he couldn’t think of a more appropriate description, so this would have to do… this family reunion enjoying heavenly happiness.
He wanted to expand rapidly and strengthen the World’s Number One Leather Factory, making the leather factory live up to its name.
“Dear brothers?” Xiahou Yun’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Lin Fugui really had thick skin. At least he wasn’t calling himself father anymore—that was good news.
“Oh, we three fought and became friends, deciding to become sworn brothers of different surnames. From now on, I, Lin Fugui, will be the eldest of the three brothers. Brother Ergou is the second brother, and Brother Yebai is the third brother… We’ll share life and death, wealth and honor together.”
“Good! Well said!” Zhou Yuan was first to cheer and clap vigorously.
“Good!” Coach Wang also clapped along, exchanging meaningful looks with Zhou Yuan unilaterally.
[Class Representative]: How do I feel that except for Lin Fugui himself, everyone else present wants his life? [Garlic Flavored Cola]: I feel the same way [Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: Perhaps this is the adult world [pensive face]Monster World (33)
“That’s all for today. Everyone rest and recuperate. Have a good rest, and we’ll have a meeting tomorrow to formulate future development plans…”
“I’ll personally notify everyone at three o’clock tomorrow afternoon.”
Lin Fugui perhaps also knew he was annoying. He casually chose a direction, laughed heartily, and flew away.
“How did he become completely abnormal?” Zhou Yuan was very curious about Lin Fugui’s current state.
This couldn’t even be considered human anymore, right?
Could it be that when aberrants evolve to high levels, their physical form undergoes changes?
“Lin Fugui should have already broken through. He belongs to the King-level aberrants, more powerful than high-level aberrants.” Xiahou Yun knew quite a bit of classified information. He had researched some of it himself, and through exchanges with other cities, he had also obtained a lot of important information.
“Lord Ergou is almost there too.”
“Woof!” Ergou proudly raised his head. It wanted to tell the others not to fear the bat monster.
“Cluck cluck!” The old hen crawled out from the pile of corpses, still dragging along a disheveled child.
Whenever the brothers were in dire straits, it would find the right moment to play dead, never holding the brothers back. This was undoubtedly a successful battle strategy, and the whole family had miraculously survived intact.
When the old hen looked at Ergou, its eyes were glowing.
How could there be such a handsome and dashing dog?
That… glossy and smooth… fur, why was it a bit bald?
Then, the old hen smiled crookedly. Wasn’t that even better?
It was bald, and I was bald too – weren’t we a match made in heaven?
This was destiny’s guidance.
Since the Zhou family couldn’t tolerate me and only had hearts for Wang Xiulan and the seven children, don’t blame me for seeking greener pastures!
“What’s wrong with it? Did it get its brain hammered stupid?” Zhou Yuan felt that the old hen’s crooked smile was very demonic, somewhat similar to Lord Ergou.
“Perhaps.” Lin Yebai also felt the old hen wasn’t quite right.
“Can everyone still move? Let’s return to the shelter.” Coach Wang discovered that everyone had ignored his name, so he felt relieved.
When he was just rescued, he was too happy and let it slip out.
Fortunately, no one noticed. Wonderful.
“Xiulan-chan, my tail is a bit numb, I can’t walk.”
“Xiulan, I’m still okay. How about you?” Xiahou Yun was not only strong but also had a very hard body. Apart from his neck not being very tight, everything else was quite good.
Coach Wang’s face suddenly changed, turning green then blue, black then white, red then green – quite colorful.
They… they…
How could this be?
“Xiulan, why aren’t you speaking?” Zhou Yuan couldn’t see Coach Wang’s expression, but he was so happy!
“You heard wrong. My name is Xiunan – xiu as in repairing cars, nan as in south.” Coach Wang tried to resurrect the situation.
“Yes, that’s what I was calling. Brother Wang, you didn’t think I was saying xiu as in beautiful and lan as in orchid, did you?”
“Ah ha ha ha ha…” Coach Wang showed an awkward but polite smile.
If Zhou Yuan wasn’t currently unable to see and looking so pitiful, he really wanted to punch him in the face twice.
“Woof!” Ergou threw Lin Yebai onto its back again and urged the others to hurry up.
In the dark night, there weren’t just wandering aberrants, but also stranger things hidden that couldn’t be described.
Even Ergou instinctively felt afraid.
The nearby cars were all broken. Xiahou Yun searched for a long time before finding a pedal-powered tricycle, putting Coach Wang, Zhou Yuan, and the child on it.
The old hen was a bit heavy. With it added, the cart couldn’t move.
The old hen looked dejected. Ergou directly picked it up in its mouth, deciding to bring it along.
A mass of pitch-black clouds flew toward this direction across the sky, getting closer and closer, with a terrifying oppressive feeling.
Ergou’s fur stood on end. Lin Yebai softly comforted:
“I know them.”
A large flock of crows landed. They had grown several times larger than when last encountered. The leading golden-eyed crow was still normal crow-sized, with glossy black feathers, mysterious and dangerous, and a pair of deep golden pupils with increasing majesty.
“There are still quite a few on the road.”
“I need blood beads.” Lin Yebai patted the sack at his waist, hinting to the golden-eyed crow.
“…” The golden-eyed crow’s eyes showed humanlike horror.
[Class Representative]: Humans are just greedy [contemplative face]“A moderate amount will do, more would be better.” Lin Yebai’s expression was kind.
“Caw!” The golden-eyed crow nodded, indicating it understood.
Lin Yebai left the sack behind – there were plenty of identical sacks at the shelter anyway.
“Caw—” The golden-eyed crow grabbed the edge of the sack with its claws, wanting to say something but stopping.
Ergou’s figure had already disappeared in the wind. Not far away, a tricycle creaked and followed behind, a bountiful harvest.
The handsome young man with fox ears easily pedaled the tricycle, his fox tail swaying from time to time – a lasting and memorable scene.
Ordinary and plain was the truth; having the whole family together was the essence.
They had gone out in the morning and returned in the evening. The shelter was unprecedentedly quiet. That group of residents had briefly stayed here and hurriedly left, perhaps never to return.
The nearby electrical circuits had been repaired, so lighting and charging weren’t problems. As long as there were electronic devices, they could play previously downloaded movies and TV shows.
After bathing, several people looked refreshed. Ignoring the bandages, they were like a group of like-minded young people gathering at home – relaxed, natural, and harmonious.
“Xiulan-chan, do you think hair growth tonic would work for me?” Zhou Yuan had a blindfold over his eyes, his fingers running through his hair, caressing those little snakes.
When he faced mortal danger, little snakes would detach and shoot out rapidly, burrowing into opponents’ eyes or ears to provide him counterattack time.
For this reason, Zhou Yuan’s beautiful hair had decreased by a quarter.
This was serious hair loss.
If it happened a few more times, he suspected he would become bald.
“I think hair growth tonic probably won’t work. Don’t call me Xiulan. The correct pronunciation is Xiunan. You can also call me Old Wang.”
“Okay, Xiulan-chan.” Zhou Yuan obediently responded.
“…” Coach Wang’s fists hardened, gritting his teeth.
“Mommy, your name sounds very nice. I like it.”
“I like it too.”
The little spiders chattered, expressing approval.
“I think so too.” Xiahou Yun expressed agreement from the side.
Coach Wang and the seven little spiders had extremely high research value. Xiahou Yun had already made up his mind to never raise a blade against them. Not only because of Lin Yebai, but Xiahou Yun himself also felt that this kind of noisy life seemed quite nice.
“What should we watch tonight? How about ‘The Ring’?” Xiahou Yun had searched the shelter for electronic products and found a newly discovered computer with some classic horror movies stored on it.
“Anything is fine since I can’t see anyway.”
“Is ‘The Ring’ good?” a little spider asked curiously.
“It’s good.” Coach Wang petted the little spider, eager to watch something stimulating.
After escaping death, he even dared to try this kind of horror movie.
Lin Yebai knew nothing about it. He sat to one side circulating his qi, recovering his internal energy. He was a bit curious about the movie they mentioned. If they started playing it, he would watch along.
“Then it’s ‘The Ring’ – unanimous approval.” Xiahou Yun applauded.
Horror sound effects were always the seasoning for horror films. Tonight, sudden rain arrived, with violent wind and rain outside the window, hail falling and breaking countless windows, the sound of shattering glass never stopping.
Lin Yebai watched for a while before realizing this movie was about ghosts and spirits – quite interesting.
When he saw the female ghost crawling out of the TV, he suddenly felt a bit cold.
As if something outside the window was staring at him.
Lin Yebai turned his head and met a pair of cold, evil eyes.
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Those cold yet seductive eyes—needless to say, it could only be Ergou. The other dog heads were at inconvenient angles and didn’t come closer, so only one husky head was visible.
“Why did you come over when it’s raining?”
Lin Yebai opened the balcony door. Ergou, drenched from head to toe, climbed onto the balcony and carefully squeezed through the door. All three heads made it through, and it seemed like it should pass smoothly, but its rear end got stuck.
Ergou’s dignified expression became slightly tense.
It wiggled its rear end left and right, finally stretching the door frame wider.
[The Ordinary Me]: Oh my God, that rear end is so plump and beautiful! [Class Representative]: I don’t know why, but I always look at Brother Ordinary with colored glasses Everyone in the room hesitated to speak. Zhou Yuan hurriedly asked:“What’s wrong? What’s wrong!”
“Did Sadako crawl out of the TV?”
“No, Lord Ergou has arrived.” Coach Wang always maintained a sense of respect for Ergou. It had accomplished many things that humans couldn’t do.
As soon as Ergou entered, the originally not-so-spacious living room instantly became crowded.
It had originally planned to shake off the rainwater, but seeing that everyone else was injured with blood seeping through their bandages, Ergou restrained itself.
In the past, it loved swimming in the lake and would deliberately approach its owner to shake its fur vigorously.
It had personally witnessed another husky do this, and the dog owner immediately took off a size 45 slipper and gave the husky’s rear end a good beating.
Its own owner would gently wipe the water mist from his glasses, lightly pat its head with indulgence, helplessness, and a hint of reproach, smile and say “you little rascal,” with no further consequences.
The husky nearby was so envious that it was practically drooling, insisting on following behind Ergou’s rear end all the way home. Only when that owner took off his size 45 slipper again did it obediently stop.
Thinking of this, Ergou was clearly smiling, yet its mood dropped.
The old hen hurriedly found a blanket from the room and presented it to Ergou with utmost courtesy, using its wings to help dry its fur.
Lin Yebai had just used the hair dryer and plugged it back in to help dry Ergou’s fur.
The rain was too heavy. Every time lightning flashed, Ergou would shrink a little. When thunder roared, Ergou would shudder violently, its ears drooping slightly, though its expression remained serious, not wanting to expose its weakness.
Anyone with eyes could tell that Ergou was afraid of thunder.
They couldn’t help but think to themselves that even the five or six-meter-long Ergou was afraid of thunder—what an adorable little doggy.
Lin Yebai slowly dried Ergou’s fur while occasionally glancing at the movie projected by the projector.
Ergou hadn’t been paying attention to the movie content initially, but to distract itself, it gradually began watching.
When the female ghost appeared, a dog’s howl suddenly rang out in the room:
“Awoooooo…”
The others weren’t startled by the ghost but were instead startled by Ergou’s howl.
Ergou knew this was bad—its image as the second brother was severely affected. It pretended nothing had happened. Would the others mention it? Indeed, no one did. Everyone remained quiet, knowing to protect Ergou’s dignity.
The movie continued playing. Ergou was a bit afraid to watch, but thinking there were so many people here for mutual support, and being curious about what would happen next, its gaze moved back to the wall.
Coach Wang and the spider cubs had poor eyesight and could only watch for the excitement. Xiahou Yun needn’t be mentioned—having dealt with corpses for years and spending so much time in the laboratory, he had developed a strange, eerie aura. Sometimes at first glance, he didn’t quite look like a living thing.
The kid Wang Zherongyao had received a huge shock today, and now in this safe environment, he had already fallen asleep. Lin Yebai was just watching for novelty and wasn’t really scared. The only one truly frightened was probably Ergou alone—no wait, there was also the trembling old hen.
[Wang Goudan]: I don’t know why, but watching movies in the livestream, I’m actually enjoying it thoroughly [Great Emperor Huaji]: Who says otherwise?Lin Yebai suddenly felt like he was being watched and looked toward the window again. This time it was a pair of golden eyes.
“Awoooooo…” Ergou followed Lin Yebai’s gaze and was also startled.
Over there it was pitch black with only a pair of eyes visible—quite frightening in this situation.
“It’s here.” Lin Yebai opened the window, and the golden-eyed crow flew in, its feathers soaked by rainwater, looking rather disheveled.
“Caw!”
The golden-eyed crow shook its feathers and gestured for Lin Yebai to look outside.
An exceptionally strong black crow was carrying a heavy burlap sack in its claws, finally placing it on the balcony.
“Caw caw caw—” The golden-eyed crow called several times, and the large crow flapped its wings and flew away.
Lin Yebai looked at the golden-eyed crow, whose feathers were still somewhat damp, and used the hair dryer to blow on it a few times.
Ergou immediately felt a bit jealous. Thinking carefully, with its huge body, Lin Yebai couldn’t possibly dry it completely anyway, so it decided to handle it himself. The magma rolled within its body, and the fur outside was quickly steamed dry, filling the room with misty vapor.
Ergou was quite particular. It had probably been in the rain for a while and was washed clean. Except for some bald patches, it looked particularly magnificent.
“Boss Crow is here too?” Zhou Yuan heard the familiar crow sounds and felt relieved.
What a wonderful night indeed.
“Caw.”
The golden-eyed crow responded and perched on Lin Yebai’s shoulder, also turning its attention to the wall.
Finally, “The Ring” finished playing, and Xiahou Yun clicked on the next horror film, “The Grudge.”
Lin Yebai dragged the sack inside and placed it in a corner of the living room. It was heavy, and with a casual glance, he saw it was full of blood beads, immediately feeling satisfied.
Later, everyone in the living room except Xiahou Yun fell asleep. Lin Yebai took his knife back to the bedroom, the golden-eyed crow followed him in, and Ergou measured the door frame before finally lying down on the living room carpet in an alluring sleeping position.
After Lin Yebai lay down, the golden-eyed crow slept on another pillow, even tucking itself under the blanket, completely mimicking Lin Yebai’s movements.
Lin Yebai was worried it might defecate on the bed. The golden-eyed crow seemed to sense Lin Yebai’s thoughts, its eyes proud with a hint of embarrassment.
“Caw.” The golden-eyed crow called once, wanting to say it was a mature bird that wouldn’t relieve itself anywhere, but unable to speak, it could only hint with its eyes.
For the sake of a sack full of blood beads, Lin Yebai let it slide. He was so unguarded because this crow gave him a feeling that he could rely on it with peace of mind.
[Soft Cat Ears]: Making itself at home, this little vixen [Fu Luo Bei]: This bird looks honest and straightforward, but it has quite a few schemes [I Totally Ship This On The Spot]: Sharing the same bed, wuuuuu The night was exceptionally long, with violent storms and frequent building collapses. There wasn’t a moment of quiet outside, yet in such a noisy environment, Lin Yebai slept peacefully.When he awoke, he was sitting on the bone throne. Above his head, besides a blood moon, there were several bright stars. His long hair appeared silver-white under the moonlight, with a clear, lustrous radiance that was extremely magnificent. His features were somewhat blurred by the moonlight, only revealing an absolutely peerless temperament.
A black crow perched on his right shoulder. Even with its eyes closed, not revealing its characteristic golden pupils, it was clearly the same one from the bed. Lin Yebai tried to rise from the throne—not to abandon his authority, but to take this opportunity to explore the dream world.
He first examined the giant beast corpse closest to the throne. It was similar to Old Wang’s lower half—an eight-legged spider with interwoven black and white stripes, fierce and menacing.
The spider body was torn in half. A crystal-clear blood bead with restrained brilliance had extraordinary quality, far surpassing mid-level aberrants. This dead giant spider should be a higher-tier aberrant.
Below the throne lay countless corpses. A terrifying battle must have taken place here. Just seeing the remaining bodies, one could imagine the intensity of the battle.
Lin Yebai wanted to walk to more distant places, but his form became ethereal. He could only pick up the blood bead from the black and white eight-legged spider. When he woke up in the bedroom, Lin Yebai was indeed holding that blood bead—heavy and containing dense blood qi, but not suitable for his absorption.
This blood bead contained the spider’s inheritance. After absorption, one’s form would change.
It seemed naturally prepared for Old Wang, who indeed needed some means to subdue enemies. Relying on spider silk alone was still too weak.
That should be a real world, perhaps the abyss world that the livestream audience mentioned. What exactly had happened? Why were there corpses everywhere?
If there was another chance to go there in the future, he could bring some blood beads out for others.
“Caw…” The golden-eyed crow seemed to remember what happened last night, looking at Lin Yebai with increasingly bright and fervent eyes.
“Is that the abyss?” Lin Yebai asked.
The golden-eyed crow hesitated for a while, first nodding, then shaking its head.
Lin Yebai really wanted to teach the bird to read and speak, but on second thought, he decided against it.
Everyone had absorbed sufficient blood beads and no longer needed to eat. They were all feeling lazy and didn’t wake up until the afternoon of the second day.
When Lin Fugui, transformed into a small bat, flew in, he happened to encounter the new crow in the house. With one claw swipe, both wings of the small bat fell off.
“This…” Lin Fugui hadn’t expected such a disaster to occur—truly defeated before even beginning his mission.
He could only feel grateful in his heart that fortunately this crow didn’t have the habit of directly grabbing and breaking heads.
“Two dear younger brothers, are you ready to go to the meeting?”
“If you’re prepared, I’ll arrange for someone to come pick you up with a special car.”
“Good.” Although Xiahou Yun looked at the small bat kindly, Lin Fugui was still a bit afraid. Those research materials about aberrants were all summarized by Xiahou Yun through repeatedly dissecting and studying those aberrants who had lost their reason.
“But you’ve lost both wings, how will you fly back to make arrangements?”
“Remote control. Since we’re all in the same city now, the distance isn’t far. What happens here can be quickly known over there.” Lin Fugui hadn’t planned to expose this so quickly, but on second thought, exposure wasn’t bad either. This would better suit his noble status as the eldest brother and could intimidate others with different agendas.
This was quite a powerful ability, equivalent to a biological surveillance device that could not only transmit images but also sound—extremely useful.
Lin Fugui noticed everyone had fallen silent, thinking they were all awed by his powerful ability. He felt somewhat proud and longed to hear some praise.
“Then in the future, wouldn’t you be able to peep at anyone taking a bath if you wanted to, and they wouldn’t even notice?” Zhou Yuan broke the awkward silence, making the atmosphere even more awkward.
What he said made sense—after all, who would notice a tiny bat?
Lin Yebai thought to himself that the difficulty of obtaining Lin Fugui’s dog head had increased!
“I’m not the kind of person obsessed with lust, how could I peep at others bathing?” Lin Fugui was instantly led off topic. Mainly because the expressions of others in the room were too weird—like that eight-legged spider tough guy actually showing a shy yet guarded expression. Who would peep at him bathing? How depraved!
“You know a person’s face but not their heart… Since you say you haven’t peeped, then you haven’t peeped.” Zhou Yuan sighed. It was clearly an affirmation, yet it instantly made Lin Fugui seem like a perverted person who spied on others bathing.
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Immediately, everyone looked at Lin Fugui with strange eyes, carrying some indescribable meaning.
Lin Fugui hesitated to speak, feeling uncomfortable despite his thick skin. What was wrong with these people? Were they toxic?
“I really don’t…” Lin Fugui tried to explain.
“Don’t worry, those who understand, understand,” Coach Wang interrupted his spellcasting.
“……” Lin Fugui fell silent. After all, they were all grown men, just joking around – it didn’t matter.
“Two dear brothers, the car has arrived. Let’s go now,” said the little bat, having lost its wings but remaining calm and composed as it stood on the windowsill.
“Let’s go.” Lin Yebai was the first to go downstairs. The golden-eyed crow perched on his shoulder, eyes closed in rest, looking lazy. Ergou jumped down from the balcony, followed by Zhou Yuan, Xiahou Yun, and Coach Wang. The old hen and the little friend stayed behind to watch the house.
“Dear brothers, take me along!” Little Bat Lin Fugui hurriedly called out.
Those few people quickened their pace, acting as if they hadn’t heard anything at all.
Lin Fugui’s eyes widened like saucers. He wanted to curse a few words but held back, really lacking confidence.
The number of bats he had split off wasn’t many, and even though his innate abilities were decent, his essence was damaged and recovery was extremely slow. He was strong on the outside but weak within. If he really fell out with Lin Yebai’s group, the World’s Number One Leather Factory’s strength would be greatly weakened, and if they were swallowed by aberrants from other cities, he would lose everything.
Better to first numb Lin Yebai and the others, recover his strength first, cultivate his own trusted subordinates, and then seek revenge later.
Lin Fugui’s eyes grew deep, and he suddenly felt he was a genius – scheming and calculating, not much inferior to Emperor Wu of Wei.
The old hen quietly showed a disdainful look. Little bat, not knowing what daydreams it was having – how dare it compare itself to Lord Ergou?
Little friend Wang Zherongyao appeared obedient and honest on the surface, but had already conceived thoughts of slipping away.
Whether Lin Fugui or Lin Yebai, taken individually, they were both excellent thick thighs to cling to. Even Xiahou Yun was quite formidable. The problem was that the two sides had conflicts, appearing harmonious but harboring discord, and would eventually fight to the death. He was very afraid and wanted to find a remote place to be self-reliant and escape this whirlpool.
As long as the old hen fell asleep or he could send it away, he could escape from this demon’s lair.
“Sister Hen, are you hungry? Want some spicy strips?” the little friend asked attentively.
“Cluck.” The old hen lazily responded, its posture languid, having learned three parts of Lin Yebai’s bearing.
When others were home, the old hen never dared to assume such postures, being proper and honest like a little wife, working diligently. Who would have thought that once the family members left, it would show its true colors.
The little friend’s eyes were subtle as he quickly found a large pack of Tornado spicy strips and fed them to the old hen’s mouth.
Eat more – that should cause diarrhea, right?
If these weren’t enough, he’d coax it into eating something else, hehe…
The old hen glanced at the little friend. The little brother was serving quite well – now that she had earned some face in front of Lord Ergou, it would also promote the little brother a bit.
Each harboring different thoughts, they got along quite harmoniously.
On the other side, the car stopped at the entrance of the World’s Number One Leather Factory.
The driver was the six-armed strongman Old Liu, who was also one of the aberrants who had initially besieged Lin Yebai. He appeared to have struck Lin Yebai with a stick, but it was actually light as a feather, scaring himself half to death first. Later when Lin Fugui ordered the siege, he didn’t participate, muddying the waters by finding a place to lie down and play dead, surviving with all limbs intact.
Lin Fugui had suffered considerable losses and didn’t mind such minor details. Instead, he began learning to win people’s hearts, his expression much more amiable than before. He assigned Old Liu to drive and even gave him two packs of cigarettes.
Old Liu happily opened the car door, inviting Lin Yebai and the others to get out, bowing at a ninety-degree angle, extremely humble. The entrance was different from when they left – red carpet was laid out, and the aberrants from the factory stood respectfully on both sides. When they saw Lin Yebai and the others emerge, they stretched their voices and shouted:
“Welcome Second Boss and Third Boss—honored to have you here to guide our work!!”
Ergou couldn’t get in the car and followed at a distance behind it.
Lin Yebai deliberately let Ergou walk in front, slowing his steps slightly.
Ergou didn’t decline and happily walked at the very front. Going out with red carpet – this was the life Lord Ergou should be living!
There weren’t many people in the conference room, and upon entering, several people were stunned.
The leading man had a lean figure and delicate features, with dark purple eye circles and extremely deep lip color. He slightly revealed a few fangs, with a pair of bat wings folded behind him. Black mist swirled around his body – he looked familiar, with a genial smile.
“Second Brother, Third Brother, my hospitality has been lacking. Please forgive me.” The voice was still sharp and sinister – it was definitely Lin Fugui.
[Little Bear Biscuits]: Weight loss successful, a blessing in disguise [One Needle From Me]: Middle-aged with excessive weight, the cub’s skillful hands and benevolent heart – a few cuts eliminated the sworn brother’s possibility of developing diabetes and high blood pressure. So considerate! [Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: I’ve been curious about something for a long time – is Lin Fugui a blood clan variant aberrant? How did he become so ugly? [Duke Tigus]: The blood clan’s reputation has been harmed, we’re also helpless about this. We can only wait for the cub to eliminate harm for the people.“Most of the aberrants in this city have been collected by me for use—”
As soon as Lin Fugui said this, everyone else in the conference room had twisted expressions.
“Have been collected for my use.” Lin Fugui expanded on the content.
“There are still a small portion wandering outside that need to be caught and brought back to the factory. If they have value, we’ll use them; if not, we’ll take their blood pearls.”
“Recently the humidity is heavy and it’s going to rain for a while. We need to race against time to get the entire city in our grasp.”
“Our World’s Number One Leather Factory doesn’t just produce leather – we also make various necessities.”
“For example, clothing. I believe everyone, even after becoming aberrants, doesn’t want to go around naked, right?”
“The entire industrial park is our territory. We need more workers and raw materials to get the factories running again.”
“As long as the leather factory has its own value, everyone won’t be expendable food…”
Lin Fugui spoke for a long time, roughly setting the future development tone.
First, capture aberrants to serve as workers and reopen the factories.
Second, scout outward and seek expansion opportunities.
Third, keep the research institute running normally, with Xiahou Yun researching potions that could improve aberrant levels.
Fourth, establish breeding farms to cultivate high-quality low-level animal aberrants.
…..
More than ten scattered items, plus various small details.
“Second Brother, Third Brother, what do you think? Is there anything that needs to be added?” Lin Fugui was quite pleased with his ideas. These weren’t ideas that ordinary people could come up with – he, Lin Fugui, truly was a genius!
Ergou had no objections, or rather, it completely didn’t care about these things and was too lazy to use its brain, so it looked toward Lin Yebai.
“Laws.” Lin Yebai raised an important point.
“Third Brother is right. A country has its laws, a family has its rules, and our factory should also establish new factory regulations.” Lin Fugui’s eyes narrowed as he smiled broadly.
Previously, the entire leather factory had been a one-man show where everyone listened to his commands. He had never thought about factory regulations at all. Those in favor were treated like masters and could do whatever they wanted. Subordinates, in order to live better, desperately competed for favor, making him happy every day. Thinking carefully, it was indeed somewhat chaotic.
“Factory employees shall not kill each other.” Lin Yebai deeply understood how terrifying the feeding instinct was. If there was internal chaos, even a behemoth would quickly fall apart.
“Agreed.” Lin Fugui consulted with Lin Yebai, others added their opinions, and they finally established the factory regulations.
In his prime state, Lin Fugui certainly wouldn’t have made such concessions. There were some factory regulations he really didn’t like. What era was this to still play by law and order? Who were they performing for? Those who survived were the masters – as for those worthless low-level aberrants, who cared about their lives or deaths?
He was focused only on recovery and didn’t care about factory regulations. Once Lin Yebai was dead, he could just establish new factory regulations.
Next came division of labor and cooperation. Xiahou Yun was separated out on his own to do whatever he wanted, but had to submit some serum every month.
Lin Yebai succeeded as workshop manager, filling Zhang San’s vacancy, and would start capturing aberrants tomorrow.
Zhou Yuan was assigned to Lin Fugui’s side, responsible for scouting neighboring cities. Lin Yebai declined and had Zhou Yuan follow Ergou as the local defense force. Coach Wang remained under Lin Yebai’s command. Everyone was satisfied.
Lin Fugui wanted to divide Lin Yebai’s forces. This outcome wasn’t bad – one step at a time. A glint of darkness flashed in his eyes. Everyone had their own thoughts and couldn’t possibly remain united forever.
Concentrating, he discovered Ergou was staring at him.
Lin Fugui was feeling guilty when he noticed a glint of darkness flash in Ergou’s eyes. With an evil smile, every eye began flashing with dark light, as if finding this very amusing, flashing on and off, dazzling to the eyes.
Lin Fugui felt like having a heart attack. Were these people demons? Even the dog wasn’t normal.
“Handsome, dashing, wise and mighty Factory Director Big Brother, you’re truly the strongest, most majestic, most domineering person I’ve ever seen. Your arrangements are comprehensive and your actions magnanimous and generous – anyone can see you’ll achieve great things.” Zhou Yuan’s rainbow flattery came suddenly but appropriately.
“I think so too.” Lin Fugui felt like he’d met a kindred spirit.
Zhou Yuan was unreliable, but his words were still very pleasant to hear.
“Big Brother is so powerful, you must be incredibly wealthy – only that would match your noble status. We can’t compare – we’re quite poor and haven’t seen the world. Could you perhaps reward us poor brothers with a few thousand or tens of thousands of blood pearls so we can broaden our horizons…” Zhou Yuan’s eyes were sincere, filled with admiration and reverence.
“I think that’s reasona…” Lin Fugui said halfway before catching himself.
“I also think it’s reasonable.” Zhou Yuan nodded repeatedly.
“I actually don’t have a single blood pearl. Blood pearls have no meaning to me. I only take one blood pearl as salary each year – everything else stays in the public fund to pay everyone’s wages. As long as everyone is well and this world becomes better, everything is worthwhile.” Lin Fugui sighed deeply, changing the subject:
“I’ve prepared your living quarters. You can cook for yourselves or eat at the factory cafeteria. Our management has a separate kitchen with fresh beast meat every day.”
“Big Brother’s righteousness! Does the factory pay wages? How many blood pearls can we earn each month? Do you have five insurances and one fund? Will there be retirement benefits when we’re old?” Zhou Yuan wasn’t discouraged and kept pestering Lin Fugui with questions.
Lin Fugui was questioned until dizzy and wanted to end the topic, but Zhou Yuan held on tight. To settle this troublesome group, Lin Fugui decided to give Second Brother and Third Brother 300 blood pearls each as meeting gifts, Zhou Yuan and Coach Wang 100 each, and Xiahou Yun 200.
After everything was settled, six-armed Old Liu drove Lin Yebai’s group back.
There were also places to live at the factory district, but Lin Yebai still felt Ergou’s place was safer.
They went empty-handed but returned carrying and hauling loads, returning with full gains. Zhou Yuan was grinning from ear to ear, opening the door while saying:
“That Lin Fugui is really a sucker.”
“Indeed.” Xiahou Yun could tell that Lin Fugui was very pained to part with such a large sum of blood pearls.
Zhang San’s stockpile was almost equivalent to the blood pearls Lin Fugui had given out today. Who knew how much he had embezzled – Lin Fugui was completely unaware.
“Hahahaha, let’s ask him for more next time!” Zhou Yuan unloaded two sacks, wanting to boast a bit. Looking around, the old hen wasn’t in the living room, the little friend wasn’t there, and the spider cubs had gone to the meeting today too. Even if he bragged to them, they wouldn’t believe it. Life was truly lonely as snow.
“I heard everything.” On the windowsill, the wingless little bat’s eyes were dark, as if his body had been hollowed out.
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“Ahaha…” Zhou Yuan’s smile froze on his face, his eyes darkened as he looked at the little bat.
[Class Representative]: Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but think, was it still too late to kill it now? [Huangfu Tie Niu]: Lin Fugui’s delicate body trembled, revealing an expression of disbelief [Great Emperor Huaji]: Zhou Yuan grinned wickedly: “You know too much!” [Watermelon Patch Sinner]: Lin Fugui let out a delicate moan: “No…”Lin Yebai lowered his eyes slightly. In this world, his self-control had improved considerably.
“Caw——”
The golden-eyed crow suddenly opened its mouth and directly swallowed Lin Fugui’s little bat incarnation.
It looked small, but its mouth opened as wide as a bowl. In one gulp, Lin Fugui was gone.
“Excellent, Brother Bird is amazing!” Zhou Yuan immediately began applauding.
What was Lin Fugui doing staying at their house anyway? It would be awkward to strangle him directly, but this was just perfect.
“Caw——” The golden-eyed crow glanced at Zhou Yuan, its gaze three parts arrogant, three parts haughty, and four parts indifferent. Young man, you’re still too impatient. What’s the big deal about this?
After Zhou Yuan finished his staring contest with the crow, he didn’t mind the crow’s disdain. He just found it amusing, smiled, and looked around:
“How come I don’t see Lele?”
He called out twice, and the sound of farting came from the bathroom direction, followed by the smell of chicken droppings.
“Cluck cluck cluck——cluck cluck cluck——”
The old hen was a bit embarrassed and let out several more loud farts.
The smell was very strong, even Ergou showed a displeased expression.
“Too smelly, sir. I’ll clean up that apartment across the hall, let’s go sit over there for now.” Xiahou Yun was very perceptive and punched the lock, which immediately broke.
Ergou followed behind, trying hard to contract his buttocks, barely managing to preserve the original shape of the doorframe.
Lin Yebai and Coach Wang also went to the opposite room, having no attachment to their current dwelling. There were too many empty houses available now; they could live anywhere.
“Mommy, mommy, it smells so bad!” the little spiders said from inside the cat carrier.
“Indeed.” Coach Wang began teaching the spider cubs:
“But you’re speaking too loudly. Others will feel embarrassed if they hear you.”
“What if you farted and someone loudly complained about the smell? How would you feel?”
“But we don’t fart…” the spider cubs said quietly.
“Cluck cluck cluck——” The old hen was very embarrassed now and wanted toilet paper.
The toilet paper in the bathroom had run out, but it couldn’t say so.
Ever since Zhou Yuan had taught it to use the toilet and toilet paper, it had become a refined old hen that valued hygiene and cleanliness.
Why hadn’t the little brother who said he’d get toilet paper returned after so long?
The old hen sat on the toilet, pondering with increasingly deep eyes. Could it be that he wanted to gain Ergou’s exclusive favor, so he deliberately left me in the bathroom?
“Cluck cluck cluck, cluck cluck cluck——”
The old hen tried to express its desire for toilet paper, but unfortunately no one could understand chicken language, leaving it alone in the bathroom.
It seemed it could only rely on itself… Its expression became resolute.
“Sir, Wang Zherongyao ran away.” Xiahou Yun checked around and found they had completely lost track of the other party. Too little serum had been used; although the little one wouldn’t attack Lin Yebai, he hadn’t developed strong filial devotion either.
“Mm.” Lin Yebai nodded slightly, not particularly concerned about this matter.
“He’s somewhat special. Next time we encounter him, we’ll capture him. He might have other uses.” Xiahou Yun had studied him before. On the surface, the little one looked no different from ordinary people, but actually had two small horns hidden in his hair and a demon tail behind him.
“Alright, I’ll grab him if I see him next time. After all the trouble of escaping with him, he runs away as soon as we settle down. It’s not like we eat people.” Zhou Yuan’s fists hardened. Just as he finished speaking, he saw the old hen sneaking out of the bathroom.
It looked around furtively and nervously, and when it saw the toilet paper on the living room table, its eyes lit up and it quickly grabbed it.
Everyone had left the living room; they must have gone elsewhere.
The old hen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate inwardly that it hadn’t been discovered.
It quietly peeked out the door, and everyone across the hall was looking this way.
Lin Yebai, Xiahou Yun, Coach Wang, Zhou Yuan, and its most beloved Ergou.
The old hen’s wing went limp, and the toilet paper rolled away.
Oh no, everyone saw it!!!
Its heart turned ashen, its eyes gradually filling with despair…
Ergou swept his tail and closed the door on their side.
The old hen’s withered heart came back to life. From now on, it would live only for Ergou!
Regardless of the old hen’s feelings, that was just a small interlude that no one would deliberately tease about.
The next day, the newly appointed workshop manager Lin Yebai took his employees out to capture aberrants. Coach Wang accompanied him with seven little spiders.
Xiahou Yun remained at the original laboratory, continuing his research.
Deputy factory manager Ergou didn’t need to punch a time clock; he could draw salary just by having his name on the roster. Zhou Yuan had been promoted to captain of the factory security team, changed into new clothes, and strutted around majestically on patrol.
“Third brother, it’s your first day at work today. It doesn’t matter if you can’t catch any aberrants. I’m still here to support the factory. You can take your time catching them later…” After Lin Fugui’s significant size reduction, his appearance had improved dramatically. Of course, standing next to Lin Yebai, he still paled in comparison. Even with his amiable smile, he still had an ambiguous, neither-masculine-nor-feminine quality.
After speaking, Lin Fugui instinctively wanted to stroke his round belly, but touched nothing and felt disappointed.
“Mm, thank you for your concern, big brother.” Lin Yebai led dozens of aberrants away.
Among them were six or seven intermediate aberrants and more than twenty low-level aberrants with normal intelligence. This was the leather factory’s true strength.
The aberrants previously used to besiege them had been dominated by bestial nature and could be seen everywhere.
A small bat separated from Lin Fugui’s body and was about to follow the group when the crow perched on Lin Yebai’s shoulder called out once, and the little bat immediately turned around.
The crow cawed with laughter, and the little bat’s speed suddenly increased.
“Sir, I think Lin Fugui’s move has deeper meaning. He wants to suppress you… If you truly come back empty-handed today, this group will definitely become restless and won’t respect you.”
Coach Wang’s expression was serious as he whispered his speculation in Lin Yebai’s ear.
Actually, he, Old Wang, was quite useful too.
Ever since Lin Yebai had given him a blood pearl of indeterminate grade last night, Coach Wang couldn’t wait to do something for Lin Yebai. His entire spirit was different.
A talent like Mr. Lin would surely accomplish great things. Having received much care from Mr. Lin along the way, it was only natural to serve him loyally. That Lin Fugui was just cannon fodder.
“I understand.” Lin Yebai, having grown up in the imperial court, was no stranger to such schemes.
Actually, he had prepared long ago and would certainly have gains.
Seeing Lin Yebai’s calm expression, Coach Wang also felt relieved.
Usually crows flew in flocks, wandering and foraging in the air. Today, every few dozen meters, one could see a crow fluttering by, seemingly leading the way.
Flight was indeed a very useful ability, especially for gathering intelligence.
The small bats that Lin Fugui had separated were far fewer in number than the crow flock.
Lin Yebai hadn’t even asked the golden-eyed crow; it had prepared everything on its own.
The other aberrants didn’t take Lin Yebai seriously. He was just a sickly man who had luckily sworn brotherhood with Lin Fugui. He should look at his own capabilities before becoming a workshop manager.
While they thought this way, no one dared to speak up and test him.
Better to wait until they encountered wild aberrants to see if this workshop manager had any real ability.
The group gradually came to a secluded part of the city, with countless dark alleys, extremely chaotic. One could easily get lost if not careful. With the crows leading the way, it was manageable.
Some of the accompanying aberrants showed dissatisfaction.
They had originally been human and instinctively disliked these dirty, messy places. Even if aberrants were hiding in such places, how many could there be? Was it worth making this trip? Were those crows reliable? They were just beasts; what could they possibly know?
Lin Yebai quietly ordered, “Stay quiet.”
In the dark alley, his expression was cold and stern. His blood-red eyes naturally carried a majesty that disregarded life and death. His features were strikingly beautiful, yet his temperament was cold to the extreme, like frost and snow on distant mountains, like an unsheathed blade, aloof and transcendent.
This made people unconsciously obedient, not daring to harbor rebellious thoughts.
Even the aberrants who harbored dissatisfaction became docile and well-behaved after being coldly glanced at by him.
The group actually made no sound as they walked, looking like they were floating above the ground from a distance.
At this time, in a mahjong parlor hidden in the dark alley, a large group of aberrants had gathered, bustling with activity. In the center, a five or six-year-old little boy was licking a lollipop, his tone somewhat mysterious:
“Do you know? Lin Fugui broke through again.”
“Really? The fighting in the west of the city was so fierce yesterday, I didn’t dare go out to watch the excitement.” A big-headed aberrant remembered the corpses scattered everywhere that he saw afterward and couldn’t help but shudder.
“Damn it, that bastard keeps rising in power. Won’t we never have peace in the future?” Another muscular female aberrant frowned tightly.
“Want to know what really happened?” The little one bit through his lollipop in a few bites and swallowed it. Although he wasn’t hungry after eating blood pearls, he still craved snacks intensely.
“Yes, what else do you want to eat?”
The other aberrants found him cute and indulged him somewhat.
“Do you have Wangzai milk? Get me two cans of that. No, I want ten cans.” The little one wanted to breathe free air and indulge himself properly.
“Here, take the whole case.”
“That’s more like it.” The little one opened a can, drank it down in gulps, burped, crushed the can, and threw it away.
“The people from the shelter were heading north, so Lin Fugui led aberrants in pursuit.”
“But guess what happened?”
“What happened?” The aberrants were all curious.
“I want milk tablets.”
“Here.”
“During the pursuit… Lin Fugui encountered a formidable opponent. They fought like dragons and tigers, with blood flowing like rivers and bones piled like mountains…”
“Lin Fugui spread his wings, the formidable opponent slashed with a blade, cutting off half his wing. Another slash, and Lin Fugui began running for his life, his fat butt swaying back and forth… Do you want to know who the formidable opponent was?”
“Just say what you want to eat directly. We’ll feed it to your mouth; don’t waste time.”
“I want to sweep away hunger.” The little one patted his round belly.
“Get him two Snickers bars.” The big-headed aberrant quickly instructed the aberrant who collected supplies.
“No more Snickers, little brother. Will Dove chocolate work?”
“Fine, I’m not picky.” The little one grinned.
“To make a long story short, Lin Fugui’s wing was broken and he couldn’t fly, so my godfather Lin Yebai chased him with a blade——”
“Godfather? That’s your godfather?” The aberrants didn’t quite believe it.
“What, don’t believe it? My godfather is like a celestial being. The first time he saw such a clever, cute, and intelligent child like me, he immediately adopted me as his godson and even said I’d inherit his property in the future…”
“Then why are you here? Being chased by aberrants like a dog?” Some aberrants weren’t easily fooled and immediately pointed out the flaw in the little one’s boasting.
“Hey! You haven’t seen the world. Was I being chased? I was just playing around. My godfather spoils me too much, and I feel a bit embarrassed. I haven’t made any contributions but got property for free. Who could feel good about that?”
“I just wanted to come out and relax, maybe accomplish something meritorious, so I won’t disappoint my godfather’s cultivation of me.”
“You all better serve me well. When you encounter my godfather later, mention my name and you might escape with your lives.” The little one proudly puffed out his chest.
“You little brat, you sure can talk, one story after another, calling him godfather with every breath. There should be some proof, right?”
“What proof do you want? I can’t just call out ‘godfather’ and have my godfather actually appear, can I?” The little one showed no fear.
“Then try calling out. If you can’t produce proof, we’ll stew you in soup. You’ve been eating and drinking here under false pretenses, and now you’ve deceived your way to us. What audacity!”
“Godfather——”
“Godfather! Someone’s bullying your son——” The little one screamed heart-renderingly, though he had already prepared to escape.
CRASH——
The mahjong parlor’s door was kicked open, and countless aberrants turned to look.
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